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Wolverhampton West and Bedford

119,160 and 114,023 residents (mid-2024).

Wolverhampton West is higher than Bedford on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 19 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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Per person in the age group

Wolverhampton West is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Bedford on 8. 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

Wolverhampton West Bedford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton West £4,350, Bedford £4,275Bedford: £4,275Wolverhampton West: £4,350Bedford: £4,294Wolverhampton West: £4,368Bedford: £4,055Wolverhampton West: £4,126

    £4,350£4,368£4,126Wolverhampton West is higher£4,275£4,294£4,055

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton West £12,815, Bedford £12,838Bedford: £12,838Wolverhampton West: £12,815Bedford: £12,893Wolverhampton West: £12,870Bedford: £12,178Wolverhampton West: £12,156

    £12,815£12,870£12,156Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£12,838£12,893£12,178

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton West £2,287, Bedford £2,294Bedford: £2,294Wolverhampton West: £2,287Bedford: £2,303Wolverhampton West: £2,297Bedford: £2,176Wolverhampton West: £2,169

    £2,287£2,297£2,169Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£2,294£2,303£2,176

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton West £11,208, Bedford £11,463Bedford: £11,463Wolverhampton West: £11,208Bedford: £11,512Wolverhampton West: £11,256Bedford: £10,873Wolverhampton West: £10,631

    £11,208£11,256£10,631Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£11,463£11,512£10,873

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton West £723, Bedford £621Bedford: £621Wolverhampton West: £723Bedford: £624Wolverhampton West: £726Bedford: £589Wolverhampton West: £686

    £723£726£686Wolverhampton West is higher£621£624£589

  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: Wolverhampton West £847, Bedford £724Bedford: £724Wolverhampton West: £847Bedford: £727Wolverhampton West: £851Bedford: £686Wolverhampton West: £804

    £847£851£804Wolverhampton West is higher£724£727£686

  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: Wolverhampton West £37, Bedford £30Bedford: £30Wolverhampton West: £37Bedford: £30Wolverhampton West: £37Bedford: £29Wolverhampton West: £35

    £37£37£35Wolverhampton West is higher£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton West £465, Bedford £413Bedford: £413Wolverhampton West: £465Bedford: £415Wolverhampton West: £467Bedford: £392Wolverhampton West: £441

    £465£467£441Wolverhampton West is higher£413£415£392

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton West £99, Bedford £119Bedford: £119Wolverhampton West: £99Bedford: £120Wolverhampton West: £100Bedford: £113Wolverhampton West: £94

    £99£100£94Bedford is higher£119£120£113

  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: Wolverhampton West £125, Bedford £99Bedford: £99Wolverhampton West: £125Bedford: £99Wolverhampton West: £126Bedford: £94Wolverhampton West: £119

    £125£126£119Wolverhampton West is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton West £1,844, Bedford £1,918Bedford: £1,918Wolverhampton West: £1,844Bedford: £1,926Wolverhampton West: £1,852Bedford: £1,819Wolverhampton West: £1,749

    £1,844£1,852£1,749Bedford is higher£1,918£1,926£1,819

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wolverhampton West £222, Bedford £328Bedford: £328Wolverhampton West: £222Bedford: £330Wolverhampton West: £223Bedford: £311Wolverhampton West: £210

    £222£223£210Bedford is higher£328£330£311

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton West £301, Bedford £262Bedford: £262Wolverhampton West: £301Bedford: £263Wolverhampton West: £302Bedford: £248Wolverhampton West: £286

    £301£302£286Wolverhampton West is higher£262£263£248

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton West £10, Bedford £10Bedford: £10Wolverhampton West: £10Bedford: £11Wolverhampton West: £10Bedford: £9.92Wolverhampton West: £9.88

    £10£10£9.88Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£10£11£9.92

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton West £5.48, Bedford £5.12Bedford: £5.12Wolverhampton West: £5.48Bedford: £5.15Wolverhampton West: £5.51Bedford: £4.86Wolverhampton West: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Wolverhampton West is higher£5.12£5.15£4.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton West £8.22, Bedford £5.08Bedford: £5.08Wolverhampton West: £8.22Bedford: £5.10Wolverhampton West: £8.26Bedford: £4.82Wolverhampton West: £7.80

    £8.22£8.26£7.80Wolverhampton West is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton West 996.2, Bedford 999.7Bedford: 999.7Wolverhampton West: 996.2

    996.2Bedford is higherDepends on how you count999.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton West 145.9, Bedford 124.5Bedford: 124.5Wolverhampton West: 145.9

    145.9Wolverhampton West is higher124.5

  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: Wolverhampton West 171.2, Bedford 149.6Bedford: 149.6Wolverhampton West: 171.2

    171.2Wolverhampton West is higher149.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton West 66.0, Bedford 64.8Bedford: 64.8Wolverhampton West: 66.0

    66.0Wolverhampton West is higher64.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton West 228.0, Bedford 225.0Bedford: 225.0Wolverhampton West: 228.0

    228.0Wolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count225.0

  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: Wolverhampton West 28.1, Bedford 22.8Bedford: 22.8Wolverhampton West: 28.1

    28.1Wolverhampton West is higher22.8

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Wolverhampton West and Bedford, per person in the age group
MeasureWolverhampton WestBedfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,350£4,368£4,126£4,275£4,294£4,055Wolverhampton West
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,815£12,870£12,156£12,838£12,893£12,178Bedford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,287£2,297£2,169£2,294£2,303£2,176Bedford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,208£11,256£10,631£11,463£11,512£10,873Bedford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£723£726£686£621£624£589Wolverhampton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£847£851£804£724£727£686Wolverhampton West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£35£30£30£29Wolverhampton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£465£467£441£413£415£392Wolverhampton West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£119£120£113Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£126£119£99£99£94Wolverhampton West
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,844£1,852£1,749£1,918£1,926£1,819Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£222£223£210£328£330£311Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£301£302£286£262£263£248Wolverhampton West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.88£10£11£9.92Bedford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£5.12£5.15£4.86Wolverhampton West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.22£8.26£7.80£5.08£5.10£4.82Wolverhampton West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.2999.7Bedford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.9124.5Wolverhampton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.2149.6Wolverhampton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.064.8Wolverhampton West
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026228.0225.0Wolverhampton West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.122.8Wolverhampton West

Per resident

Wolverhampton West is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bedford 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

Wolverhampton West Bedford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton West £4,350, Bedford £4,275Bedford: £4,275Wolverhampton West: £4,350Bedford: £4,294Wolverhampton West: £4,368Bedford: £4,055Wolverhampton West: £4,126

    £4,350£4,368£4,126Wolverhampton West is higher£4,275£4,294£4,055

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton West £2,128, Bedford £1,936Bedford: £1,936Wolverhampton West: £2,128Bedford: £1,944Wolverhampton West: £2,137Bedford: £1,836Wolverhampton West: £2,018

    £2,128£2,137£2,018Wolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count£1,936£1,944£1,836

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton West £1,428, Bedford £1,474Bedford: £1,474Wolverhampton West: £1,428Bedford: £1,480Wolverhampton West: £1,434Bedford: £1,398Wolverhampton West: £1,354

    £1,428£1,434£1,354Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£1,474£1,480£1,398

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wolverhampton West £1,861, Bedford £1,728Bedford: £1,728Wolverhampton West: £1,861Bedford: £1,736Wolverhampton West: £1,869Bedford: £1,639Wolverhampton West: £1,765

    £1,861£1,869£1,765Wolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count£1,728£1,736£1,639

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wolverhampton West £120, Bedford £94Bedford: £94Wolverhampton West: £120Bedford: £94Wolverhampton West: £121Bedford: £89Wolverhampton West: £114

    £120£121£114Wolverhampton West is higher£94£94£89

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton West £141, Bedford £109Bedford: £109Wolverhampton West: £141Bedford: £110Wolverhampton West: £141Bedford: £104Wolverhampton West: £133

    £141£141£133Wolverhampton West is higher£109£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton West £6.10, Bedford £4.56Bedford: £4.56Wolverhampton West: £6.10Bedford: £4.58Wolverhampton West: £6.13Bedford: £4.33Wolverhampton West: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Wolverhampton West is higher£4.56£4.58£4.33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton West £465, Bedford £413Bedford: £413Wolverhampton West: £465Bedford: £415Wolverhampton West: £467Bedford: £392Wolverhampton West: £441

    £465£467£441Wolverhampton West is higher£413£415£392

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton West £99, Bedford £119Bedford: £119Wolverhampton West: £99Bedford: £120Wolverhampton West: £100Bedford: £113Wolverhampton West: £94

    £99£100£94Bedford is higher£119£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton West £78, Bedford £63Bedford: £63Wolverhampton West: £78Bedford: £64Wolverhampton West: £79Bedford: £60Wolverhampton West: £74

    £78£79£74Wolverhampton West is higher£63£64£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wolverhampton West £1,152, Bedford £1,232Bedford: £1,232Wolverhampton West: £1,152Bedford: £1,237Wolverhampton West: £1,157Bedford: £1,169Wolverhampton West: £1,092

    £1,152£1,157£1,092Bedford is higher£1,232£1,237£1,169

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wolverhampton West £222, Bedford £328Bedford: £328Wolverhampton West: £222Bedford: £330Wolverhampton West: £223Bedford: £311Wolverhampton West: £210

    £222£223£210Bedford is higher£328£330£311

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wolverhampton West £188, Bedford £168Bedford: £168Wolverhampton West: £188Bedford: £169Wolverhampton West: £189Bedford: £159Wolverhampton West: £178

    £188£189£178Wolverhampton West is higher£168£169£159

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wolverhampton West £6.50, Bedford £6.72Bedford: £6.72Wolverhampton West: £6.50Bedford: £6.74Wolverhampton West: £6.53Bedford: £6.37Wolverhampton West: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£6.72£6.74£6.37

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wolverhampton West £3.43, Bedford £3.29Bedford: £3.29Wolverhampton West: £3.43Bedford: £3.30Wolverhampton West: £3.44Bedford: £3.12Wolverhampton West: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Wolverhampton West is higher£3.29£3.30£3.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton West £8.22, Bedford £5.08Bedford: £5.08Wolverhampton West: £8.22Bedford: £5.10Wolverhampton West: £8.26Bedford: £4.82Wolverhampton West: £7.80

    £8.22£8.26£7.80Wolverhampton West is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton West 165.4, Bedford 150.7Bedford: 150.7Wolverhampton West: 165.4

    165.4Wolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count150.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton West 24.2, Bedford 18.8Bedford: 18.8Wolverhampton West: 24.2

    24.2Wolverhampton West is higher18.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton West 28.4, Bedford 22.6Bedford: 22.6Wolverhampton West: 28.4

    28.4Wolverhampton West is higher22.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton West 66.0, Bedford 64.8Bedford: 64.8Wolverhampton West: 66.0

    66.0Wolverhampton West is higher64.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton West 142.3, Bedford 144.6Bedford: 144.6Wolverhampton West: 142.3

    142.3Bedford is higherDepends on how you count144.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton West 17.5, Bedford 14.6Bedford: 14.6Wolverhampton West: 17.5

    17.5Wolverhampton West is higher14.6

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Wolverhampton West and Bedford, per resident
MeasureWolverhampton WestBedfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,350£4,368£4,126£4,275£4,294£4,055Wolverhampton West
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,128£2,137£2,018£1,936£1,944£1,836Wolverhampton West
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,428£1,434£1,354£1,474£1,480£1,398Bedford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,861£1,869£1,765£1,728£1,736£1,639Wolverhampton West
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£94£94£89Wolverhampton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£109£110£104Wolverhampton West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£4.56£4.58£4.33Wolverhampton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£465£467£441£413£415£392Wolverhampton West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£119£120£113Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£63£64£60Wolverhampton West
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,152£1,157£1,092£1,232£1,237£1,169Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£222£223£210£328£330£311Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£188£189£178£168£169£159Wolverhampton West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£6.72£6.74£6.37Bedford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£3.29£3.30£3.12Wolverhampton West
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.22£8.26£7.80£5.08£5.10£4.82Wolverhampton West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026165.4150.7Wolverhampton West
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.218.8Wolverhampton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.422.6Wolverhampton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.064.8Wolverhampton West
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026142.3144.6Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.514.6Wolverhampton West

Total

Wolverhampton West is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Bedford on 3. 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

Wolverhampton West Bedford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wolverhampton West £518.3m, Bedford £487.5mBedford: £487.5mWolverhampton West: £518.3mBedford: £489.6mWolverhampton West: £520.5mBedford: £462.4mWolverhampton West: £491.7m

    £518.3m£520.5m£491.7mWolverhampton West is higher£487.5m£489.6m£462.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wolverhampton West £253.5m, Bedford £220.7mBedford: £220.7mWolverhampton West: £253.5mBedford: £221.7mWolverhampton West: £254.6mBedford: £209.4mWolverhampton West: £240.5m

    £253.5m£254.6m£240.5mWolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count£220.7m£221.7m£209.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wolverhampton West £170.2m, Bedford £168.0mBedford: £168.0mWolverhampton West: £170.2mBedford: £168.7mWolverhampton West: £170.9mBedford: £159.4mWolverhampton West: £161.4m

    £170.2m£170.9m£161.4mWolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count£168.0m£168.7m£159.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wolverhampton West £221.7m, Bedford £197.1mBedford: £197.1mWolverhampton West: £221.7mBedford: £197.9mWolverhampton West: £222.7mBedford: £186.9mWolverhampton West: £210.3m

    £221.7m£222.7m£210.3mWolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count£197.1m£197.9m£186.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wolverhampton West £14.3m, Bedford £10.7mBedford: £10.7mWolverhampton West: £14.3mBedford: £10.7mWolverhampton West: £14.4mBedford: £10.1mWolverhampton West: £13.6m

    £14.3m£14.4m£13.6mWolverhampton West is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton West £16.8m, Bedford £12.4mBedford: £12.4mWolverhampton West: £16.8mBedford: £12.5mWolverhampton West: £16.8mBedford: £11.8mWolverhampton West: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.8m£15.9mWolverhampton West is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wolverhampton West £0.73m, Bedford £0.52mBedford: £0.52mWolverhampton West: £0.73mBedford: £0.52mWolverhampton West: £0.73mBedford: £0.49mWolverhampton West: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mWolverhampton West is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton West £55.4m, Bedford £47.1mBedford: £47.1mWolverhampton West: £55.4mBedford: £47.3mWolverhampton West: £55.6mBedford: £44.7mWolverhampton West: £52.6m

    £55.4m£55.6m£52.6mWolverhampton West is higher£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton West £11.8m, Bedford £13.6mBedford: £13.6mWolverhampton West: £11.8mBedford: £13.7mWolverhampton West: £11.9mBedford: £12.9mWolverhampton West: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.9m£11.2mBedford is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wolverhampton West £9.3m, Bedford £7.2mBedford: £7.2mWolverhampton West: £9.3mBedford: £7.3mWolverhampton West: £9.4mBedford: £6.9mWolverhampton West: £8.9m

    £9.3m£9.4m£8.9mWolverhampton West is higher£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wolverhampton West £137.2m, Bedford £140.5mBedford: £140.5mWolverhampton West: £137.2mBedford: £141.1mWolverhampton West: £137.8mBedford: £133.3mWolverhampton West: £130.2m

    £137.2m£137.8m£130.2mBedford is higher£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wolverhampton West £26.4m, Bedford £37.4mBedford: £37.4mWolverhampton West: £26.4mBedford: £37.6mWolverhampton West: £26.5mBedford: £35.5mWolverhampton West: £25.1m

    £26.4m£26.5m£25.1mBedford is higher£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wolverhampton West £22.4m, Bedford £19.2mBedford: £19.2mWolverhampton West: £22.4mBedford: £19.3mWolverhampton West: £22.5mBedford: £18.2mWolverhampton West: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mWolverhampton West is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wolverhampton West £0.77m, Bedford £0.77mBedford: £0.77mWolverhampton West: £0.77mBedford: £0.77mWolverhampton West: £0.78mBedford: £0.73mWolverhampton West: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mWolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wolverhampton West £0.41m, Bedford £0.38mBedford: £0.38mWolverhampton West: £0.41mBedford: £0.38mWolverhampton West: £0.41mBedford: £0.36mWolverhampton West: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mWolverhampton West is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wolverhampton West £0.98m, Bedford £0.58mBedford: £0.58mWolverhampton West: £0.98mBedford: £0.58mWolverhampton West: £0.98mBedford: £0.55mWolverhampton West: £0.93m

    £0.98m£0.98m£0.93mWolverhampton West is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wolverhampton West 19,709, Bedford 17,186Bedford: 17,186Wolverhampton West: 19,709

    19,709Wolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count17,186

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wolverhampton West 2,887, Bedford 2,140Bedford: 2,140Wolverhampton West: 2,887

    2,887Wolverhampton West is higher2,140

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton West 3,388, Bedford 2,572Bedford: 2,572Wolverhampton West: 3,388

    3,388Wolverhampton West is higher2,572

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton West 7,859, Bedford 7,392Bedford: 7,392Wolverhampton West: 7,859

    7,859Wolverhampton West is higher7,392

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wolverhampton West 16,961, Bedford 16,485Bedford: 16,485Wolverhampton West: 16,961

    16,961Wolverhampton West is higherDepends on how you count16,485

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wolverhampton West 2,089, Bedford 1,668Bedford: 1,668Wolverhampton West: 2,089

    2,089Wolverhampton West is higher1,668

Show the numbers
Wolverhampton West and Bedford, total
MeasureWolverhampton WestBedfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£518.3m£520.5m£491.7m£487.5m£489.6m£462.4mWolverhampton West
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£253.5m£254.6m£240.5m£220.7m£221.7m£209.4mWolverhampton West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£170.2m£170.9m£161.4m£168.0m£168.7m£159.4mWolverhampton West
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£221.7m£222.7m£210.3m£197.1m£197.9m£186.9mWolverhampton West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mWolverhampton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mWolverhampton West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mWolverhampton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.4m£55.6m£52.6m£47.1m£47.3m£44.7mWolverhampton West
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mBedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mWolverhampton West
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.2m£137.8m£130.2m£140.5m£141.1m£133.3mBedford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.4m£26.5m£25.1m£37.4m£37.6m£35.5mBedford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mWolverhampton West
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mWolverhampton West
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mWolverhampton West
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mWolverhampton West
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,70917,186Wolverhampton West
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8872,140Wolverhampton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3882,572Wolverhampton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,8597,392Wolverhampton West
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,96116,485Wolverhampton West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0891,668Wolverhampton West

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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