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Dunfermline and Dollar and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

96,625 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher than Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Dunfermline and Dollar Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4,453, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,453Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,472Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,224

    £4,453£4,472£4,224Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£4,256£4,274£4,037

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar £12,610, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416Dunfermline and Dollar: £12,610Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468Dunfermline and Dollar: £12,664Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,962

    £12,610£12,664£11,962Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£12,416£12,468£11,777

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar £1,797, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,797Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,805Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,705

    £1,797£1,805£1,705Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£1,524£1,531£1,446

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar £11,639, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,639Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,689Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930Dunfermline and Dollar: £11,040

    £11,639£11,689£11,040Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£11,523£11,572£10,930

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar £283, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248Dunfermline and Dollar: £283Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249Dunfermline and Dollar: £284Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236Dunfermline and Dollar: £269

    £283£284£269Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£236

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar £666, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628Dunfermline and Dollar: £666Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631Dunfermline and Dollar: £669Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596Dunfermline and Dollar: £632

    £666£669£632Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£628£631£596

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar £22, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Dunfermline and Dollar: £22Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Dunfermline and Dollar: £22Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16Dunfermline and Dollar: £21

    £22£22£21Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £588, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Dunfermline and Dollar: £588Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Dunfermline and Dollar: £591Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Dunfermline and Dollar: £558

    £588£591£558Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £189, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Dunfermline and Dollar: £189Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Dunfermline and Dollar: £190Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Dunfermline and Dollar: £179

    £189£190£179Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar £128, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Dunfermline and Dollar: £128Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78Dunfermline and Dollar: £128Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74Dunfermline and Dollar: £121

    £128£128£121Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar £1,325, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,325Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,331Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,257

    £1,325£1,331£1,257Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£1,206£1,212£1,144

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £184, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Dunfermline and Dollar: £174

    £184£184£174Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£161£162£153

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar £332, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231Dunfermline and Dollar: £332Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232Dunfermline and Dollar: £334Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219Dunfermline and Dollar: £315

    £332£334£315Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£231£232£219

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar £6.63, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.63Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar £4.75, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.75Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.77Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.51

    £4.75£4.77£4.51Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £6.33, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.33Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.35Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar 1,019.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,019.2

    1,019.2Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count1,000.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar 76.6, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9Dunfermline and Dollar: 76.6

    76.6Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count63.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dunfermline and Dollar 185.8, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9Dunfermline and Dollar: 185.8

    185.8Dunfermline and Dollar is higher127.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 95.4, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Dunfermline and Dollar: 95.4

    95.4Dunfermline and Dollar is higher52.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar 169.1, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5Dunfermline and Dollar: 169.1

    169.1Dunfermline and Dollar is higher144.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dunfermline and Dollar 30.6, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9Dunfermline and Dollar: 30.6

    30.6Dunfermline and Dollar is higher17.9

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Dunfermline and Dollar and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per person in the age group
MeasureDunfermline and DollarBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,453£4,472£4,224Shared outEstimated£4,256£4,274£4,037Dunfermline and Dollar
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,610£12,664£11,962Shared outEstimated£12,416£12,468£11,777Dunfermline and Dollar
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,797£1,805£1,705Shared outEstimated£1,524£1,531£1,446Dunfermline and Dollar
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,639£11,689£11,040£11,523£11,572£10,930Dunfermline and Dollar
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£283£284£269£248£249£236Dunfermline and Dollar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£666£669£632Shared outEstimated£628£631£596Dunfermline and Dollar
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21Shared outEstimated£16Dunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£591£558Shared outEstimated£343£344£325Dunfermline and Dollar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179Shared outEstimated£95£95£90Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£128£121Shared outEstimated£78£78£74Dunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,325£1,331£1,257£1,206£1,212£1,144Dunfermline and Dollar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£184£174£161£162£153Dunfermline and Dollar
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£332£334£315£231£232£219Dunfermline and Dollar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£5.53£5.56£5.25Dunfermline and Dollar
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.75£4.77£4.51£3.68£3.69£3.49Dunfermline and Dollar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00Shared outEstimated£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.21,000.5Dunfermline and Dollar
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.663.9Dunfermline and Dollar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.8Shared out127.9Dunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.4Shared out52.5Dunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026169.1144.5Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.6Shared outEstimated17.9Dunfermline and Dollar

Per resident

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Dunfermline and Dollar Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4,453, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,453Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,472Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037Dunfermline and Dollar: £4,224

    £4,453£4,472£4,224Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count£4,256£4,274£4,037

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £2,358, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,358Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,368Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,236

    £2,358£2,368£2,236Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,740£2,752£2,599

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £1,128, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,128Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,133Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864Dunfermline and Dollar: £1,070

    £1,128£1,133£1,070Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£910£914£864

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £2,176, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,176Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,185Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412Dunfermline and Dollar: £2,064

    £2,176£2,185£2,064Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,543£2,554£2,412

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £53, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Dunfermline and Dollar: £53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55Dunfermline and Dollar: £53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52Dunfermline and Dollar: £50

    £53£53£50Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £125, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Dunfermline and Dollar: £125Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139Dunfermline and Dollar: £125Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132Dunfermline and Dollar: £118

    £125£125£118Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£139£139£132

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4.11, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.11Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.13Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £588, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343Dunfermline and Dollar: £588Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344Dunfermline and Dollar: £591Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325Dunfermline and Dollar: £558

    £588£591£558Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £189, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Dunfermline and Dollar: £189Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95Dunfermline and Dollar: £190Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90Dunfermline and Dollar: £179

    £189£190£179Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £80, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Dunfermline and Dollar: £80Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47Dunfermline and Dollar: £81Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44Dunfermline and Dollar: £76

    £80£81£76Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £832, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721Dunfermline and Dollar: £832Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724Dunfermline and Dollar: £836Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683Dunfermline and Dollar: £789

    £832£836£789Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£721£724£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £184, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162Dunfermline and Dollar: £184Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153Dunfermline and Dollar: £174

    £184£184£174Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£161£162£153

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £209, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Dunfermline and Dollar: £209Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138Dunfermline and Dollar: £210Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131Dunfermline and Dollar: £198

    £209£210£198Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £4.16, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.16Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32Dunfermline and Dollar: £4.18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £2.98, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19Dunfermline and Dollar: £2.98Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20Dunfermline and Dollar: £3.00Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08Dunfermline and Dollar: £2.83

    £2.98£3.00£2.83Dunfermline and Dollar is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dunfermline and Dollar £6.33, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.33Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.35Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41Dunfermline and Dollar: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 190.6, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8Dunfermline and Dollar: 190.6

    190.6Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 14.3, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1Dunfermline and Dollar: 14.3

    14.3Dunfermline and Dollar is higherDepends on how you count14.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 34.7, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2Dunfermline and Dollar: 34.7

    34.7Dunfermline and Dollar is higher28.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 95.4, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5Dunfermline and Dollar: 95.4

    95.4Dunfermline and Dollar is higher52.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 106.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3Dunfermline and Dollar: 106.2

    106.2Dunfermline and Dollar is higher86.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dunfermline and Dollar 19.2, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7Dunfermline and Dollar: 19.2

    19.2Dunfermline and Dollar is higher10.7

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Dunfermline and Dollar and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, per resident
MeasureDunfermline and DollarBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,453£4,472£4,224Shared outEstimated£4,256£4,274£4,037Dunfermline and Dollar
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,358£2,368£2,236Shared outEstimated£2,740£2,752£2,599Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,128£1,133£1,070Shared outEstimated£910£914£864Dunfermline and Dollar
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,176£2,185£2,064£2,543£2,554£2,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£55£55£52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£125£118Shared outEstimated£139£139£132Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90Shared outEstimated£3.62£3.63£3.43Dunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£591£558Shared outEstimated£343£344£325Dunfermline and Dollar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179Shared outEstimated£95£95£90Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76Shared outEstimated£47£47£44Dunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£832£836£789£721£724£683Dunfermline and Dollar
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£184£174£161£162£153Dunfermline and Dollar
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£138£138£131Dunfermline and Dollar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£3.31£3.32£3.14Dunfermline and Dollar
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£2.19£2.20£2.08Dunfermline and Dollar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00Shared outEstimated£6.76£6.79£6.41Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.6220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.314.1Dunfermline and Dollar
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.7Shared out28.2Dunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202695.4Shared out52.5Dunfermline and Dollar
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026106.286.3Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.2Shared outEstimated10.7Dunfermline and Dollar

Total

Dunfermline and Dollar is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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

Dunfermline and Dollar Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £430.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £430.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £432.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £408.1m

    £430.3m£432.1m£408.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £227.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £227.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £228.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5mDunfermline and Dollar: £216.1m

    £227.8m£228.8m£216.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £109.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £109.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £109.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9mDunfermline and Dollar: £103.4m

    £109.0m£109.5m£103.4mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £210.3m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £210.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £211.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £199.4m

    £210.3m£211.2m£199.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £5.1m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £12.0m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £12.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £12.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.40m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £56.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £56.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mDunfermline and Dollar: £57.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £53.9m

    £56.8m£57.1m£53.9mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £18.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £18.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £18.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.3m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.3mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £7.8m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8mDunfermline and Dollar: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £80.4m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £80.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mDunfermline and Dollar: £80.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3mDunfermline and Dollar: £76.3m

    £80.4m£80.7m£76.3mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £17.7m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £17.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6mDunfermline and Dollar: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £20.2m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £20.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mDunfermline and Dollar: £20.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2mDunfermline and Dollar: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.3m£19.1mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.40m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.40mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.29m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.29mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.29mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mDunfermline and Dollar is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dunfermline and Dollar £0.61m, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.61mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.61mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70mDunfermline and Dollar: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 18,412, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000Dunfermline and Dollar: 18,412

    18,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count24,000

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 1,383, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,383

    1,383Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,532

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 3,357, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069Dunfermline and Dollar: 3,357

    3,357Dunfermline and Dollar is higher3,069

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 9,218, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701Dunfermline and Dollar: 9,218

    9,218Dunfermline and Dollar is higher5,701

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 10,258, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382Dunfermline and Dollar: 10,258

    10,258Dunfermline and Dollar is higher9,382

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dunfermline and Dollar 1,859, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163Dunfermline and Dollar: 1,859

    1,859Dunfermline and Dollar is higher1,163

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Dunfermline and Dollar and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, total
MeasureDunfermline and DollarBury St Edmunds and StowmarketHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.3m£432.1m£408.1mShared outEstimated£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.8m£228.8m£216.1mShared outEstimated£297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mShared outEstimated£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mDunfermline and Dollar
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£210.3m£211.2m£199.4m£276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mShared outEstimated£15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mShared outEstimated£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mDunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.8m£57.1m£53.9mShared outEstimated£37.2m£37.4m£35.3mDunfermline and Dollar
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3mShared outEstimated£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mDunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mShared outEstimated£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mDunfermline and Dollar
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£80.4m£80.7m£76.3m£78.3m£78.7m£74.3mDunfermline and Dollar
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£17.6m£17.6m£16.6mDunfermline and Dollar
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.1m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mDunfermline and Dollar
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mDunfermline and Dollar
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mDunfermline and Dollar
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mShared outEstimated£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,41224,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3831,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,357Shared out3,069Dunfermline and Dollar
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,218Shared out5,701Dunfermline and Dollar
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,2589,382Dunfermline and Dollar
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,859Shared outEstimated1,163Dunfermline and Dollar

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.