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Gower and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

99,066 and 90,820 residents (mid-2024).

Gower is higher than Kingswinford and South Staffordshire on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 0 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

Gower is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire on 4. 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

Gower Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gower £4,992, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4,663Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,663Gower: £4,992Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,683Gower: £5,014Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,423Gower: £4,735

    £4,992£5,014£4,735Gower is higher£4,663£4,683£4,423

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Gower £12,702, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £12,867Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,867Gower: £12,702Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,922Gower: £12,756Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £12,205Gower: £12,049

    £12,702£12,756£12,049Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£12,867£12,922£12,205

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Gower £1,797, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £1,300Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,300Gower: £1,797Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,306Gower: £1,805Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £1,233Gower: £1,705

    £1,797£1,805£1,705Gower is higher£1,300£1,306£1,233

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Gower £11,345, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £11,835Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,835Gower: £11,345Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,885Gower: £11,393Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11,226Gower: £10,761

    £11,345£11,393£10,761Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£11,835£11,885£11,226

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Gower £375, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £258Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £258Gower: £375Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £259Gower: £377Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £244Gower: £356

    £375£377£356Gower is higher£258£259£244

  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: Gower £959, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £755Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £755Gower: £959Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £759Gower: £963Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £717Gower: £909

    £959£963£909Gower is higher£755£759£717

  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: Gower £23, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £20Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £20Gower: £23Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £20Gower: £23Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £19Gower: £22

    £23£23£22Gower is higher£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gower £580, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £369Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £369Gower: £580Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £370Gower: £583Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £350Gower: £550

    £580£583£550Gower is higher£369£370£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gower £154, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £103Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £103Gower: £154Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £104Gower: £155Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £98Gower: £146

    £154£155£146Gower is higher£103£104£98

  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: Gower £120, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £101Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £101Gower: £120Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £101Gower: £121Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £96Gower: £114

    £120£121£114Gower is higher£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Gower £1,277, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £963Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £963Gower: £1,277Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £967Gower: £1,283Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £913Gower: £1,212

    £1,277£1,283£1,212Gower is higher£963£967£913

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gower £164, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £111Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Gower: £164Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Gower: £165Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £105Gower: £156

    £164£165£156Gower is higher£111£111£105

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gower £387, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £222Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £222Gower: £387Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £223Gower: £388Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £211Gower: £367

    £387£388£367Gower is higher£222£223£211

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gower £6.20, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £9.42Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.42Gower: £6.20Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.47Gower: £6.23Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £8.94Gower: £5.88

    £6.20£6.23£5.88Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£9.42£9.47£8.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Gower £6.96, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4.24Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.24Gower: £6.96Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.26Gower: £6.99Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.02Gower: £6.60

    £6.96£6.99£6.60Gower is higher£4.24£4.26£4.02

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gower £10, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.48Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.48Gower: £10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.51Gower: £10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.20Gower: £9.77

    £10£10£9.77Gower is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gower 1,001.3, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,011.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,011.0Gower: 1,001.3

    1,001.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher1,011.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gower 89.4, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 74.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 74.5Gower: 89.4

    89.4Gower is higher74.5

  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: Gower 189.9, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 157.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 157.2Gower: 189.9

    189.9Gower is higher157.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gower 80.0, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 52.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 52.6Gower: 80.0

    80.0Gower is higher52.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Gower 163.1, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 125.1Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 125.1Gower: 163.1

    163.1Gower is higher125.1

  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: Gower 25.3, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 21.5Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 21.5Gower: 25.3

    25.3Gower is higher21.5

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Gower and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureGowerKingswinford and South StaffordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,992£5,014£4,735£4,663£4,683£4,423Gower
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,702£12,756£12,049£12,867£12,922£12,205Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,797£1,805£1,705£1,300£1,306£1,233Gower
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,345£11,393£10,761£11,835£11,885£11,226Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£375£377£356£258£259£244Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£959£963£909£755£759£717Gower
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£20£20£19Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£580£583£550£369£370£350Gower
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£103£104£98Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£120£121£114£101£101£96Gower
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,277£1,283£1,212£963£967£913Gower
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£111£111£105Gower
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£387£388£367£222£223£211Gower
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.20£6.23£5.88£9.42£9.47£8.94Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.96£6.99£6.60£4.24£4.26£4.02Gower
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.77£5.48£5.51£5.20Gower
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.31,011.0Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.474.5Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026189.9157.2Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.052.6Gower
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026163.1125.1Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.321.5Gower

Per resident

Gower is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire on 4. 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

Gower Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gower £4,992, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £4,663Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,663Gower: £4,992Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,683Gower: £5,014Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4,423Gower: £4,735

    £4,992£5,014£4,735Gower is higher£4,663£4,683£4,423

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Gower £3,033, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £3,333Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,333Gower: £3,033Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,348Gower: £3,046Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,162Gower: £2,877

    £3,033£3,046£2,877Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£3,333£3,348£3,162

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Gower £1,050, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £741Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £741Gower: £1,050Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £744Gower: £1,055Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £703Gower: £996

    £1,050£1,055£996Gower is higher£741£744£703

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Gower £2,709, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £3,066Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,066Gower: £2,709Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £3,079Gower: £2,721Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2,908Gower: £2,570

    £2,709£2,721£2,570Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£3,066£3,079£2,908

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Gower £90, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £67Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67Gower: £90Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67Gower: £90Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £63Gower: £85

    £90£90£85Gower is higher£67£67£63

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Gower £229, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £196Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £196Gower: £229Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £197Gower: £230Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £186Gower: £217

    £229£230£217Gower is higher£196£197£186

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Gower £5.53, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.06Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.06Gower: £5.53Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.08Gower: £5.56Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £4.80Gower: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Gower is higher£5.06£5.08£4.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gower £580, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £369Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £369Gower: £580Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £370Gower: £583Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £350Gower: £550

    £580£583£550Gower is higher£369£370£350

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gower £154, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £103Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £103Gower: £154Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £104Gower: £155Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £98Gower: £146

    £154£155£146Gower is higher£103£104£98

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Gower £70, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £58Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £58Gower: £70Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £58Gower: £71Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £55Gower: £67

    £70£71£67Gower is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Gower £746, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £549Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £549Gower: £746Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £551Gower: £750Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £521Gower: £708

    £746£750£708Gower is higher£549£551£521

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gower £164, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £111Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Gower: £164Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £111Gower: £165Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £105Gower: £156

    £164£165£156Gower is higher£111£111£105

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Gower £226, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £127Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £127Gower: £226Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £127Gower: £227Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £120Gower: £214

    £226£227£214Gower is higher£127£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Gower £3.62, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.38Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.38Gower: £3.62Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.40Gower: £3.63Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.10Gower: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Gower £4.07, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £2.41Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.41Gower: £4.07Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.42Gower: £4.09Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £2.29Gower: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86Gower is higher£2.41£2.42£2.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gower £10, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.48Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.48Gower: £10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.51Gower: £10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.20Gower: £9.77

    £10£10£9.77Gower is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Gower 239.1, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 261.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 261.9Gower: 239.1

    239.1Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher261.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gower 21.3, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 19.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 19.3Gower: 21.3

    21.3Gower is higher19.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gower 45.4, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 40.7Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 40.7Gower: 45.4

    45.4Gower is higher40.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gower 80.0, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 52.6Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 52.6Gower: 80.0

    80.0Gower is higher52.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gower 95.3, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 71.3Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 71.3Gower: 95.3

    95.3Gower is higher71.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gower 14.8, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 12.2Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 12.2Gower: 14.8

    14.8Gower is higher12.2

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Gower and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, per resident
MeasureGowerKingswinford and South StaffordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,992£5,014£4,735£4,663£4,683£4,423Gower
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,033£3,046£2,877£3,333£3,348£3,162Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,050£1,055£996£741£744£703Gower
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,709£2,721£2,570£3,066£3,079£2,908Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£67£67£63Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£229£230£217£196£197£186Gower
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£5.06£5.08£4.80Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£580£583£550£369£370£350Gower
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£103£104£98Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£58£58£55Gower
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£746£750£708£549£551£521Gower
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£111£111£105Gower
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£127£127£120Gower
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£5.38£5.40£5.10Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£2.41£2.42£2.29Gower
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.77£5.48£5.51£5.20Gower
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026239.1261.9Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.319.3Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202645.440.7Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.052.6Gower
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202695.371.3Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.812.2Gower

Total

Gower is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire on 4. 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

Gower Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Gower £494.6m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £423.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £423.5mGower: £494.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £425.3mGower: £496.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £401.7mGower: £469.1m

    £494.6m£496.7m£469.1mGower is higher£423.5m£425.3m£401.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Gower £300.5m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £302.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £302.7mGower: £300.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £304.0mGower: £301.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £287.2mGower: £285.0m

    £300.5m£301.8m£285.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£302.7m£304.0m£287.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Gower £104.0m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £67.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67.3mGower: £104.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £67.6mGower: £104.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £63.9mGower: £98.7m

    £104.0m£104.5m£98.7mGower is higher£67.3m£67.6m£63.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Gower £268.4m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £278.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £278.4mGower: £268.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £279.6mGower: £269.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £264.1mGower: £254.6m

    £268.4m£269.5m£254.6mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£278.4m£279.6m£264.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Gower £8.9m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £6.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £6.1mGower: £8.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £6.1mGower: £8.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.7mGower: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mGower is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gower £22.7m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £17.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £17.8mGower: £22.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £17.8mGower: £22.8mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £16.9mGower: £21.5m

    £22.7m£22.8m£21.5mGower is higher£17.8m£17.8m£16.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Gower £0.55m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.46mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mGower: £0.55mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mGower: £0.55mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.44mGower: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mGower is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gower £57.5m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £33.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £33.5mGower: £57.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £33.6mGower: £57.7mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £31.8mGower: £54.5m

    £57.5m£57.7m£54.5mGower is higher£33.5m£33.6m£31.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Gower £15.3m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £9.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.4mGower: £15.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.4mGower: £15.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £8.9mGower: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.3m£14.5mGower is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gower £7.0m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £5.2mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.2mGower: £7.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.3mGower: £7.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £5.0mGower: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mGower is higher£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Gower £73.9m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £49.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £49.9mGower: £73.9mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £50.1mGower: £74.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £47.3mGower: £70.1m

    £73.9m£74.3m£70.1mGower is higher£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Gower £16.2m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £10.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.0mGower: £16.2mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.1mGower: £16.3mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £9.5mGower: £15.4m

    £16.2m£16.3m£15.4mGower is higher£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Gower £22.4m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £11.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11.5mGower: £22.4mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £11.6mGower: £22.5mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £10.9mGower: £21.2m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.2mGower is higher£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Gower £0.36m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.49mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.49mGower: £0.36mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.49mGower: £0.36mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.46mGower: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mKingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Gower £0.40m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.22mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.22mGower: £0.40mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.22mGower: £0.40mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.21mGower: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mGower is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Gower £1.0m, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire £0.50mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.50mGower: £1.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.50mGower: £1.0mKingswinford and South Staffordshire: £0.47mGower: £0.97m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.97mGower is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Gower 23,689, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 23,787Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 23,787Gower: 23,689

    23,689Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is higher23,787

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Gower 2,114, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,753Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,753Gower: 2,114

    2,114Gower is higher1,753

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gower 4,493, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 3,698Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 3,698Gower: 4,493

    4,493Gower is higher3,698

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gower 7,920, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 4,776Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 4,776Gower: 7,920

    7,920Gower is higher4,776

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Gower 9,444, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 6,476Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 6,476Gower: 9,444

    9,444Gower is higher6,476

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gower 1,465, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 1,111Kingswinford and South Staffordshire: 1,111Gower: 1,465

    1,465Gower is higher1,111

Show the numbers
Gower and Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, total
MeasureGowerKingswinford and South StaffordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£494.6m£496.7m£469.1m£423.5m£425.3m£401.7mGower
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£300.5m£301.8m£285.0m£302.7m£304.0m£287.2mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£104.0m£104.5m£98.7m£67.3m£67.6m£63.9mGower
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£268.4m£269.5m£254.6m£278.4m£279.6m£264.1mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£6.1m£6.1m£5.7mGower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m£17.8m£17.8m£16.9mGower
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mGower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.5m£57.7m£54.5m£33.5m£33.6m£31.8mGower
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mGower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£5.2m£5.3m£5.0mGower
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.9m£74.3m£70.1m£49.9m£50.1m£47.3mGower
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m£10.0m£10.1m£9.5mGower
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m£11.5m£11.6m£10.9mGower
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mKingswinford and South Staffordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mGower
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mGower
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,68923,787Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1141,753Gower
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4933,698Gower
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,9204,776Gower
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,4446,476Gower
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4651,111Gower

Sources

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

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