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Herefordshire, County of and Shropshire

192,067 and 331,751 residents (mid-2024).

Herefordshire, County of is higher than Shropshire on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Shropshire 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

Herefordshire, County of Shropshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, Shropshire £4,600Shropshire: £4,600Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Shropshire: £4,619Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Shropshire: £4,363Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£4,600£4,619£4,363

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £12,360, Shropshire £12,313Shropshire: £12,313Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Shropshire: £12,365Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Shropshire: £11,679Herefordshire, County of: £11,724

    £12,360£12,413£11,724Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£12,313£12,365£11,679

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £1,601, Shropshire £1,504Shropshire: £1,504Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Shropshire: £1,510Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Shropshire: £1,426Herefordshire, County of: £1,518

    £1,601£1,608£1,518Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£1,504£1,510£1,426

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £11,422, Shropshire £11,289Shropshire: £11,289Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Shropshire: £11,337Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Shropshire: £10,708Herefordshire, County of: £10,834

    £11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£11,289£11,337£10,708

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £313, Shropshire £314Shropshire: £314Herefordshire, County of: £313Shropshire: £315Herefordshire, County of: £315Shropshire: £298Herefordshire, County of: £297

    £313£315£297Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£314£315£298

  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: Herefordshire, County of £604, Shropshire £688Shropshire: £688Herefordshire, County of: £604Shropshire: £691Herefordshire, County of: £607Shropshire: £653Herefordshire, County of: £573

    £604£607£573Shropshire is higher£688£691£653

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £21, Shropshire £21Shropshire: £21Herefordshire, County of: £21Shropshire: £21Herefordshire, County of: £21Shropshire: £20Herefordshire, County of: £20

    £21£21£20Shropshire is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, Shropshire £381Shropshire: £381Herefordshire, County of: £389Shropshire: £382Herefordshire, County of: £391Shropshire: £361Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£381£382£361

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, Shropshire £96Shropshire: £96Herefordshire, County of: £97Shropshire: £96Herefordshire, County of: £98Shropshire: £91Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

  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: Herefordshire, County of £92, Shropshire £89Shropshire: £89Herefordshire, County of: £92Shropshire: £89Herefordshire, County of: £92Shropshire: £84Herefordshire, County of: £87

    £92£92£87Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £1,207, Shropshire £1,143Shropshire: £1,143Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Shropshire: £1,148Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Shropshire: £1,084Herefordshire, County of: £1,145

    £1,207£1,212£1,145Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£1,143£1,148£1,084

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, Shropshire £154Shropshire: £154Herefordshire, County of: £162Shropshire: £155Herefordshire, County of: £163Shropshire: £146Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £291, Shropshire £260Shropshire: £260Herefordshire, County of: £291Shropshire: £261Herefordshire, County of: £292Shropshire: £247Herefordshire, County of: £276

    £291£292£276Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£260£261£247

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £5.21, Shropshire £6.68Shropshire: £6.68Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Shropshire: £6.71Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Shropshire: £6.34Herefordshire, County of: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Shropshire is higher£6.68£6.71£6.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £5.87, Shropshire £5.39Shropshire: £5.39Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Shropshire: £5.41Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Shropshire: £5.11Herefordshire, County of: £5.57

    £5.87£5.90£5.57Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, Shropshire £6.04Shropshire: £6.04Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Shropshire: £6.07Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Shropshire: £5.73Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£6.04£6.07£5.73

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0, Shropshire 1,003.8Shropshire: 1,003.8Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0

    1,011.0Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count1,003.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of 78.3, Shropshire 81.8Shropshire: 81.8Herefordshire, County of: 78.3

    78.3Shropshire is higher81.8

  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: Herefordshire, County of 124.1, Shropshire 140.1Shropshire: 140.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1

    124.1Shropshire is higher140.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 55.5, Shropshire 54.9Shropshire: 54.9Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count54.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of 152.1, Shropshire 142.2Shropshire: 142.2Herefordshire, County of: 152.1

    152.1Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count142.2

  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: Herefordshire, County of 19.9, Shropshire 18.9Shropshire: 18.9Herefordshire, County of: 19.9

    19.9Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count18.9

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Herefordshire, County of and Shropshire, per person in the age group
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofShropshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£4,600£4,619£4,363Herefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,360£12,413£11,724£12,313£12,365£11,679Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,601£1,608£1,518£1,504£1,510£1,426Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,422£11,471£10,834£11,289£11,337£10,708Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£313£315£297£314£315£298Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£607£573£688£691£653Shropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£21£21£20Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£381£382£361Herefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£96£96£91Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£89£89£84Herefordshire, County of
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,207£1,212£1,145£1,143£1,148£1,084Herefordshire, County of
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£154£155£146Herefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£291£292£276£260£261£247Herefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£6.68£6.71£6.34Shropshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.87£5.90£5.57£5.39£5.41£5.11Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£6.04£6.07£5.73Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.01,003.8Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.381.8Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.1140.1Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.554.9Herefordshire, County of
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.1142.2Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.918.9Herefordshire, County of

Per resident

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Shropshire on 5. 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

Herefordshire, County of Shropshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, Shropshire £4,600Shropshire: £4,600Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Shropshire: £4,619Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Shropshire: £4,363Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£4,600£4,619£4,363

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3,154, Shropshire £3,095Shropshire: £3,095Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Shropshire: £3,108Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Shropshire: £2,936Herefordshire, County of: £2,991

    £3,154£3,167£2,991Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£3,095£3,108£2,936

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £919, Shropshire £869Shropshire: £869Herefordshire, County of: £919Shropshire: £872Herefordshire, County of: £923Shropshire: £824Herefordshire, County of: £871

    £919£923£871Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£869£872£824

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2,914, Shropshire £2,837Shropshire: £2,837Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Shropshire: £2,850Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Shropshire: £2,691Herefordshire, County of: £2,764

    £2,914£2,927£2,764Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£2,837£2,850£2,691

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £80, Shropshire £79Shropshire: £79Herefordshire, County of: £80Shropshire: £79Herefordshire, County of: £80Shropshire: £75Herefordshire, County of: £76

    £80£80£76Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £154, Shropshire £173Shropshire: £173Herefordshire, County of: £154Shropshire: £174Herefordshire, County of: £155Shropshire: £164Herefordshire, County of: £146

    £154£155£146Shropshire is higher£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £5.28, Shropshire £5.36Shropshire: £5.36Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Shropshire: £5.38Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Shropshire: £5.08Herefordshire, County of: £5.01

    £5.28£5.30£5.01Shropshire is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, Shropshire £381Shropshire: £381Herefordshire, County of: £389Shropshire: £382Herefordshire, County of: £391Shropshire: £361Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£381£382£361

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, Shropshire £96Shropshire: £96Herefordshire, County of: £97Shropshire: £96Herefordshire, County of: £98Shropshire: £91Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £53, Shropshire £51Shropshire: £51Herefordshire, County of: £53Shropshire: £51Herefordshire, County of: £53Shropshire: £49Herefordshire, County of: £50

    £53£53£50Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £693, Shropshire £660Shropshire: £660Herefordshire, County of: £693Shropshire: £663Herefordshire, County of: £696Shropshire: £626Herefordshire, County of: £657

    £693£696£657Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£660£663£626

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, Shropshire £154Shropshire: £154Herefordshire, County of: £162Shropshire: £155Herefordshire, County of: £163Shropshire: £146Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £167, Shropshire £150Shropshire: £150Herefordshire, County of: £167Shropshire: £151Herefordshire, County of: £168Shropshire: £142Herefordshire, County of: £158

    £167£168£158Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£142

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2.99, Shropshire £3.86Shropshire: £3.86Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Shropshire: £3.87Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Shropshire: £3.66Herefordshire, County of: £2.84

    £2.99£3.01£2.84Shropshire is higher£3.86£3.87£3.66

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3.37, Shropshire £3.11Shropshire: £3.11Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Shropshire: £3.12Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Shropshire: £2.95Herefordshire, County of: £3.20

    £3.37£3.39£3.20Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£3.11£3.12£2.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, Shropshire £6.04Shropshire: £6.04Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Shropshire: £6.07Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Shropshire: £5.73Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£6.04£6.07£5.73

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 258.0, Shropshire 252.3Shropshire: 252.3Herefordshire, County of: 258.0

    258.0Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count252.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 20.0, Shropshire 20.6Shropshire: 20.6Herefordshire, County of: 20.0

    20.0Shropshire is higher20.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 31.7, Shropshire 35.2Shropshire: 35.2Herefordshire, County of: 31.7

    31.7Shropshire is higher35.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 55.5, Shropshire 54.9Shropshire: 54.9Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count54.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 87.3, Shropshire 82.1Shropshire: 82.1Herefordshire, County of: 87.3

    87.3Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count82.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 11.4, Shropshire 10.9Shropshire: 10.9Herefordshire, County of: 11.4

    11.4Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count10.9

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Herefordshire, County of and Shropshire, per resident
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofShropshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£4,600£4,619£4,363Herefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,154£3,167£2,991£3,095£3,108£2,936Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£919£923£871£869£872£824Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,914£2,927£2,764£2,837£2,850£2,691Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£79£79£75Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£173£174£164Shropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.28£5.30£5.01£5.36£5.38£5.08Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£381£382£361Herefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£96£96£91Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£51£51£49Herefordshire, County of
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£660£663£626Herefordshire, County of
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£154£155£146Herefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£150£151£142Herefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.99£3.01£2.84£3.86£3.87£3.66Shropshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.37£3.39£3.20£3.11£3.12£2.95Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£6.04£6.07£5.73Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026258.0252.3Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.020.6Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.735.2Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.554.9Herefordshire, County of
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.382.1Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.410.9Herefordshire, County of

Total

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Shropshire on 22. 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

Herefordshire, County of Shropshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £908.4m, Shropshire £1.5bnShropshire: £1.5bnHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mShropshire: £1.5bnHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mShropshire: £1.4bnHerefordshire, County of: £861.7m

    £908.4m£912.3m£861.7mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £605.7m, Shropshire £1.0bnShropshire: £1.0bnHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mShropshire: £1.0bnHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mShropshire: £973.9mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5m

    £605.7m£608.3m£574.5mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £176.5m, Shropshire £288.2mShropshire: £288.2mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mShropshire: £289.4mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mShropshire: £273.3mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4m

    £176.5m£177.2m£167.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of £559.7m, Shropshire £941.3mShropshire: £941.3mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mShropshire: £945.3mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mShropshire: £892.9mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9m

    £559.7m£562.1m£530.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£941.3m£945.3m£892.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £15.4m, Shropshire £26.2mShropshire: £26.2mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mShropshire: £26.3mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mShropshire: £24.8mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.4m£14.6mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £29.6m, Shropshire £57.4mShropshire: £57.4mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mShropshire: £57.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mShropshire: £54.4mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mShropshire is higher£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £1.0m, Shropshire £1.8mShropshire: £1.8mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mShropshire: £1.8mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mShropshire: £1.7mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mShropshire is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £74.8m, Shropshire £126.3mShropshire: £126.3mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mShropshire: £126.8mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mShropshire: £119.8mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9m

    £74.8m£75.1m£70.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £18.7m, Shropshire £31.8mShropshire: £31.8mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mShropshire: £31.9mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mShropshire: £30.2mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £10.1m, Shropshire £17.0mShropshire: £17.0mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mShropshire: £17.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mShropshire: £16.1mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £133.0m, Shropshire £219.0mShropshire: £219.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mShropshire: £220.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mShropshire: £207.8mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2m

    £133.0m£133.6m£126.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Herefordshire, County of £31.1m, Shropshire £51.1mShropshire: £51.1mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mShropshire: £51.3mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mShropshire: £48.4mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5m

    £31.1m£31.3m£29.5mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £32.1m, Shropshire £49.8mShropshire: £49.8mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mShropshire: £50.0mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mShropshire: £47.3mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4m

    £32.1m£32.2m£30.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.57m, Shropshire £1.3mShropshire: £1.3mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mShropshire: £1.3mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mShropshire: £1.2mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.58m£0.54mShropshire is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.65m, Shropshire £1.0mShropshire: £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mShropshire: £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mShropshire: £0.98mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £1.7m, Shropshire £2.0mShropshire: £2.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mShropshire: £2.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mShropshire: £1.9mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of 49,545, Shropshire 83,703Shropshire: 83,703Herefordshire, County of: 49,545

    49,545Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count83,703

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 3,839, Shropshire 6,823Shropshire: 6,823Herefordshire, County of: 3,839

    3,839Shropshire is higher6,823

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 6,081, Shropshire 11,684Shropshire: 11,684Herefordshire, County of: 6,081

    6,081Shropshire is higher11,684

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 10,667, Shropshire 18,202Shropshire: 18,202Herefordshire, County of: 10,667

    10,667Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count18,202

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 16,762, Shropshire 27,247Shropshire: 27,247Herefordshire, County of: 16,762

    16,762Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count27,247

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 2,191, Shropshire 3,629Shropshire: 3,629Herefordshire, County of: 2,191

    2,191Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count3,629

Show the numbers
Herefordshire, County of and Shropshire, total
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofShropshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnShropshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9mShropshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m£288.2m£289.4m£273.3mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m£941.3m£945.3m£892.9mShropshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m£26.2m£26.3m£24.8mShropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£57.4m£57.6m£54.4mShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.8m£75.1m£70.9m£126.3m£126.8m£119.8mShropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£31.8m£31.9m£30.2mShropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mShropshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m£219.0m£220.0m£207.8mShropshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m£51.1m£51.3m£48.4mShropshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m£49.8m£50.0m£47.3mShropshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mShropshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mShropshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,54583,703Shropshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8396,823Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,08111,684Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,66718,202Shropshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,76227,247Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1913,629Shropshire

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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