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Shropshire and North Yorkshire

331,751 and 633,692 residents (mid-2024).

Shropshire is higher than North Yorkshire on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 20 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

Shropshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and North Yorkshire 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

Shropshire North Yorkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, North Yorkshire £4,513North Yorkshire: £4,513Shropshire: £4,600North Yorkshire: £4,532Shropshire: £4,619North Yorkshire: £4,281Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,513£4,532£4,281

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £12,313, North Yorkshire £12,429North Yorkshire: £12,429Shropshire: £12,313North Yorkshire: £12,482Shropshire: £12,365North Yorkshire: £11,789Shropshire: £11,679

    £12,313£12,365£11,679North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,429£12,482£11,789

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,504, North Yorkshire £1,458North Yorkshire: £1,458Shropshire: £1,504North Yorkshire: £1,464Shropshire: £1,510North Yorkshire: £1,383Shropshire: £1,426

    £1,504£1,510£1,426Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,458£1,464£1,383

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £11,289, North Yorkshire £11,442North Yorkshire: £11,442Shropshire: £11,289North Yorkshire: £11,491Shropshire: £11,337North Yorkshire: £10,853Shropshire: £10,708

    £11,289£11,337£10,708North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,442£11,491£10,853

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £314, North Yorkshire £290North Yorkshire: £290Shropshire: £314North Yorkshire: £291Shropshire: £315North Yorkshire: £275Shropshire: £298

    £314£315£298Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£290£291£275

  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: Shropshire £688, North Yorkshire £678North Yorkshire: £678Shropshire: £688North Yorkshire: £681Shropshire: £691North Yorkshire: £643Shropshire: £653

    £688£691£653Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£678£681£643

  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: Shropshire £21, North Yorkshire £19North Yorkshire: £19Shropshire: £21North Yorkshire: £19Shropshire: £21North Yorkshire: £18Shropshire: £20

    £21£21£20Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, North Yorkshire £340North Yorkshire: £340Shropshire: £381North Yorkshire: £342Shropshire: £382North Yorkshire: £323Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£340£342£323

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, North Yorkshire £109North Yorkshire: £109Shropshire: £96North Yorkshire: £110Shropshire: £96North Yorkshire: £104Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91North Yorkshire is higher£109£110£104

  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: Shropshire £89, North Yorkshire £83North Yorkshire: £83Shropshire: £89North Yorkshire: £83Shropshire: £89North Yorkshire: £79Shropshire: £84

    £89£89£84Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£83£83£79

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,143, North Yorkshire £1,136North Yorkshire: £1,136Shropshire: £1,143North Yorkshire: £1,141Shropshire: £1,148North Yorkshire: £1,078Shropshire: £1,084

    £1,143£1,148£1,084Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,136£1,141£1,078

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, North Yorkshire £143North Yorkshire: £143Shropshire: £154North Yorkshire: £144Shropshire: £155North Yorkshire: £136Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £260, North Yorkshire £230North Yorkshire: £230Shropshire: £260North Yorkshire: £231Shropshire: £261North Yorkshire: £218Shropshire: £247

    £260£261£247Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £6.68, North Yorkshire £5.48North Yorkshire: £5.48Shropshire: £6.68North Yorkshire: £5.51Shropshire: £6.71North Yorkshire: £5.20Shropshire: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £5.39, North Yorkshire £3.15North Yorkshire: £3.15Shropshire: £5.39North Yorkshire: £3.17Shropshire: £5.41North Yorkshire: £2.99Shropshire: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.15£3.17£2.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, North Yorkshire £5.81North Yorkshire: £5.81Shropshire: £6.04North Yorkshire: £5.83Shropshire: £6.07North Yorkshire: £5.51Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.81£5.83£5.51

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shropshire 1,003.8, North Yorkshire 1,022.3North Yorkshire: 1,022.3Shropshire: 1,003.8

    1,003.8North Yorkshire is higher1,022.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shropshire 81.8, North Yorkshire 76.4North Yorkshire: 76.4Shropshire: 81.8

    81.8Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count76.4

  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: Shropshire 140.1, North Yorkshire 141.9North Yorkshire: 141.9Shropshire: 140.1

    140.1North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count141.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 54.9, North Yorkshire 51.6North Yorkshire: 51.6Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count51.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Shropshire 142.2, North Yorkshire 136.9North Yorkshire: 136.9Shropshire: 142.2

    142.2Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count136.9

  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: Shropshire 18.9, North Yorkshire 18.2North Yorkshire: 18.2Shropshire: 18.9

    18.9Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count18.2

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Shropshire and North Yorkshire, per person in the age group
MeasureShropshireNorth YorkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£4,513£4,532£4,281Shropshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,313£12,365£11,679£12,429£12,482£11,789North Yorkshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,504£1,510£1,426£1,458£1,464£1,383Shropshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,289£11,337£10,708£11,442£11,491£10,853North Yorkshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£298£290£291£275Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£688£691£653£678£681£643Shropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£19£19£18Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£340£342£323Shropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£109£110£104North Yorkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84£83£83£79Shropshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,143£1,148£1,084£1,136£1,141£1,078Shropshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£143£144£136Shropshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£260£261£247£230£231£218Shropshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£5.48£5.51£5.20Shropshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£3.15£3.17£2.99Shropshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£5.81£5.83£5.51Shropshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.81,022.3North Yorkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.876.4Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.1141.9North Yorkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.951.6Shropshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.2136.9Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.918.2Shropshire

Per resident

Shropshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and North Yorkshire on 2. 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

Shropshire North Yorkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, North Yorkshire £4,513North Yorkshire: £4,513Shropshire: £4,600North Yorkshire: £4,532Shropshire: £4,619North Yorkshire: £4,281Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,513£4,532£4,281

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Shropshire £3,095, North Yorkshire £3,068North Yorkshire: £3,068Shropshire: £3,095North Yorkshire: £3,081Shropshire: £3,108North Yorkshire: £2,910Shropshire: £2,936

    £3,095£3,108£2,936Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,068£3,081£2,910

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Shropshire £869, North Yorkshire £846North Yorkshire: £846Shropshire: £869North Yorkshire: £850Shropshire: £872North Yorkshire: £803Shropshire: £824

    £869£872£824Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£846£850£803

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Shropshire £2,837, North Yorkshire £2,824North Yorkshire: £2,824Shropshire: £2,837North Yorkshire: £2,836Shropshire: £2,850North Yorkshire: £2,679Shropshire: £2,691

    £2,837£2,850£2,691Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,824£2,836£2,679

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Shropshire £79, North Yorkshire £72North Yorkshire: £72Shropshire: £79North Yorkshire: £72Shropshire: £79North Yorkshire: £68Shropshire: £75

    £79£79£75Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£72£72£68

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £173, North Yorkshire £167North Yorkshire: £167Shropshire: £173North Yorkshire: £168Shropshire: £174North Yorkshire: £159Shropshire: £164

    £173£174£164Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£159

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Shropshire £5.36, North Yorkshire £4.74North Yorkshire: £4.74Shropshire: £5.36North Yorkshire: £4.76Shropshire: £5.38North Yorkshire: £4.50Shropshire: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.74£4.76£4.50

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, North Yorkshire £340North Yorkshire: £340Shropshire: £381North Yorkshire: £342Shropshire: £382North Yorkshire: £323Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£340£342£323

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, North Yorkshire £109North Yorkshire: £109Shropshire: £96North Yorkshire: £110Shropshire: £96North Yorkshire: £104Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91North Yorkshire is higher£109£110£104

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Shropshire £51, North Yorkshire £48North Yorkshire: £48Shropshire: £51North Yorkshire: £48Shropshire: £51North Yorkshire: £46Shropshire: £49

    £51£51£49Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£48£48£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Shropshire £660, North Yorkshire £659North Yorkshire: £659Shropshire: £660North Yorkshire: £662Shropshire: £663North Yorkshire: £626Shropshire: £626

    £660£663£626Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£659£662£626

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, North Yorkshire £143North Yorkshire: £143Shropshire: £154North Yorkshire: £144Shropshire: £155North Yorkshire: £136Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £150, North Yorkshire £133North Yorkshire: £133Shropshire: £150North Yorkshire: £134Shropshire: £151North Yorkshire: £127Shropshire: £142

    £150£151£142Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£127

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £3.86, North Yorkshire £3.18North Yorkshire: £3.18Shropshire: £3.86North Yorkshire: £3.20Shropshire: £3.87North Yorkshire: £3.02Shropshire: £3.66

    £3.86£3.87£3.66Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.18£3.20£3.02

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Shropshire £3.11, North Yorkshire £1.83North Yorkshire: £1.83Shropshire: £3.11North Yorkshire: £1.84Shropshire: £3.12North Yorkshire: £1.74Shropshire: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.83£1.84£1.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, North Yorkshire £5.81North Yorkshire: £5.81Shropshire: £6.04North Yorkshire: £5.83Shropshire: £6.07North Yorkshire: £5.51Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.81£5.83£5.51

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 252.3, North Yorkshire 252.4North Yorkshire: 252.4Shropshire: 252.3

    252.3North Yorkshire is higher252.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 20.6, North Yorkshire 18.9North Yorkshire: 18.9Shropshire: 20.6

    20.6Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count18.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 35.2, North Yorkshire 35.0North Yorkshire: 35.0Shropshire: 35.2

    35.2Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count35.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 54.9, North Yorkshire 51.6North Yorkshire: 51.6Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count51.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 82.1, North Yorkshire 79.5North Yorkshire: 79.5Shropshire: 82.1

    82.1Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count79.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 10.9, North Yorkshire 10.6North Yorkshire: 10.6Shropshire: 10.9

    10.9Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count10.6

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Shropshire and North Yorkshire, per resident
MeasureShropshireNorth YorkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£4,513£4,532£4,281Shropshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,095£3,108£2,936£3,068£3,081£2,910Shropshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£869£872£824£846£850£803Shropshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,837£2,850£2,691£2,824£2,836£2,679Shropshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£72£72£68Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£167£168£159Shropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£4.74£4.76£4.50Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£340£342£323Shropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£109£110£104North Yorkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£49£48£48£46Shropshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£660£663£626£659£662£626Shropshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£143£144£136Shropshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142£133£134£127Shropshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.86£3.87£3.66£3.18£3.20£3.02Shropshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£1.83£1.84£1.74Shropshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£5.81£5.83£5.51Shropshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026252.3252.4North Yorkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.618.9Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.235.0Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.951.6Shropshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.179.5Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.910.6Shropshire

Total

Shropshire is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and North Yorkshire 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

Shropshire North Yorkshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Shropshire £1.5bn, North Yorkshire £2.9bnNorth Yorkshire: £2.9bnShropshire: £1.5bnNorth Yorkshire: £2.9bnShropshire: £1.5bnNorth Yorkshire: £2.7bnShropshire: £1.4bn

    £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.9bn£2.9bn£2.7bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Shropshire £1.0bn, North Yorkshire £1.9bnNorth Yorkshire: £1.9bnShropshire: £1.0bnNorth Yorkshire: £2.0bnShropshire: £1.0bnNorth Yorkshire: £1.8bnShropshire: £973.9m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Shropshire £288.2m, North Yorkshire £536.1mNorth Yorkshire: £536.1mShropshire: £288.2mNorth Yorkshire: £538.4mShropshire: £289.4mNorth Yorkshire: £508.5mShropshire: £273.3m

    £288.2m£289.4m£273.3mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£536.1m£538.4m£508.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Shropshire £941.3m, North Yorkshire £1.8bnNorth Yorkshire: £1.8bnShropshire: £941.3mNorth Yorkshire: £1.8bnShropshire: £945.3mNorth Yorkshire: £1.7bnShropshire: £892.9m

    £941.3m£945.3m£892.9mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire £26.2m, North Yorkshire £45.3mNorth Yorkshire: £45.3mShropshire: £26.2mNorth Yorkshire: £45.5mShropshire: £26.3mNorth Yorkshire: £43.0mShropshire: £24.8m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.8mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£45.3m£45.5m£43.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £57.4m, North Yorkshire £106.0mNorth Yorkshire: £106.0mShropshire: £57.4mNorth Yorkshire: £106.5mShropshire: £57.6mNorth Yorkshire: £100.6mShropshire: £54.4m

    £57.4m£57.6m£54.4mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£106.0m£106.5m£100.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Shropshire £1.8m, North Yorkshire £3.0mNorth Yorkshire: £3.0mShropshire: £1.8mNorth Yorkshire: £3.0mShropshire: £1.8mNorth Yorkshire: £2.9mShropshire: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £126.3m, North Yorkshire £215.7mNorth Yorkshire: £215.7mShropshire: £126.3mNorth Yorkshire: £216.7mShropshire: £126.8mNorth Yorkshire: £204.6mShropshire: £119.8m

    £126.3m£126.8m£119.8mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£215.7m£216.7m£204.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £31.8m, North Yorkshire £69.2mNorth Yorkshire: £69.2mShropshire: £31.8mNorth Yorkshire: £69.5mShropshire: £31.9mNorth Yorkshire: £65.6mShropshire: £30.2m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.2mNorth Yorkshire is higher£69.2m£69.5m£65.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire £17.0m, North Yorkshire £30.5mNorth Yorkshire: £30.5mShropshire: £17.0mNorth Yorkshire: £30.7mShropshire: £17.1mNorth Yorkshire: £29.0mShropshire: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire £219.0m, North Yorkshire £417.9mNorth Yorkshire: £417.9mShropshire: £219.0mNorth Yorkshire: £419.7mShropshire: £220.0mNorth Yorkshire: £396.4mShropshire: £207.8m

    £219.0m£220.0m£207.8mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£417.9m£419.7m£396.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Shropshire £51.1m, North Yorkshire £90.9mNorth Yorkshire: £90.9mShropshire: £51.1mNorth Yorkshire: £91.3mShropshire: £51.3mNorth Yorkshire: £86.2mShropshire: £48.4m

    £51.1m£51.3m£48.4mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Shropshire £49.8m, North Yorkshire £84.5mNorth Yorkshire: £84.5mShropshire: £49.8mNorth Yorkshire: £84.9mShropshire: £50.0mNorth Yorkshire: £80.2mShropshire: £47.3m

    £49.8m£50.0m£47.3mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£84.5m£84.9m£80.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Shropshire £1.3m, North Yorkshire £2.0mNorth Yorkshire: £2.0mShropshire: £1.3mNorth Yorkshire: £2.0mShropshire: £1.3mNorth Yorkshire: £1.9mShropshire: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Shropshire £1.0m, North Yorkshire £1.2mNorth Yorkshire: £1.2mShropshire: £1.0mNorth Yorkshire: £1.2mShropshire: £1.0mNorth Yorkshire: £1.1mShropshire: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Shropshire £2.0m, North Yorkshire £3.7mNorth Yorkshire: £3.7mShropshire: £2.0mNorth Yorkshire: £3.7mShropshire: £2.0mNorth Yorkshire: £3.5mShropshire: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mNorth Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Shropshire 83,703, North Yorkshire 159,912North Yorkshire: 159,912Shropshire: 83,703

    83,703North Yorkshire is higher159,912

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire 6,823, North Yorkshire 11,951North Yorkshire: 11,951Shropshire: 6,823

    6,823North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count11,951

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 11,684, North Yorkshire 22,187North Yorkshire: 22,187Shropshire: 11,684

    11,684North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count22,187

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 18,202, North Yorkshire 32,720North Yorkshire: 32,720Shropshire: 18,202

    18,202North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count32,720

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire 27,247, North Yorkshire 50,373North Yorkshire: 50,373Shropshire: 27,247

    27,247North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count50,373

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire 3,629, North Yorkshire 6,710North Yorkshire: 6,710Shropshire: 3,629

    3,629North Yorkshire is higherDepends on how you count6,710

Show the numbers
Shropshire and North Yorkshire, total
MeasureShropshireNorth YorkshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£2.9bn£2.9bn£2.7bnNorth Yorkshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bnNorth Yorkshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m£536.1m£538.4m£508.5mNorth Yorkshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£941.3m£945.3m£892.9m£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnNorth Yorkshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m£45.3m£45.5m£43.0mNorth Yorkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m£106.0m£106.5m£100.6mNorth Yorkshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£3.0m£3.0m£2.9mNorth Yorkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m£215.7m£216.7m£204.6mNorth Yorkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m£69.2m£69.5m£65.6mNorth Yorkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£30.5m£30.7m£29.0mNorth Yorkshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m£417.9m£419.7m£396.4mNorth Yorkshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m£90.9m£91.3m£86.2mNorth Yorkshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m£84.5m£84.9m£80.2mNorth Yorkshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mNorth Yorkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mNorth Yorkshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£3.7m£3.7m£3.5mNorth Yorkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202683,703159,912North Yorkshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,82311,951North Yorkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,68422,187North Yorkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,20232,720North Yorkshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202627,24750,373North Yorkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6296,710North Yorkshire

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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