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Shropshire and Forest of Dean

331,751 and 89,848 residents (mid-2024).

Shropshire is higher than Forest of Dean on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 22 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

Shropshire is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Forest of Dean on 17. 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 Forest of Dean

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, Forest of Dean £4,763Forest of Dean: £4,763Shropshire: £4,600Forest of Dean: £4,784Shropshire: £4,619Forest of Dean: £4,518Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£4,763£4,784£4,518

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £12,313, Forest of Dean £12,554Forest of Dean: £12,554Shropshire: £12,313Forest of Dean: £12,608Shropshire: £12,365Forest of Dean: £11,908Shropshire: £11,679

    £12,313£12,365£11,679Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£12,554£12,608£11,908

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,504, Forest of Dean £1,757Forest of Dean: £1,757Shropshire: £1,504Forest of Dean: £1,764Shropshire: £1,510Forest of Dean: £1,666Shropshire: £1,426

    £1,504£1,510£1,426Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£1,757£1,764£1,666

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £11,289, Forest of Dean £11,506Forest of Dean: £11,506Shropshire: £11,289Forest of Dean: £11,555Shropshire: £11,337Forest of Dean: £10,914Shropshire: £10,708

    £11,289£11,337£10,708Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£11,506£11,555£10,914

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £314, Forest of Dean £348Forest of Dean: £348Shropshire: £314Forest of Dean: £349Shropshire: £315Forest of Dean: £330Shropshire: £298

    £314£315£298Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£348£349£330

  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, Forest of Dean £678Forest of Dean: £678Shropshire: £688Forest of Dean: £681Shropshire: £691Forest of Dean: £643Shropshire: £653

    £688£691£653Shropshire is higher£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, Forest of Dean £22Forest of Dean: £22Shropshire: £21Forest of Dean: £22Shropshire: £21Forest of Dean: £21Shropshire: £20

    £21£21£20Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, Forest of Dean £399Forest of Dean: £399Shropshire: £381Forest of Dean: £400Shropshire: £382Forest of Dean: £378Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£399£400£378

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, Forest of Dean £116Forest of Dean: £116Shropshire: £96Forest of Dean: £117Shropshire: £96Forest of Dean: £110Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110

  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, Forest of Dean £102Forest of Dean: £102Shropshire: £89Forest of Dean: £103Shropshire: £89Forest of Dean: £97Shropshire: £84

    £89£89£84Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,143, Forest of Dean £1,333Forest of Dean: £1,333Shropshire: £1,143Forest of Dean: £1,338Shropshire: £1,148Forest of Dean: £1,264Shropshire: £1,084

    £1,143£1,148£1,084Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£1,333£1,338£1,264

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, Forest of Dean £176Forest of Dean: £176Shropshire: £154Forest of Dean: £177Shropshire: £155Forest of Dean: £167Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£176£177£167

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £260, Forest of Dean £310Forest of Dean: £310Shropshire: £260Forest of Dean: £311Shropshire: £261Forest of Dean: £294Shropshire: £247

    £260£261£247Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£310£311£294

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £6.68, Forest of Dean £7.13Forest of Dean: £7.13Shropshire: £6.68Forest of Dean: £7.16Shropshire: £6.71Forest of Dean: £6.76Shropshire: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£7.13£7.16£6.76

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £5.39, Forest of Dean £4.64Forest of Dean: £4.64Shropshire: £5.39Forest of Dean: £4.66Shropshire: £5.41Forest of Dean: £4.40Shropshire: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Shropshire is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, Forest of Dean £5.49Forest of Dean: £5.49Shropshire: £6.04Forest of Dean: £5.52Shropshire: £6.07Forest of Dean: £5.21Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Shropshire is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  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, Forest of Dean 1,018.8Forest of Dean: 1,018.8Shropshire: 1,003.8

    1,003.8Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count1,018.8

  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, Forest of Dean 81.6Forest of Dean: 81.6Shropshire: 81.8

    81.8Shropshire is higher81.6

  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, Forest of Dean 140.0Forest of Dean: 140.0Shropshire: 140.1

    140.1Shropshire is higher140.0

  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, Forest of Dean 59.0Forest of Dean: 59.0Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count59.0

  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, Forest of Dean 160.3Forest of Dean: 160.3Shropshire: 142.2

    142.2Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count160.3

  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, Forest of Dean 22.5Forest of Dean: 22.5Shropshire: 18.9

    18.9Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count22.5

Show the numbers
Shropshire and Forest of Dean, per person in the age group
MeasureShropshireForest of DeanHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£4,763£4,784£4,518Forest of Dean
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,313£12,365£11,679£12,554£12,608£11,908Forest of Dean
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,504£1,510£1,426£1,757£1,764£1,666Forest of Dean
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,289£11,337£10,708£11,506£11,555£10,914Forest of Dean
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£298£348£349£330Forest of Dean
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£22£22£21Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£399£400£378Forest of Dean
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£116£117£110Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84£102£103£97Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,143£1,148£1,084£1,333£1,338£1,264Forest of Dean
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£176£177£167Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£260£261£247£310£311£294Forest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£7.13£7.16£6.76Forest of Dean
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£4.64£4.66£4.40Shropshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£5.49£5.52£5.21Shropshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.81,018.8Forest of Dean
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.881.6Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.1140.0Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.959.0Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.2160.3Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.922.5Forest of Dean

Per resident

Shropshire is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Forest of Dean on 14. 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 Forest of Dean

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, Forest of Dean £4,763Forest of Dean: £4,763Shropshire: £4,600Forest of Dean: £4,784Shropshire: £4,619Forest of Dean: £4,518Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£4,763£4,784£4,518

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Shropshire £3,095, Forest of Dean £3,041Forest of Dean: £3,041Shropshire: £3,095Forest of Dean: £3,054Shropshire: £3,108Forest of Dean: £2,885Shropshire: £2,936

    £3,095£3,108£2,936Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,041£3,054£2,885

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Shropshire £869, Forest of Dean £1,025Forest of Dean: £1,025Shropshire: £869Forest of Dean: £1,029Shropshire: £872Forest of Dean: £972Shropshire: £824

    £869£872£824Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£1,025£1,029£972

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Shropshire £2,837, Forest of Dean £2,787Forest of Dean: £2,787Shropshire: £2,837Forest of Dean: £2,799Shropshire: £2,850Forest of Dean: £2,644Shropshire: £2,691

    £2,837£2,850£2,691Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,787£2,799£2,644

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Shropshire £79, Forest of Dean £84Forest of Dean: £84Shropshire: £79Forest of Dean: £85Shropshire: £79Forest of Dean: £80Shropshire: £75

    £79£79£75Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£84£85£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £173, Forest of Dean £164Forest of Dean: £164Shropshire: £173Forest of Dean: £165Shropshire: £174Forest of Dean: £156Shropshire: £164

    £173£174£164Shropshire is higher£164£165£156

  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, Forest of Dean £5.37Forest of Dean: £5.37Shropshire: £5.36Forest of Dean: £5.39Shropshire: £5.38Forest of Dean: £5.09Shropshire: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£5.37£5.39£5.09

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, Forest of Dean £399Forest of Dean: £399Shropshire: £381Forest of Dean: £400Shropshire: £382Forest of Dean: £378Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£399£400£378

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, Forest of Dean £116Forest of Dean: £116Shropshire: £96Forest of Dean: £117Shropshire: £96Forest of Dean: £110Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Shropshire £51, Forest of Dean £60Forest of Dean: £60Shropshire: £51Forest of Dean: £60Shropshire: £51Forest of Dean: £57Shropshire: £49

    £51£51£49Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Shropshire £660, Forest of Dean £778Forest of Dean: £778Shropshire: £660Forest of Dean: £781Shropshire: £663Forest of Dean: £738Shropshire: £626

    £660£663£626Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£778£781£738

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, Forest of Dean £176Forest of Dean: £176Shropshire: £154Forest of Dean: £177Shropshire: £155Forest of Dean: £167Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£176£177£167

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £150, Forest of Dean £181Forest of Dean: £181Shropshire: £150Forest of Dean: £182Shropshire: £151Forest of Dean: £172Shropshire: £142

    £150£151£142Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£172

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £3.86, Forest of Dean £4.16Forest of Dean: £4.16Shropshire: £3.86Forest of Dean: £4.18Shropshire: £3.87Forest of Dean: £3.95Shropshire: £3.66

    £3.86£3.87£3.66Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£4.16£4.18£3.95

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Shropshire £3.11, Forest of Dean £2.71Forest of Dean: £2.71Shropshire: £3.11Forest of Dean: £2.72Shropshire: £3.12Forest of Dean: £2.57Shropshire: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Shropshire is higher£2.71£2.72£2.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, Forest of Dean £5.49Forest of Dean: £5.49Shropshire: £6.04Forest of Dean: £5.52Shropshire: £6.07Forest of Dean: £5.21Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Shropshire is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 252.3, Forest of Dean 246.8Forest of Dean: 246.8Shropshire: 252.3

    252.3Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count246.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 20.6, Forest of Dean 19.8Forest of Dean: 19.8Shropshire: 20.6

    20.6Shropshire is higher19.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 35.2, Forest of Dean 33.9Forest of Dean: 33.9Shropshire: 35.2

    35.2Shropshire is higher33.9

  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, Forest of Dean 59.0Forest of Dean: 59.0Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count59.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 82.1, Forest of Dean 93.5Forest of Dean: 93.5Shropshire: 82.1

    82.1Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count93.5

  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, Forest of Dean 13.1Forest of Dean: 13.1Shropshire: 10.9

    10.9Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count13.1

Show the numbers
Shropshire and Forest of Dean, per resident
MeasureShropshireForest of DeanHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£4,763£4,784£4,518Forest of Dean
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,095£3,108£2,936£3,041£3,054£2,885Shropshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£869£872£824£1,025£1,029£972Forest of Dean
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,837£2,850£2,691£2,787£2,799£2,644Shropshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£84£85£80Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£164£165£156Shropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£5.37£5.39£5.09Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£399£400£378Forest of Dean
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£116£117£110Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£49£60£60£57Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£660£663£626£778£781£738Forest of Dean
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£176£177£167Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142£181£182£172Forest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.86£3.87£3.66£4.16£4.18£3.95Forest of Dean
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£2.71£2.72£2.57Shropshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£5.49£5.52£5.21Shropshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026252.3246.8Shropshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.619.8Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.233.9Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.959.0Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.193.5Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.913.1Forest of Dean

Total

Shropshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Forest of Dean on 0. 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 Forest of Dean

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Shropshire £1.5bn, Forest of Dean £428.0mForest of Dean: £428.0mShropshire: £1.5bnForest of Dean: £429.8mShropshire: £1.5bnForest of Dean: £406.0mShropshire: £1.4bn

    £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£428.0m£429.8m£406.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Shropshire £1.0bn, Forest of Dean £273.3mForest of Dean: £273.3mShropshire: £1.0bnForest of Dean: £274.4mShropshire: £1.0bnForest of Dean: £259.2mShropshire: £973.9m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£273.3m£274.4m£259.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Shropshire £288.2m, Forest of Dean £92.1mForest of Dean: £92.1mShropshire: £288.2mForest of Dean: £92.5mShropshire: £289.4mForest of Dean: £87.4mShropshire: £273.3m

    £288.2m£289.4m£273.3mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£92.1m£92.5m£87.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Shropshire £941.3m, Forest of Dean £250.4mForest of Dean: £250.4mShropshire: £941.3mForest of Dean: £251.5mShropshire: £945.3mForest of Dean: £237.6mShropshire: £892.9m

    £941.3m£945.3m£892.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£250.4m£251.5m£237.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire £26.2m, Forest of Dean £7.6mForest of Dean: £7.6mShropshire: £26.2mForest of Dean: £7.6mShropshire: £26.3mForest of Dean: £7.2mShropshire: £24.8m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £57.4m, Forest of Dean £14.8mForest of Dean: £14.8mShropshire: £57.4mForest of Dean: £14.8mShropshire: £57.6mForest of Dean: £14.0mShropshire: £54.4m

    £57.4m£57.6m£54.4mShropshire is higher£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m

  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, Forest of Dean £0.48mForest of Dean: £0.48mShropshire: £1.8mForest of Dean: £0.48mShropshire: £1.8mForest of Dean: £0.46mShropshire: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £126.3m, Forest of Dean £35.8mForest of Dean: £35.8mShropshire: £126.3mForest of Dean: £36.0mShropshire: £126.8mForest of Dean: £34.0mShropshire: £119.8m

    £126.3m£126.8m£119.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £31.8m, Forest of Dean £10.5mForest of Dean: £10.5mShropshire: £31.8mForest of Dean: £10.5mShropshire: £31.9mForest of Dean: £9.9mShropshire: £30.2m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire £17.0m, Forest of Dean £5.4mForest of Dean: £5.4mShropshire: £17.0mForest of Dean: £5.4mShropshire: £17.1mForest of Dean: £5.1mShropshire: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire £219.0m, Forest of Dean £69.9mForest of Dean: £69.9mShropshire: £219.0mForest of Dean: £70.2mShropshire: £220.0mForest of Dean: £66.3mShropshire: £207.8m

    £219.0m£220.0m£207.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£69.9m£70.2m£66.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Shropshire £51.1m, Forest of Dean £15.8mForest of Dean: £15.8mShropshire: £51.1mForest of Dean: £15.9mShropshire: £51.3mForest of Dean: £15.0mShropshire: £48.4m

    £51.1m£51.3m£48.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Shropshire £49.8m, Forest of Dean £16.3mForest of Dean: £16.3mShropshire: £49.8mForest of Dean: £16.3mShropshire: £50.0mForest of Dean: £15.4mShropshire: £47.3m

    £49.8m£50.0m£47.3mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.3m£16.3m£15.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Shropshire £1.3m, Forest of Dean £0.37mForest of Dean: £0.37mShropshire: £1.3mForest of Dean: £0.38mShropshire: £1.3mForest of Dean: £0.35mShropshire: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.38m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Shropshire £1.0m, Forest of Dean £0.24mForest of Dean: £0.24mShropshire: £1.0mForest of Dean: £0.24mShropshire: £1.0mForest of Dean: £0.23mShropshire: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mShropshire is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Shropshire £2.0m, Forest of Dean £0.49mForest of Dean: £0.49mShropshire: £2.0mForest of Dean: £0.50mShropshire: £2.0mForest of Dean: £0.47mShropshire: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mShropshire is higher£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Shropshire 83,703, Forest of Dean 22,176Forest of Dean: 22,176Shropshire: 83,703

    83,703Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count22,176

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire 6,823, Forest of Dean 1,777Forest of Dean: 1,777Shropshire: 6,823

    6,823Shropshire is higher1,777

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 11,684, Forest of Dean 3,048Forest of Dean: 3,048Shropshire: 11,684

    11,684Shropshire is higher3,048

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 18,202, Forest of Dean 5,299Forest of Dean: 5,299Shropshire: 18,202

    18,202Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count5,299

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire 27,247, Forest of Dean 8,404Forest of Dean: 8,404Shropshire: 27,247

    27,247Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count8,404

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire 3,629, Forest of Dean 1,181Forest of Dean: 1,181Shropshire: 3,629

    3,629Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count1,181

Show the numbers
Shropshire and Forest of Dean, total
MeasureShropshireForest of DeanHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£428.0m£429.8m£406.0mShropshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m£273.3m£274.4m£259.2mShropshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m£92.1m£92.5m£87.4mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£941.3m£945.3m£892.9m£250.4m£251.5m£237.6mShropshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mShropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m£14.8m£14.8m£14.0mShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mShropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mShropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mShropshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m£69.9m£70.2m£66.3mShropshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mShropshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m£16.3m£16.3m£15.4mShropshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.37m£0.38m£0.35mShropshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mShropshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.49m£0.50m£0.47mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202683,70322,176Shropshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,8231,777Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,6843,048Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,2025,299Shropshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202627,2478,404Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6291,181Shropshire

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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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