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Shropshire and Staffordshire Moorlands

331,751 and 96,528 residents (mid-2024).

Shropshire is higher than Staffordshire Moorlands on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 13 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 9 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 13. 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 Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,676Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,676Shropshire: £4,600Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,696Shropshire: £4,619Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,436Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4,676£4,696£4,436

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £12,313, Staffordshire Moorlands £12,703Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,703Shropshire: £12,313Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,757Shropshire: £12,365Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,049Shropshire: £11,679

    £12,313£12,365£11,679Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£12,703£12,757£12,049

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,504, Staffordshire Moorlands £1,350Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,350Shropshire: £1,504Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,356Shropshire: £1,510Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,280Shropshire: £1,426

    £1,504£1,510£1,426Shropshire is higher£1,350£1,356£1,280

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £11,289, Staffordshire Moorlands £11,708Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,708Shropshire: £11,289Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,758Shropshire: £11,337Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,105Shropshire: £10,708

    £11,289£11,337£10,708Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£11,708£11,758£11,105

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £314, Staffordshire Moorlands £251Staffordshire Moorlands: £251Shropshire: £314Staffordshire Moorlands: £252Shropshire: £315Staffordshire Moorlands: £238Shropshire: £298

    £314£315£298Shropshire is higher£251£252£238

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £725Staffordshire Moorlands: £725Shropshire: £688Staffordshire Moorlands: £728Shropshire: £691Staffordshire Moorlands: £688Shropshire: £653

    £688£691£653Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£725£728£688

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £18Staffordshire Moorlands: £18Shropshire: £21Staffordshire Moorlands: £18Shropshire: £21Staffordshire Moorlands: £17Shropshire: £20

    £21£21£20Shropshire is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, Staffordshire Moorlands £404Staffordshire Moorlands: £404Shropshire: £381Staffordshire Moorlands: £405Shropshire: £382Staffordshire Moorlands: £383Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£404£405£383

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, Staffordshire Moorlands £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Shropshire: £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Shropshire: £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £101Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£107£107£101

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £96Shropshire: £89Staffordshire Moorlands: £97Shropshire: £89Staffordshire Moorlands: £91Shropshire: £84

    £89£89£84Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£96£97£91

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,143, Staffordshire Moorlands £950Staffordshire Moorlands: £950Shropshire: £1,143Staffordshire Moorlands: £955Shropshire: £1,148Staffordshire Moorlands: £902Shropshire: £1,084

    £1,143£1,148£1,084Shropshire is higher£950£955£902

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, Staffordshire Moorlands £118Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Shropshire: £154Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Shropshire: £155Staffordshire Moorlands: £112Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Shropshire is higher£118£118£112

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £260, Staffordshire Moorlands £293Staffordshire Moorlands: £293Shropshire: £260Staffordshire Moorlands: £294Shropshire: £261Staffordshire Moorlands: £277Shropshire: £247

    £260£261£247Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£293£294£277

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £6.68, Staffordshire Moorlands £7.28Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.28Shropshire: £6.68Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.32Shropshire: £6.71Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.91Shropshire: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£7.28£7.32£6.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £5.39, Staffordshire Moorlands £3.22Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.22Shropshire: £5.39Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.23Shropshire: £5.41Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.05Shropshire: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Shropshire is higher£3.22£3.23£3.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.61Shropshire: £6.04Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.63Shropshire: £6.07Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.32Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Shropshire is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,020.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,020.1Shropshire: 1,003.8

    1,003.8Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count1,020.1

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 69.2Staffordshire Moorlands: 69.2Shropshire: 81.8

    81.8Shropshire is higher69.2

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 154.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 154.0Shropshire: 140.1

    140.1Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count154.0

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.1Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count58.1

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 126.3Staffordshire Moorlands: 126.3Shropshire: 142.2

    142.2Shropshire is higher126.3

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 20.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 20.9Shropshire: 18.9

    18.9Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count20.9

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Shropshire and Staffordshire Moorlands, per person in the age group
MeasureShropshireStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£4,676£4,696£4,436Staffordshire Moorlands
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,313£12,365£11,679£12,703£12,757£12,049Staffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,504£1,510£1,426£1,350£1,356£1,280Shropshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,289£11,337£10,708£11,708£11,758£11,105Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£298£251£252£238Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£688£691£653£725£728£688Staffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£18£18£17Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£404£405£383Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£107£107£101Staffordshire Moorlands
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84£96£97£91Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,143£1,148£1,084£950£955£902Shropshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£118£118£112Shropshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£260£261£247£293£294£277Staffordshire Moorlands
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£7.28£7.32£6.91Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£3.22£3.23£3.05Shropshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£5.61£5.63£5.32Shropshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.81,020.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.869.2Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.1154.0Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.958.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.2126.3Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.920.9Staffordshire Moorlands

Per resident

Shropshire is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 13. 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 Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,676Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,676Shropshire: £4,600Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,696Shropshire: £4,619Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,436Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4,676£4,696£4,436

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Shropshire £3,095, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,267Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,267Shropshire: £3,095Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,281Shropshire: £3,108Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,099Shropshire: £2,936

    £3,095£3,108£2,936Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£3,267£3,281£3,099

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Shropshire £869, Staffordshire Moorlands £776Staffordshire Moorlands: £776Shropshire: £869Staffordshire Moorlands: £779Shropshire: £872Staffordshire Moorlands: £736Shropshire: £824

    £869£872£824Shropshire is higher£776£779£736

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Shropshire £2,837, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,011Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,011Shropshire: £2,837Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,024Shropshire: £2,850Staffordshire Moorlands: £2,856Shropshire: £2,691

    £2,837£2,850£2,691Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£3,011£3,024£2,856

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Shropshire £79, Staffordshire Moorlands £65Staffordshire Moorlands: £65Shropshire: £79Staffordshire Moorlands: £65Shropshire: £79Staffordshire Moorlands: £61Shropshire: £75

    £79£79£75Shropshire is higher£65£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £173, Staffordshire Moorlands £186Staffordshire Moorlands: £186Shropshire: £173Staffordshire Moorlands: £187Shropshire: £174Staffordshire Moorlands: £177Shropshire: £164

    £173£174£164Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£177

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.72Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.72Shropshire: £5.36Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.74Shropshire: £5.38Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.48Shropshire: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Shropshire is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, Staffordshire Moorlands £404Staffordshire Moorlands: £404Shropshire: £381Staffordshire Moorlands: £405Shropshire: £382Staffordshire Moorlands: £383Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£404£405£383

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, Staffordshire Moorlands £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Shropshire: £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Shropshire: £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £101Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£107£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Shropshire £51, Staffordshire Moorlands £55Staffordshire Moorlands: £55Shropshire: £51Staffordshire Moorlands: £56Shropshire: £51Staffordshire Moorlands: £53Shropshire: £49

    £51£51£49Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£55£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Shropshire £660, Staffordshire Moorlands £546Staffordshire Moorlands: £546Shropshire: £660Staffordshire Moorlands: £549Shropshire: £663Staffordshire Moorlands: £518Shropshire: £626

    £660£663£626Shropshire is higher£546£549£518

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, Staffordshire Moorlands £118Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Shropshire: £154Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Shropshire: £155Staffordshire Moorlands: £112Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146Shropshire is higher£118£118£112

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £150, Staffordshire Moorlands £168Staffordshire Moorlands: £168Shropshire: £150Staffordshire Moorlands: £169Shropshire: £151Staffordshire Moorlands: £159Shropshire: £142

    £150£151£142Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£159

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £3.86, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.19Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.19Shropshire: £3.86Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.20Shropshire: £3.87Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.97Shropshire: £3.66

    £3.86£3.87£3.66Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4.19£4.20£3.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Shropshire £3.11, Staffordshire Moorlands £1.84Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.84Shropshire: £3.11Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.85Shropshire: £3.12Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.75Shropshire: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Shropshire is higher£1.84£1.85£1.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.61Shropshire: £6.04Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.63Shropshire: £6.07Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.32Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Shropshire is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 252.3, Staffordshire Moorlands 262.3Staffordshire Moorlands: 262.3Shropshire: 252.3

    252.3Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count262.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 20.6, Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8Staffordshire Moorlands: 17.8Shropshire: 20.6

    20.6Shropshire is higher17.8

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 39.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 39.6Shropshire: 35.2

    35.2Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count39.6

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.1Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count58.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 82.1, Staffordshire Moorlands 72.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 72.6Shropshire: 82.1

    82.1Shropshire is higher72.6

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands 12.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 12.0Shropshire: 10.9

    10.9Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count12.0

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Shropshire and Staffordshire Moorlands, per resident
MeasureShropshireStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£4,676£4,696£4,436Staffordshire Moorlands
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,095£3,108£2,936£3,267£3,281£3,099Staffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£869£872£824£776£779£736Shropshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,837£2,850£2,691£3,011£3,024£2,856Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£65£65£61Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£186£187£177Staffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£4.72£4.74£4.48Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£404£405£383Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£107£107£101Staffordshire Moorlands
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£49£55£56£53Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£660£663£626£546£549£518Shropshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£118£118£112Shropshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142£168£169£159Staffordshire Moorlands
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.86£3.87£3.66£4.19£4.20£3.97Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£1.84£1.85£1.75Shropshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£5.61£5.63£5.32Shropshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026252.3262.3Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.617.8Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.239.6Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.958.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.172.6Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.912.0Staffordshire Moorlands

Total

Shropshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands 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 Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Shropshire £1.5bn, Staffordshire Moorlands £451.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £451.4mShropshire: £1.5bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £453.3mShropshire: £1.5bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £428.2mShropshire: £1.4bn

    £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£451.4m£453.3m£428.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Shropshire £1.0bn, Staffordshire Moorlands £315.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £315.3mShropshire: £1.0bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £316.7mShropshire: £1.0bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £299.1mShropshire: £973.9m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£315.3m£316.7m£299.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Shropshire £288.2m, Staffordshire Moorlands £74.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £74.9mShropshire: £288.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £75.2mShropshire: £289.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £71.0mShropshire: £273.3m

    £288.2m£289.4m£273.3mShropshire is higher£74.9m£75.2m£71.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Shropshire £941.3m, Staffordshire Moorlands £290.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £290.6mShropshire: £941.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £291.9mShropshire: £945.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £275.7mShropshire: £892.9m

    £941.3m£945.3m£892.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£290.6m£291.9m£275.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire £26.2m, Staffordshire Moorlands £6.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £6.2mShropshire: £26.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £6.3mShropshire: £26.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.9mShropshire: £24.8m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.8mShropshire is higher£6.2m£6.3m£5.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £57.4m, Staffordshire Moorlands £18.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £18.0mShropshire: £57.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £18.1mShropshire: £57.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £17.1mShropshire: £54.4m

    £57.4m£57.6m£54.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m

  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, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.46mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.46mShropshire: £1.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.46mShropshire: £1.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.43mShropshire: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mShropshire is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £126.3m, Staffordshire Moorlands £39.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £39.0mShropshire: £126.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £39.1mShropshire: £126.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £37.0mShropshire: £119.8m

    £126.3m£126.8m£119.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£39.0m£39.1m£37.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £31.8m, Staffordshire Moorlands £10.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.3mShropshire: £31.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.4mShropshire: £31.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £9.8mShropshire: £30.2m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire £17.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.3mShropshire: £17.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.4mShropshire: £17.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.1mShropshire: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire £219.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £52.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £52.7mShropshire: £219.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £53.0mShropshire: £220.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £50.0mShropshire: £207.8m

    £219.0m£220.0m£207.8mShropshire is higher£52.7m£53.0m£50.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Shropshire £51.1m, Staffordshire Moorlands £11.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.3mShropshire: £51.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.4mShropshire: £51.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.8mShropshire: £48.4m

    £51.1m£51.3m£48.4mShropshire is higher£11.3m£11.4m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Shropshire £49.8m, Staffordshire Moorlands £16.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.2mShropshire: £49.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.3mShropshire: £50.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £15.4mShropshire: £47.3m

    £49.8m£50.0m£47.3mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Shropshire £1.3m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.40mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.40mShropshire: £1.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.41mShropshire: £1.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.38mShropshire: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Shropshire £1.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.18mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.18mShropshire: £1.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.18mShropshire: £1.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.17mShropshire: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mShropshire is higher£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Shropshire £2.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.54mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.54mShropshire: £2.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.54mShropshire: £2.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.51mShropshire: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mShropshire is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Shropshire 83,703, Staffordshire Moorlands 25,323Staffordshire Moorlands: 25,323Shropshire: 83,703

    83,703Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count25,323

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire 6,823, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,717Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,717Shropshire: 6,823

    6,823Shropshire is higher1,717

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 11,684, Staffordshire Moorlands 3,822Staffordshire Moorlands: 3,822Shropshire: 11,684

    11,684Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count3,822

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 18,202, Staffordshire Moorlands 5,608Staffordshire Moorlands: 5,608Shropshire: 18,202

    18,202Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count5,608

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire 27,247, Staffordshire Moorlands 7,005Staffordshire Moorlands: 7,005Shropshire: 27,247

    27,247Shropshire is higher7,005

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire 3,629, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,159Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,159Shropshire: 3,629

    3,629Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count1,159

Show the numbers
Shropshire and Staffordshire Moorlands, total
MeasureShropshireStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£451.4m£453.3m£428.2mShropshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m£315.3m£316.7m£299.1mShropshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m£74.9m£75.2m£71.0mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£941.3m£945.3m£892.9m£290.6m£291.9m£275.7mShropshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m£6.2m£6.3m£5.9mShropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m£39.0m£39.1m£37.0mShropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mShropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mShropshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m£52.7m£53.0m£50.0mShropshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m£11.3m£11.4m£10.8mShropshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mShropshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.40m£0.41m£0.38mShropshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£0.18m£0.18m£0.17mShropshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202683,70325,323Shropshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,8231,717Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,6843,822Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,2025,608Shropshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202627,2477,005Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6291,159Shropshire

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.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.