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Shropshire and East Suffolk

331,751 and 249,581 residents (mid-2024).

Shropshire is higher than East Suffolk on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 18 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 7 of 22 measures, and East Suffolk on 15. 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 East Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, East Suffolk £5,259East Suffolk: £5,259Shropshire: £4,600East Suffolk: £5,281Shropshire: £4,619East Suffolk: £4,988Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£5,259£5,281£4,988

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £12,313, East Suffolk £12,409East Suffolk: £12,409Shropshire: £12,313East Suffolk: £12,462Shropshire: £12,365East Suffolk: £11,771Shropshire: £11,679

    £12,313£12,365£11,679East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£12,409£12,462£11,771

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,504, East Suffolk £1,948East Suffolk: £1,948Shropshire: £1,504East Suffolk: £1,956Shropshire: £1,510East Suffolk: £1,848Shropshire: £1,426

    £1,504£1,510£1,426East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£1,948£1,956£1,848

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £11,289, East Suffolk £11,457East Suffolk: £11,457Shropshire: £11,289East Suffolk: £11,506Shropshire: £11,337East Suffolk: £10,867Shropshire: £10,708

    £11,289£11,337£10,708East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£11,457£11,506£10,867

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Shropshire £314, East Suffolk £285East Suffolk: £285Shropshire: £314East Suffolk: £286Shropshire: £315East Suffolk: £270Shropshire: £298

    £314£315£298Shropshire is higher£285£286£270

  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, East Suffolk £648East Suffolk: £648Shropshire: £688East Suffolk: £651Shropshire: £691East Suffolk: £615Shropshire: £653

    £688£691£653Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£648£651£615

  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, East Suffolk £20East Suffolk: £20Shropshire: £21East Suffolk: £20Shropshire: £21East Suffolk: £19Shropshire: £20

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, East Suffolk £459East Suffolk: £459Shropshire: £381East Suffolk: £461Shropshire: £382East Suffolk: £435Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£459£461£435

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, East Suffolk £121East Suffolk: £121Shropshire: £96East Suffolk: £121Shropshire: £96East Suffolk: £114Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£121£121£114

  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, East Suffolk £127East Suffolk: £127Shropshire: £89East Suffolk: £127Shropshire: £89East Suffolk: £120Shropshire: £84

    £89£89£84East Suffolk is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £1,143, East Suffolk £1,529East Suffolk: £1,529Shropshire: £1,143East Suffolk: £1,535Shropshire: £1,148East Suffolk: £1,450Shropshire: £1,084

    £1,143£1,148£1,084East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£1,529£1,535£1,450

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, East Suffolk £165East Suffolk: £165Shropshire: £154East Suffolk: £165Shropshire: £155East Suffolk: £156Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£165£165£156

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £260, East Suffolk £281East Suffolk: £281Shropshire: £260East Suffolk: £282Shropshire: £261East Suffolk: £266Shropshire: £247

    £260£261£247East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£281£282£266

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £6.68, East Suffolk £5.67East Suffolk: £5.67Shropshire: £6.68East Suffolk: £5.70Shropshire: £6.71East Suffolk: £5.38Shropshire: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Shropshire is higher£5.67£5.70£5.38

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Shropshire £5.39, East Suffolk £6.31East Suffolk: £6.31Shropshire: £5.39East Suffolk: £6.34Shropshire: £5.41East Suffolk: £5.99Shropshire: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£6.31£6.34£5.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, East Suffolk £6.79East Suffolk: £6.79Shropshire: £6.04East Suffolk: £6.82Shropshire: £6.07East Suffolk: £6.44Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£6.79£6.82£6.44

  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, East Suffolk 1,003.3East Suffolk: 1,003.3Shropshire: 1,003.8

    1,003.8Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count1,003.3

  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, East Suffolk 76.6East Suffolk: 76.6Shropshire: 81.8

    81.8Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count76.6

  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, East Suffolk 135.2East Suffolk: 135.2Shropshire: 140.1

    140.1Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count135.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 54.9, East Suffolk 68.5East Suffolk: 68.5Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count68.5

  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, East Suffolk 183.8East Suffolk: 183.8Shropshire: 142.2

    142.2East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count183.8

  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, East Suffolk 26.7East Suffolk: 26.7Shropshire: 18.9

    18.9East Suffolk is higher26.7

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Shropshire and East Suffolk, per person in the age group
MeasureShropshireEast SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£5,259£5,281£4,988East Suffolk
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,313£12,365£11,679£12,409£12,462£11,771East Suffolk
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,504£1,510£1,426£1,948£1,956£1,848East Suffolk
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,289£11,337£10,708£11,457£11,506£10,867East Suffolk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£298£285£286£270Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£688£691£653£648£651£615Shropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£20£20£19Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£459£461£435East Suffolk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£121£121£114East Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84£127£127£120East Suffolk
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,143£1,148£1,084£1,529£1,535£1,450East Suffolk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£165£165£156East Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£260£261£247£281£282£266East Suffolk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£5.67£5.70£5.38Shropshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£6.31£6.34£5.99East Suffolk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£6.79£6.82£6.44East Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.81,003.3Shropshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.876.6Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.1135.2Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.968.5East Suffolk
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.2183.8East Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.926.7East Suffolk

Per resident

Shropshire is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and East Suffolk on 20. 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 East Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shropshire £4,600, East Suffolk £5,259East Suffolk: £5,259Shropshire: £4,600East Suffolk: £5,281Shropshire: £4,619East Suffolk: £4,988Shropshire: £4,363

    £4,600£4,619£4,363East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£5,259£5,281£4,988

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Shropshire £3,095, East Suffolk £3,426East Suffolk: £3,426Shropshire: £3,095East Suffolk: £3,441Shropshire: £3,108East Suffolk: £3,250Shropshire: £2,936

    £3,095£3,108£2,936East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£3,426£3,441£3,250

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Shropshire £869, East Suffolk £1,082East Suffolk: £1,082Shropshire: £869East Suffolk: £1,086Shropshire: £872East Suffolk: £1,026Shropshire: £824

    £869£872£824East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£1,082£1,086£1,026

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Shropshire £2,837, East Suffolk £3,163East Suffolk: £3,163Shropshire: £2,837East Suffolk: £3,177Shropshire: £2,850East Suffolk: £3,001Shropshire: £2,691

    £2,837£2,850£2,691East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£3,163£3,177£3,001

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Shropshire £79, East Suffolk £79East Suffolk: £79Shropshire: £79East Suffolk: £79Shropshire: £79East Suffolk: £75Shropshire: £75

    £79£79£75Shropshire is higher£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £173, East Suffolk £179East Suffolk: £179Shropshire: £173East Suffolk: £180Shropshire: £174East Suffolk: £170Shropshire: £164

    £173£174£164East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£179£180£170

  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, East Suffolk £5.50East Suffolk: £5.50Shropshire: £5.36East Suffolk: £5.53Shropshire: £5.38East Suffolk: £5.22Shropshire: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£5.50£5.53£5.22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £381, East Suffolk £459East Suffolk: £459Shropshire: £381East Suffolk: £461Shropshire: £382East Suffolk: £435Shropshire: £361

    £381£382£361East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£459£461£435

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shropshire £96, East Suffolk £121East Suffolk: £121Shropshire: £96East Suffolk: £121Shropshire: £96East Suffolk: £114Shropshire: £91

    £96£96£91East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£121£121£114

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Shropshire £51, East Suffolk £70East Suffolk: £70Shropshire: £51East Suffolk: £71Shropshire: £51East Suffolk: £67Shropshire: £49

    £51£51£49East Suffolk is higher£70£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Shropshire £660, East Suffolk £849East Suffolk: £849Shropshire: £660East Suffolk: £853Shropshire: £663East Suffolk: £805Shropshire: £626

    £660£663£626East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£849£853£805

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shropshire £154, East Suffolk £165East Suffolk: £165Shropshire: £154East Suffolk: £165Shropshire: £155East Suffolk: £156Shropshire: £146

    £154£155£146East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£165£165£156

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £150, East Suffolk £156East Suffolk: £156Shropshire: £150East Suffolk: £156Shropshire: £151East Suffolk: £148Shropshire: £142

    £150£151£142East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£156£156£148

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Shropshire £3.86, East Suffolk £3.15East Suffolk: £3.15Shropshire: £3.86East Suffolk: £3.17Shropshire: £3.87East Suffolk: £2.99Shropshire: £3.66

    £3.86£3.87£3.66Shropshire is higher£3.15£3.17£2.99

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Shropshire £3.11, East Suffolk £3.51East Suffolk: £3.51Shropshire: £3.11East Suffolk: £3.53Shropshire: £3.12East Suffolk: £3.33Shropshire: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£3.51£3.53£3.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shropshire £6.04, East Suffolk £6.79East Suffolk: £6.79Shropshire: £6.04East Suffolk: £6.82Shropshire: £6.07East Suffolk: £6.44Shropshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£6.79£6.82£6.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 252.3, East Suffolk 277.0East Suffolk: 277.0Shropshire: 252.3

    252.3East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count277.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 20.6, East Suffolk 21.2East Suffolk: 21.2Shropshire: 20.6

    20.6East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count21.2

  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, East Suffolk 37.3East Suffolk: 37.3Shropshire: 35.2

    35.2East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count37.3

  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, East Suffolk 68.5East Suffolk: 68.5Shropshire: 54.9

    54.9East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count68.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 82.1, East Suffolk 102.1East Suffolk: 102.1Shropshire: 82.1

    82.1East Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count102.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shropshire 10.9, East Suffolk 14.8East Suffolk: 14.8Shropshire: 10.9

    10.9East Suffolk is higher14.8

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Shropshire and East Suffolk, per resident
MeasureShropshireEast SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,600£4,619£4,363£5,259£5,281£4,988East Suffolk
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,095£3,108£2,936£3,426£3,441£3,250East Suffolk
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£869£872£824£1,082£1,086£1,026East Suffolk
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,837£2,850£2,691£3,163£3,177£3,001East Suffolk
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£79£79£75Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£179£180£170East Suffolk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£5.50£5.53£5.22East Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£381£382£361£459£461£435East Suffolk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£121£121£114East Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£49£70£71£67East Suffolk
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£660£663£626£849£853£805East Suffolk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£165£165£156East Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142£156£156£148East Suffolk
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.86£3.87£3.66£3.15£3.17£2.99Shropshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£3.51£3.53£3.33East Suffolk
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£6.79£6.82£6.44East Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026252.3277.0East Suffolk
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.621.2East Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.237.3East Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.968.5East Suffolk
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.1102.1East Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.914.8East Suffolk

Total

Shropshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and East Suffolk 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 East Suffolk

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Shropshire £1.5bn, East Suffolk £1.3bnEast Suffolk: £1.3bnShropshire: £1.5bnEast Suffolk: £1.3bnShropshire: £1.5bnEast Suffolk: £1.2bnShropshire: £1.4bn

    £1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Shropshire £1.0bn, East Suffolk £855.2mEast Suffolk: £855.2mShropshire: £1.0bnEast Suffolk: £858.8mShropshire: £1.0bnEast Suffolk: £811.2mShropshire: £973.9m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£855.2m£858.8m£811.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Shropshire £288.2m, East Suffolk £270.0mEast Suffolk: £270.0mShropshire: £288.2mEast Suffolk: £271.1mShropshire: £289.4mEast Suffolk: £256.1mShropshire: £273.3m

    £288.2m£289.4m£273.3mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£270.0m£271.1m£256.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Shropshire £941.3m, East Suffolk £789.5mEast Suffolk: £789.5mShropshire: £941.3mEast Suffolk: £792.9mShropshire: £945.3mEast Suffolk: £748.9mShropshire: £892.9m

    £941.3m£945.3m£892.9mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£789.5m£792.9m£748.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire £26.2m, East Suffolk £19.6mEast Suffolk: £19.6mShropshire: £26.2mEast Suffolk: £19.7mShropshire: £26.3mEast Suffolk: £18.6mShropshire: £24.8m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.8mShropshire is higher£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £57.4m, East Suffolk £44.7mEast Suffolk: £44.7mShropshire: £57.4mEast Suffolk: £44.9mShropshire: £57.6mEast Suffolk: £42.4mShropshire: £54.4m

    £57.4m£57.6m£54.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m

  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, East Suffolk £1.4mEast Suffolk: £1.4mShropshire: £1.8mEast Suffolk: £1.4mShropshire: £1.8mEast Suffolk: £1.3mShropshire: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £126.3m, East Suffolk £114.5mEast Suffolk: £114.5mShropshire: £126.3mEast Suffolk: £115.0mShropshire: £126.8mEast Suffolk: £108.6mShropshire: £119.8m

    £126.3m£126.8m£119.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£114.5m£115.0m£108.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Shropshire £31.8m, East Suffolk £30.1mEast Suffolk: £30.1mShropshire: £31.8mEast Suffolk: £30.2mShropshire: £31.9mEast Suffolk: £28.6mShropshire: £30.2m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire £17.0m, East Suffolk £17.6mEast Suffolk: £17.6mShropshire: £17.0mEast Suffolk: £17.6mShropshire: £17.1mEast Suffolk: £16.7mShropshire: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mEast Suffolk is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire £219.0m, East Suffolk £211.9mEast Suffolk: £211.9mShropshire: £219.0mEast Suffolk: £212.8mShropshire: £220.0mEast Suffolk: £201.0mShropshire: £207.8m

    £219.0m£220.0m£207.8mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£211.9m£212.8m£201.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Shropshire £51.1m, East Suffolk £41.1mEast Suffolk: £41.1mShropshire: £51.1mEast Suffolk: £41.3mShropshire: £51.3mEast Suffolk: £39.0mShropshire: £48.4m

    £51.1m£51.3m£48.4mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£41.1m£41.3m£39.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Shropshire £49.8m, East Suffolk £38.9mEast Suffolk: £38.9mShropshire: £49.8mEast Suffolk: £39.0mShropshire: £50.0mEast Suffolk: £36.9mShropshire: £47.3m

    £49.8m£50.0m£47.3mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£38.9m£39.0m£36.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Shropshire £1.3m, East Suffolk £0.79mEast Suffolk: £0.79mShropshire: £1.3mEast Suffolk: £0.79mShropshire: £1.3mEast Suffolk: £0.75mShropshire: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mShropshire is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Shropshire £1.0m, East Suffolk £0.88mEast Suffolk: £0.88mShropshire: £1.0mEast Suffolk: £0.88mShropshire: £1.0mEast Suffolk: £0.83mShropshire: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Shropshire £2.0m, East Suffolk £1.7mEast Suffolk: £1.7mShropshire: £2.0mEast Suffolk: £1.7mShropshire: £2.0mEast Suffolk: £1.6mShropshire: £1.9m

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Shropshire 83,703, East Suffolk 69,141East Suffolk: 69,141Shropshire: 83,703

    83,703Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count69,141

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Shropshire 6,823, East Suffolk 5,280East Suffolk: 5,280Shropshire: 6,823

    6,823Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count5,280

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 11,684, East Suffolk 9,317East Suffolk: 9,317Shropshire: 11,684

    11,684Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count9,317

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shropshire 18,202, East Suffolk 17,104East Suffolk: 17,104Shropshire: 18,202

    18,202Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count17,104

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Shropshire 27,247, East Suffolk 25,474East Suffolk: 25,474Shropshire: 27,247

    27,247Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count25,474

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shropshire 3,629, East Suffolk 3,694East Suffolk: 3,694Shropshire: 3,629

    3,629East Suffolk is higher3,694

Show the numbers
Shropshire and East Suffolk, total
MeasureShropshireEast SuffolkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnShropshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m£855.2m£858.8m£811.2mShropshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m£270.0m£271.1m£256.1mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£941.3m£945.3m£892.9m£789.5m£792.9m£748.9mShropshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mShropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m£44.7m£44.9m£42.4mShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m£114.5m£115.0m£108.6mShropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m£30.1m£30.2m£28.6mShropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£17.6m£17.6m£16.7mEast Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m£211.9m£212.8m£201.0mShropshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m£41.1m£41.3m£39.0mShropshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m£38.9m£39.0m£36.9mShropshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mShropshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£0.88m£0.88m£0.83mShropshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202683,70369,141Shropshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,8235,280Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202611,6849,317Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202618,20217,104Shropshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202627,24725,474Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6293,694East Suffolk

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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