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Bedford and East Staffordshire

194,881 and 130,069 residents (mid-2024).

Bedford is higher than East Staffordshire on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 14 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Bedford is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and East Staffordshire on 12. 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

Bedford East Staffordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £3,927, East Staffordshire £4,017East Staffordshire: £4,017Bedford: £3,927East Staffordshire: £4,035Bedford: £3,944East Staffordshire: £3,811Bedford: £3,725

    £3,927£3,944£3,725East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,017£4,035£3,811

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £12,590, East Staffordshire £12,597East Staffordshire: £12,597Bedford: £12,590East Staffordshire: £12,651Bedford: £12,644East Staffordshire: £11,949Bedford: £11,943

    £12,590£12,644£11,943East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,597£12,651£11,949

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £1,880, East Staffordshire £1,791East Staffordshire: £1,791Bedford: £1,880East Staffordshire: £1,799Bedford: £1,888East Staffordshire: £1,699Bedford: £1,783

    £1,880£1,888£1,783Bedford is higher£1,791£1,799£1,699

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £11,470, East Staffordshire £11,581East Staffordshire: £11,581Bedford: £11,470East Staffordshire: £11,630Bedford: £11,519East Staffordshire: £10,985Bedford: £10,880

    £11,470£11,519£10,880East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,581£11,630£10,985

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £450, East Staffordshire £325East Staffordshire: £325Bedford: £450East Staffordshire: £327Bedford: £452East Staffordshire: £309Bedford: £426

    £450£452£426Bedford is higher£325£327£309

  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: Bedford £648, East Staffordshire £669East Staffordshire: £669Bedford: £648East Staffordshire: £672Bedford: £651East Staffordshire: £635Bedford: £614

    £648£651£614East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£669£672£635

  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: Bedford £23, East Staffordshire £22East Staffordshire: £22Bedford: £23East Staffordshire: £22Bedford: £23East Staffordshire: £21Bedford: £22

    £23£23£22Bedford 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: Bedford £350, East Staffordshire £390East Staffordshire: £390Bedford: £350East Staffordshire: £391Bedford: £351East Staffordshire: £370Bedford: £332

    £350£351£332East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£390£391£370

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £114, East Staffordshire £99East Staffordshire: £99Bedford: £114East Staffordshire: £99Bedford: £114East Staffordshire: £94Bedford: £108

    £114£114£108Bedford is higher£99£99£94

  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: Bedford £88, East Staffordshire £103East Staffordshire: £103Bedford: £88East Staffordshire: £104Bedford: £88East Staffordshire: £98Bedford: £83

    £88£88£83East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £1,572, East Staffordshire £1,417East Staffordshire: £1,417Bedford: £1,572East Staffordshire: £1,423Bedford: £1,579East Staffordshire: £1,344Bedford: £1,491

    £1,572£1,579£1,491Bedford is higher£1,417£1,423£1,344

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £246, East Staffordshire £139East Staffordshire: £139Bedford: £246East Staffordshire: £140Bedford: £247East Staffordshire: £132Bedford: £233

    £246£247£233Bedford is higher£139£140£132

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £206, East Staffordshire £261East Staffordshire: £261Bedford: £206East Staffordshire: £262Bedford: £207East Staffordshire: £247Bedford: £196

    £206£207£196East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£261£262£247

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £9.49, East Staffordshire £6.09East Staffordshire: £6.09Bedford: £9.49East Staffordshire: £6.12Bedford: £9.53East Staffordshire: £5.78Bedford: £9.00

    £9.49£9.53£9.00Bedford is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £4.51, East Staffordshire £4.65East Staffordshire: £4.65Bedford: £4.51East Staffordshire: £4.67Bedford: £4.53East Staffordshire: £4.41Bedford: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.65£4.67£4.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.97, East Staffordshire £5.79East Staffordshire: £5.79Bedford: £5.97East Staffordshire: £5.81Bedford: £5.99East Staffordshire: £5.49Bedford: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Bedford is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bedford 1,001.2, East Staffordshire 1,021.6East Staffordshire: 1,021.6Bedford: 1,001.2

    1,001.2East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,021.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bedford 93.5, East Staffordshire 84.1East Staffordshire: 84.1Bedford: 93.5

    93.5Bedford is higherDepends on how you count84.1

  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: Bedford 137.8, East Staffordshire 141.6East Staffordshire: 141.6Bedford: 137.8

    137.8East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count141.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 55.2, East Staffordshire 58.5East Staffordshire: 58.5Bedford: 55.2

    55.2East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count58.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bedford 181.8, East Staffordshire 181.4East Staffordshire: 181.4Bedford: 181.8

    181.8Bedford is higher181.4

  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: Bedford 20.6, East Staffordshire 22.9East Staffordshire: 22.9Bedford: 20.6

    20.6East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count22.9

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Bedford and East Staffordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureBedfordEast StaffordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,927£3,944£3,725£4,017£4,035£3,811East Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,590£12,644£11,943£12,597£12,651£11,949East Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,880£1,888£1,783£1,791£1,799£1,699Bedford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,470£11,519£10,880£11,581£11,630£10,985East Staffordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£450£452£426£325£327£309Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£648£651£614£669£672£635East Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£22£22£21Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£350£351£332£390£391£370East Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£99£99£94Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£88£88£83£103£104£98East Staffordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,572£1,579£1,491£1,417£1,423£1,344Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£139£140£132Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£206£207£196£261£262£247East Staffordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.49£9.53£9.00£6.09£6.12£5.78Bedford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£4.65£4.67£4.41East Staffordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£5.79£5.81£5.49Bedford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.21,021.6East Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.584.1Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026137.8141.6East Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.258.5East Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026181.8181.4Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.622.9East Staffordshire

Per resident

Bedford is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and East Staffordshire 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

Bedford East Staffordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £3,927, East Staffordshire £4,017East Staffordshire: £4,017Bedford: £3,927East Staffordshire: £4,035Bedford: £3,944East Staffordshire: £3,811Bedford: £3,725

    £3,927£3,944£3,725East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,017£4,035£3,811

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bedford £2,029, East Staffordshire £2,279East Staffordshire: £2,279Bedford: £2,029East Staffordshire: £2,289Bedford: £2,038East Staffordshire: £2,162Bedford: £1,925

    £2,029£2,038£1,925East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,279£2,289£2,162

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bedford £1,184, East Staffordshire £1,105East Staffordshire: £1,105Bedford: £1,184East Staffordshire: £1,109Bedford: £1,189East Staffordshire: £1,048Bedford: £1,123

    £1,184£1,189£1,123Bedford is higher£1,105£1,109£1,048

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bedford £1,848, East Staffordshire £2,095East Staffordshire: £2,095Bedford: £1,848East Staffordshire: £2,104Bedford: £1,856East Staffordshire: £1,988Bedford: £1,753

    £1,848£1,856£1,753East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,095£2,104£1,988

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bedford £72, East Staffordshire £59East Staffordshire: £59Bedford: £72East Staffordshire: £59Bedford: £73East Staffordshire: £56Bedford: £69

    £72£73£69Bedford is higher£59£59£56

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £104, East Staffordshire £121East Staffordshire: £121Bedford: £104East Staffordshire: £122Bedford: £105East Staffordshire: £115Bedford: £99

    £104£105£99East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bedford £3.73, East Staffordshire £3.92East Staffordshire: £3.92Bedford: £3.73East Staffordshire: £3.94Bedford: £3.75East Staffordshire: £3.72Bedford: £3.54

    £3.73£3.75£3.54East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.92£3.94£3.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £350, East Staffordshire £390East Staffordshire: £390Bedford: £350East Staffordshire: £391Bedford: £351East Staffordshire: £370Bedford: £332

    £350£351£332East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£390£391£370

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £114, East Staffordshire £99East Staffordshire: £99Bedford: £114East Staffordshire: £99Bedford: £114East Staffordshire: £94Bedford: £108

    £114£114£108Bedford is higher£99£99£94

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bedford £55, East Staffordshire £64East Staffordshire: £64Bedford: £55East Staffordshire: £64Bedford: £56East Staffordshire: £60Bedford: £53

    £55£56£53East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£64£64£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bedford £990, East Staffordshire £874East Staffordshire: £874Bedford: £990East Staffordshire: £877Bedford: £994East Staffordshire: £829Bedford: £939

    £990£994£939Bedford is higher£874£877£829

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £246, East Staffordshire £139East Staffordshire: £139Bedford: £246East Staffordshire: £140Bedford: £247East Staffordshire: £132Bedford: £233

    £246£247£233Bedford is higher£139£140£132

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bedford £130, East Staffordshire £161East Staffordshire: £161Bedford: £130East Staffordshire: £161Bedford: £130East Staffordshire: £152Bedford: £123

    £130£130£123East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£161£161£152

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bedford £5.97, East Staffordshire £3.76East Staffordshire: £3.76Bedford: £5.97East Staffordshire: £3.78Bedford: £5.99East Staffordshire: £3.57Bedford: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Bedford is higher£3.76£3.78£3.57

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bedford £2.84, East Staffordshire £2.87East Staffordshire: £2.87Bedford: £2.84East Staffordshire: £2.88Bedford: £2.85East Staffordshire: £2.72Bedford: £2.69

    £2.84£2.85£2.69East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.87£2.88£2.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.97, East Staffordshire £5.79East Staffordshire: £5.79Bedford: £5.97East Staffordshire: £5.81Bedford: £5.99East Staffordshire: £5.49Bedford: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Bedford is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 161.3, East Staffordshire 184.8East Staffordshire: 184.8Bedford: 161.3

    161.3East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count184.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 15.1, East Staffordshire 15.2East Staffordshire: 15.2Bedford: 15.1

    15.1East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count15.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 22.2, East Staffordshire 25.6East Staffordshire: 25.6Bedford: 22.2

    22.2East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count25.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 55.2, East Staffordshire 58.5East Staffordshire: 58.5Bedford: 55.2

    55.2East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count58.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 114.4, East Staffordshire 111.9East Staffordshire: 111.9Bedford: 114.4

    114.4Bedford is higher111.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 13.0, East Staffordshire 14.1East Staffordshire: 14.1Bedford: 13.0

    13.0East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count14.1

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Bedford and East Staffordshire, per resident
MeasureBedfordEast StaffordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,927£3,944£3,725£4,017£4,035£3,811East Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,029£2,038£1,925£2,279£2,289£2,162East Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,184£1,189£1,123£1,105£1,109£1,048Bedford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,848£1,856£1,753£2,095£2,104£1,988East Staffordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£72£73£69£59£59£56Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£121£122£115East Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.73£3.75£3.54£3.92£3.94£3.72East Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£350£351£332£390£391£370East Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£99£99£94Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£56£53£64£64£60East Staffordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£990£994£939£874£877£829Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£139£140£132Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£161£161£152East Staffordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£3.76£3.78£3.57Bedford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.84£2.85£2.69£2.87£2.88£2.72East Staffordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£5.79£5.81£5.49Bedford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026161.3184.8East Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.115.2East Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.225.6East Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.258.5East Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026114.4111.9Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.014.1East Staffordshire

Total

Bedford is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and East Staffordshire 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

Bedford East Staffordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bedford £765.4m, East Staffordshire £522.6mEast Staffordshire: £522.6mBedford: £765.4mEast Staffordshire: £524.8mBedford: £768.6mEast Staffordshire: £495.7mBedford: £726.0m

    £765.4m£768.6m£726.0mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£522.6m£524.8m£495.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bedford £395.4m, East Staffordshire £296.5mEast Staffordshire: £296.5mBedford: £395.4mEast Staffordshire: £297.7mBedford: £397.1mEast Staffordshire: £281.2mBedford: £375.1m

    £395.4m£397.1m£375.1mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£296.5m£297.7m£281.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bedford £230.7m, East Staffordshire £143.7mEast Staffordshire: £143.7mBedford: £230.7mEast Staffordshire: £144.3mBedford: £231.6mEast Staffordshire: £136.3mBedford: £218.8m

    £230.7m£231.6m£218.8mBedford is higher£143.7m£144.3m£136.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bedford £360.2m, East Staffordshire £272.5mEast Staffordshire: £272.5mBedford: £360.2mEast Staffordshire: £273.7mBedford: £361.8mEast Staffordshire: £258.5mBedford: £341.7m

    £360.2m£361.8m£341.7mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£272.5m£273.7m£258.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford £14.1m, East Staffordshire £7.7mEast Staffordshire: £7.7mBedford: £14.1mEast Staffordshire: £7.7mBedford: £14.2mEast Staffordshire: £7.3mBedford: £13.4m

    £14.1m£14.2m£13.4mBedford is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford £20.3m, East Staffordshire £15.8mEast Staffordshire: £15.8mBedford: £20.3mEast Staffordshire: £15.8mBedford: £20.4mEast Staffordshire: £14.9mBedford: £19.3m

    £20.3m£20.4m£19.3mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bedford £0.73m, East Staffordshire £0.51mEast Staffordshire: £0.51mBedford: £0.73mEast Staffordshire: £0.51mBedford: £0.73mEast Staffordshire: £0.48mBedford: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford £68.1m, East Staffordshire £50.7mEast Staffordshire: £50.7mBedford: £68.1mEast Staffordshire: £50.9mBedford: £68.4mEast Staffordshire: £48.1mBedford: £64.6m

    £68.1m£68.4m£64.6mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£50.7m£50.9m£48.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bedford £22.2m, East Staffordshire £12.9mEast Staffordshire: £12.9mBedford: £22.2mEast Staffordshire: £12.9mBedford: £22.3mEast Staffordshire: £12.2mBedford: £21.0m

    £22.2m£22.3m£21.0mBedford is higher£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford £10.8m, East Staffordshire £8.3mEast Staffordshire: £8.3mBedford: £10.8mEast Staffordshire: £8.3mBedford: £10.8mEast Staffordshire: £7.8mBedford: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford £192.8m, East Staffordshire £113.6mEast Staffordshire: £113.6mBedford: £192.8mEast Staffordshire: £114.1mBedford: £193.7mEast Staffordshire: £107.8mBedford: £182.9m

    £192.8m£193.7m£182.9mBedford is higher£113.6m£114.1m£107.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bedford £47.9m, East Staffordshire £18.1mEast Staffordshire: £18.1mBedford: £47.9mEast Staffordshire: £18.2mBedford: £48.1mEast Staffordshire: £17.2mBedford: £45.4m

    £47.9m£48.1m£45.4mBedford is higher£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bedford £25.3m, East Staffordshire £20.9mEast Staffordshire: £20.9mBedford: £25.3mEast Staffordshire: £21.0mBedford: £25.4mEast Staffordshire: £19.8mBedford: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.4m£24.0mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bedford £1.2m, East Staffordshire £0.49mEast Staffordshire: £0.49mBedford: £1.2mEast Staffordshire: £0.49mBedford: £1.2mEast Staffordshire: £0.46mBedford: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBedford is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bedford £0.55m, East Staffordshire £0.37mEast Staffordshire: £0.37mBedford: £0.55mEast Staffordshire: £0.37mBedford: £0.56mEast Staffordshire: £0.35mBedford: £0.53m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.53mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bedford £1.2m, East Staffordshire £0.75mEast Staffordshire: £0.75mBedford: £1.2mEast Staffordshire: £0.76mBedford: £1.2mEast Staffordshire: £0.71mBedford: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBedford is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bedford 31,443, East Staffordshire 24,041East Staffordshire: 24,041Bedford: 31,443

    31,443Bedford is higherDepends on how you count24,041

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford 2,936, East Staffordshire 1,980East Staffordshire: 1,980Bedford: 2,936

    2,936Bedford is higherDepends on how you count1,980

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford 4,327, East Staffordshire 3,332East Staffordshire: 3,332Bedford: 4,327

    4,327Bedford is higherDepends on how you count3,332

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford 10,748, East Staffordshire 7,604East Staffordshire: 7,604Bedford: 10,748

    10,748Bedford is higherDepends on how you count7,604

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford 22,297, East Staffordshire 14,552East Staffordshire: 14,552Bedford: 22,297

    22,297Bedford is higher14,552

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford 2,527, East Staffordshire 1,838East Staffordshire: 1,838Bedford: 2,527

    2,527Bedford is higherDepends on how you count1,838

Show the numbers
Bedford and East Staffordshire, total
MeasureBedfordEast StaffordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£765.4m£768.6m£726.0m£522.6m£524.8m£495.7mBedford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£395.4m£397.1m£375.1m£296.5m£297.7m£281.2mBedford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£230.7m£231.6m£218.8m£143.7m£144.3m£136.3mBedford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£360.2m£361.8m£341.7m£272.5m£273.7m£258.5mBedford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mBedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m£15.8m£15.8m£14.9mBedford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£68.1m£68.4m£64.6m£50.7m£50.9m£48.1mBedford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mBedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£8.3m£8.3m£7.8mBedford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£192.8m£193.7m£182.9m£113.6m£114.1m£107.8mBedford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£47.9m£48.1m£45.4m£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mBedford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m£20.9m£21.0m£19.8mBedford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mBedford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mBedford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.75m£0.76m£0.71mBedford
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,44324,041Bedford
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,9361,980Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3273,332Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,7487,604Bedford
Universal Credittotal, May 202622,29714,552Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5271,838Bedford

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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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