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Dorset and Staffordshire Moorlands

389,341 and 96,528 residents (mid-2024).

Dorset is higher than Staffordshire Moorlands on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 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

Dorset is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 11. 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

Dorset Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dorset £5,217, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,676Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,676Dorset: £5,217Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,696Dorset: £5,239Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,436Dorset: £4,948

    £5,217£5,239£4,948Dorset is higher£4,676£4,696£4,436

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dorset £12,394, Staffordshire Moorlands £12,703Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,703Dorset: £12,394Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,757Dorset: £12,446Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,049Dorset: £11,756

    £12,394£12,446£11,756Staffordshire 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: Dorset £1,701, Staffordshire Moorlands £1,350Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,350Dorset: £1,701Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,356Dorset: £1,708Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,280Dorset: £1,613

    £1,701£1,708£1,613Dorset 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: Dorset £11,463, Staffordshire Moorlands £11,708Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,708Dorset: £11,463Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,758Dorset: £11,512Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,105Dorset: £10,873

    £11,463£11,512£10,873Staffordshire 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: Dorset £269, Staffordshire Moorlands £251Staffordshire Moorlands: £251Dorset: £269Staffordshire Moorlands: £252Dorset: £270Staffordshire Moorlands: £238Dorset: £255

    £269£270£255Dorset 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: Dorset £643, Staffordshire Moorlands £725Staffordshire Moorlands: £725Dorset: £643Staffordshire Moorlands: £728Dorset: £646Staffordshire Moorlands: £688Dorset: £610

    £643£646£610Staffordshire 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: Dorset £18, Staffordshire Moorlands £18Staffordshire Moorlands: £18Dorset: £18Staffordshire Moorlands: £18Dorset: £18Staffordshire Moorlands: £17Dorset: £17

    £18£18£17Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £386, Staffordshire Moorlands £404Staffordshire Moorlands: £404Dorset: £386Staffordshire Moorlands: £405Dorset: £388Staffordshire Moorlands: £383Dorset: £366

    £386£388£366Staffordshire 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: Dorset £107, Staffordshire Moorlands £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Dorset: £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Dorset: £108Staffordshire Moorlands: £101Dorset: £102

    £107£108£102Dorset is higher£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: Dorset £99, Staffordshire Moorlands £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £96Dorset: £99Staffordshire Moorlands: £97Dorset: £99Staffordshire Moorlands: £91Dorset: £94

    £99£99£94Dorset 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: Dorset £1,319, Staffordshire Moorlands £950Staffordshire Moorlands: £950Dorset: £1,319Staffordshire Moorlands: £955Dorset: £1,325Staffordshire Moorlands: £902Dorset: £1,251

    £1,319£1,325£1,251Dorset is higher£950£955£902

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dorset £180, Staffordshire Moorlands £118Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Dorset: £180Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Dorset: £181Staffordshire Moorlands: £112Dorset: £171

    £180£181£171Dorset 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: Dorset £273, Staffordshire Moorlands £293Staffordshire Moorlands: £293Dorset: £273Staffordshire Moorlands: £294Dorset: £274Staffordshire Moorlands: £277Dorset: £259

    £273£274£259Staffordshire 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: Dorset £4.35, Staffordshire Moorlands £7.28Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.28Dorset: £4.35Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.32Dorset: £4.37Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.91Dorset: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Staffordshire 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: Dorset £5.09, Staffordshire Moorlands £3.22Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.22Dorset: £5.09Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.23Dorset: £5.11Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.05Dorset: £4.83

    £5.09£5.11£4.83Dorset is higher£3.22£3.23£3.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dorset £5.94, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.61Dorset: £5.94Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.63Dorset: £5.96Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.32Dorset: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Dorset 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: Dorset 1,009.1, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,020.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,020.1Dorset: 1,009.1

    1,009.1Staffordshire 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: Dorset 69.1, Staffordshire Moorlands 69.2Staffordshire Moorlands: 69.2Dorset: 69.1

    69.1Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count69.2

  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: Dorset 135.0, Staffordshire Moorlands 154.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 154.0Dorset: 135.0

    135.0Staffordshire 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: Dorset 57.2, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.1Dorset: 57.2

    57.2Staffordshire 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: Dorset 154.5, Staffordshire Moorlands 126.3Staffordshire Moorlands: 126.3Dorset: 154.5

    154.5Dorset 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: Dorset 21.6, Staffordshire Moorlands 20.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 20.9Dorset: 21.6

    21.6Dorset is higherDepends on how you count20.9

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Dorset and Staffordshire Moorlands, per person in the age group
MeasureDorsetStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,217£5,239£4,948£4,676£4,696£4,436Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,394£12,446£11,756£12,703£12,757£12,049Staffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,701£1,708£1,613£1,350£1,356£1,280Dorset
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,463£11,512£10,873£11,708£11,758£11,105Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£269£270£255£251£252£238Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£646£610£725£728£688Staffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£18£18£17Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£386£388£366£404£405£383Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£107£107£101Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£96£97£91Dorset
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,319£1,325£1,251£950£955£902Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£118£118£112Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£273£274£259£293£294£277Staffordshire Moorlands
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£7.28£7.32£6.91Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£3.22£3.23£3.05Dorset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£5.61£5.63£5.32Dorset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.11,020.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.169.2Staffordshire Moorlands
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.0154.0Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.258.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.5126.3Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.620.9Dorset

Per resident

Dorset is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 7. 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

Dorset Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dorset £5,217, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,676Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,676Dorset: £5,217Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,696Dorset: £5,239Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,436Dorset: £4,948

    £5,217£5,239£4,948Dorset is higher£4,676£4,696£4,436

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dorset £3,610, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,267Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,267Dorset: £3,610Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,281Dorset: £3,626Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,099Dorset: £3,425

    £3,610£3,626£3,425Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£3,267£3,281£3,099

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dorset £927, Staffordshire Moorlands £776Staffordshire Moorlands: £776Dorset: £927Staffordshire Moorlands: £779Dorset: £931Staffordshire Moorlands: £736Dorset: £879

    £927£931£879Dorset is higher£776£779£736

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dorset £3,339, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,011Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,011Dorset: £3,339Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,024Dorset: £3,354Staffordshire Moorlands: £2,856Dorset: £3,168

    £3,339£3,354£3,168Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£3,011£3,024£2,856

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dorset £78, Staffordshire Moorlands £65Staffordshire Moorlands: £65Dorset: £78Staffordshire Moorlands: £65Dorset: £79Staffordshire Moorlands: £61Dorset: £74

    £78£79£74Dorset 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: Dorset £187, Staffordshire Moorlands £186Staffordshire Moorlands: £186Dorset: £187Staffordshire Moorlands: £187Dorset: £188Staffordshire Moorlands: £177Dorset: £178

    £187£188£178Dorset 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: Dorset £5.19, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.72Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.72Dorset: £5.19Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.74Dorset: £5.21Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.48Dorset: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£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: Dorset £386, Staffordshire Moorlands £404Staffordshire Moorlands: £404Dorset: £386Staffordshire Moorlands: £405Dorset: £388Staffordshire Moorlands: £383Dorset: £366

    £386£388£366Staffordshire 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: Dorset £107, Staffordshire Moorlands £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Dorset: £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Dorset: £108Staffordshire Moorlands: £101Dorset: £102

    £107£108£102Dorset is higher£107£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dorset £54, Staffordshire Moorlands £55Staffordshire Moorlands: £55Dorset: £54Staffordshire Moorlands: £56Dorset: £54Staffordshire Moorlands: £53Dorset: £51

    £54£54£51Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£55£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dorset £719, Staffordshire Moorlands £546Staffordshire Moorlands: £546Dorset: £719Staffordshire Moorlands: £549Dorset: £722Staffordshire Moorlands: £518Dorset: £682

    £719£722£682Dorset is higher£546£549£518

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dorset £180, Staffordshire Moorlands £118Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Dorset: £180Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Dorset: £181Staffordshire Moorlands: £112Dorset: £171

    £180£181£171Dorset is higher£118£118£112

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dorset £149, Staffordshire Moorlands £168Staffordshire Moorlands: £168Dorset: £149Staffordshire Moorlands: £169Dorset: £149Staffordshire Moorlands: £159Dorset: £141

    £149£149£141Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£159

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dorset £2.37, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.19Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.19Dorset: £2.37Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.20Dorset: £2.38Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.97Dorset: £2.25

    £2.37£2.38£2.25Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4.19£4.20£3.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dorset £2.77, Staffordshire Moorlands £1.84Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.84Dorset: £2.77Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.85Dorset: £2.78Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.75Dorset: £2.63

    £2.77£2.78£2.63Dorset is higher£1.84£1.85£1.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dorset £5.94, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.61Dorset: £5.94Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.63Dorset: £5.96Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.32Dorset: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Dorset is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 294.0, Staffordshire Moorlands 262.3Staffordshire Moorlands: 262.3Dorset: 294.0

    294.0Dorset is higherDepends on how you count262.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 20.1, Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8Staffordshire Moorlands: 17.8Dorset: 20.1

    20.1Dorset is higherDepends on how you count17.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 39.3, Staffordshire Moorlands 39.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 39.6Dorset: 39.3

    39.3Staffordshire 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: Dorset 57.2, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.1Dorset: 57.2

    57.2Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count58.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 84.2, Staffordshire Moorlands 72.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 72.6Dorset: 84.2

    84.2Dorset 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: Dorset 11.8, Staffordshire Moorlands 12.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 12.0Dorset: 11.8

    11.8Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count12.0

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Dorset and Staffordshire Moorlands, per resident
MeasureDorsetStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,217£5,239£4,948£4,676£4,696£4,436Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,610£3,626£3,425£3,267£3,281£3,099Dorset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£927£931£879£776£779£736Dorset
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,339£3,354£3,168£3,011£3,024£2,856Dorset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£65£65£61Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£186£187£177Dorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£4.72£4.74£4.48Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£386£388£366£404£405£383Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£107£107£101Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£55£56£53Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£719£722£682£546£549£518Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£118£118£112Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141£168£169£159Staffordshire Moorlands
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.37£2.38£2.25£4.19£4.20£3.97Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.77£2.78£2.63£1.84£1.85£1.75Dorset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£5.61£5.63£5.32Dorset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026294.0262.3Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.117.8Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.339.6Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.258.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.272.6Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.812.0Staffordshire Moorlands

Total

Dorset 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

Dorset Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dorset £2.0bn, Staffordshire Moorlands £451.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £451.4mDorset: £2.0bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £453.3mDorset: £2.0bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £428.2mDorset: £1.9bn

    £2.0bn£2.0bn£1.9bnDorset is higher£451.4m£453.3m£428.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dorset £1.4bn, Staffordshire Moorlands £315.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £315.3mDorset: £1.4bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £316.7mDorset: £1.4bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £299.1mDorset: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnDorset is higherDepends on how you count£315.3m£316.7m£299.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dorset £360.8m, Staffordshire Moorlands £74.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £74.9mDorset: £360.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £75.2mDorset: £362.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £71.0mDorset: £342.2m

    £360.8m£362.3m£342.2mDorset is higher£74.9m£75.2m£71.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dorset £1.3bn, Staffordshire Moorlands £290.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £290.6mDorset: £1.3bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £291.9mDorset: £1.3bnStaffordshire Moorlands: £275.7mDorset: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnDorset is higherDepends on how you count£290.6m£291.9m£275.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dorset £30.5m, Staffordshire Moorlands £6.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £6.2mDorset: £30.5mStaffordshire Moorlands: £6.3mDorset: £30.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.9mDorset: £28.9m

    £30.5m£30.7m£28.9mDorset 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: Dorset £73.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £18.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £18.0mDorset: £73.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £18.1mDorset: £73.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £17.1mDorset: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mDorset 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: Dorset £2.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.46mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.46mDorset: £2.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.46mDorset: £2.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.43mDorset: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dorset £150.3m, Staffordshire Moorlands £39.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £39.0mDorset: £150.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £39.1mDorset: £151.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £37.0mDorset: £142.6m

    £150.3m£151.0m£142.6mDorset 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: Dorset £41.7m, Staffordshire Moorlands £10.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.3mDorset: £41.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.4mDorset: £41.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £9.8mDorset: £39.6m

    £41.7m£41.9m£39.6mDorset is higher£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dorset £20.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.3mDorset: £20.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.4mDorset: £21.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.1mDorset: £19.9m

    £20.9m£21.0m£19.9mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dorset £279.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £52.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £52.7mDorset: £279.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £53.0mDorset: £281.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £50.0mDorset: £265.5m

    £279.9m£281.1m£265.5mDorset is higher£52.7m£53.0m£50.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dorset £70.2m, Staffordshire Moorlands £11.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.3mDorset: £70.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.4mDorset: £70.5mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.8mDorset: £66.6m

    £70.2m£70.5m£66.6mDorset is higher£11.3m£11.4m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dorset £57.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £16.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.2mDorset: £57.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.3mDorset: £58.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £15.4mDorset: £55.0m

    £57.9m£58.2m£55.0mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dorset £0.92m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.40mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.40mDorset: £0.92mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.41mDorset: £0.93mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.38mDorset: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dorset £1.1m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.18mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.18mDorset: £1.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.18mDorset: £1.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.17mDorset: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mDorset is higher£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dorset £2.3m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.54mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.54mDorset: £2.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.54mDorset: £2.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.51mDorset: £2.2m

    £2.3m£2.3m£2.2mDorset is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dorset 114,452, Staffordshire Moorlands 25,323Staffordshire Moorlands: 25,323Dorset: 114,452

    114,452Dorset is higherDepends on how you count25,323

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dorset 7,835, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,717Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,717Dorset: 7,835

    7,835Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,717

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dorset 15,308, Staffordshire Moorlands 3,822Staffordshire Moorlands: 3,822Dorset: 15,308

    15,308Dorset 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: Dorset 22,278, Staffordshire Moorlands 5,608Staffordshire Moorlands: 5,608Dorset: 22,278

    22,278Dorset is higherDepends on how you count5,608

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dorset 32,777, Staffordshire Moorlands 7,005Staffordshire Moorlands: 7,005Dorset: 32,777

    32,777Dorset is higher7,005

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dorset 4,591, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,159Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,159Dorset: 4,591

    4,591Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,159

Show the numbers
Dorset and Staffordshire Moorlands, total
MeasureDorsetStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0bn£2.0bn£1.9bn£451.4m£453.3m£428.2mDorset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£315.3m£316.7m£299.1mDorset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£360.8m£362.3m£342.2m£74.9m£75.2m£71.0mDorset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£290.6m£291.9m£275.7mDorset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£28.9m£6.2m£6.3m£5.9mDorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mDorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mDorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£150.3m£151.0m£142.6m£39.0m£39.1m£37.0mDorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.7m£41.9m£39.6m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mDorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.9m£21.0m£19.9m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mDorset
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£279.9m£281.1m£265.5m£52.7m£53.0m£50.0mDorset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£70.2m£70.5m£66.6m£11.3m£11.4m£10.8mDorset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£57.9m£58.2m£55.0m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mDorset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.40m£0.41m£0.38mDorset
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.18m£0.18m£0.17mDorset
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mDorset
State Pensiontotal, March 2026114,45225,323Dorset
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,8351,717Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202615,3083,822Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202622,2785,608Dorset
Universal Credittotal, May 202632,7777,005Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5911,159Dorset

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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