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Amber Valley and Stroud

130,238 and 125,507 residents (mid-2024).

Amber Valley is higher than Stroud on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Amber Valley is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Stroud 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

Amber Valley Stroud

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,725, Stroud £4,180Stroud: £4,180Amber Valley: £4,725Stroud: £4,197Amber Valley: £4,745Stroud: £3,965Amber Valley: £4,482

    £4,725£4,745£4,482Amber Valley is higher£4,180£4,197£3,965

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £12,821, Stroud £12,572Stroud: £12,572Amber Valley: £12,821Stroud: £12,625Amber Valley: £12,876Stroud: £11,925Amber Valley: £12,162

    £12,821£12,876£12,162Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,572£12,625£11,925

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,850, Stroud £1,338Stroud: £1,338Amber Valley: £1,850Stroud: £1,344Amber Valley: £1,858Stroud: £1,269Amber Valley: £1,755

    £1,850£1,858£1,755Amber Valley is higher£1,338£1,344£1,269

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £11,684, Stroud £11,729Stroud: £11,729Amber Valley: £11,684Stroud: £11,779Amber Valley: £11,733Stroud: £11,126Amber Valley: £11,082

    £11,684£11,733£11,082Stroud is higher£11,729£11,779£11,126

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £340, Stroud £251Stroud: £251Amber Valley: £340Stroud: £252Amber Valley: £342Stroud: £238Amber Valley: £323

    £340£342£323Amber Valley 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: Amber Valley £775, Stroud £574Stroud: £574Amber Valley: £775Stroud: £577Amber Valley: £778Stroud: £545Amber Valley: £735

    £775£778£735Amber Valley is higher£574£577£545

  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: Amber Valley £23, Stroud £17Stroud: £17Amber Valley: £23Stroud: £17Amber Valley: £23Stroud: £16Amber Valley: £22

    £23£23£22Amber Valley is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £503, Stroud £298Stroud: £298Amber Valley: £503Stroud: £299Amber Valley: £505Stroud: £282Amber Valley: £477

    £503£505£477Amber Valley is higher£298£299£282

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £134, Stroud £97Stroud: £97Amber Valley: £134Stroud: £97Amber Valley: £135Stroud: £92Amber Valley: £127

    £134£135£127Amber Valley is higher£97£97£92

  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: Amber Valley £130, Stroud £64Stroud: £64Amber Valley: £130Stroud: £65Amber Valley: £130Stroud: £61Amber Valley: £123

    £130£130£123Amber Valley is higher£64£65£61

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,370, Stroud £1,040Stroud: £1,040Amber Valley: £1,370Stroud: £1,044Amber Valley: £1,376Stroud: £987Amber Valley: £1,300

    £1,370£1,376£1,300Amber Valley is higher£1,040£1,044£987

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Stroud £145Stroud: £145Amber Valley: £173Stroud: £146Amber Valley: £174Stroud: £138Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Amber Valley is higher£145£146£138

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £332, Stroud £226Stroud: £226Amber Valley: £332Stroud: £227Amber Valley: £334Stroud: £214Amber Valley: £315

    £332£334£315Amber Valley is higher£226£227£214

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.22, Stroud £5.31Stroud: £5.31Amber Valley: £9.22Stroud: £5.34Amber Valley: £9.26Stroud: £5.04Amber Valley: £8.75

    £9.22£9.26£8.75Amber Valley is higher£5.31£5.34£5.04

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £7.90, Stroud £3.02Stroud: £3.02Amber Valley: £7.90Stroud: £3.03Amber Valley: £7.93Stroud: £2.86Amber Valley: £7.49

    £7.90£7.93£7.49Amber Valley is higher£3.02£3.03£2.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.32, Stroud £4.94Stroud: £4.94Amber Valley: £7.32Stroud: £4.97Amber Valley: £7.35Stroud: £4.69Amber Valley: £6.94

    £7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Amber Valley 1,016.3, Stroud 1,019.8Stroud: 1,019.8Amber Valley: 1,016.3

    1,016.3Stroud is higher1,019.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Amber Valley 87.7, Stroud 63.7Stroud: 63.7Amber Valley: 87.7

    87.7Amber Valley is higher63.7

  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: Amber Valley 157.9, Stroud 122.4Stroud: 122.4Amber Valley: 157.9

    157.9Amber Valley is higher122.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 74.1, Stroud 45.1Stroud: 45.1Amber Valley: 74.1

    74.1Amber Valley is higher45.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley 174.1, Stroud 126.3Stroud: 126.3Amber Valley: 174.1

    174.1Amber Valley 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: Amber Valley 28.6, Stroud 14.5Stroud: 14.5Amber Valley: 28.6

    28.6Amber Valley is higher14.5

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Amber Valley and Stroud, per person in the age group
MeasureAmber ValleyStroudHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,725£4,745£4,482£4,180£4,197£3,965Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,821£12,876£12,162£12,572£12,625£11,925Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,850£1,858£1,755£1,338£1,344£1,269Amber Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,684£11,733£11,082£11,729£11,779£11,126Stroud
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£340£342£323£251£252£238Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£775£778£735£574£577£545Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£17£17£16Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£298£299£282Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£97£97£92Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£130£130£123£64£65£61Amber Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,370£1,376£1,300£1,040£1,044£987Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£145£146£138Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£332£334£315£226£227£214Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.22£9.26£8.75£5.31£5.34£5.04Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.90£7.93£7.49£3.02£3.03£2.86Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.32£7.35£6.94£4.94£4.97£4.69Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.31,019.8Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.763.7Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.9122.4Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.145.1Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026174.1126.3Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.614.5Amber Valley

Per resident

Amber Valley is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Stroud on 3. 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

Amber Valley Stroud

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,725, Stroud £4,180Stroud: £4,180Amber Valley: £4,725Stroud: £4,197Amber Valley: £4,745Stroud: £3,965Amber Valley: £4,482

    £4,725£4,745£4,482Amber Valley is higher£4,180£4,197£3,965

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £2,792, Stroud £2,845Stroud: £2,845Amber Valley: £2,792Stroud: £2,857Amber Valley: £2,804Stroud: £2,699Amber Valley: £2,649

    £2,792£2,804£2,649Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£2,845£2,857£2,699

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £1,116, Stroud £790Stroud: £790Amber Valley: £1,116Stroud: £793Amber Valley: £1,121Stroud: £749Amber Valley: £1,058

    £1,116£1,121£1,058Amber Valley is higher£790£793£749

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Amber Valley £2,544, Stroud £2,655Stroud: £2,655Amber Valley: £2,544Stroud: £2,666Amber Valley: £2,555Stroud: £2,518Amber Valley: £2,414

    £2,544£2,555£2,414Stroud is higher£2,655£2,666£2,518

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £74, Stroud £57Stroud: £57Amber Valley: £74Stroud: £57Amber Valley: £74Stroud: £54Amber Valley: £70

    £74£74£70Amber Valley is higher£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £169, Stroud £130Stroud: £130Amber Valley: £169Stroud: £130Amber Valley: £169Stroud: £123Amber Valley: £160

    £169£169£160Amber Valley is higher£130£130£123

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £5.00, Stroud £3.88Stroud: £3.88Amber Valley: £5.00Stroud: £3.90Amber Valley: £5.02Stroud: £3.68Amber Valley: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Amber Valley is higher£3.88£3.90£3.68

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £503, Stroud £298Stroud: £298Amber Valley: £503Stroud: £299Amber Valley: £505Stroud: £282Amber Valley: £477

    £503£505£477Amber Valley is higher£298£299£282

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £134, Stroud £97Stroud: £97Amber Valley: £134Stroud: £97Amber Valley: £135Stroud: £92Amber Valley: £127

    £134£135£127Amber Valley is higher£97£97£92

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £78, Stroud £38Stroud: £38Amber Valley: £78Stroud: £38Amber Valley: £79Stroud: £36Amber Valley: £74

    £78£79£74Amber Valley is higher£38£38£36

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £827, Stroud £614Stroud: £614Amber Valley: £827Stroud: £616Amber Valley: £830Stroud: £582Amber Valley: £784

    £827£830£784Amber Valley is higher£614£616£582

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Stroud £145Stroud: £145Amber Valley: £173Stroud: £146Amber Valley: £174Stroud: £138Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Amber Valley is higher£145£146£138

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £201, Stroud £133Stroud: £133Amber Valley: £201Stroud: £134Amber Valley: £201Stroud: £126Amber Valley: £190

    £201£201£190Amber Valley is higher£133£134£126

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £5.57, Stroud £3.13Stroud: £3.13Amber Valley: £5.57Stroud: £3.14Amber Valley: £5.59Stroud: £2.97Amber Valley: £5.28

    £5.57£5.59£5.28Amber Valley is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Amber Valley £4.77, Stroud £1.78Stroud: £1.78Amber Valley: £4.77Stroud: £1.79Amber Valley: £4.79Stroud: £1.69Amber Valley: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Amber Valley is higher£1.78£1.79£1.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.32, Stroud £4.94Stroud: £4.94Amber Valley: £7.32Stroud: £4.97Amber Valley: £7.35Stroud: £4.69Amber Valley: £6.94

    £7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 221.3, Stroud 230.8Stroud: 230.8Amber Valley: 221.3

    221.3Stroud is higher230.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 19.1, Stroud 14.4Stroud: 14.4Amber Valley: 19.1

    19.1Amber Valley is higher14.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 34.4, Stroud 27.7Stroud: 27.7Amber Valley: 34.4

    34.4Amber Valley is higher27.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 74.1, Stroud 45.1Stroud: 45.1Amber Valley: 74.1

    74.1Amber Valley is higher45.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 105.0, Stroud 74.5Stroud: 74.5Amber Valley: 105.0

    105.0Amber Valley is higher74.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 17.3, Stroud 8.5Stroud: 8.5Amber Valley: 17.3

    17.3Amber Valley is higher8.5

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Amber Valley and Stroud, per resident
MeasureAmber ValleyStroudHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,725£4,745£4,482£4,180£4,197£3,965Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,792£2,804£2,649£2,845£2,857£2,699Stroud
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,116£1,121£1,058£790£793£749Amber Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,544£2,555£2,414£2,655£2,666£2,518Stroud
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£57£57£54Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£130£130£123Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£3.88£3.90£3.68Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£298£299£282Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£97£97£92Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£38£38£36Amber Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£827£830£784£614£616£582Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£145£146£138Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£133£134£126Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£3.13£3.14£2.97Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£1.78£1.79£1.69Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.32£7.35£6.94£4.94£4.97£4.69Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.3230.8Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.114.4Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.427.7Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.145.1Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.074.5Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.38.5Amber Valley

Total

Amber Valley is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Stroud 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

Amber Valley Stroud

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Amber Valley £615.4m, Stroud £524.6mStroud: £524.6mAmber Valley: £615.4mStroud: £526.8mAmber Valley: £618.0mStroud: £497.6mAmber Valley: £583.7m

    £615.4m£618.0m£583.7mAmber Valley is higher£524.6m£526.8m£497.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Amber Valley £363.7m, Stroud £357.1mStroud: £357.1mAmber Valley: £363.7mStroud: £358.6mAmber Valley: £365.2mStroud: £338.7mAmber Valley: £344.9m

    £363.7m£365.2m£344.9mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£357.1m£358.6m£338.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Amber Valley £145.3m, Stroud £99.1mStroud: £99.1mAmber Valley: £145.3mStroud: £99.6mAmber Valley: £145.9mStroud: £94.0mAmber Valley: £137.8m

    £145.3m£145.9m£137.8mAmber Valley is higher£99.1m£99.6m£94.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley £331.4m, Stroud £333.2mStroud: £333.2mAmber Valley: £331.4mStroud: £334.6mAmber Valley: £332.8mStroud: £316.0mAmber Valley: £314.3m

    £331.4m£332.8m£314.3mStroud is higher£333.2m£334.6m£316.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley £9.6m, Stroud £7.1mStroud: £7.1mAmber Valley: £9.6mStroud: £7.2mAmber Valley: £9.7mStroud: £6.8mAmber Valley: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.7m£9.1mAmber Valley is higher£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £22.0m, Stroud £16.3mStroud: £16.3mAmber Valley: £22.0mStroud: £16.4mAmber Valley: £22.1mStroud: £15.5mAmber Valley: £20.8m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.8mAmber Valley is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Amber Valley £0.65m, Stroud £0.49mStroud: £0.49mAmber Valley: £0.65mStroud: £0.49mAmber Valley: £0.65mStroud: £0.46mAmber Valley: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mAmber Valley is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £65.4m, Stroud £37.3mStroud: £37.3mAmber Valley: £65.4mStroud: £37.5mAmber Valley: £65.7mStroud: £35.4mAmber Valley: £62.1m

    £65.4m£65.7m£62.1mAmber Valley is higher£37.3m£37.5m£35.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £17.5m, Stroud £12.2mStroud: £12.2mAmber Valley: £17.5mStroud: £12.2mAmber Valley: £17.5mStroud: £11.5mAmber Valley: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mAmber Valley is higher£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley £10.2m, Stroud £4.8mStroud: £4.8mAmber Valley: £10.2mStroud: £4.8mAmber Valley: £10.2mStroud: £4.5mAmber Valley: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.7mAmber Valley is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley £107.7m, Stroud £77.0mStroud: £77.0mAmber Valley: £107.7mStroud: £77.4mAmber Valley: £108.1mStroud: £73.1mAmber Valley: £102.1m

    £107.7m£108.1m£102.1mAmber Valley is higher£77.0m£77.4m£73.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Amber Valley £22.5m, Stroud £18.2mStroud: £18.2mAmber Valley: £22.5mStroud: £18.3mAmber Valley: £22.6mStroud: £17.3mAmber Valley: £21.4m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.4mAmber Valley is higher£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Amber Valley £26.1m, Stroud £16.7mStroud: £16.7mAmber Valley: £26.1mStroud: £16.8mAmber Valley: £26.2mStroud: £15.9mAmber Valley: £24.8m

    £26.1m£26.2m£24.8mAmber Valley is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Amber Valley £0.72m, Stroud £0.39mStroud: £0.39mAmber Valley: £0.72mStroud: £0.40mAmber Valley: £0.73mStroud: £0.37mAmber Valley: £0.69m

    £0.72m£0.73m£0.69mAmber Valley is higher£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Amber Valley £0.62m, Stroud £0.22mStroud: £0.22mAmber Valley: £0.62mStroud: £0.22mAmber Valley: £0.62mStroud: £0.21mAmber Valley: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mAmber Valley is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Amber Valley £0.95m, Stroud £0.62mStroud: £0.62mAmber Valley: £0.95mStroud: £0.62mAmber Valley: £0.96mStroud: £0.59mAmber Valley: £0.90m

    £0.95m£0.96m£0.90mAmber Valley is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley 28,825, Stroud 28,967Stroud: 28,967Amber Valley: 28,825

    28,825Stroud is higher28,967

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley 2,488, Stroud 1,808Stroud: 1,808Amber Valley: 2,488

    2,488Amber Valley is higher1,808

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 4,479, Stroud 3,476Stroud: 3,476Amber Valley: 4,479

    4,479Amber Valley is higher3,476

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 9,647, Stroud 5,655Stroud: 5,655Amber Valley: 9,647

    9,647Amber Valley is higher5,655

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley 13,677, Stroud 9,354Stroud: 9,354Amber Valley: 13,677

    13,677Amber Valley is higher9,354

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley 2,249, Stroud 1,072Stroud: 1,072Amber Valley: 2,249

    2,249Amber Valley is higher1,072

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Amber Valley and Stroud, total
MeasureAmber ValleyStroudHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£615.4m£618.0m£583.7m£524.6m£526.8m£497.6mAmber Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£363.7m£365.2m£344.9m£357.1m£358.6m£338.7mAmber Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£145.3m£145.9m£137.8m£99.1m£99.6m£94.0mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£331.4m£332.8m£314.3m£333.2m£334.6m£316.0mStroud
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m£7.1m£7.2m£6.8mAmber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.8m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mAmber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mAmber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m£37.3m£37.5m£35.4mAmber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£12.2m£12.2m£11.5mAmber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m£4.8m£4.8m£4.5mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.7m£108.1m£102.1m£77.0m£77.4m£73.1mAmber Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m£18.2m£18.3m£17.3mAmber Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mAmber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m£0.39m£0.40m£0.37mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mAmber Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,82528,967Stroud
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4881,808Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4793,476Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,6475,655Amber Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,6779,354Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2491,072Amber Valley

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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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.
  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.