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Amber Valley and Wyre Forest

130,238 and 103,558 residents (mid-2024).

Amber Valley is higher than Wyre Forest on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 16 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 11 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest 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

Amber Valley Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,725, Wyre Forest £5,147Wyre Forest: £5,147Amber Valley: £4,725Wyre Forest: £5,169Amber Valley: £4,745Wyre Forest: £4,882Amber Valley: £4,482

    £4,725£4,745£4,482Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5,147£5,169£4,882

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £12,821, Wyre Forest £12,717Wyre Forest: £12,717Amber Valley: £12,821Wyre Forest: £12,772Amber Valley: £12,876Wyre Forest: £12,063Amber Valley: £12,162

    £12,821£12,876£12,162Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,717£12,772£12,063

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,850, Wyre Forest £2,105Wyre Forest: £2,105Amber Valley: £1,850Wyre Forest: £2,114Amber Valley: £1,858Wyre Forest: £1,997Amber Valley: £1,755

    £1,850£1,858£1,755Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,105£2,114£1,997

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £11,684, Wyre Forest £11,619Wyre Forest: £11,619Amber Valley: £11,684Wyre Forest: £11,669Amber Valley: £11,733Wyre Forest: £11,021Amber Valley: £11,082

    £11,684£11,733£11,082Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,619£11,669£11,021

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Amber Valley £340, Wyre Forest £354Wyre Forest: £354Amber Valley: £340Wyre Forest: £356Amber Valley: £342Wyre Forest: £336Amber Valley: £323

    £340£342£323Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£354£356£336

  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, Wyre Forest £719Wyre Forest: £719Amber Valley: £775Wyre Forest: £722Amber Valley: £778Wyre Forest: £682Amber Valley: £735

    £775£778£735Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£719£722£682

  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, Wyre Forest £25Wyre Forest: £25Amber Valley: £23Wyre Forest: £25Amber Valley: £23Wyre Forest: £24Amber Valley: £22

    £23£23£22Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £503, Wyre Forest £490Wyre Forest: £490Amber Valley: £503Wyre Forest: £492Amber Valley: £505Wyre Forest: £465Amber Valley: £477

    £503£505£477Amber Valley is higher£490£492£465

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £134, Wyre Forest £131Wyre Forest: £131Amber Valley: £134Wyre Forest: £131Amber Valley: £135Wyre Forest: £124Amber Valley: £127

    £134£135£127Amber Valley is higher£131£131£124

  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, Wyre Forest £146Wyre Forest: £146Amber Valley: £130Wyre Forest: £147Amber Valley: £130Wyre Forest: £138Amber Valley: £123

    £130£130£123Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £1,370, Wyre Forest £1,597Wyre Forest: £1,597Amber Valley: £1,370Wyre Forest: £1,604Amber Valley: £1,376Wyre Forest: £1,515Amber Valley: £1,300

    £1,370£1,376£1,300Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,597£1,604£1,515

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Wyre Forest £206Wyre Forest: £206Amber Valley: £173Wyre Forest: £207Amber Valley: £174Wyre Forest: £195Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£206£207£195

  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, Wyre Forest £348Wyre Forest: £348Amber Valley: £332Wyre Forest: £350Amber Valley: £334Wyre Forest: £330Amber Valley: £315

    £332£334£315Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£348£350£330

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £9.22, Wyre Forest £6.34Wyre Forest: £6.34Amber Valley: £9.22Wyre Forest: £6.36Amber Valley: £9.26Wyre Forest: £6.01Amber Valley: £8.75

    £9.22£9.26£8.75Amber Valley is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Amber Valley £7.90, Wyre Forest £7.82Wyre Forest: £7.82Amber Valley: £7.90Wyre Forest: £7.86Amber Valley: £7.93Wyre Forest: £7.42Amber Valley: £7.49

    £7.90£7.93£7.49Amber Valley is higher£7.82£7.86£7.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.32, Wyre Forest £5.37Wyre Forest: £5.37Amber Valley: £7.32Wyre Forest: £5.39Amber Valley: £7.35Wyre Forest: £5.09Amber Valley: £6.94

    £7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  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, Wyre Forest 1,002.1Wyre Forest: 1,002.1Amber Valley: 1,016.3

    1,016.3Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,002.1

  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, Wyre Forest 94.9Wyre Forest: 94.9Amber Valley: 87.7

    87.7Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count94.9

  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, Wyre Forest 152.8Wyre Forest: 152.8Amber Valley: 157.9

    157.9Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count152.8

  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, Wyre Forest 72.7Wyre Forest: 72.7Amber Valley: 74.1

    74.1Amber Valley is higher72.7

  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, Wyre Forest 197.5Wyre Forest: 197.5Amber Valley: 174.1

    174.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count197.5

  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, Wyre Forest 32.2Wyre Forest: 32.2Amber Valley: 28.6

    28.6Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count32.2

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and Wyre Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureAmber ValleyWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,725£4,745£4,482£5,147£5,169£4,882Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,821£12,876£12,162£12,717£12,772£12,063Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,850£1,858£1,755£2,105£2,114£1,997Wyre Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,684£11,733£11,082£11,619£11,669£11,021Amber Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£340£342£323£354£356£336Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£775£778£735£719£722£682Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£25£25£24Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£490£492£465Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£131£131£124Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£130£130£123£146£147£138Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,370£1,376£1,300£1,597£1,604£1,515Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£206£207£195Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£332£334£315£348£350£330Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.22£9.26£8.75£6.34£6.36£6.01Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.90£7.93£7.49£7.82£7.86£7.42Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.32£7.35£6.94£5.37£5.39£5.09Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.31,002.1Amber Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.794.9Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.9152.8Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.172.7Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026174.1197.5Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.632.2Wyre Forest

Per resident

Amber Valley is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest on 16. 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 Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £4,725, Wyre Forest £5,147Wyre Forest: £5,147Amber Valley: £4,725Wyre Forest: £5,169Amber Valley: £4,745Wyre Forest: £4,882Amber Valley: £4,482

    £4,725£4,745£4,482Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5,147£5,169£4,882

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £2,792, Wyre Forest £3,089Wyre Forest: £3,089Amber Valley: £2,792Wyre Forest: £3,103Amber Valley: £2,804Wyre Forest: £2,930Amber Valley: £2,649

    £2,792£2,804£2,649Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,089£3,103£2,930

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £1,116, Wyre Forest £1,225Wyre Forest: £1,225Amber Valley: £1,116Wyre Forest: £1,230Amber Valley: £1,121Wyre Forest: £1,162Amber Valley: £1,058

    £1,116£1,121£1,058Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,225£1,230£1,162

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Amber Valley £2,544, Wyre Forest £2,823Wyre Forest: £2,823Amber Valley: £2,544Wyre Forest: £2,835Amber Valley: £2,555Wyre Forest: £2,677Amber Valley: £2,414

    £2,544£2,555£2,414Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,823£2,835£2,677

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £74, Wyre Forest £86Wyre Forest: £86Amber Valley: £74Wyre Forest: £86Amber Valley: £74Wyre Forest: £82Amber Valley: £70

    £74£74£70Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£82

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £169, Wyre Forest £175Wyre Forest: £175Amber Valley: £169Wyre Forest: £175Amber Valley: £169Wyre Forest: £166Amber Valley: £160

    £169£169£160Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£175£175£166

  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, Wyre Forest £6.05Wyre Forest: £6.05Amber Valley: £5.00Wyre Forest: £6.08Amber Valley: £5.02Wyre Forest: £5.74Amber Valley: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £503, Wyre Forest £490Wyre Forest: £490Amber Valley: £503Wyre Forest: £492Amber Valley: £505Wyre Forest: £465Amber Valley: £477

    £503£505£477Amber Valley is higher£490£492£465

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £134, Wyre Forest £131Wyre Forest: £131Amber Valley: £134Wyre Forest: £131Amber Valley: £135Wyre Forest: £124Amber Valley: £127

    £134£135£127Amber Valley is higher£131£131£124

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Amber Valley £78, Wyre Forest £85Wyre Forest: £85Amber Valley: £78Wyre Forest: £85Amber Valley: £79Wyre Forest: £81Amber Valley: £74

    £78£79£74Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£85£85£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Amber Valley £827, Wyre Forest £929Wyre Forest: £929Amber Valley: £827Wyre Forest: £933Amber Valley: £830Wyre Forest: £882Amber Valley: £784

    £827£830£784Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£929£933£882

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Amber Valley £173, Wyre Forest £206Wyre Forest: £206Amber Valley: £173Wyre Forest: £207Amber Valley: £174Wyre Forest: £195Amber Valley: £164

    £173£174£164Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£206£207£195

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £201, Wyre Forest £203Wyre Forest: £203Amber Valley: £201Wyre Forest: £203Amber Valley: £201Wyre Forest: £192Amber Valley: £190

    £201£201£190Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£203£203£192

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Amber Valley £5.57, Wyre Forest £3.69Wyre Forest: £3.69Amber Valley: £5.57Wyre Forest: £3.71Amber Valley: £5.59Wyre Forest: £3.50Amber Valley: £5.28

    £5.57£5.59£5.28Amber Valley is higher£3.69£3.71£3.50

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Amber Valley £4.77, Wyre Forest £4.55Wyre Forest: £4.55Amber Valley: £4.77Wyre Forest: £4.57Amber Valley: £4.79Wyre Forest: £4.32Amber Valley: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Amber Valley is higher£4.55£4.57£4.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Amber Valley £7.32, Wyre Forest £5.37Wyre Forest: £5.37Amber Valley: £7.32Wyre Forest: £5.39Amber Valley: £7.35Wyre Forest: £5.09Amber Valley: £6.94

    £7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 221.3, Wyre Forest 243.4Wyre Forest: 243.4Amber Valley: 221.3

    221.3Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count243.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 19.1, Wyre Forest 23.1Wyre Forest: 23.1Amber Valley: 19.1

    19.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count23.1

  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, Wyre Forest 37.1Wyre Forest: 37.1Amber Valley: 34.4

    34.4Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count37.1

  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, Wyre Forest 72.7Wyre Forest: 72.7Amber Valley: 74.1

    74.1Amber Valley is higher72.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Amber Valley 105.0, Wyre Forest 115.0Wyre Forest: 115.0Amber Valley: 105.0

    105.0Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count115.0

  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, Wyre Forest 18.7Wyre Forest: 18.7Amber Valley: 17.3

    17.3Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count18.7

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and Wyre Forest, per resident
MeasureAmber ValleyWyre ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,725£4,745£4,482£5,147£5,169£4,882Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,792£2,804£2,649£3,089£3,103£2,930Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,116£1,121£1,058£1,225£1,230£1,162Wyre Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,544£2,555£2,414£2,823£2,835£2,677Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£86£86£82Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£169£169£160£175£175£166Wyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£6.05£6.08£5.74Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£503£505£477£490£492£465Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£131£131£124Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£85£85£81Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£827£830£784£929£933£882Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£206£207£195Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£201£201£190£203£203£192Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£3.69£3.71£3.50Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£4.55£4.57£4.32Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.32£7.35£6.94£5.37£5.39£5.09Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.3243.4Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.123.1Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.437.1Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.172.7Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.0115.0Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.318.7Wyre Forest

Total

Amber Valley is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Wyre Forest 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

Amber Valley Wyre Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Amber Valley £615.4m, Wyre Forest £533.0mWyre Forest: £533.0mAmber Valley: £615.4mWyre Forest: £535.2mAmber Valley: £618.0mWyre Forest: £505.6mAmber Valley: £583.7m

    £615.4m£618.0m£583.7mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£533.0m£535.2m£505.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Amber Valley £363.7m, Wyre Forest £319.9mWyre Forest: £319.9mAmber Valley: £363.7mWyre Forest: £321.3mAmber Valley: £365.2mWyre Forest: £303.5mAmber Valley: £344.9m

    £363.7m£365.2m£344.9mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Amber Valley £145.3m, Wyre Forest £126.9mWyre Forest: £126.9mAmber Valley: £145.3mWyre Forest: £127.4mAmber Valley: £145.9mWyre Forest: £120.3mAmber Valley: £137.8m

    £145.3m£145.9m£137.8mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley £331.4m, Wyre Forest £292.3mWyre Forest: £292.3mAmber Valley: £331.4mWyre Forest: £293.6mAmber Valley: £332.8mWyre Forest: £277.3mAmber Valley: £314.3m

    £331.4m£332.8m£314.3mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley £9.6m, Wyre Forest £8.9mWyre Forest: £8.9mAmber Valley: £9.6mWyre Forest: £9.0mAmber Valley: £9.7mWyre Forest: £8.5mAmber Valley: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.7m£9.1mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £22.0m, Wyre Forest £18.1mWyre Forest: £18.1mAmber Valley: £22.0mWyre Forest: £18.2mAmber Valley: £22.1mWyre Forest: £17.2mAmber Valley: £20.8m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.8mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m

  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, Wyre Forest £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.63mAmber Valley: £0.65mWyre Forest: £0.63mAmber Valley: £0.65mWyre Forest: £0.59mAmber Valley: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £65.4m, Wyre Forest £50.8mWyre Forest: £50.8mAmber Valley: £65.4mWyre Forest: £51.0mAmber Valley: £65.7mWyre Forest: £48.1mAmber Valley: £62.1m

    £65.4m£65.7m£62.1mAmber Valley is higher£50.8m£51.0m£48.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley £17.5m, Wyre Forest £13.5mWyre Forest: £13.5mAmber Valley: £17.5mWyre Forest: £13.6mAmber Valley: £17.5mWyre Forest: £12.8mAmber Valley: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.5m£16.6mAmber Valley is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley £10.2m, Wyre Forest £8.8mWyre Forest: £8.8mAmber Valley: £10.2mWyre Forest: £8.8mAmber Valley: £10.2mWyre Forest: £8.3mAmber Valley: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.7mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley £107.7m, Wyre Forest £96.2mWyre Forest: £96.2mAmber Valley: £107.7mWyre Forest: £96.7mAmber Valley: £108.1mWyre Forest: £91.3mAmber Valley: £102.1m

    £107.7m£108.1m£102.1mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Amber Valley £22.5m, Wyre Forest £21.3mWyre Forest: £21.3mAmber Valley: £22.5mWyre Forest: £21.4mAmber Valley: £22.6mWyre Forest: £20.2mAmber Valley: £21.4m

    £22.5m£22.6m£21.4mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Amber Valley £26.1m, Wyre Forest £21.0mWyre Forest: £21.0mAmber Valley: £26.1mWyre Forest: £21.1mAmber Valley: £26.2mWyre Forest: £19.9mAmber Valley: £24.8m

    £26.1m£26.2m£24.8mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Amber Valley £0.72m, Wyre Forest £0.38mWyre Forest: £0.38mAmber Valley: £0.72mWyre Forest: £0.38mAmber Valley: £0.73mWyre Forest: £0.36mAmber Valley: £0.69m

    £0.72m£0.73m£0.69mAmber Valley is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Amber Valley £0.62m, Wyre Forest £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.47mAmber Valley: £0.62mWyre Forest: £0.47mAmber Valley: £0.62mWyre Forest: £0.45mAmber Valley: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mAmber Valley is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Amber Valley £0.95m, Wyre Forest £0.56mWyre Forest: £0.56mAmber Valley: £0.95mWyre Forest: £0.56mAmber Valley: £0.96mWyre Forest: £0.53mAmber Valley: £0.90m

    £0.95m£0.96m£0.90mAmber Valley is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Amber Valley 28,825, Wyre Forest 25,210Wyre Forest: 25,210Amber Valley: 28,825

    28,825Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count25,210

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Amber Valley 2,488, Wyre Forest 2,388Wyre Forest: 2,388Amber Valley: 2,488

    2,488Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count2,388

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 4,479, Wyre Forest 3,845Wyre Forest: 3,845Amber Valley: 4,479

    4,479Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count3,845

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Amber Valley 9,647, Wyre Forest 7,531Wyre Forest: 7,531Amber Valley: 9,647

    9,647Amber Valley is higher7,531

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Amber Valley 13,677, Wyre Forest 11,904Wyre Forest: 11,904Amber Valley: 13,677

    13,677Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count11,904

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Amber Valley 2,249, Wyre Forest 1,940Wyre Forest: 1,940Amber Valley: 2,249

    2,249Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,940

Show the numbers
Amber Valley and Wyre Forest, total
MeasureAmber ValleyWyre ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£615.4m£618.0m£583.7m£533.0m£535.2m£505.6mAmber Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£363.7m£365.2m£344.9m£319.9m£321.3m£303.5mAmber Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£145.3m£145.9m£137.8m£126.9m£127.4m£120.3mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£331.4m£332.8m£314.3m£292.3m£293.6m£277.3mAmber Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mAmber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.8m£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mAmber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mAmber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m£50.8m£51.0m£48.1mAmber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mAmber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.7m£108.1m£102.1m£96.2m£96.7m£91.3mAmber Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mAmber Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mAmber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mAmber Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,82525,210Amber Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4882,388Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4793,845Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,6477,531Amber Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,67711,904Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2491,940Amber Valley

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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