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Derbyshire Dales and Mid Suffolk

71,762 and 110,775 residents (mid-2024).

Derbyshire Dales is higher than Mid Suffolk on 13 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 1 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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Per person in the age group

Derbyshire Dales is higher on 13 of 21 measures, and Mid Suffolk on 8. 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

Derbyshire Dales Mid Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £4,756, Mid Suffolk £4,282Mid Suffolk: £4,282Derbyshire Dales: £4,756Mid Suffolk: £4,300Derbyshire Dales: £4,776Mid Suffolk: £4,061Derbyshire Dales: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£4,282£4,300£4,061

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales £12,551, Mid Suffolk £12,369Mid Suffolk: £12,369Derbyshire Dales: £12,551Mid Suffolk: £12,422Derbyshire Dales: £12,604Mid Suffolk: £11,733Derbyshire Dales: £11,905

    £12,551£12,604£11,905Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£12,369£12,422£11,733

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £1,255, Mid Suffolk £1,292Mid Suffolk: £1,292Derbyshire Dales: £1,255Mid Suffolk: £1,297Derbyshire Dales: £1,261Mid Suffolk: £1,225Derbyshire Dales: £1,191

    £1,255£1,261£1,191Mid Suffolk is higher£1,292£1,297£1,225

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales £11,665, Mid Suffolk £11,534Mid Suffolk: £11,534Derbyshire Dales: £11,665Mid Suffolk: £11,583Derbyshire Dales: £11,715Mid Suffolk: £10,941Derbyshire Dales: £11,065

    £11,665£11,715£11,065Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£11,534£11,583£10,941

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales £228, Mid Suffolk £228Mid Suffolk: £228Derbyshire Dales: £228Mid Suffolk: £229Derbyshire Dales: £229Mid Suffolk: £216Derbyshire Dales: £216

    £228£229£216Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216

  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: Derbyshire Dales £642, Mid Suffolk £592Mid Suffolk: £592Derbyshire Dales: £642Mid Suffolk: £594Derbyshire Dales: £645Mid Suffolk: £561Derbyshire Dales: £609

    £642£645£609Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£592£594£561

  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: Derbyshire Dales £15, Mid Suffolk £15Mid Suffolk: £15Derbyshire Dales: £15Mid Suffolk: £15Derbyshire Dales: £15Mid Suffolk: £15Derbyshire Dales: £14

    £15£15£14Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £333, Mid Suffolk £322Mid Suffolk: £322Derbyshire Dales: £333Mid Suffolk: £323Derbyshire Dales: £335Mid Suffolk: £305Derbyshire Dales: £316

    £333£335£316Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£322£323£305

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £89, Mid Suffolk £96Mid Suffolk: £96Derbyshire Dales: £89Mid Suffolk: £97Derbyshire Dales: £90Mid Suffolk: £91Derbyshire Dales: £85

    £89£90£85Mid Suffolk is higher£96£97£91

  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: Derbyshire Dales £79, Mid Suffolk £85Mid Suffolk: £85Derbyshire Dales: £79Mid Suffolk: £85Derbyshire Dales: £79Mid Suffolk: £80Derbyshire Dales: £75

    £79£79£75Mid Suffolk is higher£85£85£80

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £920, Mid Suffolk £1,004Mid Suffolk: £1,004Derbyshire Dales: £920Mid Suffolk: £1,008Derbyshire Dales: £923Mid Suffolk: £952Derbyshire Dales: £872

    £920£923£872Mid Suffolk is higher£1,004£1,008£952

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £127, Mid Suffolk £99Mid Suffolk: £99Derbyshire Dales: £127Mid Suffolk: £99Derbyshire Dales: £127Mid Suffolk: £94Derbyshire Dales: £120

    £127£127£120Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£99£99£94

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £248, Mid Suffolk £194Mid Suffolk: £194Derbyshire Dales: £248Mid Suffolk: £195Derbyshire Dales: £249Mid Suffolk: £184Derbyshire Dales: £235

    £248£249£235Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£194£195£184

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £6.06, Mid Suffolk £5.98Mid Suffolk: £5.98Derbyshire Dales: £6.06Mid Suffolk: £6.00Derbyshire Dales: £6.09Mid Suffolk: £5.67Derbyshire Dales: £5.75

    £6.06£6.09£5.75Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£5.98£6.00£5.67

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales £3.14, Mid Suffolk £2.69Mid Suffolk: £2.69Derbyshire Dales: £3.14Mid Suffolk: £2.70Derbyshire Dales: £3.16Mid Suffolk: £2.55Derbyshire Dales: £2.98

    £3.14£3.16£2.98Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£2.69£2.70£2.55

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £13, Mid Suffolk £7.80Mid Suffolk: £7.80Derbyshire Dales: £13Mid Suffolk: £7.83Derbyshire Dales: £13Mid Suffolk: £7.40Derbyshire Dales: £12

    £13£13£12Derbyshire Dales is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales 1,024.6, Mid Suffolk 1,016.6Mid Suffolk: 1,016.6Derbyshire Dales: 1,024.6

    1,024.6Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count1,016.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Derbyshire Dales 58.3, Mid Suffolk 58.3Mid Suffolk: 58.3Derbyshire Dales: 58.3

    58.3No difference to showDepends on how you count58.3

  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: Derbyshire Dales 129.5, Mid Suffolk 121.3Mid Suffolk: 121.3Derbyshire Dales: 129.5

    129.5Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count121.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 48.1, Mid Suffolk 49.6Mid Suffolk: 49.6Derbyshire Dales: 48.1

    48.1Mid Suffolk is higher49.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Derbyshire Dales 112.7, Mid Suffolk 126.1Mid Suffolk: 126.1Derbyshire Dales: 112.7

    112.7Mid Suffolk is higher126.1

  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: Derbyshire Dales 17.3, Mid Suffolk 18.5Mid Suffolk: 18.5Derbyshire Dales: 17.3

    17.3Mid Suffolk is higher18.5

Show the numbers
Derbyshire Dales and Mid Suffolk, per person in the age group
MeasureDerbyshire DalesMid SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511£4,282£4,300£4,061Derbyshire Dales
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,551£12,604£11,905£12,369£12,422£11,733Derbyshire Dales
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,255£1,261£1,191£1,292£1,297£1,225Mid Suffolk
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,665£11,715£11,065£11,534£11,583£10,941Derbyshire Dales
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£228£229£216Derbyshire Dales
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£642£645£609£592£594£561Derbyshire Dales
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£15£14£15Mid Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£335£316£322£323£305Derbyshire Dales
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£96£97£91Mid Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£79£79£75£85£85£80Mid Suffolk
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£920£923£872£1,004£1,008£952Mid Suffolk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£99£99£94Derbyshire Dales
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£248£249£235£194£195£184Derbyshire Dales
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£5.98£6.00£5.67Derbyshire Dales
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.14£3.16£2.98£2.69£2.70£2.55Derbyshire Dales
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£13£13£12£7.80£7.83£7.40Derbyshire Dales
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.61,016.6Derbyshire Dales
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.358.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.5121.3Derbyshire Dales
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.149.6Mid Suffolk
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026112.7126.1Mid Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.318.5Mid Suffolk

Per resident

Derbyshire Dales is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Mid Suffolk on 8. 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

Derbyshire Dales Mid Suffolk

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £4,756, Mid Suffolk £4,282Mid Suffolk: £4,282Derbyshire Dales: £4,756Mid Suffolk: £4,300Derbyshire Dales: £4,776Mid Suffolk: £4,061Derbyshire Dales: £4,511

    £4,756£4,776£4,511Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£4,282£4,300£4,061

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £3,484, Mid Suffolk £3,003Mid Suffolk: £3,003Derbyshire Dales: £3,484Mid Suffolk: £3,015Derbyshire Dales: £3,499Mid Suffolk: £2,848Derbyshire Dales: £3,305

    £3,484£3,499£3,305Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3,003£3,015£2,848

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £709, Mid Suffolk £755Mid Suffolk: £755Derbyshire Dales: £709Mid Suffolk: £758Derbyshire Dales: £712Mid Suffolk: £716Derbyshire Dales: £673

    £709£712£673Mid Suffolk is higher£755£758£716

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £3,238, Mid Suffolk £2,800Mid Suffolk: £2,800Derbyshire Dales: £3,238Mid Suffolk: £2,812Derbyshire Dales: £3,252Mid Suffolk: £2,656Derbyshire Dales: £3,072

    £3,238£3,252£3,072Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£2,800£2,812£2,656

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £63, Mid Suffolk £55Mid Suffolk: £55Derbyshire Dales: £63Mid Suffolk: £56Derbyshire Dales: £64Mid Suffolk: £52Derbyshire Dales: £60

    £63£64£60Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£55£56£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £178, Mid Suffolk £144Mid Suffolk: £144Derbyshire Dales: £178Mid Suffolk: £144Derbyshire Dales: £179Mid Suffolk: £136Derbyshire Dales: £169

    £178£179£169Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£144£144£136

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £4.22, Mid Suffolk £3.73Mid Suffolk: £3.73Derbyshire Dales: £4.22Mid Suffolk: £3.75Derbyshire Dales: £4.23Mid Suffolk: £3.54Derbyshire Dales: £4.00

    £4.22£4.23£4.00Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3.73£3.75£3.54

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £333, Mid Suffolk £322Mid Suffolk: £322Derbyshire Dales: £333Mid Suffolk: £323Derbyshire Dales: £335Mid Suffolk: £305Derbyshire Dales: £316

    £333£335£316Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£322£323£305

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £89, Mid Suffolk £96Mid Suffolk: £96Derbyshire Dales: £89Mid Suffolk: £97Derbyshire Dales: £90Mid Suffolk: £91Derbyshire Dales: £85

    £89£90£85Mid Suffolk is higher£96£97£91

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £44, Mid Suffolk £49Mid Suffolk: £49Derbyshire Dales: £44Mid Suffolk: £50Derbyshire Dales: £45Mid Suffolk: £47Derbyshire Dales: £42

    £44£45£42Mid Suffolk is higher£49£50£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £520, Mid Suffolk £587Mid Suffolk: £587Derbyshire Dales: £520Mid Suffolk: £589Derbyshire Dales: £522Mid Suffolk: £556Derbyshire Dales: £493

    £520£522£493Mid Suffolk is higher£587£589£556

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £127, Mid Suffolk £99Mid Suffolk: £99Derbyshire Dales: £127Mid Suffolk: £99Derbyshire Dales: £127Mid Suffolk: £94Derbyshire Dales: £120

    £127£127£120Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£99£99£94

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £140, Mid Suffolk £114Mid Suffolk: £114Derbyshire Dales: £140Mid Suffolk: £114Derbyshire Dales: £141Mid Suffolk: £108Derbyshire Dales: £133

    £140£141£133Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£114£114£108

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £3.43, Mid Suffolk £3.49Mid Suffolk: £3.49Derbyshire Dales: £3.43Mid Suffolk: £3.50Derbyshire Dales: £3.44Mid Suffolk: £3.31Derbyshire Dales: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£3.49£3.50£3.31

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £1.77, Mid Suffolk £1.57Mid Suffolk: £1.57Derbyshire Dales: £1.77Mid Suffolk: £1.58Derbyshire Dales: £1.78Mid Suffolk: £1.49Derbyshire Dales: £1.68

    £1.77£1.78£1.68Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£1.57£1.58£1.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Derbyshire Dales £13, Mid Suffolk £7.80Mid Suffolk: £7.80Derbyshire Dales: £13Mid Suffolk: £7.83Derbyshire Dales: £13Mid Suffolk: £7.40Derbyshire Dales: £12

    £13£13£12Derbyshire Dales is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 284.5, Mid Suffolk 246.8Mid Suffolk: 246.8Derbyshire Dales: 284.5

    284.5Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count246.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 16.2, Mid Suffolk 14.2Mid Suffolk: 14.2Derbyshire Dales: 16.2

    16.2Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count14.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 35.9, Mid Suffolk 29.5Mid Suffolk: 29.5Derbyshire Dales: 35.9

    35.9Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count29.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 48.1, Mid Suffolk 49.6Mid Suffolk: 49.6Derbyshire Dales: 48.1

    48.1Mid Suffolk is higher49.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 63.7, Mid Suffolk 73.7Mid Suffolk: 73.7Derbyshire Dales: 63.7

    63.7Mid Suffolk is higher73.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Derbyshire Dales 9.8, Mid Suffolk 10.8Mid Suffolk: 10.8Derbyshire Dales: 9.8

    9.8Mid Suffolk is higher10.8

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Derbyshire Dales and Mid Suffolk, per resident
MeasureDerbyshire DalesMid SuffolkHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,756£4,776£4,511£4,282£4,300£4,061Derbyshire Dales
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,484£3,499£3,305£3,003£3,015£2,848Derbyshire Dales
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£709£712£673£755£758£716Mid Suffolk
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,238£3,252£3,072£2,800£2,812£2,656Derbyshire Dales
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£64£60£55£56£52Derbyshire Dales
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£144£144£136Derbyshire Dales
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.22£4.23£4.00£3.73£3.75£3.54Derbyshire Dales
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£335£316£322£323£305Derbyshire Dales
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£96£97£91Mid Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£45£42£49£50£47Mid Suffolk
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£520£522£493£587£589£556Mid Suffolk
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£99£99£94Derbyshire Dales
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£140£141£133£114£114£108Derbyshire Dales
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£3.49£3.50£3.31Mid Suffolk
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.77£1.78£1.68£1.57£1.58£1.49Derbyshire Dales
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£13£13£12£7.80£7.83£7.40Derbyshire Dales
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026284.5246.8Derbyshire Dales
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.214.2Derbyshire Dales
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.929.5Derbyshire Dales
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.149.6Mid Suffolk
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202663.773.7Mid Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.810.8Mid Suffolk

Total

Derbyshire Dales is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Mid Suffolk on 21. 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

Derbyshire Dales Mid Suffolk

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Derbyshire Dales £341.3m, Mid Suffolk £474.3mMid Suffolk: £474.3mDerbyshire Dales: £341.3mMid Suffolk: £476.3mDerbyshire Dales: £342.7mMid Suffolk: £449.9mDerbyshire Dales: £323.7m

    £341.3m£342.7m£323.7mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£474.3m£476.3m£449.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Derbyshire Dales £250.0m, Mid Suffolk £332.6mMid Suffolk: £332.6mDerbyshire Dales: £250.0mMid Suffolk: £334.0mDerbyshire Dales: £251.1mMid Suffolk: £315.5mDerbyshire Dales: £237.2m

    £250.0m£251.1m£237.2mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£332.6m£334.0m£315.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Derbyshire Dales £50.9m, Mid Suffolk £83.6mMid Suffolk: £83.6mDerbyshire Dales: £50.9mMid Suffolk: £84.0mDerbyshire Dales: £51.1mMid Suffolk: £79.3mDerbyshire Dales: £48.3m

    £50.9m£51.1m£48.3mMid Suffolk is higher£83.6m£84.0m£79.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Derbyshire Dales £232.4m, Mid Suffolk £310.2mMid Suffolk: £310.2mDerbyshire Dales: £232.4mMid Suffolk: £311.5mDerbyshire Dales: £233.4mMid Suffolk: £294.2mDerbyshire Dales: £220.4m

    £232.4m£233.4m£220.4mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£310.2m£311.5m£294.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Derbyshire Dales £4.5m, Mid Suffolk £6.1mMid Suffolk: £6.1mDerbyshire Dales: £4.5mMid Suffolk: £6.2mDerbyshire Dales: £4.6mMid Suffolk: £5.8mDerbyshire Dales: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.6m£4.3mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£6.1m£6.2m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £12.8m, Mid Suffolk £15.9mMid Suffolk: £15.9mDerbyshire Dales: £12.8mMid Suffolk: £16.0mDerbyshire Dales: £12.9mMid Suffolk: £15.1mDerbyshire Dales: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.1mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £0.30m, Mid Suffolk £0.41mMid Suffolk: £0.41mDerbyshire Dales: £0.30mMid Suffolk: £0.41mDerbyshire Dales: £0.30mMid Suffolk: £0.39mDerbyshire Dales: £0.29m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.29mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £23.9m, Mid Suffolk £35.6mMid Suffolk: £35.6mDerbyshire Dales: £23.9mMid Suffolk: £35.8mDerbyshire Dales: £24.0mMid Suffolk: £33.8mDerbyshire Dales: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£35.6m£35.8m£33.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £6.4m, Mid Suffolk £10.7mMid Suffolk: £10.7mDerbyshire Dales: £6.4mMid Suffolk: £10.7mDerbyshire Dales: £6.4mMid Suffolk: £10.1mDerbyshire Dales: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.1mMid Suffolk is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales £3.2m, Mid Suffolk £5.5mMid Suffolk: £5.5mDerbyshire Dales: £3.2mMid Suffolk: £5.5mDerbyshire Dales: £3.2mMid Suffolk: £5.2mDerbyshire Dales: £3.0m

    £3.2m£3.2m£3.0mMid Suffolk is higher£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Derbyshire Dales £37.3m, Mid Suffolk £65.0mMid Suffolk: £65.0mDerbyshire Dales: £37.3mMid Suffolk: £65.2mDerbyshire Dales: £37.4mMid Suffolk: £61.6mDerbyshire Dales: £35.4m

    £37.3m£37.4m£35.4mMid Suffolk is higher£65.0m£65.2m£61.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Derbyshire Dales £9.1m, Mid Suffolk £10.9mMid Suffolk: £10.9mDerbyshire Dales: £9.1mMid Suffolk: £11.0mDerbyshire Dales: £9.1mMid Suffolk: £10.4mDerbyshire Dales: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Derbyshire Dales £10.1m, Mid Suffolk £12.6mMid Suffolk: £12.6mDerbyshire Dales: £10.1mMid Suffolk: £12.6mDerbyshire Dales: £10.1mMid Suffolk: £11.9mDerbyshire Dales: £9.5m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.5mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Derbyshire Dales £0.25m, Mid Suffolk £0.39mMid Suffolk: £0.39mDerbyshire Dales: £0.25mMid Suffolk: £0.39mDerbyshire Dales: £0.25mMid Suffolk: £0.37mDerbyshire Dales: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Derbyshire Dales £0.13m, Mid Suffolk £0.17mMid Suffolk: £0.17mDerbyshire Dales: £0.13mMid Suffolk: £0.17mDerbyshire Dales: £0.13mMid Suffolk: £0.16mDerbyshire Dales: £0.12m

    £0.13m£0.13m£0.12mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Derbyshire Dales £0.90m, Mid Suffolk £0.86mMid Suffolk: £0.86mDerbyshire Dales: £0.90mMid Suffolk: £0.87mDerbyshire Dales: £0.90mMid Suffolk: £0.82mDerbyshire Dales: £0.85m

    £0.90m£0.90m£0.85mDerbyshire Dales is higher£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Derbyshire Dales 20,414, Mid Suffolk 27,338Mid Suffolk: 27,338Derbyshire Dales: 20,414

    20,414Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count27,338

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Derbyshire Dales 1,161, Mid Suffolk 1,567Mid Suffolk: 1,567Derbyshire Dales: 1,161

    1,161Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count1,567

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales 2,579, Mid Suffolk 3,262Mid Suffolk: 3,262Derbyshire Dales: 2,579

    2,579Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count3,262

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales 3,452, Mid Suffolk 5,490Mid Suffolk: 5,490Derbyshire Dales: 3,452

    3,452Mid Suffolk is higher5,490

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Derbyshire Dales 4,569, Mid Suffolk 8,162Mid Suffolk: 8,162Derbyshire Dales: 4,569

    4,569Mid Suffolk is higher8,162

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Derbyshire Dales 703, Mid Suffolk 1,196Mid Suffolk: 1,196Derbyshire Dales: 703

    703Mid Suffolk is higher1,196

Show the numbers
Derbyshire Dales and Mid Suffolk, total
MeasureDerbyshire DalesMid SuffolkHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£341.3m£342.7m£323.7m£474.3m£476.3m£449.9mMid Suffolk
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£250.0m£251.1m£237.2m£332.6m£334.0m£315.5mMid Suffolk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£50.9m£51.1m£48.3m£83.6m£84.0m£79.3mMid Suffolk
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£232.4m£233.4m£220.4m£310.2m£311.5m£294.2mMid Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m£6.1m£6.2m£5.8mMid Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mMid Suffolk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMid Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£35.6m£35.8m£33.8mMid Suffolk
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mMid Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mMid Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m£65.0m£65.2m£61.6mMid Suffolk
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mMid Suffolk
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mMid Suffolk
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mMid Suffolk
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.13m£0.13m£0.12m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mMid Suffolk
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m£0.86m£0.87m£0.82mDerbyshire Dales
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,41427,338Mid Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1611,567Mid Suffolk
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5793,262Mid Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,4525,490Mid Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, May 20264,5698,162Mid Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267031,196Mid Suffolk

Sources

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

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