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Derbyshire Dales and Malvern Hills
Derbyshire Dales is higher than Malvern Hills on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.
On 5 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.
Per person in the age group
Derbyshire Dales is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills 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
Derbyshire Dales Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,756£4,776£4,511Malvern Hills is higher£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,551£12,604£11,905Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£12,447£12,500£11,807
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,255£1,261£1,191Malvern Hills is higher£1,630£1,637£1,546
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,665£11,715£11,065Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£11,452£11,501£10,863
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£228£229£216Malvern Hills is higher£280£281£265
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£642£645£609Malvern Hills is higher£697£700£662
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£15£15£14Malvern Hills is higher£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£333£335£316Malvern Hills is higher£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£89£90£85Malvern Hills is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£79£79£75Malvern Hills is higher£98£99£93
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£920£923£872Malvern Hills is higher£1,273£1,278£1,207
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£127£127£120Malvern Hills is higher£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£248£249£235Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.06£6.09£5.75Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£5.90£5.93£5.60
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.14£3.16£2.98Malvern Hills is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£13£13£12Derbyshire Dales is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,024.6Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
58.3Malvern Hills is higher72.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
129.5Malvern Hills is higher139.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
48.1Malvern Hills is higher52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
112.7Malvern Hills is higher147.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.3Malvern Hills is higher21.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Derbyshire Dales | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,756£4,776£4,511 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,551£12,604£11,905 | £12,447£12,500£11,807 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,255£1,261£1,191 | £1,630£1,637£1,546 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,665£11,715£11,065 | £11,452£11,501£10,863 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £228£229£216 | £280£281£265 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £642£645£609 | £697£700£662 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £15£15£14 | £18£18£17 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £333£335£316 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £89£90£85 | £93£93£88 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £79£79£75 | £98£99£93 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £920£923£872 | £1,273£1,278£1,207 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £127£127£120 | £144£145£137 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £248£249£235 | £248£249£235 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.06£6.09£5.75 | £5.90£5.93£5.60 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £13£13£12 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,024.6 | 1,007.6 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 58.3 | 72.4 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 129.5 | 139.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 48.1 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 112.7 | 147.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.3 | 21.8 | Malvern Hills |
Per resident
Derbyshire Dales is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills 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
Derbyshire Dales Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,756£4,776£4,511Malvern Hills is higher£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,484£3,499£3,305Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3,387£3,402£3,213
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£709£712£673Malvern Hills is higher£914£917£867
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,238£3,252£3,072Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3,116£3,130£2,956
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£63£64£60Malvern Hills is higher£76£76£72
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£178£179£169Malvern Hills is higher£190£191£180
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.22£4.23£4.00Malvern Hills is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£333£335£316Malvern Hills is higher£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£89£90£85Malvern Hills is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£44£45£42Malvern Hills is higher£55£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£520£522£493Malvern Hills is higher£713£716£676
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£127£127£120Malvern Hills is higher£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£140£141£133Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£139£139£132
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.43£3.44£3.25Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3.31£3.32£3.14
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.77£1.78£1.68Malvern Hills is higher£3.16£3.18£3.00
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£13£13£12Derbyshire Dales is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
284.5Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count274.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.2Malvern Hills is higher19.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
35.9Malvern Hills is higher37.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
48.1Malvern Hills is higher52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
63.7Malvern Hills is higher82.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.8Malvern Hills is higher12.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Derbyshire Dales | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,756£4,776£4,511 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,484£3,499£3,305 | £3,387£3,402£3,213 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £709£712£673 | £914£917£867 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,238£3,252£3,072 | £3,116£3,130£2,956 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £63£64£60 | £76£76£72 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £190£191£180 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.22£4.23£4.00 | £4.94£4.97£4.69 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £333£335£316 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £89£90£85 | £93£93£88 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £44£45£42 | £55£55£52 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £520£522£493 | £713£716£676 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £127£127£120 | £144£145£137 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £140£141£133 | £139£139£132 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.43£3.44£3.25 | £3.31£3.32£3.14 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.77£1.78£1.68 | £3.16£3.18£3.00 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £13£13£12 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 284.5 | 274.2 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.2 | 19.7 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 35.9 | 37.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 48.1 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 63.7 | 82.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.8 | 12.2 | Malvern Hills |
Total
Derbyshire Dales is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills 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 Malvern Hills
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£341.3m£342.7m£323.7mMalvern Hills is higher£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£250.0m£251.1m£237.2mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£50.9m£51.1m£48.3mMalvern Hills is higher£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£232.4m£233.4m£220.4mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£4.5m£4.6m£4.3mMalvern Hills is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.8m£12.9m£12.1mMalvern Hills is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.30m£0.30m£0.29mMalvern Hills is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mMalvern Hills is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.4m£6.4m£6.1mMalvern Hills is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.2m£3.2m£3.0mMalvern Hills is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£37.3m£37.4m£35.4mMalvern Hills is higher£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mMalvern Hills is higher£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£10.1m£10.1m£9.5mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.13m£0.13m£0.12mMalvern Hills is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.90m£0.90m£0.85mDerbyshire Dales is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
20,414Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count22,830
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,161Malvern Hills is higher1,641
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,579Malvern Hills is higher3,153
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
3,452Malvern Hills is higher4,377
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
4,569Malvern Hills is higher6,899
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
703Malvern Hills is higher1,018
Show the numbers
| Measure | Derbyshire Dales | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £341.3m£342.7m£323.7m | £407.8m£409.5m£386.8m | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £250.0m£251.1m£237.2m | £282.0m£283.2m£267.5m | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £50.9m£51.1m£48.3m | £76.1m£76.4m£72.2m | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £232.4m£233.4m£220.4m | £259.5m£260.6m£246.1m | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | £6.3m£6.4m£6.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.8m£12.9m£12.1m | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.30m£0.30m£0.29m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | £29.6m£29.7m£28.1m | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.4m£6.4m£6.1m | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.2m£3.2m£3.0m | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £37.3m£37.4m£35.4m | £59.4m£59.6m£56.3m | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £9.1m£9.1m£8.6m | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £10.1m£10.1m£9.5m | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.25m£0.25m£0.23m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Malvern Hills |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.13m£0.13m£0.12m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.90m£0.90m£0.85m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 20,414 | 22,830 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,161 | 1,641 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,579 | 3,153 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 3,452 | 4,377 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 4,569 | 6,899 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 703 | 1,018 | Malvern Hills |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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