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Maldon and Malvern Hills
Maldon is higher than Malvern Hills on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.
On 10 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
Maldon is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 10. 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
Maldon Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,601£4,621£4,365Malvern Hills is higher£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,676£12,730£12,024Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£12,447£12,500£11,807
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,513£1,519£1,435Malvern Hills is higher£1,630£1,637£1,546
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,762£11,812£11,157Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£11,452£11,501£10,863
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£290£291£275Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£280£281£265
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£604£607£573Malvern Hills is higher£697£700£662
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£20£20£19Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£328£329£311Malvern Hills is higher£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£132£132£125Maldon is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£109£109£103Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£98£99£93
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,191£1,196£1,129Malvern Hills is higher£1,273£1,278£1,207
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£138£139£131Malvern Hills is higher£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£201£202£191Malvern Hills is higher£248£249£235
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.55£6.57£6.21Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£5.90£5.93£5.60
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.74£5.76£5.44Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£5.65£5.67£5.36
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.20£5.22£4.93Maldon is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,029.4Maldon is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
75.9Maldon is higherDepends on how you count72.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
130.9Malvern Hills is higher139.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
52.0Malvern Hills is higher52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
133.8Malvern Hills is higher147.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
24.6Maldon is higherDepends on how you count21.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Maldon | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,601£4,621£4,365 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,676£12,730£12,024 | £12,447£12,500£11,807 | Maldon |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,513£1,519£1,435 | £1,630£1,637£1,546 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,762£11,812£11,157 | £11,452£11,501£10,863 | Maldon |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £290£291£275 | £280£281£265 | Maldon |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £604£607£573 | £697£700£662 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £20£20£19 | £18£18£17 | Maldon |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £328£329£311 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £132£132£125 | £93£93£88 | Maldon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £109£109£103 | £98£99£93 | Maldon |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,191£1,196£1,129 | £1,273£1,278£1,207 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £138£139£131 | £144£145£137 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £201£202£191 | £248£249£235 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.55£6.57£6.21 | £5.90£5.93£5.60 | Maldon |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | Maldon |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.20£5.22£4.93 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Maldon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,029.4 | 1,007.6 | Maldon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 75.9 | 72.4 | Maldon |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 130.9 | 139.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 52.0 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 133.8 | 147.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 24.6 | 21.8 | Maldon |
Per resident
Maldon 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
Maldon Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,601£4,621£4,365Malvern Hills is higher£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,124£3,138£2,964Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,387£3,402£3,213
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£875£879£830Malvern Hills is higher£914£917£867
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,899£2,911£2,750Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,116£3,130£2,956
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£72£72£68Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£76£76£72
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£149£149£141Malvern Hills is higher£190£191£180
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.85£4.87£4.60Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4.94£4.97£4.69
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£328£329£311Malvern Hills is higher£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£132£132£125Maldon is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£63£63£60Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£689£691£653Malvern Hills is higher£713£716£676
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£138£139£131Malvern Hills is higher£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£116£117£110Malvern Hills is higher£139£139£132
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.78£3.80£3.59Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£3.31£3.32£3.14
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.32£3.34£3.15Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£3.16£3.18£3.00
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.20£5.22£4.93Maldon is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
253.7Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count274.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.7Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count19.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
32.3Malvern Hills is higher37.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
52.0Malvern Hills is higher52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
77.4Malvern Hills is higher82.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.2Maldon is higherDepends on how you count12.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Maldon | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,601£4,621£4,365 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,124£3,138£2,964 | £3,387£3,402£3,213 | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £875£879£830 | £914£917£867 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,899£2,911£2,750 | £3,116£3,130£2,956 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £72£72£68 | £76£76£72 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £149£149£141 | £190£191£180 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | £4.94£4.97£4.69 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £328£329£311 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £132£132£125 | £93£93£88 | Maldon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £63£63£60 | £55£55£52 | Maldon |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £689£691£653 | £713£716£676 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £138£139£131 | £144£145£137 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £116£117£110 | £139£139£132 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.78£3.80£3.59 | £3.31£3.32£3.14 | Maldon |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | £3.16£3.18£3.00 | Maldon |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.20£5.22£4.93 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Maldon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 253.7 | 274.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.7 | 19.7 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 32.3 | 37.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 52.0 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 77.4 | 82.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.2 | 12.2 | Maldon |
Total
Maldon is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 20. 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
Maldon Malvern Hills
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£317.7m£319.0m£301.3mMalvern Hills is higher£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£215.7m£216.6m£204.6mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£60.4m£60.7m£57.3mMalvern Hills is higher£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£200.1m£201.0m£189.8mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£4.9m£5.0m£4.7mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.3m£10.3m£9.7mMalvern Hills is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.33m£0.34m£0.32mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£22.6m£22.7m£21.5mMalvern Hills is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mMaldon is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.3m£4.4m£4.1mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£47.5m£47.7m£45.1mMalvern Hills is higher£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£9.5m£9.6m£9.0mMalvern Hills is higher£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mMalvern Hills is higher£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.23m£0.23m£0.22mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMaldon is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,516Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count22,830
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,291Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count1,641
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,228Malvern Hills is higher3,153
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
3,591Malvern Hills is higher4,377
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
5,341Malvern Hills is higher6,899
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
981Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count1,018
Show the numbers
| Measure | Maldon | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £317.7m£319.0m£301.3m | £407.8m£409.5m£386.8m | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £215.7m£216.6m£204.6m | £282.0m£283.2m£267.5m | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £60.4m£60.7m£57.3m | £76.1m£76.4m£72.2m | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £200.1m£201.0m£189.8m | £259.5m£260.6m£246.1m | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £4.9m£5.0m£4.7m | £6.3m£6.4m£6.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.3m£10.3m£9.7m | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.33m£0.34m£0.32m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £22.6m£22.7m£21.5m | £29.6m£29.7m£28.1m | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.1m£9.1m£8.6m | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | Maldon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.3m£4.4m£4.1m | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £47.5m£47.7m£45.1m | £59.4m£59.6m£56.3m | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £9.5m£9.6m£9.0m | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £8.0m£8.1m£7.6m | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Malvern Hills |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.23m£0.23m£0.22m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Maldon |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,516 | 22,830 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,291 | 1,641 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,228 | 3,153 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 3,591 | 4,377 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 5,341 | 6,899 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 981 | 1,018 | Malvern Hills |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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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