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Cotswold and Malvern Hills

91,728 and 83,262 residents (mid-2024).

Cotswold is higher than Malvern Hills on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Cotswold is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 19. 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

Cotswold Malvern Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cotswold £4,376, Malvern Hills £4,898Malvern Hills: £4,898Cotswold: £4,376Malvern Hills: £4,918Cotswold: £4,394Malvern Hills: £4,646Cotswold: £4,150

    £4,376£4,394£4,150Malvern Hills is higher£4,898£4,918£4,646

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cotswold £12,343, Malvern Hills £12,447Malvern Hills: £12,447Cotswold: £12,343Malvern Hills: £12,500Cotswold: £12,396Malvern Hills: £11,807Cotswold: £11,708

    £12,343£12,396£11,708Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£12,447£12,500£11,807

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £1,215, Malvern Hills £1,630Malvern Hills: £1,630Cotswold: £1,215Malvern Hills: £1,637Cotswold: £1,220Malvern Hills: £1,546Cotswold: £1,153

    £1,215£1,220£1,153Malvern Hills is higher£1,630£1,637£1,546

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cotswold £11,539, Malvern Hills £11,452Malvern Hills: £11,452Cotswold: £11,539Malvern Hills: £11,501Cotswold: £11,588Malvern Hills: £10,863Cotswold: £10,945

    £11,539£11,588£10,945Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count£11,452£11,501£10,863

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cotswold £232, Malvern Hills £280Malvern Hills: £280Cotswold: £232Malvern Hills: £281Cotswold: £233Malvern Hills: £265Cotswold: £220

    £232£233£220Malvern Hills is higher£280£281£265

  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: Cotswold £556, Malvern Hills £697Malvern Hills: £697Cotswold: £556Malvern Hills: £700Cotswold: £559Malvern Hills: £662Cotswold: £528

    £556£559£528Malvern Hills is higher£697£700£662

  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: Cotswold £16, Malvern Hills £18Malvern Hills: £18Cotswold: £16Malvern Hills: £18Cotswold: £16Malvern Hills: £17Cotswold: £15

    £16£16£15Malvern Hills is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £235, Malvern Hills £355Malvern Hills: £355Cotswold: £235Malvern Hills: £357Cotswold: £236Malvern Hills: £337Cotswold: £223

    £235£236£223Malvern Hills is higher£355£357£337

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £79, Malvern Hills £93Malvern Hills: £93Cotswold: £79Malvern Hills: £93Cotswold: £79Malvern Hills: £88Cotswold: £75

    £79£79£75Malvern Hills is higher£93£93£88

  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: Cotswold £59, Malvern Hills £98Malvern Hills: £98Cotswold: £59Malvern Hills: £99Cotswold: £60Malvern Hills: £93Cotswold: £56

    £59£60£56Malvern Hills is higher£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £1,005, Malvern Hills £1,273Malvern Hills: £1,273Cotswold: £1,005Malvern Hills: £1,278Cotswold: £1,009Malvern Hills: £1,207Cotswold: £953

    £1,005£1,009£953Malvern Hills is higher£1,273£1,278£1,207

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cotswold £137, Malvern Hills £144Malvern Hills: £144Cotswold: £137Malvern Hills: £145Cotswold: £137Malvern Hills: £137Cotswold: £130

    £137£137£130Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£144£145£137

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £144, Malvern Hills £248Malvern Hills: £248Cotswold: £144Malvern Hills: £249Cotswold: £144Malvern Hills: £235Cotswold: £136

    £144£144£136Malvern Hills is higher£248£249£235

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £5.24, Malvern Hills £5.90Malvern Hills: £5.90Cotswold: £5.24Malvern Hills: £5.93Cotswold: £5.26Malvern Hills: £5.60Cotswold: £4.97

    £5.24£5.26£4.97Malvern Hills is higher£5.90£5.93£5.60

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cotswold £1.98, Malvern Hills £5.65Malvern Hills: £5.65Cotswold: £1.98Malvern Hills: £5.67Cotswold: £1.99Malvern Hills: £5.36Cotswold: £1.88

    £1.98£1.99£1.88Malvern Hills is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cotswold £6.63, Malvern Hills £4.03Malvern Hills: £4.03Cotswold: £6.63Malvern Hills: £4.04Cotswold: £6.66Malvern Hills: £3.82Cotswold: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Cotswold is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cotswold 1,011.0, Malvern Hills 1,007.6Malvern Hills: 1,007.6Cotswold: 1,011.0

    1,011.0Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cotswold 61.7, Malvern Hills 72.4Malvern Hills: 72.4Cotswold: 61.7

    61.7Malvern Hills is higher72.4

  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: Cotswold 119.8, Malvern Hills 139.2Malvern Hills: 139.2Cotswold: 119.8

    119.8Malvern Hills is higher139.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 35.5, Malvern Hills 52.6Malvern Hills: 52.6Cotswold: 35.5

    35.5Malvern Hills is higher52.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cotswold 111.5, Malvern Hills 147.9Malvern Hills: 147.9Cotswold: 111.5

    111.5Malvern Hills is higher147.9

  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: Cotswold 13.1, Malvern Hills 21.8Malvern Hills: 21.8Cotswold: 13.1

    13.1Malvern Hills is higher21.8

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Cotswold and Malvern Hills, per person in the age group
MeasureCotswoldMalvern HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,376£4,394£4,150£4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,343£12,396£11,708£12,447£12,500£11,807Malvern Hills
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,215£1,220£1,153£1,630£1,637£1,546Malvern Hills
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,539£11,588£10,945£11,452£11,501£10,863Cotswold
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£232£233£220£280£281£265Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£556£559£528£697£700£662Malvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£18£18£17Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£355£357£337Malvern Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£93£93£88Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£59£60£56£98£99£93Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,005£1,009£953£1,273£1,278£1,207Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£144£145£137Malvern Hills
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£144£136£248£249£235Malvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.24£5.26£4.97£5.90£5.93£5.60Malvern Hills
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.98£1.99£1.88£5.65£5.67£5.36Malvern Hills
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£4.03£4.04£3.82Cotswold
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.01,007.6Cotswold
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202661.772.4Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026119.8139.2Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.552.6Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026111.5147.9Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.121.8Malvern Hills

Per resident

Cotswold 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

Cotswold Malvern Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cotswold £4,376, Malvern Hills £4,898Malvern Hills: £4,898Cotswold: £4,376Malvern Hills: £4,918Cotswold: £4,394Malvern Hills: £4,646Cotswold: £4,150

    £4,376£4,394£4,150Malvern Hills is higher£4,898£4,918£4,646

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cotswold £3,229, Malvern Hills £3,387Malvern Hills: £3,387Cotswold: £3,229Malvern Hills: £3,402Cotswold: £3,243Malvern Hills: £3,213Cotswold: £3,063

    £3,229£3,243£3,063Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,387£3,402£3,213

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cotswold £690, Malvern Hills £914Malvern Hills: £914Cotswold: £690Malvern Hills: £917Cotswold: £692Malvern Hills: £867Cotswold: £654

    £690£692£654Malvern Hills is higher£914£917£867

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cotswold £3,018, Malvern Hills £3,116Malvern Hills: £3,116Cotswold: £3,018Malvern Hills: £3,130Cotswold: £3,031Malvern Hills: £2,956Cotswold: £2,863

    £3,018£3,031£2,863Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,116£3,130£2,956

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cotswold £61, Malvern Hills £76Malvern Hills: £76Cotswold: £61Malvern Hills: £76Cotswold: £61Malvern Hills: £72Cotswold: £58

    £61£61£58Malvern Hills is higher£76£76£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £145, Malvern Hills £190Malvern Hills: £190Cotswold: £145Malvern Hills: £191Cotswold: £146Malvern Hills: £180Cotswold: £138

    £145£146£138Malvern Hills is higher£190£191£180

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cotswold £4.22, Malvern Hills £4.94Malvern Hills: £4.94Cotswold: £4.22Malvern Hills: £4.97Cotswold: £4.23Malvern Hills: £4.69Cotswold: £4.00

    £4.22£4.23£4.00Malvern Hills is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £235, Malvern Hills £355Malvern Hills: £355Cotswold: £235Malvern Hills: £357Cotswold: £236Malvern Hills: £337Cotswold: £223

    £235£236£223Malvern Hills is higher£355£357£337

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cotswold £79, Malvern Hills £93Malvern Hills: £93Cotswold: £79Malvern Hills: £93Cotswold: £79Malvern Hills: £88Cotswold: £75

    £79£79£75Malvern Hills is higher£93£93£88

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cotswold £34, Malvern Hills £55Malvern Hills: £55Cotswold: £34Malvern Hills: £55Cotswold: £34Malvern Hills: £52Cotswold: £32

    £34£34£32Malvern Hills is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cotswold £570, Malvern Hills £713Malvern Hills: £713Cotswold: £570Malvern Hills: £716Cotswold: £573Malvern Hills: £676Cotswold: £541

    £570£573£541Malvern Hills is higher£713£716£676

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cotswold £137, Malvern Hills £144Malvern Hills: £144Cotswold: £137Malvern Hills: £145Cotswold: £137Malvern Hills: £137Cotswold: £130

    £137£137£130Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£144£145£137

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cotswold £81, Malvern Hills £139Malvern Hills: £139Cotswold: £81Malvern Hills: £139Cotswold: £82Malvern Hills: £132Cotswold: £77

    £81£82£77Malvern Hills is higher£139£139£132

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cotswold £2.97, Malvern Hills £3.31Malvern Hills: £3.31Cotswold: £2.97Malvern Hills: £3.32Cotswold: £2.99Malvern Hills: £3.14Cotswold: £2.82

    £2.97£2.99£2.82Malvern Hills is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cotswold £1.13, Malvern Hills £3.16Malvern Hills: £3.16Cotswold: £1.13Malvern Hills: £3.18Cotswold: £1.13Malvern Hills: £3.00Cotswold: £1.07

    £1.13£1.13£1.07Malvern Hills is higher£3.16£3.18£3.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cotswold £6.63, Malvern Hills £4.03Malvern Hills: £4.03Cotswold: £6.63Malvern Hills: £4.04Cotswold: £6.66Malvern Hills: £3.82Cotswold: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Cotswold is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 264.5, Malvern Hills 274.2Malvern Hills: 274.2Cotswold: 264.5

    264.5Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count274.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 16.1, Malvern Hills 19.7Malvern Hills: 19.7Cotswold: 16.1

    16.1Malvern Hills is higher19.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 31.3, Malvern Hills 37.9Malvern Hills: 37.9Cotswold: 31.3

    31.3Malvern Hills is higher37.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 35.5, Malvern Hills 52.6Malvern Hills: 52.6Cotswold: 35.5

    35.5Malvern Hills is higher52.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 63.3, Malvern Hills 82.9Malvern Hills: 82.9Cotswold: 63.3

    63.3Malvern Hills is higher82.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cotswold 7.5, Malvern Hills 12.2Malvern Hills: 12.2Cotswold: 7.5

    7.5Malvern Hills is higher12.2

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Cotswold and Malvern Hills, per resident
MeasureCotswoldMalvern HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,376£4,394£4,150£4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,229£3,243£3,063£3,387£3,402£3,213Malvern Hills
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£690£692£654£914£917£867Malvern Hills
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,018£3,031£2,863£3,116£3,130£2,956Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£76£76£72Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£190£191£180Malvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.22£4.23£4.00£4.94£4.97£4.69Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223£355£357£337Malvern Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£93£93£88Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£34£34£32£55£55£52Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£570£573£541£713£716£676Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£144£145£137Malvern Hills
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£139£139£132Malvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.97£2.99£2.82£3.31£3.32£3.14Malvern Hills
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.13£1.13£1.07£3.16£3.18£3.00Malvern Hills
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£4.03£4.04£3.82Cotswold
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026264.5274.2Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.119.7Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.337.9Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.552.6Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202663.382.9Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.512.2Malvern Hills

Total

Cotswold is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 17. 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

Cotswold Malvern Hills

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cotswold £401.4m, Malvern Hills £407.8mMalvern Hills: £407.8mCotswold: £401.4mMalvern Hills: £409.5mCotswold: £403.1mMalvern Hills: £386.8mCotswold: £380.7m

    £401.4m£403.1m£380.7mMalvern Hills is higher£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cotswold £296.2m, Malvern Hills £282.0mMalvern Hills: £282.0mCotswold: £296.2mMalvern Hills: £283.2mCotswold: £297.4mMalvern Hills: £267.5mCotswold: £280.9m

    £296.2m£297.4m£280.9mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cotswold £63.3m, Malvern Hills £76.1mMalvern Hills: £76.1mCotswold: £63.3mMalvern Hills: £76.4mCotswold: £63.5mMalvern Hills: £72.2mCotswold: £60.0m

    £63.3m£63.5m£60.0mMalvern Hills is higher£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cotswold £276.9m, Malvern Hills £259.5mMalvern Hills: £259.5mCotswold: £276.9mMalvern Hills: £260.6mCotswold: £278.0mMalvern Hills: £246.1mCotswold: £262.6m

    £276.9m£278.0m£262.6mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cotswold £5.6m, Malvern Hills £6.3mMalvern Hills: £6.3mCotswold: £5.6mMalvern Hills: £6.4mCotswold: £5.6mMalvern Hills: £6.0mCotswold: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mMalvern Hills is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cotswold £13.3m, Malvern Hills £15.8mMalvern Hills: £15.8mCotswold: £13.3mMalvern Hills: £15.9mCotswold: £13.4mMalvern Hills: £15.0mCotswold: £12.7m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.7mMalvern Hills is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cotswold £0.39m, Malvern Hills £0.41mMalvern Hills: £0.41mCotswold: £0.39mMalvern Hills: £0.41mCotswold: £0.39mMalvern Hills: £0.39mCotswold: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mMalvern Hills is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cotswold £21.5m, Malvern Hills £29.6mMalvern Hills: £29.6mCotswold: £21.5mMalvern Hills: £29.7mCotswold: £21.6mMalvern Hills: £28.1mCotswold: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mMalvern Hills is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cotswold £7.3m, Malvern Hills £7.7mMalvern Hills: £7.7mCotswold: £7.3mMalvern Hills: £7.8mCotswold: £7.3mMalvern Hills: £7.3mCotswold: £6.9m

    £7.3m£7.3m£6.9mMalvern Hills is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cotswold £3.1m, Malvern Hills £4.6mMalvern Hills: £4.6mCotswold: £3.1mMalvern Hills: £4.6mCotswold: £3.1mMalvern Hills: £4.4mCotswold: £2.9m

    £3.1m£3.1m£2.9mMalvern Hills is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cotswold £52.3m, Malvern Hills £59.4mMalvern Hills: £59.4mCotswold: £52.3mMalvern Hills: £59.6mCotswold: £52.5mMalvern Hills: £56.3mCotswold: £49.6m

    £52.3m£52.5m£49.6mMalvern Hills is higher£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cotswold £12.5m, Malvern Hills £12.0mMalvern Hills: £12.0mCotswold: £12.5mMalvern Hills: £12.1mCotswold: £12.6mMalvern Hills: £11.4mCotswold: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cotswold £7.5m, Malvern Hills £11.6mMalvern Hills: £11.6mCotswold: £7.5mMalvern Hills: £11.6mCotswold: £7.5mMalvern Hills: £11.0mCotswold: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mMalvern Hills is higher£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cotswold £0.27m, Malvern Hills £0.28mMalvern Hills: £0.28mCotswold: £0.27mMalvern Hills: £0.28mCotswold: £0.27mMalvern Hills: £0.26mCotswold: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mMalvern Hills is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cotswold £0.10m, Malvern Hills £0.26mMalvern Hills: £0.26mCotswold: £0.10mMalvern Hills: £0.26mCotswold: £0.10mMalvern Hills: £0.25mCotswold: £0.10m

    £0.10mMalvern Hills is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cotswold £0.61m, Malvern Hills £0.34mMalvern Hills: £0.34mCotswold: £0.61mMalvern Hills: £0.34mCotswold: £0.61mMalvern Hills: £0.32mCotswold: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mCotswold is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cotswold 24,259, Malvern Hills 22,830Malvern Hills: 22,830Cotswold: 24,259

    24,259Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count22,830

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cotswold 1,480, Malvern Hills 1,641Malvern Hills: 1,641Cotswold: 1,480

    1,480Malvern Hills is higher1,641

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cotswold 2,875, Malvern Hills 3,153Malvern Hills: 3,153Cotswold: 2,875

    2,875Malvern Hills is higher3,153

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cotswold 3,260, Malvern Hills 4,377Malvern Hills: 4,377Cotswold: 3,260

    3,260Malvern Hills is higher4,377

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cotswold 5,802, Malvern Hills 6,899Malvern Hills: 6,899Cotswold: 5,802

    5,802Malvern Hills is higher6,899

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cotswold 684, Malvern Hills 1,018Malvern Hills: 1,018Cotswold: 684

    684Malvern Hills is higher1,018

Show the numbers
Cotswold and Malvern Hills, total
MeasureCotswoldMalvern HillsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£401.4m£403.1m£380.7m£407.8m£409.5m£386.8mMalvern Hills
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£296.2m£297.4m£280.9m£282.0m£283.2m£267.5mCotswold
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£63.3m£63.5m£60.0m£76.1m£76.4m£72.2mMalvern Hills
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.9m£278.0m£262.6m£259.5m£260.6m£246.1mCotswold
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mMalvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.7m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mMalvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMalvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mMalvern Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mMalvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m£4.6m£4.6m£4.4mMalvern Hills
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£52.3m£52.5m£49.6m£59.4m£59.6m£56.3mMalvern Hills
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mCotswold
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mMalvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mMalvern Hills
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.10m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mMalvern Hills
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mCotswold
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,25922,830Cotswold
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4801,641Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8753,153Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,2604,377Malvern Hills
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,8026,899Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266841,018Malvern Hills

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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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