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Stroud and Amber Valley

125,507 and 130,238 residents (mid-2024).

Stroud is higher than Amber Valley on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Stroud is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley 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

Stroud Amber Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stroud £4,180, Amber Valley £4,725Amber Valley: £4,725Stroud: £4,180Amber Valley: £4,745Stroud: £4,197Amber Valley: £4,482Stroud: £3,965

    £4,180£4,197£3,965Amber Valley is higher£4,725£4,745£4,482

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stroud £12,572, Amber Valley £12,821Amber Valley: £12,821Stroud: £12,572Amber Valley: £12,876Stroud: £12,625Amber Valley: £12,162Stroud: £11,925

    £12,572£12,625£11,925Amber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,821£12,876£12,162

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £1,338, Amber Valley £1,850Amber Valley: £1,850Stroud: £1,338Amber Valley: £1,858Stroud: £1,344Amber Valley: £1,755Stroud: £1,269

    £1,338£1,344£1,269Amber Valley is higher£1,850£1,858£1,755

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stroud £11,729, Amber Valley £11,684Amber Valley: £11,684Stroud: £11,729Amber Valley: £11,733Stroud: £11,779Amber Valley: £11,082Stroud: £11,126

    £11,729£11,779£11,126Stroud is higher£11,684£11,733£11,082

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stroud £251, Amber Valley £340Amber Valley: £340Stroud: £251Amber Valley: £342Stroud: £252Amber Valley: £323Stroud: £238

    £251£252£238Amber Valley is higher£340£342£323

  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: Stroud £574, Amber Valley £775Amber Valley: £775Stroud: £574Amber Valley: £778Stroud: £577Amber Valley: £735Stroud: £545

    £574£577£545Amber Valley is higher£775£778£735

  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: Stroud £17, Amber Valley £23Amber Valley: £23Stroud: £17Amber Valley: £23Stroud: £17Amber Valley: £22Stroud: £16

    £17£17£16Amber Valley is higher£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £298, Amber Valley £503Amber Valley: £503Stroud: £298Amber Valley: £505Stroud: £299Amber Valley: £477Stroud: £282

    £298£299£282Amber Valley is higher£503£505£477

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £97, Amber Valley £134Amber Valley: £134Stroud: £97Amber Valley: £135Stroud: £97Amber Valley: £127Stroud: £92

    £97£97£92Amber Valley is higher£134£135£127

  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: Stroud £64, Amber Valley £130Amber Valley: £130Stroud: £64Amber Valley: £130Stroud: £65Amber Valley: £123Stroud: £61

    £64£65£61Amber Valley is higher£130£130£123

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £1,040, Amber Valley £1,370Amber Valley: £1,370Stroud: £1,040Amber Valley: £1,376Stroud: £1,044Amber Valley: £1,300Stroud: £987

    £1,040£1,044£987Amber Valley is higher£1,370£1,376£1,300

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stroud £145, Amber Valley £173Amber Valley: £173Stroud: £145Amber Valley: £174Stroud: £146Amber Valley: £164Stroud: £138

    £145£146£138Amber Valley is higher£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £226, Amber Valley £332Amber Valley: £332Stroud: £226Amber Valley: £334Stroud: £227Amber Valley: £315Stroud: £214

    £226£227£214Amber Valley is higher£332£334£315

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £5.31, Amber Valley £9.22Amber Valley: £9.22Stroud: £5.31Amber Valley: £9.26Stroud: £5.34Amber Valley: £8.75Stroud: £5.04

    £5.31£5.34£5.04Amber Valley is higher£9.22£9.26£8.75

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £3.02, Amber Valley £7.90Amber Valley: £7.90Stroud: £3.02Amber Valley: £7.93Stroud: £3.03Amber Valley: £7.49Stroud: £2.86

    £3.02£3.03£2.86Amber Valley is higher£7.90£7.93£7.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stroud £4.94, Amber Valley £7.32Amber Valley: £7.32Stroud: £4.94Amber Valley: £7.35Stroud: £4.97Amber Valley: £6.94Stroud: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Amber Valley is higher£7.32£7.35£6.94

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stroud 1,019.8, Amber Valley 1,016.3Amber Valley: 1,016.3Stroud: 1,019.8

    1,019.8Stroud is higher1,016.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stroud 63.7, Amber Valley 87.7Amber Valley: 87.7Stroud: 63.7

    63.7Amber Valley is higher87.7

  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: Stroud 122.4, Amber Valley 157.9Amber Valley: 157.9Stroud: 122.4

    122.4Amber Valley is higher157.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 45.1, Amber Valley 74.1Amber Valley: 74.1Stroud: 45.1

    45.1Amber Valley is higher74.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stroud 126.3, Amber Valley 174.1Amber Valley: 174.1Stroud: 126.3

    126.3Amber Valley is higher174.1

  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: Stroud 14.5, Amber Valley 28.6Amber Valley: 28.6Stroud: 14.5

    14.5Amber Valley is higher28.6

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Stroud and Amber Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureStroudAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,180£4,197£3,965£4,725£4,745£4,482Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,572£12,625£11,925£12,821£12,876£12,162Amber Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,338£1,344£1,269£1,850£1,858£1,755Amber Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,729£11,779£11,126£11,684£11,733£11,082Stroud
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£251£252£238£340£342£323Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£574£577£545£775£778£735Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£23£23£22Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£503£505£477Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£134£135£127Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£65£61£130£130£123Amber Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,040£1,044£987£1,370£1,376£1,300Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£173£174£164Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£226£227£214£332£334£315Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.31£5.34£5.04£9.22£9.26£8.75Amber Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.02£3.03£2.86£7.90£7.93£7.49Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.81,016.3Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.787.7Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026122.4157.9Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.174.1Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.3174.1Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.528.6Amber Valley

Per resident

Stroud is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley 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

Stroud Amber Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stroud £4,180, Amber Valley £4,725Amber Valley: £4,725Stroud: £4,180Amber Valley: £4,745Stroud: £4,197Amber Valley: £4,482Stroud: £3,965

    £4,180£4,197£3,965Amber Valley is higher£4,725£4,745£4,482

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stroud £2,845, Amber Valley £2,792Amber Valley: £2,792Stroud: £2,845Amber Valley: £2,804Stroud: £2,857Amber Valley: £2,649Stroud: £2,699

    £2,845£2,857£2,699Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£2,792£2,804£2,649

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stroud £790, Amber Valley £1,116Amber Valley: £1,116Stroud: £790Amber Valley: £1,121Stroud: £793Amber Valley: £1,058Stroud: £749

    £790£793£749Amber Valley is higher£1,116£1,121£1,058

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stroud £2,655, Amber Valley £2,544Amber Valley: £2,544Stroud: £2,655Amber Valley: £2,555Stroud: £2,666Amber Valley: £2,414Stroud: £2,518

    £2,655£2,666£2,518Stroud is higher£2,544£2,555£2,414

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stroud £57, Amber Valley £74Amber Valley: £74Stroud: £57Amber Valley: £74Stroud: £57Amber Valley: £70Stroud: £54

    £57£57£54Amber Valley is higher£74£74£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £130, Amber Valley £169Amber Valley: £169Stroud: £130Amber Valley: £169Stroud: £130Amber Valley: £160Stroud: £123

    £130£130£123Amber Valley is higher£169£169£160

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stroud £3.88, Amber Valley £5.00Amber Valley: £5.00Stroud: £3.88Amber Valley: £5.02Stroud: £3.90Amber Valley: £4.74Stroud: £3.68

    £3.88£3.90£3.68Amber Valley is higher£5.00£5.02£4.74

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £298, Amber Valley £503Amber Valley: £503Stroud: £298Amber Valley: £505Stroud: £299Amber Valley: £477Stroud: £282

    £298£299£282Amber Valley is higher£503£505£477

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £97, Amber Valley £134Amber Valley: £134Stroud: £97Amber Valley: £135Stroud: £97Amber Valley: £127Stroud: £92

    £97£97£92Amber Valley is higher£134£135£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stroud £38, Amber Valley £78Amber Valley: £78Stroud: £38Amber Valley: £79Stroud: £38Amber Valley: £74Stroud: £36

    £38£38£36Amber Valley is higher£78£79£74

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stroud £614, Amber Valley £827Amber Valley: £827Stroud: £614Amber Valley: £830Stroud: £616Amber Valley: £784Stroud: £582

    £614£616£582Amber Valley is higher£827£830£784

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stroud £145, Amber Valley £173Amber Valley: £173Stroud: £145Amber Valley: £174Stroud: £146Amber Valley: £164Stroud: £138

    £145£146£138Amber Valley is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stroud £133, Amber Valley £201Amber Valley: £201Stroud: £133Amber Valley: £201Stroud: £134Amber Valley: £190Stroud: £126

    £133£134£126Amber Valley is higher£201£201£190

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stroud £3.13, Amber Valley £5.57Amber Valley: £5.57Stroud: £3.13Amber Valley: £5.59Stroud: £3.14Amber Valley: £5.28Stroud: £2.97

    £3.13£3.14£2.97Amber Valley is higher£5.57£5.59£5.28

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stroud £1.78, Amber Valley £4.77Amber Valley: £4.77Stroud: £1.78Amber Valley: £4.79Stroud: £1.79Amber Valley: £4.52Stroud: £1.69

    £1.78£1.79£1.69Amber Valley is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stroud £4.94, Amber Valley £7.32Amber Valley: £7.32Stroud: £4.94Amber Valley: £7.35Stroud: £4.97Amber Valley: £6.94Stroud: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Amber Valley is higher£7.32£7.35£6.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 230.8, Amber Valley 221.3Amber Valley: 221.3Stroud: 230.8

    230.8Stroud is higher221.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 14.4, Amber Valley 19.1Amber Valley: 19.1Stroud: 14.4

    14.4Amber Valley is higher19.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 27.7, Amber Valley 34.4Amber Valley: 34.4Stroud: 27.7

    27.7Amber Valley is higher34.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 45.1, Amber Valley 74.1Amber Valley: 74.1Stroud: 45.1

    45.1Amber Valley is higher74.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 74.5, Amber Valley 105.0Amber Valley: 105.0Stroud: 74.5

    74.5Amber Valley is higher105.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 8.5, Amber Valley 17.3Amber Valley: 17.3Stroud: 8.5

    8.5Amber Valley is higher17.3

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Stroud and Amber Valley, per resident
MeasureStroudAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,180£4,197£3,965£4,725£4,745£4,482Amber Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,845£2,857£2,699£2,792£2,804£2,649Stroud
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£790£793£749£1,116£1,121£1,058Amber Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,655£2,666£2,518£2,544£2,555£2,414Stroud
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£74£74£70Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£169£169£160Amber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.88£3.90£3.68£5.00£5.02£4.74Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£503£505£477Amber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£134£135£127Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£38£38£36£78£79£74Amber Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£614£616£582£827£830£784Amber Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£173£174£164Amber Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£133£134£126£201£201£190Amber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.13£3.14£2.97£5.57£5.59£5.28Amber Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.78£1.79£1.69£4.77£4.79£4.52Amber Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£7.32£7.35£6.94Amber Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026230.8221.3Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.419.1Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.734.4Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.174.1Amber Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.5105.0Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.517.3Amber Valley

Total

Stroud is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Amber Valley 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

Stroud Amber Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stroud £524.6m, Amber Valley £615.4mAmber Valley: £615.4mStroud: £524.6mAmber Valley: £618.0mStroud: £526.8mAmber Valley: £583.7mStroud: £497.6m

    £524.6m£526.8m£497.6mAmber Valley is higher£615.4m£618.0m£583.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stroud £357.1m, Amber Valley £363.7mAmber Valley: £363.7mStroud: £357.1mAmber Valley: £365.2mStroud: £358.6mAmber Valley: £344.9mStroud: £338.7m

    £357.1m£358.6m£338.7mAmber Valley is higherDepends on how you count£363.7m£365.2m£344.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stroud £99.1m, Amber Valley £145.3mAmber Valley: £145.3mStroud: £99.1mAmber Valley: £145.9mStroud: £99.6mAmber Valley: £137.8mStroud: £94.0m

    £99.1m£99.6m£94.0mAmber Valley is higher£145.3m£145.9m£137.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stroud £333.2m, Amber Valley £331.4mAmber Valley: £331.4mStroud: £333.2mAmber Valley: £332.8mStroud: £334.6mAmber Valley: £314.3mStroud: £316.0m

    £333.2m£334.6m£316.0mStroud is higher£331.4m£332.8m£314.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stroud £7.1m, Amber Valley £9.6mAmber Valley: £9.6mStroud: £7.1mAmber Valley: £9.7mStroud: £7.2mAmber Valley: £9.1mStroud: £6.8m

    £7.1m£7.2m£6.8mAmber Valley is higher£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stroud £16.3m, Amber Valley £22.0mAmber Valley: £22.0mStroud: £16.3mAmber Valley: £22.1mStroud: £16.4mAmber Valley: £20.8mStroud: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mAmber Valley is higher£22.0m£22.1m£20.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stroud £0.49m, Amber Valley £0.65mAmber Valley: £0.65mStroud: £0.49mAmber Valley: £0.65mStroud: £0.49mAmber Valley: £0.62mStroud: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mAmber Valley is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stroud £37.3m, Amber Valley £65.4mAmber Valley: £65.4mStroud: £37.3mAmber Valley: £65.7mStroud: £37.5mAmber Valley: £62.1mStroud: £35.4m

    £37.3m£37.5m£35.4mAmber Valley is higher£65.4m£65.7m£62.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stroud £12.2m, Amber Valley £17.5mAmber Valley: £17.5mStroud: £12.2mAmber Valley: £17.5mStroud: £12.2mAmber Valley: £16.6mStroud: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mAmber Valley is higher£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stroud £4.8m, Amber Valley £10.2mAmber Valley: £10.2mStroud: £4.8mAmber Valley: £10.2mStroud: £4.8mAmber Valley: £9.7mStroud: £4.5m

    £4.8m£4.8m£4.5mAmber Valley is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stroud £77.0m, Amber Valley £107.7mAmber Valley: £107.7mStroud: £77.0mAmber Valley: £108.1mStroud: £77.4mAmber Valley: £102.1mStroud: £73.1m

    £77.0m£77.4m£73.1mAmber Valley is higher£107.7m£108.1m£102.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stroud £18.2m, Amber Valley £22.5mAmber Valley: £22.5mStroud: £18.2mAmber Valley: £22.6mStroud: £18.3mAmber Valley: £21.4mStroud: £17.3m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.3mAmber Valley is higher£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stroud £16.7m, Amber Valley £26.1mAmber Valley: £26.1mStroud: £16.7mAmber Valley: £26.2mStroud: £16.8mAmber Valley: £24.8mStroud: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mAmber Valley is higher£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stroud £0.39m, Amber Valley £0.72mAmber Valley: £0.72mStroud: £0.39mAmber Valley: £0.73mStroud: £0.40mAmber Valley: £0.69mStroud: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.40m£0.37mAmber Valley is higher£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stroud £0.22m, Amber Valley £0.62mAmber Valley: £0.62mStroud: £0.22mAmber Valley: £0.62mStroud: £0.22mAmber Valley: £0.59mStroud: £0.21m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.21mAmber Valley is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stroud £0.62m, Amber Valley £0.95mAmber Valley: £0.95mStroud: £0.62mAmber Valley: £0.96mStroud: £0.62mAmber Valley: £0.90mStroud: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mAmber Valley is higher£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stroud 28,967, Amber Valley 28,825Amber Valley: 28,825Stroud: 28,967

    28,967Stroud is higher28,825

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stroud 1,808, Amber Valley 2,488Amber Valley: 2,488Stroud: 1,808

    1,808Amber Valley is higher2,488

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stroud 3,476, Amber Valley 4,479Amber Valley: 4,479Stroud: 3,476

    3,476Amber Valley is higher4,479

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stroud 5,655, Amber Valley 9,647Amber Valley: 9,647Stroud: 5,655

    5,655Amber Valley is higher9,647

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stroud 9,354, Amber Valley 13,677Amber Valley: 13,677Stroud: 9,354

    9,354Amber Valley is higher13,677

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stroud 1,072, Amber Valley 2,249Amber Valley: 2,249Stroud: 1,072

    1,072Amber Valley is higher2,249

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Stroud and Amber Valley, total
MeasureStroudAmber ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£524.6m£526.8m£497.6m£615.4m£618.0m£583.7mAmber Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£357.1m£358.6m£338.7m£363.7m£365.2m£344.9mAmber Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.1m£99.6m£94.0m£145.3m£145.9m£137.8mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£333.2m£334.6m£316.0m£331.4m£332.8m£314.3mStroud
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m£9.6m£9.7m£9.1mAmber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£22.0m£22.1m£20.8mAmber Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mAmber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.3m£37.5m£35.4m£65.4m£65.7m£62.1mAmber Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£17.5m£17.5m£16.6mAmber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m£10.2m£10.2m£9.7mAmber Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£77.0m£77.4m£73.1m£107.7m£108.1m£102.1mAmber Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m£22.5m£22.6m£21.4mAmber Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mAmber Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mAmber Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mAmber Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.95m£0.96m£0.90mAmber Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,96728,825Stroud
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8082,488Amber Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4764,479Amber Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6559,647Amber Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,35413,677Amber Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0722,249Amber Valley

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.