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Stroud and North Kesteven

125,507 and 122,346 residents (mid-2024).

Stroud is higher than North Kesteven on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 5 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 4 of 22 measures, and North Kesteven on 18. 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 North Kesteven

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stroud £4,180, North Kesteven £4,322North Kesteven: £4,322Stroud: £4,180North Kesteven: £4,341Stroud: £4,197North Kesteven: £4,100Stroud: £3,965

    £4,180£4,197£3,965North Kesteven is higher£4,322£4,341£4,100

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stroud £12,572, North Kesteven £12,659North Kesteven: £12,659Stroud: £12,572North Kesteven: £12,713Stroud: £12,625North Kesteven: £12,007Stroud: £11,925

    £12,572£12,625£11,925North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£12,659£12,713£12,007

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £1,338, North Kesteven £1,379North Kesteven: £1,379Stroud: £1,338North Kesteven: £1,385Stroud: £1,344North Kesteven: £1,308Stroud: £1,269

    £1,338£1,344£1,269North Kesteven is higher£1,379£1,385£1,308

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stroud £11,729, North Kesteven £11,586North Kesteven: £11,586Stroud: £11,729North Kesteven: £11,636Stroud: £11,779North Kesteven: £10,990Stroud: £11,126

    £11,729£11,779£11,126Stroud is higher£11,586£11,636£10,990

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stroud £251, North Kesteven £302North Kesteven: £302Stroud: £251North Kesteven: £303Stroud: £252North Kesteven: £286Stroud: £238

    £251£252£238North Kesteven is higher£302£303£286

  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, North Kesteven £750North Kesteven: £750Stroud: £574North Kesteven: £753Stroud: £577North Kesteven: £712Stroud: £545

    £574£577£545North Kesteven is higher£750£753£712

  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, North Kesteven £20North Kesteven: £20Stroud: £17North Kesteven: £21Stroud: £17North Kesteven: £19Stroud: £16

    £17£17£16North Kesteven is higher£20£21£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £298, North Kesteven £393North Kesteven: £393Stroud: £298North Kesteven: £395Stroud: £299North Kesteven: £373Stroud: £282

    £298£299£282North Kesteven is higher£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £97, North Kesteven £119North Kesteven: £119Stroud: £97North Kesteven: £120Stroud: £97North Kesteven: £113Stroud: £92

    £97£97£92North Kesteven is higher£119£120£113

  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, North Kesteven £102North Kesteven: £102Stroud: £64North Kesteven: £103Stroud: £65North Kesteven: £97Stroud: £61

    £64£65£61North Kesteven is higher£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £1,040, North Kesteven £1,026North Kesteven: £1,026Stroud: £1,040North Kesteven: £1,030Stroud: £1,044North Kesteven: £973Stroud: £987

    £1,040£1,044£987Stroud is higher£1,026£1,030£973

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stroud £145, North Kesteven £112North Kesteven: £112Stroud: £145North Kesteven: £113Stroud: £146North Kesteven: £106Stroud: £138

    £145£146£138Stroud is higher£112£113£106

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £226, North Kesteven £240North Kesteven: £240Stroud: £226North Kesteven: £241Stroud: £227North Kesteven: £228Stroud: £214

    £226£227£214North Kesteven is higher£240£241£228

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £5.31, North Kesteven £5.69North Kesteven: £5.69Stroud: £5.31North Kesteven: £5.72Stroud: £5.34North Kesteven: £5.40Stroud: £5.04

    £5.31£5.34£5.04North Kesteven is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stroud £3.02, North Kesteven £4.91North Kesteven: £4.91Stroud: £3.02North Kesteven: £4.93Stroud: £3.03North Kesteven: £4.66Stroud: £2.86

    £3.02£3.03£2.86North Kesteven is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stroud £4.94, North Kesteven £5.68North Kesteven: £5.68Stroud: £4.94North Kesteven: £5.71Stroud: £4.97North Kesteven: £5.39Stroud: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69North Kesteven is higher£5.68£5.71£5.39

  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, North Kesteven 1,012.9North Kesteven: 1,012.9Stroud: 1,019.8

    1,019.8Stroud is higher1,012.9

  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, North Kesteven 78.9North Kesteven: 78.9Stroud: 63.7

    63.7North Kesteven is higher78.9

  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, North Kesteven 164.3North Kesteven: 164.3Stroud: 122.4

    122.4North Kesteven is higher164.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 45.1, North Kesteven 59.4North Kesteven: 59.4Stroud: 45.1

    45.1North Kesteven is higher59.4

  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, North Kesteven 132.9North Kesteven: 132.9Stroud: 126.3

    126.3North Kesteven is higher132.9

  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: Stroud 14.5, North Kesteven 22.0North Kesteven: 22.0Stroud: 14.5

    14.5North Kesteven is higher22.0

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Stroud and North Kesteven, per person in the age group
MeasureStroudNorth KestevenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,180£4,197£3,965£4,322£4,341£4,100North Kesteven
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,572£12,625£11,925£12,659£12,713£12,007North Kesteven
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,338£1,344£1,269£1,379£1,385£1,308North Kesteven
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,729£11,779£11,126£11,586£11,636£10,990Stroud
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£251£252£238£302£303£286North Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£574£577£545£750£753£712North Kesteven
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£20£21£19North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£393£395£373North Kesteven
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£119£120£113North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£65£61£102£103£97North Kesteven
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,040£1,044£987£1,026£1,030£973Stroud
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£112£113£106Stroud
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£226£227£214£240£241£228North Kesteven
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.31£5.34£5.04£5.69£5.72£5.40North Kesteven
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.02£3.03£2.86£4.91£4.93£4.66North Kesteven
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£5.68£5.71£5.39North Kesteven
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.81,012.9Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.778.9North Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026122.4164.3North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.159.4North Kesteven
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.3132.9North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.522.0North Kesteven

Per resident

Stroud is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and North Kesteven on 18. 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 North Kesteven

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stroud £4,180, North Kesteven £4,322North Kesteven: £4,322Stroud: £4,180North Kesteven: £4,341Stroud: £4,197North Kesteven: £4,100Stroud: £3,965

    £4,180£4,197£3,965North Kesteven is higher£4,322£4,341£4,100

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stroud £2,845, North Kesteven £2,873North Kesteven: £2,873Stroud: £2,845North Kesteven: £2,886Stroud: £2,857North Kesteven: £2,726Stroud: £2,699

    £2,845£2,857£2,699North Kesteven is higherDepends on how you count£2,873£2,886£2,726

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stroud £790, North Kesteven £819North Kesteven: £819Stroud: £790North Kesteven: £822Stroud: £793North Kesteven: £776Stroud: £749

    £790£793£749North Kesteven is higher£819£822£776

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stroud £2,655, North Kesteven £2,630North Kesteven: £2,630Stroud: £2,655North Kesteven: £2,641Stroud: £2,666North Kesteven: £2,495Stroud: £2,518

    £2,655£2,666£2,518Stroud is higher£2,630£2,641£2,495

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stroud £57, North Kesteven £68North Kesteven: £68Stroud: £57North Kesteven: £69Stroud: £57North Kesteven: £65Stroud: £54

    £57£57£54North Kesteven is higher£68£69£65

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £130, North Kesteven £170North Kesteven: £170Stroud: £130North Kesteven: £171Stroud: £130North Kesteven: £162Stroud: £123

    £130£130£123North Kesteven is higher£170£171£162

  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, North Kesteven £4.64North Kesteven: £4.64Stroud: £3.88North Kesteven: £4.66Stroud: £3.90North Kesteven: £4.40Stroud: £3.68

    £3.88£3.90£3.68North Kesteven is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £298, North Kesteven £393North Kesteven: £393Stroud: £298North Kesteven: £395Stroud: £299North Kesteven: £373Stroud: £282

    £298£299£282North Kesteven is higher£393£395£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stroud £97, North Kesteven £119North Kesteven: £119Stroud: £97North Kesteven: £120Stroud: £97North Kesteven: £113Stroud: £92

    £97£97£92North Kesteven is higher£119£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stroud £38, North Kesteven £61North Kesteven: £61Stroud: £38North Kesteven: £61Stroud: £38North Kesteven: £58Stroud: £36

    £38£38£36North Kesteven is higher£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stroud £614, North Kesteven £609North Kesteven: £609Stroud: £614North Kesteven: £612Stroud: £616North Kesteven: £578Stroud: £582

    £614£616£582Stroud is higher£609£612£578

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stroud £145, North Kesteven £112North Kesteven: £112Stroud: £145North Kesteven: £113Stroud: £146North Kesteven: £106Stroud: £138

    £145£146£138Stroud is higher£112£113£106

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stroud £133, North Kesteven £142North Kesteven: £142Stroud: £133North Kesteven: £143Stroud: £134North Kesteven: £135Stroud: £126

    £133£134£126North Kesteven is higher£142£143£135

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stroud £3.13, North Kesteven £3.38North Kesteven: £3.38Stroud: £3.13North Kesteven: £3.40Stroud: £3.14North Kesteven: £3.21Stroud: £2.97

    £3.13£3.14£2.97North Kesteven is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stroud £1.78, North Kesteven £2.91North Kesteven: £2.91Stroud: £1.78North Kesteven: £2.92Stroud: £1.79North Kesteven: £2.76Stroud: £1.69

    £1.78£1.79£1.69North Kesteven is higher£2.91£2.92£2.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stroud £4.94, North Kesteven £5.68North Kesteven: £5.68Stroud: £4.94North Kesteven: £5.71Stroud: £4.97North Kesteven: £5.39Stroud: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69North Kesteven is higher£5.68£5.71£5.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 230.8, North Kesteven 229.9North Kesteven: 229.9Stroud: 230.8

    230.8Stroud is higher229.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 14.4, North Kesteven 17.9North Kesteven: 17.9Stroud: 14.4

    14.4North Kesteven is higher17.9

  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, North Kesteven 37.3North Kesteven: 37.3Stroud: 27.7

    27.7North Kesteven is higher37.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 45.1, North Kesteven 59.4North Kesteven: 59.4Stroud: 45.1

    45.1North Kesteven is higher59.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 74.5, North Kesteven 78.9North Kesteven: 78.9Stroud: 74.5

    74.5North Kesteven is higher78.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stroud 8.5, North Kesteven 13.1North Kesteven: 13.1Stroud: 8.5

    8.5North Kesteven is higher13.1

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Stroud and North Kesteven, per resident
MeasureStroudNorth KestevenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,180£4,197£3,965£4,322£4,341£4,100North Kesteven
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,845£2,857£2,699£2,873£2,886£2,726North Kesteven
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£790£793£749£819£822£776North Kesteven
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,655£2,666£2,518£2,630£2,641£2,495Stroud
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£68£69£65North Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£170£171£162North Kesteven
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.88£3.90£3.68£4.64£4.66£4.40North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£298£299£282£393£395£373North Kesteven
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£119£120£113North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£38£38£36£61£61£58North Kesteven
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£614£616£582£609£612£578Stroud
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£112£113£106Stroud
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£133£134£126£142£143£135North Kesteven
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.13£3.14£2.97£3.38£3.40£3.21North Kesteven
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.78£1.79£1.69£2.91£2.92£2.76North Kesteven
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£5.68£5.71£5.39North Kesteven
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026230.8229.9Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.417.9North Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.737.3North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.159.4North Kesteven
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.578.9North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.513.1North Kesteven

Total

Stroud is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and North Kesteven 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

Stroud North Kesteven

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stroud £524.6m, North Kesteven £528.8mNorth Kesteven: £528.8mStroud: £524.6mNorth Kesteven: £531.1mStroud: £526.8mNorth Kesteven: £501.6mStroud: £497.6m

    £524.6m£526.8m£497.6mNorth Kesteven is higher£528.8m£531.1m£501.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stroud £357.1m, North Kesteven £351.5mNorth Kesteven: £351.5mStroud: £357.1mNorth Kesteven: £353.0mStroud: £358.6mNorth Kesteven: £333.5mStroud: £338.7m

    £357.1m£358.6m£338.7mStroud is higherDepends on how you count£351.5m£353.0m£333.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stroud £99.1m, North Kesteven £100.1mNorth Kesteven: £100.1mStroud: £99.1mNorth Kesteven: £100.6mStroud: £99.6mNorth Kesteven: £95.0mStroud: £94.0m

    £99.1m£99.6m£94.0mNorth Kesteven is higher£100.1m£100.6m£95.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stroud £333.2m, North Kesteven £321.8mNorth Kesteven: £321.8mStroud: £333.2mNorth Kesteven: £323.1mStroud: £334.6mNorth Kesteven: £305.2mStroud: £316.0m

    £333.2m£334.6m£316.0mStroud is higher£321.8m£323.1m£305.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stroud £7.1m, North Kesteven £8.4mNorth Kesteven: £8.4mStroud: £7.1mNorth Kesteven: £8.4mStroud: £7.2mNorth Kesteven: £7.9mStroud: £6.8m

    £7.1m£7.2m£6.8mNorth Kesteven is higher£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stroud £16.3m, North Kesteven £20.8mNorth Kesteven: £20.8mStroud: £16.3mNorth Kesteven: £20.9mStroud: £16.4mNorth Kesteven: £19.8mStroud: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mNorth Kesteven is higher£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m

  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, North Kesteven £0.57mNorth Kesteven: £0.57mStroud: £0.49mNorth Kesteven: £0.57mStroud: £0.49mNorth Kesteven: £0.54mStroud: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mNorth Kesteven is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stroud £37.3m, North Kesteven £48.1mNorth Kesteven: £48.1mStroud: £37.3mNorth Kesteven: £48.3mStroud: £37.5mNorth Kesteven: £45.7mStroud: £35.4m

    £37.3m£37.5m£35.4mNorth Kesteven is higher£48.1m£48.3m£45.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stroud £12.2m, North Kesteven £14.6mNorth Kesteven: £14.6mStroud: £12.2mNorth Kesteven: £14.6mStroud: £12.2mNorth Kesteven: £13.8mStroud: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mNorth Kesteven is higher£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stroud £4.8m, North Kesteven £7.4mNorth Kesteven: £7.4mStroud: £4.8mNorth Kesteven: £7.5mStroud: £4.8mNorth Kesteven: £7.1mStroud: £4.5m

    £4.8m£4.8m£4.5mNorth Kesteven is higher£7.4m£7.5m£7.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stroud £77.0m, North Kesteven £74.5mNorth Kesteven: £74.5mStroud: £77.0mNorth Kesteven: £74.8mStroud: £77.4mNorth Kesteven: £70.7mStroud: £73.1m

    £77.0m£77.4m£73.1mStroud is higher£74.5m£74.8m£70.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stroud £18.2m, North Kesteven £13.7mNorth Kesteven: £13.7mStroud: £18.2mNorth Kesteven: £13.8mStroud: £18.3mNorth Kesteven: £13.0mStroud: £17.3m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.3mStroud is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stroud £16.7m, North Kesteven £17.4mNorth Kesteven: £17.4mStroud: £16.7mNorth Kesteven: £17.5mStroud: £16.8mNorth Kesteven: £16.5mStroud: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mNorth Kesteven is higher£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stroud £0.39m, North Kesteven £0.41mNorth Kesteven: £0.41mStroud: £0.39mNorth Kesteven: £0.42mStroud: £0.40mNorth Kesteven: £0.39mStroud: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.40m£0.37mNorth Kesteven is higher£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stroud £0.22m, North Kesteven £0.36mNorth Kesteven: £0.36mStroud: £0.22mNorth Kesteven: £0.36mStroud: £0.22mNorth Kesteven: £0.34mStroud: £0.21m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.21mNorth Kesteven is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stroud £0.62m, North Kesteven £0.70mNorth Kesteven: £0.70mStroud: £0.62mNorth Kesteven: £0.70mStroud: £0.62mNorth Kesteven: £0.66mStroud: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mNorth Kesteven is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stroud 28,967, North Kesteven 28,128North Kesteven: 28,128Stroud: 28,967

    28,967Stroud is higher28,128

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stroud 1,808, North Kesteven 2,190North Kesteven: 2,190Stroud: 1,808

    1,808North Kesteven is higher2,190

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stroud 3,476, North Kesteven 4,564North Kesteven: 4,564Stroud: 3,476

    3,476North Kesteven is higher4,564

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stroud 5,655, North Kesteven 7,269North Kesteven: 7,269Stroud: 5,655

    5,655North Kesteven is higher7,269

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stroud 9,354, North Kesteven 9,652North Kesteven: 9,652Stroud: 9,354

    9,354North Kesteven is higher9,652

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stroud 1,072, North Kesteven 1,598North Kesteven: 1,598Stroud: 1,072

    1,072North Kesteven is higher1,598

Show the numbers
Stroud and North Kesteven, total
MeasureStroudNorth KestevenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£524.6m£526.8m£497.6m£528.8m£531.1m£501.6mNorth Kesteven
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£357.1m£358.6m£338.7m£351.5m£353.0m£333.5mStroud
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.1m£99.6m£94.0m£100.1m£100.6m£95.0mNorth Kesteven
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£333.2m£334.6m£316.0m£321.8m£323.1m£305.2mStroud
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m£8.4m£8.4m£7.9mNorth Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£20.8m£20.9m£19.8mNorth Kesteven
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mNorth Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.3m£37.5m£35.4m£48.1m£48.3m£45.7mNorth Kesteven
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£14.6m£14.6m£13.8mNorth Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m£7.4m£7.5m£7.1mNorth Kesteven
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£77.0m£77.4m£73.1m£74.5m£74.8m£70.7mStroud
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mStroud
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£17.4m£17.5m£16.5mNorth Kesteven
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m£0.41m£0.42m£0.39mNorth Kesteven
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mNorth Kesteven
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mNorth Kesteven
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,96728,128Stroud
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8082,190North Kesteven
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4764,564North Kesteven
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6557,269North Kesteven
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3549,652North Kesteven
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0721,598North Kesteven

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.
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  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.
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