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New Forest and Staffordshire Moorlands

175,845 and 96,528 residents (mid-2024).

New Forest is higher than Staffordshire Moorlands on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

New Forest is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 15. 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

New Forest Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: New Forest £5,124, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,676Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,676New Forest: £5,124Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,696New Forest: £5,146Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,436New Forest: £4,861

    £5,124£5,146£4,861New Forest is higher£4,676£4,696£4,436

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: New Forest £12,533, Staffordshire Moorlands £12,703Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,703New Forest: £12,533Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,757New Forest: £12,587Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,049New Forest: £11,888

    £12,533£12,587£11,888Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£12,703£12,757£12,049

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: New Forest £1,542, Staffordshire Moorlands £1,350Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,350New Forest: £1,542Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,356New Forest: £1,548Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,280New Forest: £1,462

    £1,542£1,548£1,462New Forest is higher£1,350£1,356£1,280

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: New Forest £11,660, Staffordshire Moorlands £11,708Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,708New Forest: £11,660Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,758New Forest: £11,710Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,105New Forest: £11,060

    £11,660£11,710£11,060Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£11,708£11,758£11,105

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: New Forest £238, Staffordshire Moorlands £251Staffordshire Moorlands: £251New Forest: £238Staffordshire Moorlands: £252New Forest: £239Staffordshire Moorlands: £238New Forest: £226

    £238£239£226Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£251£252£238

  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: New Forest £620, Staffordshire Moorlands £725Staffordshire Moorlands: £725New Forest: £620Staffordshire Moorlands: £728New Forest: £622Staffordshire Moorlands: £688New Forest: £588

    £620£622£588Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£725£728£688

  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: New Forest £16, Staffordshire Moorlands £18Staffordshire Moorlands: £18New Forest: £16Staffordshire Moorlands: £18New Forest: £16Staffordshire Moorlands: £17New Forest: £15

    £16£16£15Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: New Forest £333, Staffordshire Moorlands £404Staffordshire Moorlands: £404New Forest: £333Staffordshire Moorlands: £405New Forest: £335Staffordshire Moorlands: £383New Forest: £316

    £333£335£316Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£404£405£383

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: New Forest £112, Staffordshire Moorlands £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107New Forest: £112Staffordshire Moorlands: £107New Forest: £113Staffordshire Moorlands: £101New Forest: £106

    £112£113£106New Forest is higher£107£107£101

  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: New Forest £94, Staffordshire Moorlands £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £96New Forest: £94Staffordshire Moorlands: £97New Forest: £94Staffordshire Moorlands: £91New Forest: £89

    £94£94£89Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£96£97£91

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: New Forest £1,190, Staffordshire Moorlands £950Staffordshire Moorlands: £950New Forest: £1,190Staffordshire Moorlands: £955New Forest: £1,195Staffordshire Moorlands: £902New Forest: £1,128

    £1,190£1,195£1,128New Forest is higher£950£955£902

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: New Forest £165, Staffordshire Moorlands £118Staffordshire Moorlands: £118New Forest: £165Staffordshire Moorlands: £118New Forest: £166Staffordshire Moorlands: £112New Forest: £157

    £165£166£157New Forest is higher£118£118£112

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: New Forest £249, Staffordshire Moorlands £293Staffordshire Moorlands: £293New Forest: £249Staffordshire Moorlands: £294New Forest: £250Staffordshire Moorlands: £277New Forest: £236

    £249£250£236Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£293£294£277

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: New Forest £4.91, Staffordshire Moorlands £7.28Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.28New Forest: £4.91Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.32New Forest: £4.93Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.91New Forest: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£7.28£7.32£6.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: New Forest £4.09, Staffordshire Moorlands £3.22Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.22New Forest: £4.09Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.23New Forest: £4.11Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.05New Forest: £3.88

    £4.09£4.11£3.88New Forest is higher£3.22£3.23£3.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: New Forest £5.51, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.61New Forest: £5.51Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.63New Forest: £5.54Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.32New Forest: £5.23

    £5.51£5.54£5.23Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£5.61£5.63£5.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: New Forest 1,001.9, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,020.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,020.1New Forest: 1,001.9

    1,001.9Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count1,020.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: New Forest 59.9, Staffordshire Moorlands 69.2Staffordshire Moorlands: 69.2New Forest: 59.9

    59.9Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count69.2

  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: New Forest 129.4, Staffordshire Moorlands 154.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 154.0New Forest: 129.4

    129.4Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count154.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: New Forest 49.0, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.1New Forest: 49.0

    49.0Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count58.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: New Forest 138.7, Staffordshire Moorlands 126.3Staffordshire Moorlands: 126.3New Forest: 138.7

    138.7New Forest is higher126.3

  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: New Forest 20.6, Staffordshire Moorlands 20.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 20.9New Forest: 20.6

    20.6Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count20.9

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New Forest and Staffordshire Moorlands, per person in the age group
MeasureNew ForestStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,124£5,146£4,861£4,676£4,696£4,436New Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,533£12,587£11,888£12,703£12,757£12,049Staffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,542£1,548£1,462£1,350£1,356£1,280New Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,660£11,710£11,060£11,708£11,758£11,105Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£238£239£226£251£252£238Staffordshire Moorlands
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£620£622£588£725£728£688Staffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£18£18£17Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£335£316£404£405£383Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106£107£107£101New Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£94£94£89£96£97£91Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,190£1,195£1,128£950£955£902New Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£165£166£157£118£118£112New Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£249£250£236£293£294£277Staffordshire Moorlands
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£7.28£7.32£6.91Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.09£4.11£3.88£3.22£3.23£3.05New Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.51£5.54£5.23£5.61£5.63£5.32Staffordshire Moorlands
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.91,020.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202659.969.2Staffordshire Moorlands
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.4154.0Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.058.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026138.7126.3New Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.620.9Staffordshire Moorlands

Per resident

New Forest is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 11. 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

New Forest Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: New Forest £5,124, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,676Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,676New Forest: £5,124Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,696New Forest: £5,146Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,436New Forest: £4,861

    £5,124£5,146£4,861New Forest is higher£4,676£4,696£4,436

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: New Forest £3,671, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,267Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,267New Forest: £3,671Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,281New Forest: £3,687Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,099New Forest: £3,482

    £3,671£3,687£3,482New Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,267£3,281£3,099

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: New Forest £837, Staffordshire Moorlands £776Staffordshire Moorlands: £776New Forest: £837Staffordshire Moorlands: £779New Forest: £841Staffordshire Moorlands: £736New Forest: £794

    £837£841£794New Forest is higher£776£779£736

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: New Forest £3,415, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,011Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,011New Forest: £3,415Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,024New Forest: £3,430Staffordshire Moorlands: £2,856New Forest: £3,240

    £3,415£3,430£3,240New Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3,011£3,024£2,856

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: New Forest £70, Staffordshire Moorlands £65Staffordshire Moorlands: £65New Forest: £70Staffordshire Moorlands: £65New Forest: £70Staffordshire Moorlands: £61New Forest: £66

    £70£70£66New Forest is higherDepends on how you count£65£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: New Forest £181, Staffordshire Moorlands £186Staffordshire Moorlands: £186New Forest: £181Staffordshire Moorlands: £187New Forest: £182Staffordshire Moorlands: £177New Forest: £172

    £181£182£172Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£177

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: New Forest £4.56, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.72Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.72New Forest: £4.56Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.74New Forest: £4.58Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.48New Forest: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: New Forest £333, Staffordshire Moorlands £404Staffordshire Moorlands: £404New Forest: £333Staffordshire Moorlands: £405New Forest: £335Staffordshire Moorlands: £383New Forest: £316

    £333£335£316Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£404£405£383

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: New Forest £112, Staffordshire Moorlands £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107New Forest: £112Staffordshire Moorlands: £107New Forest: £113Staffordshire Moorlands: £101New Forest: £106

    £112£113£106New Forest is higher£107£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: New Forest £51, Staffordshire Moorlands £55Staffordshire Moorlands: £55New Forest: £51Staffordshire Moorlands: £56New Forest: £51Staffordshire Moorlands: £53New Forest: £48

    £51£51£48Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£55£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: New Forest £646, Staffordshire Moorlands £546Staffordshire Moorlands: £546New Forest: £646Staffordshire Moorlands: £549New Forest: £649Staffordshire Moorlands: £518New Forest: £613

    £646£649£613New Forest is higher£546£549£518

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: New Forest £165, Staffordshire Moorlands £118Staffordshire Moorlands: £118New Forest: £165Staffordshire Moorlands: £118New Forest: £166Staffordshire Moorlands: £112New Forest: £157

    £165£166£157New Forest is higher£118£118£112

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: New Forest £135, Staffordshire Moorlands £168Staffordshire Moorlands: £168New Forest: £135Staffordshire Moorlands: £169New Forest: £136Staffordshire Moorlands: £159New Forest: £128

    £135£136£128Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£159

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: New Forest £2.67, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.19Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.19New Forest: £2.67Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.20New Forest: £2.68Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.97New Forest: £2.53

    £2.67£2.68£2.53Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£4.19£4.20£3.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: New Forest £2.21, Staffordshire Moorlands £1.84Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.84New Forest: £2.21Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.85New Forest: £2.22Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.75New Forest: £2.10

    £2.21£2.22£2.10New Forest is higher£1.84£1.85£1.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: New Forest £5.51, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.61New Forest: £5.51Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.63New Forest: £5.54Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.32New Forest: £5.23

    £5.51£5.54£5.23Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count£5.61£5.63£5.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: New Forest 293.5, Staffordshire Moorlands 262.3Staffordshire Moorlands: 262.3New Forest: 293.5

    293.5New Forest is higherDepends on how you count262.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: New Forest 17.5, Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8Staffordshire Moorlands: 17.8New Forest: 17.5

    17.5Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count17.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: New Forest 37.9, Staffordshire Moorlands 39.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 39.6New Forest: 37.9

    37.9Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count39.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: New Forest 49.0, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.1New Forest: 49.0

    49.0Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count58.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: New Forest 75.3, Staffordshire Moorlands 72.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 72.6New Forest: 75.3

    75.3New Forest is higher72.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: New Forest 11.2, Staffordshire Moorlands 12.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 12.0New Forest: 11.2

    11.2Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count12.0

Show the numbers
New Forest and Staffordshire Moorlands, per resident
MeasureNew ForestStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,124£5,146£4,861£4,676£4,696£4,436New Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,671£3,687£3,482£3,267£3,281£3,099New Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£837£841£794£776£779£736New Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,415£3,430£3,240£3,011£3,024£2,856New Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£65£65£61New Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£181£182£172£186£187£177Staffordshire Moorlands
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£4.72£4.74£4.48Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£335£316£404£405£383Staffordshire Moorlands
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106£107£107£101New Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48£55£56£53Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£646£649£613£546£549£518New Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£165£166£157£118£118£112New Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£168£169£159Staffordshire Moorlands
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.67£2.68£2.53£4.19£4.20£3.97Staffordshire Moorlands
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.21£2.22£2.10£1.84£1.85£1.75New Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.51£5.54£5.23£5.61£5.63£5.32Staffordshire Moorlands
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026293.5262.3New Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.517.8Staffordshire Moorlands
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.939.6Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.058.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202675.372.6New Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.212.0Staffordshire Moorlands

Total

New Forest is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands on 0. 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

New Forest Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: New Forest £901.1m, Staffordshire Moorlands £451.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £451.4mNew Forest: £901.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £453.3mNew Forest: £904.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £428.2mNew Forest: £854.7m

    £901.1m£904.9m£854.7mNew Forest is higher£451.4m£453.3m£428.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: New Forest £645.5m, Staffordshire Moorlands £315.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £315.3mNew Forest: £645.5mStaffordshire Moorlands: £316.7mNew Forest: £648.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £299.1mNew Forest: £612.3m

    £645.5m£648.3m£612.3mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£315.3m£316.7m£299.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: New Forest £147.2m, Staffordshire Moorlands £74.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £74.9mNew Forest: £147.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £75.2mNew Forest: £147.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £71.0mNew Forest: £139.6m

    £147.2m£147.8m£139.6mNew Forest is higher£74.9m£75.2m£71.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: New Forest £600.6m, Staffordshire Moorlands £290.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £290.6mNew Forest: £600.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £291.9mNew Forest: £603.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £275.7mNew Forest: £569.7m

    £600.6m£603.1m£569.7mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£290.6m£291.9m£275.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: New Forest £12.2m, Staffordshire Moorlands £6.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £6.2mNew Forest: £12.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £6.3mNew Forest: £12.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.9mNew Forest: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£6.2m£6.3m£5.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: New Forest £31.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £18.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £18.0mNew Forest: £31.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £18.1mNew Forest: £32.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £17.1mNew Forest: £30.3m

    £31.9m£32.1m£30.3mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: New Forest £0.80m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.46mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.46mNew Forest: £0.80mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.46mNew Forest: £0.81mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.43mNew Forest: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.81m£0.76mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: New Forest £58.6m, Staffordshire Moorlands £39.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £39.0mNew Forest: £58.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £39.1mNew Forest: £58.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £37.0mNew Forest: £55.6m

    £58.6m£58.8m£55.6mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£39.0m£39.1m£37.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: New Forest £19.7m, Staffordshire Moorlands £10.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.3mNew Forest: £19.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.4mNew Forest: £19.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £9.8mNew Forest: £18.7m

    £19.7m£19.8m£18.7mNew Forest is higher£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: New Forest £9.0m, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.3mNew Forest: £9.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.4mNew Forest: £9.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.1mNew Forest: £8.5m

    £9.0m£9.0m£8.5mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: New Forest £113.6m, Staffordshire Moorlands £52.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £52.7mNew Forest: £113.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £53.0mNew Forest: £114.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £50.0mNew Forest: £107.7m

    £113.6m£114.1m£107.7mNew Forest is higher£52.7m£53.0m£50.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: New Forest £29.1m, Staffordshire Moorlands £11.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.3mNew Forest: £29.1mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.4mNew Forest: £29.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.8mNew Forest: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mNew Forest is higher£11.3m£11.4m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: New Forest £23.8m, Staffordshire Moorlands £16.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.2mNew Forest: £23.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.3mNew Forest: £23.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £15.4mNew Forest: £22.5m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.5mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: New Forest £0.47m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.40mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.40mNew Forest: £0.47mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.41mNew Forest: £0.47mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.38mNew Forest: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: New Forest £0.39m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.18mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.18mNew Forest: £0.39mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.18mNew Forest: £0.39mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.17mNew Forest: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNew Forest is higher£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: New Forest £0.97m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.54mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.54mNew Forest: £0.97mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.54mNew Forest: £0.97mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.51mNew Forest: £0.92m

    £0.97m£0.97m£0.92mNew Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: New Forest 51,603, Staffordshire Moorlands 25,323Staffordshire Moorlands: 25,323New Forest: 51,603

    51,603New Forest is higherDepends on how you count25,323

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: New Forest 3,085, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,717Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,717New Forest: 3,085

    3,085New Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,717

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: New Forest 6,665, Staffordshire Moorlands 3,822Staffordshire Moorlands: 3,822New Forest: 6,665

    6,665New Forest is higherDepends on how you count3,822

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: New Forest 8,616, Staffordshire Moorlands 5,608Staffordshire Moorlands: 5,608New Forest: 8,616

    8,616New Forest is higherDepends on how you count5,608

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: New Forest 13,240, Staffordshire Moorlands 7,005Staffordshire Moorlands: 7,005New Forest: 13,240

    13,240New Forest is higher7,005

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: New Forest 1,963, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,159Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,159New Forest: 1,963

    1,963New Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,159

Show the numbers
New Forest and Staffordshire Moorlands, total
MeasureNew ForestStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£901.1m£904.9m£854.7m£451.4m£453.3m£428.2mNew Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£645.5m£648.3m£612.3m£315.3m£316.7m£299.1mNew Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£147.2m£147.8m£139.6m£74.9m£75.2m£71.0mNew Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£600.6m£603.1m£569.7m£290.6m£291.9m£275.7mNew Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£6.2m£6.3m£5.9mNew Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.9m£32.1m£30.3m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mNew Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mNew Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m£39.0m£39.1m£37.0mNew Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mNew Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mNew Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£113.6m£114.1m£107.7m£52.7m£53.0m£50.0mNew Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£11.3m£11.4m£10.8mNew Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mNew Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.40m£0.41m£0.38mNew Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.18m£0.18m£0.17mNew Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mNew Forest
State Pensiontotal, March 202651,60325,323New Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0851,717New Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,6653,822New Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,6165,608New Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,2407,005New Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9631,159New Forest

Sources

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

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  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.
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