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Harborough and Lichfield

104,619 and 111,710 residents (mid-2024).

Harborough is higher than Lichfield on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 1 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

Harborough is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Harborough Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, Lichfield £4,327Lichfield: £4,327Harborough: £3,749Lichfield: £4,345Harborough: £3,765Lichfield: £4,104Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556Lichfield is higher£4,327£4,345£4,104

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £12,474, Lichfield £12,603Lichfield: £12,603Harborough: £12,474Lichfield: £12,657Harborough: £12,527Lichfield: £11,955Harborough: £11,832

    £12,474£12,527£11,832Lichfield is higher£12,603£12,657£11,955

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £1,070, Lichfield £1,446Lichfield: £1,446Harborough: £1,070Lichfield: £1,452Harborough: £1,075Lichfield: £1,372Harborough: £1,015

    £1,070£1,075£1,015Lichfield is higher£1,446£1,452£1,372

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £11,645, Lichfield £11,705Lichfield: £11,705Harborough: £11,645Lichfield: £11,755Harborough: £11,695Lichfield: £11,103Harborough: £11,046

    £11,645£11,695£11,046Lichfield is higher£11,705£11,755£11,103

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £218, Lichfield £236Lichfield: £236Harborough: £218Lichfield: £237Harborough: £219Lichfield: £224Harborough: £207

    £218£219£207Lichfield is higher£236£237£224

  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: Harborough £597, Lichfield £645Lichfield: £645Harborough: £597Lichfield: £647Harborough: £599Lichfield: £612Harborough: £566

    £597£599£566Lichfield is higher£645£647£612

  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: Harborough £14, Lichfield £17Lichfield: £17Harborough: £14Lichfield: £18Harborough: £15Lichfield: £17Harborough: £14

    £14£15£14Lichfield is higher£17£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, Lichfield £361Lichfield: £361Harborough: £263Lichfield: £363Harborough: £264Lichfield: £343Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Lichfield is higher£361£363£343

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, Lichfield £109Lichfield: £109Harborough: £77Lichfield: £109Harborough: £78Lichfield: £103Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73Lichfield is higher£109£109£103

  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: Harborough £65, Lichfield £101Lichfield: £101Harborough: £65Lichfield: £101Harborough: £65Lichfield: £96Harborough: £61

    £65£65£61Lichfield is higher£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £849, Lichfield £1,121Lichfield: £1,121Harborough: £849Lichfield: £1,126Harborough: £853Lichfield: £1,063Harborough: £806

    £849£853£806Lichfield is higher£1,121£1,126£1,063

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, Lichfield £110Lichfield: £110Harborough: £83Lichfield: £111Harborough: £83Lichfield: £104Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79Lichfield is higher£110£111£104

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £147, Lichfield £212Lichfield: £212Harborough: £147Lichfield: £213Harborough: £148Lichfield: £201Harborough: £139

    £147£148£139Lichfield is higher£212£213£201

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £6.65, Lichfield £6.34Lichfield: £6.34Harborough: £6.65Lichfield: £6.36Harborough: £6.68Lichfield: £6.01Harborough: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£6.34£6.36£6.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £2.49, Lichfield £5.92Lichfield: £5.92Harborough: £2.49Lichfield: £5.95Harborough: £2.50Lichfield: £5.62Harborough: £2.36

    £2.49£2.50£2.36Lichfield is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, Lichfield £4.89Lichfield: £4.89Harborough: £8.70Lichfield: £4.91Harborough: £8.73Lichfield: £4.64Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harborough 1,003.3, Lichfield 1,004.0Lichfield: 1,004.0Harborough: 1,003.3

    1,003.3Lichfield is higher1,004.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harborough 56.4, Lichfield 68.7Lichfield: 68.7Harborough: 56.4

    56.4Lichfield is higher68.7

  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: Harborough 124.5, Lichfield 139.9Lichfield: 139.9Harborough: 124.5

    124.5Lichfield is higher139.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 39.3, Lichfield 54.6Lichfield: 54.6Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Lichfield is higher54.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Harborough 98.3, Lichfield 135.3Lichfield: 135.3Harborough: 98.3

    98.3Lichfield is higher135.3

  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: Harborough 15.0, Lichfield 22.2Lichfield: 22.2Harborough: 15.0

    15.0Lichfield is higher22.2

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Harborough and Lichfield, per person in the age group
MeasureHarboroughLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£4,327£4,345£4,104Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,474£12,527£11,832£12,603£12,657£11,955Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,070£1,075£1,015£1,446£1,452£1,372Lichfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,645£11,695£11,046£11,705£11,755£11,103Lichfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£218£219£207£236£237£224Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£597£599£566£645£647£612Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£15£14£17£18£17Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£361£363£343Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£109£109£103Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£65£65£61£101£101£96Lichfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£849£853£806£1,121£1,126£1,063Lichfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£110£111£104Lichfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£147£148£139£212£213£201Lichfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£6.34£6.36£6.01Harborough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.49£2.50£2.36£5.92£5.95£5.62Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£4.89£4.91£4.64Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.31,004.0Lichfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202656.468.7Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.5139.9Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.354.6Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202698.3135.3Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.022.2Lichfield

Per resident

Harborough is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Harborough Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, Lichfield £4,327Lichfield: £4,327Harborough: £3,749Lichfield: £4,345Harborough: £3,765Lichfield: £4,104Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556Lichfield is higher£4,327£4,345£4,104

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harborough £2,678, Lichfield £2,886Lichfield: £2,886Harborough: £2,678Lichfield: £2,899Harborough: £2,689Lichfield: £2,738Harborough: £2,540

    £2,678£2,689£2,540Lichfield is higher£2,886£2,899£2,738

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harborough £639, Lichfield £856Lichfield: £856Harborough: £639Lichfield: £859Harborough: £642Lichfield: £812Harborough: £607

    £639£642£607Lichfield is higher£856£859£812

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harborough £2,500, Lichfield £2,681Lichfield: £2,681Harborough: £2,500Lichfield: £2,692Harborough: £2,510Lichfield: £2,543Harborough: £2,371

    £2,500£2,510£2,371Lichfield is higher£2,681£2,692£2,543

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harborough £47, Lichfield £54Lichfield: £54Harborough: £47Lichfield: £54Harborough: £47Lichfield: £51Harborough: £44

    £47£47£44Lichfield is higher£54£54£51

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £128, Lichfield £148Lichfield: £148Harborough: £128Lichfield: £148Harborough: £129Lichfield: £140Harborough: £122

    £128£129£122Lichfield is higher£148£148£140

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Harborough £3.11, Lichfield £4.00Lichfield: £4.00Harborough: £3.11Lichfield: £4.01Harborough: £3.12Lichfield: £3.79Harborough: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Lichfield is higher£4.00£4.01£3.79

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, Lichfield £361Lichfield: £361Harborough: £263Lichfield: £363Harborough: £264Lichfield: £343Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Lichfield is higher£361£363£343

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, Lichfield £109Lichfield: £109Harborough: £77Lichfield: £109Harborough: £78Lichfield: £103Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73Lichfield is higher£109£109£103

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harborough £39, Lichfield £60Lichfield: £60Harborough: £39Lichfield: £60Harborough: £39Lichfield: £57Harborough: £37

    £39£39£37Lichfield is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harborough £508, Lichfield £663Lichfield: £663Harborough: £508Lichfield: £666Harborough: £510Lichfield: £629Harborough: £481

    £508£510£481Lichfield is higher£663£666£629

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, Lichfield £110Lichfield: £110Harborough: £83Lichfield: £111Harborough: £83Lichfield: £104Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79Lichfield is higher£110£111£104

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harborough £88, Lichfield £126Lichfield: £126Harborough: £88Lichfield: £126Harborough: £88Lichfield: £119Harborough: £83

    £88£88£83Lichfield is higher£126£126£119

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harborough £3.97, Lichfield £3.74Lichfield: £3.74Harborough: £3.97Lichfield: £3.76Harborough: £3.99Lichfield: £3.55Harborough: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£3.74£3.76£3.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harborough £1.49, Lichfield £3.51Lichfield: £3.51Harborough: £1.49Lichfield: £3.53Harborough: £1.49Lichfield: £3.33Harborough: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Lichfield is higher£3.51£3.53£3.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, Lichfield £4.89Lichfield: £4.89Harborough: £8.70Lichfield: £4.91Harborough: £8.73Lichfield: £4.64Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 215.4, Lichfield 229.9Lichfield: 229.9Harborough: 215.4

    215.4Lichfield is higher229.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 12.1, Lichfield 15.7Lichfield: 15.7Harborough: 12.1

    12.1Lichfield is higher15.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 26.7, Lichfield 32.0Lichfield: 32.0Harborough: 26.7

    26.7Lichfield is higher32.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 39.3, Lichfield 54.6Lichfield: 54.6Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Lichfield is higher54.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 58.8, Lichfield 80.1Lichfield: 80.1Harborough: 58.8

    58.8Lichfield is higher80.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 9.0, Lichfield 13.2Lichfield: 13.2Harborough: 9.0

    9.0Lichfield is higher13.2

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Harborough and Lichfield, per resident
MeasureHarboroughLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£4,327£4,345£4,104Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,678£2,689£2,540£2,886£2,899£2,738Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£639£642£607£856£859£812Lichfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,500£2,510£2,371£2,681£2,692£2,543Lichfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£54£54£51Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£148£148£140Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£4.00£4.01£3.79Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£361£363£343Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£109£109£103Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£60£60£57Lichfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£508£510£481£663£666£629Lichfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£110£111£104Lichfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£126£126£119Lichfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£3.74£3.76£3.55Harborough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£3.51£3.53£3.33Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£4.89£4.91£4.64Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.4229.9Lichfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.115.7Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.732.0Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.354.6Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202658.880.1Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.013.2Lichfield

Total

Harborough is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Harborough Lichfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harborough £392.3m, Lichfield £483.4mLichfield: £483.4mHarborough: £392.3mLichfield: £485.4mHarborough: £393.9mLichfield: £458.5mHarborough: £372.1m

    £392.3m£393.9m£372.1mLichfield is higher£483.4m£485.4m£458.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harborough £280.1m, Lichfield £322.4mLichfield: £322.4mHarborough: £280.1mLichfield: £323.8mHarborough: £281.3mLichfield: £305.9mHarborough: £265.7m

    £280.1m£281.3m£265.7mLichfield is higher£322.4m£323.8m£305.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harborough £66.9m, Lichfield £95.6mLichfield: £95.6mHarborough: £66.9mLichfield: £96.0mHarborough: £67.2mLichfield: £90.7mHarborough: £63.5m

    £66.9m£67.2m£63.5mLichfield is higher£95.6m£96.0m£90.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harborough £261.5m, Lichfield £299.5mLichfield: £299.5mHarborough: £261.5mLichfield: £300.7mHarborough: £262.6mLichfield: £284.0mHarborough: £248.1m

    £261.5m£262.6m£248.1mLichfield is higher£299.5m£300.7m£284.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough £4.9m, Lichfield £6.0mLichfield: £6.0mHarborough: £4.9mLichfield: £6.1mHarborough: £4.9mLichfield: £5.7mHarborough: £4.6m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.6mLichfield is higher£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough £13.4m, Lichfield £16.5mLichfield: £16.5mHarborough: £13.4mLichfield: £16.6mHarborough: £13.5mLichfield: £15.6mHarborough: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mLichfield is higher£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Harborough £0.33m, Lichfield £0.45mLichfield: £0.45mHarborough: £0.33mLichfield: £0.45mHarborough: £0.33mLichfield: £0.42mHarborough: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mLichfield is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough £27.6m, Lichfield £40.3mLichfield: £40.3mHarborough: £27.6mLichfield: £40.5mHarborough: £27.7mLichfield: £38.3mHarborough: £26.1m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.1mLichfield is higher£40.3m£40.5m£38.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harborough £8.1m, Lichfield £12.1mLichfield: £12.1mHarborough: £8.1mLichfield: £12.2mHarborough: £8.1mLichfield: £11.5mHarborough: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mLichfield is higher£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough £4.0m, Lichfield £6.7mLichfield: £6.7mHarborough: £4.0mLichfield: £6.7mHarborough: £4.1mLichfield: £6.3mHarborough: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.1m£3.8mLichfield is higher£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough £53.1m, Lichfield £74.1mLichfield: £74.1mHarborough: £53.1mLichfield: £74.4mHarborough: £53.3mLichfield: £70.3mHarborough: £50.4m

    £53.1m£53.3m£50.4mLichfield is higher£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harborough £8.7m, Lichfield £12.3mLichfield: £12.3mHarborough: £8.7mLichfield: £12.4mHarborough: £8.7mLichfield: £11.7mHarborough: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mLichfield is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harborough £9.2m, Lichfield £14.0mLichfield: £14.0mHarborough: £9.2mLichfield: £14.1mHarborough: £9.2mLichfield: £13.3mHarborough: £8.7m

    £9.2m£9.2m£8.7mLichfield is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harborough £0.42m, Lichfield £0.42mLichfield: £0.42mHarborough: £0.42mLichfield: £0.42mHarborough: £0.42mLichfield: £0.40mHarborough: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mLichfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harborough £0.16m, Lichfield £0.39mLichfield: £0.39mHarborough: £0.16mLichfield: £0.39mHarborough: £0.16mLichfield: £0.37mHarborough: £0.15m

    £0.16m£0.16m£0.15mLichfield is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harborough £0.91m, Lichfield £0.55mLichfield: £0.55mHarborough: £0.91mLichfield: £0.55mHarborough: £0.91mLichfield: £0.52mHarborough: £0.86m

    £0.91m£0.91m£0.86mHarborough is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harborough 22,531, Lichfield 25,687Lichfield: 25,687Harborough: 22,531

    22,531Lichfield is higher25,687

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough 1,266, Lichfield 1,757Lichfield: 1,757Harborough: 1,266

    1,266Lichfield is higher1,757

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough 2,795, Lichfield 3,579Lichfield: 3,579Harborough: 2,795

    2,795Lichfield is higher3,579

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough 4,110, Lichfield 6,103Lichfield: 6,103Harborough: 4,110

    4,110Lichfield is higher6,103

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough 6,147, Lichfield 8,946Lichfield: 8,946Harborough: 6,147

    6,147Lichfield is higher8,946

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough 940, Lichfield 1,469Lichfield: 1,469Harborough: 940

    940Lichfield is higher1,469

Show the numbers
Harborough and Lichfield, total
MeasureHarboroughLichfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.3m£393.9m£372.1m£483.4m£485.4m£458.5mLichfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m£322.4m£323.8m£305.9mLichfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£66.9m£67.2m£63.5m£95.6m£96.0m£90.7mLichfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£261.5m£262.6m£248.1m£299.5m£300.7m£284.0mLichfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m£6.0m£6.1m£5.7mLichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£16.5m£16.6m£15.6mLichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mLichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m£40.3m£40.5m£38.3mLichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mLichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.1m£3.8m£6.7m£6.7m£6.3mLichfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£53.1m£53.3m£50.4m£74.1m£74.4m£70.3mLichfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mLichfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mLichfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mLichfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mLichfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mHarborough
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53125,687Lichfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2661,757Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7953,579Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,1106,103Lichfield
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,1478,946Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269401,469Lichfield

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.
  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.