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Harborough and Stafford

104,619 and 141,610 residents (mid-2024).

Harborough is higher than Stafford on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 2 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Harborough is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Stafford 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 Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, Stafford £4,308Stafford: £4,308Harborough: £3,749Stafford: £4,327Harborough: £3,765Stafford: £4,087Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556Stafford is higher£4,308£4,327£4,087

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £12,474, Stafford £12,595Stafford: £12,595Harborough: £12,474Stafford: £12,649Harborough: £12,527Stafford: £11,947Harborough: £11,832

    £12,474£12,527£11,832Stafford is higher£12,595£12,649£11,947

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £1,070, Stafford £1,487Stafford: £1,487Harborough: £1,070Stafford: £1,494Harborough: £1,075Stafford: £1,411Harborough: £1,015

    £1,070£1,075£1,015Stafford is higher£1,487£1,494£1,411

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £11,645, Stafford £11,653Stafford: £11,653Harborough: £11,645Stafford: £11,703Harborough: £11,695Stafford: £11,054Harborough: £11,046

    £11,645£11,695£11,046Stafford is higher£11,653£11,703£11,054

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £218, Stafford £251Stafford: £251Harborough: £218Stafford: £252Harborough: £219Stafford: £238Harborough: £207

    £218£219£207Stafford is higher£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: Harborough £597, Stafford £674Stafford: £674Harborough: £597Stafford: £677Harborough: £599Stafford: £639Harborough: £566

    £597£599£566Stafford is higher£674£677£639

  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, Stafford £17Stafford: £17Harborough: £14Stafford: £17Harborough: £15Stafford: £16Harborough: £14

    £14£15£14Stafford is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, Stafford £387Stafford: £387Harborough: £263Stafford: £389Harborough: £264Stafford: £368Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Stafford is higher£387£389£368

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, Stafford £99Stafford: £99Harborough: £77Stafford: £100Harborough: £78Stafford: £94Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73Stafford is higher£99£100£94

  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, Stafford £89Stafford: £89Harborough: £65Stafford: £89Harborough: £65Stafford: £84Harborough: £61

    £65£65£61Stafford is higher£89£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £849, Stafford £1,126Stafford: £1,126Harborough: £849Stafford: £1,131Harborough: £853Stafford: £1,068Harborough: £806

    £849£853£806Stafford is higher£1,126£1,131£1,068

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, Stafford £139Stafford: £139Harborough: £83Stafford: £140Harborough: £83Stafford: £132Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79Stafford is higher£139£140£132

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £147, Stafford £261Stafford: £261Harborough: £147Stafford: £263Harborough: £148Stafford: £248Harborough: £139

    £147£148£139Stafford is higher£261£263£248

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £6.65, Stafford £5.90Stafford: £5.90Harborough: £6.65Stafford: £5.93Harborough: £6.68Stafford: £5.60Harborough: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£5.90£5.93£5.60

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £2.49, Stafford £4.78Stafford: £4.78Harborough: £2.49Stafford: £4.80Harborough: £2.50Stafford: £4.53Harborough: £2.36

    £2.49£2.50£2.36Stafford is higher£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, Stafford £6.57Stafford: £6.57Harborough: £8.70Stafford: £6.60Harborough: £8.73Stafford: £6.23Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£6.57£6.60£6.23

  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, Stafford 1,006.3Stafford: 1,006.3Harborough: 1,003.3

    1,003.3Stafford is higher1,006.3

  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, Stafford 64.6Stafford: 64.6Harborough: 56.4

    56.4Stafford is higher64.6

  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, Stafford 139.1Stafford: 139.1Harborough: 124.5

    124.5Stafford is higher139.1

  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, Stafford 56.1Stafford: 56.1Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Stafford is higher56.1

  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, Stafford 143.1Stafford: 143.1Harborough: 98.3

    98.3Stafford is higher143.1

  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: Harborough 15.0, Stafford 19.9Stafford: 19.9Harborough: 15.0

    15.0Stafford is higher19.9

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Harborough and Stafford, per person in the age group
MeasureHarboroughStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£4,308£4,327£4,087Stafford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,474£12,527£11,832£12,595£12,649£11,947Stafford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,070£1,075£1,015£1,487£1,494£1,411Stafford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,645£11,695£11,046£11,653£11,703£11,054Stafford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£218£219£207£251£252£238Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£597£599£566£674£677£639Stafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£15£14£17£17£16Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£387£389£368Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£99£100£94Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£65£65£61£89£89£84Stafford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£849£853£806£1,126£1,131£1,068Stafford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£139£140£132Stafford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£147£148£139£261£263£248Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£5.90£5.93£5.60Harborough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.49£2.50£2.36£4.78£4.80£4.53Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£6.57£6.60£6.23Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.31,006.3Stafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202656.464.6Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.5139.1Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.356.1Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202698.3143.1Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.019.9Stafford

Per resident

Harborough is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Stafford 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 Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, Stafford £4,308Stafford: £4,308Harborough: £3,749Stafford: £4,327Harborough: £3,765Stafford: £4,087Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556Stafford is higher£4,308£4,327£4,087

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harborough £2,678, Stafford £2,785Stafford: £2,785Harborough: £2,678Stafford: £2,796Harborough: £2,689Stafford: £2,641Harborough: £2,540

    £2,678£2,689£2,540Stafford is higher£2,785£2,796£2,641

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harborough £639, Stafford £891Stafford: £891Harborough: £639Stafford: £895Harborough: £642Stafford: £845Harborough: £607

    £639£642£607Stafford is higher£891£895£845

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harborough £2,500, Stafford £2,576Stafford: £2,576Harborough: £2,500Stafford: £2,587Harborough: £2,510Stafford: £2,444Harborough: £2,371

    £2,500£2,510£2,371Stafford is higher£2,576£2,587£2,444

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harborough £47, Stafford £55Stafford: £55Harborough: £47Stafford: £56Harborough: £47Stafford: £53Harborough: £44

    £47£47£44Stafford is higher£55£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £128, Stafford £149Stafford: £149Harborough: £128Stafford: £150Harborough: £129Stafford: £141Harborough: £122

    £128£129£122Stafford is higher£149£150£141

  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, Stafford £3.75Stafford: £3.75Harborough: £3.11Stafford: £3.77Harborough: £3.12Stafford: £3.56Harborough: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Stafford is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, Stafford £387Stafford: £387Harborough: £263Stafford: £389Harborough: £264Stafford: £368Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Stafford is higher£387£389£368

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, Stafford £99Stafford: £99Harborough: £77Stafford: £100Harborough: £78Stafford: £94Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73Stafford is higher£99£100£94

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harborough £39, Stafford £53Stafford: £53Harborough: £39Stafford: £54Harborough: £39Stafford: £51Harborough: £37

    £39£39£37Stafford is higher£53£54£51

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harborough £508, Stafford £675Stafford: £675Harborough: £508Stafford: £678Harborough: £510Stafford: £640Harborough: £481

    £508£510£481Stafford is higher£675£678£640

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, Stafford £139Stafford: £139Harborough: £83Stafford: £140Harborough: £83Stafford: £132Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79Stafford is higher£139£140£132

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harborough £88, Stafford £157Stafford: £157Harborough: £88Stafford: £157Harborough: £88Stafford: £149Harborough: £83

    £88£88£83Stafford is higher£157£157£149

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harborough £3.97, Stafford £3.53Stafford: £3.53Harborough: £3.97Stafford: £3.55Harborough: £3.99Stafford: £3.35Harborough: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£3.53£3.55£3.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harborough £1.49, Stafford £2.86Stafford: £2.86Harborough: £1.49Stafford: £2.87Harborough: £1.49Stafford: £2.71Harborough: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Stafford is higher£2.86£2.87£2.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, Stafford £6.57Stafford: £6.57Harborough: £8.70Stafford: £6.60Harborough: £8.73Stafford: £6.23Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£6.57£6.60£6.23

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 215.4, Stafford 222.5Stafford: 222.5Harborough: 215.4

    215.4Stafford is higher222.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 12.1, Stafford 14.3Stafford: 14.3Harborough: 12.1

    12.1Stafford is higher14.3

  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, Stafford 30.8Stafford: 30.8Harborough: 26.7

    26.7Stafford is higher30.8

  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, Stafford 56.1Stafford: 56.1Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Stafford is higher56.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 58.8, Stafford 85.7Stafford: 85.7Harborough: 58.8

    58.8Stafford is higher85.7

  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, Stafford 11.9Stafford: 11.9Harborough: 9.0

    9.0Stafford is higher11.9

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Harborough and Stafford, per resident
MeasureHarboroughStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£4,308£4,327£4,087Stafford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,678£2,689£2,540£2,785£2,796£2,641Stafford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£639£642£607£891£895£845Stafford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,500£2,510£2,371£2,576£2,587£2,444Stafford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£55£56£53Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£149£150£141Stafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£3.75£3.77£3.56Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£387£389£368Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£99£100£94Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£53£54£51Stafford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£508£510£481£675£678£640Stafford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£139£140£132Stafford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£157£157£149Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£3.53£3.55£3.35Harborough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£2.86£2.87£2.71Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£6.57£6.60£6.23Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.4222.5Stafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.114.3Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.730.8Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.356.1Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202658.885.7Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.011.9Stafford

Total

Harborough is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Stafford on 22. 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 Stafford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harborough £392.3m, Stafford £610.1mStafford: £610.1mHarborough: £392.3mStafford: £612.7mHarborough: £393.9mStafford: £578.7mHarborough: £372.1m

    £392.3m£393.9m£372.1mStafford is higher£610.1m£612.7m£578.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harborough £280.1m, Stafford £394.3mStafford: £394.3mHarborough: £280.1mStafford: £396.0mHarborough: £281.3mStafford: £374.0mHarborough: £265.7m

    £280.1m£281.3m£265.7mStafford is higher£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harborough £66.9m, Stafford £126.2mStafford: £126.2mHarborough: £66.9mStafford: £126.7mHarborough: £67.2mStafford: £119.7mHarborough: £63.5m

    £66.9m£67.2m£63.5mStafford is higher£126.2m£126.7m£119.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harborough £261.5m, Stafford £364.8mStafford: £364.8mHarborough: £261.5mStafford: £366.4mHarborough: £262.6mStafford: £346.1mHarborough: £248.1m

    £261.5m£262.6m£248.1mStafford is higher£364.8m£366.4m£346.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough £4.9m, Stafford £7.9mStafford: £7.9mHarborough: £4.9mStafford: £7.9mHarborough: £4.9mStafford: £7.5mHarborough: £4.6m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.6mStafford is higher£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough £13.4m, Stafford £21.1mStafford: £21.1mHarborough: £13.4mStafford: £21.2mHarborough: £13.5mStafford: £20.0mHarborough: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mStafford is higher£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m

  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, Stafford £0.53mStafford: £0.53mHarborough: £0.33mStafford: £0.53mHarborough: £0.33mStafford: £0.50mHarborough: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mStafford is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough £27.6m, Stafford £54.9mStafford: £54.9mHarborough: £27.6mStafford: £55.1mHarborough: £27.7mStafford: £52.0mHarborough: £26.1m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.1mStafford is higher£54.9m£55.1m£52.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harborough £8.1m, Stafford £14.1mStafford: £14.1mHarborough: £8.1mStafford: £14.1mHarborough: £8.1mStafford: £13.3mHarborough: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mStafford is higher£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough £4.0m, Stafford £7.5mStafford: £7.5mHarborough: £4.0mStafford: £7.6mHarborough: £4.1mStafford: £7.2mHarborough: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.1m£3.8mStafford is higher£7.5m£7.6m£7.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough £53.1m, Stafford £95.6mStafford: £95.6mHarborough: £53.1mStafford: £96.0mHarborough: £53.3mStafford: £90.6mHarborough: £50.4m

    £53.1m£53.3m£50.4mStafford is higher£95.6m£96.0m£90.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harborough £8.7m, Stafford £19.7mStafford: £19.7mHarborough: £8.7mStafford: £19.8mHarborough: £8.7mStafford: £18.7mHarborough: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mStafford is higher£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harborough £9.2m, Stafford £22.2mStafford: £22.2mHarborough: £9.2mStafford: £22.3mHarborough: £9.2mStafford: £21.0mHarborough: £8.7m

    £9.2m£9.2m£8.7mStafford is higher£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harborough £0.42m, Stafford £0.50mStafford: £0.50mHarborough: £0.42mStafford: £0.50mHarborough: £0.42mStafford: £0.47mHarborough: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mStafford is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harborough £0.16m, Stafford £0.41mStafford: £0.41mHarborough: £0.16mStafford: £0.41mHarborough: £0.16mStafford: £0.38mHarborough: £0.15m

    £0.16m£0.16m£0.15mStafford is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harborough £0.91m, Stafford £0.93mStafford: £0.93mHarborough: £0.91mStafford: £0.93mHarborough: £0.91mStafford: £0.88mHarborough: £0.86m

    £0.91m£0.91m£0.86mStafford is higherDepends on how you count£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harborough 22,531, Stafford 31,504Stafford: 31,504Harborough: 22,531

    22,531Stafford is higher31,504

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough 1,266, Stafford 2,022Stafford: 2,022Harborough: 1,266

    1,266Stafford is higher2,022

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough 2,795, Stafford 4,356Stafford: 4,356Harborough: 2,795

    2,795Stafford is higher4,356

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough 4,110, Stafford 7,937Stafford: 7,937Harborough: 4,110

    4,110Stafford is higher7,937

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough 6,147, Stafford 12,142Stafford: 12,142Harborough: 6,147

    6,147Stafford is higher12,142

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough 940, Stafford 1,690Stafford: 1,690Harborough: 940

    940Stafford is higher1,690

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Harborough and Stafford, total
MeasureHarboroughStaffordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.3m£393.9m£372.1m£610.1m£612.7m£578.7mStafford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m£394.3m£396.0m£374.0mStafford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£66.9m£67.2m£63.5m£126.2m£126.7m£119.7mStafford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£261.5m£262.6m£248.1m£364.8m£366.4m£346.1mStafford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m£7.9m£7.9m£7.5mStafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mStafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mStafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m£54.9m£55.1m£52.0mStafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£14.1m£14.1m£13.3mStafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.1m£3.8m£7.5m£7.6m£7.2mStafford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£53.1m£53.3m£50.4m£95.6m£96.0m£90.6mStafford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mStafford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m£22.2m£22.3m£21.0mStafford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mStafford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m£0.41m£0.41m£0.38mStafford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m£0.93m£0.93m£0.88mStafford
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53131,504Stafford
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2662,022Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7954,356Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,1107,937Stafford
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,14712,142Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269401,690Stafford

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.