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Broadland and South Norfolk
Broadland is higher than South Norfolk on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.
On 11 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.
Per person in the age group
Broadland is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and South Norfolk 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
Broadland South Norfolk
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,383£4,401£4,157Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£4,289£4,307£4,068
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,374£12,426£11,737South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£12,431£12,484£11,791
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,311£1,316£1,243South Norfolk is higher£1,396£1,402£1,324
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,446£11,495£10,857South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£11,464£11,513£10,874
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£230£231£218South Norfolk is higher£271£272£257
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£681£684£646Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£678£681£643
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£16£17£16South Norfolk is higher£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£331£333£314Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£330£331£313
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£103£97Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£84£85£80Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£84£85£80
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£973£978£923South Norfolk is higher£1,077£1,081£1,021
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£110£111£105South Norfolk is higher£123£124£117
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£243£244£231Broadland is higher£226£227£214
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.68£6.71£6.34Broadland is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.26£3.27£3.09South Norfolk is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.58£7.61£7.19Broadland is higher£6.61£6.64£6.27
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,003.6South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count1,011.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
64.2South Norfolk is higher68.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
141.6Broadland is higherDepends on how you count139.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
50.9Broadland is higherDepends on how you count50.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
127.7South Norfolk is higher134.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
19.5Broadland is higherDepends on how you count18.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Broadland | South Norfolk | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,383£4,401£4,157 | £4,289£4,307£4,068 | Broadland |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,374£12,426£11,737 | £12,431£12,484£11,791 | South Norfolk |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,311£1,316£1,243 | £1,396£1,402£1,324 | South Norfolk |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,446£11,495£10,857 | £11,464£11,513£10,874 | South Norfolk |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £230£231£218 | £271£272£257 | South Norfolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £681£684£646 | £678£681£643 | Broadland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £16£17£16 | £18£18£17 | South Norfolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £331£333£314 | £330£331£313 | Broadland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £97£97£92 | Broadland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £84£85£80 | £84£85£80 | Broadland |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £973£978£923 | £1,077£1,081£1,021 | South Norfolk |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £110£111£105 | £123£124£117 | South Norfolk |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £243£244£231 | £226£227£214 | Broadland |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.68£6.71£6.34 | £5.63£5.65£5.34 | Broadland |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.26£3.27£3.09 | £3.62£3.63£3.43 | South Norfolk |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.58£7.61£7.19 | £6.61£6.64£6.27 | Broadland |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,003.6 | 1,011.4 | South Norfolk |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 64.2 | 68.3 | South Norfolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 141.6 | 139.4 | Broadland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 50.9 | 50.7 | Broadland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 127.7 | 134.0 | South Norfolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 19.5 | 18.7 | Broadland |
Per resident
Broadland is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and South Norfolk on 8. 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
Broadland South Norfolk
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,383£4,401£4,157Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£4,289£4,307£4,068
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,073£3,086£2,915Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£2,927£2,939£2,776
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£758£762£719South Norfolk is higher£806£810£765
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,843£2,855£2,696Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£2,699£2,711£2,560
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£57£57£54South Norfolk is higher£64£64£61
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£169£170£160Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£160£160£151
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.09£4.11£3.88South Norfolk is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£331£333£314Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£330£331£313
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£103£97Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£49£49£46Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£46
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£563£566£534South Norfolk is higher£622£624£590
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£110£111£105South Norfolk is higher£123£124£117
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£141£141£133Broadland is higher£130£131£124
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.86£3.87£3.66Broadland is higher£3.25£3.26£3.08
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.89£1.90£1.79South Norfolk is higher£2.09£2.10£1.98
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.58£7.61£7.19Broadland is higher£6.61£6.64£6.27
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
249.2Broadland is higherDepends on how you count238.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.0South Norfolk is higher16.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
35.2Broadland is higherDepends on how you count32.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
50.9Broadland is higherDepends on how you count50.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
73.9South Norfolk is higher77.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.3Broadland is higherDepends on how you count10.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Broadland | South Norfolk | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,383£4,401£4,157 | £4,289£4,307£4,068 | Broadland |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,073£3,086£2,915 | £2,927£2,939£2,776 | Broadland |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £758£762£719 | £806£810£765 | South Norfolk |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,843£2,855£2,696 | £2,699£2,711£2,560 | Broadland |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £57£57£54 | £64£64£61 | South Norfolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £169£170£160 | £160£160£151 | Broadland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.09£4.11£3.88 | £4.33£4.35£4.11 | South Norfolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £331£333£314 | £330£331£313 | Broadland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £97£97£92 | Broadland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £49£49£46 | £49£49£46 | Broadland |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £563£566£534 | £622£624£590 | South Norfolk |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £110£111£105 | £123£124£117 | South Norfolk |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £141£141£133 | £130£131£124 | Broadland |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.86£3.87£3.66 | £3.25£3.26£3.08 | Broadland |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.89£1.90£1.79 | £2.09£2.10£1.98 | South Norfolk |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.58£7.61£7.19 | £6.61£6.64£6.27 | Broadland |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 249.2 | 238.1 | Broadland |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.0 | 16.1 | South Norfolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 35.2 | 32.8 | Broadland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 50.9 | 50.7 | Broadland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 73.9 | 77.4 | South Norfolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.3 | 10.8 | Broadland |
Total
Broadland is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and South Norfolk on 19. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Broadland South Norfolk
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£604.4m£606.9m£573.3mSouth Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£636.4m£639.2m£603.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£423.7m£425.5m£401.9mSouth Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£434.3m£436.2m£412.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£104.6m£105.0m£99.2mSouth Norfolk is higher£119.6m£120.1m£113.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£392.0m£393.6m£371.8mSouth Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£400.5m£402.2m£379.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.9m£7.9m£7.5mSouth Norfolk is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mSouth Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£23.7m£23.8m£22.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mSouth Norfolk is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£45.7m£45.9m£43.3mSouth Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£48.9m£49.1m£46.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mSouth Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.7m£6.8m£6.4mSouth Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£77.6m£78.0m£73.7mSouth Norfolk is higher£92.3m£92.7m£87.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mSouth Norfolk is higher£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£19.4m£19.5m£18.4mBroadland is higher£19.3m£19.4m£18.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.54m£0.51mBroadland is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mSouth Norfolk is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.1m£0.99mBroadland is higher£0.98m£0.99m£0.93m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
34,367South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count35,336
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,200South Norfolk is higher2,387
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,849South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count4,871
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,019South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count7,521
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,185South Norfolk is higher11,488
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,552South Norfolk is higherDepends on how you count1,599
Show the numbers
| Measure | Broadland | South Norfolk | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £604.4m£606.9m£573.3m | £636.4m£639.2m£603.7m | South Norfolk |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £423.7m£425.5m£401.9m | £434.3m£436.2m£412.0m | South Norfolk |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £104.6m£105.0m£99.2m | £119.6m£120.1m£113.5m | South Norfolk |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £392.0m£393.6m£371.8m | £400.5m£402.2m£379.9m | South Norfolk |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | £9.5m£9.5m£9.0m | South Norfolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £23.3m£23.4m£22.1m | £23.7m£23.8m£22.5m | South Norfolk |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.56m£0.57m£0.53m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | South Norfolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £45.7m£45.9m£43.3m | £48.9m£49.1m£46.4m | South Norfolk |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.1m£14.2m£13.4m | £14.3m£14.4m£13.6m | South Norfolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.7m£6.8m£6.4m | £7.2m£7.2m£6.8m | South Norfolk |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £77.6m£78.0m£73.7m | £92.3m£92.7m£87.5m | South Norfolk |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £15.2m£15.3m£14.4m | £18.2m£18.3m£17.3m | South Norfolk |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £19.4m£19.5m£18.4m | £19.3m£19.4m£18.4m | Broadland |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.48m£0.48m£0.46m | Broadland |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | £0.31m£0.31m£0.29m | South Norfolk |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.1m£0.99m | £0.98m£0.99m£0.93m | Broadland |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 34,367 | 35,336 | South Norfolk |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,200 | 2,387 | South Norfolk |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,849 | 4,871 | South Norfolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,019 | 7,521 | South Norfolk |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,185 | 11,488 | South Norfolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,552 | 1,599 | South Norfolk |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.