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Rushcliffe and Lichfield
Rushcliffe is higher than Lichfield on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.
On 7 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
Rushcliffe is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Lichfield on 18. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Rushcliffe Lichfield
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,683£3,698£3,493Lichfield is higher£4,327£4,345£4,104
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,301£12,353£11,668Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,603£12,657£11,955
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,049£1,053£995Lichfield is higher£1,446£1,452£1,372
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,395£11,444£10,809Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,705£11,755£11,103
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£239£240£227Rushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£236£237£224
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£652£654£618Rushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£645£647£612
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£15£16£15Lichfield is higher£17£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£276£278£262Lichfield is higher£361£363£343
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£88£88£83Lichfield is higher£109£109£103
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£66£66£63Lichfield is higher£101£101£96
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£798£801£757Lichfield is higher£1,121£1,126£1,063
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£107£107£101Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£110£111£104
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£173£174£164Lichfield is higher£212£213£201
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.40£8.44£7.97Rushcliffe is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.14£3.16£2.98Lichfield is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.02£8.06£7.61Rushcliffe is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
996.6Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count1,004.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
59.0Lichfield is higher68.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
137.1Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count139.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.2Lichfield is higher54.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
96.4Lichfield is higher135.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
14.3Lichfield is higher22.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Rushcliffe | Lichfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,683£3,698£3,493 | £4,327£4,345£4,104 | Lichfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,301£12,353£11,668 | £12,603£12,657£11,955 | Lichfield |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,049£1,053£995 | £1,446£1,452£1,372 | Lichfield |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,395£11,444£10,809 | £11,705£11,755£11,103 | Lichfield |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £239£240£227 | £236£237£224 | Rushcliffe |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £652£654£618 | £645£647£612 | Rushcliffe |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £15£16£15 | £17£18£17 | Lichfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £276£278£262 | £361£363£343 | Lichfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £88£88£83 | £109£109£103 | Lichfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £66£66£63 | £101£101£96 | Lichfield |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £798£801£757 | £1,121£1,126£1,063 | Lichfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £107£107£101 | £110£111£104 | Lichfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £173£174£164 | £212£213£201 | Lichfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.40£8.44£7.97 | £6.34£6.36£6.01 | Rushcliffe |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | £5.92£5.95£5.62 | Lichfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.02£8.06£7.61 | £4.89£4.91£4.64 | Rushcliffe |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 996.6 | 1,004.0 | Lichfield |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 59.0 | 68.7 | Lichfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 137.1 | 139.9 | Lichfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.2 | 54.6 | Lichfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 96.4 | 135.3 | Lichfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 14.3 | 22.2 | Lichfield |
Per resident
Rushcliffe 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
Rushcliffe Lichfield
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,683£3,698£3,493Lichfield is higher£4,327£4,345£4,104
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,576£2,587£2,443Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,886£2,899£2,738
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£628£630£595Lichfield is higher£856£859£812
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,386£2,396£2,263Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,681£2,692£2,543
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£50£50£47Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£54£54£51
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£148£148£140
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.24£3.25£3.07Lichfield is higher£4.00£4.01£3.79
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£276£278£262Lichfield is higher£361£363£343
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£88£88£83Lichfield is higher£109£109£103
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£40£40£38Lichfield is higher£60£60£57
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£478£480£453Lichfield is higher£663£666£629
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£107£107£101Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£110£111£104
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£104£104£98Lichfield is higher£126£126£119
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.03£5.05£4.77Rushcliffe is higher£3.74£3.76£3.55
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.89£1.90£1.79Lichfield is higher£3.51£3.53£3.33
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.02£8.06£7.61Rushcliffe is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
208.7Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count229.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.4Lichfield is higher15.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
28.7Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count32.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
41.2Lichfield is higher54.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
57.7Lichfield is higher80.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
8.6Lichfield is higher13.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Rushcliffe | Lichfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,683£3,698£3,493 | £4,327£4,345£4,104 | Lichfield |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,576£2,587£2,443 | £2,886£2,899£2,738 | Lichfield |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £628£630£595 | £856£859£812 | Lichfield |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,386£2,396£2,263 | £2,681£2,692£2,543 | Lichfield |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £50£50£47 | £54£54£51 | Lichfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £148£148£140 | Lichfield |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.24£3.25£3.07 | £4.00£4.01£3.79 | Lichfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £276£278£262 | £361£363£343 | Lichfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £88£88£83 | £109£109£103 | Lichfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £40£40£38 | £60£60£57 | Lichfield |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £478£480£453 | £663£666£629 | Lichfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £107£107£101 | £110£111£104 | Lichfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £104£104£98 | £126£126£119 | Lichfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | £3.74£3.76£3.55 | Rushcliffe |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.89£1.90£1.79 | £3.51£3.53£3.33 | Lichfield |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.02£8.06£7.61 | £4.89£4.91£4.64 | Rushcliffe |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 208.7 | 229.9 | Lichfield |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.4 | 15.7 | Lichfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 28.7 | 32.0 | Lichfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 41.2 | 54.6 | Lichfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 57.7 | 80.1 | Lichfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 8.6 | 13.2 | Lichfield |
Total
Rushcliffe is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Lichfield on 13. 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
Rushcliffe Lichfield
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£464.5m£466.5m£440.6mLichfield is higher£483.4m£485.4m£458.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£324.9m£326.3m£308.2mRushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£322.4m£323.8m£305.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£79.2m£79.5m£75.1mLichfield is higher£95.6m£96.0m£90.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£300.9m£302.2m£285.5mRushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£299.5m£300.7m£284.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mRushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mRushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mLichfield is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£34.9m£35.0m£33.1mLichfield is higher£40.3m£40.5m£38.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mLichfield is higher£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mLichfield is higher£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£60.2m£60.5m£57.1mLichfield is higher£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mRushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£13.1m£13.1m£12.4mLichfield is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.63m£0.64m£0.60mRushcliffe is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mLichfield is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mRushcliffe is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
26,319Rushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count25,687
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,558Lichfield is higher1,757
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,620Rushcliffe is higherDepends on how you count3,579
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,194Lichfield is higher6,103
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,282Lichfield is higher8,946
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,079Lichfield is higher1,469
Show the numbers
| Measure | Rushcliffe | Lichfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £464.5m£466.5m£440.6m | £483.4m£485.4m£458.5m | Lichfield |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £324.9m£326.3m£308.2m | £322.4m£323.8m£305.9m | Rushcliffe |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £79.2m£79.5m£75.1m | £95.6m£96.0m£90.7m | Lichfield |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £300.9m£302.2m£285.5m | £299.5m£300.7m£284.0m | Rushcliffe |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.3m£6.3m£6.0m | £6.0m£6.1m£5.7m | Rushcliffe |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | £16.5m£16.6m£15.6m | Rushcliffe |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | £0.45m£0.45m£0.42m | Lichfield |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £34.9m£35.0m£33.1m | £40.3m£40.5m£38.3m | Lichfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.1m£11.1m£10.5m | £12.1m£12.2m£11.5m | Lichfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.0m£5.0m£4.7m | £6.7m£6.7m£6.3m | Lichfield |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £60.2m£60.5m£57.1m | £74.1m£74.4m£70.3m | Lichfield |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £13.5m£13.5m£12.8m | £12.3m£12.4m£11.7m | Rushcliffe |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £13.1m£13.1m£12.4m | £14.0m£14.1m£13.3m | Lichfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.63m£0.64m£0.60m | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | Rushcliffe |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | Lichfield |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.96m | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | Rushcliffe |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 26,319 | 25,687 | Rushcliffe |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,558 | 1,757 | Lichfield |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,620 | 3,579 | Rushcliffe |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,194 | 6,103 | Lichfield |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,282 | 8,946 | Lichfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,079 | 1,469 | Lichfield |
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.