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East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire
East Staffordshire is higher than South Derbyshire on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.
On 6 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
East Staffordshire is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and South Derbyshire on 9. 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
East Staffordshire South Derbyshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,017£4,035£3,811East Staffordshire is higher£3,830£3,847£3,633
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,597£12,651£11,949East Staffordshire is higher£12,575£12,628£11,928
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,791£1,799£1,699East Staffordshire is higher£1,516£1,523£1,438
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,581£11,630£10,985East Staffordshire is higher£11,545£11,595£10,951
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£325£327£309East Staffordshire is higher£291£292£276
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£669£672£635South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£719£722£682
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£22£22£21East Staffordshire is higher£19£19£18
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£390£391£370South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£409£411£388
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£99£99£94South Derbyshire is higher£135£135£128
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£103£104£98South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£109£109£103
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,417£1,423£1,344East Staffordshire is higher£1,161£1,165£1,101
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£139£140£132East Staffordshire is higher£101£101£96
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£261£262£247East Staffordshire is higher£237£238£225
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.09£6.12£5.78East Staffordshire is higher£5.32£5.35£5.05
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.65£4.67£4.41South Derbyshire is higher£5.20£5.22£4.93
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.79£5.81£5.49South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.84£5.87£5.54
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.6East Staffordshire is higher1,019.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
84.1East Staffordshire is higher75.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
141.6South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count150.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.5South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count61.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
181.4East Staffordshire is higher144.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
22.9South Derbyshire is higher25.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | East Staffordshire | South Derbyshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,017£4,035£3,811 | £3,830£3,847£3,633 | East Staffordshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,597£12,651£11,949 | £12,575£12,628£11,928 | East Staffordshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,791£1,799£1,699 | £1,516£1,523£1,438 | East Staffordshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,581£11,630£10,985 | £11,545£11,595£10,951 | East Staffordshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £325£327£309 | £291£292£276 | East Staffordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £669£672£635 | £719£722£682 | South Derbyshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £22£22£21 | £19£19£18 | East Staffordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £390£391£370 | £409£411£388 | South Derbyshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £99£99£94 | £135£135£128 | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £103£104£98 | £109£109£103 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,417£1,423£1,344 | £1,161£1,165£1,101 | East Staffordshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £139£140£132 | £101£101£96 | East Staffordshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £261£262£247 | £237£238£225 | East Staffordshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.09£6.12£5.78 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | East Staffordshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.65£4.67£4.41 | £5.20£5.22£4.93 | South Derbyshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.79£5.81£5.49 | £5.84£5.87£5.54 | South Derbyshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.6 | 1,019.2 | East Staffordshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 84.1 | 75.3 | East Staffordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 141.6 | 150.2 | South Derbyshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.5 | 61.3 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 181.4 | 144.4 | East Staffordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 22.9 | 25.5 | South Derbyshire |
Per resident
East Staffordshire is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and South Derbyshire on 9. 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
East Staffordshire South Derbyshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,017£4,035£3,811East Staffordshire is higher£3,830£3,847£3,633
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,279£2,289£2,162East Staffordshire is higher£2,232£2,242£2,118
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,105£1,109£1,048East Staffordshire is higher£948£952£899
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,095£2,104£1,988East Staffordshire is higher£2,050£2,058£1,944
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£59£59£56East Staffordshire is higher£52£52£49
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£128£128£121
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.92£3.94£3.72East Staffordshire is higher£3.42£3.43£3.24
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£390£391£370South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£409£411£388
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£99£99£94South Derbyshire is higher£135£135£128
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£64£64£60South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£68£68£64
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£874£877£829East Staffordshire is higher£725£728£688
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£139£140£132East Staffordshire is higher£101£101£96
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£161£161£152East Staffordshire is higher£148£149£140
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.76£3.78£3.57East Staffordshire is higher£3.33£3.35£3.16
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.87£2.88£2.72South Derbyshire is higher£3.25£3.26£3.08
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.79£5.81£5.49South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.84£5.87£5.54
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
184.8East Staffordshire is higher181.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
15.2East Staffordshire is higher13.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.6South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count26.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.5South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count61.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
111.9East Staffordshire is higher90.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.1South Derbyshire is higher15.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | East Staffordshire | South Derbyshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,017£4,035£3,811 | £3,830£3,847£3,633 | East Staffordshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,279£2,289£2,162 | £2,232£2,242£2,118 | East Staffordshire |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,105£1,109£1,048 | £948£952£899 | East Staffordshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,095£2,104£1,988 | £2,050£2,058£1,944 | East Staffordshire |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £59£59£56 | £52£52£49 | East Staffordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £128£128£121 | South Derbyshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.92£3.94£3.72 | £3.42£3.43£3.24 | East Staffordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £390£391£370 | £409£411£388 | South Derbyshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £99£99£94 | £135£135£128 | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £64£64£60 | £68£68£64 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £874£877£829 | £725£728£688 | East Staffordshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £139£140£132 | £101£101£96 | East Staffordshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £161£161£152 | £148£149£140 | East Staffordshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.76£3.78£3.57 | £3.33£3.35£3.16 | East Staffordshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.87£2.88£2.72 | £3.25£3.26£3.08 | South Derbyshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.79£5.81£5.49 | £5.84£5.87£5.54 | South Derbyshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 184.8 | 181.0 | East Staffordshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 15.2 | 13.4 | East Staffordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.6 | 26.7 | South Derbyshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.5 | 61.3 | South Derbyshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 111.9 | 90.3 | East Staffordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.1 | 15.9 | South Derbyshire |
Total
East Staffordshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and South Derbyshire on 3. 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
East Staffordshire South Derbyshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£522.6m£524.8m£495.7mEast Staffordshire is higher£448.8m£450.7m£425.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£296.5m£297.7m£281.2mEast Staffordshire is higher£261.6m£262.7m£248.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£143.7m£144.3m£136.3mEast Staffordshire is higher£111.0m£111.5m£105.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£272.5m£273.7m£258.5mEast Staffordshire is higher£240.2m£241.2m£227.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mEast Staffordshire is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.8m£15.8m£14.9mEast Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mEast Staffordshire is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£50.7m£50.9m£48.1mEast Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£47.9m£48.1m£45.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mSouth Derbyshire is higher£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.3m£8.3m£7.8mEast Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.9m£8.0m£7.5m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£113.6m£114.1m£107.8mEast Staffordshire is higher£85.0m£85.3m£80.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mEast Staffordshire is higher£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£20.9m£21.0m£19.8mEast Staffordshire is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mEast Staffordshire is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mSouth Derbyshire is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.75m£0.76m£0.71mEast Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
24,041East Staffordshire is higher21,202
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,980East Staffordshire is higher1,567
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,332East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,124
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,604East Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count7,181
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
14,552East Staffordshire is higher10,574
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,838South Derbyshire is higher1,864
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| Measure | East Staffordshire | South Derbyshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £522.6m£524.8m£495.7m | £448.8m£450.7m£425.7m | East Staffordshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £296.5m£297.7m£281.2m | £261.6m£262.7m£248.1m | East Staffordshire |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £143.7m£144.3m£136.3m | £111.0m£111.5m£105.3m | East Staffordshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £272.5m£273.7m£258.5m | £240.2m£241.2m£227.8m | East Staffordshire |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.7m£7.7m£7.3m | £6.1m£6.1m£5.7m | East Staffordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.8m£15.8m£14.9m | £15.0m£15.0m£14.2m | East Staffordshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | East Staffordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £50.7m£50.9m£48.1m | £47.9m£48.1m£45.5m | East Staffordshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.9m£12.9m£12.2m | £15.8m£15.8m£15.0m | South Derbyshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.3m£8.3m£7.8m | £7.9m£8.0m£7.5m | East Staffordshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £113.6m£114.1m£107.8m | £85.0m£85.3m£80.6m | East Staffordshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £18.1m£18.2m£17.2m | £11.8m£11.9m£11.2m | East Staffordshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £20.9m£21.0m£19.8m | £17.3m£17.4m£16.4m | East Staffordshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.49m£0.49m£0.46m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | East Staffordshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | South Derbyshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.75m£0.76m£0.71m | £0.68m£0.69m£0.65m | East Staffordshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 24,041 | 21,202 | East Staffordshire |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,980 | 1,567 | East Staffordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,332 | 3,124 | East Staffordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,604 | 7,181 | East Staffordshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 14,552 | 10,574 | East Staffordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,838 | 1,864 | South Derbyshire |
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.