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Lichfield and Test Valley

111,710 and 135,169 residents (mid-2024).

Lichfield is higher than Test Valley on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Lichfield is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 5. 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

Lichfield Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4,327, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Lichfield: £4,327Test Valley: £4,000Lichfield: £4,345Test Valley: £3,778Lichfield: £4,104

    £4,327£4,345£4,104Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£3,983£4,000£3,778

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lichfield £12,603, Test Valley £12,493Test Valley: £12,493Lichfield: £12,603Test Valley: £12,546Lichfield: £12,657Test Valley: £11,850Lichfield: £11,955

    £12,603£12,657£11,955Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £1,446, Test Valley £1,400Test Valley: £1,400Lichfield: £1,446Test Valley: £1,406Lichfield: £1,452Test Valley: £1,328Lichfield: £1,372

    £1,446£1,452£1,372Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,400£1,406£1,328

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lichfield £11,705, Test Valley £11,694Test Valley: £11,694Lichfield: £11,705Test Valley: £11,744Lichfield: £11,755Test Valley: £11,092Lichfield: £11,103

    £11,705£11,755£11,103Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,694£11,744£11,092

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lichfield £236, Test Valley £245Test Valley: £245Lichfield: £236Test Valley: £246Lichfield: £237Test Valley: £233Lichfield: £224

    £236£237£224Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£233

  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: Lichfield £645, Test Valley £539Test Valley: £539Lichfield: £645Test Valley: £541Lichfield: £647Test Valley: £511Lichfield: £612

    £645£647£612Lichfield is higher£539£541£511

  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: Lichfield £17, Test Valley £15Test Valley: £15Lichfield: £17Test Valley: £15Lichfield: £18Test Valley: £14Lichfield: £17

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £361, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Lichfield: £361Test Valley: £290Lichfield: £363Test Valley: £274Lichfield: £343

    £361£363£343Lichfield is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £109, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Lichfield: £109Test Valley: £101Lichfield: £109Test Valley: £96Lichfield: £103

    £109£109£103Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

  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: Lichfield £101, Test Valley £73Test Valley: £73Lichfield: £101Test Valley: £73Lichfield: £101Test Valley: £69Lichfield: £96

    £101£101£96Lichfield is higher£73£73£69

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £1,121, Test Valley £1,139Test Valley: £1,139Lichfield: £1,121Test Valley: £1,144Lichfield: £1,126Test Valley: £1,080Lichfield: £1,063

    £1,121£1,126£1,063Test Valley is higher£1,139£1,144£1,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lichfield £110, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Lichfield: £110Test Valley: £148Lichfield: £111Test Valley: £139Lichfield: £104

    £110£111£104Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £212, Test Valley £181Test Valley: £181Lichfield: £212Test Valley: £182Lichfield: £213Test Valley: £171Lichfield: £201

    £212£213£201Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£171

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £6.34, Test Valley £4.82Test Valley: £4.82Lichfield: £6.34Test Valley: £4.84Lichfield: £6.36Test Valley: £4.57Lichfield: £6.01

    £6.34£6.36£6.01Lichfield is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lichfield £5.92, Test Valley £3.06Test Valley: £3.06Lichfield: £5.92Test Valley: £3.07Lichfield: £5.95Test Valley: £2.90Lichfield: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Lichfield is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4.89, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Lichfield: £4.89Test Valley: £6.17Lichfield: £4.91Test Valley: £5.83Lichfield: £4.64

    £4.89£4.91£4.64Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lichfield 1,004.0, Test Valley 1,009.0Test Valley: 1,009.0Lichfield: 1,004.0

    1,004.0Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lichfield 68.7, Test Valley 59.2Test Valley: 59.2Lichfield: 68.7

    68.7Lichfield is higher59.2

  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: Lichfield 139.9, Test Valley 115.9Test Valley: 115.9Lichfield: 139.9

    139.9Lichfield is higher115.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 54.6, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Lichfield: 54.6

    54.6Lichfield is higher43.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lichfield 135.3, Test Valley 128.8Test Valley: 128.8Lichfield: 135.3

    135.3Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count128.8

  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: Lichfield 22.2, Test Valley 16.4Test Valley: 16.4Lichfield: 22.2

    22.2Lichfield is higher16.4

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Lichfield and Test Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureLichfieldTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,327£4,345£4,104£3,983£4,000£3,778Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,603£12,657£11,955£12,493£12,546£11,850Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,446£1,452£1,372£1,400£1,406£1,328Lichfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,705£11,755£11,103£11,694£11,744£11,092Lichfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£236£237£224£245£246£233Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£645£647£612£539£541£511Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£18£17£15£15£14Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£361£363£343£289£290£274Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103£101£101£96Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96£73£73£69Lichfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,121£1,126£1,063£1,139£1,144£1,080Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£110£111£104£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£212£213£201£181£182£171Lichfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.34£6.36£6.01£4.82£4.84£4.57Lichfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£3.06£3.07£2.90Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.01,009.0Test Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.759.2Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9115.9Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.643.9Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026135.3128.8Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.216.4Lichfield

Per resident

Lichfield is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Test Valley 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

Lichfield Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4,327, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Lichfield: £4,327Test Valley: £4,000Lichfield: £4,345Test Valley: £3,778Lichfield: £4,104

    £4,327£4,345£4,104Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£3,983£4,000£3,778

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lichfield £2,886, Test Valley £2,601Test Valley: £2,601Lichfield: £2,886Test Valley: £2,612Lichfield: £2,899Test Valley: £2,467Lichfield: £2,738

    £2,886£2,899£2,738Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lichfield £856, Test Valley £839Test Valley: £839Lichfield: £856Test Valley: £843Lichfield: £859Test Valley: £796Lichfield: £812

    £856£859£812Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£839£843£796

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lichfield £2,681, Test Valley £2,434Test Valley: £2,434Lichfield: £2,681Test Valley: £2,445Lichfield: £2,692Test Valley: £2,309Lichfield: £2,543

    £2,681£2,692£2,543Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lichfield £54, Test Valley £51Test Valley: £51Lichfield: £54Test Valley: £51Lichfield: £54Test Valley: £48Lichfield: £51

    £54£54£51Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £148, Test Valley £112Test Valley: £112Lichfield: £148Test Valley: £113Lichfield: £148Test Valley: £106Lichfield: £140

    £148£148£140Lichfield is higher£112£113£106

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lichfield £4.00, Test Valley £3.14Test Valley: £3.14Lichfield: £4.00Test Valley: £3.16Lichfield: £4.01Test Valley: £2.98Lichfield: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Lichfield is higher£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £361, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Lichfield: £361Test Valley: £290Lichfield: £363Test Valley: £274Lichfield: £343

    £361£363£343Lichfield is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lichfield £109, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Lichfield: £109Test Valley: £101Lichfield: £109Test Valley: £96Lichfield: £103

    £109£109£103Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lichfield £60, Test Valley £44Test Valley: £44Lichfield: £60Test Valley: £44Lichfield: £60Test Valley: £41Lichfield: £57

    £60£60£57Lichfield is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lichfield £663, Test Valley £682Test Valley: £682Lichfield: £663Test Valley: £685Lichfield: £666Test Valley: £647Lichfield: £629

    £663£666£629Test Valley is higher£682£685£647

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lichfield £110, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Lichfield: £110Test Valley: £148Lichfield: £111Test Valley: £139Lichfield: £104

    £110£111£104Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lichfield £126, Test Valley £108Test Valley: £108Lichfield: £126Test Valley: £109Lichfield: £126Test Valley: £103Lichfield: £119

    £126£126£119Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lichfield £3.74, Test Valley £2.89Test Valley: £2.89Lichfield: £3.74Test Valley: £2.90Lichfield: £3.76Test Valley: £2.74Lichfield: £3.55

    £3.74£3.76£3.55Lichfield is higher£2.89£2.90£2.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lichfield £3.51, Test Valley £1.83Test Valley: £1.83Lichfield: £3.51Test Valley: £1.84Lichfield: £3.53Test Valley: £1.74Lichfield: £3.33

    £3.51£3.53£3.33Lichfield is higher£1.83£1.84£1.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lichfield £4.89, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Lichfield: £4.89Test Valley: £6.17Lichfield: £4.91Test Valley: £5.83Lichfield: £4.64

    £4.89£4.91£4.64Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 229.9, Test Valley 210.1Test Valley: 210.1Lichfield: 229.9

    229.9Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count210.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 15.7, Test Valley 12.3Test Valley: 12.3Lichfield: 15.7

    15.7Lichfield is higher12.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 32.0, Test Valley 24.1Test Valley: 24.1Lichfield: 32.0

    32.0Lichfield is higher24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 54.6, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Lichfield: 54.6

    54.6Lichfield is higher43.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 80.1, Test Valley 77.2Test Valley: 77.2Lichfield: 80.1

    80.1Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count77.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lichfield 13.2, Test Valley 9.8Test Valley: 9.8Lichfield: 13.2

    13.2Lichfield is higher9.8

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Lichfield and Test Valley, per resident
MeasureLichfieldTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,327£4,345£4,104£3,983£4,000£3,778Lichfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,886£2,899£2,738£2,601£2,612£2,467Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£856£859£812£839£843£796Lichfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,681£2,692£2,543£2,434£2,445£2,309Lichfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£51£51£48Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£112£113£106Lichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£3.14£3.16£2.98Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£361£363£343£289£290£274Lichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103£101£101£96Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57£44£44£41Lichfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£663£666£629£682£685£647Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£110£111£104£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£108£109£103Lichfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55£2.89£2.90£2.74Lichfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.51£3.53£3.33£1.83£1.84£1.74Lichfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026229.9210.1Lichfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.712.3Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.024.1Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.643.9Lichfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.177.2Lichfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.29.8Lichfield

Total

Lichfield is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 12. 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

Lichfield Test Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lichfield £483.4m, Test Valley £538.4mTest Valley: £538.4mLichfield: £483.4mTest Valley: £540.6mLichfield: £485.4mTest Valley: £510.7mLichfield: £458.5m

    £483.4m£485.4m£458.5mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lichfield £322.4m, Test Valley £351.6mTest Valley: £351.6mLichfield: £322.4mTest Valley: £353.1mLichfield: £323.8mTest Valley: £333.5mLichfield: £305.9m

    £322.4m£323.8m£305.9mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lichfield £95.6m, Test Valley £113.4mTest Valley: £113.4mLichfield: £95.6mTest Valley: £113.9mLichfield: £96.0mTest Valley: £107.6mLichfield: £90.7m

    £95.6m£96.0m£90.7mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lichfield £299.5m, Test Valley £329.1mTest Valley: £329.1mLichfield: £299.5mTest Valley: £330.5mLichfield: £300.7mTest Valley: £312.1mLichfield: £284.0m

    £299.5m£300.7m£284.0mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lichfield £6.0m, Test Valley £6.9mTest Valley: £6.9mLichfield: £6.0mTest Valley: £6.9mLichfield: £6.1mTest Valley: £6.6mLichfield: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.1m£5.7mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lichfield £16.5m, Test Valley £15.2mTest Valley: £15.2mLichfield: £16.5mTest Valley: £15.2mLichfield: £16.6mTest Valley: £14.4mLichfield: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.6m£15.6mLichfield is higher£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lichfield £0.45m, Test Valley £0.42mTest Valley: £0.42mLichfield: £0.45mTest Valley: £0.43mLichfield: £0.45mTest Valley: £0.40mLichfield: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mLichfield is higher£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lichfield £40.3m, Test Valley £39.1mTest Valley: £39.1mLichfield: £40.3mTest Valley: £39.2mLichfield: £40.5mTest Valley: £37.1mLichfield: £38.3m

    £40.3m£40.5m£38.3mLichfield is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lichfield £12.1m, Test Valley £13.6mTest Valley: £13.6mLichfield: £12.1mTest Valley: £13.7mLichfield: £12.2mTest Valley: £12.9mLichfield: £11.5m

    £12.1m£12.2m£11.5mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lichfield £6.7m, Test Valley £5.9mTest Valley: £5.9mLichfield: £6.7mTest Valley: £5.9mLichfield: £6.7mTest Valley: £5.6mLichfield: £6.3m

    £6.7m£6.7m£6.3mLichfield is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lichfield £74.1m, Test Valley £92.2mTest Valley: £92.2mLichfield: £74.1mTest Valley: £92.6mLichfield: £74.4mTest Valley: £87.5mLichfield: £70.3m

    £74.1m£74.4m£70.3mTest Valley is higher£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lichfield £12.3m, Test Valley £19.9mTest Valley: £19.9mLichfield: £12.3mTest Valley: £20.0mLichfield: £12.4mTest Valley: £18.8mLichfield: £11.7m

    £12.3m£12.4m£11.7mTest Valley is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lichfield £14.0m, Test Valley £14.6mTest Valley: £14.6mLichfield: £14.0mTest Valley: £14.7mLichfield: £14.1mTest Valley: £13.9mLichfield: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lichfield £0.42m, Test Valley £0.39mTest Valley: £0.39mLichfield: £0.42mTest Valley: £0.39mLichfield: £0.42mTest Valley: £0.37mLichfield: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mLichfield is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lichfield £0.39m, Test Valley £0.25mTest Valley: £0.25mLichfield: £0.39mTest Valley: £0.25mLichfield: £0.39mTest Valley: £0.23mLichfield: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mLichfield is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lichfield £0.55m, Test Valley £0.83mTest Valley: £0.83mLichfield: £0.55mTest Valley: £0.83mLichfield: £0.55mTest Valley: £0.79mLichfield: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mTest Valley is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lichfield 25,687, Test Valley 28,393Test Valley: 28,393Lichfield: 25,687

    25,687Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count28,393

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lichfield 1,757, Test Valley 1,665Test Valley: 1,665Lichfield: 1,757

    1,757Lichfield is higher1,665

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lichfield 3,579, Test Valley 3,260Test Valley: 3,260Lichfield: 3,579

    3,579Lichfield is higher3,260

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lichfield 6,103, Test Valley 5,929Test Valley: 5,929Lichfield: 6,103

    6,103Lichfield is higher5,929

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lichfield 8,946, Test Valley 10,429Test Valley: 10,429Lichfield: 8,946

    8,946Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count10,429

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lichfield 1,469, Test Valley 1,325Test Valley: 1,325Lichfield: 1,469

    1,469Lichfield is higher1,325

Show the numbers
Lichfield and Test Valley, total
MeasureLichfieldTest ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£483.4m£485.4m£458.5m£538.4m£540.6m£510.7mTest Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£322.4m£323.8m£305.9m£351.6m£353.1m£333.5mTest Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£95.6m£96.0m£90.7m£113.4m£113.9m£107.6mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£299.5m£300.7m£284.0m£329.1m£330.5m£312.1mTest Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m£6.9m£6.9m£6.6mTest Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mLichfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mLichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.3m£40.5m£38.3m£39.1m£39.2m£37.1mLichfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mTest Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mLichfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mTest Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m£19.9m£20.0m£18.8mTest Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mTest Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mLichfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mLichfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,68728,393Test Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7571,665Lichfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5793,260Lichfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1035,929Lichfield
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,94610,429Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4691,325Lichfield

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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