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South Staffordshire and Fylde

114,174 and 85,453 residents (mid-2024).

South Staffordshire is higher than Fylde on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 17 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

South Staffordshire is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Fylde 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

South Staffordshire Fylde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £4,570, Fylde £5,088Fylde: £5,088South Staffordshire: £4,570Fylde: £5,110South Staffordshire: £4,590Fylde: £4,827South Staffordshire: £4,335

    £4,570£4,590£4,335Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£5,088£5,110£4,827

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Staffordshire £12,685, Fylde £12,268Fylde: £12,268South Staffordshire: £12,685Fylde: £12,320South Staffordshire: £12,739Fylde: £11,637South Staffordshire: £12,032

    £12,685£12,739£12,032South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,268£12,320£11,637

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire £1,403, Fylde £1,685Fylde: £1,685South Staffordshire: £1,403Fylde: £1,692South Staffordshire: £1,409Fylde: £1,598South Staffordshire: £1,331

    £1,403£1,409£1,331Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£1,685£1,692£1,598

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Staffordshire £11,641, Fylde £11,189Fylde: £11,189South Staffordshire: £11,641Fylde: £11,237South Staffordshire: £11,691Fylde: £10,613South Staffordshire: £11,042

    £11,641£11,691£11,042South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,189£11,237£10,613

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Staffordshire £299, Fylde £329Fylde: £329South Staffordshire: £299Fylde: £330South Staffordshire: £301Fylde: £312South Staffordshire: £284

    £299£301£284Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£329£330£312

  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: South Staffordshire £723, Fylde £729Fylde: £729South Staffordshire: £723Fylde: £732South Staffordshire: £726Fylde: £692South Staffordshire: £686

    £723£726£686Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£729£732£692

  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: South Staffordshire £21, Fylde £21Fylde: £21South Staffordshire: £21Fylde: £21South Staffordshire: £21Fylde: £20South Staffordshire: £20

    £21£21£20South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £390, Fylde £444Fylde: £444South Staffordshire: £390Fylde: £446South Staffordshire: £391Fylde: £421South Staffordshire: £370

    £390£391£370Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£444£446£421

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £105, Fylde £137Fylde: £137South Staffordshire: £105Fylde: £138South Staffordshire: £106Fylde: £130South Staffordshire: £100

    £105£106£100Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£137£138£130

  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: South Staffordshire £107, Fylde £104Fylde: £104South Staffordshire: £107Fylde: £105South Staffordshire: £107Fylde: £99South Staffordshire: £101

    £107£107£101South Staffordshire is higher£104£105£99

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire £1,060, Fylde £1,254Fylde: £1,254South Staffordshire: £1,060Fylde: £1,259South Staffordshire: £1,065Fylde: £1,189South Staffordshire: £1,006

    £1,060£1,065£1,006Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£1,254£1,259£1,189

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Staffordshire £136, Fylde £170Fylde: £170South Staffordshire: £136Fylde: £171South Staffordshire: £137Fylde: £161South Staffordshire: £129

    £136£137£129Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£170£171£161

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire £225, Fylde £317Fylde: £317South Staffordshire: £225Fylde: £319South Staffordshire: £226Fylde: £301South Staffordshire: £213

    £225£226£213Fylde is higher£317£319£301

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire £5.95, Fylde £5.72Fylde: £5.72South Staffordshire: £5.95Fylde: £5.75South Staffordshire: £5.97Fylde: £5.43South Staffordshire: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64South Staffordshire is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire £5.76, Fylde £4.14Fylde: £4.14South Staffordshire: £5.76Fylde: £4.16South Staffordshire: £5.78Fylde: £3.93South Staffordshire: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46South Staffordshire is higher£4.14£4.16£3.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £5.76, Fylde £6.30Fylde: £6.30South Staffordshire: £5.76Fylde: £6.33South Staffordshire: £5.78Fylde: £5.98South Staffordshire: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£6.30£6.33£5.98

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Staffordshire 1,008.5, Fylde 1,003.6Fylde: 1,003.6South Staffordshire: 1,008.5

    1,008.5South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,003.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Staffordshire 81.5, Fylde 83.3Fylde: 83.3South Staffordshire: 81.5

    81.5Fylde is higherDepends on how you count83.3

  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: South Staffordshire 155.3, Fylde 152.9Fylde: 152.9South Staffordshire: 155.3

    155.3South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count152.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 58.1, Fylde 68.1Fylde: 68.1South Staffordshire: 58.1

    58.1Fylde is higherDepends on how you count68.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire 133.5, Fylde 157.2Fylde: 157.2South Staffordshire: 133.5

    133.5Fylde is higherDepends on how you count157.2

  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: South Staffordshire 23.0, Fylde 22.1Fylde: 22.1South Staffordshire: 23.0

    23.0South Staffordshire is higher22.1

Show the numbers
South Staffordshire and Fylde, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth StaffordshireFyldeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,570£4,590£4,335£5,088£5,110£4,827Fylde
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,685£12,739£12,032£12,268£12,320£11,637South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,403£1,409£1,331£1,685£1,692£1,598Fylde
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,641£11,691£11,042£11,189£11,237£10,613South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£299£301£284£329£330£312Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£723£726£686£729£732£692Fylde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£21£21£20South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£391£370£444£446£421Fylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£137£138£130Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£107£107£101£104£105£99South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,060£1,065£1,006£1,254£1,259£1,189Fylde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£170£171£161Fylde
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£225£226£213£317£319£301Fylde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£5.72£5.75£5.43South Staffordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£4.14£4.16£3.93South Staffordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£6.30£6.33£5.98Fylde
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.51,003.6South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.583.3Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.3152.9South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.168.1Fylde
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026133.5157.2Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.022.1South Staffordshire

Per resident

South Staffordshire is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Fylde 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

South Staffordshire Fylde

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £4,570, Fylde £5,088Fylde: £5,088South Staffordshire: £4,570Fylde: £5,110South Staffordshire: £4,590Fylde: £4,827South Staffordshire: £4,335

    £4,570£4,590£4,335Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£5,088£5,110£4,827

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £3,113, Fylde £3,383Fylde: £3,383South Staffordshire: £3,113Fylde: £3,397South Staffordshire: £3,127Fylde: £3,209South Staffordshire: £2,953

    £3,113£3,127£2,953Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£3,383£3,397£3,209

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £820, Fylde £949Fylde: £949South Staffordshire: £820Fylde: £953South Staffordshire: £823Fylde: £900South Staffordshire: £777

    £820£823£777Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£949£953£900

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Staffordshire £2,857, Fylde £3,085Fylde: £3,085South Staffordshire: £2,857Fylde: £3,098South Staffordshire: £2,870Fylde: £2,927South Staffordshire: £2,710

    £2,857£2,870£2,710Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£3,085£3,098£2,927

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Staffordshire £74, Fylde £91Fylde: £91South Staffordshire: £74Fylde: £91South Staffordshire: £74Fylde: £86South Staffordshire: £70

    £74£74£70Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£91£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £177, Fylde £201Fylde: £201South Staffordshire: £177Fylde: £202South Staffordshire: £178Fylde: £191South Staffordshire: £168

    £177£178£168Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£201£202£191

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £5.16, Fylde £5.71Fylde: £5.71South Staffordshire: £5.16Fylde: £5.74South Staffordshire: £5.18Fylde: £5.42South Staffordshire: £4.89

    £5.16£5.18£4.89Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£5.71£5.74£5.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £390, Fylde £444Fylde: £444South Staffordshire: £390Fylde: £446South Staffordshire: £391Fylde: £421South Staffordshire: £370

    £390£391£370Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£444£446£421

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £105, Fylde £137Fylde: £137South Staffordshire: £105Fylde: £138South Staffordshire: £106Fylde: £130South Staffordshire: £100

    £105£106£100Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£137£138£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £62, Fylde £59Fylde: £59South Staffordshire: £62Fylde: £59South Staffordshire: £63Fylde: £56South Staffordshire: £59

    £62£63£59South Staffordshire is higher£59£59£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Staffordshire £619, Fylde £706Fylde: £706South Staffordshire: £619Fylde: £709South Staffordshire: £622Fylde: £670South Staffordshire: £587

    £619£622£587Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£706£709£670

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Staffordshire £136, Fylde £170Fylde: £170South Staffordshire: £136Fylde: £171South Staffordshire: £137Fylde: £161South Staffordshire: £129

    £136£137£129Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£170£171£161

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Staffordshire £131, Fylde £179Fylde: £179South Staffordshire: £131Fylde: £179South Staffordshire: £132Fylde: £170South Staffordshire: £125

    £131£132£125Fylde is higher£179£179£170

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Staffordshire £3.48, Fylde £3.23Fylde: £3.23South Staffordshire: £3.48Fylde: £3.24South Staffordshire: £3.49Fylde: £3.06South Staffordshire: £3.30

    £3.48£3.49£3.30South Staffordshire is higher£3.23£3.24£3.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Staffordshire £3.36, Fylde £2.33Fylde: £2.33South Staffordshire: £3.36Fylde: £2.34South Staffordshire: £3.38Fylde: £2.21South Staffordshire: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19South Staffordshire is higher£2.33£2.34£2.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £5.76, Fylde £6.30Fylde: £6.30South Staffordshire: £5.76Fylde: £6.33South Staffordshire: £5.78Fylde: £5.98South Staffordshire: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Fylde is higherDepends on how you count£6.30£6.33£5.98

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 247.5, Fylde 276.7Fylde: 276.7South Staffordshire: 247.5

    247.5Fylde is higherDepends on how you count276.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 20.0, Fylde 23.0Fylde: 23.0South Staffordshire: 20.0

    20.0Fylde is higherDepends on how you count23.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 38.1, Fylde 42.2Fylde: 42.2South Staffordshire: 38.1

    38.1Fylde is higherDepends on how you count42.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 58.1, Fylde 68.1Fylde: 68.1South Staffordshire: 58.1

    58.1Fylde is higherDepends on how you count68.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 78.0, Fylde 88.5Fylde: 88.5South Staffordshire: 78.0

    78.0Fylde is higherDepends on how you count88.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 13.4, Fylde 12.5Fylde: 12.5South Staffordshire: 13.4

    13.4South Staffordshire is higher12.5

Show the numbers
South Staffordshire and Fylde, per resident
MeasureSouth StaffordshireFyldeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,570£4,590£4,335£5,088£5,110£4,827Fylde
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,113£3,127£2,953£3,383£3,397£3,209Fylde
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£820£823£777£949£953£900Fylde
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,857£2,870£2,710£3,085£3,098£2,927Fylde
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£91£91£86Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£201£202£191Fylde
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.16£5.18£4.89£5.71£5.74£5.42Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£391£370£444£446£421Fylde
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£137£138£130Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£59£59£56South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£619£622£587£706£709£670Fylde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£170£171£161Fylde
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£131£132£125£179£179£170Fylde
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.48£3.49£3.30£3.23£3.24£3.06South Staffordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£2.33£2.34£2.21South Staffordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£6.30£6.33£5.98Fylde
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026247.5276.7Fylde
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.023.0Fylde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.142.2Fylde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.168.1Fylde
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.088.5Fylde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.412.5South Staffordshire

Total

South Staffordshire is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Fylde on 1. 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

South Staffordshire Fylde

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Staffordshire £521.8m, Fylde £434.8mFylde: £434.8mSouth Staffordshire: £521.8mFylde: £436.7mSouth Staffordshire: £524.0mFylde: £412.4mSouth Staffordshire: £495.0m

    £521.8m£524.0m£495.0mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£434.8m£436.7m£412.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Staffordshire £355.5m, Fylde £289.1mFylde: £289.1mSouth Staffordshire: £355.5mFylde: £290.3mSouth Staffordshire: £357.0mFylde: £274.2mSouth Staffordshire: £337.2m

    £355.5m£357.0m£337.2mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£289.1m£290.3m£274.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Staffordshire £93.6m, Fylde £81.1mFylde: £81.1mSouth Staffordshire: £93.6mFylde: £81.4mSouth Staffordshire: £94.0mFylde: £76.9mSouth Staffordshire: £88.8m

    £93.6m£94.0m£88.8mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£81.1m£81.4m£76.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Staffordshire £326.2m, Fylde £263.7mFylde: £263.7mSouth Staffordshire: £326.2mFylde: £264.8mSouth Staffordshire: £327.6mFylde: £250.1mSouth Staffordshire: £309.4m

    £326.2m£327.6m£309.4mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£263.7m£264.8m£250.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Staffordshire £8.4m, Fylde £7.7mFylde: £7.7mSouth Staffordshire: £8.4mFylde: £7.8mSouth Staffordshire: £8.4mFylde: £7.3mSouth Staffordshire: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.4m£8.0mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire £20.3m, Fylde £17.2mFylde: £17.2mSouth Staffordshire: £20.3mFylde: £17.3mSouth Staffordshire: £20.3mFylde: £16.3mSouth Staffordshire: £19.2m

    £20.3m£20.3m£19.2mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: South Staffordshire £0.59m, Fylde £0.49mFylde: £0.49mSouth Staffordshire: £0.59mFylde: £0.49mSouth Staffordshire: £0.59mFylde: £0.46mSouth Staffordshire: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire £44.5m, Fylde £37.9mFylde: £37.9mSouth Staffordshire: £44.5mFylde: £38.1mSouth Staffordshire: £44.7mFylde: £36.0mSouth Staffordshire: £42.2m

    £44.5m£44.7m£42.2mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire £12.0m, Fylde £11.7mFylde: £11.7mSouth Staffordshire: £12.0mFylde: £11.8mSouth Staffordshire: £12.1mFylde: £11.1mSouth Staffordshire: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Staffordshire £7.1m, Fylde £5.0mFylde: £5.0mSouth Staffordshire: £7.1mFylde: £5.0mSouth Staffordshire: £7.1mFylde: £4.8mSouth Staffordshire: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mSouth Staffordshire is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Staffordshire £70.7m, Fylde £60.3mFylde: £60.3mSouth Staffordshire: £70.7mFylde: £60.6mSouth Staffordshire: £71.0mFylde: £57.2mSouth Staffordshire: £67.0m

    £70.7m£71.0m£67.0mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£60.3m£60.6m£57.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Staffordshire £15.6m, Fylde £14.5mFylde: £14.5mSouth Staffordshire: £15.6mFylde: £14.6mSouth Staffordshire: £15.6mFylde: £13.8mSouth Staffordshire: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.6m£14.8mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Staffordshire £15.0m, Fylde £15.3mFylde: £15.3mSouth Staffordshire: £15.0mFylde: £15.3mSouth Staffordshire: £15.1mFylde: £14.5mSouth Staffordshire: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mFylde is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Staffordshire £0.40m, Fylde £0.28mFylde: £0.28mSouth Staffordshire: £0.40mFylde: £0.28mSouth Staffordshire: £0.40mFylde: £0.26mSouth Staffordshire: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mSouth Staffordshire is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: South Staffordshire £0.38m, Fylde £0.20mFylde: £0.20mSouth Staffordshire: £0.38mFylde: £0.20mSouth Staffordshire: £0.39mFylde: £0.19mSouth Staffordshire: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.39m£0.36mSouth Staffordshire is higher£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Staffordshire £0.66m, Fylde £0.54mFylde: £0.54mSouth Staffordshire: £0.66mFylde: £0.54mSouth Staffordshire: £0.66mFylde: £0.51mSouth Staffordshire: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Staffordshire 28,262, Fylde 23,647Fylde: 23,647South Staffordshire: 28,262

    28,262South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count23,647

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Staffordshire 2,285, Fylde 1,962Fylde: 1,962South Staffordshire: 2,285

    2,285South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,962

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire 4,352, Fylde 3,602Fylde: 3,602South Staffordshire: 4,352

    4,352South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,602

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire 6,633, Fylde 5,817Fylde: 5,817South Staffordshire: 6,633

    6,633South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count5,817

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Staffordshire 8,903, Fylde 7,564Fylde: 7,564South Staffordshire: 8,903

    8,903South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count7,564

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Staffordshire 1,531, Fylde 1,065Fylde: 1,065South Staffordshire: 1,531

    1,531South Staffordshire is higher1,065

Show the numbers
South Staffordshire and Fylde, total
MeasureSouth StaffordshireFyldeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£521.8m£524.0m£495.0m£434.8m£436.7m£412.4mSouth Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£355.5m£357.0m£337.2m£289.1m£290.3m£274.2mSouth Staffordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£93.6m£94.0m£88.8m£81.1m£81.4m£76.9mSouth Staffordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£326.2m£327.6m£309.4m£263.7m£264.8m£250.1mSouth Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.4m£8.0m£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mSouth Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.3m£19.2m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mSouth Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mSouth Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.5m£44.7m£42.2m£37.9m£38.1m£36.0mSouth Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mSouth Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£5.0m£5.0m£4.8mSouth Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m£60.3m£60.6m£57.2mSouth Staffordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mSouth Staffordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mFylde
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mSouth Staffordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mSouth Staffordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mSouth Staffordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,26223,647South Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2851,962South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3523,602South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,6335,817South Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,9037,564South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5311,065South Staffordshire

Sources

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

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