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South Staffordshire and Malvern Hills

114,174 and 83,262 residents (mid-2024).

South Staffordshire is higher than Malvern Hills on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 22 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.

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Per person in the age group

South Staffordshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 6. 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 Malvern Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £4,570, Malvern Hills £4,898Malvern Hills: £4,898South Staffordshire: £4,570Malvern Hills: £4,918South Staffordshire: £4,590Malvern Hills: £4,646South Staffordshire: £4,335

    £4,570£4,590£4,335Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,898£4,918£4,646

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Staffordshire £12,685, Malvern Hills £12,447Malvern Hills: £12,447South Staffordshire: £12,685Malvern Hills: £12,500South Staffordshire: £12,739Malvern Hills: £11,807South Staffordshire: £12,032

    £12,685£12,739£12,032South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,447£12,500£11,807

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire £1,403, Malvern Hills £1,630Malvern Hills: £1,630South Staffordshire: £1,403Malvern Hills: £1,637South Staffordshire: £1,409Malvern Hills: £1,546South Staffordshire: £1,331

    £1,403£1,409£1,331Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£1,630£1,637£1,546

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Staffordshire £11,641, Malvern Hills £11,452Malvern Hills: £11,452South Staffordshire: £11,641Malvern Hills: £11,501South Staffordshire: £11,691Malvern Hills: £10,863South Staffordshire: £11,042

    £11,641£11,691£11,042South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,452£11,501£10,863

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Staffordshire £299, Malvern Hills £280Malvern Hills: £280South Staffordshire: £299Malvern Hills: £281South Staffordshire: £301Malvern Hills: £265South Staffordshire: £284

    £299£301£284South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£280£281£265

  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, Malvern Hills £697Malvern Hills: £697South Staffordshire: £723Malvern Hills: £700South Staffordshire: £726Malvern Hills: £662South Staffordshire: £686

    £723£726£686South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£697£700£662

  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, Malvern Hills £18Malvern Hills: £18South Staffordshire: £21Malvern Hills: £18South Staffordshire: £21Malvern Hills: £17South Staffordshire: £20

    £21£21£20South Staffordshire is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £390, Malvern Hills £355Malvern Hills: £355South Staffordshire: £390Malvern Hills: £357South Staffordshire: £391Malvern Hills: £337South Staffordshire: £370

    £390£391£370South Staffordshire is higher£355£357£337

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £105, Malvern Hills £93Malvern Hills: £93South Staffordshire: £105Malvern Hills: £93South Staffordshire: £106Malvern Hills: £88South Staffordshire: £100

    £105£106£100South Staffordshire is higher£93£93£88

  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, Malvern Hills £98Malvern Hills: £98South Staffordshire: £107Malvern Hills: £99South Staffordshire: £107Malvern Hills: £93South Staffordshire: £101

    £107£107£101South Staffordshire is higher£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire £1,060, Malvern Hills £1,273Malvern Hills: £1,273South Staffordshire: £1,060Malvern Hills: £1,278South Staffordshire: £1,065Malvern Hills: £1,207South Staffordshire: £1,006

    £1,060£1,065£1,006Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£1,273£1,278£1,207

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Staffordshire £136, Malvern Hills £144Malvern Hills: £144South Staffordshire: £136Malvern Hills: £145South Staffordshire: £137Malvern Hills: £137South Staffordshire: £129

    £136£137£129Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£144£145£137

  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, Malvern Hills £248Malvern Hills: £248South Staffordshire: £225Malvern Hills: £249South Staffordshire: £226Malvern Hills: £235South Staffordshire: £213

    £225£226£213Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire £5.95, Malvern Hills £5.90Malvern Hills: £5.90South Staffordshire: £5.95Malvern Hills: £5.93South Staffordshire: £5.97Malvern Hills: £5.60South Staffordshire: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64South Staffordshire is higher£5.90£5.93£5.60

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Staffordshire £5.76, Malvern Hills £5.65Malvern Hills: £5.65South Staffordshire: £5.76Malvern Hills: £5.67South Staffordshire: £5.78Malvern Hills: £5.36South Staffordshire: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46South Staffordshire is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £5.76, Malvern Hills £4.03Malvern Hills: £4.03South Staffordshire: £5.76Malvern Hills: £4.04South Staffordshire: £5.78Malvern Hills: £3.82South Staffordshire: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46South Staffordshire is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82

  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, Malvern Hills 1,007.6Malvern Hills: 1,007.6South Staffordshire: 1,008.5

    1,008.5South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6

  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, Malvern Hills 72.4Malvern Hills: 72.4South Staffordshire: 81.5

    81.5South Staffordshire is higher72.4

  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, Malvern Hills 139.2Malvern Hills: 139.2South Staffordshire: 155.3

    155.3South Staffordshire is higher139.2

  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, Malvern Hills 52.6Malvern Hills: 52.6South Staffordshire: 58.1

    58.1South Staffordshire is higher52.6

  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, Malvern Hills 147.9Malvern Hills: 147.9South Staffordshire: 133.5

    133.5Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count147.9

  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, Malvern Hills 21.8Malvern Hills: 21.8South Staffordshire: 23.0

    23.0South Staffordshire is higher21.8

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South Staffordshire and Malvern Hills, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth StaffordshireMalvern HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,570£4,590£4,335£4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,685£12,739£12,032£12,447£12,500£11,807South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,403£1,409£1,331£1,630£1,637£1,546Malvern Hills
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,641£11,691£11,042£11,452£11,501£10,863South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£299£301£284£280£281£265South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£723£726£686£697£700£662South Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£18£18£17South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£391£370£355£357£337South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£93£93£88South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£107£107£101£98£99£93South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,060£1,065£1,006£1,273£1,278£1,207Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£144£145£137Malvern Hills
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£225£226£213£248£249£235Malvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£5.90£5.93£5.60South Staffordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£5.65£5.67£5.36South Staffordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£4.03£4.04£3.82South Staffordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.51,007.6South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202681.572.4South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026155.3139.2South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.152.6South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026133.5147.9Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.021.8South Staffordshire

Per resident

South Staffordshire is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills 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

South Staffordshire Malvern Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £4,570, Malvern Hills £4,898Malvern Hills: £4,898South Staffordshire: £4,570Malvern Hills: £4,918South Staffordshire: £4,590Malvern Hills: £4,646South Staffordshire: £4,335

    £4,570£4,590£4,335Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,898£4,918£4,646

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £3,113, Malvern Hills £3,387Malvern Hills: £3,387South Staffordshire: £3,113Malvern Hills: £3,402South Staffordshire: £3,127Malvern Hills: £3,213South Staffordshire: £2,953

    £3,113£3,127£2,953Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,387£3,402£3,213

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £820, Malvern Hills £914Malvern Hills: £914South Staffordshire: £820Malvern Hills: £917South Staffordshire: £823Malvern Hills: £867South Staffordshire: £777

    £820£823£777Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£914£917£867

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Staffordshire £2,857, Malvern Hills £3,116Malvern Hills: £3,116South Staffordshire: £2,857Malvern Hills: £3,130South Staffordshire: £2,870Malvern Hills: £2,956South Staffordshire: £2,710

    £2,857£2,870£2,710Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,116£3,130£2,956

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Staffordshire £74, Malvern Hills £76Malvern Hills: £76South Staffordshire: £74Malvern Hills: £76South Staffordshire: £74Malvern Hills: £72South Staffordshire: £70

    £74£74£70Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£76£76£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £177, Malvern Hills £190Malvern Hills: £190South Staffordshire: £177Malvern Hills: £191South Staffordshire: £178Malvern Hills: £180South Staffordshire: £168

    £177£178£168Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

  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, Malvern Hills £4.94Malvern Hills: £4.94South Staffordshire: £5.16Malvern Hills: £4.97South Staffordshire: £5.18Malvern Hills: £4.69South Staffordshire: £4.89

    £5.16£5.18£4.89South Staffordshire is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £390, Malvern Hills £355Malvern Hills: £355South Staffordshire: £390Malvern Hills: £357South Staffordshire: £391Malvern Hills: £337South Staffordshire: £370

    £390£391£370South Staffordshire is higher£355£357£337

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £105, Malvern Hills £93Malvern Hills: £93South Staffordshire: £105Malvern Hills: £93South Staffordshire: £106Malvern Hills: £88South Staffordshire: £100

    £105£106£100South Staffordshire is higher£93£93£88

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Staffordshire £62, Malvern Hills £55Malvern Hills: £55South Staffordshire: £62Malvern Hills: £55South Staffordshire: £63Malvern Hills: £52South Staffordshire: £59

    £62£63£59South Staffordshire is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Staffordshire £619, Malvern Hills £713Malvern Hills: £713South Staffordshire: £619Malvern Hills: £716South Staffordshire: £622Malvern Hills: £676South Staffordshire: £587

    £619£622£587Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£713£716£676

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Staffordshire £136, Malvern Hills £144Malvern Hills: £144South Staffordshire: £136Malvern Hills: £145South Staffordshire: £137Malvern Hills: £137South Staffordshire: £129

    £136£137£129Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£144£145£137

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Staffordshire £131, Malvern Hills £139Malvern Hills: £139South Staffordshire: £131Malvern Hills: £139South Staffordshire: £132Malvern Hills: £132South Staffordshire: £125

    £131£132£125Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£139£139£132

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Staffordshire £3.48, Malvern Hills £3.31Malvern Hills: £3.31South Staffordshire: £3.48Malvern Hills: £3.32South Staffordshire: £3.49Malvern Hills: £3.14South Staffordshire: £3.30

    £3.48£3.49£3.30South Staffordshire is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Staffordshire £3.36, Malvern Hills £3.16Malvern Hills: £3.16South Staffordshire: £3.36Malvern Hills: £3.18South Staffordshire: £3.38Malvern Hills: £3.00South Staffordshire: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19South Staffordshire is higher£3.16£3.18£3.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Staffordshire £5.76, Malvern Hills £4.03Malvern Hills: £4.03South Staffordshire: £5.76Malvern Hills: £4.04South Staffordshire: £5.78Malvern Hills: £3.82South Staffordshire: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46South Staffordshire is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 247.5, Malvern Hills 274.2Malvern Hills: 274.2South Staffordshire: 247.5

    247.5Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count274.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 20.0, Malvern Hills 19.7Malvern Hills: 19.7South Staffordshire: 20.0

    20.0South Staffordshire is higher19.7

  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, Malvern Hills 37.9Malvern Hills: 37.9South Staffordshire: 38.1

    38.1South Staffordshire is higher37.9

  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, Malvern Hills 52.6Malvern Hills: 52.6South Staffordshire: 58.1

    58.1South Staffordshire is higher52.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Staffordshire 78.0, Malvern Hills 82.9Malvern Hills: 82.9South Staffordshire: 78.0

    78.0Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count82.9

  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, Malvern Hills 12.2Malvern Hills: 12.2South Staffordshire: 13.4

    13.4South Staffordshire is higher12.2

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South Staffordshire and Malvern Hills, per resident
MeasureSouth StaffordshireMalvern HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,570£4,590£4,335£4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,113£3,127£2,953£3,387£3,402£3,213Malvern Hills
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£820£823£777£914£917£867Malvern Hills
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,857£2,870£2,710£3,116£3,130£2,956Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£76£76£72Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£190£191£180Malvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.16£5.18£4.89£4.94£4.97£4.69South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£391£370£355£357£337South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£93£93£88South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£55£55£52South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£619£622£587£713£716£676Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£144£145£137Malvern Hills
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£131£132£125£139£139£132Malvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.48£3.49£3.30£3.31£3.32£3.14South Staffordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£3.16£3.18£3.00South Staffordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£4.03£4.04£3.82South Staffordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026247.5274.2Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.019.7South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.137.9South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.152.6South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.082.9Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.412.2South Staffordshire

Total

South Staffordshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 0. 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 Malvern Hills

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Staffordshire £521.8m, Malvern Hills £407.8mMalvern Hills: £407.8mSouth Staffordshire: £521.8mMalvern Hills: £409.5mSouth Staffordshire: £524.0mMalvern Hills: £386.8mSouth Staffordshire: £495.0m

    £521.8m£524.0m£495.0mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Staffordshire £355.5m, Malvern Hills £282.0mMalvern Hills: £282.0mSouth Staffordshire: £355.5mMalvern Hills: £283.2mSouth Staffordshire: £357.0mMalvern Hills: £267.5mSouth Staffordshire: £337.2m

    £355.5m£357.0m£337.2mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Staffordshire £93.6m, Malvern Hills £76.1mMalvern Hills: £76.1mSouth Staffordshire: £93.6mMalvern Hills: £76.4mSouth Staffordshire: £94.0mMalvern Hills: £72.2mSouth Staffordshire: £88.8m

    £93.6m£94.0m£88.8mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Staffordshire £326.2m, Malvern Hills £259.5mMalvern Hills: £259.5mSouth Staffordshire: £326.2mMalvern Hills: £260.6mSouth Staffordshire: £327.6mMalvern Hills: £246.1mSouth Staffordshire: £309.4m

    £326.2m£327.6m£309.4mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Staffordshire £8.4m, Malvern Hills £6.3mMalvern Hills: £6.3mSouth Staffordshire: £8.4mMalvern Hills: £6.4mSouth Staffordshire: £8.4mMalvern Hills: £6.0mSouth Staffordshire: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.4m£8.0mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire £20.3m, Malvern Hills £15.8mMalvern Hills: £15.8mSouth Staffordshire: £20.3mMalvern Hills: £15.9mSouth Staffordshire: £20.3mMalvern Hills: £15.0mSouth Staffordshire: £19.2m

    £20.3m£20.3m£19.2mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  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, Malvern Hills £0.41mMalvern Hills: £0.41mSouth Staffordshire: £0.59mMalvern Hills: £0.41mSouth Staffordshire: £0.59mMalvern Hills: £0.39mSouth Staffordshire: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mSouth Staffordshire is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire £44.5m, Malvern Hills £29.6mMalvern Hills: £29.6mSouth Staffordshire: £44.5mMalvern Hills: £29.7mSouth Staffordshire: £44.7mMalvern Hills: £28.1mSouth Staffordshire: £42.2m

    £44.5m£44.7m£42.2mSouth Staffordshire is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire £12.0m, Malvern Hills £7.7mMalvern Hills: £7.7mSouth Staffordshire: £12.0mMalvern Hills: £7.8mSouth Staffordshire: £12.1mMalvern Hills: £7.3mSouth Staffordshire: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mSouth Staffordshire is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Staffordshire £7.1m, Malvern Hills £4.6mMalvern Hills: £4.6mSouth Staffordshire: £7.1mMalvern Hills: £4.6mSouth Staffordshire: £7.1mMalvern Hills: £4.4mSouth Staffordshire: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mSouth Staffordshire is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Staffordshire £70.7m, Malvern Hills £59.4mMalvern Hills: £59.4mSouth Staffordshire: £70.7mMalvern Hills: £59.6mSouth Staffordshire: £71.0mMalvern Hills: £56.3mSouth Staffordshire: £67.0m

    £70.7m£71.0m£67.0mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Staffordshire £15.6m, Malvern Hills £12.0mMalvern Hills: £12.0mSouth Staffordshire: £15.6mMalvern Hills: £12.1mSouth Staffordshire: £15.6mMalvern Hills: £11.4mSouth Staffordshire: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.6m£14.8mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Staffordshire £15.0m, Malvern Hills £11.6mMalvern Hills: £11.6mSouth Staffordshire: £15.0mMalvern Hills: £11.6mSouth Staffordshire: £15.1mMalvern Hills: £11.0mSouth Staffordshire: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.2mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Staffordshire £0.40m, Malvern Hills £0.28mMalvern Hills: £0.28mSouth Staffordshire: £0.40mMalvern Hills: £0.28mSouth Staffordshire: £0.40mMalvern Hills: £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, Malvern Hills £0.26mMalvern Hills: £0.26mSouth Staffordshire: £0.38mMalvern Hills: £0.26mSouth Staffordshire: £0.39mMalvern Hills: £0.25mSouth Staffordshire: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.39m£0.36mSouth Staffordshire is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Staffordshire £0.66m, Malvern Hills £0.34mMalvern Hills: £0.34mSouth Staffordshire: £0.66mMalvern Hills: £0.34mSouth Staffordshire: £0.66mMalvern Hills: £0.32mSouth Staffordshire: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mSouth Staffordshire is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Staffordshire 28,262, Malvern Hills 22,830Malvern Hills: 22,830South Staffordshire: 28,262

    28,262South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count22,830

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Staffordshire 2,285, Malvern Hills 1,641Malvern Hills: 1,641South Staffordshire: 2,285

    2,285South Staffordshire is higher1,641

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire 4,352, Malvern Hills 3,153Malvern Hills: 3,153South Staffordshire: 4,352

    4,352South Staffordshire is higher3,153

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Staffordshire 6,633, Malvern Hills 4,377Malvern Hills: 4,377South Staffordshire: 6,633

    6,633South Staffordshire is higher4,377

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Staffordshire 8,903, Malvern Hills 6,899Malvern Hills: 6,899South Staffordshire: 8,903

    8,903South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count6,899

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Staffordshire 1,531, Malvern Hills 1,018Malvern Hills: 1,018South Staffordshire: 1,531

    1,531South Staffordshire is higher1,018

Show the numbers
South Staffordshire and Malvern Hills, total
MeasureSouth StaffordshireMalvern HillsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£521.8m£524.0m£495.0m£407.8m£409.5m£386.8mSouth Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£355.5m£357.0m£337.2m£282.0m£283.2m£267.5mSouth Staffordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£93.6m£94.0m£88.8m£76.1m£76.4m£72.2mSouth Staffordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£326.2m£327.6m£309.4m£259.5m£260.6m£246.1mSouth Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.4m£8.0m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mSouth Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.3m£19.2m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mSouth Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSouth Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.5m£44.7m£42.2m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mSouth Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mSouth Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£4.6m£4.6m£4.4mSouth Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m£59.4m£59.6m£56.3mSouth Staffordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mSouth Staffordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mSouth Staffordshire
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£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mSouth Staffordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mSouth Staffordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,26222,830South Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2851,641South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3523,153South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,6334,377South Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,9036,899South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5311,018South Staffordshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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