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Babergh and Derbyshire Dales
Babergh is higher than Derbyshire Dales on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 21 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.
Per person in the age group
Babergh is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Derbyshire Dales 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
Babergh Derbyshire Dales
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,547£4,566£4,313Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£4,756£4,776£4,511
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,242£12,295£11,613Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£12,551£12,604£11,905
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,464£1,471£1,389Babergh is higher£1,255£1,261£1,191
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,382£11,430£10,796Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£11,665£11,715£11,065
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£244£245£231Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£600£603£569Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£642£645£609
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Babergh is higher£15£15£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£307£308£291Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£333£335£316
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£98£99£93Babergh is higher£89£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£82£83£78Babergh is higher£79£79£75
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,174£1,179£1,114Babergh is higher£920£923£872
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Babergh is higher£127£127£120
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£198£199£188Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.84£5.87£5.54Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£6.06£6.09£5.75
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.90£3.92£3.70Babergh is higher£3.14£3.16£2.98
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.62£7.65£7.23Derbyshire Dales is higher£13£13£12
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
991.2Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count1,024.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
65.6Babergh is higher58.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
123.3Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count129.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.4Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count48.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
140.1Babergh is higher112.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.8Babergh is higher17.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Babergh | Derbyshire Dales | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,547£4,566£4,313 | £4,756£4,776£4,511 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,242£12,295£11,613 | £12,551£12,604£11,905 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,464£1,471£1,389 | £1,255£1,261£1,191 | Babergh |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,382£11,430£10,796 | £11,665£11,715£11,065 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £244£245£231 | £228£229£216 | Babergh |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £600£603£569 | £642£645£609 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £15£15£14 | Babergh |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £307£308£291 | £333£335£316 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £98£99£93 | £89£90£85 | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £82£83£78 | £79£79£75 | Babergh |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,174£1,179£1,114 | £920£923£872 | Babergh |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £127£127£120 | Babergh |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £198£199£188 | £248£249£235 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.84£5.87£5.54 | £6.06£6.09£5.75 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.90£3.92£3.70 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | Babergh |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | £13£13£12 | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 991.2 | 1,024.6 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 65.6 | 58.3 | Babergh |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 123.3 | 129.5 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.4 | 48.1 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 140.1 | 112.7 | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.8 | 17.3 | Babergh |
Per resident
Babergh is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Derbyshire Dales 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
Babergh Derbyshire Dales
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,547£4,566£4,313Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£4,756£4,776£4,511
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,164£3,178£3,002Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3,484£3,499£3,305
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£833£837£790Babergh is higher£709£712£673
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,942£2,954£2,790Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3,238£3,252£3,072
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£63£63£60Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£63£64£60
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£155£156£147Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£178£179£169
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.40£4.41£4.17Babergh is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£307£308£291Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£333£335£316
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£98£99£93Babergh is higher£89£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£47£47£44Babergh is higher£44£45£42
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£668£671£634Babergh is higher£520£522£493
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Babergh is higher£127£127£120
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£113£113£107Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£140£141£133
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.32£3.34£3.15Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3.43£3.44£3.25
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.21£2.22£2.10Babergh is higher£1.77£1.78£1.68
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.62£7.65£7.23Derbyshire Dales is higher£13£13£12
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
256.2Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count284.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.0Babergh is higher16.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.9Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count35.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.4Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count48.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
79.7Babergh is higher63.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.7Babergh is higher9.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Babergh | Derbyshire Dales | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,547£4,566£4,313 | £4,756£4,776£4,511 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,164£3,178£3,002 | £3,484£3,499£3,305 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £833£837£790 | £709£712£673 | Babergh |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,942£2,954£2,790 | £3,238£3,252£3,072 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £63£63£60 | £63£64£60 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £155£156£147 | £178£179£169 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.40£4.41£4.17 | £4.22£4.23£4.00 | Babergh |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £307£308£291 | £333£335£316 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £98£99£93 | £89£90£85 | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £47£47£44 | £44£45£42 | Babergh |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £668£671£634 | £520£522£493 | Babergh |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £127£127£120 | Babergh |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £113£113£107 | £140£141£133 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | £3.43£3.44£3.25 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.21£2.22£2.10 | £1.77£1.78£1.68 | Babergh |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | £13£13£12 | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 256.2 | 284.5 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.0 | 16.2 | Babergh |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.9 | 35.9 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.4 | 48.1 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 79.7 | 63.7 | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.7 | 9.8 | Babergh |
Total
Babergh is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Derbyshire Dales 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
Babergh Derbyshire Dales
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£440.6m£442.5m£417.9mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£341.3m£342.7m£323.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£306.6m£308.0m£290.9mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£250.0m£251.1m£237.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£80.7m£81.1m£76.6mBabergh is higher£50.9m£51.1m£48.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£285.1m£286.3m£270.4mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£232.4m£233.4m£220.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mBabergh is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£29.7m£29.9m£28.2mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mBabergh is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.5m£4.6m£4.3mBabergh is higher£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mBabergh is higher£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mBabergh is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.21m£0.22m£0.20mBabergh is higher£0.13m£0.13m£0.12m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mDerbyshire Dales is higher£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
24,827Babergh is higherDepends on how you count20,414
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,643Babergh is higher1,161
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,088Babergh is higherDepends on how you count2,579
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,593Babergh is higherDepends on how you count3,452
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,725Babergh is higher4,569
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,038Babergh is higher703
Show the numbers
| Measure | Babergh | Derbyshire Dales | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £440.6m£442.5m£417.9m | £341.3m£342.7m£323.7m | Babergh |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £306.6m£308.0m£290.9m | £250.0m£251.1m£237.2m | Babergh |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £80.7m£81.1m£76.6m | £50.9m£51.1m£48.3m | Babergh |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £285.1m£286.3m£270.4m | £232.4m£233.4m£220.4m | Babergh |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.1m£6.1m£5.8m | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | Babergh |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.0m£15.1m£14.3m | £12.8m£12.9m£12.1m | Babergh |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.40m | £0.30m£0.30m£0.29m | Babergh |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £29.7m£29.9m£28.2m | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | Babergh |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.5m£9.6m£9.1m | £6.4m£6.4m£6.1m | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | £3.2m£3.2m£3.0m | Babergh |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £64.7m£65.0m£61.4m | £37.3m£37.4m£35.4m | Babergh |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £13.2m£13.3m£12.5m | £9.1m£9.1m£8.6m | Babergh |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £10.9m£11.0m£10.4m | £10.1m£10.1m£9.5m | Babergh |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | £0.25m£0.25m£0.23m | Babergh |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.21m£0.22m£0.20m | £0.13m£0.13m£0.12m | Babergh |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | £0.90m£0.90m£0.85m | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 24,827 | 20,414 | Babergh |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,643 | 1,161 | Babergh |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,088 | 2,579 | Babergh |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,593 | 3,452 | Babergh |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,725 | 4,569 | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,038 | 703 | Babergh |
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.