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Babergh and Malvern Hills
Babergh is higher than Malvern Hills on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.
On 14 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 2 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 20. 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 Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,547£4,566£4,313Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,242£12,295£11,613Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£12,447£12,500£11,807
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,464£1,471£1,389Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£1,630£1,637£1,546
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,382£11,430£10,796Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£11,452£11,501£10,863
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£244£245£231Malvern Hills is higher£280£281£265
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£600£603£569Malvern Hills is higher£697£700£662
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£307£308£291Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£98£99£93Babergh is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£82£83£78Malvern Hills is higher£98£99£93
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,174£1,179£1,114Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£1,273£1,278£1,207
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£198£199£188Malvern Hills is higher£248£249£235
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.84£5.87£5.54Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£5.90£5.93£5.60
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.90£3.92£3.70Malvern Hills is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.62£7.65£7.23Babergh is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
991.2Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
65.6Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count72.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
123.3Malvern Hills is higher139.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.4Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
140.1Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count147.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.8Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count21.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Babergh | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,547£4,566£4,313 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,242£12,295£11,613 | £12,447£12,500£11,807 | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,464£1,471£1,389 | £1,630£1,637£1,546 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,382£11,430£10,796 | £11,452£11,501£10,863 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £244£245£231 | £280£281£265 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £600£603£569 | £697£700£662 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £18£18£17 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £307£308£291 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £98£99£93 | £93£93£88 | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £82£83£78 | £98£99£93 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,174£1,179£1,114 | £1,273£1,278£1,207 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £144£145£137 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £198£199£188 | £248£249£235 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.84£5.87£5.54 | £5.90£5.93£5.60 | Malvern Hills |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.90£3.92£3.70 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Babergh |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 991.2 | 1,007.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 65.6 | 72.4 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 123.3 | 139.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.4 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 140.1 | 147.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.8 | 21.8 | Malvern Hills |
Per resident
Babergh is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 19. 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 Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,547£4,566£4,313Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,164£3,178£3,002Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,387£3,402£3,213
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£833£837£790Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£914£917£867
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,942£2,954£2,790Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,116£3,130£2,956
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£63£63£60Malvern Hills is higher£76£76£72
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£155£156£147Malvern Hills is higher£190£191£180
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.40£4.41£4.17Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4.94£4.97£4.69
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£307£308£291Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£98£99£93Babergh is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£47£47£44Malvern Hills is higher£55£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£668£671£634Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£713£716£676
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£113£113£107Malvern Hills is higher£139£139£132
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.32£3.34£3.15Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£3.31£3.32£3.14
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.21£2.22£2.10Malvern Hills is higher£3.16£3.18£3.00
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.62£7.65£7.23Babergh is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
256.2Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count274.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.0Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count19.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.9Malvern Hills is higher37.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.4Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
79.7Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count82.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.7Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count12.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Babergh | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,547£4,566£4,313 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,164£3,178£3,002 | £3,387£3,402£3,213 | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £833£837£790 | £914£917£867 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,942£2,954£2,790 | £3,116£3,130£2,956 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £63£63£60 | £76£76£72 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £155£156£147 | £190£191£180 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.40£4.41£4.17 | £4.94£4.97£4.69 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £307£308£291 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £98£99£93 | £93£93£88 | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £47£47£44 | £55£55£52 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £668£671£634 | £713£716£676 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £144£145£137 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £113£113£107 | £139£139£132 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | £3.31£3.32£3.14 | Babergh |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.21£2.22£2.10 | £3.16£3.18£3.00 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Babergh |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 256.2 | 274.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.0 | 19.7 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.9 | 37.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.4 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 79.7 | 82.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.7 | 12.2 | Malvern Hills |
Total
Babergh 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
Babergh Malvern Hills
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£440.6m£442.5m£417.9mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£306.6m£308.0m£290.9mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£80.7m£81.1m£76.6mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£285.1m£286.3m£270.4mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mMalvern Hills is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mMalvern Hills is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£29.7m£29.9m£28.2mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mBabergh is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.5m£4.6m£4.3mMalvern Hills is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mMalvern Hills is higher£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.21m£0.22m£0.20mMalvern Hills is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mBabergh is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
24,827Babergh is higherDepends on how you count22,830
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,643Babergh is higherDepends on how you count1,641
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,088Malvern Hills is higher3,153
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,593Babergh is higherDepends on how you count4,377
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,725Babergh is higherDepends on how you count6,899
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,038Babergh is higherDepends on how you count1,018
Show the numbers
| Measure | Babergh | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £440.6m£442.5m£417.9m | £407.8m£409.5m£386.8m | Babergh |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £306.6m£308.0m£290.9m | £282.0m£283.2m£267.5m | Babergh |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £80.7m£81.1m£76.6m | £76.1m£76.4m£72.2m | Babergh |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £285.1m£286.3m£270.4m | £259.5m£260.6m£246.1m | Babergh |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.1m£6.1m£5.8m | £6.3m£6.4m£6.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.0m£15.1m£14.3m | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.40m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Babergh |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £29.7m£29.9m£28.2m | £29.6m£29.7m£28.1m | Babergh |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.5m£9.6m£9.1m | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £64.7m£65.0m£61.4m | £59.4m£59.6m£56.3m | Babergh |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £13.2m£13.3m£12.5m | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | Babergh |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £10.9m£11.0m£10.4m | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Babergh |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.21m£0.22m£0.20m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Babergh |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 24,827 | 22,830 | Babergh |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,643 | 1,641 | Babergh |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,088 | 3,153 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,593 | 4,377 | Babergh |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,725 | 6,899 | Babergh |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,038 | 1,018 | 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.