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Ipswich and Preston

140,042 and 161,593 residents (mid-2024).

Ipswich is higher than Preston on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Ipswich is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Ipswich Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,413, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Ipswich: £4,413Preston: £4,085Ipswich: £4,432Preston: £3,859Ipswich: £4,186

    £4,413£4,432£4,186Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£4,068£4,085£3,859

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £12,682, Preston £12,785Preston: £12,785Ipswich: £12,682Preston: £12,839Ipswich: £12,736Preston: £12,127Ipswich: £12,030

    £12,682£12,736£12,030Preston is higherDepends on how you count£12,785£12,839£12,127

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £2,371, Preston £2,226Preston: £2,226Ipswich: £2,371Preston: £2,235Ipswich: £2,381Preston: £2,111Ipswich: £2,249

    £2,371£2,381£2,249Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£2,226£2,235£2,111

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £11,429, Preston £11,280Preston: £11,280Ipswich: £11,429Preston: £11,328Ipswich: £11,477Preston: £10,699Ipswich: £10,841

    £11,429£11,477£10,841Ipswich is higher£11,280£11,328£10,699

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ipswich £547, Preston £661Preston: £661Ipswich: £547Preston: £663Ipswich: £550Preston: £627Ipswich: £519

    £547£550£519Preston is higher£661£663£627

  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: Ipswich £677, Preston £808Preston: £808Ipswich: £677Preston: £811Ipswich: £680Preston: £766Ipswich: £643

    £677£680£643Preston is higherDepends on how you count£808£811£766

  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: Ipswich £29, Preston £37Preston: £37Ipswich: £29Preston: £37Ipswich: £29Preston: £35Ipswich: £28

    £29£29£28Preston is higher£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £499, Preston £530Preston: £530Ipswich: £499Preston: £532Ipswich: £501Preston: £503Ipswich: £473

    £499£501£473Preston is higher£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £123, Preston £114Preston: £114Ipswich: £123Preston: £114Ipswich: £123Preston: £108Ipswich: £116

    £123£123£116Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£114£114£108

  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: Ipswich £115, Preston £117Preston: £117Ipswich: £115Preston: £117Ipswich: £116Preston: £111Ipswich: £110

    £115£116£110Preston is higher£117£117£111

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £1,901, Preston £1,759Preston: £1,759Ipswich: £1,901Preston: £1,767Ipswich: £1,909Preston: £1,669Ipswich: £1,803

    £1,901£1,909£1,803Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,759£1,767£1,669

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £248, Preston £225Preston: £225Ipswich: £248Preston: £226Ipswich: £249Preston: £214Ipswich: £235

    £248£249£235Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£214

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £336, Preston £338Preston: £338Ipswich: £336Preston: £339Ipswich: £338Preston: £320Ipswich: £319

    £336£338£319Preston is higher£338£339£320

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £9.41, Preston £5.25Preston: £5.25Ipswich: £9.41Preston: £5.27Ipswich: £9.45Preston: £4.98Ipswich: £8.93

    £9.41£9.45£8.93Ipswich is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ipswich £9.26, Preston £7.24Preston: £7.24Ipswich: £9.26Preston: £7.27Ipswich: £9.30Preston: £6.87Ipswich: £8.78

    £9.26£9.30£8.78Ipswich is higher£7.24£7.27£6.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.53, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Ipswich: £5.53Preston: £4.10Ipswich: £5.56Preston: £3.87Ipswich: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Ipswich is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ipswich 1,006.1, Preston 1,008.3Preston: 1,008.3Ipswich: 1,006.1

    1,006.1Preston is higherDepends on how you count1,008.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ipswich 115.7, Preston 145.6Preston: 145.6Ipswich: 115.7

    115.7Preston is higher145.6

  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: Ipswich 139.1, Preston 160.7Preston: 160.7Ipswich: 139.1

    139.1Preston is higherDepends on how you count160.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 72.7, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Ipswich: 72.7

    72.7Preston is higher78.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Ipswich 230.2, Preston 220.2Preston: 220.2Ipswich: 230.2

    230.2Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count220.2

  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: Ipswich 26.0, Preston 26.8Preston: 26.8Ipswich: 26.0

    26.0Preston is higher26.8

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Ipswich and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasureIpswichPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,413£4,432£4,186£4,068£4,085£3,859Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,682£12,736£12,030£12,785£12,839£12,127Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,371£2,381£2,249£2,226£2,235£2,111Ipswich
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,429£11,477£10,841£11,280£11,328£10,699Ipswich
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£547£550£519£661£663£627Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£677£680£643£808£811£766Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28£37£37£35Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£473£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£114£114£108Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£115£116£110£117£117£111Preston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,901£1,909£1,803£1,759£1,767£1,669Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£248£249£235£225£226£214Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£336£338£319£338£339£320Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.41£9.45£8.93£5.25£5.27£4.98Ipswich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.26£9.30£8.78£7.24£7.27£6.87Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£4.08£4.10£3.87Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.11,008.3Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.7145.6Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.1160.7Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.778.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026230.2220.2Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.026.8Preston

Per resident

Ipswich is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Preston on 9. 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

Ipswich Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ipswich £4,413, Preston £4,068Preston: £4,068Ipswich: £4,413Preston: £4,085Ipswich: £4,432Preston: £3,859Ipswich: £4,186

    £4,413£4,432£4,186Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£4,068£4,085£3,859

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ipswich £2,047, Preston £1,725Preston: £1,725Ipswich: £2,047Preston: £1,733Ipswich: £2,056Preston: £1,637Ipswich: £1,942

    £2,047£2,056£1,942Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,725£1,733£1,637

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ipswich £1,491, Preston £1,469Preston: £1,469Ipswich: £1,491Preston: £1,476Ipswich: £1,497Preston: £1,394Ipswich: £1,414

    £1,491£1,497£1,414Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,469£1,476£1,394

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ipswich £1,845, Preston £1,522Preston: £1,522Ipswich: £1,845Preston: £1,529Ipswich: £1,853Preston: £1,444Ipswich: £1,750

    £1,845£1,853£1,750Ipswich is higher£1,522£1,529£1,444

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ipswich £88, Preston £89Preston: £89Ipswich: £88Preston: £90Ipswich: £89Preston: £85Ipswich: £84

    £88£89£84Preston is higher£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £109, Preston £109Preston: £109Ipswich: £109Preston: £110Ipswich: £110Preston: £103Ipswich: £104

    £109£110£104Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£109£110£103

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Ipswich £4.69, Preston £4.95Preston: £4.95Ipswich: £4.69Preston: £4.98Ipswich: £4.71Preston: £4.70Ipswich: £4.45

    £4.69£4.71£4.45Preston is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £499, Preston £530Preston: £530Ipswich: £499Preston: £532Ipswich: £501Preston: £503Ipswich: £473

    £499£501£473Preston is higher£530£532£503

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ipswich £123, Preston £114Preston: £114Ipswich: £123Preston: £114Ipswich: £123Preston: £108Ipswich: £116

    £123£123£116Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£114£114£108

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ipswich £73, Preston £77Preston: £77Ipswich: £73Preston: £77Ipswich: £73Preston: £73Ipswich: £69

    £73£73£69Preston is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ipswich £1,195, Preston £1,161Preston: £1,161Ipswich: £1,195Preston: £1,166Ipswich: £1,200Preston: £1,101Ipswich: £1,133

    £1,195£1,200£1,133Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£1,161£1,166£1,101

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ipswich £248, Preston £225Preston: £225Ipswich: £248Preston: £226Ipswich: £249Preston: £214Ipswich: £235

    £248£249£235Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£214

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £212, Preston £223Preston: £223Ipswich: £212Preston: £224Ipswich: £212Preston: £211Ipswich: £201

    £212£212£201Preston is higher£223£224£211

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ipswich £5.92, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Ipswich: £5.92Preston: £3.48Ipswich: £5.95Preston: £3.29Ipswich: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Ipswich is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ipswich £5.82, Preston £4.78Preston: £4.78Ipswich: £5.82Preston: £4.80Ipswich: £5.84Preston: £4.53Ipswich: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Ipswich is higher£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ipswich £5.53, Preston £4.08Preston: £4.08Ipswich: £5.53Preston: £4.10Ipswich: £5.56Preston: £3.87Ipswich: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Ipswich is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 162.4, Preston 136.1Preston: 136.1Ipswich: 162.4

    162.4Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count136.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 18.7, Preston 19.7Preston: 19.7Ipswich: 18.7

    18.7Preston 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: Ipswich 22.5, Preston 21.7Preston: 21.7Ipswich: 22.5

    22.5Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count21.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 72.7, Preston 78.8Preston: 78.8Ipswich: 72.7

    72.7Preston is higher78.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 144.7, Preston 145.3Preston: 145.3Ipswich: 144.7

    144.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count145.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ipswich 16.4, Preston 17.7Preston: 17.7Ipswich: 16.4

    16.4Preston is higher17.7

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Ipswich and Preston, per resident
MeasureIpswichPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,413£4,432£4,186£4,068£4,085£3,859Ipswich
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,047£2,056£1,942£1,725£1,733£1,637Ipswich
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,491£1,497£1,414£1,469£1,476£1,394Ipswich
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,845£1,853£1,750£1,522£1,529£1,444Ipswich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84£89£90£85Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£109£110£103Ipswich
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.69£4.71£4.45£4.95£4.98£4.70Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£473£530£532£503Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£114£114£108Ipswich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£77£77£73Preston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,195£1,200£1,133£1,161£1,166£1,101Ipswich
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£248£249£235£225£226£214Ipswich
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£212£212£201£223£224£211Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£3.47£3.48£3.29Ipswich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£4.78£4.80£4.53Ipswich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£4.08£4.10£3.87Ipswich
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026162.4136.1Ipswich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.719.7Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.521.7Ipswich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.778.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.7145.3Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.417.7Preston

Total

Ipswich is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Preston on 16. 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

Ipswich Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ipswich £618.0m, Preston £657.4mPreston: £657.4mIpswich: £618.0mPreston: £660.2mIpswich: £620.7mPreston: £623.5mIpswich: £586.2m

    £618.0m£620.7m£586.2mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£657.4m£660.2m£623.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ipswich £286.7m, Preston £278.8mPreston: £278.8mIpswich: £286.7mPreston: £280.0mIpswich: £287.9mPreston: £264.5mIpswich: £271.9m

    £286.7m£287.9m£271.9mIpswich is higherDepends on how you count£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ipswich £208.8m, Preston £237.4mPreston: £237.4mIpswich: £208.8mPreston: £238.5mIpswich: £209.7mPreston: £225.2mIpswich: £198.0m

    £208.8m£209.7m£198.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£237.4m£238.5m£225.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ipswich £258.3m, Preston £246.0mPreston: £246.0mIpswich: £258.3mPreston: £247.0mIpswich: £259.4mPreston: £233.3mIpswich: £245.1m

    £258.3m£259.4m£245.1mIpswich is higher£246.0m£247.0m£233.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich £12.4m, Preston £14.4mPreston: £14.4mIpswich: £12.4mPreston: £14.5mIpswich: £12.4mPreston: £13.7mIpswich: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mPreston is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £15.3m, Preston £17.6mPreston: £17.6mIpswich: £15.3mPreston: £17.7mIpswich: £15.4mPreston: £16.7mIpswich: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Ipswich £0.66m, Preston £0.80mPreston: £0.80mIpswich: £0.66mPreston: £0.80mIpswich: £0.66mPreston: £0.76mIpswich: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mPreston is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £69.9m, Preston £85.7mPreston: £85.7mIpswich: £69.9mPreston: £86.0mIpswich: £70.2mPreston: £81.3mIpswich: £66.3m

    £69.9m£70.2m£66.3mPreston is higher£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ipswich £17.2m, Preston £18.4mPreston: £18.4mIpswich: £17.2mPreston: £18.4mIpswich: £17.3mPreston: £17.4mIpswich: £16.3m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich £10.2m, Preston £12.4mPreston: £12.4mIpswich: £10.2mPreston: £12.5mIpswich: £10.2mPreston: £11.8mIpswich: £9.6m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.6mPreston is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich £167.3m, Preston £187.6mPreston: £187.6mIpswich: £167.3mPreston: £188.4mIpswich: £168.1mPreston: £178.0mIpswich: £158.7m

    £167.3m£168.1m£158.7mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£187.6m£188.4m£178.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ipswich £34.7m, Preston £36.4mPreston: £36.4mIpswich: £34.7mPreston: £36.5mIpswich: £34.9mPreston: £34.5mIpswich: £32.9m

    £34.7m£34.9m£32.9mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ipswich £29.6m, Preston £36.0mPreston: £36.0mIpswich: £29.6mPreston: £36.2mIpswich: £29.8mPreston: £34.2mIpswich: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.8m£28.1mPreston is higher£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ipswich £0.83m, Preston £0.56mPreston: £0.56mIpswich: £0.83mPreston: £0.56mIpswich: £0.83mPreston: £0.53mIpswich: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mIpswich is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ipswich £0.81m, Preston £0.77mPreston: £0.77mIpswich: £0.81mPreston: £0.78mIpswich: £0.82mPreston: £0.73mIpswich: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mIpswich is higher£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ipswich £0.78m, Preston £0.66mPreston: £0.66mIpswich: £0.78mPreston: £0.66mIpswich: £0.78mPreston: £0.62mIpswich: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mIpswich is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ipswich 22,742, Preston 21,990Preston: 21,990Ipswich: 22,742

    22,742Ipswich is higherDepends on how you count21,990

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ipswich 2,615, Preston 3,176Preston: 3,176Ipswich: 2,615

    2,615Preston is higher3,176

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 3,144, Preston 3,505Preston: 3,505Ipswich: 3,144

    3,144Preston is higherDepends on how you count3,505

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ipswich 10,179, Preston 12,733Preston: 12,733Ipswich: 10,179

    10,179Preston is higher12,733

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ipswich 20,265, Preston 23,483Preston: 23,483Ipswich: 20,265

    20,265Preston is higherDepends on how you count23,483

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ipswich 2,292, Preston 2,862Preston: 2,862Ipswich: 2,292

    2,292Preston is higher2,862

Show the numbers
Ipswich and Preston, total
MeasureIpswichPrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£618.0m£620.7m£586.2m£657.4m£660.2m£623.5mPreston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£286.7m£287.9m£271.9m£278.8m£280.0m£264.5mIpswich
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.8m£209.7m£198.0m£237.4m£238.5m£225.2mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£258.3m£259.4m£245.1m£246.0m£247.0m£233.3mIpswich
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.9m£70.2m£66.3m£85.7m£86.0m£81.3mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m£18.4m£18.4m£17.4mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.6m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£167.3m£168.1m£158.7m£187.6m£188.4m£178.0mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m£36.4m£36.5m£34.5mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£36.0m£36.2m£34.2mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mIpswich
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mIpswich
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mIpswich
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,74221,990Ipswich
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6153,176Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1443,505Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,17912,733Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,26523,483Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2922,862Preston

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 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.
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