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Mid Suffolk and Shropshire

110,775 and 331,751 residents (mid-2024).

Mid Suffolk is higher than Shropshire on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Mid Suffolk is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Shropshire on 17. 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

Mid Suffolk Shropshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £4,282, Shropshire £4,600Shropshire: £4,600Mid Suffolk: £4,282Shropshire: £4,619Mid Suffolk: £4,300Shropshire: £4,363Mid Suffolk: £4,061

    £4,282£4,300£4,061Shropshire is higher£4,600£4,619£4,363

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Suffolk £12,369, Shropshire £12,313Shropshire: £12,313Mid Suffolk: £12,369Shropshire: £12,365Mid Suffolk: £12,422Shropshire: £11,679Mid Suffolk: £11,733

    £12,369£12,422£11,733Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£12,313£12,365£11,679

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk £1,292, Shropshire £1,504Shropshire: £1,504Mid Suffolk: £1,292Shropshire: £1,510Mid Suffolk: £1,297Shropshire: £1,426Mid Suffolk: £1,225

    £1,292£1,297£1,225Shropshire is higher£1,504£1,510£1,426

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Suffolk £11,534, Shropshire £11,289Shropshire: £11,289Mid Suffolk: £11,534Shropshire: £11,337Mid Suffolk: £11,583Shropshire: £10,708Mid Suffolk: £10,941

    £11,534£11,583£10,941Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£11,289£11,337£10,708

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Suffolk £228, Shropshire £314Shropshire: £314Mid Suffolk: £228Shropshire: £315Mid Suffolk: £229Shropshire: £298Mid Suffolk: £216

    £228£229£216Shropshire is higher£314£315£298

  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: Mid Suffolk £592, Shropshire £688Shropshire: £688Mid Suffolk: £592Shropshire: £691Mid Suffolk: £594Shropshire: £653Mid Suffolk: £561

    £592£594£561Shropshire is higher£688£691£653

  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: Mid Suffolk £15, Shropshire £21Shropshire: £21Mid Suffolk: £15Shropshire: £21Mid Suffolk: £15Shropshire: £20Mid Suffolk: £15

    £15Shropshire is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £322, Shropshire £381Shropshire: £381Mid Suffolk: £322Shropshire: £382Mid Suffolk: £323Shropshire: £361Mid Suffolk: £305

    £322£323£305Shropshire is higher£381£382£361

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £96, Shropshire £96Shropshire: £96Mid Suffolk: £96Shropshire: £96Mid Suffolk: £97Shropshire: £91Mid Suffolk: £91

    £96£97£91Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

  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: Mid Suffolk £85, Shropshire £89Shropshire: £89Mid Suffolk: £85Shropshire: £89Mid Suffolk: £85Shropshire: £84Mid Suffolk: £80

    £85£85£80Shropshire is higher£89£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk £1,004, Shropshire £1,143Shropshire: £1,143Mid Suffolk: £1,004Shropshire: £1,148Mid Suffolk: £1,008Shropshire: £1,084Mid Suffolk: £952

    £1,004£1,008£952Shropshire is higher£1,143£1,148£1,084

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Suffolk £99, Shropshire £154Shropshire: £154Mid Suffolk: £99Shropshire: £155Mid Suffolk: £99Shropshire: £146Mid Suffolk: £94

    £99£99£94Shropshire is higher£154£155£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk £194, Shropshire £260Shropshire: £260Mid Suffolk: £194Shropshire: £261Mid Suffolk: £195Shropshire: £247Mid Suffolk: £184

    £194£195£184Shropshire is higher£260£261£247

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk £5.98, Shropshire £6.68Shropshire: £6.68Mid Suffolk: £5.98Shropshire: £6.71Mid Suffolk: £6.00Shropshire: £6.34Mid Suffolk: £5.67

    £5.98£6.00£5.67Shropshire is higher£6.68£6.71£6.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk £2.69, Shropshire £5.39Shropshire: £5.39Mid Suffolk: £2.69Shropshire: £5.41Mid Suffolk: £2.70Shropshire: £5.11Mid Suffolk: £2.55

    £2.69£2.70£2.55Shropshire is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £7.80, Shropshire £6.04Shropshire: £6.04Mid Suffolk: £7.80Shropshire: £6.07Mid Suffolk: £7.83Shropshire: £5.73Mid Suffolk: £7.40

    £7.80£7.83£7.40Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£6.04£6.07£5.73

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Suffolk 1,016.6, Shropshire 1,003.8Shropshire: 1,003.8Mid Suffolk: 1,016.6

    1,016.6Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count1,003.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Suffolk 58.3, Shropshire 81.8Shropshire: 81.8Mid Suffolk: 58.3

    58.3Shropshire is higher81.8

  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: Mid Suffolk 121.3, Shropshire 140.1Shropshire: 140.1Mid Suffolk: 121.3

    121.3Shropshire is higher140.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 49.6, Shropshire 54.9Shropshire: 54.9Mid Suffolk: 49.6

    49.6Shropshire is higher54.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk 126.1, Shropshire 142.2Shropshire: 142.2Mid Suffolk: 126.1

    126.1Shropshire is higher142.2

  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: Mid Suffolk 18.5, Shropshire 18.9Shropshire: 18.9Mid Suffolk: 18.5

    18.5Shropshire is higher18.9

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Mid Suffolk and Shropshire, per person in the age group
MeasureMid SuffolkShropshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,282£4,300£4,061£4,600£4,619£4,363Shropshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,369£12,422£11,733£12,313£12,365£11,679Mid Suffolk
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,292£1,297£1,225£1,504£1,510£1,426Shropshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,534£11,583£10,941£11,289£11,337£10,708Mid Suffolk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£314£315£298Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£592£594£561£688£691£653Shropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£21£21£20Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£322£323£305£381£382£361Shropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£96£96£91Mid Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£85£85£80£89£89£84Shropshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,004£1,008£952£1,143£1,148£1,084Shropshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£154£155£146Shropshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£194£195£184£260£261£247Shropshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.67£6.68£6.71£6.34Shropshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.69£2.70£2.55£5.39£5.41£5.11Shropshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.80£7.83£7.40£6.04£6.07£5.73Mid Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.61,003.8Mid Suffolk
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.381.8Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.3140.1Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.654.9Shropshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.1142.2Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.518.9Shropshire

Per resident

Mid Suffolk is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Shropshire 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

Mid Suffolk Shropshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £4,282, Shropshire £4,600Shropshire: £4,600Mid Suffolk: £4,282Shropshire: £4,619Mid Suffolk: £4,300Shropshire: £4,363Mid Suffolk: £4,061

    £4,282£4,300£4,061Shropshire is higher£4,600£4,619£4,363

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £3,003, Shropshire £3,095Shropshire: £3,095Mid Suffolk: £3,003Shropshire: £3,108Mid Suffolk: £3,015Shropshire: £2,936Mid Suffolk: £2,848

    £3,003£3,015£2,848Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,095£3,108£2,936

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £755, Shropshire £869Shropshire: £869Mid Suffolk: £755Shropshire: £872Mid Suffolk: £758Shropshire: £824Mid Suffolk: £716

    £755£758£716Shropshire is higher£869£872£824

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mid Suffolk £2,800, Shropshire £2,837Shropshire: £2,837Mid Suffolk: £2,800Shropshire: £2,850Mid Suffolk: £2,812Shropshire: £2,691Mid Suffolk: £2,656

    £2,800£2,812£2,656Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,837£2,850£2,691

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mid Suffolk £55, Shropshire £79Shropshire: £79Mid Suffolk: £55Shropshire: £79Mid Suffolk: £56Shropshire: £75Mid Suffolk: £52

    £55£56£52Shropshire is higher£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £144, Shropshire £173Shropshire: £173Mid Suffolk: £144Shropshire: £174Mid Suffolk: £144Shropshire: £164Mid Suffolk: £136

    £144£144£136Shropshire is higher£173£174£164

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £3.73, Shropshire £5.36Shropshire: £5.36Mid Suffolk: £3.73Shropshire: £5.38Mid Suffolk: £3.75Shropshire: £5.08Mid Suffolk: £3.54

    £3.73£3.75£3.54Shropshire is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £322, Shropshire £381Shropshire: £381Mid Suffolk: £322Shropshire: £382Mid Suffolk: £323Shropshire: £361Mid Suffolk: £305

    £322£323£305Shropshire is higher£381£382£361

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £96, Shropshire £96Shropshire: £96Mid Suffolk: £96Shropshire: £96Mid Suffolk: £97Shropshire: £91Mid Suffolk: £91

    £96£97£91Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £49, Shropshire £51Shropshire: £51Mid Suffolk: £49Shropshire: £51Mid Suffolk: £50Shropshire: £49Mid Suffolk: £47

    £49£50£47Shropshire is higher£51£51£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mid Suffolk £587, Shropshire £660Shropshire: £660Mid Suffolk: £587Shropshire: £663Mid Suffolk: £589Shropshire: £626Mid Suffolk: £556

    £587£589£556Shropshire is higher£660£663£626

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Suffolk £99, Shropshire £154Shropshire: £154Mid Suffolk: £99Shropshire: £155Mid Suffolk: £99Shropshire: £146Mid Suffolk: £94

    £99£99£94Shropshire is higher£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mid Suffolk £114, Shropshire £150Shropshire: £150Mid Suffolk: £114Shropshire: £151Mid Suffolk: £114Shropshire: £142Mid Suffolk: £108

    £114£114£108Shropshire is higher£150£151£142

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mid Suffolk £3.49, Shropshire £3.86Shropshire: £3.86Mid Suffolk: £3.49Shropshire: £3.87Mid Suffolk: £3.50Shropshire: £3.66Mid Suffolk: £3.31

    £3.49£3.50£3.31Shropshire is higher£3.86£3.87£3.66

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mid Suffolk £1.57, Shropshire £3.11Shropshire: £3.11Mid Suffolk: £1.57Shropshire: £3.12Mid Suffolk: £1.58Shropshire: £2.95Mid Suffolk: £1.49

    £1.57£1.58£1.49Shropshire is higher£3.11£3.12£2.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £7.80, Shropshire £6.04Shropshire: £6.04Mid Suffolk: £7.80Shropshire: £6.07Mid Suffolk: £7.83Shropshire: £5.73Mid Suffolk: £7.40

    £7.80£7.83£7.40Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£6.04£6.07£5.73

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 246.8, Shropshire 252.3Shropshire: 252.3Mid Suffolk: 246.8

    246.8Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count252.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 14.2, Shropshire 20.6Shropshire: 20.6Mid Suffolk: 14.2

    14.2Shropshire is higher20.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 29.5, Shropshire 35.2Shropshire: 35.2Mid Suffolk: 29.5

    29.5Shropshire is higher35.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 49.6, Shropshire 54.9Shropshire: 54.9Mid Suffolk: 49.6

    49.6Shropshire is higher54.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 73.7, Shropshire 82.1Shropshire: 82.1Mid Suffolk: 73.7

    73.7Shropshire is higher82.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 10.8, Shropshire 10.9Shropshire: 10.9Mid Suffolk: 10.8

    10.8Shropshire is higher10.9

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Mid Suffolk and Shropshire, per resident
MeasureMid SuffolkShropshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,282£4,300£4,061£4,600£4,619£4,363Shropshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,003£3,015£2,848£3,095£3,108£2,936Shropshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£755£758£716£869£872£824Shropshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,800£2,812£2,656£2,837£2,850£2,691Shropshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£56£52£79£79£75Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£173£174£164Shropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.73£3.75£3.54£5.36£5.38£5.08Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£322£323£305£381£382£361Shropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£96£96£91Mid Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£50£47£51£51£49Shropshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£587£589£556£660£663£626Shropshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£154£155£146Shropshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£150£151£142Shropshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.49£3.50£3.31£3.86£3.87£3.66Shropshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.57£1.58£1.49£3.11£3.12£2.95Shropshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.80£7.83£7.40£6.04£6.07£5.73Mid Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026246.8252.3Shropshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.220.6Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.535.2Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.654.9Shropshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202673.782.1Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.810.9Shropshire

Total

Mid Suffolk is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Shropshire on 22. 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

Mid Suffolk Shropshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mid Suffolk £474.3m, Shropshire £1.5bnShropshire: £1.5bnMid Suffolk: £474.3mShropshire: £1.5bnMid Suffolk: £476.3mShropshire: £1.4bnMid Suffolk: £449.9m

    £474.3m£476.3m£449.9mShropshire is higher£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mid Suffolk £332.6m, Shropshire £1.0bnShropshire: £1.0bnMid Suffolk: £332.6mShropshire: £1.0bnMid Suffolk: £334.0mShropshire: £973.9mMid Suffolk: £315.5m

    £332.6m£334.0m£315.5mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mid Suffolk £83.6m, Shropshire £288.2mShropshire: £288.2mMid Suffolk: £83.6mShropshire: £289.4mMid Suffolk: £84.0mShropshire: £273.3mMid Suffolk: £79.3m

    £83.6m£84.0m£79.3mShropshire is higher£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mid Suffolk £310.2m, Shropshire £941.3mShropshire: £941.3mMid Suffolk: £310.2mShropshire: £945.3mMid Suffolk: £311.5mShropshire: £892.9mMid Suffolk: £294.2m

    £310.2m£311.5m£294.2mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£941.3m£945.3m£892.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Suffolk £6.1m, Shropshire £26.2mShropshire: £26.2mMid Suffolk: £6.1mShropshire: £26.3mMid Suffolk: £6.2mShropshire: £24.8mMid Suffolk: £5.8m

    £6.1m£6.2m£5.8mShropshire is higher£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk £15.9m, Shropshire £57.4mShropshire: £57.4mMid Suffolk: £15.9mShropshire: £57.6mMid Suffolk: £16.0mShropshire: £54.4mMid Suffolk: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mShropshire is higher£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Mid Suffolk £0.41m, Shropshire £1.8mShropshire: £1.8mMid Suffolk: £0.41mShropshire: £1.8mMid Suffolk: £0.41mShropshire: £1.7mMid Suffolk: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mShropshire is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk £35.6m, Shropshire £126.3mShropshire: £126.3mMid Suffolk: £35.6mShropshire: £126.8mMid Suffolk: £35.8mShropshire: £119.8mMid Suffolk: £33.8m

    £35.6m£35.8m£33.8mShropshire is higher£126.3m£126.8m£119.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk £10.7m, Shropshire £31.8mShropshire: £31.8mMid Suffolk: £10.7mShropshire: £31.9mMid Suffolk: £10.7mShropshire: £30.2mMid Suffolk: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Suffolk £5.5m, Shropshire £17.0mShropshire: £17.0mMid Suffolk: £5.5mShropshire: £17.1mMid Suffolk: £5.5mShropshire: £16.1mMid Suffolk: £5.2m

    £5.5m£5.5m£5.2mShropshire is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Suffolk £65.0m, Shropshire £219.0mShropshire: £219.0mMid Suffolk: £65.0mShropshire: £220.0mMid Suffolk: £65.2mShropshire: £207.8mMid Suffolk: £61.6m

    £65.0m£65.2m£61.6mShropshire is higher£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mid Suffolk £10.9m, Shropshire £51.1mShropshire: £51.1mMid Suffolk: £10.9mShropshire: £51.3mMid Suffolk: £11.0mShropshire: £48.4mMid Suffolk: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mShropshire is higher£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mid Suffolk £12.6m, Shropshire £49.8mShropshire: £49.8mMid Suffolk: £12.6mShropshire: £50.0mMid Suffolk: £12.6mShropshire: £47.3mMid Suffolk: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mShropshire is higher£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mid Suffolk £0.39m, Shropshire £1.3mShropshire: £1.3mMid Suffolk: £0.39mShropshire: £1.3mMid Suffolk: £0.39mShropshire: £1.2mMid Suffolk: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mShropshire is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mid Suffolk £0.17m, Shropshire £1.0mShropshire: £1.0mMid Suffolk: £0.17mShropshire: £1.0mMid Suffolk: £0.17mShropshire: £0.98mMid Suffolk: £0.16m

    £0.17m£0.17m£0.16mShropshire is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mid Suffolk £0.86m, Shropshire £2.0mShropshire: £2.0mMid Suffolk: £0.86mShropshire: £2.0mMid Suffolk: £0.87mShropshire: £1.9mMid Suffolk: £0.82m

    £0.86m£0.87m£0.82mShropshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mid Suffolk 27,338, Shropshire 83,703Shropshire: 83,703Mid Suffolk: 27,338

    27,338Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count83,703

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Suffolk 1,567, Shropshire 6,823Shropshire: 6,823Mid Suffolk: 1,567

    1,567Shropshire is higher6,823

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk 3,262, Shropshire 11,684Shropshire: 11,684Mid Suffolk: 3,262

    3,262Shropshire is higher11,684

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk 5,490, Shropshire 18,202Shropshire: 18,202Mid Suffolk: 5,490

    5,490Shropshire is higher18,202

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Suffolk 8,162, Shropshire 27,247Shropshire: 27,247Mid Suffolk: 8,162

    8,162Shropshire is higher27,247

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Suffolk 1,196, Shropshire 3,629Shropshire: 3,629Mid Suffolk: 1,196

    1,196Shropshire is higher3,629

Show the numbers
Mid Suffolk and Shropshire, total
MeasureMid SuffolkShropshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£474.3m£476.3m£449.9m£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bnShropshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.6m£334.0m£315.5m£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9mShropshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£83.6m£84.0m£79.3m£288.2m£289.4m£273.3mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£310.2m£311.5m£294.2m£941.3m£945.3m£892.9mShropshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.2m£5.8m£26.2m£26.3m£24.8mShropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£57.4m£57.6m£54.4mShropshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mShropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.6m£35.8m£33.8m£126.3m£126.8m£119.8mShropshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£31.8m£31.9m£30.2mShropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mShropshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£65.0m£65.2m£61.6m£219.0m£220.0m£207.8mShropshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£51.1m£51.3m£48.4mShropshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£49.8m£50.0m£47.3mShropshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mShropshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mShropshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m£2.0m£2.0m£1.9mShropshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202627,33883,703Shropshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5676,823Shropshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,26211,684Shropshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,49018,202Shropshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,16227,247Shropshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1963,629Shropshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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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.
  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.
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