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Mid Suffolk and Forest of Dean

110,775 and 89,848 residents (mid-2024).

Mid Suffolk is higher than Forest of Dean on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 12 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Mid Suffolk is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Forest of Dean 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 Forest of Dean

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £4,282, Forest of Dean £4,763Forest of Dean: £4,763Mid Suffolk: £4,282Forest of Dean: £4,784Mid Suffolk: £4,300Forest of Dean: £4,518Mid Suffolk: £4,061

    £4,282£4,300£4,061Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£4,763£4,784£4,518

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Suffolk £12,369, Forest of Dean £12,554Forest of Dean: £12,554Mid Suffolk: £12,369Forest of Dean: £12,608Mid Suffolk: £12,422Forest of Dean: £11,908Mid Suffolk: £11,733

    £12,369£12,422£11,733Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£12,554£12,608£11,908

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk £1,292, Forest of Dean £1,757Forest of Dean: £1,757Mid Suffolk: £1,292Forest of Dean: £1,764Mid Suffolk: £1,297Forest of Dean: £1,666Mid Suffolk: £1,225

    £1,292£1,297£1,225Forest of Dean is higher£1,757£1,764£1,666

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Suffolk £11,534, Forest of Dean £11,506Forest of Dean: £11,506Mid Suffolk: £11,534Forest of Dean: £11,555Mid Suffolk: £11,583Forest of Dean: £10,914Mid Suffolk: £10,941

    £11,534£11,583£10,941Mid Suffolk is higher£11,506£11,555£10,914

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Suffolk £228, Forest of Dean £348Forest of Dean: £348Mid Suffolk: £228Forest of Dean: £349Mid Suffolk: £229Forest of Dean: £330Mid Suffolk: £216

    £228£229£216Forest of Dean is higher£348£349£330

  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, Forest of Dean £678Forest of Dean: £678Mid Suffolk: £592Forest of Dean: £681Mid Suffolk: £594Forest of Dean: £643Mid Suffolk: £561

    £592£594£561Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£678£681£643

  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, Forest of Dean £22Forest of Dean: £22Mid Suffolk: £15Forest of Dean: £22Mid Suffolk: £15Forest of Dean: £21Mid Suffolk: £15

    £15Forest of Dean is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £322, Forest of Dean £399Forest of Dean: £399Mid Suffolk: £322Forest of Dean: £400Mid Suffolk: £323Forest of Dean: £378Mid Suffolk: £305

    £322£323£305Forest of Dean is higher£399£400£378

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £96, Forest of Dean £116Forest of Dean: £116Mid Suffolk: £96Forest of Dean: £117Mid Suffolk: £97Forest of Dean: £110Mid Suffolk: £91

    £96£97£91Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110

  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, Forest of Dean £102Forest of Dean: £102Mid Suffolk: £85Forest of Dean: £103Mid Suffolk: £85Forest of Dean: £97Mid Suffolk: £80

    £85£85£80Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk £1,004, Forest of Dean £1,333Forest of Dean: £1,333Mid Suffolk: £1,004Forest of Dean: £1,338Mid Suffolk: £1,008Forest of Dean: £1,264Mid Suffolk: £952

    £1,004£1,008£952Forest of Dean is higher£1,333£1,338£1,264

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Suffolk £99, Forest of Dean £176Forest of Dean: £176Mid Suffolk: £99Forest of Dean: £177Mid Suffolk: £99Forest of Dean: £167Mid Suffolk: £94

    £99£99£94Forest of Dean is higher£176£177£167

  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, Forest of Dean £310Forest of Dean: £310Mid Suffolk: £194Forest of Dean: £311Mid Suffolk: £195Forest of Dean: £294Mid Suffolk: £184

    £194£195£184Forest of Dean is higher£310£311£294

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk £5.98, Forest of Dean £7.13Forest of Dean: £7.13Mid Suffolk: £5.98Forest of Dean: £7.16Mid Suffolk: £6.00Forest of Dean: £6.76Mid Suffolk: £5.67

    £5.98£6.00£5.67Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£7.13£7.16£6.76

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Suffolk £2.69, Forest of Dean £4.64Forest of Dean: £4.64Mid Suffolk: £2.69Forest of Dean: £4.66Mid Suffolk: £2.70Forest of Dean: £4.40Mid Suffolk: £2.55

    £2.69£2.70£2.55Forest of Dean is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £7.80, Forest of Dean £5.49Forest of Dean: £5.49Mid Suffolk: £7.80Forest of Dean: £5.52Mid Suffolk: £7.83Forest of Dean: £5.21Mid Suffolk: £7.40

    £7.80£7.83£7.40Mid Suffolk is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  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, Forest of Dean 1,018.8Forest of Dean: 1,018.8Mid Suffolk: 1,016.6

    1,016.6Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count1,018.8

  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, Forest of Dean 81.6Forest of Dean: 81.6Mid Suffolk: 58.3

    58.3Forest of Dean is higher81.6

  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: Mid Suffolk 121.3, Forest of Dean 140.0Forest of Dean: 140.0Mid Suffolk: 121.3

    121.3Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count140.0

  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, Forest of Dean 59.0Forest of Dean: 59.0Mid Suffolk: 49.6

    49.6Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count59.0

  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, Forest of Dean 160.3Forest of Dean: 160.3Mid Suffolk: 126.1

    126.1Forest of Dean is higher160.3

  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, Forest of Dean 22.5Forest of Dean: 22.5Mid Suffolk: 18.5

    18.5Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count22.5

Show the numbers
Mid Suffolk and Forest of Dean, per person in the age group
MeasureMid SuffolkForest of DeanHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,282£4,300£4,061£4,763£4,784£4,518Forest of Dean
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,369£12,422£11,733£12,554£12,608£11,908Forest of Dean
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,292£1,297£1,225£1,757£1,764£1,666Forest of Dean
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,534£11,583£10,941£11,506£11,555£10,914Mid Suffolk
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£348£349£330Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£592£594£561£678£681£643Forest of Dean
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£22£22£21Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£322£323£305£399£400£378Forest of Dean
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£116£117£110Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£85£85£80£102£103£97Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,004£1,008£952£1,333£1,338£1,264Forest of Dean
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£176£177£167Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£194£195£184£310£311£294Forest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.67£7.13£7.16£6.76Forest of Dean
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.69£2.70£2.55£4.64£4.66£4.40Forest of Dean
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.80£7.83£7.40£5.49£5.52£5.21Mid Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.61,018.8Forest of Dean
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.381.6Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.3140.0Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.659.0Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.1160.3Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.522.5Forest of Dean

Per resident

Mid Suffolk is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Forest of Dean 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 Forest of Dean

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £4,282, Forest of Dean £4,763Forest of Dean: £4,763Mid Suffolk: £4,282Forest of Dean: £4,784Mid Suffolk: £4,300Forest of Dean: £4,518Mid Suffolk: £4,061

    £4,282£4,300£4,061Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£4,763£4,784£4,518

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £3,003, Forest of Dean £3,041Forest of Dean: £3,041Mid Suffolk: £3,003Forest of Dean: £3,054Mid Suffolk: £3,015Forest of Dean: £2,885Mid Suffolk: £2,848

    £3,003£3,015£2,848Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£3,041£3,054£2,885

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £755, Forest of Dean £1,025Forest of Dean: £1,025Mid Suffolk: £755Forest of Dean: £1,029Mid Suffolk: £758Forest of Dean: £972Mid Suffolk: £716

    £755£758£716Forest of Dean is higher£1,025£1,029£972

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mid Suffolk £2,800, Forest of Dean £2,787Forest of Dean: £2,787Mid Suffolk: £2,800Forest of Dean: £2,799Mid Suffolk: £2,812Forest of Dean: £2,644Mid Suffolk: £2,656

    £2,800£2,812£2,656Mid Suffolk is higher£2,787£2,799£2,644

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mid Suffolk £55, Forest of Dean £84Forest of Dean: £84Mid Suffolk: £55Forest of Dean: £85Mid Suffolk: £56Forest of Dean: £80Mid Suffolk: £52

    £55£56£52Forest of Dean is higher£84£85£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £144, Forest of Dean £164Forest of Dean: £164Mid Suffolk: £144Forest of Dean: £165Mid Suffolk: £144Forest of Dean: £156Mid Suffolk: £136

    £144£144£136Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

  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, Forest of Dean £5.37Forest of Dean: £5.37Mid Suffolk: £3.73Forest of Dean: £5.39Mid Suffolk: £3.75Forest of Dean: £5.09Mid Suffolk: £3.54

    £3.73£3.75£3.54Forest of Dean is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £322, Forest of Dean £399Forest of Dean: £399Mid Suffolk: £322Forest of Dean: £400Mid Suffolk: £323Forest of Dean: £378Mid Suffolk: £305

    £322£323£305Forest of Dean is higher£399£400£378

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £96, Forest of Dean £116Forest of Dean: £116Mid Suffolk: £96Forest of Dean: £117Mid Suffolk: £97Forest of Dean: £110Mid Suffolk: £91

    £96£97£91Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Mid Suffolk £49, Forest of Dean £60Forest of Dean: £60Mid Suffolk: £49Forest of Dean: £60Mid Suffolk: £50Forest of Dean: £57Mid Suffolk: £47

    £49£50£47Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mid Suffolk £587, Forest of Dean £778Forest of Dean: £778Mid Suffolk: £587Forest of Dean: £781Mid Suffolk: £589Forest of Dean: £738Mid Suffolk: £556

    £587£589£556Forest of Dean is higher£778£781£738

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Suffolk £99, Forest of Dean £176Forest of Dean: £176Mid Suffolk: £99Forest of Dean: £177Mid Suffolk: £99Forest of Dean: £167Mid Suffolk: £94

    £99£99£94Forest of Dean is higher£176£177£167

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mid Suffolk £114, Forest of Dean £181Forest of Dean: £181Mid Suffolk: £114Forest of Dean: £182Mid Suffolk: £114Forest of Dean: £172Mid Suffolk: £108

    £114£114£108Forest of Dean is higher£181£182£172

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mid Suffolk £3.49, Forest of Dean £4.16Forest of Dean: £4.16Mid Suffolk: £3.49Forest of Dean: £4.18Mid Suffolk: £3.50Forest of Dean: £3.95Mid Suffolk: £3.31

    £3.49£3.50£3.31Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£4.16£4.18£3.95

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mid Suffolk £1.57, Forest of Dean £2.71Forest of Dean: £2.71Mid Suffolk: £1.57Forest of Dean: £2.72Mid Suffolk: £1.58Forest of Dean: £2.57Mid Suffolk: £1.49

    £1.57£1.58£1.49Forest of Dean is higher£2.71£2.72£2.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Suffolk £7.80, Forest of Dean £5.49Forest of Dean: £5.49Mid Suffolk: £7.80Forest of Dean: £5.52Mid Suffolk: £7.83Forest of Dean: £5.21Mid Suffolk: £7.40

    £7.80£7.83£7.40Mid Suffolk is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 246.8, Forest of Dean 246.8Forest of Dean: 246.8Mid Suffolk: 246.8

    246.8Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count246.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 14.2, Forest of Dean 19.8Forest of Dean: 19.8Mid Suffolk: 14.2

    14.2Forest of Dean is higher19.8

  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, Forest of Dean 33.9Forest of Dean: 33.9Mid Suffolk: 29.5

    29.5Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count33.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 49.6, Forest of Dean 59.0Forest of Dean: 59.0Mid Suffolk: 49.6

    49.6Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count59.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Suffolk 73.7, Forest of Dean 93.5Forest of Dean: 93.5Mid Suffolk: 73.7

    73.7Forest of Dean is higher93.5

  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, Forest of Dean 13.1Forest of Dean: 13.1Mid Suffolk: 10.8

    10.8Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count13.1

Show the numbers
Mid Suffolk and Forest of Dean, per resident
MeasureMid SuffolkForest of DeanHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,282£4,300£4,061£4,763£4,784£4,518Forest of Dean
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,003£3,015£2,848£3,041£3,054£2,885Forest of Dean
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£755£758£716£1,025£1,029£972Forest of Dean
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,800£2,812£2,656£2,787£2,799£2,644Mid Suffolk
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£56£52£84£85£80Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£164£165£156Forest of Dean
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.73£3.75£3.54£5.37£5.39£5.09Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£322£323£305£399£400£378Forest of Dean
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£116£117£110Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£50£47£60£60£57Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£587£589£556£778£781£738Forest of Dean
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£176£177£167Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£181£182£172Forest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.49£3.50£3.31£4.16£4.18£3.95Forest of Dean
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.57£1.58£1.49£2.71£2.72£2.57Forest of Dean
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.80£7.83£7.40£5.49£5.52£5.21Mid Suffolk
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026246.8246.8Forest of Dean
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.219.8Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.533.9Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.659.0Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202673.793.5Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.813.1Forest of Dean

Total

Mid Suffolk is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Forest of Dean on 10. 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 Forest of Dean

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mid Suffolk £474.3m, Forest of Dean £428.0mForest of Dean: £428.0mMid Suffolk: £474.3mForest of Dean: £429.8mMid Suffolk: £476.3mForest of Dean: £406.0mMid Suffolk: £449.9m

    £474.3m£476.3m£449.9mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£428.0m£429.8m£406.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mid Suffolk £332.6m, Forest of Dean £273.3mForest of Dean: £273.3mMid Suffolk: £332.6mForest of Dean: £274.4mMid Suffolk: £334.0mForest of Dean: £259.2mMid Suffolk: £315.5m

    £332.6m£334.0m£315.5mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£273.3m£274.4m£259.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mid Suffolk £83.6m, Forest of Dean £92.1mForest of Dean: £92.1mMid Suffolk: £83.6mForest of Dean: £92.5mMid Suffolk: £84.0mForest of Dean: £87.4mMid Suffolk: £79.3m

    £83.6m£84.0m£79.3mForest of Dean is higher£92.1m£92.5m£87.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mid Suffolk £310.2m, Forest of Dean £250.4mForest of Dean: £250.4mMid Suffolk: £310.2mForest of Dean: £251.5mMid Suffolk: £311.5mForest of Dean: £237.6mMid Suffolk: £294.2m

    £310.2m£311.5m£294.2mMid Suffolk is higher£250.4m£251.5m£237.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Suffolk £6.1m, Forest of Dean £7.6mForest of Dean: £7.6mMid Suffolk: £6.1mForest of Dean: £7.6mMid Suffolk: £6.2mForest of Dean: £7.2mMid Suffolk: £5.8m

    £6.1m£6.2m£5.8mForest of Dean is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk £15.9m, Forest of Dean £14.8mForest of Dean: £14.8mMid Suffolk: £15.9mForest of Dean: £14.8mMid Suffolk: £16.0mForest of Dean: £14.0mMid Suffolk: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m

  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, Forest of Dean £0.48mForest of Dean: £0.48mMid Suffolk: £0.41mForest of Dean: £0.48mMid Suffolk: £0.41mForest of Dean: £0.46mMid Suffolk: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mForest of Dean is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk £35.6m, Forest of Dean £35.8mForest of Dean: £35.8mMid Suffolk: £35.6mForest of Dean: £36.0mMid Suffolk: £35.8mForest of Dean: £34.0mMid Suffolk: £33.8m

    £35.6m£35.8m£33.8mForest of Dean is higher£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk £10.7m, Forest of Dean £10.5mForest of Dean: £10.5mMid Suffolk: £10.7mForest of Dean: £10.5mMid Suffolk: £10.7mForest of Dean: £9.9mMid Suffolk: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Suffolk £5.5m, Forest of Dean £5.4mForest of Dean: £5.4mMid Suffolk: £5.5mForest of Dean: £5.4mMid Suffolk: £5.5mForest of Dean: £5.1mMid Suffolk: £5.2m

    £5.5m£5.5m£5.2mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Suffolk £65.0m, Forest of Dean £69.9mForest of Dean: £69.9mMid Suffolk: £65.0mForest of Dean: £70.2mMid Suffolk: £65.2mForest of Dean: £66.3mMid Suffolk: £61.6m

    £65.0m£65.2m£61.6mForest of Dean is higher£69.9m£70.2m£66.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mid Suffolk £10.9m, Forest of Dean £15.8mForest of Dean: £15.8mMid Suffolk: £10.9mForest of Dean: £15.9mMid Suffolk: £11.0mForest of Dean: £15.0mMid Suffolk: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mForest of Dean is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mid Suffolk £12.6m, Forest of Dean £16.3mForest of Dean: £16.3mMid Suffolk: £12.6mForest of Dean: £16.3mMid Suffolk: £12.6mForest of Dean: £15.4mMid Suffolk: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mForest of Dean is higher£16.3m£16.3m£15.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mid Suffolk £0.39m, Forest of Dean £0.37mForest of Dean: £0.37mMid Suffolk: £0.39mForest of Dean: £0.38mMid Suffolk: £0.39mForest of Dean: £0.35mMid Suffolk: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.38m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mid Suffolk £0.17m, Forest of Dean £0.24mForest of Dean: £0.24mMid Suffolk: £0.17mForest of Dean: £0.24mMid Suffolk: £0.17mForest of Dean: £0.23mMid Suffolk: £0.16m

    £0.17m£0.17m£0.16mForest of Dean is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mid Suffolk £0.86m, Forest of Dean £0.49mForest of Dean: £0.49mMid Suffolk: £0.86mForest of Dean: £0.50mMid Suffolk: £0.87mForest of Dean: £0.47mMid Suffolk: £0.82m

    £0.86m£0.87m£0.82mMid Suffolk is higher£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mid Suffolk 27,338, Forest of Dean 22,176Forest of Dean: 22,176Mid Suffolk: 27,338

    27,338Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count22,176

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Suffolk 1,567, Forest of Dean 1,777Forest of Dean: 1,777Mid Suffolk: 1,567

    1,567Forest of Dean is higher1,777

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk 3,262, Forest of Dean 3,048Forest of Dean: 3,048Mid Suffolk: 3,262

    3,262Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count3,048

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Suffolk 5,490, Forest of Dean 5,299Forest of Dean: 5,299Mid Suffolk: 5,490

    5,490Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count5,299

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Suffolk 8,162, Forest of Dean 8,404Forest of Dean: 8,404Mid Suffolk: 8,162

    8,162Forest of Dean is higher8,404

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Suffolk 1,196, Forest of Dean 1,181Forest of Dean: 1,181Mid Suffolk: 1,196

    1,196Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count1,181

Show the numbers
Mid Suffolk and Forest of Dean, total
MeasureMid SuffolkForest of DeanHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£474.3m£476.3m£449.9m£428.0m£429.8m£406.0mMid Suffolk
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£332.6m£334.0m£315.5m£273.3m£274.4m£259.2mMid Suffolk
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£83.6m£84.0m£79.3m£92.1m£92.5m£87.4mForest of Dean
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£310.2m£311.5m£294.2m£250.4m£251.5m£237.6mMid Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.2m£5.8m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mForest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£14.8m£14.8m£14.0mMid Suffolk
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mForest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.6m£35.8m£33.8m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mForest of Dean
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mMid Suffolk
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mMid Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£65.0m£65.2m£61.6m£69.9m£70.2m£66.3mForest of Dean
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mForest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£16.3m£16.3m£15.4mForest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.37m£0.38m£0.35mMid Suffolk
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mForest of Dean
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m£0.49m£0.50m£0.47mMid Suffolk
State Pensiontotal, March 202627,33822,176Mid Suffolk
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5671,777Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2623,048Mid Suffolk
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,4905,299Mid Suffolk
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,1628,404Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1961,181Mid Suffolk

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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