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Mid Suffolk and Malvern Hills
Mid Suffolk is higher than Malvern Hills on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.
On 15 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
Mid Suffolk is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills 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 Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,282£4,300£4,061Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,369£12,422£11,733Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£12,447£12,500£11,807
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,292£1,297£1,225Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£1,630£1,637£1,546
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,534£11,583£10,941Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£11,452£11,501£10,863
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£228£229£216Malvern Hills is higher£280£281£265
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£592£594£561Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£697£700£662
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£15Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£322£323£305Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£96£97£91Mid Suffolk is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£85£85£80Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£98£99£93
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,004£1,008£952Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£1,273£1,278£1,207
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£99£99£94Malvern Hills is higher£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£194£195£184Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.98£6.00£5.67Mid Suffolk is higher£5.90£5.93£5.60
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.69£2.70£2.55Malvern Hills is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.80£7.83£7.40Mid Suffolk is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,016.6Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
58.3Malvern Hills is higher72.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
121.3Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count139.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
49.6Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
126.1Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count147.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.5Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count21.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mid Suffolk | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,282£4,300£4,061 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,369£12,422£11,733 | £12,447£12,500£11,807 | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,292£1,297£1,225 | £1,630£1,637£1,546 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,534£11,583£10,941 | £11,452£11,501£10,863 | Mid Suffolk |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £228£229£216 | £280£281£265 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £592£594£561 | £697£700£662 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £15 | £18£18£17 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £322£323£305 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £96£97£91 | £93£93£88 | Mid Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £85£85£80 | £98£99£93 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,004£1,008£952 | £1,273£1,278£1,207 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £99£99£94 | £144£145£137 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £194£195£184 | £248£249£235 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.98£6.00£5.67 | £5.90£5.93£5.60 | Mid Suffolk |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.69£2.70£2.55 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.80£7.83£7.40 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Mid Suffolk |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,016.6 | 1,007.6 | Mid Suffolk |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 58.3 | 72.4 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 121.3 | 139.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 49.6 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 126.1 | 147.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.5 | 21.8 | Malvern Hills |
Per resident
Mid Suffolk 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
Mid Suffolk Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,282£4,300£4,061Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,003£3,015£2,848Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,387£3,402£3,213
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£755£758£716Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£914£917£867
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,800£2,812£2,656Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,116£3,130£2,956
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£55£56£52Malvern Hills is higher£76£76£72
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£144£144£136Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.73£3.75£3.54Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4.94£4.97£4.69
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£322£323£305Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£96£97£91Mid Suffolk is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£49£50£47Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£587£589£556Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£713£716£676
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£99£99£94Malvern Hills is higher£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£114£114£108Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£139£139£132
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.49£3.50£3.31Mid Suffolk is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.57£1.58£1.49Malvern Hills is higher£3.16£3.18£3.00
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.80£7.83£7.40Mid Suffolk is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
246.8Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count274.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.2Malvern Hills is higher19.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
29.5Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count37.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
49.6Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
73.7Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count82.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.8Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count12.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mid Suffolk | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,282£4,300£4,061 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,003£3,015£2,848 | £3,387£3,402£3,213 | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £755£758£716 | £914£917£867 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,800£2,812£2,656 | £3,116£3,130£2,956 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £55£56£52 | £76£76£72 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £144£144£136 | £190£191£180 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.73£3.75£3.54 | £4.94£4.97£4.69 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £322£323£305 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £96£97£91 | £93£93£88 | Mid Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £49£50£47 | £55£55£52 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £587£589£556 | £713£716£676 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £99£99£94 | £144£145£137 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £114£114£108 | £139£139£132 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.49£3.50£3.31 | £3.31£3.32£3.14 | Mid Suffolk |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.57£1.58£1.49 | £3.16£3.18£3.00 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.80£7.83£7.40 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Mid Suffolk |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 246.8 | 274.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.2 | 19.7 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 29.5 | 37.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 49.6 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 73.7 | 82.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.8 | 12.2 | Malvern Hills |
Total
Mid Suffolk is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 4. 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 Malvern Hills
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£474.3m£476.3m£449.9mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£332.6m£334.0m£315.5mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£83.6m£84.0m£79.3mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£310.2m£311.5m£294.2mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.1m£6.2m£5.8mMalvern Hills is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£35.6m£35.8m£33.8mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mMid Suffolk is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£65.0m£65.2m£61.6mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mMalvern Hills is higher£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mMid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mMid Suffolk is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mMalvern Hills is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.86m£0.87m£0.82mMid Suffolk is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
27,338Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count22,830
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,567Malvern Hills is higher1,641
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,262Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count3,153
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,490Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count4,377
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
8,162Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count6,899
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,196Mid Suffolk is higherDepends on how you count1,018
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mid Suffolk | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £474.3m£476.3m£449.9m | £407.8m£409.5m£386.8m | Mid Suffolk |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £332.6m£334.0m£315.5m | £282.0m£283.2m£267.5m | Mid Suffolk |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £83.6m£84.0m£79.3m | £76.1m£76.4m£72.2m | Mid Suffolk |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £310.2m£311.5m£294.2m | £259.5m£260.6m£246.1m | Mid Suffolk |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.1m£6.2m£5.8m | £6.3m£6.4m£6.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.9m£16.0m£15.1m | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | Mid Suffolk |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Mid Suffolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £35.6m£35.8m£33.8m | £29.6m£29.7m£28.1m | Mid Suffolk |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.7m£10.7m£10.1m | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | Mid Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.5m£5.5m£5.2m | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | Mid Suffolk |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £65.0m£65.2m£61.6m | £59.4m£59.6m£56.3m | Mid Suffolk |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £10.9m£11.0m£10.4m | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.6m£12.6m£11.9m | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | Mid Suffolk |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Mid Suffolk |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.17m£0.17m£0.16m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.86m£0.87m£0.82m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Mid Suffolk |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 27,338 | 22,830 | Mid Suffolk |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,567 | 1,641 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,262 | 3,153 | Mid Suffolk |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,490 | 4,377 | Mid Suffolk |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 8,162 | 6,899 | Mid Suffolk |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,196 | 1,018 | Mid Suffolk |
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.