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Chichester and Malvern Hills
Chichester is higher than Malvern Hills on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 22 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
Chichester is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 14. 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
Chichester Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,792£4,813£4,546Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,421£12,474£11,782Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£12,447£12,500£11,807
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,655£1,662£1,569Chichester is higher£1,630£1,637£1,546
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,548£11,597£10,954Chichester is higherDepends on how you count£11,452£11,501£10,863
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£268£269£254Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£280£281£265
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£588£590£557Malvern 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
£17£17£16Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£278£279£264Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£102£96Chichester is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£76£76£72Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£98£99£93
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,366£1,371£1,295Chichester is higher£1,273£1,278£1,207
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£193£194£183Chichester is higher£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£203£204£193Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.37£6.39£6.04Chichester is higher£5.90£5.93£5.60
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£5.65£5.67£5.36
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.80£4.82£4.55Chichester is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,002.3Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count1,007.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
66.8Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count72.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
121.0Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count139.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.5Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
148.5Chichester is higher147.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.4Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count21.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chichester | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,792£4,813£4,546 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,421£12,474£11,782 | £12,447£12,500£11,807 | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,655£1,662£1,569 | £1,630£1,637£1,546 | Chichester |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,548£11,597£10,954 | £11,452£11,501£10,863 | Chichester |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £268£269£254 | £280£281£265 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £588£590£557 | £697£700£662 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £18£18£17 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £278£279£264 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£102£96 | £93£93£88 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £76£76£72 | £98£99£93 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,366£1,371£1,295 | £1,273£1,278£1,207 | Chichester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £193£194£183 | £144£145£137 | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £203£204£193 | £248£249£235 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.37£6.39£6.04 | £5.90£5.93£5.60 | Chichester |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.80£4.82£4.55 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Chichester |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,002.3 | 1,007.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 66.8 | 72.4 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 121.0 | 139.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.5 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 148.5 | 147.9 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.4 | 21.8 | Malvern Hills |
Per resident
Chichester is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 15. 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
Chichester Malvern Hills
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,792£4,813£4,546Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,898£4,918£4,646
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,274£3,288£3,106Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,387£3,402£3,213
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£940£944£892Chichester is higher£914£917£867
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,044£3,057£2,888Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,116£3,130£2,956
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£71£71£67Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£76£76£72
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£155£156£147Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.55£4.57£4.32Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4.94£4.97£4.69
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£278£279£264Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£355£357£337
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£102£96Chichester is higher£93£93£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£43£43£41Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£776£779£736Chichester is higher£713£716£676
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£193£194£183Chichester is higher£144£145£137
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£116£116£110Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£139£139£132
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.62£3.63£3.43Chichester is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.13£2.14£2.02Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3.16£3.18£3.00
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.80£4.82£4.55Chichester is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
264.2Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count274.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.6Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count19.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.9Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count37.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.5Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count52.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
84.4Chichester is higher82.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.9Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count12.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chichester | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,792£4,813£4,546 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,274£3,288£3,106 | £3,387£3,402£3,213 | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £940£944£892 | £914£917£867 | Chichester |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,044£3,057£2,888 | £3,116£3,130£2,956 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £71£71£67 | £76£76£72 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £155£156£147 | £190£191£180 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.55£4.57£4.32 | £4.94£4.97£4.69 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £278£279£264 | £355£357£337 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£102£96 | £93£93£88 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £43£43£41 | £55£55£52 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £776£779£736 | £713£716£676 | Chichester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £193£194£183 | £144£145£137 | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £116£116£110 | £139£139£132 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.62£3.63£3.43 | £3.31£3.32£3.14 | Chichester |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.13£2.14£2.02 | £3.16£3.18£3.00 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.80£4.82£4.55 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | Chichester |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 264.2 | 274.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.6 | 19.7 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.9 | 37.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.5 | 52.6 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 84.4 | 82.9 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.9 | 12.2 | Malvern Hills |
Total
Chichester is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Malvern Hills on 0. 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
Chichester Malvern Hills
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£619.2m£621.8m£587.3mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£423.1m£424.9m£401.3mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£121.5m£122.0m£115.2mChichester is higher£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£393.4m£395.0m£373.1mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.1m£9.2m£8.7mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£35.9m£36.1m£34.1mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mChichester is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£100.3m£100.7m£95.1mChichester is higher£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mChichester is higher£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£14.9m£15.0m£14.2mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mChichester is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mChichester is higherDepends on how you count£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mChichester is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
34,139Chichester is higherDepends on how you count22,830
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,276Chichester is higherDepends on how you count1,641
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,120Chichester is higherDepends on how you count3,153
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,614Chichester is higherDepends on how you count4,377
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,900Chichester is higher6,899
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,276Chichester is higherDepends on how you count1,018
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chichester | Malvern Hills | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £619.2m£621.8m£587.3m | £407.8m£409.5m£386.8m | Chichester |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £423.1m£424.9m£401.3m | £282.0m£283.2m£267.5m | Chichester |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £121.5m£122.0m£115.2m | £76.1m£76.4m£72.2m | Chichester |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £393.4m£395.0m£373.1m | £259.5m£260.6m£246.1m | Chichester |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.1m£9.2m£8.7m | £6.3m£6.4m£6.0m | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.0m£20.1m£19.0m | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | Chichester |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £35.9m£36.1m£34.1m | £29.6m£29.7m£28.1m | Chichester |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.1m£13.2m£12.4m | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | Chichester |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £100.3m£100.7m£95.1m | £59.4m£59.6m£56.3m | Chichester |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £25.0m£25.1m£23.7m | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | Chichester |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £14.9m£15.0m£14.2m | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | Chichester |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Chichester |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Chichester |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.62m£0.62m£0.59m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Chichester |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 34,139 | 22,830 | Chichester |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,276 | 1,641 | Chichester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,120 | 3,153 | Chichester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,614 | 4,377 | Chichester |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,900 | 6,899 | Chichester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,276 | 1,018 | Chichester |
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.