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Malvern Hills and Derbyshire Dales
Malvern Hills is higher than Derbyshire Dales on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 21 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.
Per person in the age group
Malvern Hills is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Derbyshire Dales on 6. 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
Malvern Hills Derbyshire Dales
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higher£4,756£4,776£4,511
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,447£12,500£11,807Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£12,551£12,604£11,905
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,630£1,637£1,546Malvern Hills is higher£1,255£1,261£1,191
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,452£11,501£10,863Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£11,665£11,715£11,065
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£280£281£265Malvern Hills is higher£228£229£216
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£697£700£662Malvern Hills is higher£642£645£609
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£18£18£17Malvern Hills is higher£15£15£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£355£357£337Malvern Hills is higher£333£335£316
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£93£88Malvern Hills is higher£89£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£98£99£93Malvern Hills is higher£79£79£75
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,273£1,278£1,207Malvern Hills is higher£920£923£872
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£144£145£137Malvern Hills is higher£127£127£120
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£248£249£235Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.90£5.93£5.60Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£6.06£6.09£5.75
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.65£5.67£5.36Malvern Hills is higher£3.14£3.16£2.98
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Derbyshire Dales is higher£13£13£12
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,007.6Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count1,024.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
72.4Malvern Hills is higher58.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
139.2Malvern Hills is higher129.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
52.6Malvern Hills is higher48.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
147.9Malvern Hills is higher112.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
21.8Malvern Hills is higher17.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Malvern Hills | Derbyshire Dales | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | £4,756£4,776£4,511 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,447£12,500£11,807 | £12,551£12,604£11,905 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,630£1,637£1,546 | £1,255£1,261£1,191 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,452£11,501£10,863 | £11,665£11,715£11,065 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £280£281£265 | £228£229£216 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £697£700£662 | £642£645£609 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £18£18£17 | £15£15£14 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £355£357£337 | £333£335£316 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£93£88 | £89£90£85 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £98£99£93 | £79£79£75 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,273£1,278£1,207 | £920£923£872 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £144£145£137 | £127£127£120 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £248£249£235 | £248£249£235 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.90£5.93£5.60 | £6.06£6.09£5.75 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £13£13£12 | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,007.6 | 1,024.6 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 72.4 | 58.3 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 139.2 | 129.5 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 52.6 | 48.1 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 147.9 | 112.7 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 21.8 | 17.3 | Malvern Hills |
Per resident
Malvern Hills is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Derbyshire Dales on 6. 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
Malvern Hills Derbyshire Dales
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higher£4,756£4,776£4,511
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,387£3,402£3,213Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3,484£3,499£3,305
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£914£917£867Malvern Hills is higher£709£712£673
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,116£3,130£2,956Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3,238£3,252£3,072
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£76£76£72Malvern Hills is higher£63£64£60
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£190£191£180Malvern Hills is higher£178£179£169
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.94£4.97£4.69Malvern Hills is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£355£357£337Malvern Hills is higher£333£335£316
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£93£88Malvern Hills is higher£89£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£55£55£52Malvern Hills is higher£44£45£42
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£713£716£676Malvern Hills is higher£520£522£493
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£144£145£137Malvern Hills is higher£127£127£120
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£139£139£132Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£140£141£133
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.31£3.32£3.14Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count£3.43£3.44£3.25
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.16£3.18£3.00Malvern Hills is higher£1.77£1.78£1.68
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Derbyshire Dales is higher£13£13£12
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
274.2Derbyshire Dales is higherDepends on how you count284.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.7Malvern Hills is higher16.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
37.9Malvern Hills is higher35.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
52.6Malvern Hills is higher48.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
82.9Malvern Hills is higher63.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.2Malvern Hills is higher9.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Malvern Hills | Derbyshire Dales | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | £4,756£4,776£4,511 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,387£3,402£3,213 | £3,484£3,499£3,305 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £914£917£867 | £709£712£673 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,116£3,130£2,956 | £3,238£3,252£3,072 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £76£76£72 | £63£64£60 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £190£191£180 | £178£179£169 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.94£4.97£4.69 | £4.22£4.23£4.00 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £355£357£337 | £333£335£316 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£93£88 | £89£90£85 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £55£55£52 | £44£45£42 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £713£716£676 | £520£522£493 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £144£145£137 | £127£127£120 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £139£139£132 | £140£141£133 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.31£3.32£3.14 | £3.43£3.44£3.25 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.16£3.18£3.00 | £1.77£1.78£1.68 | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £13£13£12 | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 274.2 | 284.5 | Derbyshire Dales |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.7 | 16.2 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 37.9 | 35.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 52.6 | 48.1 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 82.9 | 63.7 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.2 | 9.8 | Malvern Hills |
Total
Malvern Hills is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Derbyshire Dales on 1. 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
Malvern Hills Derbyshire Dales
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£407.8m£409.5m£386.8mMalvern Hills is higher£341.3m£342.7m£323.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£282.0m£283.2m£267.5mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£250.0m£251.1m£237.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£76.1m£76.4m£72.2mMalvern Hills is higher£50.9m£51.1m£48.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£259.5m£260.6m£246.1mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£232.4m£233.4m£220.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mMalvern Hills is higher£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mMalvern Hills is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMalvern Hills is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mMalvern Hills is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mMalvern Hills is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.6m£4.6m£4.4mMalvern Hills is higher£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£59.4m£59.6m£56.3mMalvern Hills is higher£37.3m£37.4m£35.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mMalvern Hills is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mMalvern Hills is higher£0.13m£0.13m£0.12m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mDerbyshire Dales is higher£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,830Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count20,414
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,641Malvern Hills is higher1,161
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,153Malvern Hills is higher2,579
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,377Malvern Hills is higher3,452
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
6,899Malvern Hills is higher4,569
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,018Malvern Hills is higher703
Show the numbers
| Measure | Malvern Hills | Derbyshire Dales | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £407.8m£409.5m£386.8m | £341.3m£342.7m£323.7m | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £282.0m£283.2m£267.5m | £250.0m£251.1m£237.2m | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £76.1m£76.4m£72.2m | £50.9m£51.1m£48.3m | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £259.5m£260.6m£246.1m | £232.4m£233.4m£220.4m | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.3m£6.4m£6.0m | £4.5m£4.6m£4.3m | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | £12.8m£12.9m£12.1m | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | £0.30m£0.30m£0.29m | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £29.6m£29.7m£28.1m | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | £6.4m£6.4m£6.1m | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | £3.2m£3.2m£3.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £59.4m£59.6m£56.3m | £37.3m£37.4m£35.4m | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | £9.1m£9.1m£8.6m | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | £10.1m£10.1m£9.5m | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | £0.25m£0.25m£0.23m | Malvern Hills |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | £0.13m£0.13m£0.12m | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | £0.90m£0.90m£0.85m | Derbyshire Dales |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,830 | 20,414 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,641 | 1,161 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,153 | 2,579 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,377 | 3,452 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 6,899 | 4,569 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,018 | 703 | Malvern Hills |
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.