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Malvern Hills and South Hams

83,262 and 92,054 residents (mid-2024).

Malvern Hills is higher than South Hams on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Malvern Hills is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and South Hams on 9. 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 South Hams

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4,898, South Hams £4,789South Hams: £4,789Malvern Hills: £4,898South Hams: £4,810Malvern Hills: £4,918South Hams: £4,543Malvern Hills: £4,646

    £4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,789£4,810£4,543

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills £12,447, South Hams £12,151South Hams: £12,151Malvern Hills: £12,447South Hams: £12,203Malvern Hills: £12,500South Hams: £11,526Malvern Hills: £11,807

    £12,447£12,500£11,807Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£12,151£12,203£11,526

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £1,630, South Hams £1,506South Hams: £1,506Malvern Hills: £1,630South Hams: £1,513Malvern Hills: £1,637South Hams: £1,429Malvern Hills: £1,546

    £1,630£1,637£1,546Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£1,506£1,513£1,429

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills £11,452, South Hams £11,271South Hams: £11,271Malvern Hills: £11,452South Hams: £11,319Malvern Hills: £11,501South Hams: £10,691Malvern Hills: £10,863

    £11,452£11,501£10,863Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£11,271£11,319£10,691

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills £280, South Hams £305South Hams: £305Malvern Hills: £280South Hams: £306Malvern Hills: £281South Hams: £289Malvern Hills: £265

    £280£281£265South Hams is higher£305£306£289

  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: Malvern Hills £697, South Hams £556South Hams: £556Malvern Hills: £697South Hams: £558Malvern Hills: £700South Hams: £527Malvern Hills: £662

    £697£700£662Malvern Hills is higher£556£558£527

  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: Malvern Hills £18, South Hams £20South Hams: £20Malvern Hills: £18South Hams: £20Malvern Hills: £18South Hams: £19Malvern Hills: £17

    £18£18£17South Hams is higher£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £355, South Hams £347South Hams: £347Malvern Hills: £355South Hams: £348Malvern Hills: £357South Hams: £329Malvern Hills: £337

    £355£357£337Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£347£348£329

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £93, South Hams £111South Hams: £111Malvern Hills: £93South Hams: £112Malvern Hills: £93South Hams: £106Malvern Hills: £88

    £93£93£88South Hams is higher£111£112£106

  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: Malvern Hills £98, South Hams £87South Hams: £87Malvern Hills: £98South Hams: £87Malvern Hills: £99South Hams: £82Malvern Hills: £93

    £98£99£93Malvern Hills is higher£87£87£82

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £1,273, South Hams £1,147South Hams: £1,147Malvern Hills: £1,273South Hams: £1,152Malvern Hills: £1,278South Hams: £1,088Malvern Hills: £1,207

    £1,273£1,278£1,207Malvern Hills is higher£1,147£1,152£1,088

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Malvern Hills £144, South Hams £158South Hams: £158Malvern Hills: £144South Hams: £158Malvern Hills: £145South Hams: £149Malvern Hills: £137

    £144£145£137South Hams is higher£158£158£149

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £248, South Hams £263South Hams: £263Malvern Hills: £248South Hams: £264Malvern Hills: £249South Hams: £249Malvern Hills: £235

    £248£249£235South Hams is higher£263£264£249

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £5.90, South Hams £4.31South Hams: £4.31Malvern Hills: £5.90South Hams: £4.33Malvern Hills: £5.93South Hams: £4.09Malvern Hills: £5.60

    £5.90£5.93£5.60Malvern Hills is higher£4.31£4.33£4.09

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £5.65, South Hams £5.82South Hams: £5.82Malvern Hills: £5.65South Hams: £5.84Malvern Hills: £5.67South Hams: £5.52Malvern Hills: £5.36

    £5.65£5.67£5.36South Hams is higher£5.82£5.84£5.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4.03, South Hams £7.37South Hams: £7.37Malvern Hills: £4.03South Hams: £7.40Malvern Hills: £4.04South Hams: £6.99Malvern Hills: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82South Hams is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills 1,007.6, South Hams 1,015.3South Hams: 1,015.3Malvern Hills: 1,007.6

    1,007.6South Hams is higher1,015.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills 72.4, South Hams 75.3South Hams: 75.3Malvern Hills: 72.4

    72.4South Hams is higher75.3

  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: Malvern Hills 139.2, South Hams 118.1South Hams: 118.1Malvern Hills: 139.2

    139.2Malvern Hills is higher118.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 52.6, South Hams 52.0South Hams: 52.0Malvern Hills: 52.6

    52.6Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count52.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills 147.9, South Hams 139.2South Hams: 139.2Malvern Hills: 147.9

    147.9Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count139.2

  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: Malvern Hills 21.8, South Hams 18.8South Hams: 18.8Malvern Hills: 21.8

    21.8Malvern Hills is higher18.8

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Malvern Hills and South Hams, per person in the age group
MeasureMalvern HillsSouth HamsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,898£4,918£4,646£4,789£4,810£4,543Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,447£12,500£11,807£12,151£12,203£11,526Malvern Hills
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,630£1,637£1,546£1,506£1,513£1,429Malvern Hills
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,452£11,501£10,863£11,271£11,319£10,691Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£280£281£265£305£306£289South Hams
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£697£700£662£556£558£527Malvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£20£20£19South Hams
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£355£357£337£347£348£329Malvern Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£111£112£106South Hams
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£99£93£87£87£82Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,273£1,278£1,207£1,147£1,152£1,088Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£158£158£149South Hams
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£248£249£235£263£264£249South Hams
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.90£5.93£5.60£4.31£4.33£4.09Malvern Hills
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.65£5.67£5.36£5.82£5.84£5.52South Hams
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£7.37£7.40£6.99South Hams
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.61,015.3South Hams
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.475.3South Hams
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.2118.1Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.652.0Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026147.9139.2Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.818.8Malvern Hills

Per resident

Malvern Hills is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and South Hams on 9. 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 South Hams

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4,898, South Hams £4,789South Hams: £4,789Malvern Hills: £4,898South Hams: £4,810Malvern Hills: £4,918South Hams: £4,543Malvern Hills: £4,646

    £4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,789£4,810£4,543

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £3,387, South Hams £3,331South Hams: £3,331Malvern Hills: £3,387South Hams: £3,345Malvern Hills: £3,402South Hams: £3,159Malvern Hills: £3,213

    £3,387£3,402£3,213Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,331£3,345£3,159

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £914, South Hams £836South Hams: £836Malvern Hills: £914South Hams: £839Malvern Hills: £917South Hams: £793Malvern Hills: £867

    £914£917£867Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£836£839£793

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Malvern Hills £3,116, South Hams £3,089South Hams: £3,089Malvern Hills: £3,116South Hams: £3,102Malvern Hills: £3,130South Hams: £2,930Malvern Hills: £2,956

    £3,116£3,130£2,956Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,089£3,102£2,930

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Malvern Hills £76, South Hams £84South Hams: £84Malvern Hills: £76South Hams: £84Malvern Hills: £76South Hams: £79Malvern Hills: £72

    £76£76£72South Hams is higher£84£84£79

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £190, South Hams £152South Hams: £152Malvern Hills: £190South Hams: £153Malvern Hills: £191South Hams: £144Malvern Hills: £180

    £190£191£180Malvern Hills is higher£152£153£144

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £4.94, South Hams £5.37South Hams: £5.37Malvern Hills: £4.94South Hams: £5.39Malvern Hills: £4.97South Hams: £5.09Malvern Hills: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69South Hams 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: Malvern Hills £355, South Hams £347South Hams: £347Malvern Hills: £355South Hams: £348Malvern Hills: £357South Hams: £329Malvern Hills: £337

    £355£357£337Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£347£348£329

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £93, South Hams £111South Hams: £111Malvern Hills: £93South Hams: £112Malvern Hills: £93South Hams: £106Malvern Hills: £88

    £93£93£88South Hams is higher£111£112£106

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £55, South Hams £48South Hams: £48Malvern Hills: £55South Hams: £48Malvern Hills: £55South Hams: £46Malvern Hills: £52

    £55£55£52Malvern Hills is higher£48£48£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Malvern Hills £713, South Hams £636South Hams: £636Malvern Hills: £713South Hams: £639Malvern Hills: £716South Hams: £603Malvern Hills: £676

    £713£716£676Malvern Hills is higher£636£639£603

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Malvern Hills £144, South Hams £158South Hams: £158Malvern Hills: £144South Hams: £158Malvern Hills: £145South Hams: £149Malvern Hills: £137

    £144£145£137South Hams is higher£158£158£149

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Malvern Hills £139, South Hams £146South Hams: £146Malvern Hills: £139South Hams: £146Malvern Hills: £139South Hams: £138Malvern Hills: £132

    £139£139£132South Hams is higher£146£146£138

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Malvern Hills £3.31, South Hams £2.39South Hams: £2.39Malvern Hills: £3.31South Hams: £2.40Malvern Hills: £3.32South Hams: £2.27Malvern Hills: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Malvern Hills is higher£2.39£2.40£2.27

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Malvern Hills £3.16, South Hams £3.23South Hams: £3.23Malvern Hills: £3.16South Hams: £3.24Malvern Hills: £3.18South Hams: £3.06Malvern Hills: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00South Hams is higher£3.23£3.24£3.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4.03, South Hams £7.37South Hams: £7.37Malvern Hills: £4.03South Hams: £7.40Malvern Hills: £4.04South Hams: £6.99Malvern Hills: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82South Hams is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 274.2, South Hams 278.3South Hams: 278.3Malvern Hills: 274.2

    274.2South Hams is higher278.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 19.7, South Hams 20.7South Hams: 20.7Malvern Hills: 19.7

    19.7South Hams is higher20.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 37.9, South Hams 32.4South Hams: 32.4Malvern Hills: 37.9

    37.9Malvern Hills is higher32.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 52.6, South Hams 52.0South Hams: 52.0Malvern Hills: 52.6

    52.6Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count52.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 82.9, South Hams 77.2South Hams: 77.2Malvern Hills: 82.9

    82.9Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count77.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 12.2, South Hams 10.4South Hams: 10.4Malvern Hills: 12.2

    12.2Malvern Hills is higher10.4

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Malvern Hills and South Hams, per resident
MeasureMalvern HillsSouth HamsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,898£4,918£4,646£4,789£4,810£4,543Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,387£3,402£3,213£3,331£3,345£3,159Malvern Hills
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£914£917£867£836£839£793Malvern Hills
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,116£3,130£2,956£3,089£3,102£2,930Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£84£84£79South Hams
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£152£153£144Malvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£5.37£5.39£5.09South Hams
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£355£357£337£347£348£329Malvern Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£111£112£106South Hams
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£48£48£46Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£713£716£676£636£639£603Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£158£158£149South Hams
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£146£146£138South Hams
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£2.39£2.40£2.27Malvern Hills
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£3.23£3.24£3.06South Hams
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£7.37£7.40£6.99South Hams
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026274.2278.3South Hams
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.720.7South Hams
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.932.4Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.652.0Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.977.2Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.210.4Malvern Hills

Total

Malvern Hills is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and South Hams on 16. 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 South Hams

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Malvern Hills £407.8m, South Hams £440.9mSouth Hams: £440.9mMalvern Hills: £407.8mSouth Hams: £442.8mMalvern Hills: £409.5mSouth Hams: £418.2mMalvern Hills: £386.8m

    £407.8m£409.5m£386.8mSouth Hams is higherDepends on how you count£440.9m£442.8m£418.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Malvern Hills £282.0m, South Hams £306.6mSouth Hams: £306.6mMalvern Hills: £282.0mSouth Hams: £307.9mMalvern Hills: £283.2mSouth Hams: £290.8mMalvern Hills: £267.5m

    £282.0m£283.2m£267.5mSouth Hams is higherDepends on how you count£306.6m£307.9m£290.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Malvern Hills £76.1m, South Hams £76.9mSouth Hams: £76.9mMalvern Hills: £76.1mSouth Hams: £77.2mMalvern Hills: £76.4mSouth Hams: £73.0mMalvern Hills: £72.2m

    £76.1m£76.4m£72.2mSouth Hams is higherDepends on how you count£76.9m£77.2m£73.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Malvern Hills £259.5m, South Hams £284.4mSouth Hams: £284.4mMalvern Hills: £259.5mSouth Hams: £285.6mMalvern Hills: £260.6mSouth Hams: £269.8mMalvern Hills: £246.1m

    £259.5m£260.6m£246.1mSouth Hams is higherDepends on how you count£284.4m£285.6m£269.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Malvern Hills £6.3m, South Hams £7.7mSouth Hams: £7.7mMalvern Hills: £6.3mSouth Hams: £7.7mMalvern Hills: £6.4mSouth Hams: £7.3mMalvern Hills: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mSouth Hams is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills £15.8m, South Hams £14.0mSouth Hams: £14.0mMalvern Hills: £15.8mSouth Hams: £14.1mMalvern Hills: £15.9mSouth Hams: £13.3mMalvern Hills: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mMalvern Hills is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Malvern Hills £0.41m, South Hams £0.49mSouth Hams: £0.49mMalvern Hills: £0.41mSouth Hams: £0.50mMalvern Hills: £0.41mSouth Hams: £0.47mMalvern Hills: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSouth Hams is higher£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills £29.6m, South Hams £31.9mSouth Hams: £31.9mMalvern Hills: £29.6mSouth Hams: £32.1mMalvern Hills: £29.7mSouth Hams: £30.3mMalvern Hills: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mSouth Hams is higherDepends on how you count£31.9m£32.1m£30.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills £7.7m, South Hams £10.3mSouth Hams: £10.3mMalvern Hills: £7.7mSouth Hams: £10.3mMalvern Hills: £7.8mSouth Hams: £9.7mMalvern Hills: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.8m£7.3mSouth Hams is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Malvern Hills £4.6m, South Hams £4.4mSouth Hams: £4.4mMalvern Hills: £4.6mSouth Hams: £4.5mMalvern Hills: £4.6mSouth Hams: £4.2mMalvern Hills: £4.4m

    £4.6m£4.6m£4.4mMalvern Hills is higher£4.4m£4.5m£4.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Malvern Hills £59.4m, South Hams £58.6mSouth Hams: £58.6mMalvern Hills: £59.4mSouth Hams: £58.8mMalvern Hills: £59.6mSouth Hams: £55.5mMalvern Hills: £56.3m

    £59.4m£59.6m£56.3mMalvern Hills is higher£58.6m£58.8m£55.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Malvern Hills £12.0m, South Hams £14.5mSouth Hams: £14.5mMalvern Hills: £12.0mSouth Hams: £14.6mMalvern Hills: £12.1mSouth Hams: £13.8mMalvern Hills: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mSouth Hams is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Malvern Hills £11.6m, South Hams £13.4mSouth Hams: £13.4mMalvern Hills: £11.6mSouth Hams: £13.5mMalvern Hills: £11.6mSouth Hams: £12.7mMalvern Hills: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.6m£11.0mSouth Hams is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Malvern Hills £0.28m, South Hams £0.22mSouth Hams: £0.22mMalvern Hills: £0.28mSouth Hams: £0.22mMalvern Hills: £0.28mSouth Hams: £0.21mMalvern Hills: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mMalvern Hills is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Malvern Hills £0.26m, South Hams £0.30mSouth Hams: £0.30mMalvern Hills: £0.26mSouth Hams: £0.30mMalvern Hills: £0.26mSouth Hams: £0.28mMalvern Hills: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mSouth Hams is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Malvern Hills £0.34m, South Hams £0.68mSouth Hams: £0.68mMalvern Hills: £0.34mSouth Hams: £0.68mMalvern Hills: £0.34mSouth Hams: £0.64mMalvern Hills: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mSouth Hams is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Malvern Hills 22,830, South Hams 25,617South Hams: 25,617Malvern Hills: 22,830

    22,830South Hams is higher25,617

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Malvern Hills 1,641, South Hams 1,901South Hams: 1,901Malvern Hills: 1,641

    1,641South Hams is higher1,901

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills 3,153, South Hams 2,979South Hams: 2,979Malvern Hills: 3,153

    3,153Malvern Hills is higher2,979

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills 4,377, South Hams 4,782South Hams: 4,782Malvern Hills: 4,377

    4,377South Hams is higherDepends on how you count4,782

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Malvern Hills 6,899, South Hams 7,106South Hams: 7,106Malvern Hills: 6,899

    6,899South Hams is higherDepends on how you count7,106

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Malvern Hills 1,018, South Hams 960South Hams: 960Malvern Hills: 1,018

    1,018Malvern Hills is higher960

Show the numbers
Malvern Hills and South Hams, total
MeasureMalvern HillsSouth HamsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m£440.9m£442.8m£418.2mSouth Hams
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m£306.6m£307.9m£290.8mSouth Hams
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m£76.9m£77.2m£73.0mSouth Hams
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m£284.4m£285.6m£269.8mSouth Hams
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mSouth Hams
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mMalvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.49m£0.50m£0.47mSouth Hams
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£31.9m£32.1m£30.3mSouth Hams
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m£10.3m£10.3m£9.7mSouth Hams
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m£4.4m£4.5m£4.2mMalvern Hills
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m£58.6m£58.8m£55.5mMalvern Hills
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mSouth Hams
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSouth Hams
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mMalvern Hills
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mSouth Hams
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mSouth Hams
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,83025,617South Hams
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6411,901South Hams
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1532,979Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,3774,782South Hams
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,8997,106South Hams
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,018960Malvern Hills

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.
  6. 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.
  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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