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Malvern Hills and Maldon
Malvern Hills is higher than Maldon on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 20 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.
Per person in the age group
Malvern Hills is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Maldon on 12. 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 Maldon
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higher£4,601£4,621£4,365
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,447£12,500£11,807Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£12,676£12,730£12,024
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,630£1,637£1,546Malvern Hills is higher£1,513£1,519£1,435
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,452£11,501£10,863Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£11,762£11,812£11,157
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£280£281£265Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£290£291£275
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£697£700£662Malvern Hills is higher£604£607£573
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£18£18£17Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£20£20£19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£355£357£337Malvern Hills is higher£328£329£311
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£93£88Maldon is higher£132£132£125
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£98£99£93Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£109£109£103
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,273£1,278£1,207Malvern Hills is higher£1,191£1,196£1,129
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£144£145£137Malvern Hills is higher£138£139£131
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£248£249£235Malvern Hills is higher£201£202£191
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.90£5.93£5.60Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£6.55£6.57£6.21
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.65£5.67£5.36Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£5.74£5.76£5.44
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Maldon is higher£5.20£5.22£4.93
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,007.6Maldon is higherDepends on how you count1,029.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
72.4Maldon is higherDepends on how you count75.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
139.2Malvern Hills is higher130.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
52.6Malvern Hills is higher52.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
147.9Malvern Hills is higher133.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
21.8Maldon is higherDepends on how you count24.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Malvern Hills | Maldon | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | £4,601£4,621£4,365 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,447£12,500£11,807 | £12,676£12,730£12,024 | Maldon |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,630£1,637£1,546 | £1,513£1,519£1,435 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,452£11,501£10,863 | £11,762£11,812£11,157 | Maldon |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £280£281£265 | £290£291£275 | Maldon |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £697£700£662 | £604£607£573 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £18£18£17 | £20£20£19 | Maldon |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £355£357£337 | £328£329£311 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£93£88 | £132£132£125 | Maldon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £98£99£93 | £109£109£103 | Maldon |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,273£1,278£1,207 | £1,191£1,196£1,129 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £144£145£137 | £138£139£131 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £248£249£235 | £201£202£191 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.90£5.93£5.60 | £6.55£6.57£6.21 | Maldon |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | Maldon |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £5.20£5.22£4.93 | Maldon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,007.6 | 1,029.4 | Maldon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 72.4 | 75.9 | Maldon |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 139.2 | 130.9 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 52.6 | 52.0 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 147.9 | 133.8 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 21.8 | 24.6 | Maldon |
Per resident
Malvern Hills is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Maldon 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 Maldon
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higher£4,601£4,621£4,365
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,387£3,402£3,213Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,124£3,138£2,964
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£914£917£867Malvern Hills is higher£875£879£830
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,116£3,130£2,956Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£2,899£2,911£2,750
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£76£76£72Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£72£72£68
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£190£191£180Malvern Hills is higher£149£149£141
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.94£4.97£4.69Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4.85£4.87£4.60
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£355£357£337Malvern Hills is higher£328£329£311
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£93£88Maldon is higher£132£132£125
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£55£55£52Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£63£63£60
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£713£716£676Malvern Hills is higher£689£691£653
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£144£145£137Malvern Hills is higher£138£139£131
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£139£139£132Malvern Hills is higher£116£117£110
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.31£3.32£3.14Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£3.78£3.80£3.59
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.16£3.18£3.00Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£3.32£3.34£3.15
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Maldon is higher£5.20£5.22£4.93
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
274.2Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count253.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.7Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count18.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
37.9Malvern Hills is higher32.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
52.6Malvern Hills is higher52.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
82.9Malvern Hills is higher77.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.2Maldon is higherDepends on how you count14.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Malvern Hills | Maldon | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,898£4,918£4,646 | £4,601£4,621£4,365 | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,387£3,402£3,213 | £3,124£3,138£2,964 | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £914£917£867 | £875£879£830 | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,116£3,130£2,956 | £2,899£2,911£2,750 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £76£76£72 | £72£72£68 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £190£191£180 | £149£149£141 | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.94£4.97£4.69 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £355£357£337 | £328£329£311 | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£93£88 | £132£132£125 | Maldon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £55£55£52 | £63£63£60 | Maldon |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £713£716£676 | £689£691£653 | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £144£145£137 | £138£139£131 | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £139£139£132 | £116£117£110 | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.31£3.32£3.14 | £3.78£3.80£3.59 | Maldon |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.16£3.18£3.00 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | Maldon |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £5.20£5.22£4.93 | Maldon |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 274.2 | 253.7 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.7 | 18.7 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 37.9 | 32.3 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 52.6 | 52.0 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 82.9 | 77.4 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.2 | 14.2 | Maldon |
Total
Malvern Hills is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Maldon on 2. 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 Maldon
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£407.8m£409.5m£386.8mMalvern Hills is higher£317.7m£319.0m£301.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£282.0m£283.2m£267.5mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£215.7m£216.6m£204.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£76.1m£76.4m£72.2mMalvern Hills is higher£60.4m£60.7m£57.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£259.5m£260.6m£246.1mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£200.1m£201.0m£189.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4.9m£5.0m£4.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mMalvern Hills is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.33m£0.34m£0.32m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mMalvern Hills is higher£22.6m£22.7m£21.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mMaldon is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.6m£4.6m£4.4mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4.3m£4.4m£4.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£59.4m£59.6m£56.3mMalvern Hills is higher£47.5m£47.7m£45.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mMalvern Hills is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mMalvern Hills is higher£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mMalvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mMaldon is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,830Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count17,516
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,641Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count1,291
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,153Malvern Hills is higher2,228
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,377Malvern Hills is higher3,591
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
6,899Malvern Hills is higher5,341
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,018Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count981
Show the numbers
| Measure | Malvern Hills | Maldon | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £407.8m£409.5m£386.8m | £317.7m£319.0m£301.3m | Malvern Hills |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £282.0m£283.2m£267.5m | £215.7m£216.6m£204.6m | Malvern Hills |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £76.1m£76.4m£72.2m | £60.4m£60.7m£57.3m | Malvern Hills |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £259.5m£260.6m£246.1m | £200.1m£201.0m£189.8m | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.3m£6.4m£6.0m | £4.9m£5.0m£4.7m | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | £10.3m£10.3m£9.7m | Malvern Hills |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | £0.33m£0.34m£0.32m | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £29.6m£29.7m£28.1m | £22.6m£22.7m£21.5m | Malvern Hills |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.7m£7.8m£7.3m | £9.1m£9.1m£8.6m | Maldon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.6m£4.6m£4.4m | £4.3m£4.4m£4.1m | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £59.4m£59.6m£56.3m | £47.5m£47.7m£45.1m | Malvern Hills |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | £9.5m£9.6m£9.0m | Malvern Hills |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | £8.0m£8.1m£7.6m | Malvern Hills |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Malvern Hills |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | £0.23m£0.23m£0.22m | Malvern Hills |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | Maldon |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,830 | 17,516 | Malvern Hills |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,641 | 1,291 | Malvern Hills |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,153 | 2,228 | Malvern Hills |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,377 | 3,591 | Malvern Hills |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 6,899 | 5,341 | Malvern Hills |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,018 | 981 | 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.