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Malvern Hills and Cotswold

83,262 and 91,728 residents (mid-2024).

Malvern Hills is higher than Cotswold on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 4 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 19 of 22 measures, and Cotswold on 3. 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 Cotswold

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4,898, Cotswold £4,376Cotswold: £4,376Malvern Hills: £4,898Cotswold: £4,394Malvern Hills: £4,918Cotswold: £4,150Malvern Hills: £4,646

    £4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higher£4,376£4,394£4,150

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills £12,447, Cotswold £12,343Cotswold: £12,343Malvern Hills: £12,447Cotswold: £12,396Malvern Hills: £12,500Cotswold: £11,708Malvern Hills: £11,807

    £12,447£12,500£11,807Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£12,343£12,396£11,708

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £1,630, Cotswold £1,215Cotswold: £1,215Malvern Hills: £1,630Cotswold: £1,220Malvern Hills: £1,637Cotswold: £1,153Malvern Hills: £1,546

    £1,630£1,637£1,546Malvern Hills is higher£1,215£1,220£1,153

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills £11,452, Cotswold £11,539Cotswold: £11,539Malvern Hills: £11,452Cotswold: £11,588Malvern Hills: £11,501Cotswold: £10,945Malvern Hills: £10,863

    £11,452£11,501£10,863Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count£11,539£11,588£10,945

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills £280, Cotswold £232Cotswold: £232Malvern Hills: £280Cotswold: £233Malvern Hills: £281Cotswold: £220Malvern Hills: £265

    £280£281£265Malvern Hills is higher£232£233£220

  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, Cotswold £556Cotswold: £556Malvern Hills: £697Cotswold: £559Malvern Hills: £700Cotswold: £528Malvern Hills: £662

    £697£700£662Malvern Hills is higher£556£559£528

  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, Cotswold £16Cotswold: £16Malvern Hills: £18Cotswold: £16Malvern Hills: £18Cotswold: £15Malvern Hills: £17

    £18£18£17Malvern Hills is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £355, Cotswold £235Cotswold: £235Malvern Hills: £355Cotswold: £236Malvern Hills: £357Cotswold: £223Malvern Hills: £337

    £355£357£337Malvern Hills is higher£235£236£223

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £93, Cotswold £79Cotswold: £79Malvern Hills: £93Cotswold: £79Malvern Hills: £93Cotswold: £75Malvern Hills: £88

    £93£93£88Malvern Hills is higher£79£79£75

  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, Cotswold £59Cotswold: £59Malvern Hills: £98Cotswold: £60Malvern Hills: £99Cotswold: £56Malvern Hills: £93

    £98£99£93Malvern Hills is higher£59£60£56

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £1,273, Cotswold £1,005Cotswold: £1,005Malvern Hills: £1,273Cotswold: £1,009Malvern Hills: £1,278Cotswold: £953Malvern Hills: £1,207

    £1,273£1,278£1,207Malvern Hills is higher£1,005£1,009£953

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Malvern Hills £144, Cotswold £137Cotswold: £137Malvern Hills: £144Cotswold: £137Malvern Hills: £145Cotswold: £130Malvern Hills: £137

    £144£145£137Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£137£137£130

  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, Cotswold £144Cotswold: £144Malvern Hills: £248Cotswold: £144Malvern Hills: £249Cotswold: £136Malvern Hills: £235

    £248£249£235Malvern Hills is higher£144£144£136

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £5.90, Cotswold £5.24Cotswold: £5.24Malvern Hills: £5.90Cotswold: £5.26Malvern Hills: £5.93Cotswold: £4.97Malvern Hills: £5.60

    £5.90£5.93£5.60Malvern Hills is higher£5.24£5.26£4.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £5.65, Cotswold £1.98Cotswold: £1.98Malvern Hills: £5.65Cotswold: £1.99Malvern Hills: £5.67Cotswold: £1.88Malvern Hills: £5.36

    £5.65£5.67£5.36Malvern Hills is higher£1.98£1.99£1.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4.03, Cotswold £6.63Cotswold: £6.63Malvern Hills: £4.03Cotswold: £6.66Malvern Hills: £4.04Cotswold: £6.29Malvern Hills: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82Cotswold is higher£6.63£6.66£6.29

  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, Cotswold 1,011.0Cotswold: 1,011.0Malvern Hills: 1,007.6

    1,007.6Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count1,011.0

  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, Cotswold 61.7Cotswold: 61.7Malvern Hills: 72.4

    72.4Malvern Hills is higher61.7

  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, Cotswold 119.8Cotswold: 119.8Malvern Hills: 139.2

    139.2Malvern Hills is higher119.8

  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, Cotswold 35.5Cotswold: 35.5Malvern Hills: 52.6

    52.6Malvern Hills is higher35.5

  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, Cotswold 111.5Cotswold: 111.5Malvern Hills: 147.9

    147.9Malvern Hills is higher111.5

  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, Cotswold 13.1Cotswold: 13.1Malvern Hills: 21.8

    21.8Malvern Hills is higher13.1

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Malvern Hills and Cotswold, per person in the age group
MeasureMalvern HillsCotswoldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,898£4,918£4,646£4,376£4,394£4,150Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,447£12,500£11,807£12,343£12,396£11,708Malvern Hills
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,630£1,637£1,546£1,215£1,220£1,153Malvern Hills
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,452£11,501£10,863£11,539£11,588£10,945Cotswold
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£280£281£265£232£233£220Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£697£700£662£556£559£528Malvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16£16£15Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£355£357£337£235£236£223Malvern Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£79£79£75Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£99£93£59£60£56Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,273£1,278£1,207£1,005£1,009£953Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£137£137£130Malvern Hills
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£248£249£235£144£144£136Malvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.90£5.93£5.60£5.24£5.26£4.97Malvern Hills
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.65£5.67£5.36£1.98£1.99£1.88Malvern Hills
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£6.63£6.66£6.29Cotswold
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.61,011.0Cotswold
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.461.7Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.2119.8Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.635.5Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026147.9111.5Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.813.1Malvern Hills

Per resident

Malvern Hills is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Cotswold 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 Cotswold

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4,898, Cotswold £4,376Cotswold: £4,376Malvern Hills: £4,898Cotswold: £4,394Malvern Hills: £4,918Cotswold: £4,150Malvern Hills: £4,646

    £4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higher£4,376£4,394£4,150

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £3,387, Cotswold £3,229Cotswold: £3,229Malvern Hills: £3,387Cotswold: £3,243Malvern Hills: £3,402Cotswold: £3,063Malvern Hills: £3,213

    £3,387£3,402£3,213Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,229£3,243£3,063

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £914, Cotswold £690Cotswold: £690Malvern Hills: £914Cotswold: £692Malvern Hills: £917Cotswold: £654Malvern Hills: £867

    £914£917£867Malvern Hills is higher£690£692£654

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Malvern Hills £3,116, Cotswold £3,018Cotswold: £3,018Malvern Hills: £3,116Cotswold: £3,031Malvern Hills: £3,130Cotswold: £2,863Malvern Hills: £2,956

    £3,116£3,130£2,956Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,018£3,031£2,863

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Malvern Hills £76, Cotswold £61Cotswold: £61Malvern Hills: £76Cotswold: £61Malvern Hills: £76Cotswold: £58Malvern Hills: £72

    £76£76£72Malvern Hills is higher£61£61£58

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £190, Cotswold £145Cotswold: £145Malvern Hills: £190Cotswold: £146Malvern Hills: £191Cotswold: £138Malvern Hills: £180

    £190£191£180Malvern Hills is higher£145£146£138

  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, Cotswold £4.22Cotswold: £4.22Malvern Hills: £4.94Cotswold: £4.23Malvern Hills: £4.97Cotswold: £4.00Malvern Hills: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Malvern Hills is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £355, Cotswold £235Cotswold: £235Malvern Hills: £355Cotswold: £236Malvern Hills: £357Cotswold: £223Malvern Hills: £337

    £355£357£337Malvern Hills is higher£235£236£223

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £93, Cotswold £79Cotswold: £79Malvern Hills: £93Cotswold: £79Malvern Hills: £93Cotswold: £75Malvern Hills: £88

    £93£93£88Malvern Hills is higher£79£79£75

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £55, Cotswold £34Cotswold: £34Malvern Hills: £55Cotswold: £34Malvern Hills: £55Cotswold: £32Malvern Hills: £52

    £55£55£52Malvern Hills is higher£34£34£32

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Malvern Hills £713, Cotswold £570Cotswold: £570Malvern Hills: £713Cotswold: £573Malvern Hills: £716Cotswold: £541Malvern Hills: £676

    £713£716£676Malvern Hills is higher£570£573£541

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Malvern Hills £144, Cotswold £137Cotswold: £137Malvern Hills: £144Cotswold: £137Malvern Hills: £145Cotswold: £130Malvern Hills: £137

    £144£145£137Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£137£137£130

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Malvern Hills £139, Cotswold £81Cotswold: £81Malvern Hills: £139Cotswold: £82Malvern Hills: £139Cotswold: £77Malvern Hills: £132

    £139£139£132Malvern Hills is higher£81£82£77

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Malvern Hills £3.31, Cotswold £2.97Cotswold: £2.97Malvern Hills: £3.31Cotswold: £2.99Malvern Hills: £3.32Cotswold: £2.82Malvern Hills: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Malvern Hills is higher£2.97£2.99£2.82

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Malvern Hills £3.16, Cotswold £1.13Cotswold: £1.13Malvern Hills: £3.16Cotswold: £1.13Malvern Hills: £3.18Cotswold: £1.07Malvern Hills: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00Malvern Hills is higher£1.13£1.13£1.07

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4.03, Cotswold £6.63Cotswold: £6.63Malvern Hills: £4.03Cotswold: £6.66Malvern Hills: £4.04Cotswold: £6.29Malvern Hills: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82Cotswold is higher£6.63£6.66£6.29

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 274.2, Cotswold 264.5Cotswold: 264.5Malvern Hills: 274.2

    274.2Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count264.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 19.7, Cotswold 16.1Cotswold: 16.1Malvern Hills: 19.7

    19.7Malvern Hills is higher16.1

  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, Cotswold 31.3Cotswold: 31.3Malvern Hills: 37.9

    37.9Malvern Hills is higher31.3

  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, Cotswold 35.5Cotswold: 35.5Malvern Hills: 52.6

    52.6Malvern Hills is higher35.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 82.9, Cotswold 63.3Cotswold: 63.3Malvern Hills: 82.9

    82.9Malvern Hills is higher63.3

  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, Cotswold 7.5Cotswold: 7.5Malvern Hills: 12.2

    12.2Malvern Hills is higher7.5

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Malvern Hills and Cotswold, per resident
MeasureMalvern HillsCotswoldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,898£4,918£4,646£4,376£4,394£4,150Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,387£3,402£3,213£3,229£3,243£3,063Malvern Hills
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£914£917£867£690£692£654Malvern Hills
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,116£3,130£2,956£3,018£3,031£2,863Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£61£61£58Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£145£146£138Malvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£4.22£4.23£4.00Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£355£357£337£235£236£223Malvern Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£79£79£75Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£34£34£32Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£713£716£676£570£573£541Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£137£137£130Malvern Hills
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£81£82£77Malvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£2.97£2.99£2.82Malvern Hills
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£1.13£1.13£1.07Malvern Hills
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£6.63£6.66£6.29Cotswold
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026274.2264.5Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.716.1Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.931.3Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.635.5Malvern Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.963.3Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.27.5Malvern Hills

Total

Malvern Hills is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Cotswold on 5. 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 Cotswold

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Malvern Hills £407.8m, Cotswold £401.4mCotswold: £401.4mMalvern Hills: £407.8mCotswold: £403.1mMalvern Hills: £409.5mCotswold: £380.7mMalvern Hills: £386.8m

    £407.8m£409.5m£386.8mMalvern Hills is higher£401.4m£403.1m£380.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Malvern Hills £282.0m, Cotswold £296.2mCotswold: £296.2mMalvern Hills: £282.0mCotswold: £297.4mMalvern Hills: £283.2mCotswold: £280.9mMalvern Hills: £267.5m

    £282.0m£283.2m£267.5mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£296.2m£297.4m£280.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Malvern Hills £76.1m, Cotswold £63.3mCotswold: £63.3mMalvern Hills: £76.1mCotswold: £63.5mMalvern Hills: £76.4mCotswold: £60.0mMalvern Hills: £72.2m

    £76.1m£76.4m£72.2mMalvern Hills is higher£63.3m£63.5m£60.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Malvern Hills £259.5m, Cotswold £276.9mCotswold: £276.9mMalvern Hills: £259.5mCotswold: £278.0mMalvern Hills: £260.6mCotswold: £262.6mMalvern Hills: £246.1m

    £259.5m£260.6m£246.1mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£276.9m£278.0m£262.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Malvern Hills £6.3m, Cotswold £5.6mCotswold: £5.6mMalvern Hills: £6.3mCotswold: £5.6mMalvern Hills: £6.4mCotswold: £5.3mMalvern Hills: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mMalvern Hills is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills £15.8m, Cotswold £13.3mCotswold: £13.3mMalvern Hills: £15.8mCotswold: £13.4mMalvern Hills: £15.9mCotswold: £12.7mMalvern Hills: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mMalvern Hills is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.7m

  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, Cotswold £0.39mCotswold: £0.39mMalvern Hills: £0.41mCotswold: £0.39mMalvern Hills: £0.41mCotswold: £0.37mMalvern Hills: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMalvern Hills is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills £29.6m, Cotswold £21.5mCotswold: £21.5mMalvern Hills: £29.6mCotswold: £21.6mMalvern Hills: £29.7mCotswold: £20.4mMalvern Hills: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mMalvern Hills is higher£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills £7.7m, Cotswold £7.3mCotswold: £7.3mMalvern Hills: £7.7mCotswold: £7.3mMalvern Hills: £7.8mCotswold: £6.9mMalvern Hills: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.8m£7.3mMalvern Hills is higher£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Malvern Hills £4.6m, Cotswold £3.1mCotswold: £3.1mMalvern Hills: £4.6mCotswold: £3.1mMalvern Hills: £4.6mCotswold: £2.9mMalvern Hills: £4.4m

    £4.6m£4.6m£4.4mMalvern Hills is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Malvern Hills £59.4m, Cotswold £52.3mCotswold: £52.3mMalvern Hills: £59.4mCotswold: £52.5mMalvern Hills: £59.6mCotswold: £49.6mMalvern Hills: £56.3m

    £59.4m£59.6m£56.3mMalvern Hills is higher£52.3m£52.5m£49.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Malvern Hills £12.0m, Cotswold £12.5mCotswold: £12.5mMalvern Hills: £12.0mCotswold: £12.6mMalvern Hills: £12.1mCotswold: £11.9mMalvern Hills: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mCotswold is higherDepends on how you count£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Malvern Hills £11.6m, Cotswold £7.5mCotswold: £7.5mMalvern Hills: £11.6mCotswold: £7.5mMalvern Hills: £11.6mCotswold: £7.1mMalvern Hills: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.6m£11.0mMalvern Hills is higher£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Malvern Hills £0.28m, Cotswold £0.27mCotswold: £0.27mMalvern Hills: £0.28mCotswold: £0.27mMalvern Hills: £0.28mCotswold: £0.26mMalvern Hills: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mMalvern Hills is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Malvern Hills £0.26m, Cotswold £0.10mCotswold: £0.10mMalvern Hills: £0.26mCotswold: £0.10mMalvern Hills: £0.26mCotswold: £0.10mMalvern Hills: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mMalvern Hills is higher£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Malvern Hills £0.34m, Cotswold £0.61mCotswold: £0.61mMalvern Hills: £0.34mCotswold: £0.61mMalvern Hills: £0.34mCotswold: £0.58mMalvern Hills: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mCotswold is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Malvern Hills 22,830, Cotswold 24,259Cotswold: 24,259Malvern Hills: 22,830

    22,830Cotswold is higherDepends on how you count24,259

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Malvern Hills 1,641, Cotswold 1,480Cotswold: 1,480Malvern Hills: 1,641

    1,641Malvern Hills is higher1,480

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills 3,153, Cotswold 2,875Cotswold: 2,875Malvern Hills: 3,153

    3,153Malvern Hills is higher2,875

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills 4,377, Cotswold 3,260Cotswold: 3,260Malvern Hills: 4,377

    4,377Malvern Hills is higher3,260

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Malvern Hills 6,899, Cotswold 5,802Cotswold: 5,802Malvern Hills: 6,899

    6,899Malvern Hills is higher5,802

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Malvern Hills 1,018, Cotswold 684Cotswold: 684Malvern Hills: 1,018

    1,018Malvern Hills is higher684

Show the numbers
Malvern Hills and Cotswold, total
MeasureMalvern HillsCotswoldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m£401.4m£403.1m£380.7mMalvern Hills
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m£296.2m£297.4m£280.9mCotswold
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m£63.3m£63.5m£60.0mMalvern Hills
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m£276.9m£278.0m£262.6mCotswold
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mMalvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£13.3m£13.4m£12.7mMalvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mMalvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mMalvern Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m£7.3m£7.3m£6.9mMalvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mMalvern Hills
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m£52.3m£52.5m£49.6mMalvern Hills
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mCotswold
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m£7.5m£7.5m£7.1mMalvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mMalvern Hills
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.10mMalvern Hills
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mCotswold
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,83024,259Cotswold
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6411,480Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1532,875Malvern Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,3773,260Malvern Hills
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,8995,802Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,018684Malvern Hills

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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