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Malvern Hills and South Staffordshire

83,262 and 114,174 residents (mid-2024).

Malvern Hills is higher than South Staffordshire on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 6 of 22 measures, and South Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4,898, South Staffordshire £4,570South Staffordshire: £4,570Malvern Hills: £4,898South Staffordshire: £4,590Malvern Hills: £4,918South Staffordshire: £4,335Malvern Hills: £4,646

    £4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,570£4,590£4,335

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills £12,447, South Staffordshire £12,685South Staffordshire: £12,685Malvern Hills: £12,447South Staffordshire: £12,739Malvern Hills: £12,500South Staffordshire: £12,032Malvern Hills: £11,807

    £12,447£12,500£11,807South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,685£12,739£12,032

  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 Staffordshire £1,403South Staffordshire: £1,403Malvern Hills: £1,630South Staffordshire: £1,409Malvern Hills: £1,637South Staffordshire: £1,331Malvern Hills: £1,546

    £1,630£1,637£1,546Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£1,403£1,409£1,331

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills £11,452, South Staffordshire £11,641South Staffordshire: £11,641Malvern Hills: £11,452South Staffordshire: £11,691Malvern Hills: £11,501South Staffordshire: £11,042Malvern Hills: £10,863

    £11,452£11,501£10,863South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,641£11,691£11,042

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Malvern Hills £280, South Staffordshire £299South Staffordshire: £299Malvern Hills: £280South Staffordshire: £301Malvern Hills: £281South Staffordshire: £284Malvern Hills: £265

    £280£281£265South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£299£301£284

  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 Staffordshire £723South Staffordshire: £723Malvern Hills: £697South Staffordshire: £726Malvern Hills: £700South Staffordshire: £686Malvern Hills: £662

    £697£700£662South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£723£726£686

  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 Staffordshire £21South Staffordshire: £21Malvern Hills: £18South Staffordshire: £21Malvern Hills: £18South Staffordshire: £20Malvern Hills: £17

    £18£18£17South Staffordshire is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £355, South Staffordshire £390South Staffordshire: £390Malvern Hills: £355South Staffordshire: £391Malvern Hills: £357South Staffordshire: £370Malvern Hills: £337

    £355£357£337South Staffordshire is higher£390£391£370

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £93, South Staffordshire £105South Staffordshire: £105Malvern Hills: £93South Staffordshire: £106Malvern Hills: £93South Staffordshire: £100Malvern Hills: £88

    £93£93£88South Staffordshire is higher£105£106£100

  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 Staffordshire £107South Staffordshire: £107Malvern Hills: £98South Staffordshire: £107Malvern Hills: £99South Staffordshire: £101Malvern Hills: £93

    £98£99£93South Staffordshire is higher£107£107£101

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £1,273, South Staffordshire £1,060South Staffordshire: £1,060Malvern Hills: £1,273South Staffordshire: £1,065Malvern Hills: £1,278South Staffordshire: £1,006Malvern Hills: £1,207

    £1,273£1,278£1,207Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£1,060£1,065£1,006

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Malvern Hills £144, South Staffordshire £136South Staffordshire: £136Malvern Hills: £144South Staffordshire: £137Malvern Hills: £145South Staffordshire: £129Malvern Hills: £137

    £144£145£137Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129

  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 Staffordshire £225South Staffordshire: £225Malvern Hills: £248South Staffordshire: £226Malvern Hills: £249South Staffordshire: £213Malvern Hills: £235

    £248£249£235Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£213

  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 Staffordshire £5.95South Staffordshire: £5.95Malvern Hills: £5.90South Staffordshire: £5.97Malvern Hills: £5.93South Staffordshire: £5.64Malvern Hills: £5.60

    £5.90£5.93£5.60South Staffordshire is higher£5.95£5.97£5.64

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Malvern Hills £5.65, South Staffordshire £5.76South Staffordshire: £5.76Malvern Hills: £5.65South Staffordshire: £5.78Malvern Hills: £5.67South Staffordshire: £5.46Malvern Hills: £5.36

    £5.65£5.67£5.36South Staffordshire is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4.03, South Staffordshire £5.76South Staffordshire: £5.76Malvern Hills: £4.03South Staffordshire: £5.78Malvern Hills: £4.04South Staffordshire: £5.46Malvern Hills: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82South Staffordshire is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

  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 Staffordshire 1,008.5South Staffordshire: 1,008.5Malvern Hills: 1,007.6

    1,007.6South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,008.5

  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 Staffordshire 81.5South Staffordshire: 81.5Malvern Hills: 72.4

    72.4South Staffordshire is higher81.5

  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 Staffordshire 155.3South Staffordshire: 155.3Malvern Hills: 139.2

    139.2South Staffordshire is higher155.3

  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, South Staffordshire 58.1South Staffordshire: 58.1Malvern Hills: 52.6

    52.6South Staffordshire is higher58.1

  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 Staffordshire 133.5South Staffordshire: 133.5Malvern Hills: 147.9

    147.9Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count133.5

  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, South Staffordshire 23.0South Staffordshire: 23.0Malvern Hills: 21.8

    21.8South Staffordshire is higher23.0

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Malvern Hills and South Staffordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureMalvern HillsSouth StaffordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,898£4,918£4,646£4,570£4,590£4,335Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,447£12,500£11,807£12,685£12,739£12,032South Staffordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,630£1,637£1,546£1,403£1,409£1,331Malvern Hills
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,452£11,501£10,863£11,641£11,691£11,042South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£280£281£265£299£301£284South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£697£700£662£723£726£686South Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£21£21£20South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£355£357£337£390£391£370South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£105£106£100South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£99£93£107£107£101South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,273£1,278£1,207£1,060£1,065£1,006Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£136£137£129Malvern Hills
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£248£249£235£225£226£213Malvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.90£5.93£5.60£5.95£5.97£5.64South Staffordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.65£5.67£5.36£5.76£5.78£5.46South Staffordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£5.76£5.78£5.46South Staffordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.61,008.5South Staffordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.481.5South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.2155.3South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.658.1South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026147.9133.5Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.823.0South Staffordshire

Per resident

Malvern Hills is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and South Staffordshire on 11. 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 Staffordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4,898, South Staffordshire £4,570South Staffordshire: £4,570Malvern Hills: £4,898South Staffordshire: £4,590Malvern Hills: £4,918South Staffordshire: £4,335Malvern Hills: £4,646

    £4,898£4,918£4,646Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4,570£4,590£4,335

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £3,387, South Staffordshire £3,113South Staffordshire: £3,113Malvern Hills: £3,387South Staffordshire: £3,127Malvern Hills: £3,402South Staffordshire: £2,953Malvern Hills: £3,213

    £3,387£3,402£3,213Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,113£3,127£2,953

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £914, South Staffordshire £820South Staffordshire: £820Malvern Hills: £914South Staffordshire: £823Malvern Hills: £917South Staffordshire: £777Malvern Hills: £867

    £914£917£867Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£820£823£777

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Malvern Hills £3,116, South Staffordshire £2,857South Staffordshire: £2,857Malvern Hills: £3,116South Staffordshire: £2,870Malvern Hills: £3,130South Staffordshire: £2,710Malvern Hills: £2,956

    £3,116£3,130£2,956Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£2,857£2,870£2,710

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Malvern Hills £76, South Staffordshire £74South Staffordshire: £74Malvern Hills: £76South Staffordshire: £74Malvern Hills: £76South Staffordshire: £70Malvern Hills: £72

    £76£76£72Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£74£74£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £190, South Staffordshire £177South Staffordshire: £177Malvern Hills: £190South Staffordshire: £178Malvern Hills: £191South Staffordshire: £168Malvern Hills: £180

    £190£191£180Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£177£178£168

  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 Staffordshire £5.16South Staffordshire: £5.16Malvern Hills: £4.94South Staffordshire: £5.18Malvern Hills: £4.97South Staffordshire: £4.89Malvern Hills: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69South Staffordshire is higher£5.16£5.18£4.89

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £355, South Staffordshire £390South Staffordshire: £390Malvern Hills: £355South Staffordshire: £391Malvern Hills: £357South Staffordshire: £370Malvern Hills: £337

    £355£357£337South Staffordshire is higher£390£391£370

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £93, South Staffordshire £105South Staffordshire: £105Malvern Hills: £93South Staffordshire: £106Malvern Hills: £93South Staffordshire: £100Malvern Hills: £88

    £93£93£88South Staffordshire is higher£105£106£100

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Malvern Hills £55, South Staffordshire £62South Staffordshire: £62Malvern Hills: £55South Staffordshire: £63Malvern Hills: £55South Staffordshire: £59Malvern Hills: £52

    £55£55£52South Staffordshire is higher£62£63£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Malvern Hills £713, South Staffordshire £619South Staffordshire: £619Malvern Hills: £713South Staffordshire: £622Malvern Hills: £716South Staffordshire: £587Malvern Hills: £676

    £713£716£676Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£619£622£587

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Malvern Hills £144, South Staffordshire £136South Staffordshire: £136Malvern Hills: £144South Staffordshire: £137Malvern Hills: £145South Staffordshire: £129Malvern Hills: £137

    £144£145£137Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Malvern Hills £139, South Staffordshire £131South Staffordshire: £131Malvern Hills: £139South Staffordshire: £132Malvern Hills: £139South Staffordshire: £125Malvern Hills: £132

    £139£139£132Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count£131£132£125

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Malvern Hills £3.31, South Staffordshire £3.48South Staffordshire: £3.48Malvern Hills: £3.31South Staffordshire: £3.49Malvern Hills: £3.32South Staffordshire: £3.30Malvern Hills: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14South Staffordshire is higher£3.48£3.49£3.30

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Malvern Hills £3.16, South Staffordshire £3.36South Staffordshire: £3.36Malvern Hills: £3.16South Staffordshire: £3.38Malvern Hills: £3.18South Staffordshire: £3.19Malvern Hills: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00South Staffordshire is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Malvern Hills £4.03, South Staffordshire £5.76South Staffordshire: £5.76Malvern Hills: £4.03South Staffordshire: £5.78Malvern Hills: £4.04South Staffordshire: £5.46Malvern Hills: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82South Staffordshire is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 274.2, South Staffordshire 247.5South Staffordshire: 247.5Malvern Hills: 274.2

    274.2Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count247.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 19.7, South Staffordshire 20.0South Staffordshire: 20.0Malvern Hills: 19.7

    19.7South Staffordshire is higher20.0

  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 Staffordshire 38.1South Staffordshire: 38.1Malvern Hills: 37.9

    37.9South Staffordshire is higher38.1

  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 Staffordshire 58.1South Staffordshire: 58.1Malvern Hills: 52.6

    52.6South Staffordshire is higher58.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Malvern Hills 82.9, South Staffordshire 78.0South Staffordshire: 78.0Malvern Hills: 82.9

    82.9Malvern Hills is higherDepends on how you count78.0

  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 Staffordshire 13.4South Staffordshire: 13.4Malvern Hills: 12.2

    12.2South Staffordshire is higher13.4

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Malvern Hills and South Staffordshire, per resident
MeasureMalvern HillsSouth StaffordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,898£4,918£4,646£4,570£4,590£4,335Malvern Hills
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,387£3,402£3,213£3,113£3,127£2,953Malvern Hills
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£914£917£867£820£823£777Malvern Hills
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,116£3,130£2,956£2,857£2,870£2,710Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£74£74£70Malvern Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£177£178£168Malvern Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£5.16£5.18£4.89South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£355£357£337£390£391£370South Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£105£106£100South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£62£63£59South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£713£716£676£619£622£587Malvern Hills
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£136£137£129Malvern Hills
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£131£132£125Malvern Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£3.48£3.49£3.30South Staffordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£3.36£3.38£3.19South Staffordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£5.76£5.78£5.46South Staffordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026274.2247.5Malvern Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.720.0South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.938.1South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.658.1South Staffordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.978.0Malvern Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.213.4South Staffordshire

Total

Malvern Hills is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and South Staffordshire on 22. 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 Staffordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Malvern Hills £407.8m, South Staffordshire £521.8mSouth Staffordshire: £521.8mMalvern Hills: £407.8mSouth Staffordshire: £524.0mMalvern Hills: £409.5mSouth Staffordshire: £495.0mMalvern Hills: £386.8m

    £407.8m£409.5m£386.8mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£521.8m£524.0m£495.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Malvern Hills £282.0m, South Staffordshire £355.5mSouth Staffordshire: £355.5mMalvern Hills: £282.0mSouth Staffordshire: £357.0mMalvern Hills: £283.2mSouth Staffordshire: £337.2mMalvern Hills: £267.5m

    £282.0m£283.2m£267.5mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£355.5m£357.0m£337.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Malvern Hills £76.1m, South Staffordshire £93.6mSouth Staffordshire: £93.6mMalvern Hills: £76.1mSouth Staffordshire: £94.0mMalvern Hills: £76.4mSouth Staffordshire: £88.8mMalvern Hills: £72.2m

    £76.1m£76.4m£72.2mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£93.6m£94.0m£88.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Malvern Hills £259.5m, South Staffordshire £326.2mSouth Staffordshire: £326.2mMalvern Hills: £259.5mSouth Staffordshire: £327.6mMalvern Hills: £260.6mSouth Staffordshire: £309.4mMalvern Hills: £246.1m

    £259.5m£260.6m£246.1mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£326.2m£327.6m£309.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Malvern Hills £6.3m, South Staffordshire £8.4mSouth Staffordshire: £8.4mMalvern Hills: £6.3mSouth Staffordshire: £8.4mMalvern Hills: £6.4mSouth Staffordshire: £8.0mMalvern Hills: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£8.4m£8.4m£8.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills £15.8m, South Staffordshire £20.3mSouth Staffordshire: £20.3mMalvern Hills: £15.8mSouth Staffordshire: £20.3mMalvern Hills: £15.9mSouth Staffordshire: £19.2mMalvern Hills: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£20.3m£20.3m£19.2m

  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 Staffordshire £0.59mSouth Staffordshire: £0.59mMalvern Hills: £0.41mSouth Staffordshire: £0.59mMalvern Hills: £0.41mSouth Staffordshire: £0.56mMalvern Hills: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSouth Staffordshire is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills £29.6m, South Staffordshire £44.5mSouth Staffordshire: £44.5mMalvern Hills: £29.6mSouth Staffordshire: £44.7mMalvern Hills: £29.7mSouth Staffordshire: £42.2mMalvern Hills: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mSouth Staffordshire is higher£44.5m£44.7m£42.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills £7.7m, South Staffordshire £12.0mSouth Staffordshire: £12.0mMalvern Hills: £7.7mSouth Staffordshire: £12.1mMalvern Hills: £7.8mSouth Staffordshire: £11.4mMalvern Hills: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.8m£7.3mSouth Staffordshire is higher£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Malvern Hills £4.6m, South Staffordshire £7.1mSouth Staffordshire: £7.1mMalvern Hills: £4.6mSouth Staffordshire: £7.1mMalvern Hills: £4.6mSouth Staffordshire: £6.7mMalvern Hills: £4.4m

    £4.6m£4.6m£4.4mSouth Staffordshire is higher£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Malvern Hills £59.4m, South Staffordshire £70.7mSouth Staffordshire: £70.7mMalvern Hills: £59.4mSouth Staffordshire: £71.0mMalvern Hills: £59.6mSouth Staffordshire: £67.0mMalvern Hills: £56.3m

    £59.4m£59.6m£56.3mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Malvern Hills £12.0m, South Staffordshire £15.6mSouth Staffordshire: £15.6mMalvern Hills: £12.0mSouth Staffordshire: £15.6mMalvern Hills: £12.1mSouth Staffordshire: £14.8mMalvern Hills: £11.4m

    £12.0m£12.1m£11.4mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Malvern Hills £11.6m, South Staffordshire £15.0mSouth Staffordshire: £15.0mMalvern Hills: £11.6mSouth Staffordshire: £15.1mMalvern Hills: £11.6mSouth Staffordshire: £14.2mMalvern Hills: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.6m£11.0mSouth Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Malvern Hills £0.28m, South Staffordshire £0.40mSouth Staffordshire: £0.40mMalvern Hills: £0.28mSouth Staffordshire: £0.40mMalvern Hills: £0.28mSouth Staffordshire: £0.38mMalvern Hills: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mSouth Staffordshire is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Malvern Hills £0.26m, South Staffordshire £0.38mSouth Staffordshire: £0.38mMalvern Hills: £0.26mSouth Staffordshire: £0.39mMalvern Hills: £0.26mSouth Staffordshire: £0.36mMalvern Hills: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mSouth Staffordshire is higher£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Malvern Hills £0.34m, South Staffordshire £0.66mSouth Staffordshire: £0.66mMalvern Hills: £0.34mSouth Staffordshire: £0.66mMalvern Hills: £0.34mSouth Staffordshire: £0.62mMalvern Hills: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mSouth Staffordshire is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Malvern Hills 22,830, South Staffordshire 28,262South Staffordshire: 28,262Malvern Hills: 22,830

    22,830South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count28,262

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Malvern Hills 1,641, South Staffordshire 2,285South Staffordshire: 2,285Malvern Hills: 1,641

    1,641South Staffordshire is higher2,285

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills 3,153, South Staffordshire 4,352South Staffordshire: 4,352Malvern Hills: 3,153

    3,153South Staffordshire is higher4,352

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Malvern Hills 4,377, South Staffordshire 6,633South Staffordshire: 6,633Malvern Hills: 4,377

    4,377South Staffordshire is higher6,633

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Malvern Hills 6,899, South Staffordshire 8,903South Staffordshire: 8,903Malvern Hills: 6,899

    6,899South Staffordshire is higherDepends on how you count8,903

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Malvern Hills 1,018, South Staffordshire 1,531South Staffordshire: 1,531Malvern Hills: 1,018

    1,018South Staffordshire is higher1,531

Show the numbers
Malvern Hills and South Staffordshire, total
MeasureMalvern HillsSouth StaffordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£407.8m£409.5m£386.8m£521.8m£524.0m£495.0mSouth Staffordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m£355.5m£357.0m£337.2mSouth Staffordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£76.1m£76.4m£72.2m£93.6m£94.0m£88.8mSouth Staffordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£259.5m£260.6m£246.1m£326.2m£327.6m£309.4mSouth Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£8.4m£8.4m£8.0mSouth Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£20.3m£20.3m£19.2mSouth Staffordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mSouth Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£44.5m£44.7m£42.2mSouth Staffordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mSouth Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mSouth Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£59.4m£59.6m£56.3m£70.7m£71.0m£67.0mSouth Staffordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m£15.6m£15.6m£14.8mSouth Staffordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m£15.0m£15.1m£14.2mSouth Staffordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mSouth Staffordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.38m£0.39m£0.36mSouth Staffordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mSouth Staffordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,83028,262South Staffordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6412,285South Staffordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1534,352South Staffordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,3776,633South Staffordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,8998,903South Staffordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0181,531South Staffordshire

Sources

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

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  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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