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Wyre Forest and Canterbury

103,558 and 162,372 residents (mid-2024).

Wyre Forest is higher than Canterbury on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 19 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

Wyre Forest is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Canterbury 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

Wyre Forest Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £5,147, Canterbury £4,593Canterbury: £4,593Wyre Forest: £5,147Canterbury: £4,612Wyre Forest: £5,169Canterbury: £4,357Wyre Forest: £4,882

    £5,147£5,169£4,882Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4,593£4,612£4,357

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest £12,717, Canterbury £12,504Canterbury: £12,504Wyre Forest: £12,717Canterbury: £12,557Wyre Forest: £12,772Canterbury: £11,860Wyre Forest: £12,063

    £12,717£12,772£12,063Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,504£12,557£11,860

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £2,105, Canterbury £1,923Canterbury: £1,923Wyre Forest: £2,105Canterbury: £1,931Wyre Forest: £2,114Canterbury: £1,824Wyre Forest: £1,997

    £2,105£2,114£1,997Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,923£1,931£1,824

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest £11,619, Canterbury £11,368Canterbury: £11,368Wyre Forest: £11,619Canterbury: £11,417Wyre Forest: £11,669Canterbury: £10,783Wyre Forest: £11,021

    £11,619£11,669£11,021Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,368£11,417£10,783

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest £354, Canterbury £392Canterbury: £392Wyre Forest: £354Canterbury: £394Wyre Forest: £356Canterbury: £372Wyre Forest: £336

    £354£356£336Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£392£394£372

  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: Wyre Forest £719, Canterbury £720Canterbury: £720Wyre Forest: £719Canterbury: £723Wyre Forest: £722Canterbury: £683Wyre Forest: £682

    £719£722£682Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£720£723£683

  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: Wyre Forest £25, Canterbury £23Canterbury: £23Wyre Forest: £25Canterbury: £23Wyre Forest: £25Canterbury: £22Wyre Forest: £24

    £25£25£24Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £490, Canterbury £429Canterbury: £429Wyre Forest: £490Canterbury: £431Wyre Forest: £492Canterbury: £407Wyre Forest: £465

    £490£492£465Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£429£431£407

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £131, Canterbury £137Canterbury: £137Wyre Forest: £131Canterbury: £138Wyre Forest: £131Canterbury: £130Wyre Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Canterbury is higher£137£138£130

  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: Wyre Forest £146, Canterbury £112Canterbury: £112Wyre Forest: £146Canterbury: £112Wyre Forest: £147Canterbury: £106Wyre Forest: £138

    £146£147£138Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£112£112£106

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £1,597, Canterbury £1,530Canterbury: £1,530Wyre Forest: £1,597Canterbury: £1,537Wyre Forest: £1,604Canterbury: £1,452Wyre Forest: £1,515

    £1,597£1,604£1,515Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,530£1,537£1,452

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wyre Forest £206, Canterbury £181Canterbury: £181Wyre Forest: £206Canterbury: £182Wyre Forest: £207Canterbury: £172Wyre Forest: £195

    £206£207£195Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£172

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £348, Canterbury £264Canterbury: £264Wyre Forest: £348Canterbury: £265Wyre Forest: £350Canterbury: £250Wyre Forest: £330

    £348£350£330Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£264£265£250

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £6.34, Canterbury £8.82Canterbury: £8.82Wyre Forest: £6.34Canterbury: £8.86Wyre Forest: £6.36Canterbury: £8.37Wyre Forest: £6.01

    £6.34£6.36£6.01Canterbury is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £7.82, Canterbury £7.96Canterbury: £7.96Wyre Forest: £7.82Canterbury: £7.99Wyre Forest: £7.86Canterbury: £7.55Wyre Forest: £7.42

    £7.82£7.86£7.42Canterbury is higher£7.96£7.99£7.55

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £5.37, Canterbury £4.74Canterbury: £4.74Wyre Forest: £5.37Canterbury: £4.76Wyre Forest: £5.39Canterbury: £4.50Wyre Forest: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4.74£4.76£4.50

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest 1,002.1, Canterbury 999.0Canterbury: 999.0Wyre Forest: 1,002.1

    1,002.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count999.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest 94.9, Canterbury 89.5Canterbury: 89.5Wyre Forest: 94.9

    94.9Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count89.5

  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: Wyre Forest 152.8, Canterbury 147.3Canterbury: 147.3Wyre Forest: 152.8

    152.8Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count147.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 72.7, Canterbury 66.2Canterbury: 66.2Wyre Forest: 72.7

    72.7Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count66.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest 197.5, Canterbury 171.3Canterbury: 171.3Wyre Forest: 197.5

    197.5Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count171.3

  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: Wyre Forest 32.2, Canterbury 24.9Canterbury: 24.9Wyre Forest: 32.2

    32.2Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count24.9

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Wyre Forest and Canterbury, per person in the age group
MeasureWyre ForestCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,147£5,169£4,882£4,593£4,612£4,357Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,717£12,772£12,063£12,504£12,557£11,860Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,105£2,114£1,997£1,923£1,931£1,824Wyre Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,619£11,669£11,021£11,368£11,417£10,783Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£356£336£392£394£372Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£719£722£682£720£723£683Canterbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£23£23£22Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£490£492£465£429£431£407Wyre Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£137£138£130Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£138£112£112£106Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,597£1,604£1,515£1,530£1,537£1,452Wyre Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£195£181£182£172Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£348£350£330£264£265£250Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.34£6.36£6.01£8.82£8.86£8.37Canterbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42£7.96£7.99£7.55Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.74£4.76£4.50Wyre Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.1999.0Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202694.989.5Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.8147.3Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.766.2Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.5171.3Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.224.9Wyre Forest

Per resident

Wyre Forest is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Canterbury on 4. 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

Wyre Forest Canterbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £5,147, Canterbury £4,593Canterbury: £4,593Wyre Forest: £5,147Canterbury: £4,612Wyre Forest: £5,169Canterbury: £4,357Wyre Forest: £4,882

    £5,147£5,169£4,882Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4,593£4,612£4,357

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £3,089, Canterbury £2,654Canterbury: £2,654Wyre Forest: £3,089Canterbury: £2,665Wyre Forest: £3,103Canterbury: £2,517Wyre Forest: £2,930

    £3,089£3,103£2,930Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,654£2,665£2,517

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £1,225, Canterbury £1,187Canterbury: £1,187Wyre Forest: £1,225Canterbury: £1,192Wyre Forest: £1,230Canterbury: £1,126Wyre Forest: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,187£1,192£1,126

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wyre Forest £2,823, Canterbury £2,413Canterbury: £2,413Wyre Forest: £2,823Canterbury: £2,423Wyre Forest: £2,835Canterbury: £2,288Wyre Forest: £2,677

    £2,823£2,835£2,677Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,413£2,423£2,288

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wyre Forest £86, Canterbury £83Canterbury: £83Wyre Forest: £86Canterbury: £84Wyre Forest: £86Canterbury: £79Wyre Forest: £82

    £86£86£82Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£83£84£79

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £175, Canterbury £153Canterbury: £153Wyre Forest: £175Canterbury: £154Wyre Forest: £175Canterbury: £145Wyre Forest: £166

    £175£175£166Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £6.05, Canterbury £4.82Canterbury: £4.82Wyre Forest: £6.05Canterbury: £4.84Wyre Forest: £6.08Canterbury: £4.57Wyre Forest: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4.82£4.84£4.57

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £490, Canterbury £429Canterbury: £429Wyre Forest: £490Canterbury: £431Wyre Forest: £492Canterbury: £407Wyre Forest: £465

    £490£492£465Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£429£431£407

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £131, Canterbury £137Canterbury: £137Wyre Forest: £131Canterbury: £138Wyre Forest: £131Canterbury: £130Wyre Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Canterbury is higher£137£138£130

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £85, Canterbury £69Canterbury: £69Wyre Forest: £85Canterbury: £69Wyre Forest: £85Canterbury: £65Wyre Forest: £81

    £85£85£81Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£69£69£65

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wyre Forest £929, Canterbury £945Canterbury: £945Wyre Forest: £929Canterbury: £949Wyre Forest: £933Canterbury: £896Wyre Forest: £882

    £929£933£882Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count£945£949£896

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wyre Forest £206, Canterbury £181Canterbury: £181Wyre Forest: £206Canterbury: £182Wyre Forest: £207Canterbury: £172Wyre Forest: £195

    £206£207£195Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£172

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wyre Forest £203, Canterbury £163Canterbury: £163Wyre Forest: £203Canterbury: £164Wyre Forest: £203Canterbury: £154Wyre Forest: £192

    £203£203£192Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£163£164£154

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wyre Forest £3.69, Canterbury £5.45Canterbury: £5.45Wyre Forest: £3.69Canterbury: £5.47Wyre Forest: £3.71Canterbury: £5.17Wyre Forest: £3.50

    £3.69£3.71£3.50Canterbury is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wyre Forest £4.55, Canterbury £4.91Canterbury: £4.91Wyre Forest: £4.55Canterbury: £4.93Wyre Forest: £4.57Canterbury: £4.66Wyre Forest: £4.32

    £4.55£4.57£4.32Canterbury is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £5.37, Canterbury £4.74Canterbury: £4.74Wyre Forest: £5.37Canterbury: £4.76Wyre Forest: £5.39Canterbury: £4.50Wyre Forest: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4.74£4.76£4.50

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 243.4, Canterbury 212.0Canterbury: 212.0Wyre Forest: 243.4

    243.4Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count212.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 23.1, Canterbury 19.0Canterbury: 19.0Wyre Forest: 23.1

    23.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count19.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 37.1, Canterbury 31.3Canterbury: 31.3Wyre Forest: 37.1

    37.1Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 72.7, Canterbury 66.2Canterbury: 66.2Wyre Forest: 72.7

    72.7Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count66.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 115.0, Canterbury 105.8Canterbury: 105.8Wyre Forest: 115.0

    115.0Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count105.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 18.7, Canterbury 15.4Canterbury: 15.4Wyre Forest: 18.7

    18.7Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count15.4

Show the numbers
Wyre Forest and Canterbury, per resident
MeasureWyre ForestCanterburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,147£5,169£4,882£4,593£4,612£4,357Wyre Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,089£3,103£2,930£2,654£2,665£2,517Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,187£1,192£1,126Wyre Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,823£2,835£2,677£2,413£2,423£2,288Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£86£82£83£84£79Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£175£175£166£153£154£145Wyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£4.82£4.84£4.57Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£490£492£465£429£431£407Wyre Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£137£138£130Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£69£69£65Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£929£933£882£945£949£896Canterbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£195£181£182£172Wyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£203£203£192£163£164£154Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.69£3.71£3.50£5.45£5.47£5.17Canterbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.55£4.57£4.32£4.91£4.93£4.66Canterbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£4.74£4.76£4.50Wyre Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026243.4212.0Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.119.0Wyre Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.131.3Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.766.2Wyre Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026115.0105.8Wyre Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.715.4Wyre Forest

Total

Wyre Forest is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Canterbury 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

Wyre Forest Canterbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wyre Forest £533.0m, Canterbury £745.8mCanterbury: £745.8mWyre Forest: £533.0mCanterbury: £748.9mWyre Forest: £535.2mCanterbury: £707.4mWyre Forest: £505.6m

    £533.0m£535.2m£505.6mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£745.8m£748.9m£707.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wyre Forest £319.9m, Canterbury £430.9mCanterbury: £430.9mWyre Forest: £319.9mCanterbury: £432.7mWyre Forest: £321.3mCanterbury: £408.7mWyre Forest: £303.5m

    £319.9m£321.3m£303.5mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£430.9m£432.7m£408.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wyre Forest £126.9m, Canterbury £192.7mCanterbury: £192.7mWyre Forest: £126.9mCanterbury: £193.5mWyre Forest: £127.4mCanterbury: £182.8mWyre Forest: £120.3m

    £126.9m£127.4m£120.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£192.7m£193.5m£182.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wyre Forest £292.3m, Canterbury £391.7mCanterbury: £391.7mWyre Forest: £292.3mCanterbury: £393.4mWyre Forest: £293.6mCanterbury: £371.6mWyre Forest: £277.3m

    £292.3m£293.6m£277.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£391.7m£393.4m£371.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wyre Forest £8.9m, Canterbury £13.5mCanterbury: £13.5mWyre Forest: £8.9mCanterbury: £13.6mWyre Forest: £9.0mCanterbury: £12.8mWyre Forest: £8.5m

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest £18.1m, Canterbury £24.8mCanterbury: £24.8mWyre Forest: £18.1mCanterbury: £24.9mWyre Forest: £18.2mCanterbury: £23.5mWyre Forest: £17.2m

    £18.1m£18.2m£17.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£24.8m£24.9m£23.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wyre Forest £0.63m, Canterbury £0.78mCanterbury: £0.78mWyre Forest: £0.63mCanterbury: £0.79mWyre Forest: £0.63mCanterbury: £0.74mWyre Forest: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest £50.8m, Canterbury £69.7mCanterbury: £69.7mWyre Forest: £50.8mCanterbury: £70.0mWyre Forest: £51.0mCanterbury: £66.1mWyre Forest: £48.1m

    £50.8m£51.0m£48.1mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£69.7m£70.0m£66.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest £13.5m, Canterbury £22.3mCanterbury: £22.3mWyre Forest: £13.5mCanterbury: £22.4mWyre Forest: £13.6mCanterbury: £21.2mWyre Forest: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.6m£12.8mCanterbury is higher£22.3m£22.4m£21.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wyre Forest £8.8m, Canterbury £11.2mCanterbury: £11.2mWyre Forest: £8.8mCanterbury: £11.2mWyre Forest: £8.8mCanterbury: £10.6mWyre Forest: £8.3m

    £8.8m£8.8m£8.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wyre Forest £96.2m, Canterbury £153.4mCanterbury: £153.4mWyre Forest: £96.2mCanterbury: £154.1mWyre Forest: £96.7mCanterbury: £145.5mWyre Forest: £91.3m

    £96.2m£96.7m£91.3mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£153.4m£154.1m£145.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wyre Forest £21.3m, Canterbury £29.4mCanterbury: £29.4mWyre Forest: £21.3mCanterbury: £29.5mWyre Forest: £21.4mCanterbury: £27.9mWyre Forest: £20.2m

    £21.3m£21.4m£20.2mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wyre Forest £21.0m, Canterbury £26.4mCanterbury: £26.4mWyre Forest: £21.0mCanterbury: £26.5mWyre Forest: £21.1mCanterbury: £25.1mWyre Forest: £19.9m

    £21.0m£21.1m£19.9mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£26.4m£26.5m£25.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wyre Forest £0.38m, Canterbury £0.88mCanterbury: £0.88mWyre Forest: £0.38mCanterbury: £0.89mWyre Forest: £0.38mCanterbury: £0.84mWyre Forest: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mCanterbury is higher£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wyre Forest £0.47m, Canterbury £0.80mCanterbury: £0.80mWyre Forest: £0.47mCanterbury: £0.80mWyre Forest: £0.47mCanterbury: £0.76mWyre Forest: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mCanterbury is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wyre Forest £0.56m, Canterbury £0.77mCanterbury: £0.77mWyre Forest: £0.56mCanterbury: £0.77mWyre Forest: £0.56mCanterbury: £0.73mWyre Forest: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCanterbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wyre Forest 25,210, Canterbury 34,426Canterbury: 34,426Wyre Forest: 25,210

    25,210Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count34,426

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wyre Forest 2,388, Canterbury 3,083Canterbury: 3,083Wyre Forest: 2,388

    2,388Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count3,083

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest 3,845, Canterbury 5,074Canterbury: 5,074Wyre Forest: 3,845

    3,845Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count5,074

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest 7,531, Canterbury 10,752Canterbury: 10,752Wyre Forest: 7,531

    7,531Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count10,752

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wyre Forest 11,904, Canterbury 17,175Canterbury: 17,175Wyre Forest: 11,904

    11,904Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count17,175

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wyre Forest 1,940, Canterbury 2,495Canterbury: 2,495Wyre Forest: 1,940

    1,940Canterbury is higherDepends on how you count2,495

Show the numbers
Wyre Forest and Canterbury, total
MeasureWyre ForestCanterburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£533.0m£535.2m£505.6m£745.8m£748.9m£707.4mCanterbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m£430.9m£432.7m£408.7mCanterbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m£192.7m£193.5m£182.8mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m£391.7m£393.4m£371.6mCanterbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mCanterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m£24.8m£24.9m£23.5mCanterbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mCanterbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.8m£51.0m£48.1m£69.7m£70.0m£66.1mCanterbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£22.3m£22.4m£21.2mCanterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mCanterbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m£153.4m£154.1m£145.5mCanterbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m£29.4m£29.5m£27.9mCanterbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m£26.4m£26.5m£25.1mCanterbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mCanterbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mCanterbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mCanterbury
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,21034,426Canterbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3883,083Canterbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8455,074Canterbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,53110,752Canterbury
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,90417,175Canterbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9402,495Canterbury

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.
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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.
  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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