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Stevenage and Gloucester

91,234 and 137,857 residents (mid-2024).

Stevenage is higher than Gloucester on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 16 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

Stevenage is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Gloucester 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

Stevenage Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,112, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Stevenage: £4,112Gloucester: £4,139Stevenage: £4,130Gloucester: £3,909Stevenage: £3,901

    £4,112£4,130£3,901Gloucester is higher£4,121£4,139£3,909

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £13,039, Gloucester £12,713Gloucester: £12,713Stevenage: £13,039Gloucester: £12,767Stevenage: £13,095Gloucester: £12,058Stevenage: £12,368

    £13,039£13,095£12,368Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£12,713£12,767£12,058

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £2,074, Gloucester £2,007Gloucester: £2,007Stevenage: £2,074Gloucester: £2,016Stevenage: £2,082Gloucester: £1,904Stevenage: £1,967

    £2,074£2,082£1,967Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£2,007£2,016£1,904

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £11,748, Gloucester £11,459Gloucester: £11,459Stevenage: £11,748Gloucester: £11,508Stevenage: £11,798Gloucester: £10,870Stevenage: £11,144

    £11,748£11,798£11,144Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£11,459£11,508£10,870

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £479, Gloucester £466Gloucester: £466Stevenage: £479Gloucester: £468Stevenage: £481Gloucester: £442Stevenage: £454

    £479£481£454Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£466£468£442

  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: Stevenage £784, Gloucester £761Gloucester: £761Stevenage: £784Gloucester: £765Stevenage: £788Gloucester: £722Stevenage: £744

    £784£788£744Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£761£765£722

  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: Stevenage £27, Gloucester £26Gloucester: £26Stevenage: £27Gloucester: £26Stevenage: £28Gloucester: £24Stevenage: £26

    £27£28£26Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £418, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Stevenage: £418Gloucester: £429Stevenage: £420Gloucester: £405Stevenage: £397

    £418£420£397Gloucester is higher£427£429£405

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £190, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Stevenage: £190Gloucester: £126Stevenage: £190Gloucester: £119Stevenage: £180

    £190£190£180Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119

  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: Stevenage £123, Gloucester £98Gloucester: £98Stevenage: £123Gloucester: £99Stevenage: £124Gloucester: £93Stevenage: £117

    £123£124£117Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,645, Gloucester £1,588Gloucester: £1,588Stevenage: £1,645Gloucester: £1,595Stevenage: £1,652Gloucester: £1,507Stevenage: £1,560

    £1,645£1,652£1,560Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,588£1,595£1,507

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £243, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Stevenage: £243Gloucester: £250Stevenage: £244Gloucester: £236Stevenage: £230

    £243£244£230Gloucester is higher£249£250£236

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £289, Gloucester £309Gloucester: £309Stevenage: £289Gloucester: £311Stevenage: £290Gloucester: £293Stevenage: £274

    £289£290£274Gloucester is higher£309£311£293

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £8.20, Gloucester £6.08Gloucester: £6.08Stevenage: £8.20Gloucester: £6.11Stevenage: £8.24Gloucester: £5.77Stevenage: £7.78

    £8.20£8.24£7.78Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£6.08£6.11£5.77

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £7.75, Gloucester £5.18Gloucester: £5.18Stevenage: £7.75Gloucester: £5.20Stevenage: £7.78Gloucester: £4.91Stevenage: £7.35

    £7.75£7.78£7.35Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.18£5.20£4.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £5.72, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Stevenage: £5.72Gloucester: £6.65Stevenage: £5.75Gloucester: £6.28Stevenage: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Gloucester is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 1,018.4, Gloucester 1,019.0Gloucester: 1,019.0Stevenage: 1,018.4

    1,018.4Gloucester is higher1,019.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 109.9, Gloucester 103.6Gloucester: 103.6Stevenage: 109.9

    109.9Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count103.6

  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: Stevenage 162.2, Gloucester 161.6Gloucester: 161.6Stevenage: 162.2

    162.2Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count161.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 65.2, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Stevenage: 65.2

    65.2Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count64.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stevenage 189.5, Gloucester 185.1Gloucester: 185.1Stevenage: 189.5

    189.5Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count185.1

  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: Stevenage 27.0, Gloucester 21.3Gloucester: 21.3Stevenage: 27.0

    27.0Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count21.3

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Stevenage and Gloucester, per person in the age group
MeasureStevenageGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,112£4,130£3,901£4,121£4,139£3,909Gloucester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,039£13,095£12,368£12,713£12,767£12,058Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,074£2,082£1,967£2,007£2,016£1,904Stevenage
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,748£11,798£11,144£11,459£11,508£10,870Stevenage
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£479£481£454£466£468£442Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£784£788£744£761£765£722Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£28£26£26£26£24Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£418£420£397£427£429£405Gloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£126£126£119Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£123£124£117£98£99£93Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,645£1,652£1,560£1,588£1,595£1,507Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£243£244£230£249£250£236Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£289£290£274£309£311£293Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.20£8.24£7.78£6.08£6.11£5.77Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.75£7.78£7.35£5.18£5.20£4.91Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£6.62£6.65£6.28Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.41,019.0Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.9103.6Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.2161.6Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.264.3Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026189.5185.1Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.021.3Stevenage

Per resident

Stevenage is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 13. 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

Stevenage Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,112, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Stevenage: £4,112Gloucester: £4,139Stevenage: £4,130Gloucester: £3,909Stevenage: £3,901

    £4,112£4,130£3,901Gloucester is higher£4,121£4,139£3,909

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,924, Gloucester £2,026Gloucester: £2,026Stevenage: £1,924Gloucester: £2,035Stevenage: £1,932Gloucester: £1,922Stevenage: £1,825

    £1,924£1,932£1,825Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£2,026£2,035£1,922

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,332, Gloucester £1,287Gloucester: £1,287Stevenage: £1,332Gloucester: £1,292Stevenage: £1,338Gloucester: £1,221Stevenage: £1,263

    £1,332£1,338£1,263Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,287£1,292£1,221

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stevenage £1,734, Gloucester £1,826Gloucester: £1,826Stevenage: £1,734Gloucester: £1,834Stevenage: £1,741Gloucester: £1,733Stevenage: £1,644

    £1,734£1,741£1,644Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,826£1,834£1,733

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stevenage £71, Gloucester £74Gloucester: £74Stevenage: £71Gloucester: £75Stevenage: £71Gloucester: £70Stevenage: £67

    £71£71£67Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£74£75£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £116, Gloucester £121Gloucester: £121Stevenage: £116Gloucester: £122Stevenage: £116Gloucester: £115Stevenage: £110

    £116£116£110Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stevenage £4.06, Gloucester £4.10Gloucester: £4.10Stevenage: £4.06Gloucester: £4.12Stevenage: £4.08Gloucester: £3.89Stevenage: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£4.10£4.12£3.89

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £418, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Stevenage: £418Gloucester: £429Stevenage: £420Gloucester: £405Stevenage: £397

    £418£420£397Gloucester is higher£427£429£405

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £190, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Stevenage: £190Gloucester: £126Stevenage: £190Gloucester: £119Stevenage: £180

    £190£190£180Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stevenage £79, Gloucester £63Gloucester: £63Stevenage: £79Gloucester: £63Stevenage: £80Gloucester: £60Stevenage: £75

    £79£80£75Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£63£63£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stevenage £1,057, Gloucester £1,018Gloucester: £1,018Stevenage: £1,057Gloucester: £1,023Stevenage: £1,061Gloucester: £966Stevenage: £1,002

    £1,057£1,061£1,002Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,018£1,023£966

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £243, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Stevenage: £243Gloucester: £250Stevenage: £244Gloucester: £236Stevenage: £230

    £243£244£230Gloucester is higher£249£250£236

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £186, Gloucester £198Gloucester: £198Stevenage: £186Gloucester: £199Stevenage: £187Gloucester: £188Stevenage: £176

    £186£187£176Gloucester is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £5.27, Gloucester £3.90Gloucester: £3.90Stevenage: £5.27Gloucester: £3.92Stevenage: £5.29Gloucester: £3.70Stevenage: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£3.90£3.92£3.70

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stevenage £4.98, Gloucester £3.32Gloucester: £3.32Stevenage: £4.98Gloucester: £3.34Stevenage: £5.00Gloucester: £3.15Stevenage: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £5.72, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Stevenage: £5.72Gloucester: £6.65Stevenage: £5.75Gloucester: £6.28Stevenage: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Gloucester is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 150.3, Gloucester 162.4Gloucester: 162.4Stevenage: 150.3

    150.3Gloucester is higher162.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.2, Gloucester 16.5Gloucester: 16.5Stevenage: 16.2

    16.2Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count16.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 23.9, Gloucester 25.8Gloucester: 25.8Stevenage: 23.9

    23.9Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 65.2, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Stevenage: 65.2

    65.2Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count64.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 121.7, Gloucester 118.6Gloucester: 118.6Stevenage: 121.7

    121.7Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count118.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 17.4, Gloucester 13.7Gloucester: 13.7Stevenage: 17.4

    17.4Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count13.7

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Stevenage and Gloucester, per resident
MeasureStevenageGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,112£4,130£3,901£4,121£4,139£3,909Gloucester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,924£1,932£1,825£2,026£2,035£1,922Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,263£1,287£1,292£1,221Stevenage
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,734£1,741£1,644£1,826£1,834£1,733Gloucester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£74£75£70Gloucester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£121£122£115Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£4.10£4.12£3.89Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£418£420£397£427£429£405Gloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£190£180£126£126£119Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£80£75£63£63£60Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,057£1,061£1,002£1,018£1,023£966Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£243£244£230£249£250£236Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£186£187£176£198£199£188Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£3.90£3.92£3.70Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£3.32£3.34£3.15Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£6.62£6.65£6.28Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026150.3162.4Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.216.5Gloucester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.925.8Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.264.3Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026121.7118.6Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.413.7Stevenage

Total

Stevenage is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Gloucester 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

Stevenage Gloucester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stevenage £375.2m, Gloucester £568.1mGloucester: £568.1mStevenage: £375.2mGloucester: £570.6mStevenage: £376.8mGloucester: £538.9mStevenage: £355.9m

    £375.2m£376.8m£355.9mGloucester is higher£568.1m£570.6m£538.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stevenage £175.5m, Gloucester £279.3mGloucester: £279.3mStevenage: £175.5mGloucester: £280.5mStevenage: £176.3mGloucester: £265.0mStevenage: £166.5m

    £175.5m£176.3m£166.5mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£279.3m£280.5m£265.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stevenage £121.5m, Gloucester £177.4mGloucester: £177.4mStevenage: £121.5mGloucester: £178.1mStevenage: £122.0mGloucester: £168.3mStevenage: £115.3m

    £121.5m£122.0m£115.3mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£177.4m£178.1m£168.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stevenage £158.2m, Gloucester £251.8mGloucester: £251.8mStevenage: £158.2mGloucester: £252.9mStevenage: £158.8mGloucester: £238.8mStevenage: £150.0m

    £158.2m£158.8m£150.0mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£251.8m£252.9m£238.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage £6.4m, Gloucester £10.2mGloucester: £10.2mStevenage: £6.4mGloucester: £10.3mStevenage: £6.5mGloucester: £9.7mStevenage: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.5m£6.1mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £10.6m, Gloucester £16.7mGloucester: £16.7mStevenage: £10.6mGloucester: £16.8mStevenage: £10.6mGloucester: £15.9mStevenage: £10.0m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.0mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stevenage £0.37m, Gloucester £0.57mGloucester: £0.57mStevenage: £0.37mGloucester: £0.57mStevenage: £0.37mGloucester: £0.54mStevenage: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £38.2m, Gloucester £58.9mGloucester: £58.9mStevenage: £38.2mGloucester: £59.1mStevenage: £38.3mGloucester: £55.8mStevenage: £36.2m

    £38.2m£38.3m£36.2mGloucester is higher£58.9m£59.1m£55.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £17.3m, Gloucester £17.3mGloucester: £17.3mStevenage: £17.3mGloucester: £17.4mStevenage: £17.4mGloucester: £16.4mStevenage: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage £7.2m, Gloucester £8.7mGloucester: £8.7mStevenage: £7.2mGloucester: £8.7mStevenage: £7.3mGloucester: £8.2mStevenage: £6.9m

    £7.2m£7.3m£6.9mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage £96.4m, Gloucester £140.4mGloucester: £140.4mStevenage: £96.4mGloucester: £141.0mStevenage: £96.8mGloucester: £133.1mStevenage: £91.4m

    £96.4m£96.8m£91.4mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£140.4m£141.0m£133.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stevenage £22.1m, Gloucester £34.3mGloucester: £34.3mStevenage: £22.1mGloucester: £34.5mStevenage: £22.2mGloucester: £32.6mStevenage: £21.0m

    £22.1m£22.2m£21.0mGloucester is higher£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stevenage £17.0m, Gloucester £27.3mGloucester: £27.3mStevenage: £17.0mGloucester: £27.4mStevenage: £17.0mGloucester: £25.9mStevenage: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.0m£16.1mGloucester is higher£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stevenage £0.48m, Gloucester £0.54mGloucester: £0.54mStevenage: £0.48mGloucester: £0.54mStevenage: £0.48mGloucester: £0.51mStevenage: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stevenage £0.45m, Gloucester £0.46mGloucester: £0.46mStevenage: £0.45mGloucester: £0.46mStevenage: £0.46mGloucester: £0.43mStevenage: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stevenage £0.52m, Gloucester £0.91mGloucester: £0.91mStevenage: £0.52mGloucester: £0.92mStevenage: £0.52mGloucester: £0.87mStevenage: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.50mGloucester is higher£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stevenage 13,710, Gloucester 22,391Gloucester: 22,391Stevenage: 13,710

    13,710Gloucester is higher22,391

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage 1,479, Gloucester 2,276Gloucester: 2,276Stevenage: 1,479

    1,479Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count2,276

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 2,183, Gloucester 3,550Gloucester: 3,550Stevenage: 2,183

    2,183Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count3,550

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 5,945, Gloucester 8,858Gloucester: 8,858Stevenage: 5,945

    5,945Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count8,858

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage 11,107, Gloucester 16,355Gloucester: 16,355Stevenage: 11,107

    11,107Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count16,355

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage 1,584, Gloucester 1,882Gloucester: 1,882Stevenage: 1,584

    1,584Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,882

Show the numbers
Stevenage and Gloucester, total
MeasureStevenageGloucesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£375.2m£376.8m£355.9m£568.1m£570.6m£538.9mGloucester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.5m£176.3m£166.5m£279.3m£280.5m£265.0mGloucester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£121.5m£122.0m£115.3m£177.4m£178.1m£168.3mGloucester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£158.2m£158.8m£150.0m£251.8m£252.9m£238.8mGloucester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mGloucester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mGloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mGloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m£58.9m£59.1m£55.8mGloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mGloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mGloucester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m£140.4m£141.0m£133.1mGloucester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m£34.3m£34.5m£32.6mGloucester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m£27.3m£27.4m£25.9mGloucester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mGloucester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mGloucester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mGloucester
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,71022,391Gloucester
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4792,276Gloucester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,1833,550Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,9458,858Gloucester
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,10716,355Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5841,882Gloucester

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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