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Bury and Gloucester

198,136 and 137,857 residents (mid-2024).

Bury is higher than Gloucester on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Bury is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 2. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Bury Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury £4,497, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Bury: £4,497Gloucester: £4,139Bury: £4,516Gloucester: £3,909Bury: £4,266

    £4,497£4,516£4,266Bury 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: Bury £12,993, Gloucester £12,713Gloucester: £12,713Bury: £12,993Gloucester: £12,767Bury: £13,048Gloucester: £12,058Bury: £12,324

    £12,993£13,048£12,324Bury is higher£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: Bury £2,263, Gloucester £2,007Gloucester: £2,007Bury: £2,263Gloucester: £2,016Bury: £2,272Gloucester: £1,904Bury: £2,146

    £2,263£2,272£2,146Bury is higher£2,007£2,016£1,904

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bury £11,659, Gloucester £11,459Gloucester: £11,459Bury: £11,659Gloucester: £11,508Bury: £11,708Gloucester: £10,870Bury: £11,059

    £11,659£11,708£11,059Bury is higher£11,459£11,508£10,870

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bury £509, Gloucester £466Gloucester: £466Bury: £509Gloucester: £468Bury: £511Gloucester: £442Bury: £483

    £509£511£483Bury is higher£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: Bury £795, Gloucester £761Gloucester: £761Bury: £795Gloucester: £765Bury: £799Gloucester: £722Bury: £754

    £795£799£754Bury is higher£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: Bury £30, Gloucester £26Gloucester: £26Bury: £30Gloucester: £26Bury: £30Gloucester: £24Bury: £28

    £30£30£28Bury is higher£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bury £499, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Bury: £499Gloucester: £429Bury: £501Gloucester: £405Bury: £474

    £499£501£474Bury 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: Bury £153, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Bury: £153Gloucester: £126Bury: £154Gloucester: £119Bury: £145

    £153£154£145Bury is higher£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: Bury £130, Gloucester £98Gloucester: £98Bury: £130Gloucester: £99Bury: £131Gloucester: £93Bury: £123

    £130£131£123Bury is higher£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury £1,757, Gloucester £1,588Gloucester: £1,588Bury: £1,757Gloucester: £1,595Bury: £1,765Gloucester: £1,507Bury: £1,667

    £1,757£1,765£1,667Bury is higher£1,588£1,595£1,507

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury £180, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Bury: £180Gloucester: £250Bury: £181Gloucester: £236Bury: £171

    £180£181£171Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£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: Bury £361, Gloucester £309Gloucester: £309Bury: £361Gloucester: £311Bury: £362Gloucester: £293Bury: £342

    £361£362£342Bury 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: Bury £7.55, Gloucester £6.08Gloucester: £6.08Bury: £7.55Gloucester: £6.11Bury: £7.58Gloucester: £5.77Bury: £7.16

    £7.55£7.58£7.16Bury is higher£6.08£6.11£5.77

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury £6.84, Gloucester £5.18Gloucester: £5.18Bury: £6.84Gloucester: £5.20Bury: £6.87Gloucester: £4.91Bury: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Bury is higher£5.18£5.20£4.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury £7.69, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Bury: £7.69Gloucester: £6.65Bury: £7.72Gloucester: £6.28Bury: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Bury 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: Bury 1,013.7, Gloucester 1,019.0Gloucester: 1,019.0Bury: 1,013.7

    1,013.7Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,019.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury 115.6, Gloucester 103.6Gloucester: 103.6Bury: 115.6

    115.6Bury is higher103.6

  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: Bury 163.0, Gloucester 161.6Gloucester: 161.6Bury: 163.0

    163.0Bury is higher161.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury 74.5, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Bury: 74.5

    74.5Bury is higher64.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bury 217.2, Gloucester 185.1Gloucester: 185.1Bury: 217.2

    217.2Bury is higher185.1

  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: Bury 29.7, Gloucester 21.3Gloucester: 21.3Bury: 29.7

    29.7Bury is higher21.3

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Bury and Gloucester, per person in the age group
MeasureBuryGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,497£4,516£4,266£4,121£4,139£3,909Bury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,993£13,048£12,324£12,713£12,767£12,058Bury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,263£2,272£2,146£2,007£2,016£1,904Bury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,659£11,708£11,059£11,459£11,508£10,870Bury
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£509£511£483£466£468£442Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£799£754£761£765£722Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£26£26£24Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£474£427£429£405Bury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£126£126£119Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£130£131£123£98£99£93Bury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,757£1,765£1,667£1,588£1,595£1,507Bury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£249£250£236Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£361£362£342£309£311£293Bury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.55£7.58£7.16£6.08£6.11£5.77Bury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£5.18£5.20£4.91Bury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£6.62£6.65£6.28Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.71,019.0Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.6103.6Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026163.0161.6Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.564.3Bury
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026217.2185.1Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.721.3Bury

Per resident

Bury is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Gloucester 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

Bury Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury £4,497, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Bury: £4,497Gloucester: £4,139Bury: £4,516Gloucester: £3,909Bury: £4,266

    £4,497£4,516£4,266Bury is higher£4,121£4,139£3,909

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury £2,260, Gloucester £2,026Gloucester: £2,026Bury: £2,260Gloucester: £2,035Bury: £2,270Gloucester: £1,922Bury: £2,144

    £2,260£2,270£2,144Bury is higher£2,026£2,035£1,922

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury £1,397, Gloucester £1,287Gloucester: £1,287Bury: £1,397Gloucester: £1,292Bury: £1,403Gloucester: £1,221Bury: £1,325

    £1,397£1,403£1,325Bury is higher£1,287£1,292£1,221

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury £2,028, Gloucester £1,826Gloucester: £1,826Bury: £2,028Gloucester: £1,834Bury: £2,037Gloucester: £1,733Bury: £1,924

    £2,028£2,037£1,924Bury is higher£1,826£1,834£1,733

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury £89, Gloucester £74Gloucester: £74Bury: £89Gloucester: £75Bury: £89Gloucester: £70Bury: £84

    £89£89£84Bury is higher£74£75£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bury £138, Gloucester £121Gloucester: £121Bury: £138Gloucester: £122Bury: £139Gloucester: £115Bury: £131

    £138£139£131Bury is higher£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: Bury £5.17, Gloucester £4.10Gloucester: £4.10Bury: £5.17Gloucester: £4.12Bury: £5.19Gloucester: £3.89Bury: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90Bury is higher£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: Bury £499, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Bury: £499Gloucester: £429Bury: £501Gloucester: £405Bury: £474

    £499£501£474Bury 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: Bury £153, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Bury: £153Gloucester: £126Bury: £154Gloucester: £119Bury: £145

    £153£154£145Bury is higher£126£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bury £80, Gloucester £63Gloucester: £63Bury: £80Gloucester: £63Bury: £81Gloucester: £60Bury: £76

    £80£81£76Bury is higher£63£63£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury £1,085, Gloucester £1,018Gloucester: £1,018Bury: £1,085Gloucester: £1,023Bury: £1,089Gloucester: £966Bury: £1,029

    £1,085£1,089£1,029Bury is higher£1,018£1,023£966

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury £180, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Bury: £180Gloucester: £250Bury: £181Gloucester: £236Bury: £171

    £180£181£171Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£249£250£236

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury £223, Gloucester £198Gloucester: £198Bury: £223Gloucester: £199Bury: £224Gloucester: £188Bury: £211

    £223£224£211Bury is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury £4.66, Gloucester £3.90Gloucester: £3.90Bury: £4.66Gloucester: £3.92Bury: £4.68Gloucester: £3.70Bury: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Bury is higher£3.90£3.92£3.70

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury £4.23, Gloucester £3.32Gloucester: £3.32Bury: £4.23Gloucester: £3.34Bury: £4.25Gloucester: £3.15Bury: £4.01

    £4.23£4.25£4.01Bury is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury £7.69, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Bury: £7.69Gloucester: £6.65Bury: £7.72Gloucester: £6.28Bury: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Bury is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury 176.4, Gloucester 162.4Gloucester: 162.4Bury: 176.4

    176.4Bury is higherDepends on how you count162.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury 20.1, Gloucester 16.5Gloucester: 16.5Bury: 20.1

    20.1Bury is higher16.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury 28.4, Gloucester 25.8Gloucester: 25.8Bury: 28.4

    28.4Bury is higher25.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury 74.5, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Bury: 74.5

    74.5Bury is higher64.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury 134.1, Gloucester 118.6Gloucester: 118.6Bury: 134.1

    134.1Bury is higher118.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury 18.3, Gloucester 13.7Gloucester: 13.7Bury: 18.3

    18.3Bury is higher13.7

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Bury and Gloucester, per resident
MeasureBuryGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,497£4,516£4,266£4,121£4,139£3,909Bury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,260£2,270£2,144£2,026£2,035£1,922Bury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,397£1,403£1,325£1,287£1,292£1,221Bury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,028£2,037£1,924£1,826£1,834£1,733Bury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£74£75£70Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£121£122£115Bury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£4.10£4.12£3.89Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£499£501£474£427£429£405Bury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£126£126£119Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£63£63£60Bury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,085£1,089£1,029£1,018£1,023£966Bury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£249£250£236Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£211£198£199£188Bury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£3.90£3.92£3.70Bury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.23£4.25£4.01£3.32£3.34£3.15Bury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£6.62£6.65£6.28Bury
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026176.4162.4Bury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.116.5Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.425.8Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.564.3Bury
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.1118.6Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.313.7Bury

Total

Bury is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 0. 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

Bury Gloucester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury £891.0m, Gloucester £568.1mGloucester: £568.1mBury: £891.0mGloucester: £570.6mBury: £894.8mGloucester: £538.9mBury: £845.2m

    £891.0m£894.8m£845.2mBury is higher£568.1m£570.6m£538.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury £447.8m, Gloucester £279.3mGloucester: £279.3mBury: £447.8mGloucester: £280.5mBury: £449.7mGloucester: £265.0mBury: £424.8m

    £447.8m£449.7m£424.8mBury is higher£279.3m£280.5m£265.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury £276.8m, Gloucester £177.4mGloucester: £177.4mBury: £276.8mGloucester: £178.1mBury: £277.9mGloucester: £168.3mBury: £262.5m

    £276.8m£277.9m£262.5mBury is higher£177.4m£178.1m£168.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury £401.9m, Gloucester £251.8mGloucester: £251.8mBury: £401.9mGloucester: £252.9mBury: £403.6mGloucester: £238.8mBury: £381.2m

    £401.9m£403.6m£381.2mBury is higher£251.8m£252.9m£238.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury £17.5m, Gloucester £10.2mGloucester: £10.2mBury: £17.5mGloucester: £10.3mBury: £17.6mGloucester: £9.7mBury: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mBury is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury £27.4m, Gloucester £16.7mGloucester: £16.7mBury: £27.4mGloucester: £16.8mBury: £27.5mGloucester: £15.9mBury: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mBury is higher£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: Bury £1.0m, Gloucester £0.57mGloucester: £0.57mBury: £1.0mGloucester: £0.57mBury: £1.0mGloucester: £0.54mBury: £0.97m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.97mBury is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury £98.9m, Gloucester £58.9mGloucester: £58.9mBury: £98.9mGloucester: £59.1mBury: £99.3mGloucester: £55.8mBury: £93.8m

    £98.9m£99.3m£93.8mBury 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: Bury £30.3m, Gloucester £17.3mGloucester: £17.3mBury: £30.3mGloucester: £17.4mBury: £30.4mGloucester: £16.4mBury: £28.7m

    £30.3m£30.4m£28.7mBury is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury £15.9m, Gloucester £8.7mGloucester: £8.7mBury: £15.9mGloucester: £8.7mBury: £16.0mGloucester: £8.2mBury: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBury is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury £214.9m, Gloucester £140.4mGloucester: £140.4mBury: £214.9mGloucester: £141.0mBury: £215.9mGloucester: £133.1mBury: £203.9m

    £214.9m£215.9m£203.9mBury is higher£140.4m£141.0m£133.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury £35.7m, Gloucester £34.3mGloucester: £34.3mBury: £35.7mGloucester: £34.5mBury: £35.8mGloucester: £32.6mBury: £33.9m

    £35.7m£35.8m£33.9mBury is higherDepends on how you count£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury £44.1m, Gloucester £27.3mGloucester: £27.3mBury: £44.1mGloucester: £27.4mBury: £44.3mGloucester: £25.9mBury: £41.9m

    £44.1m£44.3m£41.9mBury is higher£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury £0.92m, Gloucester £0.54mGloucester: £0.54mBury: £0.92mGloucester: £0.54mBury: £0.93mGloucester: £0.51mBury: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mBury is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury £0.84m, Gloucester £0.46mGloucester: £0.46mBury: £0.84mGloucester: £0.46mBury: £0.84mGloucester: £0.43mBury: £0.79m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.79mBury is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury £1.5m, Gloucester £0.91mGloucester: £0.91mBury: £1.5mGloucester: £0.92mBury: £1.5mGloucester: £0.87mBury: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mBury is higher£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury 34,941, Gloucester 22,391Gloucester: 22,391Bury: 34,941

    34,941Bury is higherDepends on how you count22,391

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury 3,983, Gloucester 2,276Gloucester: 2,276Bury: 3,983

    3,983Bury is higher2,276

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury 5,619, Gloucester 3,550Gloucester: 3,550Bury: 5,619

    5,619Bury is higher3,550

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury 14,764, Gloucester 8,858Gloucester: 8,858Bury: 14,764

    14,764Bury is higher8,858

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury 26,570, Gloucester 16,355Gloucester: 16,355Bury: 26,570

    26,570Bury is higher16,355

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury 3,626, Gloucester 1,882Gloucester: 1,882Bury: 3,626

    3,626Bury is higher1,882

Show the numbers
Bury and Gloucester, total
MeasureBuryGloucesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£891.0m£894.8m£845.2m£568.1m£570.6m£538.9mBury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£447.8m£449.7m£424.8m£279.3m£280.5m£265.0mBury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£276.8m£277.9m£262.5m£177.4m£178.1m£168.3mBury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£401.9m£403.6m£381.2m£251.8m£252.9m£238.8mBury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mBury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mBury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mBury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£98.9m£99.3m£93.8m£58.9m£59.1m£55.8mBury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mBury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mBury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£214.9m£215.9m£203.9m£140.4m£141.0m£133.1mBury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.8m£33.9m£34.3m£34.5m£32.6mBury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.1m£44.3m£41.9m£27.3m£27.4m£25.9mBury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.79m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mBury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mBury
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,94122,391Bury
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,9832,276Bury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,6193,550Bury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,7648,858Bury
Universal Credittotal, May 202626,57016,355Bury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6261,882Bury

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.