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Flintshire and Lichfield

155,898 and 111,710 residents (mid-2024).

Flintshire is higher than Lichfield on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 4 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Flintshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Flintshire Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Flintshire £4,773, Lichfield £4,327Lichfield: £4,327Flintshire: £4,773Lichfield: £4,345Flintshire: £4,793Lichfield: £4,104Flintshire: £4,527

    £4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire is higher£4,327£4,345£4,104

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Flintshire £12,956, Lichfield £12,603Lichfield: £12,603Flintshire: £12,956Lichfield: £12,657Flintshire: £13,011Lichfield: £11,955Flintshire: £12,289

    £12,956£13,011£12,289Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,603£12,657£11,955

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £1,973, Lichfield £1,446Lichfield: £1,446Flintshire: £1,973Lichfield: £1,452Flintshire: £1,982Lichfield: £1,372Flintshire: £1,872

    £1,973£1,982£1,872Flintshire is higher£1,446£1,452£1,372

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Flintshire £11,685, Lichfield £11,705Lichfield: £11,705Flintshire: £11,685Lichfield: £11,755Flintshire: £11,735Lichfield: £11,103Flintshire: £11,084

    £11,685£11,735£11,084Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,705£11,755£11,103

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Flintshire £415, Lichfield £236Lichfield: £236Flintshire: £415Lichfield: £237Flintshire: £416Lichfield: £224Flintshire: £393

    £415£416£393Flintshire is higher£236£237£224

  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: Flintshire £829, Lichfield £645Lichfield: £645Flintshire: £829Lichfield: £647Flintshire: £833Lichfield: £612Flintshire: £787

    £829£833£787Flintshire is higher£645£647£612

  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: Flintshire £27, Lichfield £17Lichfield: £17Flintshire: £27Lichfield: £18Flintshire: £27Lichfield: £17Flintshire: £26

    £27£27£26Flintshire is higher£17£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £548, Lichfield £361Lichfield: £361Flintshire: £548Lichfield: £363Flintshire: £551Lichfield: £343Flintshire: £520

    £548£551£520Flintshire is higher£361£363£343

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £144, Lichfield £109Lichfield: £109Flintshire: £144Lichfield: £109Flintshire: £144Lichfield: £103Flintshire: £136

    £144£144£136Flintshire is higher£109£109£103

  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: Flintshire £126, Lichfield £101Lichfield: £101Flintshire: £126Lichfield: £101Flintshire: £127Lichfield: £96Flintshire: £120

    £126£127£120Flintshire is higher£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £1,521, Lichfield £1,121Lichfield: £1,121Flintshire: £1,521Lichfield: £1,126Flintshire: £1,528Lichfield: £1,063Flintshire: £1,443

    £1,521£1,528£1,443Flintshire is higher£1,121£1,126£1,063

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Flintshire £172, Lichfield £110Lichfield: £110Flintshire: £172Lichfield: £111Flintshire: £173Lichfield: £104Flintshire: £163

    £172£173£163Flintshire is higher£110£111£104

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £313, Lichfield £212Lichfield: £212Flintshire: £313Lichfield: £213Flintshire: £315Lichfield: £201Flintshire: £297

    £313£315£297Flintshire is higher£212£213£201

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £6.30, Lichfield £6.34Lichfield: £6.34Flintshire: £6.30Lichfield: £6.36Flintshire: £6.33Lichfield: £6.01Flintshire: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£6.34£6.36£6.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Flintshire £6.04, Lichfield £5.92Lichfield: £5.92Flintshire: £6.04Lichfield: £5.95Flintshire: £6.07Lichfield: £5.62Flintshire: £5.73

    £6.04£6.07£5.73Flintshire is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Flintshire £7.72, Lichfield £4.89Lichfield: £4.89Flintshire: £7.72Lichfield: £4.91Flintshire: £7.75Lichfield: £4.64Flintshire: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Flintshire is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Flintshire 1,034.7, Lichfield 1,004.0Lichfield: 1,004.0Flintshire: 1,034.7

    1,034.7Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count1,004.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Flintshire 105.3, Lichfield 68.7Lichfield: 68.7Flintshire: 105.3

    105.3Flintshire is higher68.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Flintshire 171.1, Lichfield 139.9Lichfield: 139.9Flintshire: 171.1

    171.1Flintshire is higher139.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 79.3, Lichfield 54.6Lichfield: 54.6Flintshire: 79.3

    79.3Flintshire is higher54.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Flintshire 183.3, Lichfield 135.3Lichfield: 135.3Flintshire: 183.3

    183.3Flintshire is higher135.3

  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: Flintshire 27.4, Lichfield 22.2Lichfield: 22.2Flintshire: 27.4

    27.4Flintshire is higher22.2

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Flintshire and Lichfield, per person in the age group
MeasureFlintshireLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,773£4,793£4,527£4,327£4,345£4,104Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,956£13,011£12,289£12,603£12,657£11,955Flintshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,973£1,982£1,872£1,446£1,452£1,372Flintshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,685£11,735£11,084£11,705£11,755£11,103Lichfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£415£416£393£236£237£224Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£829£833£787£645£647£612Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26£17£18£17Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£551£520£361£363£343Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£109£109£103Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£126£127£120£101£101£96Flintshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,521£1,528£1,443£1,121£1,126£1,063Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£110£111£104Flintshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£313£315£297£212£213£201Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£6.34£6.36£6.01Lichfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.04£6.07£5.73£5.92£5.95£5.62Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£4.89£4.91£4.64Flintshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,034.71,004.0Flintshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.368.7Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.1139.9Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.354.6Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.3135.3Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.422.2Flintshire

Per resident

Flintshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Lichfield on 3. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Flintshire Lichfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Flintshire £4,773, Lichfield £4,327Lichfield: £4,327Flintshire: £4,773Lichfield: £4,345Flintshire: £4,793Lichfield: £4,104Flintshire: £4,527

    £4,773£4,793£4,527Flintshire is higher£4,327£4,345£4,104

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Flintshire £2,703, Lichfield £2,886Lichfield: £2,886Flintshire: £2,703Lichfield: £2,899Flintshire: £2,715Lichfield: £2,738Flintshire: £2,564

    £2,703£2,715£2,564Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,886£2,899£2,738

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Flintshire £1,197, Lichfield £856Lichfield: £856Flintshire: £1,197Lichfield: £859Flintshire: £1,203Lichfield: £812Flintshire: £1,136

    £1,197£1,203£1,136Flintshire is higher£856£859£812

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Flintshire £2,438, Lichfield £2,681Lichfield: £2,681Flintshire: £2,438Lichfield: £2,692Flintshire: £2,448Lichfield: £2,543Flintshire: £2,313

    £2,438£2,448£2,313Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,681£2,692£2,543

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Flintshire £87, Lichfield £54Lichfield: £54Flintshire: £87Lichfield: £54Flintshire: £87Lichfield: £51Flintshire: £82

    £87£87£82Flintshire is higher£54£54£51

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £173, Lichfield £148Lichfield: £148Flintshire: £173Lichfield: £148Flintshire: £174Lichfield: £140Flintshire: £164

    £173£174£164Flintshire is higher£148£148£140

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Flintshire £5.69, Lichfield £4.00Lichfield: £4.00Flintshire: £5.69Lichfield: £4.01Flintshire: £5.72Lichfield: £3.79Flintshire: £5.40

    £5.69£5.72£5.40Flintshire is higher£4.00£4.01£3.79

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £548, Lichfield £361Lichfield: £361Flintshire: £548Lichfield: £363Flintshire: £551Lichfield: £343Flintshire: £520

    £548£551£520Flintshire is higher£361£363£343

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Flintshire £144, Lichfield £109Lichfield: £109Flintshire: £144Lichfield: £109Flintshire: £144Lichfield: £103Flintshire: £136

    £144£144£136Flintshire is higher£109£109£103

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Flintshire £77, Lichfield £60Lichfield: £60Flintshire: £77Lichfield: £60Flintshire: £77Lichfield: £57Flintshire: £73

    £77£77£73Flintshire is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Flintshire £923, Lichfield £663Lichfield: £663Flintshire: £923Lichfield: £666Flintshire: £927Lichfield: £629Flintshire: £876

    £923£927£876Flintshire is higher£663£666£629

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Flintshire £172, Lichfield £110Lichfield: £110Flintshire: £172Lichfield: £111Flintshire: £173Lichfield: £104Flintshire: £163

    £172£173£163Flintshire is higher£110£111£104

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Flintshire £190, Lichfield £126Lichfield: £126Flintshire: £190Lichfield: £126Flintshire: £191Lichfield: £119Flintshire: £180

    £190£191£180Flintshire is higher£126£126£119

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Flintshire £3.83, Lichfield £3.74Lichfield: £3.74Flintshire: £3.83Lichfield: £3.76Flintshire: £3.84Lichfield: £3.55Flintshire: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.74£3.76£3.55

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Flintshire £3.67, Lichfield £3.51Lichfield: £3.51Flintshire: £3.67Lichfield: £3.53Flintshire: £3.68Lichfield: £3.33Flintshire: £3.48

    £3.67£3.68£3.48Flintshire is higher£3.51£3.53£3.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Flintshire £7.72, Lichfield £4.89Lichfield: £4.89Flintshire: £7.72Lichfield: £4.91Flintshire: £7.75Lichfield: £4.64Flintshire: £7.32

    £7.72£7.75£7.32Flintshire is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 215.9, Lichfield 229.9Lichfield: 229.9Flintshire: 215.9

    215.9Lichfield is higherDepends on how you count229.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 22.0, Lichfield 15.7Lichfield: 15.7Flintshire: 22.0

    22.0Flintshire is higher15.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 35.7, Lichfield 32.0Lichfield: 32.0Flintshire: 35.7

    35.7Flintshire is higher32.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 79.3, Lichfield 54.6Lichfield: 54.6Flintshire: 79.3

    79.3Flintshire is higher54.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 111.2, Lichfield 80.1Lichfield: 80.1Flintshire: 111.2

    111.2Flintshire is higher80.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Flintshire 16.7, Lichfield 13.2Lichfield: 13.2Flintshire: 16.7

    16.7Flintshire is higher13.2

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Flintshire and Lichfield, per resident
MeasureFlintshireLichfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,773£4,793£4,527£4,327£4,345£4,104Flintshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,703£2,715£2,564£2,886£2,899£2,738Lichfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,197£1,203£1,136£856£859£812Flintshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,438£2,448£2,313£2,681£2,692£2,543Lichfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£54£54£51Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£148£148£140Flintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.69£5.72£5.40£4.00£4.01£3.79Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£551£520£361£363£343Flintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£109£109£103Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£60£60£57Flintshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£923£927£876£663£666£629Flintshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£110£111£104Flintshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£126£126£119Flintshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£3.74£3.76£3.55Flintshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.67£3.68£3.48£3.51£3.53£3.33Flintshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.72£7.75£7.32£4.89£4.91£4.64Flintshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.9229.9Lichfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.015.7Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.732.0Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.354.6Flintshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.280.1Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.713.2Flintshire

Total

Flintshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Lichfield 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

Flintshire Lichfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Flintshire £744.0m, Lichfield £483.4mLichfield: £483.4mFlintshire: £744.0mLichfield: £485.4mFlintshire: £747.2mLichfield: £458.5mFlintshire: £705.7m

    £744.0m£747.2m£705.7mFlintshire is higher£483.4m£485.4m£458.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Flintshire £421.4m, Lichfield £322.4mLichfield: £322.4mFlintshire: £421.4mLichfield: £323.8mFlintshire: £423.2mLichfield: £305.9mFlintshire: £399.7m

    £421.4m£423.2m£399.7mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£322.4m£323.8m£305.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Flintshire £186.7m, Lichfield £95.6mLichfield: £95.6mFlintshire: £186.7mLichfield: £96.0mFlintshire: £187.5mLichfield: £90.7mFlintshire: £177.1m

    £186.7m£187.5m£177.1mFlintshire is higher£95.6m£96.0m£90.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Flintshire £380.1m, Lichfield £299.5mLichfield: £299.5mFlintshire: £380.1mLichfield: £300.7mFlintshire: £381.7mLichfield: £284.0mFlintshire: £360.5m

    £380.1m£381.7m£360.5mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£299.5m£300.7m£284.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Flintshire £13.5m, Lichfield £6.0mLichfield: £6.0mFlintshire: £13.5mLichfield: £6.1mFlintshire: £13.5mLichfield: £5.7mFlintshire: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mFlintshire is higher£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Flintshire £27.0m, Lichfield £16.5mLichfield: £16.5mFlintshire: £27.0mLichfield: £16.6mFlintshire: £27.1mLichfield: £15.6mFlintshire: £25.6m

    £27.0m£27.1m£25.6mFlintshire is higher£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Flintshire £0.89m, Lichfield £0.45mLichfield: £0.45mFlintshire: £0.89mLichfield: £0.45mFlintshire: £0.89mLichfield: £0.42mFlintshire: £0.84m

    £0.89m£0.89m£0.84mFlintshire is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Flintshire £85.5m, Lichfield £40.3mLichfield: £40.3mFlintshire: £85.5mLichfield: £40.5mFlintshire: £85.8mLichfield: £38.3mFlintshire: £81.1m

    £85.5m£85.8m£81.1mFlintshire is higher£40.3m£40.5m£38.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Flintshire £22.4m, Lichfield £12.1mLichfield: £12.1mFlintshire: £22.4mLichfield: £12.2mFlintshire: £22.5mLichfield: £11.5mFlintshire: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mFlintshire is higher£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Flintshire £11.9m, Lichfield £6.7mLichfield: £6.7mFlintshire: £11.9mLichfield: £6.7mFlintshire: £12.0mLichfield: £6.3mFlintshire: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mFlintshire is higher£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Flintshire £143.9m, Lichfield £74.1mLichfield: £74.1mFlintshire: £143.9mLichfield: £74.4mFlintshire: £144.6mLichfield: £70.3mFlintshire: £136.5m

    £143.9m£144.6m£136.5mFlintshire is higher£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Flintshire £26.8m, Lichfield £12.3mLichfield: £12.3mFlintshire: £26.8mLichfield: £12.4mFlintshire: £27.0mLichfield: £11.7mFlintshire: £25.5m

    £26.8m£27.0m£25.5mFlintshire is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Flintshire £29.6m, Lichfield £14.0mLichfield: £14.0mFlintshire: £29.6mLichfield: £14.1mFlintshire: £29.8mLichfield: £13.3mFlintshire: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.8m£28.1mFlintshire is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Flintshire £0.60m, Lichfield £0.42mLichfield: £0.42mFlintshire: £0.60mLichfield: £0.42mFlintshire: £0.60mLichfield: £0.40mFlintshire: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mFlintshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Flintshire £0.57m, Lichfield £0.39mLichfield: £0.39mFlintshire: £0.57mLichfield: £0.39mFlintshire: £0.57mLichfield: £0.37mFlintshire: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mFlintshire is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Flintshire £1.2m, Lichfield £0.55mLichfield: £0.55mFlintshire: £1.2mLichfield: £0.55mFlintshire: £1.2mLichfield: £0.52mFlintshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mFlintshire is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Flintshire 33,657, Lichfield 25,687Lichfield: 25,687Flintshire: 33,657

    33,657Flintshire is higherDepends on how you count25,687

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Flintshire 3,425, Lichfield 1,757Lichfield: 1,757Flintshire: 3,425

    3,425Flintshire is higher1,757

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Flintshire 5,564, Lichfield 3,579Lichfield: 3,579Flintshire: 5,564

    5,564Flintshire is higher3,579

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Flintshire 12,360, Lichfield 6,103Lichfield: 6,103Flintshire: 12,360

    12,360Flintshire is higher6,103

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Flintshire 17,338, Lichfield 8,946Lichfield: 8,946Flintshire: 17,338

    17,338Flintshire is higher8,946

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Flintshire 2,595, Lichfield 1,469Lichfield: 1,469Flintshire: 2,595

    2,595Flintshire is higher1,469

Show the numbers
Flintshire and Lichfield, total
MeasureFlintshireLichfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£744.0m£747.2m£705.7m£483.4m£485.4m£458.5mFlintshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£421.4m£423.2m£399.7m£322.4m£323.8m£305.9mFlintshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£186.7m£187.5m£177.1m£95.6m£96.0m£90.7mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£380.1m£381.7m£360.5m£299.5m£300.7m£284.0mFlintshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£6.0m£6.1m£5.7mFlintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m£16.5m£16.6m£15.6mFlintshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mFlintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£85.5m£85.8m£81.1m£40.3m£40.5m£38.3mFlintshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mFlintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£6.7m£6.7m£6.3mFlintshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£143.9m£144.6m£136.5m£74.1m£74.4m£70.3mFlintshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mFlintshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mFlintshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mFlintshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mFlintshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mFlintshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202633,65725,687Flintshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4251,757Flintshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,5643,579Flintshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,3606,103Flintshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,3388,946Flintshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5951,469Flintshire

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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