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Monmouthshire and Staffordshire Moorlands

95,098 and 96,528 residents (mid-2024).

Monmouthshire is higher than Staffordshire Moorlands on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Monmouthshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands 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

Monmouthshire Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,830, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,676Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,676Monmouthshire: £4,830Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,696Monmouthshire: £4,851Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,436Monmouthshire: £4,582

    £4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire is higher£4,676£4,696£4,436

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £12,616, Staffordshire Moorlands £12,703Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,703Monmouthshire: £12,616Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,757Monmouthshire: £12,670Staffordshire Moorlands: £12,049Monmouthshire: £11,967

    £12,616£12,670£11,967Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£12,703£12,757£12,049

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,582, Staffordshire Moorlands £1,350Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,350Monmouthshire: £1,582Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,356Monmouthshire: £1,589Staffordshire Moorlands: £1,280Monmouthshire: £1,500

    £1,582£1,589£1,500Monmouthshire is higher£1,350£1,356£1,280

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £11,503, Staffordshire Moorlands £11,708Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,708Monmouthshire: £11,503Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,758Monmouthshire: £11,552Staffordshire Moorlands: £11,105Monmouthshire: £10,911

    £11,503£11,552£10,911Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£11,708£11,758£11,105

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £316, Staffordshire Moorlands £251Staffordshire Moorlands: £251Monmouthshire: £316Staffordshire Moorlands: £252Monmouthshire: £317Staffordshire Moorlands: £238Monmouthshire: £300

    £316£317£300Monmouthshire is higher£251£252£238

  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: Monmouthshire £777, Staffordshire Moorlands £725Staffordshire Moorlands: £725Monmouthshire: £777Staffordshire Moorlands: £728Monmouthshire: £781Staffordshire Moorlands: £688Monmouthshire: £737

    £777£781£737Monmouthshire is higher£725£728£688

  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: Monmouthshire £20, Staffordshire Moorlands £18Staffordshire Moorlands: £18Monmouthshire: £20Staffordshire Moorlands: £18Monmouthshire: £20Staffordshire Moorlands: £17Monmouthshire: £19

    £20£20£19Monmouthshire is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £448, Staffordshire Moorlands £404Staffordshire Moorlands: £404Monmouthshire: £448Staffordshire Moorlands: £405Monmouthshire: £450Staffordshire Moorlands: £383Monmouthshire: £425

    £448£450£425Monmouthshire is higher£404£405£383

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, Staffordshire Moorlands £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Monmouthshire: £100Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Monmouthshire: £101Staffordshire Moorlands: £101Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£107£107£101

  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: Monmouthshire £98, Staffordshire Moorlands £96Staffordshire Moorlands: £96Monmouthshire: £98Staffordshire Moorlands: £97Monmouthshire: £98Staffordshire Moorlands: £91Monmouthshire: £93

    £98£98£93Monmouthshire is higher£96£97£91

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,153, Staffordshire Moorlands £950Staffordshire Moorlands: £950Monmouthshire: £1,153Staffordshire Moorlands: £955Monmouthshire: £1,158Staffordshire Moorlands: £902Monmouthshire: £1,094

    £1,153£1,158£1,094Monmouthshire is higher£950£955£902

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £175, Staffordshire Moorlands £118Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Monmouthshire: £175Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Monmouthshire: £176Staffordshire Moorlands: £112Monmouthshire: £166

    £175£176£166Monmouthshire is higher£118£118£112

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £316, Staffordshire Moorlands £293Staffordshire Moorlands: £293Monmouthshire: £316Staffordshire Moorlands: £294Monmouthshire: £318Staffordshire Moorlands: £277Monmouthshire: £300

    £316£318£300Monmouthshire is higher£293£294£277

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £10, Staffordshire Moorlands £7.28Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.28Monmouthshire: £10Staffordshire Moorlands: £7.32Monmouthshire: £11Staffordshire Moorlands: £6.91Monmouthshire: £9.93

    £10£11£9.93Monmouthshire is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £4.59, Staffordshire Moorlands £3.22Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.22Monmouthshire: £4.59Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.23Monmouthshire: £4.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.05Monmouthshire: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Monmouthshire is higher£3.22£3.23£3.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.94, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.61Monmouthshire: £6.94Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.63Monmouthshire: £6.97Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.32Monmouthshire: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Monmouthshire is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire 1,012.3, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,020.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,020.1Monmouthshire: 1,012.3

    1,012.3Staffordshire Moorlands is higher1,020.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire 76.5, Staffordshire Moorlands 69.2Staffordshire Moorlands: 69.2Monmouthshire: 76.5

    76.5Monmouthshire is higher69.2

  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: Monmouthshire 157.7, Staffordshire Moorlands 154.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 154.0Monmouthshire: 157.7

    157.7Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count154.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.5, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.1Monmouthshire: 63.5

    63.5Monmouthshire is higher58.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire 144.9, Staffordshire Moorlands 126.3Staffordshire Moorlands: 126.3Monmouthshire: 144.9

    144.9Monmouthshire is higher126.3

  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: Monmouthshire 20.7, Staffordshire Moorlands 20.9Staffordshire Moorlands: 20.9Monmouthshire: 20.7

    20.7Staffordshire Moorlands is higher20.9

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Monmouthshire and Staffordshire Moorlands, per person in the age group
MeasureMonmouthshireStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,830£4,851£4,582£4,676£4,696£4,436Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,616£12,670£11,967£12,703£12,757£12,049Staffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,582£1,589£1,500£1,350£1,356£1,280Monmouthshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,503£11,552£10,911£11,708£11,758£11,105Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£316£317£300£251£252£238Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£777£781£737£725£728£688Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£18£18£17Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£404£405£383Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£107£107£101Staffordshire Moorlands
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£98£93£96£97£91Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,153£1,158£1,094£950£955£902Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£118£118£112Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£316£318£300£293£294£277Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.93£7.28£7.32£6.91Monmouthshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£3.22£3.23£3.05Monmouthshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.61£5.63£5.32Monmouthshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.31,020.1Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.569.2Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.7154.0Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.558.1Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.9126.3Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.720.9Staffordshire Moorlands

Per resident

Monmouthshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands 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

Monmouthshire Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,830, Staffordshire Moorlands £4,676Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,676Monmouthshire: £4,830Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,696Monmouthshire: £4,851Staffordshire Moorlands: £4,436Monmouthshire: £4,582

    £4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire is higher£4,676£4,696£4,436

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £3,185, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,267Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,267Monmouthshire: £3,185Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,281Monmouthshire: £3,199Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,099Monmouthshire: £3,021

    £3,185£3,199£3,021Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£3,267£3,281£3,099

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £914, Staffordshire Moorlands £776Staffordshire Moorlands: £776Monmouthshire: £914Staffordshire Moorlands: £779Monmouthshire: £918Staffordshire Moorlands: £736Monmouthshire: £867

    £914£918£867Monmouthshire is higher£776£779£736

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Monmouthshire £2,904, Staffordshire Moorlands £3,011Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,011Monmouthshire: £2,904Staffordshire Moorlands: £3,024Monmouthshire: £2,916Staffordshire Moorlands: £2,856Monmouthshire: £2,755

    £2,904£2,916£2,755Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£3,011£3,024£2,856

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £80, Staffordshire Moorlands £65Staffordshire Moorlands: £65Monmouthshire: £80Staffordshire Moorlands: £65Monmouthshire: £80Staffordshire Moorlands: £61Monmouthshire: £76

    £80£80£76Monmouthshire is higher£65£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £196, Staffordshire Moorlands £186Staffordshire Moorlands: £186Monmouthshire: £196Staffordshire Moorlands: £187Monmouthshire: £197Staffordshire Moorlands: £177Monmouthshire: £186

    £196£197£186Monmouthshire is higher£186£187£177

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £5.06, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.72Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.72Monmouthshire: £5.06Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.74Monmouthshire: £5.08Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.48Monmouthshire: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Monmouthshire is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £448, Staffordshire Moorlands £404Staffordshire Moorlands: £404Monmouthshire: £448Staffordshire Moorlands: £405Monmouthshire: £450Staffordshire Moorlands: £383Monmouthshire: £425

    £448£450£425Monmouthshire is higher£404£405£383

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, Staffordshire Moorlands £107Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Monmouthshire: £100Staffordshire Moorlands: £107Monmouthshire: £101Staffordshire Moorlands: £101Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95Staffordshire Moorlands is higher£107£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £56, Staffordshire Moorlands £55Staffordshire Moorlands: £55Monmouthshire: £56Staffordshire Moorlands: £56Monmouthshire: £57Staffordshire Moorlands: £53Monmouthshire: £53

    £56£57£53Monmouthshire is higher£55£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £666, Staffordshire Moorlands £546Staffordshire Moorlands: £546Monmouthshire: £666Staffordshire Moorlands: £549Monmouthshire: £669Staffordshire Moorlands: £518Monmouthshire: £632

    £666£669£632Monmouthshire is higher£546£549£518

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £175, Staffordshire Moorlands £118Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Monmouthshire: £175Staffordshire Moorlands: £118Monmouthshire: £176Staffordshire Moorlands: £112Monmouthshire: £166

    £175£176£166Monmouthshire is higher£118£118£112

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £183, Staffordshire Moorlands £168Staffordshire Moorlands: £168Monmouthshire: £183Staffordshire Moorlands: £169Monmouthshire: £184Staffordshire Moorlands: £159Monmouthshire: £173

    £183£184£173Monmouthshire is higher£168£169£159

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.05, Staffordshire Moorlands £4.19Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.19Monmouthshire: £6.05Staffordshire Moorlands: £4.20Monmouthshire: £6.08Staffordshire Moorlands: £3.97Monmouthshire: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Monmouthshire is higher£4.19£4.20£3.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Monmouthshire £2.65, Staffordshire Moorlands £1.84Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.84Monmouthshire: £2.65Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.85Monmouthshire: £2.66Staffordshire Moorlands: £1.75Monmouthshire: £2.51

    £2.65£2.66£2.51Monmouthshire is higher£1.84£1.85£1.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.94, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.61Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.61Monmouthshire: £6.94Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.63Monmouthshire: £6.97Staffordshire Moorlands: £5.32Monmouthshire: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Monmouthshire is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 255.6, Staffordshire Moorlands 262.3Staffordshire Moorlands: 262.3Monmouthshire: 255.6

    255.6Staffordshire Moorlands is higher262.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 19.3, Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8Staffordshire Moorlands: 17.8Monmouthshire: 19.3

    19.3Monmouthshire is higher17.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 39.8, Staffordshire Moorlands 39.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 39.6Monmouthshire: 39.8

    39.8Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count39.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.5, Staffordshire Moorlands 58.1Staffordshire Moorlands: 58.1Monmouthshire: 63.5

    63.5Monmouthshire is higher58.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 83.7, Staffordshire Moorlands 72.6Staffordshire Moorlands: 72.6Monmouthshire: 83.7

    83.7Monmouthshire is higher72.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 12.0, Staffordshire Moorlands 12.0Staffordshire Moorlands: 12.0Monmouthshire: 12.0

    12.0Staffordshire Moorlands is higher12.0

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Monmouthshire and Staffordshire Moorlands, per resident
MeasureMonmouthshireStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,830£4,851£4,582£4,676£4,696£4,436Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,185£3,199£3,021£3,267£3,281£3,099Staffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£914£918£867£776£779£736Monmouthshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,904£2,916£2,755£3,011£3,024£2,856Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£65£65£61Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£186£187£177Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£4.72£4.74£4.48Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£404£405£383Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£107£107£101Staffordshire Moorlands
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£57£53£55£56£53Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£666£669£632£546£549£518Monmouthshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£118£118£112Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£183£184£173£168£169£159Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£4.19£4.20£3.97Monmouthshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.65£2.66£2.51£1.84£1.85£1.75Monmouthshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.61£5.63£5.32Monmouthshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026255.6262.3Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.317.8Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.839.6Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.558.1Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.772.6Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.012.0Staffordshire Moorlands

Total

Monmouthshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Staffordshire Moorlands 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

Monmouthshire Staffordshire Moorlands

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Monmouthshire £459.3m, Staffordshire Moorlands £451.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £451.4mMonmouthshire: £459.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £453.3mMonmouthshire: £461.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £428.2mMonmouthshire: £435.7m

    £459.3m£461.3m£435.7mMonmouthshire is higher£451.4m£453.3m£428.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Monmouthshire £302.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £315.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £315.3mMonmouthshire: £302.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £316.7mMonmouthshire: £304.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £299.1mMonmouthshire: £287.3m

    £302.9m£304.2m£287.3mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£315.3m£316.7m£299.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Monmouthshire £86.9m, Staffordshire Moorlands £74.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £74.9mMonmouthshire: £86.9mStaffordshire Moorlands: £75.2mMonmouthshire: £87.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £71.0mMonmouthshire: £82.5m

    £86.9m£87.3m£82.5mMonmouthshire is higher£74.9m£75.2m£71.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire £276.2m, Staffordshire Moorlands £290.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £290.6mMonmouthshire: £276.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £291.9mMonmouthshire: £277.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £275.7mMonmouthshire: £261.9m

    £276.2m£277.3m£261.9mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£290.6m£291.9m£275.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire £7.6m, Staffordshire Moorlands £6.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £6.2mMonmouthshire: £7.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £6.3mMonmouthshire: £7.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.9mMonmouthshire: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mMonmouthshire is higher£6.2m£6.3m£5.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £18.7m, Staffordshire Moorlands £18.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £18.0mMonmouthshire: £18.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £18.1mMonmouthshire: £18.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £17.1mMonmouthshire: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mMonmouthshire is higher£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Monmouthshire £0.48m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.46mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.46mMonmouthshire: £0.48mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.46mMonmouthshire: £0.48mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.43mMonmouthshire: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mMonmouthshire is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £42.6m, Staffordshire Moorlands £39.0mStaffordshire Moorlands: £39.0mMonmouthshire: £42.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £39.1mMonmouthshire: £42.8mStaffordshire Moorlands: £37.0mMonmouthshire: £40.4m

    £42.6m£42.8m£40.4mMonmouthshire is higher£39.0m£39.1m£37.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £9.5m, Staffordshire Moorlands £10.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.3mMonmouthshire: £9.5mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.4mMonmouthshire: £9.6mStaffordshire Moorlands: £9.8mMonmouthshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mStaffordshire Moorlands is higher£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire £5.4m, Staffordshire Moorlands £5.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.3mMonmouthshire: £5.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.4mMonmouthshire: £5.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £5.1mMonmouthshire: £5.1m

    £5.4m£5.4m£5.1mMonmouthshire is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire £63.4m, Staffordshire Moorlands £52.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £52.7mMonmouthshire: £63.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £53.0mMonmouthshire: £63.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £50.0mMonmouthshire: £60.1m

    £63.4m£63.7m£60.1mMonmouthshire is higher£52.7m£53.0m£50.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Monmouthshire £16.7m, Staffordshire Moorlands £11.3mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.3mMonmouthshire: £16.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £11.4mMonmouthshire: £16.7mStaffordshire Moorlands: £10.8mMonmouthshire: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mMonmouthshire is higher£11.3m£11.4m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £17.4m, Staffordshire Moorlands £16.2mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.2mMonmouthshire: £17.4mStaffordshire Moorlands: £16.3mMonmouthshire: £17.5mStaffordshire Moorlands: £15.4mMonmouthshire: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mMonmouthshire is higher£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £0.58m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.40mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.40mMonmouthshire: £0.58mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.41mMonmouthshire: £0.58mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.38mMonmouthshire: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMonmouthshire is higher£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Monmouthshire £0.25m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.18mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.18mMonmouthshire: £0.25mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.18mMonmouthshire: £0.25mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.17mMonmouthshire: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mMonmouthshire is higher£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Monmouthshire £0.66m, Staffordshire Moorlands £0.54mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.54mMonmouthshire: £0.66mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.54mMonmouthshire: £0.66mStaffordshire Moorlands: £0.51mMonmouthshire: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mMonmouthshire is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire 24,302, Staffordshire Moorlands 25,323Staffordshire Moorlands: 25,323Monmouthshire: 24,302

    24,302Staffordshire Moorlands is higher25,323

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire 1,836, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,717Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,717Monmouthshire: 1,836

    1,836Monmouthshire is higher1,717

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 3,787, Staffordshire Moorlands 3,822Staffordshire Moorlands: 3,822Monmouthshire: 3,787

    3,787Staffordshire Moorlands is higherDepends on how you count3,822

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 6,038, Staffordshire Moorlands 5,608Staffordshire Moorlands: 5,608Monmouthshire: 6,038

    6,038Monmouthshire is higher5,608

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire 7,963, Staffordshire Moorlands 7,005Staffordshire Moorlands: 7,005Monmouthshire: 7,963

    7,963Monmouthshire is higher7,005

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire 1,139, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,159Staffordshire Moorlands: 1,159Monmouthshire: 1,139

    1,139Staffordshire Moorlands is higher1,159

Show the numbers
Monmouthshire and Staffordshire Moorlands, total
MeasureMonmouthshireStaffordshire MoorlandsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£459.3m£461.3m£435.7m£451.4m£453.3m£428.2mMonmouthshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m£315.3m£316.7m£299.1mStaffordshire Moorlands
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.9m£87.3m£82.5m£74.9m£75.2m£71.0mMonmouthshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.2m£277.3m£261.9m£290.6m£291.9m£275.7mStaffordshire Moorlands
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£6.2m£6.3m£5.9mMonmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mMonmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m£39.0m£39.1m£37.0mMonmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mStaffordshire Moorlands
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mMonmouthshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m£52.7m£53.0m£50.0mMonmouthshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£11.3m£11.4m£10.8mMonmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mMonmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.40m£0.41m£0.38mMonmouthshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m£0.18m£0.18m£0.17mMonmouthshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mMonmouthshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,30225,323Staffordshire Moorlands
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8361,717Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7873,822Staffordshire Moorlands
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0385,608Monmouthshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,9637,005Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1391,159Staffordshire Moorlands

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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