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Monmouthshire and Babergh

95,098 and 96,906 residents (mid-2024).

Monmouthshire is higher than Babergh on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 16 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

Monmouthshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Babergh 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

Monmouthshire Babergh

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,830, Babergh £4,547Babergh: £4,547Monmouthshire: £4,830Babergh: £4,566Monmouthshire: £4,851Babergh: £4,313Monmouthshire: £4,582

    £4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire is higher£4,547£4,566£4,313

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £12,616, Babergh £12,242Babergh: £12,242Monmouthshire: £12,616Babergh: £12,295Monmouthshire: £12,670Babergh: £11,613Monmouthshire: £11,967

    £12,616£12,670£11,967Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,242£12,295£11,613

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,582, Babergh £1,464Babergh: £1,464Monmouthshire: £1,582Babergh: £1,471Monmouthshire: £1,589Babergh: £1,389Monmouthshire: £1,500

    £1,582£1,589£1,500Monmouthshire is higher£1,464£1,471£1,389

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £11,503, Babergh £11,382Babergh: £11,382Monmouthshire: £11,503Babergh: £11,430Monmouthshire: £11,552Babergh: £10,796Monmouthshire: £10,911

    £11,503£11,552£10,911Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,382£11,430£10,796

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Monmouthshire £316, Babergh £244Babergh: £244Monmouthshire: £316Babergh: £245Monmouthshire: £317Babergh: £231Monmouthshire: £300

    £316£317£300Monmouthshire is higher£244£245£231

  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, Babergh £600Babergh: £600Monmouthshire: £777Babergh: £603Monmouthshire: £781Babergh: £569Monmouthshire: £737

    £777£781£737Monmouthshire is higher£600£603£569

  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, Babergh £17Babergh: £17Monmouthshire: £20Babergh: £17Monmouthshire: £20Babergh: £16Monmouthshire: £19

    £20£20£19Monmouthshire is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £448, Babergh £307Babergh: £307Monmouthshire: £448Babergh: £308Monmouthshire: £450Babergh: £291Monmouthshire: £425

    £448£450£425Monmouthshire is higher£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, Babergh £98Babergh: £98Monmouthshire: £100Babergh: £99Monmouthshire: £101Babergh: £93Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£98£99£93

  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, Babergh £82Babergh: £82Monmouthshire: £98Babergh: £83Monmouthshire: £98Babergh: £78Monmouthshire: £93

    £98£98£93Monmouthshire is higher£82£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £1,153, Babergh £1,174Babergh: £1,174Monmouthshire: £1,153Babergh: £1,179Monmouthshire: £1,158Babergh: £1,114Monmouthshire: £1,094

    £1,153£1,158£1,094Babergh is higher£1,174£1,179£1,114

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £175, Babergh £136Babergh: £136Monmouthshire: £175Babergh: £137Monmouthshire: £176Babergh: £129Monmouthshire: £166

    £175£176£166Monmouthshire is higher£136£137£129

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £316, Babergh £198Babergh: £198Monmouthshire: £316Babergh: £199Monmouthshire: £318Babergh: £188Monmouthshire: £300

    £316£318£300Monmouthshire is higher£198£199£188

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £10, Babergh £5.84Babergh: £5.84Monmouthshire: £10Babergh: £5.87Monmouthshire: £11Babergh: £5.54Monmouthshire: £9.93

    £10£11£9.93Monmouthshire is higher£5.84£5.87£5.54

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Monmouthshire £4.59, Babergh £3.90Babergh: £3.90Monmouthshire: £4.59Babergh: £3.92Monmouthshire: £4.61Babergh: £3.70Monmouthshire: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35Monmouthshire is higher£3.90£3.92£3.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.94, Babergh £7.62Babergh: £7.62Monmouthshire: £6.94Babergh: £7.65Monmouthshire: £6.97Babergh: £7.23Monmouthshire: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Babergh is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

  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, Babergh 991.2Babergh: 991.2Monmouthshire: 1,012.3

    1,012.3Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count991.2

  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, Babergh 65.6Babergh: 65.6Monmouthshire: 76.5

    76.5Monmouthshire is higher65.6

  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: Monmouthshire 157.7, Babergh 123.3Babergh: 123.3Monmouthshire: 157.7

    157.7Monmouthshire is higher123.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.5, Babergh 47.4Babergh: 47.4Monmouthshire: 63.5

    63.5Monmouthshire is higher47.4

  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, Babergh 140.1Babergh: 140.1Monmouthshire: 144.9

    144.9Monmouthshire is higher140.1

  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: Monmouthshire 20.7, Babergh 18.8Babergh: 18.8Monmouthshire: 20.7

    20.7Monmouthshire is higher18.8

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Monmouthshire and Babergh, per person in the age group
MeasureMonmouthshireBaberghHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,830£4,851£4,582£4,547£4,566£4,313Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,616£12,670£11,967£12,242£12,295£11,613Monmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,582£1,589£1,500£1,464£1,471£1,389Monmouthshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,503£11,552£10,911£11,382£11,430£10,796Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£316£317£300£244£245£231Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£777£781£737£600£603£569Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£17£17£16Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£307£308£291Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£98£99£93Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£98£93£82£83£78Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,153£1,158£1,094£1,174£1,179£1,114Babergh
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£136£137£129Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£316£318£300£198£199£188Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.93£5.84£5.87£5.54Monmouthshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£3.90£3.92£3.70Monmouthshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£7.62£7.65£7.23Babergh
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.3991.2Monmouthshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.565.6Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.7123.3Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.547.4Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.9140.1Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.718.8Monmouthshire

Per resident

Monmouthshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Babergh on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Monmouthshire Babergh

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £4,830, Babergh £4,547Babergh: £4,547Monmouthshire: £4,830Babergh: £4,566Monmouthshire: £4,851Babergh: £4,313Monmouthshire: £4,582

    £4,830£4,851£4,582Monmouthshire is higher£4,547£4,566£4,313

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £3,185, Babergh £3,164Babergh: £3,164Monmouthshire: £3,185Babergh: £3,178Monmouthshire: £3,199Babergh: £3,002Monmouthshire: £3,021

    £3,185£3,199£3,021Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,164£3,178£3,002

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £914, Babergh £833Babergh: £833Monmouthshire: £914Babergh: £837Monmouthshire: £918Babergh: £790Monmouthshire: £867

    £914£918£867Monmouthshire is higher£833£837£790

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Monmouthshire £2,904, Babergh £2,942Babergh: £2,942Monmouthshire: £2,904Babergh: £2,954Monmouthshire: £2,916Babergh: £2,790Monmouthshire: £2,755

    £2,904£2,916£2,755Babergh is higherDepends on how you count£2,942£2,954£2,790

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £80, Babergh £63Babergh: £63Monmouthshire: £80Babergh: £63Monmouthshire: £80Babergh: £60Monmouthshire: £76

    £80£80£76Monmouthshire is higher£63£63£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £196, Babergh £155Babergh: £155Monmouthshire: £196Babergh: £156Monmouthshire: £197Babergh: £147Monmouthshire: £186

    £196£197£186Monmouthshire is higher£155£156£147

  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, Babergh £4.40Babergh: £4.40Monmouthshire: £5.06Babergh: £4.41Monmouthshire: £5.08Babergh: £4.17Monmouthshire: £4.80

    £5.06£5.08£4.80Monmouthshire is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £448, Babergh £307Babergh: £307Monmouthshire: £448Babergh: £308Monmouthshire: £450Babergh: £291Monmouthshire: £425

    £448£450£425Monmouthshire is higher£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £100, Babergh £98Babergh: £98Monmouthshire: £100Babergh: £99Monmouthshire: £101Babergh: £93Monmouthshire: £95

    £100£101£95Monmouthshire is higherDepends on how you count£98£99£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Monmouthshire £56, Babergh £47Babergh: £47Monmouthshire: £56Babergh: £47Monmouthshire: £57Babergh: £44Monmouthshire: £53

    £56£57£53Monmouthshire is higher£47£47£44

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Monmouthshire £666, Babergh £668Babergh: £668Monmouthshire: £666Babergh: £671Monmouthshire: £669Babergh: £634Monmouthshire: £632

    £666£669£632Babergh is higher£668£671£634

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Monmouthshire £175, Babergh £136Babergh: £136Monmouthshire: £175Babergh: £137Monmouthshire: £176Babergh: £129Monmouthshire: £166

    £175£176£166Monmouthshire is higher£136£137£129

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £183, Babergh £113Babergh: £113Monmouthshire: £183Babergh: £113Monmouthshire: £184Babergh: £107Monmouthshire: £173

    £183£184£173Monmouthshire is higher£113£113£107

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.05, Babergh £3.32Babergh: £3.32Monmouthshire: £6.05Babergh: £3.34Monmouthshire: £6.08Babergh: £3.15Monmouthshire: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Monmouthshire is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Monmouthshire £2.65, Babergh £2.21Babergh: £2.21Monmouthshire: £2.65Babergh: £2.22Monmouthshire: £2.66Babergh: £2.10Monmouthshire: £2.51

    £2.65£2.66£2.51Monmouthshire is higher£2.21£2.22£2.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Monmouthshire £6.94, Babergh £7.62Babergh: £7.62Monmouthshire: £6.94Babergh: £7.65Monmouthshire: £6.97Babergh: £7.23Monmouthshire: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Babergh is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 255.6, Babergh 256.2Babergh: 256.2Monmouthshire: 255.6

    255.6Babergh is higherDepends on how you count256.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 19.3, Babergh 17.0Babergh: 17.0Monmouthshire: 19.3

    19.3Monmouthshire is higher17.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 39.8, Babergh 31.9Babergh: 31.9Monmouthshire: 39.8

    39.8Monmouthshire is higher31.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 63.5, Babergh 47.4Babergh: 47.4Monmouthshire: 63.5

    63.5Monmouthshire is higher47.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Monmouthshire 83.7, Babergh 79.7Babergh: 79.7Monmouthshire: 83.7

    83.7Monmouthshire is higher79.7

  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, Babergh 10.7Babergh: 10.7Monmouthshire: 12.0

    12.0Monmouthshire is higher10.7

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Monmouthshire and Babergh, per resident
MeasureMonmouthshireBaberghHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,830£4,851£4,582£4,547£4,566£4,313Monmouthshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,185£3,199£3,021£3,164£3,178£3,002Monmouthshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£914£918£867£833£837£790Monmouthshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,904£2,916£2,755£2,942£2,954£2,790Babergh
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£63£63£60Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£155£156£147Monmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.06£5.08£4.80£4.40£4.41£4.17Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£307£308£291Monmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£98£99£93Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£57£53£47£47£44Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£666£669£632£668£671£634Babergh
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£136£137£129Monmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£183£184£173£113£113£107Monmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£3.32£3.34£3.15Monmouthshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.65£2.66£2.51£2.21£2.22£2.10Monmouthshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£7.62£7.65£7.23Babergh
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026255.6256.2Babergh
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.317.0Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.831.9Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.547.4Monmouthshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.779.7Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.010.7Monmouthshire

Total

Monmouthshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Babergh 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 Babergh

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Monmouthshire £459.3m, Babergh £440.6mBabergh: £440.6mMonmouthshire: £459.3mBabergh: £442.5mMonmouthshire: £461.3mBabergh: £417.9mMonmouthshire: £435.7m

    £459.3m£461.3m£435.7mMonmouthshire is higher£440.6m£442.5m£417.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Monmouthshire £302.9m, Babergh £306.6mBabergh: £306.6mMonmouthshire: £302.9mBabergh: £308.0mMonmouthshire: £304.2mBabergh: £290.9mMonmouthshire: £287.3m

    £302.9m£304.2m£287.3mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£306.6m£308.0m£290.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Monmouthshire £86.9m, Babergh £80.7mBabergh: £80.7mMonmouthshire: £86.9mBabergh: £81.1mMonmouthshire: £87.3mBabergh: £76.6mMonmouthshire: £82.5m

    £86.9m£87.3m£82.5mMonmouthshire is higher£80.7m£81.1m£76.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire £276.2m, Babergh £285.1mBabergh: £285.1mMonmouthshire: £276.2mBabergh: £286.3mMonmouthshire: £277.3mBabergh: £270.4mMonmouthshire: £261.9m

    £276.2m£277.3m£261.9mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£285.1m£286.3m£270.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire £7.6m, Babergh £6.1mBabergh: £6.1mMonmouthshire: £7.6mBabergh: £6.1mMonmouthshire: £7.6mBabergh: £5.8mMonmouthshire: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mMonmouthshire is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £18.7m, Babergh £15.0mBabergh: £15.0mMonmouthshire: £18.7mBabergh: £15.1mMonmouthshire: £18.7mBabergh: £14.3mMonmouthshire: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mMonmouthshire is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

  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, Babergh £0.43mBabergh: £0.43mMonmouthshire: £0.48mBabergh: £0.43mMonmouthshire: £0.48mBabergh: £0.40mMonmouthshire: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mMonmouthshire is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £42.6m, Babergh £29.7mBabergh: £29.7mMonmouthshire: £42.6mBabergh: £29.9mMonmouthshire: £42.8mBabergh: £28.2mMonmouthshire: £40.4m

    £42.6m£42.8m£40.4mMonmouthshire is higher£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire £9.5m, Babergh £9.5mBabergh: £9.5mMonmouthshire: £9.5mBabergh: £9.6mMonmouthshire: £9.6mBabergh: £9.1mMonmouthshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mBabergh is higherDepends on how you count£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire £5.4m, Babergh £4.5mBabergh: £4.5mMonmouthshire: £5.4mBabergh: £4.6mMonmouthshire: £5.4mBabergh: £4.3mMonmouthshire: £5.1m

    £5.4m£5.4m£5.1mMonmouthshire is higher£4.5m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire £63.4m, Babergh £64.7mBabergh: £64.7mMonmouthshire: £63.4mBabergh: £65.0mMonmouthshire: £63.7mBabergh: £61.4mMonmouthshire: £60.1m

    £63.4m£63.7m£60.1mBabergh is higher£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Monmouthshire £16.7m, Babergh £13.2mBabergh: £13.2mMonmouthshire: £16.7mBabergh: £13.3mMonmouthshire: £16.7mBabergh: £12.5mMonmouthshire: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mMonmouthshire is higher£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £17.4m, Babergh £10.9mBabergh: £10.9mMonmouthshire: £17.4mBabergh: £11.0mMonmouthshire: £17.5mBabergh: £10.4mMonmouthshire: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mMonmouthshire is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Monmouthshire £0.58m, Babergh £0.32mBabergh: £0.32mMonmouthshire: £0.58mBabergh: £0.32mMonmouthshire: £0.58mBabergh: £0.31mMonmouthshire: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMonmouthshire is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Monmouthshire £0.25m, Babergh £0.21mBabergh: £0.21mMonmouthshire: £0.25mBabergh: £0.22mMonmouthshire: £0.25mBabergh: £0.20mMonmouthshire: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mMonmouthshire is higher£0.21m£0.22m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Monmouthshire £0.66m, Babergh £0.74mBabergh: £0.74mMonmouthshire: £0.66mBabergh: £0.74mMonmouthshire: £0.66mBabergh: £0.70mMonmouthshire: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mBabergh is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Monmouthshire 24,302, Babergh 24,827Babergh: 24,827Monmouthshire: 24,302

    24,302Babergh is higherDepends on how you count24,827

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Monmouthshire 1,836, Babergh 1,643Babergh: 1,643Monmouthshire: 1,836

    1,836Monmouthshire is higher1,643

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 3,787, Babergh 3,088Babergh: 3,088Monmouthshire: 3,787

    3,787Monmouthshire is higher3,088

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Monmouthshire 6,038, Babergh 4,593Babergh: 4,593Monmouthshire: 6,038

    6,038Monmouthshire is higher4,593

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Monmouthshire 7,963, Babergh 7,725Babergh: 7,725Monmouthshire: 7,963

    7,963Monmouthshire is higher7,725

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Monmouthshire 1,139, Babergh 1,038Babergh: 1,038Monmouthshire: 1,139

    1,139Monmouthshire is higher1,038

Show the numbers
Monmouthshire and Babergh, total
MeasureMonmouthshireBaberghHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£459.3m£461.3m£435.7m£440.6m£442.5m£417.9mMonmouthshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m£306.6m£308.0m£290.9mBabergh
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£86.9m£87.3m£82.5m£80.7m£81.1m£76.6mMonmouthshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.2m£277.3m£261.9m£285.1m£286.3m£270.4mBabergh
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mMonmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mMonmouthshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mMonmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m£29.7m£29.9m£28.2mMonmouthshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mBabergh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£4.5m£4.6m£4.3mMonmouthshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mBabergh
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mMonmouthshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mMonmouthshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mMonmouthshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m£0.21m£0.22m£0.20mMonmouthshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mBabergh
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,30224,827Babergh
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8361,643Monmouthshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7873,088Monmouthshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0384,593Monmouthshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,9637,725Monmouthshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1391,038Monmouthshire

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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