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Aldershot and Welwyn Hatfield

124,531 and 116,887 residents (mid-2024).

Aldershot is higher than Welwyn Hatfield on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Aldershot is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 17. 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

Aldershot Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aldershot £3,453, Welwyn Hatfield £3,807Welwyn Hatfield: £3,807Aldershot: £3,453Welwyn Hatfield: £3,823Aldershot: £3,468Welwyn Hatfield: £3,611Aldershot: £3,276

    £3,453£3,468£3,276Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3,807£3,823£3,611

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Aldershot £12,295, Welwyn Hatfield £13,004Welwyn Hatfield: £13,004Aldershot: £12,295Welwyn Hatfield: £13,059Aldershot: £12,348Welwyn Hatfield: £12,335Aldershot: £11,663

    £12,295£12,348£11,663Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£13,004£13,059£12,335

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Aldershot £1,472, Welwyn Hatfield £1,783Welwyn Hatfield: £1,783Aldershot: £1,472Welwyn Hatfield: £1,790Aldershot: £1,478Welwyn Hatfield: £1,691Aldershot: £1,396

    £1,472£1,478£1,396Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,783£1,790£1,691

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Aldershot £10,629, Welwyn Hatfield £11,824Welwyn Hatfield: £11,824Aldershot: £10,629Welwyn Hatfield: £11,874Aldershot: £10,675Welwyn Hatfield: £11,216Aldershot: £10,082

    £10,629£10,675£10,082Welwyn Hatfield is higher£11,824£11,874£11,216

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Aldershot £1,068, Welwyn Hatfield £432Welwyn Hatfield: £432Aldershot: £1,068Welwyn Hatfield: £434Aldershot: £1,073Welwyn Hatfield: £410Aldershot: £1,013

    £1,068£1,073£1,013Aldershot is higher£432£434£410

  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: Aldershot £564, Welwyn Hatfield £724Welwyn Hatfield: £724Aldershot: £564Welwyn Hatfield: £728Aldershot: £566Welwyn Hatfield: £687Aldershot: £535

    £564£566£535Welwyn Hatfield is higher£724£728£687

  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: Aldershot £34, Welwyn Hatfield £23Welwyn Hatfield: £23Aldershot: £34Welwyn Hatfield: £23Aldershot: £34Welwyn Hatfield: £22Aldershot: £32

    £34£34£32Aldershot is higher£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aldershot £263, Welwyn Hatfield £343Welwyn Hatfield: £343Aldershot: £263Welwyn Hatfield: £344Aldershot: £264Welwyn Hatfield: £325Aldershot: £250

    £263£264£250Welwyn Hatfield is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aldershot £119, Welwyn Hatfield £119Welwyn Hatfield: £119Aldershot: £119Welwyn Hatfield: £120Aldershot: £120Welwyn Hatfield: £113Aldershot: £113

    £119£120£113Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

  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: Aldershot £69, Welwyn Hatfield £81Welwyn Hatfield: £81Aldershot: £69Welwyn Hatfield: £81Aldershot: £69Welwyn Hatfield: £76Aldershot: £65

    £69£69£65Welwyn Hatfield is higher£81£81£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Aldershot £1,198, Welwyn Hatfield £1,472Welwyn Hatfield: £1,472Aldershot: £1,198Welwyn Hatfield: £1,479Aldershot: £1,204Welwyn Hatfield: £1,397Aldershot: £1,137

    £1,198£1,204£1,137Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,472£1,479£1,397

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aldershot £223, Welwyn Hatfield £257Welwyn Hatfield: £257Aldershot: £223Welwyn Hatfield: £258Aldershot: £224Welwyn Hatfield: £244Aldershot: £212

    £223£224£212Welwyn Hatfield is higher£257£258£244

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Aldershot £194, Welwyn Hatfield £218Welwyn Hatfield: £218Aldershot: £194Welwyn Hatfield: £219Aldershot: £195Welwyn Hatfield: £206Aldershot: £184

    £194£195£184Welwyn Hatfield is higher£218£219£206

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Aldershot £7.33, Welwyn Hatfield £7.01Welwyn Hatfield: £7.01Aldershot: £7.33Welwyn Hatfield: £7.04Aldershot: £7.36Welwyn Hatfield: £6.65Aldershot: £6.95

    £7.33£7.36£6.95Aldershot is higher£7.01£7.04£6.65

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Aldershot £2.74, Welwyn Hatfield £5.10Welwyn Hatfield: £5.10Aldershot: £2.74Welwyn Hatfield: £5.12Aldershot: £2.75Welwyn Hatfield: £4.84Aldershot: £2.60

    £2.74£2.75£2.60Welwyn Hatfield is higher£5.10£5.12£4.84

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aldershot £6.44, Welwyn Hatfield £5.19Welwyn Hatfield: £5.19Aldershot: £6.44Welwyn Hatfield: £5.21Aldershot: £6.47Welwyn Hatfield: £4.92Aldershot: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Aldershot is higher£5.19£5.21£4.92

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Aldershot 929.8, Welwyn Hatfield 1,011.3Welwyn Hatfield: 1,011.3Aldershot: 929.8

    929.8Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count1,011.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Aldershot 137.5, Welwyn Hatfield 91.8Welwyn Hatfield: 91.8Aldershot: 137.5

    137.5Aldershot is higher91.8

  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: Aldershot 121.9, Welwyn Hatfield 149.9Welwyn Hatfield: 149.9Aldershot: 121.9

    121.9Welwyn Hatfield is higher149.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aldershot 41.8, Welwyn Hatfield 52.6Welwyn Hatfield: 52.6Aldershot: 41.8

    41.8Welwyn Hatfield is higher52.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Aldershot 133.5, Welwyn Hatfield 157.2Welwyn Hatfield: 157.2Aldershot: 133.5

    133.5Welwyn Hatfield is higher157.2

  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: Aldershot 15.0, Welwyn Hatfield 18.0Welwyn Hatfield: 18.0Aldershot: 15.0

    15.0Welwyn Hatfield is higher18.0

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Aldershot and Welwyn Hatfield, per person in the age group
MeasureAldershotWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,453£3,468£3,276£3,807£3,823£3,611Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,295£12,348£11,663£13,004£13,059£12,335Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,472£1,478£1,396£1,783£1,790£1,691Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,629£10,675£10,082£11,824£11,874£11,216Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,068£1,073£1,013£432£434£410Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£564£566£535£724£728£687Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£23£23£22Aldershot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£343£344£325Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£119£120£113Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£69£69£65£81£81£76Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,198£1,204£1,137£1,472£1,479£1,397Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£223£224£212£257£258£244Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£194£195£184£218£219£206Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.33£7.36£6.95£7.01£7.04£6.65Aldershot
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.74£2.75£2.60£5.10£5.12£4.84Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.19£5.21£4.92Aldershot
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026929.81,011.3Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026137.591.8Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.9149.9Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.852.6Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026133.5157.2Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.018.0Welwyn Hatfield

Per resident

Aldershot is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 17. 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

Aldershot Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Aldershot £3,453, Welwyn Hatfield £3,807Welwyn Hatfield: £3,807Aldershot: £3,453Welwyn Hatfield: £3,823Aldershot: £3,468Welwyn Hatfield: £3,611Aldershot: £3,276

    £3,453£3,468£3,276Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3,807£3,823£3,611

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Aldershot £1,883, Welwyn Hatfield £1,914Welwyn Hatfield: £1,914Aldershot: £1,883Welwyn Hatfield: £1,922Aldershot: £1,891Welwyn Hatfield: £1,816Aldershot: £1,786

    £1,883£1,891£1,786Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,914£1,922£1,816

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Aldershot £959, Welwyn Hatfield £1,169Welwyn Hatfield: £1,169Aldershot: £959Welwyn Hatfield: £1,174Aldershot: £963Welwyn Hatfield: £1,108Aldershot: £909

    £959£963£909Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,169£1,174£1,108

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Aldershot £1,628, Welwyn Hatfield £1,741Welwyn Hatfield: £1,741Aldershot: £1,628Welwyn Hatfield: £1,748Aldershot: £1,635Welwyn Hatfield: £1,651Aldershot: £1,544

    £1,628£1,635£1,544Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,741£1,748£1,651

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Aldershot £164, Welwyn Hatfield £64Welwyn Hatfield: £64Aldershot: £164Welwyn Hatfield: £64Aldershot: £164Welwyn Hatfield: £60Aldershot: £155

    £164£164£155Aldershot is higher£64£64£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Aldershot £86, Welwyn Hatfield £107Welwyn Hatfield: £107Aldershot: £86Welwyn Hatfield: £107Aldershot: £87Welwyn Hatfield: £101Aldershot: £82

    £86£87£82Welwyn Hatfield is higher£107£107£101

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Aldershot £5.17, Welwyn Hatfield £3.39Welwyn Hatfield: £3.39Aldershot: £5.17Welwyn Hatfield: £3.41Aldershot: £5.19Welwyn Hatfield: £3.22Aldershot: £4.90

    £5.17£5.19£4.90Aldershot is higher£3.39£3.41£3.22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Aldershot £263, Welwyn Hatfield £343Welwyn Hatfield: £343Aldershot: £263Welwyn Hatfield: £344Aldershot: £264Welwyn Hatfield: £325Aldershot: £250

    £263£264£250Welwyn Hatfield is higher£343£344£325

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Aldershot £119, Welwyn Hatfield £119Welwyn Hatfield: £119Aldershot: £119Welwyn Hatfield: £120Aldershot: £120Welwyn Hatfield: £113Aldershot: £113

    £119£120£113Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Aldershot £45, Welwyn Hatfield £53Welwyn Hatfield: £53Aldershot: £45Welwyn Hatfield: £53Aldershot: £45Welwyn Hatfield: £50Aldershot: £42

    £45£45£42Welwyn Hatfield is higher£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Aldershot £781, Welwyn Hatfield £965Welwyn Hatfield: £965Aldershot: £781Welwyn Hatfield: £969Aldershot: £784Welwyn Hatfield: £915Aldershot: £741

    £781£784£741Welwyn Hatfield is higher£965£969£915

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Aldershot £223, Welwyn Hatfield £257Welwyn Hatfield: £257Aldershot: £223Welwyn Hatfield: £258Aldershot: £224Welwyn Hatfield: £244Aldershot: £212

    £223£224£212Welwyn Hatfield is higher£257£258£244

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Aldershot £127, Welwyn Hatfield £143Welwyn Hatfield: £143Aldershot: £127Welwyn Hatfield: £143Aldershot: £127Welwyn Hatfield: £135Aldershot: £120

    £127£127£120Welwyn Hatfield is higher£143£143£135

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Aldershot £4.77, Welwyn Hatfield £4.60Welwyn Hatfield: £4.60Aldershot: £4.77Welwyn Hatfield: £4.62Aldershot: £4.79Welwyn Hatfield: £4.36Aldershot: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Aldershot is higher£4.60£4.62£4.36

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Aldershot £1.79, Welwyn Hatfield £3.34Welwyn Hatfield: £3.34Aldershot: £1.79Welwyn Hatfield: £3.36Aldershot: £1.80Welwyn Hatfield: £3.17Aldershot: £1.70

    £1.79£1.80£1.70Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3.34£3.36£3.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Aldershot £6.44, Welwyn Hatfield £5.19Welwyn Hatfield: £5.19Aldershot: £6.44Welwyn Hatfield: £5.21Aldershot: £6.47Welwyn Hatfield: £4.92Aldershot: £6.11

    £6.44£6.47£6.11Aldershot is higher£5.19£5.21£4.92

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Aldershot 142.4, Welwyn Hatfield 148.9Welwyn Hatfield: 148.9Aldershot: 142.4

    142.4Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count148.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aldershot 21.1, Welwyn Hatfield 13.5Welwyn Hatfield: 13.5Aldershot: 21.1

    21.1Aldershot is higher13.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aldershot 18.7, Welwyn Hatfield 22.1Welwyn Hatfield: 22.1Aldershot: 18.7

    18.7Welwyn Hatfield is higher22.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aldershot 41.8, Welwyn Hatfield 52.6Welwyn Hatfield: 52.6Aldershot: 41.8

    41.8Welwyn Hatfield is higher52.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Aldershot 87.0, Welwyn Hatfield 103.1Welwyn Hatfield: 103.1Aldershot: 87.0

    87.0Welwyn Hatfield is higher103.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Aldershot 9.8, Welwyn Hatfield 11.8Welwyn Hatfield: 11.8Aldershot: 9.8

    9.8Welwyn Hatfield is higher11.8

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Aldershot and Welwyn Hatfield, per resident
MeasureAldershotWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,453£3,468£3,276£3,807£3,823£3,611Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,883£1,891£1,786£1,914£1,922£1,816Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£959£963£909£1,169£1,174£1,108Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,628£1,635£1,544£1,741£1,748£1,651Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£164£164£155£64£64£60Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£107£107£101Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90£3.39£3.41£3.22Aldershot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£343£344£325Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£119£120£113Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£45£42£53£53£50Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£781£784£741£965£969£915Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£223£224£212£257£258£244Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£143£143£135Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£4.60£4.62£4.36Aldershot
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.79£1.80£1.70£3.34£3.36£3.17Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11£5.19£5.21£4.92Aldershot
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026142.4148.9Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.113.5Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.722.1Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.852.6Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.0103.1Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.811.8Welwyn Hatfield

Total

Aldershot is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 14. 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

Aldershot Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Aldershot £430.1m, Welwyn Hatfield £444.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £444.9mAldershot: £430.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £446.8mAldershot: £431.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £422.0mAldershot: £407.9m

    £430.1m£431.9m£407.9mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£444.9m£446.8m£422.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Aldershot £234.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £223.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £223.7mAldershot: £234.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £224.7mAldershot: £235.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £212.2mAldershot: £222.4m

    £234.5m£235.5m£222.4mAldershot is higherDepends on how you count£223.7m£224.7m£212.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Aldershot £119.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £136.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £136.6mAldershot: £119.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £137.2mAldershot: £119.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £129.6mAldershot: £113.2m

    £119.4m£119.9m£113.2mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£136.6m£137.2m£129.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Aldershot £202.7m, Welwyn Hatfield £203.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £203.4mAldershot: £202.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £204.3mAldershot: £203.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £193.0mAldershot: £192.3m

    £202.7m£203.6m£192.3mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£203.4m£204.3m£193.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Aldershot £20.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £7.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.4mAldershot: £20.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.5mAldershot: £20.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.1mAldershot: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.5m£19.3mAldershot is higher£7.4m£7.5m£7.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aldershot £10.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £12.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.5mAldershot: £10.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.5mAldershot: £10.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £11.8mAldershot: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£12.5m£12.5m£11.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Aldershot £0.64m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.40mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.40mAldershot: £0.64mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.40mAldershot: £0.65mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.38mAldershot: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mAldershot is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aldershot £32.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £40.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £40.0mAldershot: £32.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £40.2mAldershot: £32.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £38.0mAldershot: £31.1m

    £32.8m£32.9m£31.1mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£40.0m£40.2m£38.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Aldershot £14.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £13.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.9mAldershot: £14.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.0mAldershot: £14.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.2mAldershot: £14.1m

    £14.8m£14.9m£14.1mAldershot is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aldershot £5.6m, Welwyn Hatfield £6.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.2mAldershot: £5.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.2mAldershot: £5.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £5.9mAldershot: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Aldershot £97.2m, Welwyn Hatfield £112.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £112.8mAldershot: £97.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £113.3mAldershot: £97.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £107.0mAldershot: £92.2m

    £97.2m£97.6m£92.2mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£112.8m£113.3m£107.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Aldershot £27.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £30.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £30.0mAldershot: £27.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £30.1mAldershot: £27.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £28.5mAldershot: £26.4m

    £27.8m£27.9m£26.4mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Aldershot £15.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £16.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.7mAldershot: £15.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.7mAldershot: £15.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £15.8mAldershot: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.8m£15.0mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Aldershot £0.59m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.54mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.54mAldershot: £0.59mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.54mAldershot: £0.60mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.51mAldershot: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.60m£0.56mAldershot is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Aldershot £0.22m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.39mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mAldershot: £0.22mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mAldershot: £0.22mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.37mAldershot: £0.21m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.21mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Aldershot £0.80m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.61mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.61mAldershot: £0.80mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.61mAldershot: £0.81mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.57mAldershot: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.81m£0.76mAldershot is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Aldershot 17,731, Welwyn Hatfield 17,400Welwyn Hatfield: 17,400Aldershot: 17,731

    17,731Aldershot is higherDepends on how you count17,400

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Aldershot 2,621, Welwyn Hatfield 1,580Welwyn Hatfield: 1,580Aldershot: 2,621

    2,621Aldershot is higher1,580

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Aldershot 2,325, Welwyn Hatfield 2,579Welwyn Hatfield: 2,579Aldershot: 2,325

    2,325Welwyn Hatfield is higher2,579

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Aldershot 5,210, Welwyn Hatfield 6,146Welwyn Hatfield: 6,146Aldershot: 5,210

    5,210Welwyn Hatfield is higher6,146

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Aldershot 10,833, Welwyn Hatfield 12,046Welwyn Hatfield: 12,046Aldershot: 10,833

    10,833Welwyn Hatfield is higher12,046

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Aldershot 1,214, Welwyn Hatfield 1,376Welwyn Hatfield: 1,376Aldershot: 1,214

    1,214Welwyn Hatfield is higher1,376

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Aldershot and Welwyn Hatfield, total
MeasureAldershotWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.1m£431.9m£407.9m£444.9m£446.8m£422.0mWelwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.5m£235.5m£222.4m£223.7m£224.7m£212.2mAldershot
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.4m£119.9m£113.2m£136.6m£137.2m£129.6mWelwyn Hatfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.7m£203.6m£192.3m£203.4m£204.3m£193.0mWelwyn Hatfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m£7.4m£7.5m£7.1mAldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£12.5m£12.5m£11.8mWelwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mAldershot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m£40.0m£40.2m£38.0mWelwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.8m£14.9m£14.1m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mAldershot
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£6.2m£6.2m£5.9mWelwyn Hatfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.2m£97.6m£92.2m£112.8m£113.3m£107.0mWelwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m£30.0m£30.1m£28.5mWelwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mWelwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mAldershot
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWelwyn Hatfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m£0.61m£0.61m£0.57mAldershot
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,73117,400Aldershot
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6211,580Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3252,579Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2106,146Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,83312,046Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2141,376Welwyn Hatfield

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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