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Basingstoke and Hertsmere

115,085 and 107,865 residents (mid-2024).

Basingstoke is higher than Hertsmere on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 7 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Basingstoke is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Hertsmere 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

Basingstoke Hertsmere

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £3,557, Hertsmere £4,154Hertsmere: £4,154Basingstoke: £3,557Hertsmere: £4,171Basingstoke: £3,572Hertsmere: £3,940Basingstoke: £3,374

    £3,557£3,572£3,374Hertsmere is higher£4,154£4,171£3,940

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Basingstoke £12,713, Hertsmere £12,837Hertsmere: £12,837Basingstoke: £12,713Hertsmere: £12,891Basingstoke: £12,768Hertsmere: £12,176Basingstoke: £12,059

    £12,713£12,768£12,059Hertsmere is higher£12,837£12,891£12,176

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £1,584, Hertsmere £1,902Hertsmere: £1,902Basingstoke: £1,584Hertsmere: £1,910Basingstoke: £1,591Hertsmere: £1,804Basingstoke: £1,502

    £1,584£1,591£1,502Hertsmere is higher£1,902£1,910£1,804

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Basingstoke £11,623, Hertsmere £11,605Hertsmere: £11,605Basingstoke: £11,623Hertsmere: £11,654Basingstoke: £11,672Hertsmere: £11,008Basingstoke: £11,025

    £11,623£11,672£11,025Basingstoke is higherDepends on how you count£11,605£11,654£11,008

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Basingstoke £455, Hertsmere £465Hertsmere: £465Basingstoke: £455Hertsmere: £467Basingstoke: £457Hertsmere: £441Basingstoke: £432

    £455£457£432Hertsmere is higher£465£467£441

  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: Basingstoke £614, Hertsmere £744Hertsmere: £744Basingstoke: £614Hertsmere: £747Basingstoke: £616Hertsmere: £706Basingstoke: £582

    £614£616£582Hertsmere is higher£744£747£706

  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: Basingstoke £22, Hertsmere £23Hertsmere: £23Basingstoke: £22Hertsmere: £23Basingstoke: £22Hertsmere: £22Basingstoke: £21

    £22£22£21Hertsmere 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: Basingstoke £316, Hertsmere £328Hertsmere: £328Basingstoke: £316Hertsmere: £330Basingstoke: £317Hertsmere: £311Basingstoke: £300

    £316£317£300Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£328£330£311

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £123, Hertsmere £95Hertsmere: £95Basingstoke: £123Hertsmere: £95Basingstoke: £124Hertsmere: £90Basingstoke: £117

    £123£124£117Basingstoke is higher£95£95£90

  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: Basingstoke £78, Hertsmere £73Hertsmere: £73Basingstoke: £78Hertsmere: £74Basingstoke: £78Hertsmere: £70Basingstoke: £74

    £78£78£74Basingstoke is higher£73£74£70

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £1,291, Hertsmere £1,599Hertsmere: £1,599Basingstoke: £1,291Hertsmere: £1,606Basingstoke: £1,296Hertsmere: £1,517Basingstoke: £1,224

    £1,291£1,296£1,224Hertsmere is higher£1,599£1,606£1,517

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Basingstoke £187, Hertsmere £232Hertsmere: £232Basingstoke: £187Hertsmere: £233Basingstoke: £187Hertsmere: £220Basingstoke: £177

    £187£187£177Hertsmere is higher£232£233£220

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £203, Hertsmere £216Hertsmere: £216Basingstoke: £203Hertsmere: £217Basingstoke: £204Hertsmere: £205Basingstoke: £193

    £203£204£193Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£216£217£205

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £8.28, Hertsmere £9.17Hertsmere: £9.17Basingstoke: £8.28Hertsmere: £9.21Basingstoke: £8.31Hertsmere: £8.70Basingstoke: £7.85

    £8.28£8.31£7.85Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£9.17£9.21£8.70

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £4.03, Hertsmere £3.69Hertsmere: £3.69Basingstoke: £4.03Hertsmere: £3.71Basingstoke: £4.04Hertsmere: £3.50Basingstoke: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82Basingstoke is higher£3.69£3.71£3.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £7.04, Hertsmere £6.76Hertsmere: £6.76Basingstoke: £7.04Hertsmere: £6.79Basingstoke: £7.07Hertsmere: £6.41Basingstoke: £6.68

    £7.04£7.07£6.68Basingstoke is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Basingstoke 1,003.9, Hertsmere 1,004.2Hertsmere: 1,004.2Basingstoke: 1,003.9

    1,003.9Hertsmere is higher1,004.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Basingstoke 89.4, Hertsmere 93.6Hertsmere: 93.6Basingstoke: 89.4

    89.4Hertsmere is higher93.6

  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: Basingstoke 132.5, Hertsmere 157.5Hertsmere: 157.5Basingstoke: 132.5

    132.5Hertsmere is higher157.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 48.6, Hertsmere 51.2Hertsmere: 51.2Basingstoke: 48.6

    48.6Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count51.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke 149.7, Hertsmere 158.3Hertsmere: 158.3Basingstoke: 149.7

    149.7Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count158.3

  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: Basingstoke 17.0, Hertsmere 17.2Hertsmere: 17.2Basingstoke: 17.0

    17.0Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count17.2

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Basingstoke and Hertsmere, per person in the age group
MeasureBasingstokeHertsmereHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,557£3,572£3,374£4,154£4,171£3,940Hertsmere
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,713£12,768£12,059£12,837£12,891£12,176Hertsmere
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,584£1,591£1,502£1,902£1,910£1,804Hertsmere
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,623£11,672£11,025£11,605£11,654£11,008Basingstoke
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£455£457£432£465£467£441Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£614£616£582£744£747£706Hertsmere
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£23£23£22Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£316£317£300£328£330£311Hertsmere
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£95£95£90Basingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£73£74£70Basingstoke
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,291£1,296£1,224£1,599£1,606£1,517Hertsmere
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£187£177£232£233£220Hertsmere
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£203£204£193£216£217£205Hertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.28£8.31£7.85£9.17£9.21£8.70Hertsmere
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£3.69£3.71£3.50Basingstoke
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.04£7.07£6.68£6.76£6.79£6.41Basingstoke
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.91,004.2Hertsmere
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.493.6Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026132.5157.5Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.651.2Hertsmere
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026149.7158.3Hertsmere
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.017.2Hertsmere

Per resident

Basingstoke is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Hertsmere on 16. 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

Basingstoke Hertsmere

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £3,557, Hertsmere £4,154Hertsmere: £4,154Basingstoke: £3,557Hertsmere: £4,171Basingstoke: £3,572Hertsmere: £3,940Basingstoke: £3,374

    £3,557£3,572£3,374Hertsmere is higher£4,154£4,171£3,940

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £1,893, Hertsmere £2,328Hertsmere: £2,328Basingstoke: £1,893Hertsmere: £2,338Basingstoke: £1,901Hertsmere: £2,208Basingstoke: £1,796

    £1,893£1,901£1,796Hertsmere is higher£2,328£2,338£2,208

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £1,031, Hertsmere £1,164Hertsmere: £1,164Basingstoke: £1,031Hertsmere: £1,169Basingstoke: £1,035Hertsmere: £1,104Basingstoke: £978

    £1,031£1,035£978Hertsmere is higher£1,164£1,169£1,104

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Basingstoke £1,731, Hertsmere £2,105Hertsmere: £2,105Basingstoke: £1,731Hertsmere: £2,113Basingstoke: £1,738Hertsmere: £1,996Basingstoke: £1,641

    £1,731£1,738£1,641Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£2,105£2,113£1,996

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Basingstoke £68, Hertsmere £84Hertsmere: £84Basingstoke: £68Hertsmere: £85Basingstoke: £68Hertsmere: £80Basingstoke: £64

    £68£68£64Hertsmere is higher£84£85£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £91, Hertsmere £135Hertsmere: £135Basingstoke: £91Hertsmere: £135Basingstoke: £92Hertsmere: £128Basingstoke: £87

    £91£92£87Hertsmere is higher£135£135£128

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £3.29, Hertsmere £4.19Hertsmere: £4.19Basingstoke: £3.29Hertsmere: £4.20Basingstoke: £3.30Hertsmere: £3.97Basingstoke: £3.12

    £3.29£3.30£3.12Hertsmere is higher£4.19£4.20£3.97

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £316, Hertsmere £328Hertsmere: £328Basingstoke: £316Hertsmere: £330Basingstoke: £317Hertsmere: £311Basingstoke: £300

    £316£317£300Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£328£330£311

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £123, Hertsmere £95Hertsmere: £95Basingstoke: £123Hertsmere: £95Basingstoke: £124Hertsmere: £90Basingstoke: £117

    £123£124£117Basingstoke is higher£95£95£90

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £50, Hertsmere £45Hertsmere: £45Basingstoke: £50Hertsmere: £45Basingstoke: £51Hertsmere: £43Basingstoke: £48

    £50£51£48Basingstoke is higher£45£45£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Basingstoke £840, Hertsmere £979Hertsmere: £979Basingstoke: £840Hertsmere: £983Basingstoke: £844Hertsmere: £929Basingstoke: £797

    £840£844£797Hertsmere is higher£979£983£929

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Basingstoke £187, Hertsmere £232Hertsmere: £232Basingstoke: £187Hertsmere: £233Basingstoke: £187Hertsmere: £220Basingstoke: £177

    £187£187£177Hertsmere is higher£232£233£220

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Basingstoke £132, Hertsmere £132Hertsmere: £132Basingstoke: £132Hertsmere: £133Basingstoke: £133Hertsmere: £126Basingstoke: £126

    £132£133£126Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£132£133£126

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Basingstoke £5.39, Hertsmere £5.61Hertsmere: £5.61Basingstoke: £5.39Hertsmere: £5.63Basingstoke: £5.41Hertsmere: £5.32Basingstoke: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£5.61£5.63£5.32

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Basingstoke £2.61, Hertsmere £2.26Hertsmere: £2.26Basingstoke: £2.61Hertsmere: £2.27Basingstoke: £2.63Hertsmere: £2.14Basingstoke: £2.48

    £2.61£2.63£2.48Basingstoke is higher£2.26£2.27£2.14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £7.04, Hertsmere £6.76Hertsmere: £6.76Basingstoke: £7.04Hertsmere: £6.79Basingstoke: £7.07Hertsmere: £6.41Basingstoke: £6.68

    £7.04£7.07£6.68Basingstoke is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 149.5, Hertsmere 182.1Hertsmere: 182.1Basingstoke: 149.5

    149.5Hertsmere is higher182.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 13.3, Hertsmere 17.0Hertsmere: 17.0Basingstoke: 13.3

    13.3Hertsmere 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: Basingstoke 19.7, Hertsmere 28.6Hertsmere: 28.6Basingstoke: 19.7

    19.7Hertsmere is higher28.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 48.6, Hertsmere 51.2Hertsmere: 51.2Basingstoke: 48.6

    48.6Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count51.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 97.5, Hertsmere 96.9Hertsmere: 96.9Basingstoke: 97.5

    97.5Basingstoke is higherDepends on how you count96.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 11.1, Hertsmere 10.5Hertsmere: 10.5Basingstoke: 11.1

    11.1Basingstoke is higherDepends on how you count10.5

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Basingstoke and Hertsmere, per resident
MeasureBasingstokeHertsmereHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,557£3,572£3,374£4,154£4,171£3,940Hertsmere
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,893£1,901£1,796£2,328£2,338£2,208Hertsmere
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,031£1,035£978£1,164£1,169£1,104Hertsmere
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,731£1,738£1,641£2,105£2,113£1,996Hertsmere
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£68£68£64£84£85£80Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£135£135£128Hertsmere
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.29£3.30£3.12£4.19£4.20£3.97Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£316£317£300£328£330£311Hertsmere
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£95£95£90Basingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£51£48£45£45£43Basingstoke
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£840£844£797£979£983£929Hertsmere
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£187£177£232£233£220Hertsmere
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£132£133£126£132£133£126Hertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£5.61£5.63£5.32Hertsmere
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.61£2.63£2.48£2.26£2.27£2.14Basingstoke
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.04£7.07£6.68£6.76£6.79£6.41Basingstoke
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.5182.1Hertsmere
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.317.0Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.728.6Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.651.2Hertsmere
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202697.596.9Basingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.110.5Basingstoke

Total

Basingstoke is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Hertsmere on 12. 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

Basingstoke Hertsmere

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Basingstoke £409.3m, Hertsmere £448.0mHertsmere: £448.0mBasingstoke: £409.3mHertsmere: £450.0mBasingstoke: £411.1mHertsmere: £425.0mBasingstoke: £388.3m

    £409.3m£411.1m£388.3mHertsmere is higher£448.0m£450.0m£425.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Basingstoke £217.8m, Hertsmere £251.1mHertsmere: £251.1mBasingstoke: £217.8mHertsmere: £252.2mBasingstoke: £218.8mHertsmere: £238.2mBasingstoke: £206.6m

    £217.8m£218.8m£206.6mHertsmere is higher£251.1m£252.2m£238.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Basingstoke £118.7m, Hertsmere £125.6mHertsmere: £125.6mBasingstoke: £118.7mHertsmere: £126.1mBasingstoke: £119.2mHertsmere: £119.1mBasingstoke: £112.6m

    £118.7m£119.2m£112.6mHertsmere is higher£125.6m£126.1m£119.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Basingstoke £199.2m, Hertsmere £227.0mHertsmere: £227.0mBasingstoke: £199.2mHertsmere: £228.0mBasingstoke: £200.0mHertsmere: £215.3mBasingstoke: £188.9m

    £199.2m£200.0m£188.9mHertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£227.0m£228.0m£215.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Basingstoke £7.8m, Hertsmere £9.1mHertsmere: £9.1mBasingstoke: £7.8mHertsmere: £9.1mBasingstoke: £7.8mHertsmere: £8.6mBasingstoke: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mHertsmere is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke £10.5m, Hertsmere £14.5mHertsmere: £14.5mBasingstoke: £10.5mHertsmere: £14.6mBasingstoke: £10.6mHertsmere: £13.8mBasingstoke: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mHertsmere is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Basingstoke £0.38m, Hertsmere £0.45mHertsmere: £0.45mBasingstoke: £0.38mHertsmere: £0.45mBasingstoke: £0.38mHertsmere: £0.43mBasingstoke: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mHertsmere is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke £36.3m, Hertsmere £35.4mHertsmere: £35.4mBasingstoke: £36.3mHertsmere: £35.5mBasingstoke: £36.5mHertsmere: £33.6mBasingstoke: £34.5m

    £36.3m£36.5m£34.5mBasingstoke is higherDepends on how you count£35.4m£35.5m£33.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke £14.2m, Hertsmere £10.2mHertsmere: £10.2mBasingstoke: £14.2mHertsmere: £10.2mBasingstoke: £14.2mHertsmere: £9.7mBasingstoke: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.5mBasingstoke is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Basingstoke £5.8m, Hertsmere £4.8mHertsmere: £4.8mBasingstoke: £5.8mHertsmere: £4.9mBasingstoke: £5.8mHertsmere: £4.6mBasingstoke: £5.5m

    £5.8m£5.8m£5.5mBasingstoke is higher£4.8m£4.9m£4.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Basingstoke £96.7m, Hertsmere £105.6mHertsmere: £105.6mBasingstoke: £96.7mHertsmere: £106.1mBasingstoke: £97.1mHertsmere: £100.2mBasingstoke: £91.7m

    £96.7m£97.1m£91.7mHertsmere is higher£105.6m£106.1m£100.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Basingstoke £21.5m, Hertsmere £25.0mHertsmere: £25.0mBasingstoke: £21.5mHertsmere: £25.1mBasingstoke: £21.6mHertsmere: £23.7mBasingstoke: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mHertsmere is higher£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Basingstoke £15.2m, Hertsmere £14.3mHertsmere: £14.3mBasingstoke: £15.2mHertsmere: £14.4mBasingstoke: £15.3mHertsmere: £13.6mBasingstoke: £14.5m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.5mBasingstoke is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Basingstoke £0.62m, Hertsmere £0.61mHertsmere: £0.61mBasingstoke: £0.62mHertsmere: £0.61mBasingstoke: £0.62mHertsmere: £0.57mBasingstoke: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mBasingstoke is higherDepends on how you count£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Basingstoke £0.30m, Hertsmere £0.24mHertsmere: £0.24mBasingstoke: £0.30mHertsmere: £0.24mBasingstoke: £0.30mHertsmere: £0.23mBasingstoke: £0.29m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.29mBasingstoke is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Basingstoke £0.81m, Hertsmere £0.73mHertsmere: £0.73mBasingstoke: £0.81mHertsmere: £0.73mBasingstoke: £0.81mHertsmere: £0.69mBasingstoke: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mBasingstoke is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Basingstoke 17,202, Hertsmere 19,644Hertsmere: 19,644Basingstoke: 17,202

    17,202Hertsmere is higher19,644

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Basingstoke 1,532, Hertsmere 1,831Hertsmere: 1,831Basingstoke: 1,532

    1,532Hertsmere is higher1,831

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke 2,271, Hertsmere 3,080Hertsmere: 3,080Basingstoke: 2,271

    2,271Hertsmere is higher3,080

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke 5,593, Hertsmere 5,520Hertsmere: 5,520Basingstoke: 5,593

    5,593Basingstoke is higherDepends on how you count5,520

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Basingstoke 11,217, Hertsmere 10,451Hertsmere: 10,451Basingstoke: 11,217

    11,217Basingstoke is higherDepends on how you count10,451

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Basingstoke 1,275, Hertsmere 1,133Hertsmere: 1,133Basingstoke: 1,275

    1,275Basingstoke is higherDepends on how you count1,133

Show the numbers
Basingstoke and Hertsmere, total
MeasureBasingstokeHertsmereHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£409.3m£411.1m£388.3m£448.0m£450.0m£425.0mHertsmere
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£217.8m£218.8m£206.6m£251.1m£252.2m£238.2mHertsmere
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£118.7m£119.2m£112.6m£125.6m£126.1m£119.1mHertsmere
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£199.2m£200.0m£188.9m£227.0m£228.0m£215.3mHertsmere
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mHertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mHertsmere
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mHertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.3m£36.5m£34.5m£35.4m£35.5m£33.6mBasingstoke
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m£10.2m£10.2m£9.7mBasingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m£4.8m£4.9m£4.6mBasingstoke
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.7m£97.1m£91.7m£105.6m£106.1m£100.2mHertsmere
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£25.0m£25.1m£23.7mHertsmere
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.5m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mBasingstoke
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.61m£0.61m£0.57mBasingstoke
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mBasingstoke
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mBasingstoke
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,20219,644Hertsmere
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5321,831Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2713,080Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,5935,520Basingstoke
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,21710,451Basingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2751,133Basingstoke

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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