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Basingstoke and Woking

115,085 and 105,679 residents (mid-2024).

Basingstoke is higher than Woking on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 18 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

Basingstoke is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Woking 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

Basingstoke Woking

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £3,557, Woking £3,455Woking: £3,455Basingstoke: £3,557Woking: £3,470Basingstoke: £3,572Woking: £3,277Basingstoke: £3,374

    £3,557£3,572£3,374Basingstoke is higher£3,455£3,470£3,277

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Basingstoke £12,713, Woking £12,795Woking: £12,795Basingstoke: £12,713Woking: £12,849Basingstoke: £12,768Woking: £12,137Basingstoke: £12,059

    £12,713£12,768£12,059Woking is higher£12,795£12,849£12,137

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £1,584, Woking £1,352Woking: £1,352Basingstoke: £1,584Woking: £1,358Basingstoke: £1,591Woking: £1,282Basingstoke: £1,502

    £1,584£1,591£1,502Basingstoke is higher£1,352£1,358£1,282

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Basingstoke £11,623, Woking £11,726Woking: £11,726Basingstoke: £11,623Woking: £11,776Basingstoke: £11,672Woking: £11,122Basingstoke: £11,025

    £11,623£11,672£11,025Woking is higher£11,726£11,776£11,122

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Basingstoke £455, Woking £387Woking: £387Basingstoke: £455Woking: £389Basingstoke: £457Woking: £367Basingstoke: £432

    £455£457£432Basingstoke is higher£387£389£367

  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, Woking £664Woking: £664Basingstoke: £614Woking: £666Basingstoke: £616Woking: £629Basingstoke: £582

    £614£616£582Woking is higher£664£666£629

  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, Woking £18Woking: £18Basingstoke: £22Woking: £18Basingstoke: £22Woking: £17Basingstoke: £21

    £22£22£21Basingstoke 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: Basingstoke £316, Woking £233Woking: £233Basingstoke: £316Woking: £234Basingstoke: £317Woking: £221Basingstoke: £300

    £316£317£300Basingstoke is higher£233£234£221

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £123, Woking £117Woking: £117Basingstoke: £123Woking: £117Basingstoke: £124Woking: £111Basingstoke: £117

    £123£124£117Basingstoke is higher£117£117£111

  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, Woking £71Woking: £71Basingstoke: £78Woking: £71Basingstoke: £78Woking: £67Basingstoke: £74

    £78£78£74Basingstoke is higher£71£71£67

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £1,291, Woking £1,098Woking: £1,098Basingstoke: £1,291Woking: £1,102Basingstoke: £1,296Woking: £1,041Basingstoke: £1,224

    £1,291£1,296£1,224Basingstoke is higher£1,098£1,102£1,041

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Basingstoke £187, Woking £178Woking: £178Basingstoke: £187Woking: £179Basingstoke: £187Woking: £169Basingstoke: £177

    £187£187£177Basingstoke is higher£178£179£169

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £203, Woking £172Woking: £172Basingstoke: £203Woking: £173Basingstoke: £204Woking: £163Basingstoke: £193

    £203£204£193Basingstoke is higher£172£173£163

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £8.28, Woking £7.70Woking: £7.70Basingstoke: £8.28Woking: £7.73Basingstoke: £8.31Woking: £7.30Basingstoke: £7.85

    £8.28£8.31£7.85Basingstoke is higher£7.70£7.73£7.30

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Basingstoke £4.03, Woking £3.38Woking: £3.38Basingstoke: £4.03Woking: £3.40Basingstoke: £4.04Woking: £3.21Basingstoke: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82Basingstoke is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £7.04, Woking £7.03Woking: £7.03Basingstoke: £7.04Woking: £7.06Basingstoke: £7.07Woking: £6.67Basingstoke: £6.68

    £7.04£7.07£6.68Basingstoke is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  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, Woking 998.2Woking: 998.2Basingstoke: 1,003.9

    1,003.9Basingstoke is higherDepends on how you count998.2

  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, Woking 73.0Woking: 73.0Basingstoke: 89.4

    89.4Basingstoke is higher73.0

  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, Woking 138.6Woking: 138.6Basingstoke: 132.5

    132.5Woking is higher138.6

  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, Woking 35.7Woking: 35.7Basingstoke: 48.6

    48.6Basingstoke is higher35.7

  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, Woking 121.7Woking: 121.7Basingstoke: 149.7

    149.7Basingstoke is higher121.7

  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, Woking 16.1Woking: 16.1Basingstoke: 17.0

    17.0Basingstoke is higher16.1

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Basingstoke and Woking, per person in the age group
MeasureBasingstokeWokingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,557£3,572£3,374£3,455£3,470£3,277Basingstoke
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,713£12,768£12,059£12,795£12,849£12,137Woking
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,584£1,591£1,502£1,352£1,358£1,282Basingstoke
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,623£11,672£11,025£11,726£11,776£11,122Woking
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£455£457£432£387£389£367Basingstoke
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£614£616£582£664£666£629Woking
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£18£18£17Basingstoke
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£316£317£300£233£234£221Basingstoke
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£117£117£111Basingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£71£71£67Basingstoke
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,291£1,296£1,224£1,098£1,102£1,041Basingstoke
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£187£177£178£179£169Basingstoke
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£203£204£193£172£173£163Basingstoke
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.28£8.31£7.85£7.70£7.73£7.30Basingstoke
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£3.38£3.40£3.21Basingstoke
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.04£7.07£6.68£7.03£7.06£6.67Basingstoke
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.9998.2Basingstoke
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.473.0Basingstoke
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026132.5138.6Woking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.635.7Basingstoke
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026149.7121.7Basingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.016.1Basingstoke

Per resident

Basingstoke is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Woking 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

Basingstoke Woking

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £3,557, Woking £3,455Woking: £3,455Basingstoke: £3,557Woking: £3,470Basingstoke: £3,572Woking: £3,277Basingstoke: £3,374

    £3,557£3,572£3,374Basingstoke is higher£3,455£3,470£3,277

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £1,893, Woking £2,065Woking: £2,065Basingstoke: £1,893Woking: £2,074Basingstoke: £1,901Woking: £1,959Basingstoke: £1,796

    £1,893£1,901£1,796Woking is higher£2,065£2,074£1,959

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £1,031, Woking £855Woking: £855Basingstoke: £1,031Woking: £858Basingstoke: £1,035Woking: £811Basingstoke: £978

    £1,031£1,035£978Basingstoke is higher£855£858£811

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Basingstoke £1,731, Woking £1,892Woking: £1,892Basingstoke: £1,731Woking: £1,901Basingstoke: £1,738Woking: £1,795Basingstoke: £1,641

    £1,731£1,738£1,641Woking is higher£1,892£1,901£1,795

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Basingstoke £68, Woking £63Woking: £63Basingstoke: £68Woking: £63Basingstoke: £68Woking: £59Basingstoke: £64

    £68£68£64Basingstoke is higher£63£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £91, Woking £107Woking: £107Basingstoke: £91Woking: £108Basingstoke: £92Woking: £102Basingstoke: £87

    £91£92£87Woking is higher£107£108£102

  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, Woking £2.95Woking: £2.95Basingstoke: £3.29Woking: £2.96Basingstoke: £3.30Woking: £2.80Basingstoke: £3.12

    £3.29£3.30£3.12Basingstoke is higher£2.95£2.96£2.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £316, Woking £233Woking: £233Basingstoke: £316Woking: £234Basingstoke: £317Woking: £221Basingstoke: £300

    £316£317£300Basingstoke is higher£233£234£221

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Basingstoke £123, Woking £117Woking: £117Basingstoke: £123Woking: £117Basingstoke: £124Woking: £111Basingstoke: £117

    £123£124£117Basingstoke is higher£117£117£111

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Basingstoke £840, Woking £694Woking: £694Basingstoke: £840Woking: £697Basingstoke: £844Woking: £658Basingstoke: £797

    £840£844£797Basingstoke is higher£694£697£658

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Basingstoke £187, Woking £178Woking: £178Basingstoke: £187Woking: £179Basingstoke: £187Woking: £169Basingstoke: £177

    £187£187£177Basingstoke is higher£178£179£169

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Basingstoke £132, Woking £109Woking: £109Basingstoke: £132Woking: £109Basingstoke: £133Woking: £103Basingstoke: £126

    £132£133£126Basingstoke is higher£109£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Basingstoke £5.39, Woking £4.86Woking: £4.86Basingstoke: £5.39Woking: £4.88Basingstoke: £5.41Woking: £4.61Basingstoke: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Basingstoke is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Basingstoke £2.61, Woking £2.14Woking: £2.14Basingstoke: £2.61Woking: £2.15Basingstoke: £2.63Woking: £2.03Basingstoke: £2.48

    £2.61£2.63£2.48Basingstoke is higher£2.14£2.15£2.03

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Basingstoke £7.04, Woking £7.03Woking: £7.03Basingstoke: £7.04Woking: £7.06Basingstoke: £7.07Woking: £6.67Basingstoke: £6.68

    £7.04£7.07£6.68Basingstoke is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 149.5, Woking 161.1Woking: 161.1Basingstoke: 149.5

    149.5Woking is higherDepends on how you count161.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 13.3, Woking 11.8Woking: 11.8Basingstoke: 13.3

    13.3Basingstoke is higher11.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 19.7, Woking 22.4Woking: 22.4Basingstoke: 19.7

    19.7Woking is higher22.4

  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, Woking 35.7Woking: 35.7Basingstoke: 48.6

    48.6Basingstoke is higher35.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Basingstoke 97.5, Woking 77.0Woking: 77.0Basingstoke: 97.5

    97.5Basingstoke is higher77.0

  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, Woking 10.2Woking: 10.2Basingstoke: 11.1

    11.1Basingstoke is higher10.2

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Basingstoke and Woking, per resident
MeasureBasingstokeWokingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,557£3,572£3,374£3,455£3,470£3,277Basingstoke
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,893£1,901£1,796£2,065£2,074£1,959Woking
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,031£1,035£978£855£858£811Basingstoke
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,731£1,738£1,641£1,892£1,901£1,795Woking
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£68£68£64£63£63£59Basingstoke
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£107£108£102Woking
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.29£3.30£3.12£2.95£2.96£2.80Basingstoke
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£316£317£300£233£234£221Basingstoke
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£117£117£111Basingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£51£48£45£45£43Basingstoke
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£840£844£797£694£697£658Basingstoke
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£187£177£178£179£169Basingstoke
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£132£133£126£109£109£103Basingstoke
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£4.86£4.88£4.61Basingstoke
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.61£2.63£2.48£2.14£2.15£2.03Basingstoke
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.04£7.07£6.68£7.03£7.06£6.67Basingstoke
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.5161.1Woking
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.311.8Basingstoke
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.722.4Woking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.635.7Basingstoke
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202697.577.0Basingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.110.2Basingstoke

Total

Basingstoke is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Woking 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

Basingstoke Woking

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Basingstoke £409.3m, Woking £365.1mWoking: £365.1mBasingstoke: £409.3mWoking: £366.7mBasingstoke: £411.1mWoking: £346.3mBasingstoke: £388.3m

    £409.3m£411.1m£388.3mBasingstoke is higher£365.1m£366.7m£346.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Basingstoke £217.8m, Woking £218.2mWoking: £218.2mBasingstoke: £217.8mWoking: £219.2mBasingstoke: £218.8mWoking: £207.0mBasingstoke: £206.6m

    £217.8m£218.8m£206.6mWoking is higher£218.2m£219.2m£207.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Basingstoke £118.7m, Woking £90.3mWoking: £90.3mBasingstoke: £118.7mWoking: £90.7mBasingstoke: £119.2mWoking: £85.7mBasingstoke: £112.6m

    £118.7m£119.2m£112.6mBasingstoke is higher£90.3m£90.7m£85.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Basingstoke £199.2m, Woking £200.0mWoking: £200.0mBasingstoke: £199.2mWoking: £200.8mBasingstoke: £200.0mWoking: £189.7mBasingstoke: £188.9m

    £199.2m£200.0m£188.9mWoking is higher£200.0m£200.8m£189.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Basingstoke £7.8m, Woking £6.6mWoking: £6.6mBasingstoke: £7.8mWoking: £6.6mBasingstoke: £7.8mWoking: £6.3mBasingstoke: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mBasingstoke is higher£6.6m£6.6m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke £10.5m, Woking £11.3mWoking: £11.3mBasingstoke: £10.5mWoking: £11.4mBasingstoke: £10.6mWoking: £10.7mBasingstoke: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mWoking is higher£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m

  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, Woking £0.31mWoking: £0.31mBasingstoke: £0.38mWoking: £0.31mBasingstoke: £0.38mWoking: £0.30mBasingstoke: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBasingstoke is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke £36.3m, Woking £24.6mWoking: £24.6mBasingstoke: £36.3mWoking: £24.7mBasingstoke: £36.5mWoking: £23.4mBasingstoke: £34.5m

    £36.3m£36.5m£34.5mBasingstoke is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke £14.2m, Woking £12.4mWoking: £12.4mBasingstoke: £14.2mWoking: £12.4mBasingstoke: £14.2mWoking: £11.7mBasingstoke: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.5mBasingstoke is higher£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Basingstoke £5.8m, Woking £4.7mWoking: £4.7mBasingstoke: £5.8mWoking: £4.8mBasingstoke: £5.8mWoking: £4.5mBasingstoke: £5.5m

    £5.8m£5.8m£5.5mBasingstoke is higher£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Basingstoke £96.7m, Woking £73.3mWoking: £73.3mBasingstoke: £96.7mWoking: £73.6mBasingstoke: £97.1mWoking: £69.6mBasingstoke: £91.7m

    £96.7m£97.1m£91.7mBasingstoke is higher£73.3m£73.6m£69.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Basingstoke £21.5m, Woking £18.8mWoking: £18.8mBasingstoke: £21.5mWoking: £18.9mBasingstoke: £21.6mWoking: £17.9mBasingstoke: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mBasingstoke is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Basingstoke £15.2m, Woking £11.5mWoking: £11.5mBasingstoke: £15.2mWoking: £11.5mBasingstoke: £15.3mWoking: £10.9mBasingstoke: £14.5m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.5mBasingstoke is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Basingstoke £0.62m, Woking £0.51mWoking: £0.51mBasingstoke: £0.62mWoking: £0.52mBasingstoke: £0.62mWoking: £0.49mBasingstoke: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mBasingstoke is higher£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Basingstoke £0.30m, Woking £0.23mWoking: £0.23mBasingstoke: £0.30mWoking: £0.23mBasingstoke: £0.30mWoking: £0.21mBasingstoke: £0.29m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.29mBasingstoke is higher£0.23m£0.23m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Basingstoke £0.81m, Woking £0.74mWoking: £0.74mBasingstoke: £0.81mWoking: £0.75mBasingstoke: £0.81mWoking: £0.71mBasingstoke: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mBasingstoke is higher£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Basingstoke 17,202, Woking 17,025Woking: 17,025Basingstoke: 17,202

    17,202Basingstoke is higherDepends on how you count17,025

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Basingstoke 1,532, Woking 1,245Woking: 1,245Basingstoke: 1,532

    1,532Basingstoke is higher1,245

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke 2,271, Woking 2,364Woking: 2,364Basingstoke: 2,271

    2,271Woking is higher2,364

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Basingstoke 5,593, Woking 3,774Woking: 3,774Basingstoke: 5,593

    5,593Basingstoke is higher3,774

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Basingstoke 11,217, Woking 8,132Woking: 8,132Basingstoke: 11,217

    11,217Basingstoke is higher8,132

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Basingstoke 1,275, Woking 1,076Woking: 1,076Basingstoke: 1,275

    1,275Basingstoke is higher1,076

Show the numbers
Basingstoke and Woking, total
MeasureBasingstokeWokingHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£409.3m£411.1m£388.3m£365.1m£366.7m£346.3mBasingstoke
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£217.8m£218.8m£206.6m£218.2m£219.2m£207.0mWoking
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£118.7m£119.2m£112.6m£90.3m£90.7m£85.7mBasingstoke
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£199.2m£200.0m£188.9m£200.0m£200.8m£189.7mWoking
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£6.6m£6.6m£6.3mBasingstoke
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£11.3m£11.4m£10.7mWoking
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mBasingstoke
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.3m£36.5m£34.5m£24.6m£24.7m£23.4mBasingstoke
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m£12.4m£12.4m£11.7mBasingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m£4.7m£4.8m£4.5mBasingstoke
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.7m£97.1m£91.7m£73.3m£73.6m£69.6mBasingstoke
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£18.8m£18.9m£17.9mBasingstoke
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.5m£11.5m£11.5m£10.9mBasingstoke
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.51m£0.52m£0.49mBasingstoke
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m£0.23m£0.23m£0.21mBasingstoke
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£0.74m£0.75m£0.71mBasingstoke
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,20217,025Basingstoke
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5321,245Basingstoke
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2712,364Woking
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,5933,774Basingstoke
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,2178,132Basingstoke
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2751,076Basingstoke

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.
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  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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