Who Gets What

Compare constituencies · East of England and South West

Bedford and Gloucester

114,023 and 122,420 residents (mid-2024).

Bedford is higher than Gloucester on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 5 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.

Swap the two areas
Bedford and Gloucester on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

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

Bedford is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 11. 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

Bedford Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £4,275, Gloucester £4,151Gloucester: £4,151Bedford: £4,275Gloucester: £4,169Bedford: £4,294Gloucester: £3,937Bedford: £4,055

    £4,275£4,294£4,055Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£4,151£4,169£3,937

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £12,838, Gloucester £12,815Gloucester: £12,815Bedford: £12,838Gloucester: £12,869Bedford: £12,893Gloucester: £12,155Bedford: £12,178

    £12,838£12,893£12,178Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£12,815£12,869£12,155

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £2,294, Gloucester £2,132Gloucester: £2,132Bedford: £2,294Gloucester: £2,141Bedford: £2,303Gloucester: £2,022Bedford: £2,176

    £2,294£2,303£2,176Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£2,132£2,141£2,022

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £11,463, Gloucester £11,485Gloucester: £11,485Bedford: £11,463Gloucester: £11,534Bedford: £11,512Gloucester: £10,894Bedford: £10,873

    £11,463£11,512£10,873Gloucester is higher£11,485£11,534£10,894

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £621, Gloucester £518Gloucester: £518Bedford: £621Gloucester: £521Bedford: £624Gloucester: £492Bedford: £589

    £621£624£589Bedford is higher£518£521£492

  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: Bedford £724, Gloucester £782Gloucester: £782Bedford: £724Gloucester: £786Bedford: £727Gloucester: £742Bedford: £686

    £724£727£686Gloucester is higher£782£786£742

  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: Bedford £30, Gloucester £28Gloucester: £28Bedford: £30Gloucester: £29Bedford: £30Gloucester: £27Bedford: £29

    £30£30£29Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£28£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £413, Gloucester £442Gloucester: £442Bedford: £413Gloucester: £444Bedford: £415Gloucester: £420Bedford: £392

    £413£415£392Gloucester is higher£442£444£420

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £119, Gloucester £129Gloucester: £129Bedford: £119Gloucester: £129Bedford: £120Gloucester: £122Bedford: £113

    £119£120£113Gloucester is higher£129£129£122

  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: Bedford £99, Gloucester £103Gloucester: £103Bedford: £99Gloucester: £104Bedford: £99Gloucester: £98Bedford: £94

    £99£99£94Gloucester is higher£103£104£98

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £1,918, Gloucester £1,693Gloucester: £1,693Bedford: £1,918Gloucester: £1,701Bedford: £1,926Gloucester: £1,606Bedford: £1,819

    £1,918£1,926£1,819Bedford is higher£1,693£1,701£1,606

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £328, Gloucester £263Gloucester: £263Bedford: £328Gloucester: £264Bedford: £330Gloucester: £249Bedford: £311

    £328£330£311Bedford is higher£263£264£249

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £262, Gloucester £323Gloucester: £323Bedford: £262Gloucester: £325Bedford: £263Gloucester: £307Bedford: £248

    £262£263£248Gloucester is higher£323£325£307

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £10, Gloucester £6.01Gloucester: £6.01Bedford: £10Gloucester: £6.03Bedford: £11Gloucester: £5.70Bedford: £9.92

    £10£11£9.92Bedford is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £5.12, Gloucester £5.53Gloucester: £5.53Bedford: £5.12Gloucester: £5.56Bedford: £5.15Gloucester: £5.25Bedford: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Gloucester is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.08, Gloucester £5.66Gloucester: £5.66Bedford: £5.08Gloucester: £5.69Bedford: £5.10Gloucester: £5.37Bedford: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Gloucester is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bedford 999.7, Gloucester 1,024.2Gloucester: 1,024.2Bedford: 999.7

    999.7Gloucester is higher1,024.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bedford 124.5, Gloucester 114.3Gloucester: 114.3Bedford: 124.5

    124.5Bedford is higher114.3

  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: Bedford 149.6, Gloucester 166.4Gloucester: 166.4Bedford: 149.6

    149.6Gloucester is higher166.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 64.8, Gloucester 67.1Gloucester: 67.1Bedford: 64.8

    64.8Gloucester is higher67.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bedford 225.0, Gloucester 195.6Gloucester: 195.6Bedford: 225.0

    225.0Bedford is higher195.6

  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: Bedford 22.8, Gloucester 22.4Gloucester: 22.4Bedford: 22.8

    22.8Bedford is higherDepends on how you count22.4

Show the numbers
Bedford and Gloucester, per person in the age group
MeasureBedfordGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,294£4,055£4,151£4,169£3,937Bedford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,838£12,893£12,178£12,815£12,869£12,155Bedford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,294£2,303£2,176£2,132£2,141£2,022Bedford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,463£11,512£10,873£11,485£11,534£10,894Gloucester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£621£624£589£518£521£492Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£724£727£686£782£786£742Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£28£29£27Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£413£415£392£442£444£420Gloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£129£129£122Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£103£104£98Gloucester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,918£1,926£1,819£1,693£1,701£1,606Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£263£264£249Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£262£263£248£323£325£307Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.92£6.01£6.03£5.70Bedford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£5.53£5.56£5.25Gloucester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£5.66£5.69£5.37Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026999.71,024.2Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.5114.3Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.6166.4Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.867.1Gloucester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026225.0195.6Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.822.4Bedford

Per resident

Bedford is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Gloucester 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

Bedford Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £4,275, Gloucester £4,151Gloucester: £4,151Bedford: £4,275Gloucester: £4,169Bedford: £4,294Gloucester: £3,937Bedford: £4,055

    £4,275£4,294£4,055Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£4,151£4,169£3,937

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bedford £1,936, Gloucester £1,936Gloucester: £1,936Bedford: £1,936Gloucester: £1,944Bedford: £1,944Gloucester: £1,836Bedford: £1,836

    £1,936£1,944£1,836Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,936£1,944£1,836

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bedford £1,474, Gloucester £1,376Gloucester: £1,376Bedford: £1,474Gloucester: £1,382Bedford: £1,480Gloucester: £1,305Bedford: £1,398

    £1,474£1,480£1,398Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£1,376£1,382£1,305

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bedford £1,728, Gloucester £1,735Gloucester: £1,735Bedford: £1,728Gloucester: £1,743Bedford: £1,736Gloucester: £1,646Bedford: £1,639

    £1,728£1,736£1,639Gloucester is higher£1,735£1,743£1,646

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bedford £94, Gloucester £78Gloucester: £78Bedford: £94Gloucester: £79Bedford: £94Gloucester: £74Bedford: £89

    £94£94£89Bedford is higher£78£79£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £109, Gloucester £118Gloucester: £118Bedford: £109Gloucester: £119Bedford: £110Gloucester: £112Bedford: £104

    £109£110£104Gloucester is higher£118£119£112

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bedford £4.56, Gloucester £4.29Gloucester: £4.29Bedford: £4.56Gloucester: £4.31Bedford: £4.58Gloucester: £4.07Bedford: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£4.29£4.31£4.07

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £413, Gloucester £442Gloucester: £442Bedford: £413Gloucester: £444Bedford: £415Gloucester: £420Bedford: £392

    £413£415£392Gloucester is higher£442£444£420

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £119, Gloucester £129Gloucester: £129Bedford: £119Gloucester: £129Bedford: £120Gloucester: £122Bedford: £113

    £119£120£113Gloucester is higher£129£129£122

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bedford £63, Gloucester £67Gloucester: £67Bedford: £63Gloucester: £67Bedford: £64Gloucester: £63Bedford: £60

    £63£64£60Gloucester is higher£67£67£63

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bedford £1,232, Gloucester £1,093Gloucester: £1,093Bedford: £1,232Gloucester: £1,098Bedford: £1,237Gloucester: £1,037Bedford: £1,169

    £1,232£1,237£1,169Bedford is higher£1,093£1,098£1,037

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £328, Gloucester £263Gloucester: £263Bedford: £328Gloucester: £264Bedford: £330Gloucester: £249Bedford: £311

    £328£330£311Bedford is higher£263£264£249

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bedford £168, Gloucester £209Gloucester: £209Bedford: £168Gloucester: £210Bedford: £169Gloucester: £198Bedford: £159

    £168£169£159Gloucester is higher£209£210£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bedford £6.72, Gloucester £3.88Gloucester: £3.88Bedford: £6.72Gloucester: £3.90Bedford: £6.74Gloucester: £3.68Bedford: £6.37

    £6.72£6.74£6.37Bedford is higher£3.88£3.90£3.68

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bedford £3.29, Gloucester £3.57Gloucester: £3.57Bedford: £3.29Gloucester: £3.59Bedford: £3.30Gloucester: £3.39Bedford: £3.12

    £3.29£3.30£3.12Gloucester is higher£3.57£3.59£3.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.08, Gloucester £5.66Gloucester: £5.66Bedford: £5.08Gloucester: £5.69Bedford: £5.10Gloucester: £5.37Bedford: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Gloucester is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 150.7, Gloucester 154.7Gloucester: 154.7Bedford: 150.7

    150.7Gloucester is higher154.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 18.8, Gloucester 17.3Gloucester: 17.3Bedford: 18.8

    18.8Bedford is higher17.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 22.6, Gloucester 25.1Gloucester: 25.1Bedford: 22.6

    22.6Gloucester is higher25.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 64.8, Gloucester 67.1Gloucester: 67.1Bedford: 64.8

    64.8Gloucester is higher67.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 144.6, Gloucester 126.3Gloucester: 126.3Bedford: 144.6

    144.6Bedford is higher126.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 14.6, Gloucester 14.4Gloucester: 14.4Bedford: 14.6

    14.6Bedford is higherDepends on how you count14.4

Show the numbers
Bedford and Gloucester, per resident
MeasureBedfordGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,294£4,055£4,151£4,169£3,937Bedford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,936£1,944£1,836£1,936£1,944£1,836Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,474£1,480£1,398£1,376£1,382£1,305Bedford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,728£1,736£1,639£1,735£1,743£1,646Gloucester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£78£79£74Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£118£119£112Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£4.29£4.31£4.07Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£413£415£392£442£444£420Gloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£129£129£122Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£64£60£67£67£63Gloucester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,232£1,237£1,169£1,093£1,098£1,037Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£263£264£249Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£209£210£198Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.72£6.74£6.37£3.88£3.90£3.68Bedford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.29£3.30£3.12£3.57£3.59£3.39Gloucester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£5.66£5.69£5.37Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026150.7154.7Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.817.3Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.625.1Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.867.1Gloucester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.6126.3Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.614.4Bedford

Total

Bedford is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Gloucester 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

Bedford Gloucester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bedford £487.5m, Gloucester £508.2mGloucester: £508.2mBedford: £487.5mGloucester: £510.3mBedford: £489.6mGloucester: £482.0mBedford: £462.4m

    £487.5m£489.6m£462.4mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£508.2m£510.3m£482.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bedford £220.7m, Gloucester £237.0mGloucester: £237.0mBedford: £220.7mGloucester: £238.0mBedford: £221.7mGloucester: £224.8mBedford: £209.4m

    £220.7m£221.7m£209.4mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£237.0m£238.0m£224.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bedford £168.0m, Gloucester £168.4mGloucester: £168.4mBedford: £168.0mGloucester: £169.1mBedford: £168.7mGloucester: £159.8mBedford: £159.4m

    £168.0m£168.7m£159.4mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£168.4m£169.1m£159.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bedford £197.1m, Gloucester £212.4mGloucester: £212.4mBedford: £197.1mGloucester: £213.3mBedford: £197.9mGloucester: £201.5mBedford: £186.9m

    £197.1m£197.9m£186.9mGloucester is higher£212.4m£213.3m£201.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford £10.7m, Gloucester £9.6mGloucester: £9.6mBedford: £10.7mGloucester: £9.6mBedford: £10.7mGloucester: £9.1mBedford: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mBedford is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford £12.4m, Gloucester £14.5mGloucester: £14.5mBedford: £12.4mGloucester: £14.5mBedford: £12.5mGloucester: £13.7mBedford: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mGloucester is higher£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bedford £0.52m, Gloucester £0.52mGloucester: £0.52mBedford: £0.52mGloucester: £0.53mBedford: £0.52mGloucester: £0.50mBedford: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford £47.1m, Gloucester £54.1mGloucester: £54.1mBedford: £47.1mGloucester: £54.4mBedford: £47.3mGloucester: £51.4mBedford: £44.7m

    £47.1m£47.3m£44.7mGloucester is higher£54.1m£54.4m£51.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bedford £13.6m, Gloucester £15.7mGloucester: £15.7mBedford: £13.6mGloucester: £15.8mBedford: £13.7mGloucester: £14.9mBedford: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mGloucester is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford £7.2m, Gloucester £8.2mGloucester: £8.2mBedford: £7.2mGloucester: £8.2mBedford: £7.3mGloucester: £7.7mBedford: £6.9m

    £7.2m£7.3m£6.9mGloucester is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford £140.5m, Gloucester £133.8mGloucester: £133.8mBedford: £140.5mGloucester: £134.4mBedford: £141.1mGloucester: £126.9mBedford: £133.3m

    £140.5m£141.1m£133.3mBedford is higher£133.8m£134.4m£126.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bedford £37.4m, Gloucester £32.1mGloucester: £32.1mBedford: £37.4mGloucester: £32.3mBedford: £37.6mGloucester: £30.5mBedford: £35.5m

    £37.4m£37.6m£35.5mBedford is higher£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bedford £19.2m, Gloucester £25.6mGloucester: £25.6mBedford: £19.2mGloucester: £25.7mBedford: £19.3mGloucester: £24.2mBedford: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mGloucester is higher£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bedford £0.77m, Gloucester £0.47mGloucester: £0.47mBedford: £0.77mGloucester: £0.48mBedford: £0.77mGloucester: £0.45mBedford: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mBedford is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bedford £0.38m, Gloucester £0.44mGloucester: £0.44mBedford: £0.38mGloucester: £0.44mBedford: £0.38mGloucester: £0.41mBedford: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mGloucester is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bedford £0.58m, Gloucester £0.69mGloucester: £0.69mBedford: £0.58mGloucester: £0.70mBedford: £0.58mGloucester: £0.66mBedford: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mGloucester is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bedford 17,186, Gloucester 18,943Gloucester: 18,943Bedford: 17,186

    17,186Gloucester is higher18,943

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford 2,140, Gloucester 2,114Gloucester: 2,114Bedford: 2,140

    2,140Bedford is higher2,114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford 2,572, Gloucester 3,078Gloucester: 3,078Bedford: 2,572

    2,572Gloucester is higher3,078

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford 7,392, Gloucester 8,212Gloucester: 8,212Bedford: 7,392

    7,392Gloucester is higher8,212

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford 16,485, Gloucester 15,459Gloucester: 15,459Bedford: 16,485

    16,485Bedford is higher15,459

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford 1,668, Gloucester 1,767Gloucester: 1,767Bedford: 1,668

    1,668Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,767

Show the numbers
Bedford and Gloucester, total
MeasureBedfordGloucesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.5m£489.6m£462.4m£508.2m£510.3m£482.0mGloucester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£220.7m£221.7m£209.4m£237.0m£238.0m£224.8mGloucester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£168.0m£168.7m£159.4m£168.4m£169.1m£159.8mGloucester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£197.1m£197.9m£186.9m£212.4m£213.3m£201.5mGloucester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mBedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£14.5m£14.5m£13.7mGloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.52m£0.53m£0.50mGloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m£54.1m£54.4m£51.4mGloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mGloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m£8.2m£8.2m£7.7mGloucester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m£133.8m£134.4m£126.9mBedford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m£32.1m£32.3m£30.5mBedford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£25.6m£25.7m£24.2mGloucester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mBedford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mGloucester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mGloucester
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,18618,943Gloucester
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1402,114Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5723,078Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,3928,212Gloucester
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,48515,459Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6681,767Gloucester

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.