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Bedford and Portsmouth North

114,023 and 103,518 residents (mid-2024).

Bedford is higher than Portsmouth North on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 18 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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Per person in the age group

Bedford is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth North on 9. 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 Portsmouth North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £4,275, Portsmouth North £4,154Portsmouth North: £4,154Bedford: £4,275Portsmouth North: £4,171Bedford: £4,294Portsmouth North: £3,940Bedford: £4,055

    £4,275£4,294£4,055Bedford 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: Bedford £12,838, Portsmouth North £12,859Portsmouth North: £12,859Bedford: £12,838Portsmouth North: £12,914Bedford: £12,893Portsmouth North: £12,197Bedford: £12,178

    £12,838£12,893£12,178Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£12,859£12,914£12,197

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £2,294, Portsmouth North £2,097Portsmouth North: £2,097Bedford: £2,294Portsmouth North: £2,105Bedford: £2,303Portsmouth North: £1,989Bedford: £2,176

    £2,294£2,303£2,176Bedford is higher£2,097£2,105£1,989

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £11,463, Portsmouth North £11,639Portsmouth North: £11,639Bedford: £11,463Portsmouth North: £11,688Bedford: £11,512Portsmouth North: £11,040Bedford: £10,873

    £11,463£11,512£10,873Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£11,639£11,688£11,040

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bedford £621, Portsmouth North £493Portsmouth North: £493Bedford: £621Portsmouth North: £495Bedford: £624Portsmouth North: £467Bedford: £589

    £621£624£589Bedford is higher£493£495£467

  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, Portsmouth North £698Portsmouth North: £698Bedford: £724Portsmouth North: £701Bedford: £727Portsmouth North: £662Bedford: £686

    £724£727£686Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£698£701£662

  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, Portsmouth North £30Portsmouth North: £30Bedford: £30Portsmouth North: £30Bedford: £30Portsmouth North: £28Bedford: £29

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £413, Portsmouth North £411Portsmouth North: £411Bedford: £413Portsmouth North: £413Bedford: £415Portsmouth North: £390Bedford: £392

    £413£415£392Bedford is higher£411£413£390

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £119, Portsmouth North £158Portsmouth North: £158Bedford: £119Portsmouth North: £159Bedford: £120Portsmouth North: £150Bedford: £113

    £119£120£113Portsmouth North is higher£158£159£150

  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, Portsmouth North £118Portsmouth North: £118Bedford: £99Portsmouth North: £118Bedford: £99Portsmouth North: £112Bedford: £94

    £99£99£94Portsmouth North is higher£118£118£112

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £1,918, Portsmouth North £1,678Portsmouth North: £1,678Bedford: £1,918Portsmouth North: £1,685Bedford: £1,926Portsmouth North: £1,592Bedford: £1,819

    £1,918£1,926£1,819Bedford is higher£1,678£1,685£1,592

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £328, Portsmouth North £224Portsmouth North: £224Bedford: £328Portsmouth North: £224Bedford: £330Portsmouth North: £212Bedford: £311

    £328£330£311Bedford is higher£224£224£212

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £262, Portsmouth North £286Portsmouth North: £286Bedford: £262Portsmouth North: £287Bedford: £263Portsmouth North: £272Bedford: £248

    £262£263£248Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£286£287£272

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £10, Portsmouth North £6.88Portsmouth North: £6.88Bedford: £10Portsmouth North: £6.91Bedford: £11Portsmouth North: £6.53Bedford: £9.92

    £10£11£9.92Bedford is higher£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bedford £5.12, Portsmouth North £7.77Portsmouth North: £7.77Bedford: £5.12Portsmouth North: £7.80Bedford: £5.15Portsmouth North: £7.37Bedford: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Portsmouth North is higher£7.77£7.80£7.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.08, Portsmouth North £4.77Portsmouth North: £4.77Bedford: £5.08Portsmouth North: £4.79Bedford: £5.10Portsmouth North: £4.52Bedford: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Bedford is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  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, Portsmouth North 1,022.2Portsmouth North: 1,022.2Bedford: 999.7

    999.7Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count1,022.2

  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, Portsmouth North 116.4Portsmouth North: 116.4Bedford: 124.5

    124.5Bedford is higher116.4

  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, Portsmouth North 150.9Portsmouth North: 150.9Bedford: 149.6

    149.6Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count150.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 64.8, Portsmouth North 62.2Portsmouth North: 62.2Bedford: 64.8

    64.8Bedford is higher62.2

  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, Portsmouth North 192.3Portsmouth North: 192.3Bedford: 225.0

    225.0Bedford is higher192.3

  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: Bedford 22.8, Portsmouth North 25.9Portsmouth North: 25.9Bedford: 22.8

    22.8Portsmouth North is higher25.9

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Bedford and Portsmouth North, per person in the age group
MeasureBedfordPortsmouth NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,294£4,055£4,154£4,171£3,940Bedford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,838£12,893£12,178£12,859£12,914£12,197Portsmouth North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,294£2,303£2,176£2,097£2,105£1,989Bedford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,463£11,512£10,873£11,639£11,688£11,040Portsmouth North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£621£624£589£493£495£467Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£724£727£686£698£701£662Bedford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£29£30£30£28Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£413£415£392£411£413£390Bedford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£158£159£150Portsmouth North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£118£118£112Portsmouth North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,918£1,926£1,819£1,678£1,685£1,592Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£224£224£212Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£262£263£248£286£287£272Portsmouth North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£11£9.92£6.88£6.91£6.53Bedford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£7.77£7.80£7.37Portsmouth North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£4.77£4.79£4.52Bedford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026999.71,022.2Portsmouth North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.5116.4Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.6150.9Portsmouth North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.862.2Bedford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026225.0192.3Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.825.9Portsmouth North

Per resident

Bedford is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth North 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 Portsmouth North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bedford £4,275, Portsmouth North £4,154Portsmouth North: £4,154Bedford: £4,275Portsmouth North: £4,171Bedford: £4,294Portsmouth North: £3,940Bedford: £4,055

    £4,275£4,294£4,055Bedford is higher£4,154£4,171£3,940

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bedford £1,936, Portsmouth North £2,022Portsmouth North: £2,022Bedford: £1,936Portsmouth North: £2,031Bedford: £1,944Portsmouth North: £1,918Bedford: £1,836

    £1,936£1,944£1,836Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£2,022£2,031£1,918

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bedford £1,474, Portsmouth North £1,334Portsmouth North: £1,334Bedford: £1,474Portsmouth North: £1,340Bedford: £1,480Portsmouth North: £1,266Bedford: £1,398

    £1,474£1,480£1,398Bedford is higher£1,334£1,340£1,266

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bedford £1,728, Portsmouth North £1,830Portsmouth North: £1,830Bedford: £1,728Portsmouth North: £1,838Bedford: £1,736Portsmouth North: £1,736Bedford: £1,639

    £1,728£1,736£1,639Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£1,830£1,838£1,736

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bedford £94, Portsmouth North £77Portsmouth North: £77Bedford: £94Portsmouth North: £78Bedford: £94Portsmouth North: £73Bedford: £89

    £94£94£89Bedford is higher£77£78£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £109, Portsmouth North £110Portsmouth North: £110Bedford: £109Portsmouth North: £110Bedford: £110Portsmouth North: £104Bedford: £104

    £109£110£104Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

  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, Portsmouth North £4.66Portsmouth North: £4.66Bedford: £4.56Portsmouth North: £4.68Bedford: £4.58Portsmouth North: £4.42Bedford: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£4.66£4.68£4.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £413, Portsmouth North £411Portsmouth North: £411Bedford: £413Portsmouth North: £413Bedford: £415Portsmouth North: £390Bedford: £392

    £413£415£392Bedford is higher£411£413£390

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bedford £119, Portsmouth North £158Portsmouth North: £158Bedford: £119Portsmouth North: £159Bedford: £120Portsmouth North: £150Bedford: £113

    £119£120£113Portsmouth North is higher£158£159£150

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bedford £63, Portsmouth North £75Portsmouth North: £75Bedford: £63Portsmouth North: £75Bedford: £64Portsmouth North: £71Bedford: £60

    £63£64£60Portsmouth North is higher£75£75£71

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bedford £1,232, Portsmouth North £1,068Portsmouth North: £1,068Bedford: £1,232Portsmouth North: £1,073Bedford: £1,237Portsmouth North: £1,013Bedford: £1,169

    £1,232£1,237£1,169Bedford is higher£1,068£1,073£1,013

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bedford £328, Portsmouth North £224Portsmouth North: £224Bedford: £328Portsmouth North: £224Bedford: £330Portsmouth North: £212Bedford: £311

    £328£330£311Bedford is higher£224£224£212

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bedford £168, Portsmouth North £182Portsmouth North: £182Bedford: £168Portsmouth North: £183Bedford: £169Portsmouth North: £173Bedford: £159

    £168£169£159Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£182£183£173

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bedford £6.72, Portsmouth North £4.39Portsmouth North: £4.39Bedford: £6.72Portsmouth North: £4.40Bedford: £6.74Portsmouth North: £4.16Bedford: £6.37

    £6.72£6.74£6.37Bedford is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bedford £3.29, Portsmouth North £4.94Portsmouth North: £4.94Bedford: £3.29Portsmouth North: £4.97Bedford: £3.30Portsmouth North: £4.69Bedford: £3.12

    £3.29£3.30£3.12Portsmouth North is higher£4.94£4.97£4.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bedford £5.08, Portsmouth North £4.77Portsmouth North: £4.77Bedford: £5.08Portsmouth North: £4.79Bedford: £5.10Portsmouth North: £4.52Bedford: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Bedford is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 150.7, Portsmouth North 160.7Portsmouth North: 160.7Bedford: 150.7

    150.7Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count160.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 18.8, Portsmouth North 18.3Portsmouth North: 18.3Bedford: 18.8

    18.8Bedford is higher18.3

  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, Portsmouth North 23.7Portsmouth North: 23.7Bedford: 22.6

    22.6Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count23.7

  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, Portsmouth North 62.2Portsmouth North: 62.2Bedford: 64.8

    64.8Bedford is higher62.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bedford 144.6, Portsmouth North 122.4Portsmouth North: 122.4Bedford: 144.6

    144.6Bedford is higher122.4

  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, Portsmouth North 16.5Portsmouth North: 16.5Bedford: 14.6

    14.6Portsmouth North is higher16.5

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Bedford and Portsmouth North, per resident
MeasureBedfordPortsmouth NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,294£4,055£4,154£4,171£3,940Bedford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,936£1,944£1,836£2,022£2,031£1,918Portsmouth North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,474£1,480£1,398£1,334£1,340£1,266Bedford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,728£1,736£1,639£1,830£1,838£1,736Portsmouth North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£77£78£73Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£110£110£104Portsmouth North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£4.66£4.68£4.42Portsmouth North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£413£415£392£411£413£390Bedford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£158£159£150Portsmouth North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£64£60£75£75£71Portsmouth North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,232£1,237£1,169£1,068£1,073£1,013Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£224£224£212Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£182£183£173Portsmouth North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.72£6.74£6.37£4.39£4.40£4.16Bedford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.29£3.30£3.12£4.94£4.97£4.69Portsmouth North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£4.77£4.79£4.52Bedford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026150.7160.7Portsmouth North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.818.3Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.623.7Portsmouth North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.862.2Bedford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026144.6122.4Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.616.5Portsmouth North

Total

Bedford is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Portsmouth North 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

Bedford Portsmouth North

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bedford £487.5m, Portsmouth North £430.0mPortsmouth North: £430.0mBedford: £487.5mPortsmouth North: £431.8mBedford: £489.6mPortsmouth North: £407.9mBedford: £462.4m

    £487.5m£489.6m£462.4mBedford is higher£430.0m£431.8m£407.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bedford £220.7m, Portsmouth North £209.3mPortsmouth North: £209.3mBedford: £220.7mPortsmouth North: £210.2mBedford: £221.7mPortsmouth North: £198.6mBedford: £209.4m

    £220.7m£221.7m£209.4mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£209.3m£210.2m£198.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bedford £168.0m, Portsmouth North £138.1mPortsmouth North: £138.1mBedford: £168.0mPortsmouth North: £138.7mBedford: £168.7mPortsmouth North: £131.0mBedford: £159.4m

    £168.0m£168.7m£159.4mBedford is higher£138.1m£138.7m£131.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bedford £197.1m, Portsmouth North £189.5mPortsmouth North: £189.5mBedford: £197.1mPortsmouth North: £190.3mBedford: £197.9mPortsmouth North: £179.7mBedford: £186.9m

    £197.1m£197.9m£186.9mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£189.5m£190.3m£179.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford £10.7m, Portsmouth North £8.0mPortsmouth North: £8.0mBedford: £10.7mPortsmouth North: £8.1mBedford: £10.7mPortsmouth North: £7.6mBedford: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mBedford is higher£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford £12.4m, Portsmouth North £11.4mPortsmouth North: £11.4mBedford: £12.4mPortsmouth North: £11.4mBedford: £12.5mPortsmouth North: £10.8mBedford: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m

  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, Portsmouth North £0.48mPortsmouth North: £0.48mBedford: £0.52mPortsmouth North: £0.48mBedford: £0.52mPortsmouth North: £0.46mBedford: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford £47.1m, Portsmouth North £42.5mPortsmouth North: £42.5mBedford: £47.1mPortsmouth North: £42.7mBedford: £47.3mPortsmouth North: £40.4mBedford: £44.7m

    £47.1m£47.3m£44.7mBedford is higher£42.5m£42.7m£40.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bedford £13.6m, Portsmouth North £16.3mPortsmouth North: £16.3mBedford: £13.6mPortsmouth North: £16.4mBedford: £13.7mPortsmouth North: £15.5mBedford: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mPortsmouth North is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford £7.2m, Portsmouth North £7.7mPortsmouth North: £7.7mBedford: £7.2mPortsmouth North: £7.8mBedford: £7.3mPortsmouth North: £7.3mBedford: £6.9m

    £7.2m£7.3m£6.9mPortsmouth North is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford £140.5m, Portsmouth North £110.6mPortsmouth North: £110.6mBedford: £140.5mPortsmouth North: £111.0mBedford: £141.1mPortsmouth North: £104.9mBedford: £133.3m

    £140.5m£141.1m£133.3mBedford is higher£110.6m£111.0m£104.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bedford £37.4m, Portsmouth North £23.1mPortsmouth North: £23.1mBedford: £37.4mPortsmouth North: £23.2mBedford: £37.6mPortsmouth North: £21.9mBedford: £35.5m

    £37.4m£37.6m£35.5mBedford is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bedford £19.2m, Portsmouth North £18.9mPortsmouth North: £18.9mBedford: £19.2mPortsmouth North: £18.9mBedford: £19.3mPortsmouth North: £17.9mBedford: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mBedford is higherDepends on how you count£18.9m£18.9m£17.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bedford £0.77m, Portsmouth North £0.45mPortsmouth North: £0.45mBedford: £0.77mPortsmouth North: £0.46mBedford: £0.77mPortsmouth North: £0.43mBedford: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mBedford is higher£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bedford £0.38m, Portsmouth North £0.51mPortsmouth North: £0.51mBedford: £0.38mPortsmouth North: £0.51mBedford: £0.38mPortsmouth North: £0.49mBedford: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mPortsmouth North is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bedford £0.58m, Portsmouth North £0.49mPortsmouth North: £0.49mBedford: £0.58mPortsmouth North: £0.49mBedford: £0.58mPortsmouth North: £0.47mBedford: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mBedford is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bedford 17,186, Portsmouth North 16,640Portsmouth North: 16,640Bedford: 17,186

    17,186Bedford is higherDepends on how you count16,640

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bedford 2,140, Portsmouth North 1,895Portsmouth North: 1,895Bedford: 2,140

    2,140Bedford is higher1,895

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bedford 2,572, Portsmouth North 2,456Portsmouth North: 2,456Bedford: 2,572

    2,572Bedford is higherDepends on how you count2,456

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bedford 7,392, Portsmouth North 6,434Portsmouth North: 6,434Bedford: 7,392

    7,392Bedford is higher6,434

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bedford 16,485, Portsmouth North 12,669Portsmouth North: 12,669Bedford: 16,485

    16,485Bedford is higher12,669

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bedford 1,668, Portsmouth North 1,707Portsmouth North: 1,707Bedford: 1,668

    1,668Portsmouth North is higher1,707

Show the numbers
Bedford and Portsmouth North, total
MeasureBedfordPortsmouth NorthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.5m£489.6m£462.4m£430.0m£431.8m£407.9mBedford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£220.7m£221.7m£209.4m£209.3m£210.2m£198.6mBedford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£168.0m£168.7m£159.4m£138.1m£138.7m£131.0mBedford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£197.1m£197.9m£186.9m£189.5m£190.3m£179.7mBedford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mBedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£11.4m£11.4m£10.8mBedford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mBedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m£42.5m£42.7m£40.4mBedford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mPortsmouth North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mPortsmouth North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m£110.6m£111.0m£104.9mBedford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mBedford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£18.9m£18.9m£17.9mBedford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mBedford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.51m£0.51m£0.49mPortsmouth North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mBedford
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,18616,640Bedford
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1401,895Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5722,456Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,3926,434Bedford
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,48512,669Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6681,707Portsmouth North

Sources

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

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  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.
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