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Buckingham and Bletchley and Rugby
Buckingham and Bletchley is higher than Rugby on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.
On 6 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.
Per person in the age group
Buckingham and Bletchley is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Rugby on 7. 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
Buckingham and Bletchley Rugby
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,780£3,796£3,585Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£3,679£3,695£3,490
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,615£12,668£11,966Rugby is higher£12,722£12,776£12,068
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,782£1,790£1,691Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£1,515£1,522£1,437
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,568£11,617£10,973Rugby is higher£11,696£11,745£11,094
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£382£384£363Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£351£352£333
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£643£646£610Rugby is higher£656£659£622
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£20£20£19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£308£309£292Rugby is higher£345£347£327
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£120£120£114Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£104£104£98
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£81£81£76Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£77£78£73
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,490£1,496£1,413Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£1,266£1,271£1,201
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£163£164£155Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£115£116£109
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£196£197£186Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£162£163£154
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£11Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£7.00£7.03£6.64
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.03£5.05£4.77Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.83£5.85£5.53Rugby is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,009.0Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count995.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
82.4Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count81.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
133.9Rugby is higher140.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
49.5Rugby is higher52.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
166.4Buckingham and Bletchley is higher147.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.7Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count18.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Buckingham and Bletchley | Rugby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,780£3,796£3,585 | £3,679£3,695£3,490 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,615£12,668£11,966 | £12,722£12,776£12,068 | Rugby |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,782£1,790£1,691 | £1,515£1,522£1,437 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,568£11,617£10,973 | £11,696£11,745£11,094 | Rugby |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £382£384£363 | £351£352£333 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £643£646£610 | £656£659£622 | Rugby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £20£20£19 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £308£309£292 | £345£347£327 | Rugby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £120£120£114 | £104£104£98 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £81£81£76 | £77£78£73 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,490£1,496£1,413 | £1,266£1,271£1,201 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £115£116£109 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £196£197£186 | £162£163£154 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £11 | £7.00£7.03£6.64 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | £3.06£3.07£2.90 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | £6.34£6.36£6.01 | Rugby |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,009.0 | 995.1 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 82.4 | 81.5 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 133.9 | 140.6 | Rugby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 49.5 | 52.3 | Rugby |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 166.4 | 147.4 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.7 | 18.4 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
Per resident
Buckingham and Bletchley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Rugby on 10. 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
Buckingham and Bletchley Rugby
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,780£3,796£3,585Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£3,679£3,695£3,490
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,092£2,100£1,984Rugby is higher£2,165£2,174£2,054
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,092£1,097£1,036Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£944£948£895
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,918£1,926£1,819Rugby is higher£1,990£1,999£1,888
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£63£64£60Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£60£60£57
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£107£107£101Rugby is higher£112£112£106
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.49£3.50£3.31Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£3.47£3.48£3.29
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£308£309£292Rugby is higher£345£347£327
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£120£120£114Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£104£104£98
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£49£50£47Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£48£48£46
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£913£917£866Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£788£792£748
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£163£164£155Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£115£116£109
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£120£121£114Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£101£101£96
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.79£6.82£6.44Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£4.36£4.38£4.14
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.09£3.10£2.93Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£1.91£1.92£1.81
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.83£5.85£5.53Rugby is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
167.3Rugby is higherDepends on how you count169.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.7Rugby is higherDepends on how you count13.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.2Rugby is higher23.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
49.5Rugby is higher52.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
102.0Buckingham and Bletchley is higher91.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.5Rugby is higherDepends on how you count11.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Buckingham and Bletchley | Rugby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,780£3,796£3,585 | £3,679£3,695£3,490 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,092£2,100£1,984 | £2,165£2,174£2,054 | Rugby |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,092£1,097£1,036 | £944£948£895 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,918£1,926£1,819 | £1,990£1,999£1,888 | Rugby |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £63£64£60 | £60£60£57 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £107£107£101 | £112£112£106 | Rugby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.49£3.50£3.31 | £3.47£3.48£3.29 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £308£309£292 | £345£347£327 | Rugby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £120£120£114 | £104£104£98 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £49£50£47 | £48£48£46 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £913£917£866 | £788£792£748 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £115£116£109 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £120£121£114 | £101£101£96 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.79£6.82£6.44 | £4.36£4.38£4.14 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.09£3.10£2.93 | £1.91£1.92£1.81 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | £6.34£6.36£6.01 | Rugby |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 167.3 | 169.4 | Rugby |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.7 | 13.9 | Rugby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.2 | 23.9 | Rugby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 49.5 | 52.3 | Rugby |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 102.0 | 91.8 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.5 | 11.5 | Rugby |
Total
Buckingham and Bletchley is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Rugby on 13. 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
Buckingham and Bletchley Rugby
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£418.8m£420.5m£397.2mRugby is higherDepends on how you count£430.5m£432.3m£408.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£231.7m£232.7m£219.8mRugby is higher£253.3m£254.4m£240.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£121.0m£121.5m£114.8mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£110.4m£110.9m£104.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£212.5m£213.4m£201.6mRugby is higher£232.9m£233.9m£220.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.0m£7.1m£6.7mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.8m£11.9m£11.2mRugby is higher£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mRugby is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£34.1m£34.2m£32.3mRugby is higher£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mRugby is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.7m£5.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£101.1m£101.6m£95.9mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.75m£0.76m£0.71mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mRugby is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
18,535Rugby is higherDepends on how you count19,814
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,514Rugby is higherDepends on how you count1,623
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,460Rugby is higher2,799
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,489Rugby is higher6,119
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,295Buckingham and Bletchley is higher10,739
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,271Rugby is higherDepends on how you count1,343
Show the numbers
| Measure | Buckingham and Bletchley | Rugby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £418.8m£420.5m£397.2m | £430.5m£432.3m£408.3m | Rugby |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £231.7m£232.7m£219.8m | £253.3m£254.4m£240.3m | Rugby |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £121.0m£121.5m£114.8m | £110.4m£110.9m£104.7m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £212.5m£213.4m£201.6m | £232.9m£233.9m£220.9m | Rugby |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.0m£7.1m£6.7m | £7.0m£7.0m£6.6m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.8m£11.9m£11.2m | £13.1m£13.1m£12.4m | Rugby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.38m | Rugby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £34.1m£34.2m£32.3m | £40.4m£40.6m£38.3m | Rugby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.3m£13.3m£12.6m | £12.1m£12.2m£11.5m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.5m£5.5m£5.2m | £5.6m£5.7m£5.4m | Rugby |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £101.1m£101.6m£95.9m | £92.2m£92.6m£87.5m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | £13.5m£13.5m£12.8m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £13.3m£13.4m£12.6m | £11.8m£11.8m£11.2m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.75m£0.76m£0.71m | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | £0.22m£0.22m£0.21m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | Rugby |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 18,535 | 19,814 | Rugby |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,514 | 1,623 | Rugby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,460 | 2,799 | Rugby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,489 | 6,119 | Rugby |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,295 | 10,739 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,271 | 1,343 | Rugby |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.