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Calder Valley and Taunton and Wellington

99,580 and 112,724 residents (mid-2024).

Calder Valley is higher than Taunton and Wellington on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 12 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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

Per person in the age group

Calder Valley is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Taunton and Wellington 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

Calder Valley Taunton and Wellington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Calder Valley £4,527, Taunton and Wellington £4,374Taunton and Wellington: £4,374Calder Valley: £4,527Taunton and Wellington: £4,392Calder Valley: £4,547Taunton and Wellington: £4,149Calder Valley: £4,294

    £4,527£4,547£4,294Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,374£4,392£4,149

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Calder Valley £13,036, Taunton and Wellington £12,426Taunton and Wellington: £12,426Calder Valley: £13,036Taunton and Wellington: £12,479Calder Valley: £13,092Taunton and Wellington: £11,786Calder Valley: £12,365

    £13,036£13,092£12,365Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,426£12,479£11,786

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Calder Valley £1,837, Taunton and Wellington £1,704Taunton and Wellington: £1,704Calder Valley: £1,837Taunton and Wellington: £1,711Calder Valley: £1,845Taunton and Wellington: £1,616Calder Valley: £1,742

    £1,837£1,845£1,742Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,704£1,711£1,616

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Calder Valley £12,028, Taunton and Wellington £11,376Taunton and Wellington: £11,376Calder Valley: £12,028Taunton and Wellington: £11,425Calder Valley: £12,079Taunton and Wellington: £10,791Calder Valley: £11,409

    £12,028£12,079£11,409Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,376£11,425£10,791

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Calder Valley £330, Taunton and Wellington £337Taunton and Wellington: £337Calder Valley: £330Taunton and Wellington: £338Calder Valley: £331Taunton and Wellington: £319Calder Valley: £313

    £330£331£313Taunton and Wellington is higher£337£338£319

  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: Calder Valley £655, Taunton and Wellington £692Taunton and Wellington: £692Calder Valley: £655Taunton and Wellington: £695Calder Valley: £657Taunton and Wellington: £656Calder Valley: £621

    £655£657£621Taunton and Wellington is higher£692£695£656

  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: Calder Valley £24, Taunton and Wellington £21Taunton and Wellington: £21Calder Valley: £24Taunton and Wellington: £21Calder Valley: £24Taunton and Wellington: £20Calder Valley: £22

    £24£24£22Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Calder Valley £416, Taunton and Wellington £388Taunton and Wellington: £388Calder Valley: £416Taunton and Wellington: £389Calder Valley: £418Taunton and Wellington: £368Calder Valley: £394

    £416£418£394Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£388£389£368

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Calder Valley £117, Taunton and Wellington £108Taunton and Wellington: £108Calder Valley: £117Taunton and Wellington: £109Calder Valley: £117Taunton and Wellington: £103Calder Valley: £111

    £117£117£111Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103

  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: Calder Valley £100, Taunton and Wellington £81Taunton and Wellington: £81Calder Valley: £100Taunton and Wellington: £81Calder Valley: £100Taunton and Wellington: £76Calder Valley: £94

    £100£100£94Calder Valley is higher£81£81£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Calder Valley £1,434, Taunton and Wellington £1,353Taunton and Wellington: £1,353Calder Valley: £1,434Taunton and Wellington: £1,358Calder Valley: £1,440Taunton and Wellington: £1,283Calder Valley: £1,360

    £1,434£1,440£1,360Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,353£1,358£1,283

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Calder Valley £154, Taunton and Wellington £184Taunton and Wellington: £184Calder Valley: £154Taunton and Wellington: £185Calder Valley: £155Taunton and Wellington: £174Calder Valley: £146

    £154£155£146Taunton and Wellington is higher£184£185£174

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Calder Valley £292, Taunton and Wellington £263Taunton and Wellington: £263Calder Valley: £292Taunton and Wellington: £264Calder Valley: £293Taunton and Wellington: £249Calder Valley: £277

    £292£293£277Calder Valley is higher£263£264£249

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Calder Valley £6.72, Taunton and Wellington £4.12Taunton and Wellington: £4.12Calder Valley: £6.72Taunton and Wellington: £4.14Calder Valley: £6.74Taunton and Wellington: £3.91Calder Valley: £6.37

    £6.72£6.74£6.37Calder Valley is higher£4.12£4.14£3.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Calder Valley £4.32, Taunton and Wellington £3.92Taunton and Wellington: £3.92Calder Valley: £4.32Taunton and Wellington: £3.94Calder Valley: £4.34Taunton and Wellington: £3.72Calder Valley: £4.10

    £4.32£4.34£4.10Calder Valley is higher£3.92£3.94£3.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Calder Valley £5.65, Taunton and Wellington £7.38Taunton and Wellington: £7.38Calder Valley: £5.65Taunton and Wellington: £7.41Calder Valley: £5.67Taunton and Wellington: £7.00Calder Valley: £5.36

    £5.65£5.67£5.36Taunton and Wellington is higher£7.38£7.41£7.00

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Calder Valley 1,040.2, Taunton and Wellington 1,005.8Taunton and Wellington: 1,005.8Calder Valley: 1,040.2

    1,040.2Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,005.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Calder Valley 91.1, Taunton and Wellington 83.7Taunton and Wellington: 83.7Calder Valley: 91.1

    91.1Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count83.7

  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: Calder Valley 136.7, Taunton and Wellington 145.8Taunton and Wellington: 145.8Calder Valley: 136.7

    136.7Taunton and Wellington is higher145.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Calder Valley 63.8, Taunton and Wellington 56.9Taunton and Wellington: 56.9Calder Valley: 63.8

    63.8Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count56.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Calder Valley 166.6, Taunton and Wellington 157.7Taunton and Wellington: 157.7Calder Valley: 166.6

    166.6Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count157.7

  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: Calder Valley 21.6, Taunton and Wellington 17.6Taunton and Wellington: 17.6Calder Valley: 21.6

    21.6Calder Valley is higher17.6

Show the numbers
Calder Valley and Taunton and Wellington, per person in the age group
MeasureCalder ValleyTaunton and WellingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,527£4,547£4,294£4,374£4,392£4,149Calder Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,036£13,092£12,365£12,426£12,479£11,786Calder Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,837£1,845£1,742£1,704£1,711£1,616Calder Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,028£12,079£11,409£11,376£11,425£10,791Calder Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£330£331£313£337£338£319Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£655£657£621£692£695£656Taunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£22£21£21£20Calder Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£416£418£394£388£389£368Calder Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£108£109£103Calder Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£100£100£94£81£81£76Calder Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,434£1,440£1,360£1,353£1,358£1,283Calder Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£184£185£174Taunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£292£293£277£263£264£249Calder Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.72£6.74£6.37£4.12£4.14£3.91Calder Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.32£4.34£4.10£3.92£3.94£3.72Calder Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.65£5.67£5.36£7.38£7.41£7.00Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,040.21,005.8Calder Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202691.183.7Calder Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.7145.8Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.856.9Calder Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026166.6157.7Calder Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.617.6Calder Valley

Per resident

Calder Valley is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Taunton and Wellington on 6. 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

Calder Valley Taunton and Wellington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Calder Valley £4,527, Taunton and Wellington £4,374Taunton and Wellington: £4,374Calder Valley: £4,527Taunton and Wellington: £4,392Calder Valley: £4,547Taunton and Wellington: £4,149Calder Valley: £4,294

    £4,527£4,547£4,294Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,374£4,392£4,149

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Calder Valley £2,711, Taunton and Wellington £2,674Taunton and Wellington: £2,674Calder Valley: £2,711Taunton and Wellington: £2,686Calder Valley: £2,723Taunton and Wellington: £2,537Calder Valley: £2,572

    £2,711£2,723£2,572Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,674£2,686£2,537

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Calder Valley £1,124, Taunton and Wellington £1,012Taunton and Wellington: £1,012Calder Valley: £1,124Taunton and Wellington: £1,017Calder Valley: £1,129Taunton and Wellington: £960Calder Valley: £1,066

    £1,124£1,129£1,066Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,012£1,017£960

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Calder Valley £2,501, Taunton and Wellington £2,448Taunton and Wellington: £2,448Calder Valley: £2,501Taunton and Wellington: £2,459Calder Valley: £2,512Taunton and Wellington: £2,322Calder Valley: £2,373

    £2,501£2,512£2,373Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,448£2,459£2,322

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Calder Valley £69, Taunton and Wellington £72Taunton and Wellington: £72Calder Valley: £69Taunton and Wellington: £73Calder Valley: £69Taunton and Wellington: £69Calder Valley: £65

    £69£69£65Taunton and Wellington is higher£72£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Calder Valley £136, Taunton and Wellington £149Taunton and Wellington: £149Calder Valley: £136Taunton and Wellington: £150Calder Valley: £137Taunton and Wellington: £141Calder Valley: £129

    £136£137£129Taunton and Wellington is higher£149£150£141

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Calder Valley £4.89, Taunton and Wellington £4.49Taunton and Wellington: £4.49Calder Valley: £4.89Taunton and Wellington: £4.51Calder Valley: £4.91Taunton and Wellington: £4.26Calder Valley: £4.64

    £4.89£4.91£4.64Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4.49£4.51£4.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Calder Valley £416, Taunton and Wellington £388Taunton and Wellington: £388Calder Valley: £416Taunton and Wellington: £389Calder Valley: £418Taunton and Wellington: £368Calder Valley: £394

    £416£418£394Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£388£389£368

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Calder Valley £117, Taunton and Wellington £108Taunton and Wellington: £108Calder Valley: £117Taunton and Wellington: £109Calder Valley: £117Taunton and Wellington: £103Calder Valley: £111

    £117£117£111Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Calder Valley £61, Taunton and Wellington £48Taunton and Wellington: £48Calder Valley: £61Taunton and Wellington: £48Calder Valley: £61Taunton and Wellington: £45Calder Valley: £58

    £61£61£58Calder Valley is higher£48£48£45

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Calder Valley £878, Taunton and Wellington £804Taunton and Wellington: £804Calder Valley: £878Taunton and Wellington: £807Calder Valley: £882Taunton and Wellington: £762Calder Valley: £833

    £878£882£833Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£804£807£762

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Calder Valley £154, Taunton and Wellington £184Taunton and Wellington: £184Calder Valley: £154Taunton and Wellington: £185Calder Valley: £155Taunton and Wellington: £174Calder Valley: £146

    £154£155£146Taunton and Wellington is higher£184£185£174

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Calder Valley £179, Taunton and Wellington £156Taunton and Wellington: £156Calder Valley: £179Taunton and Wellington: £157Calder Valley: £179Taunton and Wellington: £148Calder Valley: £169

    £179£179£169Calder Valley is higher£156£157£148

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Calder Valley £4.11, Taunton and Wellington £2.45Taunton and Wellington: £2.45Calder Valley: £4.11Taunton and Wellington: £2.46Calder Valley: £4.13Taunton and Wellington: £2.32Calder Valley: £3.90

    £4.11£4.13£3.90Calder Valley is higher£2.45£2.46£2.32

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Calder Valley £2.65, Taunton and Wellington £2.33Taunton and Wellington: £2.33Calder Valley: £2.65Taunton and Wellington: £2.34Calder Valley: £2.66Taunton and Wellington: £2.21Calder Valley: £2.51

    £2.65£2.66£2.51Calder Valley is higher£2.33£2.34£2.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Calder Valley £5.65, Taunton and Wellington £7.38Taunton and Wellington: £7.38Calder Valley: £5.65Taunton and Wellington: £7.41Calder Valley: £5.67Taunton and Wellington: £7.00Calder Valley: £5.36

    £5.65£5.67£5.36Taunton and Wellington is higher£7.38£7.41£7.00

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Calder Valley 216.3, Taunton and Wellington 216.5Taunton and Wellington: 216.5Calder Valley: 216.3

    216.3Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count216.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Calder Valley 19.0, Taunton and Wellington 18.0Taunton and Wellington: 18.0Calder Valley: 19.0

    19.0Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count18.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Calder Valley 28.4, Taunton and Wellington 31.4Taunton and Wellington: 31.4Calder Valley: 28.4

    28.4Taunton and Wellington is higher31.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Calder Valley 63.8, Taunton and Wellington 56.9Taunton and Wellington: 56.9Calder Valley: 63.8

    63.8Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count56.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Calder Valley 102.0, Taunton and Wellington 93.7Taunton and Wellington: 93.7Calder Valley: 102.0

    102.0Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count93.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Calder Valley 13.3, Taunton and Wellington 10.5Taunton and Wellington: 10.5Calder Valley: 13.3

    13.3Calder Valley is higher10.5

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Calder Valley and Taunton and Wellington, per resident
MeasureCalder ValleyTaunton and WellingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,527£4,547£4,294£4,374£4,392£4,149Calder Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,711£2,723£2,572£2,674£2,686£2,537Calder Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,124£1,129£1,066£1,012£1,017£960Calder Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,501£2,512£2,373£2,448£2,459£2,322Calder Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£69£65£72£73£69Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£149£150£141Taunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64£4.49£4.51£4.26Calder Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£416£418£394£388£389£368Calder Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£108£109£103Calder Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£48£48£45Calder Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£878£882£833£804£807£762Calder Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£184£185£174Taunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£179£179£169£156£157£148Calder Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90£2.45£2.46£2.32Calder Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.65£2.66£2.51£2.33£2.34£2.21Calder Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.65£5.67£5.36£7.38£7.41£7.00Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026216.3216.5Taunton and Wellington
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.018.0Calder Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.431.4Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202663.856.9Calder Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026102.093.7Calder Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.310.5Calder Valley

Total

Calder Valley is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Taunton and Wellington on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Calder Valley Taunton and Wellington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Calder Valley £450.8m, Taunton and Wellington £493.0mTaunton and Wellington: £493.0mCalder Valley: £450.8mTaunton and Wellington: £495.1mCalder Valley: £452.8mTaunton and Wellington: £467.6mCalder Valley: £427.6m

    £450.8m£452.8m£427.6mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£493.0m£495.1m£467.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Calder Valley £270.0m, Taunton and Wellington £301.4mTaunton and Wellington: £301.4mCalder Valley: £270.0mTaunton and Wellington: £302.7mCalder Valley: £271.1mTaunton and Wellington: £285.9mCalder Valley: £256.1m

    £270.0m£271.1m£256.1mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£301.4m£302.7m£285.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Calder Valley £112.0m, Taunton and Wellington £114.1mTaunton and Wellington: £114.1mCalder Valley: £112.0mTaunton and Wellington: £114.6mCalder Valley: £112.4mTaunton and Wellington: £108.2mCalder Valley: £106.2m

    £112.0m£112.4m£106.2mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£114.1m£114.6m£108.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Calder Valley £249.1m, Taunton and Wellington £276.0mTaunton and Wellington: £276.0mCalder Valley: £249.1mTaunton and Wellington: £277.2mCalder Valley: £250.2mTaunton and Wellington: £261.8mCalder Valley: £236.3m

    £249.1m£250.2m£236.3mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£276.0m£277.2m£261.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Calder Valley £6.8m, Taunton and Wellington £8.2mTaunton and Wellington: £8.2mCalder Valley: £6.8mTaunton and Wellington: £8.2mCalder Valley: £6.9mTaunton and Wellington: £7.7mCalder Valley: £6.5m

    £6.8m£6.9m£6.5mTaunton and Wellington is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Calder Valley £13.6m, Taunton and Wellington £16.8mTaunton and Wellington: £16.8mCalder Valley: £13.6mTaunton and Wellington: £16.9mCalder Valley: £13.6mTaunton and Wellington: £15.9mCalder Valley: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mTaunton and Wellington is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Calder Valley £0.49m, Taunton and Wellington £0.51mTaunton and Wellington: £0.51mCalder Valley: £0.49mTaunton and Wellington: £0.51mCalder Valley: £0.49mTaunton and Wellington: £0.48mCalder Valley: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Calder Valley £41.4m, Taunton and Wellington £43.7mTaunton and Wellington: £43.7mCalder Valley: £41.4mTaunton and Wellington: £43.9mCalder Valley: £41.6mTaunton and Wellington: £41.4mCalder Valley: £39.3m

    £41.4m£41.6m£39.3mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£43.7m£43.9m£41.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Calder Valley £11.6m, Taunton and Wellington £12.2mTaunton and Wellington: £12.2mCalder Valley: £11.6mTaunton and Wellington: £12.3mCalder Valley: £11.7mTaunton and Wellington: £11.6mCalder Valley: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Calder Valley £6.1m, Taunton and Wellington £5.4mTaunton and Wellington: £5.4mCalder Valley: £6.1mTaunton and Wellington: £5.4mCalder Valley: £6.1mTaunton and Wellington: £5.1mCalder Valley: £5.8m

    £6.1m£6.1m£5.8mCalder Valley is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Calder Valley £87.4m, Taunton and Wellington £90.6mTaunton and Wellington: £90.6mCalder Valley: £87.4mTaunton and Wellington: £91.0mCalder Valley: £87.8mTaunton and Wellington: £85.9mCalder Valley: £82.9m

    £87.4m£87.8m£82.9mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£90.6m£91.0m£85.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Calder Valley £15.3m, Taunton and Wellington £20.7mTaunton and Wellington: £20.7mCalder Valley: £15.3mTaunton and Wellington: £20.8mCalder Valley: £15.4mTaunton and Wellington: £19.6mCalder Valley: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mTaunton and Wellington is higher£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Calder Valley £17.8m, Taunton and Wellington £17.6mTaunton and Wellington: £17.6mCalder Valley: £17.8mTaunton and Wellington: £17.7mCalder Valley: £17.9mTaunton and Wellington: £16.7mCalder Valley: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mCalder Valley is higher£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Calder Valley £0.41m, Taunton and Wellington £0.28mTaunton and Wellington: £0.28mCalder Valley: £0.41mTaunton and Wellington: £0.28mCalder Valley: £0.41mTaunton and Wellington: £0.26mCalder Valley: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mCalder Valley is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Calder Valley £0.26m, Taunton and Wellington £0.26mTaunton and Wellington: £0.26mCalder Valley: £0.26mTaunton and Wellington: £0.26mCalder Valley: £0.26mTaunton and Wellington: £0.25mCalder Valley: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mCalder Valley is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Calder Valley £0.56m, Taunton and Wellington £0.83mTaunton and Wellington: £0.83mCalder Valley: £0.56mTaunton and Wellington: £0.84mCalder Valley: £0.57mTaunton and Wellington: £0.79mCalder Valley: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.53mTaunton and Wellington is higher£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Calder Valley 21,542, Taunton and Wellington 24,399Taunton and Wellington: 24,399Calder Valley: 21,542

    21,542Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count24,399

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Calder Valley 1,887, Taunton and Wellington 2,031Taunton and Wellington: 2,031Calder Valley: 1,887

    1,887Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count2,031

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Calder Valley 2,830, Taunton and Wellington 3,537Taunton and Wellington: 3,537Calder Valley: 2,830

    2,830Taunton and Wellington is higher3,537

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Calder Valley 6,349, Taunton and Wellington 6,417Taunton and Wellington: 6,417Calder Valley: 6,349

    6,349Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count6,417

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Calder Valley 10,158, Taunton and Wellington 10,564Taunton and Wellington: 10,564Calder Valley: 10,158

    10,158Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count10,564

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Calder Valley 1,319, Taunton and Wellington 1,180Taunton and Wellington: 1,180Calder Valley: 1,319

    1,319Calder Valley is higher1,180

Show the numbers
Calder Valley and Taunton and Wellington, total
MeasureCalder ValleyTaunton and WellingtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£450.8m£452.8m£427.6m£493.0m£495.1m£467.6mTaunton and Wellington
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£270.0m£271.1m£256.1m£301.4m£302.7m£285.9mTaunton and Wellington
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£112.0m£112.4m£106.2m£114.1m£114.6m£108.2mTaunton and Wellington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£249.1m£250.2m£236.3m£276.0m£277.2m£261.8mTaunton and Wellington
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.9m£6.5m£8.2m£8.2m£7.7mTaunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mTaunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mTaunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.4m£41.6m£39.3m£43.7m£43.9m£41.4mTaunton and Wellington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mTaunton and Wellington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mCalder Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£87.4m£87.8m£82.9m£90.6m£91.0m£85.9mTaunton and Wellington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£20.7m£20.8m£19.6mTaunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mCalder Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mCalder Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mCalder Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m£0.83m£0.84m£0.79mTaunton and Wellington
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,54224,399Taunton and Wellington
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8872,031Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8303,537Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3496,417Taunton and Wellington
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,15810,564Taunton and Wellington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3191,180Calder Valley

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.