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Cambridge and Bath

127,325 and 106,548 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Bath on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Cambridge is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Bath on 15. 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

Cambridge Bath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Bath £3,474Bath: £3,474Cambridge: £2,602Bath: £3,489Cambridge: £2,613Bath: £3,295Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Bath is higher£3,474£3,489£3,295

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £12,031, Bath £12,599Bath: £12,599Cambridge: £12,031Bath: £12,653Cambridge: £12,083Bath: £11,951Cambridge: £11,412

    £12,031£12,083£11,412Bath is higher£12,599£12,653£11,951

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,112, Bath £1,241Bath: £1,241Cambridge: £1,112Bath: £1,247Cambridge: £1,116Bath: £1,178Cambridge: £1,054

    £1,112£1,116£1,054Bath is higherDepends on how you count£1,241£1,247£1,178

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,945, Bath £11,573Bath: £11,573Cambridge: £10,945Bath: £11,622Cambridge: £10,992Bath: £10,977Cambridge: £10,382

    £10,945£10,992£10,382Bath is higher£11,573£11,622£10,977

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £527, Bath £377Bath: £377Cambridge: £527Bath: £378Cambridge: £529Bath: £357Cambridge: £500

    £527£529£500Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£377£378£357

  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: Cambridge £534, Bath £628Bath: £628Cambridge: £534Bath: £631Cambridge: £536Bath: £596Cambridge: £506

    £534£536£506Bath is higher£628£631£596

  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: Cambridge £25, Bath £22Bath: £22Cambridge: £25Bath: £22Cambridge: £26Bath: £21Cambridge: £24

    £25£26£24Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Bath £296Bath: £296Cambridge: £249Bath: £297Cambridge: £250Bath: £281Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Bath is higherDepends on how you count£296£297£281

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Bath £86Bath: £86Cambridge: £56Bath: £87Cambridge: £56Bath: £82Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Bath is higher£86£87£82

  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: Cambridge £41, Bath £51Bath: £51Cambridge: £41Bath: £51Cambridge: £42Bath: £48Cambridge: £39

    £41£42£39Bath is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£48

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £880, Bath £1,009Bath: £1,009Cambridge: £880Bath: £1,013Cambridge: £884Bath: £957Cambridge: £835

    £880£884£835Bath is higherDepends on how you count£1,009£1,013£957

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Bath £199Bath: £199Cambridge: £206Bath: £200Cambridge: £207Bath: £189Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Cambridge is higher£199£200£189

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £182, Bath £175Bath: £175Cambridge: £182Bath: £176Cambridge: £183Bath: £166Cambridge: £172

    £182£183£172Cambridge is higher£175£176£166

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.74, Bath £4.72Bath: £4.72Cambridge: £5.74Bath: £4.74Cambridge: £5.76Bath: £4.48Cambridge: £5.44

    £5.74£5.76£5.44Cambridge is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.18, Bath £2.01Bath: £2.01Cambridge: £2.18Bath: £2.02Cambridge: £2.19Bath: £1.91Cambridge: £2.07

    £2.18£2.19£2.07Cambridge is higher£2.01£2.02£1.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Bath £5.29Bath: £5.29Cambridge: £3.63Bath: £5.31Cambridge: £3.64Bath: £5.02Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Bath is higher£5.29£5.31£5.02

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 959.7, Bath 1,019.6Bath: 1,019.6Cambridge: 959.7

    959.7Bath is higher1,019.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 104.7, Bath 89.3Bath: 89.3Cambridge: 104.7

    104.7Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count89.3

  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: Cambridge 111.8, Bath 129.8Bath: 129.8Cambridge: 111.8

    111.8Bath is higher129.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 37.0, Bath 43.5Bath: 43.5Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Bath is higherDepends on how you count43.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cambridge 100.3, Bath 104.5Bath: 104.5Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Bath is higherDepends on how you count104.5

  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: Cambridge 9.2, Bath 10.7Bath: 10.7Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Bath is higherDepends on how you count10.7

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Cambridge and Bath, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeBathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,474£3,489£3,295Bath
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,083£11,412£12,599£12,653£11,951Bath
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,112£1,116£1,054£1,241£1,247£1,178Bath
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,945£10,992£10,382£11,573£11,622£10,977Bath
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£527£529£500£377£378£357Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£534£536£506£628£631£596Bath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£26£24£22£22£21Cambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£296£297£281Bath
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£86£87£82Bath
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£42£39£51£51£48Bath
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£880£884£835£1,009£1,013£957Bath
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£199£200£189Cambridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£172£175£176£166Cambridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44£4.72£4.74£4.48Cambridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.18£2.19£2.07£2.01£2.02£1.91Cambridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£5.29£5.31£5.02Bath
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026959.71,019.6Bath
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.789.3Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.8129.8Bath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.043.5Bath
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026100.3104.5Bath
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.210.7Bath

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Bath 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

Cambridge Bath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Bath £3,474Bath: £3,474Cambridge: £2,602Bath: £3,489Cambridge: £2,613Bath: £3,295Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Bath is higher£3,474£3,489£3,295

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,258, Bath £2,031Bath: £2,031Cambridge: £1,258Bath: £2,040Cambridge: £1,263Bath: £1,927Cambridge: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Bath is higher£2,031£2,040£1,927

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £829, Bath £856Bath: £856Cambridge: £829Bath: £860Cambridge: £832Bath: £812Cambridge: £786

    £829£832£786Bath is higherDepends on how you count£856£860£812

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,144, Bath £1,866Bath: £1,866Cambridge: £1,144Bath: £1,874Cambridge: £1,149Bath: £1,770Cambridge: £1,085

    £1,144£1,149£1,085Bath is higher£1,866£1,874£1,770

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £55, Bath £61Bath: £61Cambridge: £55Bath: £61Cambridge: £55Bath: £58Cambridge: £52

    £55£55£52Bath is higherDepends on how you count£61£61£58

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Bath £101Bath: £101Cambridge: £56Bath: £102Cambridge: £56Bath: £96Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Bath is higher£101£102£96

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cambridge £2.66, Bath £3.56Bath: £3.56Cambridge: £2.66Bath: £3.58Cambridge: £2.67Bath: £3.38Cambridge: £2.52

    £2.66£2.67£2.52Bath is higherDepends on how you count£3.56£3.58£3.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Bath £296Bath: £296Cambridge: £249Bath: £297Cambridge: £250Bath: £281Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Bath is higherDepends on how you count£296£297£281

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Bath £86Bath: £86Cambridge: £56Bath: £87Cambridge: £56Bath: £82Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Bath is higher£86£87£82

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Bath £35Bath: £35Cambridge: £31Bath: £35Cambridge: £31Bath: £33Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Bath is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £656, Bath £696Bath: £696Cambridge: £656Bath: £698Cambridge: £659Bath: £660Cambridge: £623

    £656£659£623Bath is higherDepends on how you count£696£698£660

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Bath £199Bath: £199Cambridge: £206Bath: £200Cambridge: £207Bath: £189Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Cambridge is higher£199£200£189

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £136, Bath £121Bath: £121Cambridge: £136Bath: £121Cambridge: £136Bath: £115Cambridge: £129

    £136£136£129Cambridge is higher£121£121£115

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.28, Bath £3.26Bath: £3.26Cambridge: £4.28Bath: £3.27Cambridge: £4.30Bath: £3.09Cambridge: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Cambridge is higher£3.26£3.27£3.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.62, Bath £1.39Bath: £1.39Cambridge: £1.62Bath: £1.40Cambridge: £1.63Bath: £1.32Cambridge: £1.54

    £1.62£1.63£1.54Cambridge is higher£1.39£1.40£1.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Bath £5.29Bath: £5.29Cambridge: £3.63Bath: £5.31Cambridge: £3.64Bath: £5.02Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Bath is higher£5.29£5.31£5.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 100.3, Bath 164.4Bath: 164.4Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Bath is higher164.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.9, Bath 14.4Bath: 14.4Cambridge: 10.9

    10.9Bath is higherDepends on how you count14.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 11.7, Bath 20.9Bath: 20.9Cambridge: 11.7

    11.7Bath is higher20.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 37.0, Bath 43.5Bath: 43.5Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Bath is higherDepends on how you count43.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 74.8, Bath 72.1Bath: 72.1Cambridge: 74.8

    74.8Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count72.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 6.9, Bath 7.4Bath: 7.4Cambridge: 6.9

    6.9Bath is higherDepends on how you count7.4

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Cambridge and Bath, per resident
MeasureCambridgeBathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,474£3,489£3,295Bath
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£2,031£2,040£1,927Bath
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£829£832£786£856£860£812Bath
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,144£1,149£1,085£1,866£1,874£1,770Bath
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£61£61£58Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£101£102£96Bath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.66£2.67£2.52£3.56£3.58£3.38Bath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£296£297£281Bath
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£86£87£82Bath
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£35£35£33Bath
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£656£659£623£696£698£660Bath
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£199£200£189Cambridge
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129£121£121£115Cambridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£3.26£3.27£3.09Cambridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.62£1.63£1.54£1.39£1.40£1.32Cambridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£5.29£5.31£5.02Bath
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026100.3164.4Bath
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.914.4Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.720.9Bath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.043.5Bath
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.872.1Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.97.4Bath

Total

Cambridge is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bath 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

Cambridge Bath

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £331.2m, Bath £370.1mBath: £370.1mCambridge: £331.2mBath: £371.7mCambridge: £332.6mBath: £351.1mCambridge: £314.2m

    £331.2m£332.6m£314.2mBath is higher£370.1m£371.7m£351.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £160.1m, Bath £216.4mBath: £216.4mCambridge: £160.1mBath: £217.3mCambridge: £160.8mBath: £205.3mCambridge: £151.9m

    £160.1m£160.8m£151.9mBath is higher£216.4m£217.3m£205.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £105.5m, Bath £91.2mBath: £91.2mCambridge: £105.5mBath: £91.6mCambridge: £106.0mBath: £86.5mCambridge: £100.1m

    £105.5m£106.0m£100.1mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £145.7m, Bath £198.8mBath: £198.8mCambridge: £145.7mBath: £199.6mCambridge: £146.3mBath: £188.6mCambridge: £138.2m

    £145.7m£146.3m£138.2mBath is higher£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £7.0m, Bath £6.5mBath: £6.5mCambridge: £7.0mBath: £6.5mCambridge: £7.0mBath: £6.1mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.7mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£6.5m£6.5m£6.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Bath £10.8mBath: £10.8mCambridge: £7.1mBath: £10.8mCambridge: £7.1mBath: £10.2mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mBath is higher£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cambridge £0.34m, Bath £0.38mBath: £0.38mCambridge: £0.34mBath: £0.38mCambridge: £0.34mBath: £0.36mCambridge: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mBath is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £31.7m, Bath £31.6mBath: £31.6mCambridge: £31.7mBath: £31.7mCambridge: £31.9mBath: £29.9mCambridge: £30.1m

    £31.7m£31.9m£30.1mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Bath £9.2mBath: £9.2mCambridge: £7.1mBath: £9.2mCambridge: £7.1mBath: £8.7mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mBath is higher£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £3.9m, Bath £3.7mBath: £3.7mCambridge: £3.9mBath: £3.7mCambridge: £3.9mBath: £3.5mCambridge: £3.7m

    £3.9m£3.9m£3.7mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £83.6m, Bath £74.1mBath: £74.1mCambridge: £83.6mBath: £74.4mCambridge: £83.9mBath: £70.3mCambridge: £79.3m

    £83.6m£83.9m£79.3mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £26.3m, Bath £21.2mBath: £21.2mCambridge: £26.3mBath: £21.3mCambridge: £26.4mBath: £20.1mCambridge: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mCambridge is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £17.3m, Bath £12.9mBath: £12.9mCambridge: £17.3mBath: £12.9mCambridge: £17.3mBath: £12.2mCambridge: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.3m£16.4mCambridge is higher£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.54m, Bath £0.35mBath: £0.35mCambridge: £0.54mBath: £0.35mCambridge: £0.55mBath: £0.33mCambridge: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mCambridge is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.21m, Bath £0.15mBath: £0.15mCambridge: £0.21mBath: £0.15mCambridge: £0.21mBath: £0.14mCambridge: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mCambridge is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.46m, Bath £0.56mBath: £0.56mCambridge: £0.46mBath: £0.57mCambridge: £0.46mBath: £0.54mCambridge: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mBath is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 12,772, Bath 17,513Bath: 17,513Cambridge: 12,772

    12,772Bath is higher17,513

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,393, Bath 1,533Bath: 1,533Cambridge: 1,393

    1,393Bath is higherDepends on how you count1,533

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,488, Bath 2,229Bath: 2,229Cambridge: 1,488

    1,488Bath is higher2,229

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 4,708, Bath 4,636Bath: 4,636Cambridge: 4,708

    4,708Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count4,636

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 9,518, Bath 7,677Bath: 7,677Cambridge: 9,518

    9,518Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count7,677

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 876, Bath 788Bath: 788Cambridge: 876

    876Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count788

Show the numbers
Cambridge and Bath, total
MeasureCambridgeBathHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£331.2m£332.6m£314.2m£370.1m£371.7m£351.1mBath
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£160.1m£160.8m£151.9m£216.4m£217.3m£205.3mBath
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£105.5m£106.0m£100.1m£91.2m£91.6m£86.5mCambridge
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m£198.8m£199.6m£188.6mBath
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.7m£6.5m£6.5m£6.1mCambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mBath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m£31.6m£31.7m£29.9mCambridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£9.2m£9.2m£8.7mBath
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m£3.7m£3.7m£3.5mCambridge
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m£74.1m£74.4m£70.3mCambridge
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mCambridge
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mCambridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mCambridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mCambridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mBath
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,77217,513Bath
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3931,533Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,4882,229Bath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7084,636Cambridge
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,5187,677Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026876788Cambridge

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.