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Cambridge and Bristol Central

127,325 and 101,154 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Bristol Central on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 15 of 22 measures, and Bristol Central 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

Cambridge Bristol Central

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Bristol Central £2,137Bristol Central: £2,137Cambridge: £2,602Bristol Central: £2,146Cambridge: £2,613Bristol Central: £2,027Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Cambridge is higher£2,137£2,146£2,027

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £12,031, Bristol Central £14,005Bristol Central: £14,005Cambridge: £12,031Bristol Central: £14,065Cambridge: £12,083Bristol Central: £13,284Cambridge: £11,412

    £12,031£12,083£11,412Bristol Central is higherDepends on how you count£14,005£14,065£13,284

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,112, Bristol Central £844Bristol Central: £844Cambridge: £1,112Bristol Central: £848Cambridge: £1,116Bristol Central: £801Cambridge: £1,054

    £1,112£1,116£1,054Cambridge is higher£844£848£801

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,945, Bristol Central £12,830Bristol Central: £12,830Cambridge: £10,945Bristol Central: £12,884Cambridge: £10,992Bristol Central: £12,169Cambridge: £10,382

    £10,945£10,992£10,382Bristol Central is higherDepends on how you count£12,830£12,884£12,169

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £527, Bristol Central £656Bristol Central: £656Cambridge: £527Bristol Central: £658Cambridge: £529Bristol Central: £622Cambridge: £500

    £527£529£500Bristol Central is higherDepends on how you count£656£658£622

  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, Bristol Central £489Bristol Central: £489Cambridge: £534Bristol Central: £491Cambridge: £536Bristol Central: £464Cambridge: £506

    £534£536£506Cambridge is higher£489£491£464

  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, Bristol Central £31Bristol Central: £31Cambridge: £25Bristol Central: £31Cambridge: £26Bristol Central: £29Cambridge: £24

    £25£26£24Bristol Central is higherDepends on how you count£31£31£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Bristol Central £203Bristol Central: £203Cambridge: £249Bristol Central: £204Cambridge: £250Bristol Central: £193Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Cambridge is higher£203£204£193

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Bristol Central £33Bristol Central: £33Cambridge: £56Bristol Central: £33Cambridge: £56Bristol Central: £31Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Cambridge is higher£33£33£31

  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, Bristol Central £19Bristol Central: £19Cambridge: £41Bristol Central: £19Cambridge: £42Bristol Central: £18Cambridge: £39

    £41£42£39Cambridge is higher£19£19£18

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £880, Bristol Central £659Bristol Central: £659Cambridge: £880Bristol Central: £662Cambridge: £884Bristol Central: £625Cambridge: £835

    £880£884£835Cambridge is higher£659£662£625

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Bristol Central £218Bristol Central: £218Cambridge: £206Bristol Central: £219Cambridge: £207Bristol Central: £207Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Bristol Central is higherDepends on how you count£218£219£207

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £182, Bristol Central £160Bristol Central: £160Cambridge: £182Bristol Central: £160Cambridge: £183Bristol Central: £151Cambridge: £172

    £182£183£172Cambridge is higher£160£160£151

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.74, Bristol Central £5.42Bristol Central: £5.42Cambridge: £5.74Bristol Central: £5.44Cambridge: £5.76Bristol Central: £5.14Cambridge: £5.44

    £5.74£5.76£5.44Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£5.42£5.44£5.14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.18, Bristol Central £1.27Bristol Central: £1.27Cambridge: £2.18Bristol Central: £1.27Cambridge: £2.19Bristol Central: £1.20Cambridge: £2.07

    £2.18£2.19£2.07Cambridge is higher£1.27£1.27£1.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Bristol Central £2.68Bristol Central: £2.68Cambridge: £3.63Bristol Central: £2.69Cambridge: £3.64Bristol Central: £2.54Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Cambridge is higher£2.68£2.69£2.54

  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, Bristol Central 1,167.3Bristol Central: 1,167.3Cambridge: 959.7

    959.7Bristol Central is higherDepends on how you count1,167.3

  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, Bristol Central 123.5Bristol Central: 123.5Cambridge: 104.7

    104.7Bristol Central is higherDepends on how you count123.5

  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, Bristol Central 102.6Bristol Central: 102.6Cambridge: 111.8

    111.8Cambridge is higher102.6

  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, Bristol Central 31.5Bristol Central: 31.5Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Cambridge is higher31.5

  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, Bristol Central 84.8Bristol Central: 84.8Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Cambridge is higher84.8

  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, Bristol Central 4.5Bristol Central: 4.5Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Cambridge is higher4.5

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Cambridge and Bristol Central, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeBristol CentralHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£2,137£2,146£2,027Cambridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,083£11,412£14,005£14,065£13,284Bristol Central
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,112£1,116£1,054£844£848£801Cambridge
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,945£10,992£10,382£12,830£12,884£12,169Bristol Central
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£527£529£500£656£658£622Bristol Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£534£536£506£489£491£464Cambridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£26£24£31£31£29Bristol Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£203£204£193Cambridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£33£33£31Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£42£39£19£19£18Cambridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£880£884£835£659£662£625Cambridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£218£219£207Bristol Central
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£172£160£160£151Cambridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44£5.42£5.44£5.14Cambridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.18£2.19£2.07£1.27£1.27£1.20Cambridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£2.68£2.69£2.54Cambridge
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026959.71,167.3Bristol Central
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.7123.5Bristol Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.8102.6Cambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.031.5Cambridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026100.384.8Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.24.5Cambridge

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Bristol Central on 2. 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 Bristol Central

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Bristol Central £2,137Bristol Central: £2,137Cambridge: £2,602Bristol Central: £2,146Cambridge: £2,613Bristol Central: £2,027Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Cambridge is higher£2,137£2,146£2,027

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,258, Bristol Central £978Bristol Central: £978Cambridge: £1,258Bristol Central: £983Cambridge: £1,263Bristol Central: £928Cambridge: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£978£983£928

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £829, Bristol Central £702Bristol Central: £702Cambridge: £829Bristol Central: £705Cambridge: £832Bristol Central: £666Cambridge: £786

    £829£832£786Cambridge is higher£702£705£666

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,144, Bristol Central £896Bristol Central: £896Cambridge: £1,144Bristol Central: £900Cambridge: £1,149Bristol Central: £850Cambridge: £1,085

    £1,144£1,149£1,085Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£896£900£850

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £55, Bristol Central £46Bristol Central: £46Cambridge: £55Bristol Central: £46Cambridge: £55Bristol Central: £43Cambridge: £52

    £55£55£52Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£46£46£43

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Bristol Central £34Bristol Central: £34Cambridge: £56Bristol Central: £34Cambridge: £56Bristol Central: £32Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Cambridge is higher£34£34£32

  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, Bristol Central £2.14Bristol Central: £2.14Cambridge: £2.66Bristol Central: £2.15Cambridge: £2.67Bristol Central: £2.03Cambridge: £2.52

    £2.66£2.67£2.52Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£2.14£2.15£2.03

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Bristol Central £203Bristol Central: £203Cambridge: £249Bristol Central: £204Cambridge: £250Bristol Central: £193Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Cambridge is higher£203£204£193

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Bristol Central £33Bristol Central: £33Cambridge: £56Bristol Central: £33Cambridge: £56Bristol Central: £31Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Cambridge is higher£33£33£31

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Bristol Central £16Bristol Central: £16Cambridge: £31Bristol Central: £16Cambridge: £31Bristol Central: £15Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Cambridge is higher£16£16£15

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £656, Bristol Central £548Bristol Central: £548Cambridge: £656Bristol Central: £550Cambridge: £659Bristol Central: £520Cambridge: £623

    £656£659£623Cambridge is higher£548£550£520

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Bristol Central £218Bristol Central: £218Cambridge: £206Bristol Central: £219Cambridge: £207Bristol Central: £207Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Bristol Central is higherDepends on how you count£218£219£207

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £136, Bristol Central £133Bristol Central: £133Cambridge: £136Bristol Central: £133Cambridge: £136Bristol Central: £126Cambridge: £129

    £136£136£129Cambridge is higher£133£133£126

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.28, Bristol Central £4.50Bristol Central: £4.50Cambridge: £4.28Bristol Central: £4.52Cambridge: £4.30Bristol Central: £4.27Cambridge: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Bristol Central is higherDepends on how you count£4.50£4.52£4.27

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.62, Bristol Central £1.05Bristol Central: £1.05Cambridge: £1.62Bristol Central: £1.06Cambridge: £1.63Bristol Central: £1.00Cambridge: £1.54

    £1.62£1.63£1.54Cambridge is higher£1.05£1.06£1.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Bristol Central £2.68Bristol Central: £2.68Cambridge: £3.63Bristol Central: £2.69Cambridge: £3.64Bristol Central: £2.54Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Cambridge is higher£2.68£2.69£2.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 100.3, Bristol Central 81.6Bristol Central: 81.6Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count81.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.9, Bristol Central 8.6Bristol Central: 8.6Cambridge: 10.9

    10.9Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count8.6

  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, Bristol Central 7.2Bristol Central: 7.2Cambridge: 11.7

    11.7Cambridge is higher7.2

  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, Bristol Central 31.5Bristol Central: 31.5Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Cambridge is higher31.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 74.8, Bristol Central 70.5Bristol Central: 70.5Cambridge: 74.8

    74.8Cambridge is higher70.5

  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, Bristol Central 3.7Bristol Central: 3.7Cambridge: 6.9

    6.9Cambridge is higher3.7

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Cambridge and Bristol Central, per resident
MeasureCambridgeBristol CentralHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£2,137£2,146£2,027Cambridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£978£983£928Cambridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£829£832£786£702£705£666Cambridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,144£1,149£1,085£896£900£850Cambridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£46£46£43Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£34£34£32Cambridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.66£2.67£2.52£2.14£2.15£2.03Cambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£203£204£193Cambridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£33£33£31Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£16£16£15Cambridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£656£659£623£548£550£520Cambridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£218£219£207Bristol Central
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129£133£133£126Cambridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£4.50£4.52£4.27Bristol Central
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.62£1.63£1.54£1.05£1.06£1.00Cambridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£2.68£2.69£2.54Cambridge
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026100.381.6Cambridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.98.6Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.77.2Cambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.031.5Cambridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.870.5Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.93.7Cambridge

Total

Cambridge is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Bristol Central on 0. 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 Bristol Central

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £331.2m, Bristol Central £216.1mBristol Central: £216.1mCambridge: £331.2mBristol Central: £217.0mCambridge: £332.6mBristol Central: £205.0mCambridge: £314.2m

    £331.2m£332.6m£314.2mCambridge is higher£216.1m£217.0m£205.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £160.1m, Bristol Central £99.0mBristol Central: £99.0mCambridge: £160.1mBristol Central: £99.4mCambridge: £160.8mBristol Central: £93.9mCambridge: £151.9m

    £160.1m£160.8m£151.9mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £105.5m, Bristol Central £71.0mBristol Central: £71.0mCambridge: £105.5mBristol Central: £71.3mCambridge: £106.0mBristol Central: £67.3mCambridge: £100.1m

    £105.5m£106.0m£100.1mCambridge is higher£71.0m£71.3m£67.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £145.7m, Bristol Central £90.7mBristol Central: £90.7mCambridge: £145.7mBristol Central: £91.1mCambridge: £146.3mBristol Central: £86.0mCambridge: £138.2m

    £145.7m£146.3m£138.2mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£90.7m£91.1m£86.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £7.0m, Bristol Central £4.6mBristol Central: £4.6mCambridge: £7.0mBristol Central: £4.7mCambridge: £7.0mBristol Central: £4.4mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.7mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£4.6m£4.7m£4.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Bristol Central £3.5mBristol Central: £3.5mCambridge: £7.1mBristol Central: £3.5mCambridge: £7.1mBristol Central: £3.3mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mCambridge is higher£3.5m£3.5m£3.3m

  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, Bristol Central £0.22mBristol Central: £0.22mCambridge: £0.34mBristol Central: £0.22mCambridge: £0.34mBristol Central: £0.21mCambridge: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £31.7m, Bristol Central £20.5mBristol Central: £20.5mCambridge: £31.7mBristol Central: £20.6mCambridge: £31.9mBristol Central: £19.5mCambridge: £30.1m

    £31.7m£31.9m£30.1mCambridge is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Bristol Central £3.3mBristol Central: £3.3mCambridge: £7.1mBristol Central: £3.3mCambridge: £7.1mBristol Central: £3.1mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mCambridge is higher£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £3.9m, Bristol Central £1.6mBristol Central: £1.6mCambridge: £3.9mBristol Central: £1.6mCambridge: £3.9mBristol Central: £1.5mCambridge: £3.7m

    £3.9m£3.9m£3.7mCambridge is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £83.6m, Bristol Central £55.4mBristol Central: £55.4mCambridge: £83.6mBristol Central: £55.7mCambridge: £83.9mBristol Central: £52.6mCambridge: £79.3m

    £83.6m£83.9m£79.3mCambridge is higher£55.4m£55.7m£52.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £26.3m, Bristol Central £22.1mBristol Central: £22.1mCambridge: £26.3mBristol Central: £22.1mCambridge: £26.4mBristol Central: £20.9mCambridge: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£22.1m£22.1m£20.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £17.3m, Bristol Central £13.4mBristol Central: £13.4mCambridge: £17.3mBristol Central: £13.5mCambridge: £17.3mBristol Central: £12.7mCambridge: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.3m£16.4mCambridge is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.54m, Bristol Central £0.46mBristol Central: £0.46mCambridge: £0.54mBristol Central: £0.46mCambridge: £0.55mBristol Central: £0.43mCambridge: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.21m, Bristol Central £0.11mBristol Central: £0.11mCambridge: £0.21mBristol Central: £0.11mCambridge: £0.21mBristol Central: £0.10mCambridge: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mCambridge is higher£0.11m£0.11m£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.46m, Bristol Central £0.27mBristol Central: £0.27mCambridge: £0.46mBristol Central: £0.27mCambridge: £0.46mBristol Central: £0.26mCambridge: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mCambridge is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 12,772, Bristol Central 8,249Bristol Central: 8,249Cambridge: 12,772

    12,772Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count8,249

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,393, Bristol Central 873Bristol Central: 873Cambridge: 1,393

    1,393Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count873

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,488, Bristol Central 725Bristol Central: 725Cambridge: 1,488

    1,488Cambridge is higher725

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 4,708, Bristol Central 3,185Bristol Central: 3,185Cambridge: 4,708

    4,708Cambridge is higher3,185

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 9,518, Bristol Central 7,129Bristol Central: 7,129Cambridge: 9,518

    9,518Cambridge is higher7,129

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 876, Bristol Central 376Bristol Central: 376Cambridge: 876

    876Cambridge is higher376

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Cambridge and Bristol Central, total
MeasureCambridgeBristol CentralHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£331.2m£332.6m£314.2m£216.1m£217.0m£205.0mCambridge
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£160.1m£160.8m£151.9m£99.0m£99.4m£93.9mCambridge
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£105.5m£106.0m£100.1m£71.0m£71.3m£67.3mCambridge
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m£90.7m£91.1m£86.0mCambridge
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.7m£4.6m£4.7m£4.4mCambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£3.5m£3.5m£3.3mCambridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mCambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mCambridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£3.3m£3.3m£3.1mCambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mCambridge
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m£55.4m£55.7m£52.6mCambridge
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£22.1m£22.1m£20.9mCambridge
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mCambridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mCambridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.11m£0.11m£0.10mCambridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mCambridge
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,7728,249Cambridge
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,393873Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,488725Cambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7083,185Cambridge
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,5187,129Cambridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026876376Cambridge

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.