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Cambridge and Oxford East

127,325 and 120,232 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Oxford East on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 2 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 2 of 22 measures, and Oxford East on 20. 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 Oxford East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Oxford East £3,211Oxford East: £3,211Cambridge: £2,602Oxford East: £3,225Cambridge: £2,613Oxford East: £3,046Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Oxford East is higher£3,211£3,225£3,046

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £12,031, Oxford East £12,179Oxford East: £12,179Cambridge: £12,031Oxford East: £12,231Cambridge: £12,083Oxford East: £11,552Cambridge: £11,412

    £12,031£12,083£11,412Oxford East is higher£12,179£12,231£11,552

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,112, Oxford East £1,604Oxford East: £1,604Cambridge: £1,112Oxford East: £1,611Cambridge: £1,116Oxford East: £1,521Cambridge: £1,054

    £1,112£1,116£1,054Oxford East is higher£1,604£1,611£1,521

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,945, Oxford East £10,822Oxford East: £10,822Cambridge: £10,945Oxford East: £10,868Cambridge: £10,992Oxford East: £10,265Cambridge: £10,382

    £10,945£10,992£10,382Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£10,822£10,868£10,265

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £527, Oxford East £680Oxford East: £680Cambridge: £527Oxford East: £683Cambridge: £529Oxford East: £645Cambridge: £500

    £527£529£500Oxford East is higher£680£683£645

  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, Oxford East £646Oxford East: £646Cambridge: £534Oxford East: £649Cambridge: £536Oxford East: £613Cambridge: £506

    £534£536£506Oxford East is higher£646£649£613

  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, Oxford East £31Oxford East: £31Cambridge: £25Oxford East: £31Cambridge: £26Oxford East: £30Cambridge: £24

    £25£26£24Oxford East is higher£31£31£30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Oxford East £298Oxford East: £298Cambridge: £249Oxford East: £299Cambridge: £250Oxford East: £283Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Oxford East is higher£298£299£283

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Oxford East £116Oxford East: £116Cambridge: £56Oxford East: £116Cambridge: £56Oxford East: £110Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Oxford East is higher£116£116£110

  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, Oxford East £69Oxford East: £69Cambridge: £41Oxford East: £69Cambridge: £42Oxford East: £65Cambridge: £39

    £41£42£39Oxford East is higher£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £880, Oxford East £1,323Oxford East: £1,323Cambridge: £880Oxford East: £1,329Cambridge: £884Oxford East: £1,255Cambridge: £835

    £880£884£835Oxford East is higher£1,323£1,329£1,255

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Oxford East £291Oxford East: £291Cambridge: £206Oxford East: £292Cambridge: £207Oxford East: £276Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Oxford East is higher£291£292£276

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £182, Oxford East £202Oxford East: £202Cambridge: £182Oxford East: £203Cambridge: £183Oxford East: £191Cambridge: £172

    £182£183£172Oxford East is higherDepends on how you count£202£203£191

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.74, Oxford East £4.92Oxford East: £4.92Cambridge: £5.74Oxford East: £4.94Cambridge: £5.76Oxford East: £4.67Cambridge: £5.44

    £5.74£5.76£5.44Cambridge is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.18, Oxford East £4.77Oxford East: £4.77Cambridge: £2.18Oxford East: £4.79Cambridge: £2.19Oxford East: £4.52Cambridge: £2.07

    £2.18£2.19£2.07Oxford East is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Oxford East £4.95Oxford East: £4.95Cambridge: £3.63Oxford East: £4.98Cambridge: £3.64Oxford East: £4.70Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Oxford East is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

  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, Oxford East 972.0Oxford East: 972.0Cambridge: 959.7

    959.7Oxford East is higher972.0

  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, Oxford East 125.1Oxford East: 125.1Cambridge: 104.7

    104.7Oxford East is higher125.1

  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, Oxford East 132.4Oxford East: 132.4Cambridge: 111.8

    111.8Oxford East is higher132.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 37.0, Oxford East 45.8Oxford East: 45.8Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Oxford East is higher45.8

  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, Oxford East 145.2Oxford East: 145.2Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Oxford East is higher145.2

  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, Oxford East 15.5Oxford East: 15.5Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Oxford East is higher15.5

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Cambridge and Oxford East, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeOxford EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,211£3,225£3,046Oxford East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,083£11,412£12,179£12,231£11,552Oxford East
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,112£1,116£1,054£1,604£1,611£1,521Oxford East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,945£10,992£10,382£10,822£10,868£10,265Cambridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£527£529£500£680£683£645Oxford East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£534£536£506£646£649£613Oxford East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£26£24£31£31£30Oxford East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£298£299£283Oxford East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£116£116£110Oxford East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£42£39£69£69£65Oxford East
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£880£884£835£1,323£1,329£1,255Oxford East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£291£292£276Oxford East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£172£202£203£191Oxford East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44£4.92£4.94£4.67Cambridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.18£2.19£2.07£4.77£4.79£4.52Oxford East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£4.95£4.98£4.70Oxford East
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026959.7972.0Oxford East
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.7125.1Oxford East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.8132.4Oxford East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.045.8Oxford East
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026100.3145.2Oxford East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.215.5Oxford East

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Oxford East on 21. 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 Oxford East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Oxford East £3,211Oxford East: £3,211Cambridge: £2,602Oxford East: £3,225Cambridge: £2,613Oxford East: £3,046Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Oxford East is higher£3,211£3,225£3,046

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,258, Oxford East £1,363Oxford East: £1,363Cambridge: £1,258Oxford East: £1,369Cambridge: £1,263Oxford East: £1,293Cambridge: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Oxford East is higher£1,363£1,369£1,293

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £829, Oxford East £1,138Oxford East: £1,138Cambridge: £829Oxford East: £1,143Cambridge: £832Oxford East: £1,080Cambridge: £786

    £829£832£786Oxford East is higher£1,138£1,143£1,080

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,144, Oxford East £1,211Oxford East: £1,211Cambridge: £1,144Oxford East: £1,216Cambridge: £1,149Oxford East: £1,149Cambridge: £1,085

    £1,144£1,149£1,085Oxford East is higherDepends on how you count£1,211£1,216£1,149

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £55, Oxford East £76Oxford East: £76Cambridge: £55Oxford East: £76Cambridge: £55Oxford East: £72Cambridge: £52

    £55£55£52Oxford East is higher£76£76£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Oxford East £72Oxford East: £72Cambridge: £56Oxford East: £73Cambridge: £56Oxford East: £69Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Oxford East is higher£72£73£69

  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, Oxford East £3.49Oxford East: £3.49Cambridge: £2.66Oxford East: £3.50Cambridge: £2.67Oxford East: £3.31Cambridge: £2.52

    £2.66£2.67£2.52Oxford East is higher£3.49£3.50£3.31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Oxford East £298Oxford East: £298Cambridge: £249Oxford East: £299Cambridge: £250Oxford East: £283Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Oxford East is higher£298£299£283

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Oxford East £116Oxford East: £116Cambridge: £56Oxford East: £116Cambridge: £56Oxford East: £110Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Oxford East is higher£116£116£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Oxford East £49Oxford East: £49Cambridge: £31Oxford East: £49Cambridge: £31Oxford East: £46Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Oxford East is higher£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £656, Oxford East £939Oxford East: £939Cambridge: £656Oxford East: £943Cambridge: £659Oxford East: £891Cambridge: £623

    £656£659£623Oxford East is higher£939£943£891

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Oxford East £291Oxford East: £291Cambridge: £206Oxford East: £292Cambridge: £207Oxford East: £276Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Oxford East is higher£291£292£276

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £136, Oxford East £143Oxford East: £143Cambridge: £136Oxford East: £144Cambridge: £136Oxford East: £136Cambridge: £129

    £136£136£129Oxford East is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.28, Oxford East £3.49Oxford East: £3.49Cambridge: £4.28Oxford East: £3.50Cambridge: £4.30Oxford East: £3.31Cambridge: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Cambridge is higher£3.49£3.50£3.31

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.62, Oxford East £3.38Oxford East: £3.38Cambridge: £1.62Oxford East: £3.40Cambridge: £1.63Oxford East: £3.21Cambridge: £1.54

    £1.62£1.63£1.54Oxford East is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Oxford East £4.95Oxford East: £4.95Cambridge: £3.63Oxford East: £4.98Cambridge: £3.64Oxford East: £4.70Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Oxford East is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 100.3, Oxford East 108.8Oxford East: 108.8Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Oxford East is higher108.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.9, Oxford East 14.0Oxford East: 14.0Cambridge: 10.9

    10.9Oxford East is higher14.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 11.7, Oxford East 14.8Oxford East: 14.8Cambridge: 11.7

    11.7Oxford East is higher14.8

  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, Oxford East 45.8Oxford East: 45.8Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Oxford East is higher45.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 74.8, Oxford East 103.0Oxford East: 103.0Cambridge: 74.8

    74.8Oxford East is higher103.0

  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, Oxford East 11.0Oxford East: 11.0Cambridge: 6.9

    6.9Oxford East is higher11.0

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Cambridge and Oxford East, per resident
MeasureCambridgeOxford EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,211£3,225£3,046Oxford East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£1,363£1,369£1,293Oxford East
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£829£832£786£1,138£1,143£1,080Oxford East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,144£1,149£1,085£1,211£1,216£1,149Oxford East
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£76£76£72Oxford East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£72£73£69Oxford East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.66£2.67£2.52£3.49£3.50£3.31Oxford East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£298£299£283Oxford East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£116£116£110Oxford East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£49£49£46Oxford East
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£656£659£623£939£943£891Oxford East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£291£292£276Oxford East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129£143£144£136Oxford East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£3.49£3.50£3.31Cambridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.62£1.63£1.54£3.38£3.40£3.21Oxford East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£4.95£4.98£4.70Oxford East
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026100.3108.8Oxford East
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.914.0Oxford East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.714.8Oxford East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.045.8Oxford East
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.8103.0Oxford East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.911.0Oxford East

Total

Cambridge is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Oxford East on 19. 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 Oxford East

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £331.2m, Oxford East £386.1mOxford East: £386.1mCambridge: £331.2mOxford East: £387.7mCambridge: £332.6mOxford East: £366.2mCambridge: £314.2m

    £331.2m£332.6m£314.2mOxford East is higher£386.1m£387.7m£366.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £160.1m, Oxford East £163.9mOxford East: £163.9mCambridge: £160.1mOxford East: £164.6mCambridge: £160.8mOxford East: £155.5mCambridge: £151.9m

    £160.1m£160.8m£151.9mOxford East is higher£163.9m£164.6m£155.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £105.5m, Oxford East £136.8mOxford East: £136.8mCambridge: £105.5mOxford East: £137.4mCambridge: £106.0mOxford East: £129.8mCambridge: £100.1m

    £105.5m£106.0m£100.1mOxford East is higher£136.8m£137.4m£129.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £145.7m, Oxford East £145.6mOxford East: £145.6mCambridge: £145.7mOxford East: £146.3mCambridge: £146.3mOxford East: £138.1mCambridge: £138.2m

    £145.7m£146.3m£138.2mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£145.6m£146.3m£138.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £7.0m, Oxford East £9.2mOxford East: £9.2mCambridge: £7.0mOxford East: £9.2mCambridge: £7.0mOxford East: £8.7mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.7mOxford East is higher£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Oxford East £8.7mOxford East: £8.7mCambridge: £7.1mOxford East: £8.7mCambridge: £7.1mOxford East: £8.2mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mOxford East is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  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, Oxford East £0.42mOxford East: £0.42mCambridge: £0.34mOxford East: £0.42mCambridge: £0.34mOxford East: £0.40mCambridge: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mOxford East is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £31.7m, Oxford East £35.8mOxford East: £35.8mCambridge: £31.7mOxford East: £36.0mCambridge: £31.9mOxford East: £34.0mCambridge: £30.1m

    £31.7m£31.9m£30.1mOxford East is higher£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Oxford East £13.9mOxford East: £13.9mCambridge: £7.1mOxford East: £14.0mCambridge: £7.1mOxford East: £13.2mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mOxford East is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £3.9m, Oxford East £5.9mOxford East: £5.9mCambridge: £3.9mOxford East: £5.9mCambridge: £3.9mOxford East: £5.6mCambridge: £3.7m

    £3.9m£3.9m£3.7mOxford East is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £83.6m, Oxford East £112.9mOxford East: £112.9mCambridge: £83.6mOxford East: £113.4mCambridge: £83.9mOxford East: £107.1mCambridge: £79.3m

    £83.6m£83.9m£79.3mOxford East is higher£112.9m£113.4m£107.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £26.3m, Oxford East £35.0mOxford East: £35.0mCambridge: £26.3mOxford East: £35.2mCambridge: £26.4mOxford East: £33.2mCambridge: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mOxford East is higher£35.0m£35.2m£33.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £17.3m, Oxford East £17.2mOxford East: £17.2mCambridge: £17.3mOxford East: £17.3mCambridge: £17.3mOxford East: £16.3mCambridge: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.3m£16.4mCambridge is higherDepends on how you count£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.54m, Oxford East £0.42mOxford East: £0.42mCambridge: £0.54mOxford East: £0.42mCambridge: £0.55mOxford East: £0.40mCambridge: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mCambridge is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.21m, Oxford East £0.41mOxford East: £0.41mCambridge: £0.21mOxford East: £0.41mCambridge: £0.21mOxford East: £0.39mCambridge: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mOxford East is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.46m, Oxford East £0.60mOxford East: £0.60mCambridge: £0.46mOxford East: £0.60mCambridge: £0.46mOxford East: £0.56mCambridge: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mOxford East is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 12,772, Oxford East 13,081Oxford East: 13,081Cambridge: 12,772

    12,772Oxford East is higher13,081

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,393, Oxford East 1,683Oxford East: 1,683Cambridge: 1,393

    1,393Oxford East is higher1,683

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,488, Oxford East 1,782Oxford East: 1,782Cambridge: 1,488

    1,488Oxford East is higher1,782

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 4,708, Oxford East 5,506Oxford East: 5,506Cambridge: 4,708

    4,708Oxford East is higher5,506

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 9,518, Oxford East 12,389Oxford East: 12,389Cambridge: 9,518

    9,518Oxford East is higher12,389

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 876, Oxford East 1,326Oxford East: 1,326Cambridge: 876

    876Oxford East is higher1,326

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Cambridge and Oxford East, total
MeasureCambridgeOxford EastHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£331.2m£332.6m£314.2m£386.1m£387.7m£366.2mOxford East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£160.1m£160.8m£151.9m£163.9m£164.6m£155.5mOxford East
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£105.5m£106.0m£100.1m£136.8m£137.4m£129.8mOxford East
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m£145.6m£146.3m£138.1mCambridge
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.7m£9.2m£9.2m£8.7mOxford East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mOxford East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mOxford East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mOxford East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mOxford East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mOxford East
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m£112.9m£113.4m£107.1mOxford East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£35.0m£35.2m£33.2mOxford East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mCambridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mCambridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mOxford East
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.60m£0.60m£0.56mOxford East
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,77213,081Oxford East
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3931,683Oxford East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,4881,782Oxford East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7085,506Oxford East
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,51812,389Oxford East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268761,326Oxford East

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.