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Cheltenham and Bath

102,658 and 106,548 residents (mid-2024).

Cheltenham is higher than Bath on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 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

Cheltenham 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

Cheltenham Bath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,725, Bath £3,474Bath: £3,474Cheltenham: £3,725Bath: £3,489Cheltenham: £3,741Bath: £3,295Cheltenham: £3,533

    £3,725£3,741£3,533Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham £12,462, Bath £12,599Bath: £12,599Cheltenham: £12,462Bath: £12,653Cheltenham: £12,515Bath: £11,951Cheltenham: £11,821

    £12,462£12,515£11,821Bath is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £1,394, Bath £1,241Bath: £1,241Cheltenham: £1,394Bath: £1,247Cheltenham: £1,400Bath: £1,178Cheltenham: £1,323

    £1,394£1,400£1,323Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham £11,473, Bath £11,573Bath: £11,573Cheltenham: £11,473Bath: £11,622Cheltenham: £11,522Bath: £10,977Cheltenham: £10,883

    £11,473£11,522£10,883Bath is higherDepends on how you count£11,573£11,622£10,977

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cheltenham £341, Bath £377Bath: £377Cheltenham: £341Bath: £378Cheltenham: £342Bath: £357Cheltenham: £323

    £341£342£323Bath 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: Cheltenham £628, Bath £628Bath: £628Cheltenham: £628Bath: £631Cheltenham: £631Bath: £596Cheltenham: £596

    £628£631£596Bath is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £20, Bath £22Bath: £22Cheltenham: £20Bath: £22Cheltenham: £20Bath: £21Cheltenham: £19

    £20£20£19Bath 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: Cheltenham £280, Bath £296Bath: £296Cheltenham: £280Bath: £297Cheltenham: £281Bath: £281Cheltenham: £266

    £280£281£266Bath is higher£296£297£281

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £87, Bath £86Bath: £86Cheltenham: £87Bath: £87Cheltenham: £87Bath: £82Cheltenham: £82

    £87£87£82Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £61, Bath £51Bath: £51Cheltenham: £61Bath: £51Cheltenham: £61Bath: £48Cheltenham: £58

    £61£61£58Cheltenham is higher£51£51£48

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £1,091, Bath £1,009Bath: £1,009Cheltenham: £1,091Bath: £1,013Cheltenham: £1,095Bath: £957Cheltenham: £1,035

    £1,091£1,095£1,035Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£1,009£1,013£957

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £187, Bath £199Bath: £199Cheltenham: £187Bath: £200Cheltenham: £188Bath: £189Cheltenham: £178

    £187£188£178Bath 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: Cheltenham £234, Bath £175Bath: £175Cheltenham: £234Bath: £176Cheltenham: £235Bath: £166Cheltenham: £222

    £234£235£222Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham £4.98, Bath £4.72Bath: £4.72Cheltenham: £4.98Bath: £4.74Cheltenham: £5.00Bath: £4.48Cheltenham: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £3.61, Bath £2.01Bath: £2.01Cheltenham: £3.61Bath: £2.02Cheltenham: £3.62Bath: £1.91Cheltenham: £3.42

    £3.61£3.62£3.42Cheltenham is higher£2.01£2.02£1.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £7.85, Bath £5.29Bath: £5.29Cheltenham: £7.85Bath: £5.31Cheltenham: £7.89Bath: £5.02Cheltenham: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham 1,008.5, Bath 1,019.6Bath: 1,019.6Cheltenham: 1,008.5

    1,008.5Bath is higherDepends on how you count1,019.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cheltenham 78.4, Bath 89.3Bath: 89.3Cheltenham: 78.4

    78.4Bath is higher89.3

  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: Cheltenham 133.9, Bath 129.8Bath: 129.8Cheltenham: 133.9

    133.9Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham 41.5, Bath 43.5Bath: 43.5Cheltenham: 41.5

    41.5Bath is higher43.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham 130.6, Bath 104.5Bath: 104.5Cheltenham: 130.6

    130.6Cheltenham is higher104.5

  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: Cheltenham 12.8, Bath 10.7Bath: 10.7Cheltenham: 12.8

    12.8Cheltenham is higher10.7

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Cheltenham and Bath, per person in the age group
MeasureCheltenhamBathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,725£3,741£3,533£3,474£3,489£3,295Cheltenham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,462£12,515£11,821£12,599£12,653£11,951Bath
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,394£1,400£1,323£1,241£1,247£1,178Cheltenham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,473£11,522£10,883£11,573£11,622£10,977Bath
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£341£342£323£377£378£357Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£628£631£596Bath
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£22£22£21Bath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£280£281£266£296£297£281Bath
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£86£87£82Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£61£61£58£51£51£48Cheltenham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,091£1,095£1,035£1,009£1,013£957Cheltenham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£199£200£189Bath
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£234£235£222£175£176£166Cheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£4.72£4.74£4.48Cheltenham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.61£3.62£3.42£2.01£2.02£1.91Cheltenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.29£5.31£5.02Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.51,019.6Bath
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.489.3Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.9129.8Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.543.5Bath
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.6104.5Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.810.7Cheltenham

Per resident

Cheltenham is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bath 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

Cheltenham Bath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,725, Bath £3,474Bath: £3,474Cheltenham: £3,725Bath: £3,489Cheltenham: £3,741Bath: £3,295Cheltenham: £3,533

    £3,725£3,741£3,533Cheltenham is higher£3,474£3,489£3,295

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £2,277, Bath £2,031Bath: £2,031Cheltenham: £2,277Bath: £2,040Cheltenham: £2,287Bath: £1,927Cheltenham: £2,160

    £2,277£2,287£2,160Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£2,031£2,040£1,927

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £886, Bath £856Bath: £856Cheltenham: £886Bath: £860Cheltenham: £890Bath: £812Cheltenham: £840

    £886£890£840Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£856£860£812

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cheltenham £2,097, Bath £1,866Bath: £1,866Cheltenham: £2,097Bath: £1,874Cheltenham: £2,106Bath: £1,770Cheltenham: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£1,866£1,874£1,770

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £62, Bath £61Bath: £61Cheltenham: £62Bath: £61Cheltenham: £63Bath: £58Cheltenham: £59

    £62£63£59Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham £115, Bath £101Bath: £101Cheltenham: £115Bath: £102Cheltenham: £115Bath: £96Cheltenham: £109

    £115£115£109Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £3.61, Bath £3.56Bath: £3.56Cheltenham: £3.61Bath: £3.58Cheltenham: £3.62Bath: £3.38Cheltenham: £3.42

    £3.61£3.62£3.42Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham £280, Bath £296Bath: £296Cheltenham: £280Bath: £297Cheltenham: £281Bath: £281Cheltenham: £266

    £280£281£266Bath is higher£296£297£281

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £87, Bath £86Bath: £86Cheltenham: £87Bath: £87Cheltenham: £87Bath: £82Cheltenham: £82

    £87£87£82Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£86£87£82

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £39, Bath £35Bath: £35Cheltenham: £39Bath: £35Cheltenham: £39Bath: £33Cheltenham: £37

    £39£39£37Cheltenham is higher£35£35£33

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £693, Bath £696Bath: £696Cheltenham: £693Bath: £698Cheltenham: £696Bath: £660Cheltenham: £657

    £693£696£657Bath is higherDepends on how you count£696£698£660

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £187, Bath £199Bath: £199Cheltenham: £187Bath: £200Cheltenham: £188Bath: £189Cheltenham: £178

    £187£188£178Bath is higher£199£200£189

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £149, Bath £121Bath: £121Cheltenham: £149Bath: £121Cheltenham: £150Bath: £115Cheltenham: £141

    £149£150£141Cheltenham is higher£121£121£115

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £3.16, Bath £3.26Bath: £3.26Cheltenham: £3.16Bath: £3.27Cheltenham: £3.18Bath: £3.09Cheltenham: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00Bath is higherDepends on how you count£3.26£3.27£3.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cheltenham £2.30, Bath £1.39Bath: £1.39Cheltenham: £2.30Bath: £1.40Cheltenham: £2.31Bath: £1.32Cheltenham: £2.18

    £2.30£2.31£2.18Cheltenham is higher£1.39£1.40£1.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £7.85, Bath £5.29Bath: £5.29Cheltenham: £7.85Bath: £5.31Cheltenham: £7.89Bath: £5.02Cheltenham: £7.45

    £7.85£7.89£7.45Cheltenham is higher£5.29£5.31£5.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 184.3, Bath 164.4Bath: 164.4Cheltenham: 184.3

    184.3Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count164.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 14.3, Bath 14.4Bath: 14.4Cheltenham: 14.3

    14.3Bath is higher14.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 24.5, Bath 20.9Bath: 20.9Cheltenham: 24.5

    24.5Cheltenham 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: Cheltenham 41.5, Bath 43.5Bath: 43.5Cheltenham: 41.5

    41.5Bath is higher43.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 83.0, Bath 72.1Bath: 72.1Cheltenham: 83.0

    83.0Cheltenham is higher72.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 8.1, Bath 7.4Bath: 7.4Cheltenham: 8.1

    8.1Cheltenham is higher7.4

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Cheltenham and Bath, per resident
MeasureCheltenhamBathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,725£3,741£3,533£3,474£3,489£3,295Cheltenham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,277£2,287£2,160£2,031£2,040£1,927Cheltenham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£886£890£840£856£860£812Cheltenham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£1,866£1,874£1,770Cheltenham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£61£61£58Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£101£102£96Cheltenham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.61£3.62£3.42£3.56£3.58£3.38Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£280£281£266£296£297£281Bath
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£86£87£82Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£35£35£33Cheltenham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£696£698£660Bath
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£199£200£189Bath
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£121£121£115Cheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£3.26£3.27£3.09Bath
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.30£2.31£2.18£1.39£1.40£1.32Cheltenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45£5.29£5.31£5.02Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026184.3164.4Cheltenham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.314.4Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.520.9Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.543.5Bath
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202683.072.1Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.17.4Cheltenham

Total

Cheltenham 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

Cheltenham Bath

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cheltenham £382.4m, Bath £370.1mBath: £370.1mCheltenham: £382.4mBath: £371.7mCheltenham: £384.0mBath: £351.1mCheltenham: £362.7m

    £382.4m£384.0m£362.7mCheltenham is higher£370.1m£371.7m£351.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cheltenham £233.8m, Bath £216.4mBath: £216.4mCheltenham: £233.8mBath: £217.3mCheltenham: £234.8mBath: £205.3mCheltenham: £221.8m

    £233.8m£234.8m£221.8mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£216.4m£217.3m£205.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cheltenham £90.9m, Bath £91.2mBath: £91.2mCheltenham: £90.9mBath: £91.6mCheltenham: £91.3mBath: £86.5mCheltenham: £86.3m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.3mBath is higherDepends on how you count£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham £215.2m, Bath £198.8mBath: £198.8mCheltenham: £215.2mBath: £199.6mCheltenham: £216.2mBath: £188.6mCheltenham: £204.2m

    £215.2m£216.2m£204.2mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham £6.4m, Bath £6.5mBath: £6.5mCheltenham: £6.4mBath: £6.5mCheltenham: £6.4mBath: £6.1mCheltenham: £6.1m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.1mBath 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: Cheltenham £11.8m, Bath £10.8mBath: £10.8mCheltenham: £11.8mBath: £10.8mCheltenham: £11.8mBath: £10.2mCheltenham: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mCheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£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: Cheltenham £0.37m, Bath £0.38mBath: £0.38mCheltenham: £0.37mBath: £0.38mCheltenham: £0.37mBath: £0.36mCheltenham: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mBath 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: Cheltenham £28.8m, Bath £31.6mBath: £31.6mCheltenham: £28.8mBath: £31.7mCheltenham: £28.9mBath: £29.9mCheltenham: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mBath is higher£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham £8.9m, Bath £9.2mBath: £9.2mCheltenham: £8.9mBath: £9.2mCheltenham: £8.9mBath: £8.7mCheltenham: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mBath is higherDepends on how you count£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheltenham £4.0m, Bath £3.7mBath: £3.7mCheltenham: £4.0mBath: £3.7mCheltenham: £4.0mBath: £3.5mCheltenham: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.0m£3.8mCheltenham is higher£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham £71.1m, Bath £74.1mBath: £74.1mCheltenham: £71.1mBath: £74.4mCheltenham: £71.4mBath: £70.3mCheltenham: £67.5m

    £71.1m£71.4m£67.5mBath is higherDepends on how you count£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cheltenham £19.2m, Bath £21.2mBath: £21.2mCheltenham: £19.2mBath: £21.3mCheltenham: £19.3mBath: £20.1mCheltenham: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mBath is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cheltenham £15.3m, Bath £12.9mBath: £12.9mCheltenham: £15.3mBath: £12.9mCheltenham: £15.3mBath: £12.2mCheltenham: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.3m£14.5mCheltenham is higher£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cheltenham £0.32m, Bath £0.35mBath: £0.35mCheltenham: £0.32mBath: £0.35mCheltenham: £0.33mBath: £0.33mCheltenham: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.33m£0.31mBath is higherDepends on how you count£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cheltenham £0.24m, Bath £0.15mBath: £0.15mCheltenham: £0.24mBath: £0.15mCheltenham: £0.24mBath: £0.14mCheltenham: £0.22m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.22mCheltenham is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cheltenham £0.81m, Bath £0.56mBath: £0.56mCheltenham: £0.81mBath: £0.57mCheltenham: £0.81mBath: £0.54mCheltenham: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mCheltenham is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham 18,920, Bath 17,513Bath: 17,513Cheltenham: 18,920

    18,920Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count17,513

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham 1,471, Bath 1,533Bath: 1,533Cheltenham: 1,471

    1,471Bath is higher1,533

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham 2,511, Bath 2,229Bath: 2,229Cheltenham: 2,511

    2,511Cheltenham is higher2,229

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham 4,261, Bath 4,636Bath: 4,636Cheltenham: 4,261

    4,261Bath is higher4,636

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham 8,520, Bath 7,677Bath: 7,677Cheltenham: 8,520

    8,520Cheltenham is higher7,677

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheltenham 832, Bath 788Bath: 788Cheltenham: 832

    832Cheltenham is higher788

Show the numbers
Cheltenham and Bath, total
MeasureCheltenhamBathHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£382.4m£384.0m£362.7m£370.1m£371.7m£351.1mCheltenham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£233.8m£234.8m£221.8m£216.4m£217.3m£205.3mCheltenham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.3m£91.2m£91.6m£86.5mBath
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£215.2m£216.2m£204.2m£198.8m£199.6m£188.6mCheltenham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m£6.5m£6.5m£6.1mBath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mCheltenham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£31.6m£31.7m£29.9mBath
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£9.2m£9.2m£8.7mBath
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.0m£3.8m£3.7m£3.7m£3.5mCheltenham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£71.1m£71.4m£67.5m£74.1m£74.4m£70.3mBath
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mBath
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m£12.9m£12.9m£12.2mCheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mBath
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mCheltenham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£0.56m£0.57m£0.54mCheltenham
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,92017,513Cheltenham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4711,533Bath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5112,229Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,2614,636Bath
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,5207,677Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026832788Cheltenham

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  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.
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