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Didcot and Wantage and Hitchin

115,695 and 105,041 residents (mid-2024).

Didcot and Wantage is higher than Hitchin on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 13 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

Didcot and Wantage is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Hitchin 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

Didcot and Wantage Hitchin

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £3,390, Hitchin £3,455Hitchin: £3,455Didcot and Wantage: £3,390Hitchin: £3,470Didcot and Wantage: £3,405Hitchin: £3,278Didcot and Wantage: £3,216

    £3,390£3,405£3,216Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£3,455£3,470£3,278

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Didcot and Wantage £12,458, Hitchin £12,797Hitchin: £12,797Didcot and Wantage: £12,458Hitchin: £12,852Didcot and Wantage: £12,511Hitchin: £12,139Didcot and Wantage: £11,817

    £12,458£12,511£11,817Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£12,797£12,852£12,139

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Didcot and Wantage £1,363, Hitchin £1,312Hitchin: £1,312Didcot and Wantage: £1,363Hitchin: £1,317Didcot and Wantage: £1,369Hitchin: £1,244Didcot and Wantage: £1,293

    £1,363£1,369£1,293Didcot and Wantage is higher£1,312£1,317£1,244

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Didcot and Wantage £11,664, Hitchin £11,913Hitchin: £11,913Didcot and Wantage: £11,664Hitchin: £11,964Didcot and Wantage: £11,714Hitchin: £11,300Didcot and Wantage: £11,064

    £11,664£11,714£11,064Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£11,913£11,964£11,300

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Didcot and Wantage £235, Hitchin £251Hitchin: £251Didcot and Wantage: £235Hitchin: £252Didcot and Wantage: £236Hitchin: £238Didcot and Wantage: £223

    £235£236£223Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£251£252£238

  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: Didcot and Wantage £544, Hitchin £617Hitchin: £617Didcot and Wantage: £544Hitchin: £619Didcot and Wantage: £547Hitchin: £585Didcot and Wantage: £516

    £544£547£516Hitchin is higher£617£619£585

  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: Didcot and Wantage £14, Hitchin £16Hitchin: £16Didcot and Wantage: £14Hitchin: £16Didcot and Wantage: £14Hitchin: £15Didcot and Wantage: £14

    £14Hitchin is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £222, Hitchin £252Hitchin: £252Didcot and Wantage: £222Hitchin: £253Didcot and Wantage: £223Hitchin: £239Didcot and Wantage: £211

    £222£223£211Hitchin is higher£252£253£239

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £115, Hitchin £124Hitchin: £124Didcot and Wantage: £115Hitchin: £124Didcot and Wantage: £116Hitchin: £117Didcot and Wantage: £109

    £115£116£109Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£117

  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: Didcot and Wantage £64, Hitchin £69Hitchin: £69Didcot and Wantage: £64Hitchin: £70Didcot and Wantage: £64Hitchin: £66Didcot and Wantage: £60

    £64£64£60Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£69£70£66

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Didcot and Wantage £1,147, Hitchin £1,059Hitchin: £1,059Didcot and Wantage: £1,147Hitchin: £1,063Didcot and Wantage: £1,152Hitchin: £1,004Didcot and Wantage: £1,088

    £1,147£1,152£1,088Didcot and Wantage is higher£1,059£1,063£1,004

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £128, Hitchin £127Hitchin: £127Didcot and Wantage: £128Hitchin: £128Didcot and Wantage: £129Hitchin: £121Didcot and Wantage: £121

    £128£129£121Didcot and Wantage is higher£127£128£121

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Didcot and Wantage £144, Hitchin £171Hitchin: £171Didcot and Wantage: £144Hitchin: £172Didcot and Wantage: £145Hitchin: £162Didcot and Wantage: £137

    £144£145£137Hitchin is higher£171£172£162

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Didcot and Wantage £6.34, Hitchin £9.01Hitchin: £9.01Didcot and Wantage: £6.34Hitchin: £9.05Didcot and Wantage: £6.36Hitchin: £8.55Didcot and Wantage: £6.01

    £6.34£6.36£6.01Hitchin is higher£9.01£9.05£8.55

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Didcot and Wantage £2.78, Hitchin £3.76Hitchin: £3.76Didcot and Wantage: £2.78Hitchin: £3.78Didcot and Wantage: £2.80Hitchin: £3.57Didcot and Wantage: £2.64

    £2.78£2.80£2.64Hitchin is higher£3.76£3.78£3.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £6.05, Hitchin £3.91Hitchin: £3.91Didcot and Wantage: £6.05Hitchin: £3.93Didcot and Wantage: £6.08Hitchin: £3.71Didcot and Wantage: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Didcot and Wantage is higher£3.91£3.93£3.71

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Didcot and Wantage 1,010.9, Hitchin 1,017.7Hitchin: 1,017.7Didcot and Wantage: 1,010.9

    1,010.9Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count1,017.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Didcot and Wantage 55.9, Hitchin 64.2Hitchin: 64.2Didcot and Wantage: 55.9

    55.9Hitchin is higher64.2

  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: Didcot and Wantage 116.2, Hitchin 132.6Hitchin: 132.6Didcot and Wantage: 116.2

    116.2Hitchin is higher132.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 35.7, Hitchin 40.2Hitchin: 40.2Didcot and Wantage: 35.7

    35.7Hitchin is higher40.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Didcot and Wantage 121.1, Hitchin 113.8Hitchin: 113.8Didcot and Wantage: 121.1

    121.1Didcot and Wantage is higher113.8

  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: Didcot and Wantage 14.9, Hitchin 15.4Hitchin: 15.4Didcot and Wantage: 14.9

    14.9Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count15.4

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Didcot and Wantage and Hitchin, per person in the age group
MeasureDidcot and WantageHitchinHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,390£3,405£3,216£3,455£3,470£3,278Hitchin
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,458£12,511£11,817£12,797£12,852£12,139Hitchin
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,363£1,369£1,293£1,312£1,317£1,244Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,664£11,714£11,064£11,913£11,964£11,300Hitchin
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£235£236£223£251£252£238Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£544£547£516£617£619£585Hitchin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£16£16£15Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£222£223£211£252£253£239Hitchin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£124£124£117Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£64£60£69£70£66Hitchin
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,147£1,152£1,088£1,059£1,063£1,004Didcot and Wantage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£128£129£121£127£128£121Didcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£145£137£171£172£162Hitchin
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.34£6.36£6.01£9.01£9.05£8.55Hitchin
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.78£2.80£2.64£3.76£3.78£3.57Hitchin
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£3.91£3.93£3.71Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.91,017.7Hitchin
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202655.964.2Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.2132.6Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.740.2Hitchin
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026121.1113.8Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.915.4Hitchin

Per resident

Didcot and Wantage is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Hitchin 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

Didcot and Wantage Hitchin

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £3,390, Hitchin £3,455Hitchin: £3,455Didcot and Wantage: £3,390Hitchin: £3,470Didcot and Wantage: £3,405Hitchin: £3,278Didcot and Wantage: £3,216

    £3,390£3,405£3,216Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£3,455£3,470£3,278

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £2,072, Hitchin £2,133Hitchin: £2,133Didcot and Wantage: £2,072Hitchin: £2,142Didcot and Wantage: £2,081Hitchin: £2,023Didcot and Wantage: £1,965

    £2,072£2,081£1,965Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£2,133£2,142£2,023

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £847, Hitchin £815Hitchin: £815Didcot and Wantage: £847Hitchin: £819Didcot and Wantage: £850Hitchin: £773Didcot and Wantage: £803

    £847£850£803Didcot and Wantage is higher£815£819£773

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £1,940, Hitchin £1,986Hitchin: £1,986Didcot and Wantage: £1,940Hitchin: £1,994Didcot and Wantage: £1,948Hitchin: £1,884Didcot and Wantage: £1,840

    £1,940£1,948£1,840Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£1,986£1,994£1,884

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £39, Hitchin £42Hitchin: £42Didcot and Wantage: £39Hitchin: £42Didcot and Wantage: £39Hitchin: £40Didcot and Wantage: £37

    £39£39£37Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£40

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £91, Hitchin £103Hitchin: £103Didcot and Wantage: £91Hitchin: £103Didcot and Wantage: £91Hitchin: £98Didcot and Wantage: £86

    £91£91£86Hitchin is higher£103£103£98

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £2.38, Hitchin £2.70Hitchin: £2.70Didcot and Wantage: £2.38Hitchin: £2.71Didcot and Wantage: £2.39Hitchin: £2.56Didcot and Wantage: £2.26

    £2.38£2.39£2.26Hitchin is higher£2.70£2.71£2.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £222, Hitchin £252Hitchin: £252Didcot and Wantage: £222Hitchin: £253Didcot and Wantage: £223Hitchin: £239Didcot and Wantage: £211

    £222£223£211Hitchin is higher£252£253£239

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £115, Hitchin £124Hitchin: £124Didcot and Wantage: £115Hitchin: £124Didcot and Wantage: £116Hitchin: £117Didcot and Wantage: £109

    £115£116£109Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£124£124£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £40, Hitchin £43Hitchin: £43Didcot and Wantage: £40Hitchin: £43Didcot and Wantage: £40Hitchin: £41Didcot and Wantage: £38

    £40£40£38Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£43£43£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £712, Hitchin £658Hitchin: £658Didcot and Wantage: £712Hitchin: £660Didcot and Wantage: £715Hitchin: £624Didcot and Wantage: £675

    £712£715£675Didcot and Wantage is higher£658£660£624

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £128, Hitchin £127Hitchin: £127Didcot and Wantage: £128Hitchin: £128Didcot and Wantage: £129Hitchin: £121Didcot and Wantage: £121

    £128£129£121Didcot and Wantage is higher£127£128£121

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £89, Hitchin £106Hitchin: £106Didcot and Wantage: £89Hitchin: £107Didcot and Wantage: £90Hitchin: £101Didcot and Wantage: £85

    £89£90£85Hitchin is higher£106£107£101

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £3.93, Hitchin £5.60Hitchin: £5.60Didcot and Wantage: £3.93Hitchin: £5.62Didcot and Wantage: £3.95Hitchin: £5.31Didcot and Wantage: £3.73

    £3.93£3.95£3.73Hitchin is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £1.73, Hitchin £2.34Hitchin: £2.34Didcot and Wantage: £1.73Hitchin: £2.35Didcot and Wantage: £1.74Hitchin: £2.22Didcot and Wantage: £1.64

    £1.73£1.74£1.64Hitchin is higher£2.34£2.35£2.22

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £6.05, Hitchin £3.91Hitchin: £3.91Didcot and Wantage: £6.05Hitchin: £3.93Didcot and Wantage: £6.08Hitchin: £3.71Didcot and Wantage: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Didcot and Wantage is higher£3.91£3.93£3.71

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 168.1, Hitchin 169.6Hitchin: 169.6Didcot and Wantage: 168.1

    168.1Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count169.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 9.3, Hitchin 10.7Hitchin: 10.7Didcot and Wantage: 9.3

    9.3Hitchin is higher10.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 19.3, Hitchin 22.1Hitchin: 22.1Didcot and Wantage: 19.3

    19.3Hitchin is higher22.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 35.7, Hitchin 40.2Hitchin: 40.2Didcot and Wantage: 35.7

    35.7Hitchin is higher40.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 75.2, Hitchin 70.7Hitchin: 70.7Didcot and Wantage: 75.2

    75.2Didcot and Wantage is higher70.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 9.3, Hitchin 9.6Hitchin: 9.6Didcot and Wantage: 9.3

    9.3Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count9.6

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Didcot and Wantage and Hitchin, per resident
MeasureDidcot and WantageHitchinHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,390£3,405£3,216£3,455£3,470£3,278Hitchin
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,072£2,081£1,965£2,133£2,142£2,023Hitchin
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£847£850£803£815£819£773Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,940£1,948£1,840£1,986£1,994£1,884Hitchin
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£42£42£40Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£103£103£98Hitchin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.38£2.39£2.26£2.70£2.71£2.56Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£222£223£211£252£253£239Hitchin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£124£124£117Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£40£40£38£43£43£41Hitchin
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£712£715£675£658£660£624Didcot and Wantage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£128£129£121£127£128£121Didcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£106£107£101Hitchin
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.93£3.95£3.73£5.60£5.62£5.31Hitchin
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.73£1.74£1.64£2.34£2.35£2.22Hitchin
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£3.91£3.93£3.71Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.1169.6Hitchin
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 20269.310.7Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.322.1Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.740.2Hitchin
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202675.270.7Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.39.6Hitchin

Total

Didcot and Wantage is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Hitchin on 9. 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

Didcot and Wantage Hitchin

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Didcot and Wantage £392.2m, Hitchin £363.0mHitchin: £363.0mDidcot and Wantage: £392.2mHitchin: £364.5mDidcot and Wantage: £393.9mHitchin: £344.3mDidcot and Wantage: £372.0m

    £392.2m£393.9m£372.0mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£363.0m£364.5m£344.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Didcot and Wantage £239.7m, Hitchin £224.1mHitchin: £224.1mDidcot and Wantage: £239.7mHitchin: £225.0mDidcot and Wantage: £240.7mHitchin: £212.5mDidcot and Wantage: £227.4m

    £239.7m£240.7m£227.4mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£224.1m£225.0m£212.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Didcot and Wantage £98.0m, Hitchin £85.6mHitchin: £85.6mDidcot and Wantage: £98.0mHitchin: £86.0mDidcot and Wantage: £98.4mHitchin: £81.2mDidcot and Wantage: £92.9m

    £98.0m£98.4m£92.9mDidcot and Wantage is higher£85.6m£86.0m£81.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Didcot and Wantage £224.4m, Hitchin £208.6mHitchin: £208.6mDidcot and Wantage: £224.4mHitchin: £209.5mDidcot and Wantage: £225.4mHitchin: £197.8mDidcot and Wantage: £212.9m

    £224.4m£225.4m£212.9mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£208.6m£209.5m£197.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Didcot and Wantage £4.5m, Hitchin £4.4mHitchin: £4.4mDidcot and Wantage: £4.5mHitchin: £4.4mDidcot and Wantage: £4.5mHitchin: £4.2mDidcot and Wantage: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage £10.5m, Hitchin £10.8mHitchin: £10.8mDidcot and Wantage: £10.5mHitchin: £10.8mDidcot and Wantage: £10.5mHitchin: £10.2mDidcot and Wantage: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mHitchin 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: Didcot and Wantage £0.28m, Hitchin £0.28mHitchin: £0.28mDidcot and Wantage: £0.28mHitchin: £0.28mDidcot and Wantage: £0.28mHitchin: £0.27mDidcot and Wantage: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mHitchin is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage £25.7m, Hitchin £26.5mHitchin: £26.5mDidcot and Wantage: £25.7mHitchin: £26.6mDidcot and Wantage: £25.9mHitchin: £25.1mDidcot and Wantage: £24.4m

    £25.7m£25.9m£24.4mHitchin is higher£26.5m£26.6m£25.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage £13.3m, Hitchin £13.0mHitchin: £13.0mDidcot and Wantage: £13.3mHitchin: £13.1mDidcot and Wantage: £13.4mHitchin: £12.3mDidcot and Wantage: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage £4.6m, Hitchin £4.5mHitchin: £4.5mDidcot and Wantage: £4.6mHitchin: £4.5mDidcot and Wantage: £4.6mHitchin: £4.3mDidcot and Wantage: £4.3m

    £4.6m£4.6m£4.3mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Didcot and Wantage £82.4m, Hitchin £69.1mHitchin: £69.1mDidcot and Wantage: £82.4mHitchin: £69.4mDidcot and Wantage: £82.7mHitchin: £65.5mDidcot and Wantage: £78.1m

    £82.4m£82.7m£78.1mDidcot and Wantage is higher£69.1m£69.4m£65.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Didcot and Wantage £14.8m, Hitchin £13.4mHitchin: £13.4mDidcot and Wantage: £14.8mHitchin: £13.4mDidcot and Wantage: £14.9mHitchin: £12.7mDidcot and Wantage: £14.0m

    £14.8m£14.9m£14.0mDidcot and Wantage is higher£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Didcot and Wantage £10.4m, Hitchin £11.2mHitchin: £11.2mDidcot and Wantage: £10.4mHitchin: £11.2mDidcot and Wantage: £10.4mHitchin: £10.6mDidcot and Wantage: £9.8m

    £10.4m£10.4m£9.8mHitchin is higher£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Didcot and Wantage £0.46m, Hitchin £0.59mHitchin: £0.59mDidcot and Wantage: £0.46mHitchin: £0.59mDidcot and Wantage: £0.46mHitchin: £0.56mDidcot and Wantage: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mHitchin is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Didcot and Wantage £0.20m, Hitchin £0.25mHitchin: £0.25mDidcot and Wantage: £0.20mHitchin: £0.25mDidcot and Wantage: £0.20mHitchin: £0.23mDidcot and Wantage: £0.19m

    £0.20m£0.20m£0.19mHitchin is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Didcot and Wantage £0.70m, Hitchin £0.41mHitchin: £0.41mDidcot and Wantage: £0.70mHitchin: £0.41mDidcot and Wantage: £0.70mHitchin: £0.39mDidcot and Wantage: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mDidcot and Wantage is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Didcot and Wantage 19,448, Hitchin 17,818Hitchin: 17,818Didcot and Wantage: 19,448

    19,448Didcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count17,818

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Didcot and Wantage 1,075, Hitchin 1,124Hitchin: 1,124Didcot and Wantage: 1,075

    1,075Hitchin is higher1,124

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage 2,236, Hitchin 2,321Hitchin: 2,321Didcot and Wantage: 2,236

    2,236Hitchin is higher2,321

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage 4,134, Hitchin 4,217Hitchin: 4,217Didcot and Wantage: 4,134

    4,134Hitchin is higher4,217

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Didcot and Wantage 8,698, Hitchin 7,425Hitchin: 7,425Didcot and Wantage: 8,698

    8,698Didcot and Wantage is higher7,425

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage 1,070, Hitchin 1,008Hitchin: 1,008Didcot and Wantage: 1,070

    1,070Didcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count1,008

Show the numbers
Didcot and Wantage and Hitchin, total
MeasureDidcot and WantageHitchinHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.2m£393.9m£372.0m£363.0m£364.5m£344.3mDidcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£239.7m£240.7m£227.4m£224.1m£225.0m£212.5mDidcot and Wantage
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£98.0m£98.4m£92.9m£85.6m£86.0m£81.2mDidcot and Wantage
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£224.4m£225.4m£212.9m£208.6m£209.5m£197.8mDidcot and Wantage
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£4.4m£4.4m£4.2mDidcot and Wantage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mHitchin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.28m£0.28m£0.27mHitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.7m£25.9m£24.4m£26.5m£26.6m£25.1mHitchin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£13.0m£13.1m£12.3mDidcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mDidcot and Wantage
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£82.4m£82.7m£78.1m£69.1m£69.4m£65.5mDidcot and Wantage
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.8m£14.9m£14.0m£13.4m£13.4m£12.7mDidcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mHitchin
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mHitchin
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mHitchin
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mDidcot and Wantage
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,44817,818Didcot and Wantage
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,0751,124Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2362,321Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,1344,217Hitchin
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,6987,425Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0701,008Didcot and Wantage

Sources

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

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