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Didcot and Wantage and St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

115,695 and 112,677 residents (mid-2024).

Didcot and Wantage is higher than St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 3 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 7 of 22 measures, and St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire on 15. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Didcot and Wantage St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £3,390, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £3,389St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,389Didcot and Wantage: £3,390St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,404Didcot and Wantage: £3,405St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,215Didcot and Wantage: £3,216

    £3,390£3,405£3,216Didcot and Wantage is higher£3,389£3,404£3,215

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Didcot and Wantage £12,458, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £12,960St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12,960Didcot and Wantage: £12,458St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £13,015Didcot and Wantage: £12,511St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12,293Didcot and Wantage: £11,817

    £12,458£12,511£11,817St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,960£13,015£12,293

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £1,277St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,277Didcot and Wantage: £1,363St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,282Didcot and Wantage: £1,369St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,211Didcot and Wantage: £1,293

    £1,363£1,369£1,293Didcot and Wantage is higher£1,277£1,282£1,211

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Didcot and Wantage £11,664, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £12,027St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12,027Didcot and Wantage: £11,664St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12,078Didcot and Wantage: £11,714St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11,408Didcot and Wantage: £11,064

    £11,664£11,714£11,064St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,027£12,078£11,408

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Didcot and Wantage £235, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £279St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £279Didcot and Wantage: £235St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £280Didcot and Wantage: £236St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £264Didcot and Wantage: £223

    £235£236£223St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£279£280£264

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £638St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £638Didcot and Wantage: £544St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £640Didcot and Wantage: £547St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £605Didcot and Wantage: £516

    £544£547£516St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£638£640£605

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £17St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £17Didcot and Wantage: £14St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £17Didcot and Wantage: £14St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £16Didcot and Wantage: £14

    £14St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £222, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £273St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £273Didcot and Wantage: £222St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £274Didcot and Wantage: £223St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £259Didcot and Wantage: £211

    £222£223£211St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£273£274£259

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £115, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £85St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £85Didcot and Wantage: £115St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £86Didcot and Wantage: £116St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £81Didcot and Wantage: £109

    £115£116£109Didcot and Wantage is higher£85£86£81

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £68St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £68Didcot and Wantage: £64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £68Didcot and Wantage: £64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £64Didcot and Wantage: £60

    £64£64£60St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£68£68£64

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Didcot and Wantage £1,147, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £1,035St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,035Didcot and Wantage: £1,147St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,040Didcot and Wantage: £1,152St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £982Didcot and Wantage: £1,088

    £1,147£1,152£1,088Didcot and Wantage is higher£1,035£1,040£982

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £128, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £117St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £117Didcot and Wantage: £128St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £118Didcot and Wantage: £129St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £111Didcot and Wantage: £121

    £128£129£121Didcot and Wantage is higher£117£118£111

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £163St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £163Didcot and Wantage: £144St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £164Didcot and Wantage: £145St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £155Didcot and Wantage: £137

    £144£145£137St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£163£164£155

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £7.62St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £7.62Didcot and Wantage: £6.34St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £7.65Didcot and Wantage: £6.36St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £7.23Didcot and Wantage: £6.01

    £6.34£6.36£6.01St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Didcot and Wantage £2.78, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £2.91St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.91Didcot and Wantage: £2.78St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.92Didcot and Wantage: £2.80St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.76Didcot and Wantage: £2.64

    £2.78£2.80£2.64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£2.91£2.92£2.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £6.05, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £5.39St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.39Didcot and Wantage: £6.05St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.41Didcot and Wantage: £6.08St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.11Didcot and Wantage: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Didcot and Wantage is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 1,033.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 1,033.7Didcot and Wantage: 1,010.9

    1,010.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count1,033.7

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 65.1St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 65.1Didcot and Wantage: 55.9

    55.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher65.1

  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: Didcot and Wantage 116.2, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 140.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 140.3Didcot and Wantage: 116.2

    116.2St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher140.3

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 40.8St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 40.8Didcot and Wantage: 35.7

    35.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher40.8

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 119.6St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 119.6Didcot and Wantage: 121.1

    121.1Didcot and Wantage is higher119.6

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 15.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 15.7Didcot and Wantage: 14.9

    14.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher15.7

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Didcot and Wantage and St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire, per person in the age group
MeasureDidcot and WantageSt Neots and Mid CambridgeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,390£3,405£3,216£3,389£3,404£3,215Didcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,458£12,511£11,817£12,960£13,015£12,293St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,363£1,369£1,293£1,277£1,282£1,211Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,664£11,714£11,064£12,027£12,078£11,408St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£235£236£223£279£280£264St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£544£547£516£638£640£605St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£17£17£16St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£222£223£211£273£274£259St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£85£86£81Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£64£60£68£68£64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,147£1,152£1,088£1,035£1,040£982Didcot and Wantage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£128£129£121£117£118£111Didcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£145£137£163£164£155St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.34£6.36£6.01£7.62£7.65£7.23St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.78£2.80£2.64£2.91£2.92£2.76St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£5.39£5.41£5.11Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.91,033.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202655.965.1St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.2140.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.740.8St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026121.1119.6Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.915.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

Per resident

Didcot and Wantage is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire on 15. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Didcot and Wantage St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £3,390, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £3,389St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,389Didcot and Wantage: £3,390St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,404Didcot and Wantage: £3,405St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,215Didcot and Wantage: £3,216

    £3,390£3,405£3,216Didcot and Wantage is higher£3,389£3,404£3,215

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £2,072, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £2,113St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2,113Didcot and Wantage: £2,072St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2,122Didcot and Wantage: £2,081St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2,005Didcot and Wantage: £1,965

    £2,072£2,081£1,965St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,113£2,122£2,005

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £847, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £795St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £795Didcot and Wantage: £847St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £799Didcot and Wantage: £850St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £754Didcot and Wantage: £803

    £847£850£803Didcot and Wantage is higher£795£799£754

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £1,940, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £1,961St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,961Didcot and Wantage: £1,940St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,970Didcot and Wantage: £1,948St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,860Didcot and Wantage: £1,840

    £1,940£1,948£1,840St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,961£1,970£1,860

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £39, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £45St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £45Didcot and Wantage: £39St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £46Didcot and Wantage: £39St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £43Didcot and Wantage: £37

    £39£39£37St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£45£46£43

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £91, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £104St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £104Didcot and Wantage: £91St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £104Didcot and Wantage: £91St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £99Didcot and Wantage: £86

    £91£91£86St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£104£104£99

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £2.72St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.72Didcot and Wantage: £2.38St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.73Didcot and Wantage: £2.39St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.58Didcot and Wantage: £2.26

    £2.38£2.39£2.26St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£2.72£2.73£2.58

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £222, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £273St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £273Didcot and Wantage: £222St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £274Didcot and Wantage: £223St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £259Didcot and Wantage: £211

    £222£223£211St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£273£274£259

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £115, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £85St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £85Didcot and Wantage: £115St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £86Didcot and Wantage: £116St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £81Didcot and Wantage: £109

    £115£116£109Didcot and Wantage is higher£85£86£81

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £40, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £42St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £42Didcot and Wantage: £40St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £42Didcot and Wantage: £40St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £40Didcot and Wantage: £38

    £40£40£38St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£42£42£40

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £712, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £645St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £645Didcot and Wantage: £712St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £648Didcot and Wantage: £715St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £612Didcot and Wantage: £675

    £712£715£675Didcot and Wantage is higher£645£648£612

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £128, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £117St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £117Didcot and Wantage: £128St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £118Didcot and Wantage: £129St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £111Didcot and Wantage: £121

    £128£129£121Didcot and Wantage is higher£117£118£111

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £89, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £102St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £102Didcot and Wantage: £89St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £102Didcot and Wantage: £90St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £97Didcot and Wantage: £85

    £89£90£85St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£102£102£97

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £3.93, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £4.74St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.74Didcot and Wantage: £3.93St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.76Didcot and Wantage: £3.95St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.50Didcot and Wantage: £3.73

    £3.93£3.95£3.73St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £1.73, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £1.81St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1.81Didcot and Wantage: £1.73St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1.82Didcot and Wantage: £1.74St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1.72Didcot and Wantage: £1.64

    £1.73£1.74£1.64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£1.81£1.82£1.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Didcot and Wantage £6.05, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £5.39St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.39Didcot and Wantage: £6.05St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.41Didcot and Wantage: £6.08St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.11Didcot and Wantage: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Didcot and Wantage is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 168.1, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 168.6St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 168.6Didcot and Wantage: 168.1

    168.1St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count168.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 9.3, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 10.6St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 10.6Didcot and Wantage: 9.3

    9.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher10.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 19.3, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 22.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 22.9Didcot and Wantage: 19.3

    19.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher22.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 35.7, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 40.8St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 40.8Didcot and Wantage: 35.7

    35.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher40.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 75.2, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 74.5St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 74.5Didcot and Wantage: 75.2

    75.2Didcot and Wantage is higher74.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Didcot and Wantage 9.3, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 9.8St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 9.8Didcot and Wantage: 9.3

    9.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher9.8

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Didcot and Wantage and St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire, per resident
MeasureDidcot and WantageSt Neots and Mid CambridgeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,390£3,405£3,216£3,389£3,404£3,215Didcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,072£2,081£1,965£2,113£2,122£2,005St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£847£850£803£795£799£754Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,940£1,948£1,840£1,961£1,970£1,860St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£45£46£43St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£104£104£99St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.38£2.39£2.26£2.72£2.73£2.58St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£222£223£211£273£274£259St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£85£86£81Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£40£40£38£42£42£40St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£712£715£675£645£648£612Didcot and Wantage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£128£129£121£117£118£111Didcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£89£90£85£102£102£97St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.93£3.95£3.73£4.74£4.76£4.50St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.73£1.74£1.64£1.81£1.82£1.72St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£5.39£5.41£5.11Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.1168.6St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 20269.310.6St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.322.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.740.8St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202675.274.5Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.39.8St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

Total

Didcot and Wantage is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire on 12. 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 St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Didcot and Wantage £392.2m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £381.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £381.9mDidcot and Wantage: £392.2mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £383.5mDidcot and Wantage: £393.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £362.2mDidcot and Wantage: £372.0m

    £392.2m£393.9m£372.0mDidcot and Wantage is higher£381.9m£383.5m£362.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Didcot and Wantage £239.7m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £238.1mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £238.1mDidcot and Wantage: £239.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £239.1mDidcot and Wantage: £240.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £225.9mDidcot and Wantage: £227.4m

    £239.7m£240.7m£227.4mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£238.1m£239.1m£225.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Didcot and Wantage £98.0m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £89.6mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £89.6mDidcot and Wantage: £98.0mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £90.0mDidcot and Wantage: £98.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £85.0mDidcot and Wantage: £92.9m

    £98.0m£98.4m£92.9mDidcot and Wantage is higher£89.6m£90.0m£85.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Didcot and Wantage £224.4m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £221.0mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £221.0mDidcot and Wantage: £224.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £221.9mDidcot and Wantage: £225.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £209.6mDidcot and Wantage: £212.9m

    £224.4m£225.4m£212.9mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£221.0m£221.9m£209.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Didcot and Wantage £4.5m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £5.1mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.1mDidcot and Wantage: £4.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.1mDidcot and Wantage: £4.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.9mDidcot and Wantage: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage £10.5m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £11.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.7mDidcot and Wantage: £10.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.8mDidcot and Wantage: £10.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.1mDidcot and Wantage: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

  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, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £0.31mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.31mDidcot and Wantage: £0.28mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.31mDidcot and Wantage: £0.28mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.29mDidcot and Wantage: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage £25.7m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £30.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £30.7mDidcot and Wantage: £25.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £30.8mDidcot and Wantage: £25.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £29.1mDidcot and Wantage: £24.4m

    £25.7m£25.9m£24.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage £13.3m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £9.6mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £9.6mDidcot and Wantage: £13.3mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £9.6mDidcot and Wantage: £13.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £9.1mDidcot and Wantage: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mDidcot and Wantage is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage £4.6m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £4.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.7mDidcot and Wantage: £4.6mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.8mDidcot and Wantage: £4.6mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.5mDidcot and Wantage: £4.3m

    £4.6m£4.6m£4.3mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Didcot and Wantage £82.4m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £72.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £72.7mDidcot and Wantage: £82.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £73.0mDidcot and Wantage: £82.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £68.9mDidcot and Wantage: £78.1m

    £82.4m£82.7m£78.1mDidcot and Wantage is higher£72.7m£73.0m£68.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Didcot and Wantage £14.8m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £13.2mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £13.2mDidcot and Wantage: £14.8mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £13.3mDidcot and Wantage: £14.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12.6mDidcot and Wantage: £14.0m

    £14.8m£14.9m£14.0mDidcot and Wantage is higher£13.2m£13.3m£12.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Didcot and Wantage £10.4m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £11.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.5mDidcot and Wantage: £10.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.5mDidcot and Wantage: £10.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £10.9mDidcot and Wantage: £9.8m

    £10.4m£10.4m£9.8mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Didcot and Wantage £0.46m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £0.53mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.53mDidcot and Wantage: £0.46mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.54mDidcot and Wantage: £0.46mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.51mDidcot and Wantage: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Didcot and Wantage £0.20m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £0.20mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.20mDidcot and Wantage: £0.20mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.21mDidcot and Wantage: £0.20mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.19mDidcot and Wantage: £0.19m

    £0.20m£0.20m£0.19mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£0.20m£0.21m£0.19m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Didcot and Wantage £0.70m, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £0.61mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.61mDidcot and Wantage: £0.70mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.61mDidcot and Wantage: £0.70mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.58mDidcot and Wantage: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mDidcot and Wantage is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Didcot and Wantage 19,448, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 18,993St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 18,993Didcot and Wantage: 19,448

    19,448Didcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count18,993

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Didcot and Wantage 1,075, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 1,196St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 1,196Didcot and Wantage: 1,075

    1,075St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher1,196

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage 2,236, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 2,578St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 2,578Didcot and Wantage: 2,236

    2,236St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher2,578

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage 4,134, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 4,602St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 4,602Didcot and Wantage: 4,134

    4,134St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher4,602

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Didcot and Wantage 8,698, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 8,392St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 8,392Didcot and Wantage: 8,698

    8,698Didcot and Wantage is higher8,392

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Didcot and Wantage 1,070, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 1,101St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 1,101Didcot and Wantage: 1,070

    1,070St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher1,101

Show the numbers
Didcot and Wantage and St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire, total
MeasureDidcot and WantageSt Neots and Mid CambridgeshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.2m£393.9m£372.0m£381.9m£383.5m£362.2mDidcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£239.7m£240.7m£227.4m£238.1m£239.1m£225.9mDidcot and Wantage
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£98.0m£98.4m£92.9m£89.6m£90.0m£85.0mDidcot and Wantage
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£224.4m£225.4m£212.9m£221.0m£221.9m£209.6mDidcot and Wantage
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£5.1m£5.1m£4.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.7m£25.9m£24.4m£30.7m£30.8m£29.1mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mDidcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m£4.7m£4.8m£4.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£82.4m£82.7m£78.1m£72.7m£73.0m£68.9mDidcot and Wantage
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.8m£14.9m£14.0m£13.2m£13.3m£12.6mDidcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m£11.5m£11.5m£10.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.53m£0.54m£0.51mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m£0.20m£0.21m£0.19mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDidcot and Wantage
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,44818,993Didcot and Wantage
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,0751,196St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2362,578St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,1344,602St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,6988,392Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0701,101St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

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.
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