Compare constituencies · South West and Yorkshire and The Humber
Exeter and Sheffield Central
Exeter is higher than Sheffield Central on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.
On 9 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.
Per person in the age group
Exeter is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Sheffield Central 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
Exeter Sheffield Central
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,682£3,698£3,492Exeter is higher£2,462£2,473£2,336
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,722£12,777£12,068Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count£13,094£13,150£12,420
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,438£1,444£1,364Exeter is higher£1,094£1,098£1,038
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,534£11,583£10,941Exeter is higher£11,305£11,353£10,723
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£474£476£449Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count£980£985£930
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£685£688£650Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count£760£763£721
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£29£29£28Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£47
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£398£400£378Exeter is higher£309£310£293
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£121£115Exeter is higher£58£58£55
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£64£65£61Exeter is higher£53£53£50
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,075£1,079£1,019Exeter is higher£814£817£772
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£254£255£241Exeter is higher£242£243£229
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£291£292£276Exeter is higher£215£216£204
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.93£4.95£4.68Sheffield Central is higher£7.94£7.97£7.53
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.31£3.32£3.14Sheffield Central is higher£3.78£3.80£3.59
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.30£5.33£5.03Exeter is higher£3.35£3.37£3.18
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,004.4Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count1,060.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
119.9Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count189.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
141.0Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count161.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.9Exeter is higher46.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
132.2Exeter is higherDepends on how you count122.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
13.5Exeter is higherDepends on how you count12.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Exeter | Sheffield Central | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,682£3,698£3,492 | £2,462£2,473£2,336 | Exeter |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,722£12,777£12,068 | £13,094£13,150£12,420 | Sheffield Central |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,438£1,444£1,364 | £1,094£1,098£1,038 | Exeter |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,534£11,583£10,941 | £11,305£11,353£10,723 | Exeter |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £474£476£449 | £980£985£930 | Sheffield Central |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £685£688£650 | £760£763£721 | Sheffield Central |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £29£29£28 | £49£49£47 | Sheffield Central |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £398£400£378 | £309£310£293 | Exeter |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£121£115 | £58£58£55 | Exeter |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £64£65£61 | £53£53£50 | Exeter |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,075£1,079£1,019 | £814£817£772 | Exeter |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £254£255£241 | £242£243£229 | Exeter |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £215£216£204 | Exeter |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.93£4.95£4.68 | £7.94£7.97£7.53 | Sheffield Central |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.31£3.32£3.14 | £3.78£3.80£3.59 | Sheffield Central |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.30£5.33£5.03 | £3.35£3.37£3.18 | Exeter |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,004.4 | 1,060.7 | Sheffield Central |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 119.9 | 189.7 | Sheffield Central |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 141.0 | 161.0 | Sheffield Central |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.9 | 46.5 | Exeter |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 132.2 | 122.4 | Exeter |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 13.5 | 12.4 | Exeter |
Per resident
Exeter is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Sheffield Central on 5. 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
Exeter Sheffield Central
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,682£3,698£3,492Exeter is higher£2,462£2,473£2,336
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,875£1,883£1,779Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£965£969£915
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,028£1,032£975Exeter is higher£887£890£841
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,700£1,707£1,613Exeter is higher£833£836£790
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£70£70£66Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count£72£73£69
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£101£101£96Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£56£56£53
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.31£4.33£4.09Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£3.62£3.63£3.43
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£398£400£378Exeter is higher£309£310£293
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£121£115Exeter is higher£58£58£55
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£46£46£44Exeter is higher£43£43£41
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£768£772£729Exeter is higher£660£662£626
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£254£255£241Exeter is higher£242£243£229
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£208£209£197Exeter is higher£174£175£165
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.53£3.55£3.35Sheffield Central is higher£6.43£6.46£6.10
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.36£2.37£2.24Sheffield Central is higher£3.07£3.08£2.91
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.30£5.33£5.03Exeter is higher£3.35£3.37£3.18
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
148.0Exeter is higherDepends on how you count78.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.7Exeter is higherDepends on how you count14.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.8Exeter is higherDepends on how you count11.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
56.9Exeter is higher46.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
94.5Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count99.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.7Sheffield Central is higherDepends on how you count10.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Exeter | Sheffield Central | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,682£3,698£3,492 | £2,462£2,473£2,336 | Exeter |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,875£1,883£1,779 | £965£969£915 | Exeter |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,028£1,032£975 | £887£890£841 | Exeter |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,700£1,707£1,613 | £833£836£790 | Exeter |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £70£70£66 | £72£73£69 | Sheffield Central |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £101£101£96 | £56£56£53 | Exeter |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.31£4.33£4.09 | £3.62£3.63£3.43 | Exeter |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £398£400£378 | £309£310£293 | Exeter |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£121£115 | £58£58£55 | Exeter |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £46£46£44 | £43£43£41 | Exeter |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £768£772£729 | £660£662£626 | Exeter |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £254£255£241 | £242£243£229 | Exeter |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £208£209£197 | £174£175£165 | Exeter |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.53£3.55£3.35 | £6.43£6.46£6.10 | Sheffield Central |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.36£2.37£2.24 | £3.07£3.08£2.91 | Sheffield Central |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.30£5.33£5.03 | £3.35£3.37£3.18 | Exeter |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 148.0 | 78.1 | Exeter |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.7 | 14.0 | Exeter |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.8 | 11.9 | Exeter |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 56.9 | 46.5 | Exeter |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 94.5 | 99.2 | Sheffield Central |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.7 | 10.1 | Sheffield Central |
Total
Exeter is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Sheffield Central on 2. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Exeter Sheffield Central
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£390.2m£391.9m£370.1mExeter is higher£245.1m£246.1m£232.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£198.7m£199.6m£188.5mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£96.0m£96.4m£91.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£108.9m£109.4m£103.3mExeter is higher£88.2m£88.6m£83.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£180.2m£180.9m£170.9mExeter is higher£82.9m£83.2m£78.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.7m£10.7m£10.2mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£42.2m£42.4m£40.1mExeter is higher£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mExeter is higher£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.9m£4.9m£4.6mExeter is higher£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£81.4m£81.8m£77.2mExeter is higher£65.7m£65.9m£62.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£26.9m£27.0m£25.5mExeter is higher£24.1m£24.2m£22.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mExeter is higher£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.37m£0.38m£0.35mSheffield Central is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mSheffield Central is higher£0.30m£0.31m£0.29m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mExeter is higher£0.33m£0.34m£0.32m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
15,689Exeter is higherDepends on how you count7,776
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,873Exeter is higherDepends on how you count1,391
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,202Exeter is higherDepends on how you count1,180
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,032Exeter is higher4,628
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,016Exeter is higherDepends on how you count9,877
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,025Exeter is higherDepends on how you count1,002
Show the numbers
| Measure | Exeter | Sheffield Central | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £390.2m£391.9m£370.1m | £245.1m£246.1m£232.5m | Exeter |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £198.7m£199.6m£188.5m | £96.0m£96.4m£91.1m | Exeter |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £108.9m£109.4m£103.3m | £88.2m£88.6m£83.7m | Exeter |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £180.2m£180.9m£170.9m | £82.9m£83.2m£78.6m | Exeter |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | £7.2m£7.2m£6.8m | Exeter |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.7m£10.7m£10.2m | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | Exeter |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | Exeter |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £42.2m£42.4m£40.1m | £30.7m£30.8m£29.1m | Exeter |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.8m£12.9m£12.2m | £5.7m£5.8m£5.4m | Exeter |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.9m£4.9m£4.6m | £4.3m£4.3m£4.1m | Exeter |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £81.4m£81.8m£77.2m | £65.7m£65.9m£62.3m | Exeter |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £26.9m£27.0m£25.5m | £24.1m£24.2m£22.8m | Exeter |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £22.0m£22.1m£20.9m | £17.4m£17.4m£16.5m | Exeter |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.37m£0.38m£0.35m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | Sheffield Central |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.25m£0.25m£0.24m | £0.30m£0.31m£0.29m | Sheffield Central |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | £0.33m£0.34m£0.32m | Exeter |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 15,689 | 7,776 | Exeter |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,873 | 1,391 | Exeter |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,202 | 1,180 | Exeter |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,032 | 4,628 | Exeter |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,016 | 9,877 | Exeter |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,025 | 1,002 | Exeter |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.