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Frome and East Somerset and Melton and Syston

94,068 and 97,716 residents (mid-2024).

Frome and East Somerset is higher than Melton and Syston on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Frome and East Somerset is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Melton and Syston 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

Frome and East Somerset Melton and Syston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £4,276, Melton and Syston £4,249Melton and Syston: £4,249Frome and East Somerset: £4,276Melton and Syston: £4,267Frome and East Somerset: £4,294Melton and Syston: £4,030Frome and East Somerset: £4,056

    £4,276£4,294£4,056Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£4,249£4,267£4,030

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset £12,420, Melton and Syston £12,768Melton and Syston: £12,768Frome and East Somerset: £12,420Melton and Syston: £12,823Frome and East Somerset: £12,473Melton and Syston: £12,111Frome and East Somerset: £11,781

    £12,420£12,473£11,781Melton and Syston is higher£12,768£12,823£12,111

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £1,698, Melton and Syston £1,554Melton and Syston: £1,554Frome and East Somerset: £1,698Melton and Syston: £1,561Frome and East Somerset: £1,705Melton and Syston: £1,474Frome and East Somerset: £1,610

    £1,698£1,705£1,610Frome and East Somerset is higher£1,554£1,561£1,474

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset £11,537, Melton and Syston £11,763Melton and Syston: £11,763Frome and East Somerset: £11,537Melton and Syston: £11,813Frome and East Somerset: £11,587Melton and Syston: £11,158Frome and East Somerset: £10,944

    £11,537£11,587£10,944Melton and Syston is higher£11,763£11,813£11,158

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset £284, Melton and Syston £295Melton and Syston: £295Frome and East Somerset: £284Melton and Syston: £296Frome and East Somerset: £285Melton and Syston: £280Frome and East Somerset: £269

    £284£285£269Melton and Syston is higher£295£296£280

  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: Frome and East Somerset £580, Melton and Syston £692Melton and Syston: £692Frome and East Somerset: £580Melton and Syston: £695Frome and East Somerset: £582Melton and Syston: £656Frome and East Somerset: £550

    £580£582£550Melton and Syston is higher£692£695£656

  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: Frome and East Somerset £19, Melton and Syston £19Melton and Syston: £19Frome and East Somerset: £19Melton and Syston: £19Frome and East Somerset: £19Melton and Syston: £18Frome and East Somerset: £18

    £19£19£18Melton and Syston is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £345, Melton and Syston £349Melton and Syston: £349Frome and East Somerset: £345Melton and Syston: £350Frome and East Somerset: £346Melton and Syston: £331Frome and East Somerset: £327

    £345£346£327Melton and Syston is higher£349£350£331

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £128, Melton and Syston £98Melton and Syston: £98Frome and East Somerset: £128Melton and Syston: £99Frome and East Somerset: £129Melton and Syston: £93Frome and East Somerset: £122

    £128£129£122Frome and East Somerset is higher£98£99£93

  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: Frome and East Somerset £94, Melton and Syston £92Melton and Syston: £92Frome and East Somerset: £94Melton and Syston: £92Frome and East Somerset: £94Melton and Syston: £87Frome and East Somerset: £89

    £94£94£89Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £1,403, Melton and Syston £1,244Melton and Syston: £1,244Frome and East Somerset: £1,403Melton and Syston: £1,249Frome and East Somerset: £1,409Melton and Syston: £1,180Frome and East Somerset: £1,331

    £1,403£1,409£1,331Frome and East Somerset is higher£1,244£1,249£1,180

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £125, Melton and Syston £98Melton and Syston: £98Frome and East Somerset: £125Melton and Syston: £99Frome and East Somerset: £126Melton and Syston: £93Frome and East Somerset: £119

    £125£126£119Frome and East Somerset is higher£98£99£93

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £193, Melton and Syston £206Melton and Syston: £206Frome and East Somerset: £193Melton and Syston: £207Frome and East Somerset: £193Melton and Syston: £196Frome and East Somerset: £183

    £193£193£183Melton and Syston is higher£206£207£196

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £4.99, Melton and Syston £9.66Melton and Syston: £9.66Frome and East Somerset: £4.99Melton and Syston: £9.70Frome and East Somerset: £5.01Melton and Syston: £9.16Frome and East Somerset: £4.73

    £4.99£5.01£4.73Melton and Syston is higher£9.66£9.70£9.16

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £3.16, Melton and Syston £2.83Melton and Syston: £2.83Frome and East Somerset: £3.16Melton and Syston: £2.84Frome and East Somerset: £3.18Melton and Syston: £2.68Frome and East Somerset: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00Frome and East Somerset is higher£2.83£2.84£2.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £6.68, Melton and Syston £6.54Melton and Syston: £6.54Frome and East Somerset: £6.68Melton and Syston: £6.56Frome and East Somerset: £6.71Melton and Syston: £6.20Frome and East Somerset: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£6.54£6.56£6.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset 1,016.4, Melton and Syston 1,021.0Melton and Syston: 1,021.0Frome and East Somerset: 1,016.4

    1,016.4Melton and Syston is higher1,021.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset 71.3, Melton and Syston 72.3Melton and Syston: 72.3Frome and East Somerset: 71.3

    71.3Melton and Syston is higher72.3

  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: Frome and East Somerset 128.0, Melton and Syston 143.9Melton and Syston: 143.9Frome and East Somerset: 128.0

    128.0Melton and Syston is higher143.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 52.4, Melton and Syston 51.9Melton and Syston: 51.9Frome and East Somerset: 52.4

    52.4Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count51.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset 147.6, Melton and Syston 148.1Melton and Syston: 148.1Frome and East Somerset: 147.6

    147.6Melton and Syston is higher148.1

  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: Frome and East Somerset 20.3, Melton and Syston 20.2Melton and Syston: 20.2Frome and East Somerset: 20.3

    20.3Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count20.2

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Frome and East Somerset and Melton and Syston, per person in the age group
MeasureFrome and East SomersetMelton and SystonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,276£4,294£4,056£4,249£4,267£4,030Frome and East Somerset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,420£12,473£11,781£12,768£12,823£12,111Melton and Syston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,698£1,705£1,610£1,554£1,561£1,474Frome and East Somerset
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,537£11,587£10,944£11,763£11,813£11,158Melton and Syston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£284£285£269£295£296£280Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£580£582£550£692£695£656Melton and Syston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£19£19£18Melton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£345£346£327£349£350£331Melton and Syston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£98£99£93Frome and East Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£94£94£89£92£92£87Frome and East Somerset
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,403£1,409£1,331£1,244£1,249£1,180Frome and East Somerset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£98£99£93Frome and East Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£193£193£183£206£207£196Melton and Syston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.99£5.01£4.73£9.66£9.70£9.16Melton and Syston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£2.83£2.84£2.68Frome and East Somerset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£6.54£6.56£6.20Frome and East Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.41,021.0Melton and Syston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.372.3Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.0143.9Melton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.451.9Frome and East Somerset
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026147.6148.1Melton and Syston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.320.2Frome and East Somerset

Per resident

Frome and East Somerset is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Melton and Syston on 13. 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

Frome and East Somerset Melton and Syston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £4,276, Melton and Syston £4,249Melton and Syston: £4,249Frome and East Somerset: £4,276Melton and Syston: £4,267Frome and East Somerset: £4,294Melton and Syston: £4,030Frome and East Somerset: £4,056

    £4,276£4,294£4,056Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£4,249£4,267£4,030

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £2,670, Melton and Syston £2,773Melton and Syston: £2,773Frome and East Somerset: £2,670Melton and Syston: £2,785Frome and East Somerset: £2,681Melton and Syston: £2,630Frome and East Somerset: £2,533

    £2,670£2,681£2,533Melton and Syston is higher£2,773£2,785£2,630

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £1,001, Melton and Syston £924Melton and Syston: £924Frome and East Somerset: £1,001Melton and Syston: £928Frome and East Somerset: £1,005Melton and Syston: £876Frome and East Somerset: £949

    £1,001£1,005£949Frome and East Somerset is higher£924£928£876

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £2,480, Melton and Syston £2,554Melton and Syston: £2,554Frome and East Somerset: £2,480Melton and Syston: £2,565Frome and East Somerset: £2,491Melton and Syston: £2,423Frome and East Somerset: £2,353

    £2,480£2,491£2,353Melton and Syston is higher£2,554£2,565£2,423

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £61, Melton and Syston £64Melton and Syston: £64Frome and East Somerset: £61Melton and Syston: £64Frome and East Somerset: £61Melton and Syston: £61Frome and East Somerset: £58

    £61£61£58Melton and Syston is higher£64£64£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £125, Melton and Syston £150Melton and Syston: £150Frome and East Somerset: £125Melton and Syston: £151Frome and East Somerset: £125Melton and Syston: £143Frome and East Somerset: £118

    £125£125£118Melton and Syston is higher£150£151£143

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £4.05, Melton and Syston £4.15Melton and Syston: £4.15Frome and East Somerset: £4.05Melton and Syston: £4.17Frome and East Somerset: £4.07Melton and Syston: £3.94Frome and East Somerset: £3.84

    £4.05£4.07£3.84Melton and Syston is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £345, Melton and Syston £349Melton and Syston: £349Frome and East Somerset: £345Melton and Syston: £350Frome and East Somerset: £346Melton and Syston: £331Frome and East Somerset: £327

    £345£346£327Melton and Syston is higher£349£350£331

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £128, Melton and Syston £98Melton and Syston: £98Frome and East Somerset: £128Melton and Syston: £99Frome and East Somerset: £129Melton and Syston: £93Frome and East Somerset: £122

    £128£129£122Frome and East Somerset is higher£98£99£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £55, Melton and Syston £54Melton and Syston: £54Frome and East Somerset: £55Melton and Syston: £55Frome and East Somerset: £55Melton and Syston: £52Frome and East Somerset: £52

    £55£55£52Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£54£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £827, Melton and Syston £739Melton and Syston: £739Frome and East Somerset: £827Melton and Syston: £742Frome and East Somerset: £831Melton and Syston: £701Frome and East Somerset: £785

    £827£831£785Frome and East Somerset is higher£739£742£701

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £125, Melton and Syston £98Melton and Syston: £98Frome and East Somerset: £125Melton and Syston: £99Frome and East Somerset: £126Melton and Syston: £93Frome and East Somerset: £119

    £125£126£119Frome and East Somerset is higher£98£99£93

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £114, Melton and Syston £123Melton and Syston: £123Frome and East Somerset: £114Melton and Syston: £123Frome and East Somerset: £114Melton and Syston: £116Frome and East Somerset: £108

    £114£114£108Melton and Syston is higher£123£123£116

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £2.94, Melton and Syston £5.74Melton and Syston: £5.74Frome and East Somerset: £2.94Melton and Syston: £5.76Frome and East Somerset: £2.95Melton and Syston: £5.44Frome and East Somerset: £2.79

    £2.94£2.95£2.79Melton and Syston is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £1.87, Melton and Syston £1.68Melton and Syston: £1.68Frome and East Somerset: £1.87Melton and Syston: £1.68Frome and East Somerset: £1.87Melton and Syston: £1.59Frome and East Somerset: £1.77

    £1.87£1.87£1.77Frome and East Somerset is higher£1.68£1.68£1.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £6.68, Melton and Syston £6.54Melton and Syston: £6.54Frome and East Somerset: £6.68Melton and Syston: £6.56Frome and East Somerset: £6.71Melton and Syston: £6.20Frome and East Somerset: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£6.54£6.56£6.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 218.5, Melton and Syston 221.7Melton and Syston: 221.7Frome and East Somerset: 218.5

    218.5Melton and Syston is higher221.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 15.3, Melton and Syston 15.7Melton and Syston: 15.7Frome and East Somerset: 15.3

    15.3Melton and Syston is higher15.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 27.5, Melton and Syston 31.3Melton and Syston: 31.3Frome and East Somerset: 27.5

    27.5Melton and Syston is higher31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 52.4, Melton and Syston 51.9Melton and Syston: 51.9Frome and East Somerset: 52.4

    52.4Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count51.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 87.0, Melton and Syston 88.0Melton and Syston: 88.0Frome and East Somerset: 87.0

    87.0Melton and Syston is higher88.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 12.0, Melton and Syston 12.0Melton and Syston: 12.0Frome and East Somerset: 12.0

    12.0Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count12.0

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Frome and East Somerset and Melton and Syston, per resident
MeasureFrome and East SomersetMelton and SystonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,276£4,294£4,056£4,249£4,267£4,030Frome and East Somerset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,670£2,681£2,533£2,773£2,785£2,630Melton and Syston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,001£1,005£949£924£928£876Frome and East Somerset
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,480£2,491£2,353£2,554£2,565£2,423Melton and Syston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£64£64£61Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£125£118£150£151£143Melton and Syston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.05£4.07£3.84£4.15£4.17£3.94Melton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£345£346£327£349£350£331Melton and Syston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£98£99£93Frome and East Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£54£55£52Frome and East Somerset
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£827£831£785£739£742£701Frome and East Somerset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£98£99£93Frome and East Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£123£123£116Melton and Syston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.94£2.95£2.79£5.74£5.76£5.44Melton and Syston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.87£1.87£1.77£1.68£1.68£1.59Frome and East Somerset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£6.54£6.56£6.20Frome and East Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026218.5221.7Melton and Syston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.315.7Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.531.3Melton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.451.9Frome and East Somerset
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.088.0Melton and Syston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.012.0Melton and Syston

Total

Frome and East Somerset is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Melton and Syston 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

Frome and East Somerset Melton and Syston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Frome and East Somerset £402.2m, Melton and Syston £415.2mMelton and Syston: £415.2mFrome and East Somerset: £402.2mMelton and Syston: £416.9mFrome and East Somerset: £404.0mMelton and Syston: £393.8mFrome and East Somerset: £381.5m

    £402.2m£404.0m£381.5mMelton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£415.2m£416.9m£393.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Frome and East Somerset £251.2m, Melton and Syston £270.9mMelton and Syston: £270.9mFrome and East Somerset: £251.2mMelton and Syston: £272.1mFrome and East Somerset: £252.2mMelton and Syston: £257.0mFrome and East Somerset: £238.2m

    £251.2m£252.2m£238.2mMelton and Syston is higher£270.9m£272.1m£257.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Frome and East Somerset £94.2m, Melton and Syston £90.3mMelton and Syston: £90.3mFrome and East Somerset: £94.2mMelton and Syston: £90.6mFrome and East Somerset: £94.6mMelton and Syston: £85.6mFrome and East Somerset: £89.3m

    £94.2m£94.6m£89.3mFrome and East Somerset is higher£90.3m£90.6m£85.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Frome and East Somerset £233.3m, Melton and Syston £249.6mMelton and Syston: £249.6mFrome and East Somerset: £233.3mMelton and Syston: £250.7mFrome and East Somerset: £234.3mMelton and Syston: £236.8mFrome and East Somerset: £221.3m

    £233.3m£234.3m£221.3mMelton and Syston is higher£249.6m£250.7m£236.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Frome and East Somerset £5.7m, Melton and Syston £6.3mMelton and Syston: £6.3mFrome and East Somerset: £5.7mMelton and Syston: £6.3mFrome and East Somerset: £5.8mMelton and Syston: £5.9mFrome and East Somerset: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.4mMelton and Syston is higher£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset £11.7m, Melton and Syston £14.7mMelton and Syston: £14.7mFrome and East Somerset: £11.7mMelton and Syston: £14.7mFrome and East Somerset: £11.8mMelton and Syston: £13.9mFrome and East Somerset: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mMelton and Syston is higher£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset £0.38m, Melton and Syston £0.41mMelton and Syston: £0.41mFrome and East Somerset: £0.38mMelton and Syston: £0.41mFrome and East Somerset: £0.38mMelton and Syston: £0.39mFrome and East Somerset: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mMelton and Syston is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset £32.4m, Melton and Syston £34.1mMelton and Syston: £34.1mFrome and East Somerset: £32.4mMelton and Syston: £34.2mFrome and East Somerset: £32.6mMelton and Syston: £32.3mFrome and East Somerset: £30.8m

    £32.4m£32.6m£30.8mMelton and Syston is higher£34.1m£34.2m£32.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset £12.1m, Melton and Syston £9.6mMelton and Syston: £9.6mFrome and East Somerset: £12.1mMelton and Syston: £9.6mFrome and East Somerset: £12.1mMelton and Syston: £9.1mFrome and East Somerset: £11.4m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.4mFrome and East Somerset 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: Frome and East Somerset £5.2m, Melton and Syston £5.3mMelton and Syston: £5.3mFrome and East Somerset: £5.2mMelton and Syston: £5.3mFrome and East Somerset: £5.2mMelton and Syston: £5.1mFrome and East Somerset: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mMelton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£5.3m£5.3m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Frome and East Somerset £77.8m, Melton and Syston £72.2mMelton and Syston: £72.2mFrome and East Somerset: £77.8mMelton and Syston: £72.5mFrome and East Somerset: £78.2mMelton and Syston: £68.5mFrome and East Somerset: £73.8m

    £77.8m£78.2m£73.8mFrome and East Somerset is higher£72.2m£72.5m£68.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Frome and East Somerset £11.8m, Melton and Syston £9.6mMelton and Syston: £9.6mFrome and East Somerset: £11.8mMelton and Syston: £9.7mFrome and East Somerset: £11.8mMelton and Syston: £9.1mFrome and East Somerset: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mFrome and East Somerset is higher£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Frome and East Somerset £10.7m, Melton and Syston £12.0mMelton and Syston: £12.0mFrome and East Somerset: £10.7mMelton and Syston: £12.0mFrome and East Somerset: £10.7mMelton and Syston: £11.4mFrome and East Somerset: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mMelton and Syston is higher£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Frome and East Somerset £0.28m, Melton and Syston £0.56mMelton and Syston: £0.56mFrome and East Somerset: £0.28mMelton and Syston: £0.56mFrome and East Somerset: £0.28mMelton and Syston: £0.53mFrome and East Somerset: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mMelton and Syston is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Frome and East Somerset £0.18m, Melton and Syston £0.16mMelton and Syston: £0.16mFrome and East Somerset: £0.18mMelton and Syston: £0.16mFrome and East Somerset: £0.18mMelton and Syston: £0.16mFrome and East Somerset: £0.17m

    £0.18m£0.18m£0.17mFrome and East Somerset is higher£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Frome and East Somerset £0.63m, Melton and Syston £0.64mMelton and Syston: £0.64mFrome and East Somerset: £0.63mMelton and Syston: £0.64mFrome and East Somerset: £0.63mMelton and Syston: £0.61mFrome and East Somerset: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mMelton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Frome and East Somerset 20,555, Melton and Syston 21,666Melton and Syston: 21,666Frome and East Somerset: 20,555

    20,555Melton and Syston is higher21,666

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Frome and East Somerset 1,442, Melton and Syston 1,535Melton and Syston: 1,535Frome and East Somerset: 1,442

    1,442Melton and Syston is higher1,535

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset 2,588, Melton and Syston 3,054Melton and Syston: 3,054Frome and East Somerset: 2,588

    2,588Melton and Syston is higher3,054

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset 4,931, Melton and Syston 5,067Melton and Syston: 5,067Frome and East Somerset: 4,931

    4,931Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count5,067

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Frome and East Somerset 8,185, Melton and Syston 8,603Melton and Syston: 8,603Frome and East Somerset: 8,185

    8,185Melton and Syston is higher8,603

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset 1,124, Melton and Syston 1,173Melton and Syston: 1,173Frome and East Somerset: 1,124

    1,124Melton and Syston is higherDepends on how you count1,173

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Frome and East Somerset and Melton and Syston, total
MeasureFrome and East SomersetMelton and SystonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£402.2m£404.0m£381.5m£415.2m£416.9m£393.8mMelton and Syston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£251.2m£252.2m£238.2m£270.9m£272.1m£257.0mMelton and Syston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£94.2m£94.6m£89.3m£90.3m£90.6m£85.6mFrome and East Somerset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£233.3m£234.3m£221.3m£249.6m£250.7m£236.8mMelton and Syston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m£6.3m£6.3m£5.9mMelton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£14.7m£14.7m£13.9mMelton and Syston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMelton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.4m£32.6m£30.8m£34.1m£34.2m£32.3mMelton and Syston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mFrome and East Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m£5.3m£5.3m£5.1mMelton and Syston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£77.8m£78.2m£73.8m£72.2m£72.5m£68.5mFrome and East Somerset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£9.6m£9.7m£9.1mFrome and East Somerset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mMelton and Syston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mMelton and Syston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m£0.16mFrome and East Somerset
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mMelton and Syston
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,55521,666Melton and Syston
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4421,535Melton and Syston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5883,054Melton and Syston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,9315,067Melton and Syston
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,1858,603Melton and Syston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1241,173Melton and Syston

Sources

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

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  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.
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