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Gloucester and Bedford

122,420 and 114,023 residents (mid-2024).

Gloucester is higher than Bedford on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 16 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

Gloucester is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Bedford on 11. 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

Gloucester Bedford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gloucester £4,151, Bedford £4,275Bedford: £4,275Gloucester: £4,151Bedford: £4,294Gloucester: £4,169Bedford: £4,055Gloucester: £3,937

    £4,151£4,169£3,937Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£4,275£4,294£4,055

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £12,815, Bedford £12,838Bedford: £12,838Gloucester: £12,815Bedford: £12,893Gloucester: £12,869Bedford: £12,178Gloucester: £12,155

    £12,815£12,869£12,155Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£12,838£12,893£12,178

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £2,132, Bedford £2,294Bedford: £2,294Gloucester: £2,132Bedford: £2,303Gloucester: £2,141Bedford: £2,176Gloucester: £2,022

    £2,132£2,141£2,022Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£2,294£2,303£2,176

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £11,485, Bedford £11,463Bedford: £11,463Gloucester: £11,485Bedford: £11,512Gloucester: £11,534Bedford: £10,873Gloucester: £10,894

    £11,485£11,534£10,894Gloucester is higher£11,463£11,512£10,873

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £518, Bedford £621Bedford: £621Gloucester: £518Bedford: £624Gloucester: £521Bedford: £589Gloucester: £492

    £518£521£492Bedford is higher£621£624£589

  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: Gloucester £782, Bedford £724Bedford: £724Gloucester: £782Bedford: £727Gloucester: £786Bedford: £686Gloucester: £742

    £782£786£742Gloucester is higher£724£727£686

  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: Gloucester £28, Bedford £30Bedford: £30Gloucester: £28Bedford: £30Gloucester: £29Bedford: £29Gloucester: £27

    £28£29£27Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £442, Bedford £413Bedford: £413Gloucester: £442Bedford: £415Gloucester: £444Bedford: £392Gloucester: £420

    £442£444£420Gloucester is higher£413£415£392

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £129, Bedford £119Bedford: £119Gloucester: £129Bedford: £120Gloucester: £129Bedford: £113Gloucester: £122

    £129£129£122Gloucester is higher£119£120£113

  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: Gloucester £103, Bedford £99Bedford: £99Gloucester: £103Bedford: £99Gloucester: £104Bedford: £94Gloucester: £98

    £103£104£98Gloucester is higher£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £1,693, Bedford £1,918Bedford: £1,918Gloucester: £1,693Bedford: £1,926Gloucester: £1,701Bedford: £1,819Gloucester: £1,606

    £1,693£1,701£1,606Bedford is higher£1,918£1,926£1,819

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gloucester £263, Bedford £328Bedford: £328Gloucester: £263Bedford: £330Gloucester: £264Bedford: £311Gloucester: £249

    £263£264£249Bedford is higher£328£330£311

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £323, Bedford £262Bedford: £262Gloucester: £323Bedford: £263Gloucester: £325Bedford: £248Gloucester: £307

    £323£325£307Gloucester is higher£262£263£248

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £6.01, Bedford £10Bedford: £10Gloucester: £6.01Bedford: £11Gloucester: £6.03Bedford: £9.92Gloucester: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Bedford is higher£10£11£9.92

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £5.53, Bedford £5.12Bedford: £5.12Gloucester: £5.53Bedford: £5.15Gloucester: £5.56Bedford: £4.86Gloucester: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Gloucester is higher£5.12£5.15£4.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gloucester £5.66, Bedford £5.08Bedford: £5.08Gloucester: £5.66Bedford: £5.10Gloucester: £5.69Bedford: £4.82Gloucester: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Gloucester is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gloucester 1,024.2, Bedford 999.7Bedford: 999.7Gloucester: 1,024.2

    1,024.2Gloucester is higher999.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gloucester 114.3, Bedford 124.5Bedford: 124.5Gloucester: 114.3

    114.3Bedford is higher124.5

  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: Gloucester 166.4, Bedford 149.6Bedford: 149.6Gloucester: 166.4

    166.4Gloucester is higher149.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 67.1, Bedford 64.8Bedford: 64.8Gloucester: 67.1

    67.1Gloucester is higher64.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Gloucester 195.6, Bedford 225.0Bedford: 225.0Gloucester: 195.6

    195.6Bedford is higher225.0

  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: Gloucester 22.4, Bedford 22.8Bedford: 22.8Gloucester: 22.4

    22.4Bedford is higherDepends on how you count22.8

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Gloucester and Bedford, per person in the age group
MeasureGloucesterBedfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,151£4,169£3,937£4,275£4,294£4,055Bedford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,815£12,869£12,155£12,838£12,893£12,178Bedford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,132£2,141£2,022£2,294£2,303£2,176Bedford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,485£11,534£10,894£11,463£11,512£10,873Gloucester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£518£521£492£621£624£589Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£782£786£742£724£727£686Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£29£27£30£30£29Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£442£444£420£413£415£392Gloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£119£120£113Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£103£104£98£99£99£94Gloucester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,693£1,701£1,606£1,918£1,926£1,819Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£263£264£249£328£330£311Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£323£325£307£262£263£248Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£10£11£9.92Bedford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£5.12£5.15£4.86Gloucester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£5.08£5.10£4.82Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.2999.7Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026114.3124.5Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.4149.6Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202667.164.8Gloucester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026195.6225.0Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.422.8Bedford

Per resident

Gloucester is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bedford on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Gloucester Bedford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gloucester £4,151, Bedford £4,275Bedford: £4,275Gloucester: £4,151Bedford: £4,294Gloucester: £4,169Bedford: £4,055Gloucester: £3,937

    £4,151£4,169£3,937Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£4,275£4,294£4,055

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Gloucester £1,936, Bedford £1,936Bedford: £1,936Gloucester: £1,936Bedford: £1,944Gloucester: £1,944Bedford: £1,836Gloucester: £1,836

    £1,936£1,944£1,836Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,936£1,944£1,836

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Gloucester £1,376, Bedford £1,474Bedford: £1,474Gloucester: £1,376Bedford: £1,480Gloucester: £1,382Bedford: £1,398Gloucester: £1,305

    £1,376£1,382£1,305Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£1,474£1,480£1,398

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Gloucester £1,735, Bedford £1,728Bedford: £1,728Gloucester: £1,735Bedford: £1,736Gloucester: £1,743Bedford: £1,639Gloucester: £1,646

    £1,735£1,743£1,646Gloucester is higher£1,728£1,736£1,639

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Gloucester £78, Bedford £94Bedford: £94Gloucester: £78Bedford: £94Gloucester: £79Bedford: £89Gloucester: £74

    £78£79£74Bedford is higher£94£94£89

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £118, Bedford £109Bedford: £109Gloucester: £118Bedford: £110Gloucester: £119Bedford: £104Gloucester: £112

    £118£119£112Gloucester is higher£109£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Gloucester £4.29, Bedford £4.56Bedford: £4.56Gloucester: £4.29Bedford: £4.58Gloucester: £4.31Bedford: £4.33Gloucester: £4.07

    £4.29£4.31£4.07Bedford is higherDepends on how you count£4.56£4.58£4.33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £442, Bedford £413Bedford: £413Gloucester: £442Bedford: £415Gloucester: £444Bedford: £392Gloucester: £420

    £442£444£420Gloucester is higher£413£415£392

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £129, Bedford £119Bedford: £119Gloucester: £129Bedford: £120Gloucester: £129Bedford: £113Gloucester: £122

    £129£129£122Gloucester is higher£119£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Gloucester £67, Bedford £63Bedford: £63Gloucester: £67Bedford: £64Gloucester: £67Bedford: £60Gloucester: £63

    £67£67£63Gloucester is higher£63£64£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Gloucester £1,093, Bedford £1,232Bedford: £1,232Gloucester: £1,093Bedford: £1,237Gloucester: £1,098Bedford: £1,169Gloucester: £1,037

    £1,093£1,098£1,037Bedford is higher£1,232£1,237£1,169

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gloucester £263, Bedford £328Bedford: £328Gloucester: £263Bedford: £330Gloucester: £264Bedford: £311Gloucester: £249

    £263£264£249Bedford is higher£328£330£311

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Gloucester £209, Bedford £168Bedford: £168Gloucester: £209Bedford: £169Gloucester: £210Bedford: £159Gloucester: £198

    £209£210£198Gloucester is higher£168£169£159

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Gloucester £3.88, Bedford £6.72Bedford: £6.72Gloucester: £3.88Bedford: £6.74Gloucester: £3.90Bedford: £6.37Gloucester: £3.68

    £3.88£3.90£3.68Bedford is higher£6.72£6.74£6.37

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Gloucester £3.57, Bedford £3.29Bedford: £3.29Gloucester: £3.57Bedford: £3.30Gloucester: £3.59Bedford: £3.12Gloucester: £3.39

    £3.57£3.59£3.39Gloucester is higher£3.29£3.30£3.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gloucester £5.66, Bedford £5.08Bedford: £5.08Gloucester: £5.66Bedford: £5.10Gloucester: £5.69Bedford: £4.82Gloucester: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Gloucester is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 154.7, Bedford 150.7Bedford: 150.7Gloucester: 154.7

    154.7Gloucester is higher150.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 17.3, Bedford 18.8Bedford: 18.8Gloucester: 17.3

    17.3Bedford is higher18.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 25.1, Bedford 22.6Bedford: 22.6Gloucester: 25.1

    25.1Gloucester is higher22.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 67.1, Bedford 64.8Bedford: 64.8Gloucester: 67.1

    67.1Gloucester is higher64.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 126.3, Bedford 144.6Bedford: 144.6Gloucester: 126.3

    126.3Bedford is higher144.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 14.4, Bedford 14.6Bedford: 14.6Gloucester: 14.4

    14.4Bedford is higherDepends on how you count14.6

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Gloucester and Bedford, per resident
MeasureGloucesterBedfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,151£4,169£3,937£4,275£4,294£4,055Bedford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,936£1,944£1,836£1,936£1,944£1,836Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,376£1,382£1,305£1,474£1,480£1,398Bedford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,735£1,743£1,646£1,728£1,736£1,639Gloucester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£94£94£89Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112£109£110£104Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.29£4.31£4.07£4.56£4.58£4.33Bedford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£442£444£420£413£415£392Gloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£119£120£113Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£67£67£63£63£64£60Gloucester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,093£1,098£1,037£1,232£1,237£1,169Bedford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£263£264£249£328£330£311Bedford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£168£169£159Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.88£3.90£3.68£6.72£6.74£6.37Bedford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.57£3.59£3.39£3.29£3.30£3.12Gloucester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£5.08£5.10£4.82Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026154.7150.7Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.318.8Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.122.6Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202667.164.8Gloucester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026126.3144.6Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.414.6Bedford

Total

Gloucester is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bedford on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Gloucester Bedford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Gloucester £508.2m, Bedford £487.5mBedford: £487.5mGloucester: £508.2mBedford: £489.6mGloucester: £510.3mBedford: £462.4mGloucester: £482.0m

    £508.2m£510.3m£482.0mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£487.5m£489.6m£462.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Gloucester £237.0m, Bedford £220.7mBedford: £220.7mGloucester: £237.0mBedford: £221.7mGloucester: £238.0mBedford: £209.4mGloucester: £224.8m

    £237.0m£238.0m£224.8mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£220.7m£221.7m£209.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Gloucester £168.4m, Bedford £168.0mBedford: £168.0mGloucester: £168.4mBedford: £168.7mGloucester: £169.1mBedford: £159.4mGloucester: £159.8m

    £168.4m£169.1m£159.8mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£168.0m£168.7m£159.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Gloucester £212.4m, Bedford £197.1mBedford: £197.1mGloucester: £212.4mBedford: £197.9mGloucester: £213.3mBedford: £186.9mGloucester: £201.5m

    £212.4m£213.3m£201.5mGloucester is higher£197.1m£197.9m£186.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Gloucester £9.6m, Bedford £10.7mBedford: £10.7mGloucester: £9.6mBedford: £10.7mGloucester: £9.6mBedford: £10.1mGloucester: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mBedford is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £14.5m, Bedford £12.4mBedford: £12.4mGloucester: £14.5mBedford: £12.5mGloucester: £14.5mBedford: £11.8mGloucester: £13.7m

    £14.5m£14.5m£13.7mGloucester is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Gloucester £0.52m, Bedford £0.52mBedford: £0.52mGloucester: £0.52mBedford: £0.52mGloucester: £0.53mBedford: £0.49mGloucester: £0.50m

    £0.52m£0.53m£0.50mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £54.1m, Bedford £47.1mBedford: £47.1mGloucester: £54.1mBedford: £47.3mGloucester: £54.4mBedford: £44.7mGloucester: £51.4m

    £54.1m£54.4m£51.4mGloucester is higher£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £15.7m, Bedford £13.6mBedford: £13.6mGloucester: £15.7mBedford: £13.7mGloucester: £15.8mBedford: £12.9mGloucester: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mGloucester is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gloucester £8.2m, Bedford £7.2mBedford: £7.2mGloucester: £8.2mBedford: £7.3mGloucester: £8.2mBedford: £6.9mGloucester: £7.7m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.7mGloucester is higher£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Gloucester £133.8m, Bedford £140.5mBedford: £140.5mGloucester: £133.8mBedford: £141.1mGloucester: £134.4mBedford: £133.3mGloucester: £126.9m

    £133.8m£134.4m£126.9mBedford is higher£140.5m£141.1m£133.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Gloucester £32.1m, Bedford £37.4mBedford: £37.4mGloucester: £32.1mBedford: £37.6mGloucester: £32.3mBedford: £35.5mGloucester: £30.5m

    £32.1m£32.3m£30.5mBedford is higher£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Gloucester £25.6m, Bedford £19.2mBedford: £19.2mGloucester: £25.6mBedford: £19.3mGloucester: £25.7mBedford: £18.2mGloucester: £24.2m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.2mGloucester is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Gloucester £0.47m, Bedford £0.77mBedford: £0.77mGloucester: £0.47mBedford: £0.77mGloucester: £0.48mBedford: £0.73mGloucester: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mBedford is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Gloucester £0.44m, Bedford £0.38mBedford: £0.38mGloucester: £0.44mBedford: £0.38mGloucester: £0.44mBedford: £0.36mGloucester: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mGloucester is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Gloucester £0.69m, Bedford £0.58mBedford: £0.58mGloucester: £0.69mBedford: £0.58mGloucester: £0.70mBedford: £0.55mGloucester: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mGloucester is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Gloucester 18,943, Bedford 17,186Bedford: 17,186Gloucester: 18,943

    18,943Gloucester is higher17,186

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Gloucester 2,114, Bedford 2,140Bedford: 2,140Gloucester: 2,114

    2,114Bedford is higher2,140

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gloucester 3,078, Bedford 2,572Bedford: 2,572Gloucester: 3,078

    3,078Gloucester is higher2,572

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gloucester 8,212, Bedford 7,392Bedford: 7,392Gloucester: 8,212

    8,212Gloucester is higher7,392

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Gloucester 15,459, Bedford 16,485Bedford: 16,485Gloucester: 15,459

    15,459Bedford is higher16,485

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gloucester 1,767, Bedford 1,668Bedford: 1,668Gloucester: 1,767

    1,767Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,668

Show the numbers
Gloucester and Bedford, total
MeasureGloucesterBedfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£508.2m£510.3m£482.0m£487.5m£489.6m£462.4mGloucester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.0m£238.0m£224.8m£220.7m£221.7m£209.4mGloucester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£168.4m£169.1m£159.8m£168.0m£168.7m£159.4mGloucester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.4m£213.3m£201.5m£197.1m£197.9m£186.9mGloucester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mBedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mGloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mGloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.1m£54.4m£51.4m£47.1m£47.3m£44.7mGloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mGloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mGloucester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£133.8m£134.4m£126.9m£140.5m£141.1m£133.3mBedford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m£37.4m£37.6m£35.5mBedford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mGloucester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mBedford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mGloucester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mGloucester
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,94317,186Gloucester
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1142,140Bedford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0782,572Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,2127,392Gloucester
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,45916,485Bedford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7671,668Gloucester

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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