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Harborough, Oadby and Wigston and Colne Valley

108,600 and 95,311 residents (mid-2024).

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher than Colne Valley on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley 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

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston Colne Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £3,912, Colne Valley £4,043Colne Valley: £4,043Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £3,912Colne Valley: £4,060Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £3,929Colne Valley: £3,835Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £3,711

    £3,912£3,929£3,711Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,043£4,060£3,835

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £12,721, Colne Valley £12,464Colne Valley: £12,464Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £12,721Colne Valley: £12,517Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £12,775Colne Valley: £11,822Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £12,066

    £12,721£12,775£12,066Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£12,464£12,517£11,822

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £1,304, Colne Valley £1,521Colne Valley: £1,521Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £1,304Colne Valley: £1,528Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £1,310Colne Valley: £1,443Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £1,237

    £1,304£1,310£1,237Colne Valley is higher£1,521£1,528£1,443

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £11,655, Colne Valley £11,588Colne Valley: £11,588Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £11,655Colne Valley: £11,637Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £11,704Colne Valley: £10,992Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £11,055

    £11,655£11,704£11,055Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£11,588£11,637£10,992

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £331, Colne Valley £282Colne Valley: £282Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £331Colne Valley: £283Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £332Colne Valley: £268Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £314

    £331£332£314Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£282£283£268

  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: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £716, Colne Valley £574Colne Valley: £574Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £716Colne Valley: £577Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £719Colne Valley: £545Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £679

    £716£719£679Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£574£577£545

  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: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £20, Colne Valley £19Colne Valley: £19Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £20Colne Valley: £19Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £20Colne Valley: £18Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £19

    £20£20£19Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 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: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £333, Colne Valley £395Colne Valley: £395Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £333Colne Valley: £397Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £334Colne Valley: £375Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £315

    £333£334£315Colne Valley is higher£395£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £94, Colne Valley £94Colne Valley: £94Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £94Colne Valley: £94Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £95Colne Valley: £89Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £89

    £94£95£89Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£94£94£89

  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: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £86, Colne Valley £86Colne Valley: £86Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £86Colne Valley: £86Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £86Colne Valley: £81Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £81

    £86£86£81Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £1,007, Colne Valley £1,169Colne Valley: £1,169Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £1,007Colne Valley: £1,174Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £1,011Colne Valley: £1,108Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £955

    £1,007£1,011£955Colne Valley is higher£1,169£1,174£1,108

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £108, Colne Valley £106Colne Valley: £106Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £108Colne Valley: £107Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £108Colne Valley: £101Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £102

    £108£108£102Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£106£107£101

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £200, Colne Valley £254Colne Valley: £254Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £200Colne Valley: £255Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £201Colne Valley: £241Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £190

    £200£201£190Colne Valley is higher£254£255£241

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £7.53, Colne Valley £8.41Colne Valley: £8.41Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £7.53Colne Valley: £8.45Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £7.56Colne Valley: £7.98Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £7.14

    £7.53£7.56£7.14Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£8.41£8.45£7.98

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £4.39, Colne Valley £4.22Colne Valley: £4.22Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £4.39Colne Valley: £4.23Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £4.40Colne Valley: £4.00Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £7.25, Colne Valley £6.45Colne Valley: £6.45Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £7.25Colne Valley: £6.48Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £7.28Colne Valley: £6.12Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £6.88

    £7.25£7.28£6.88Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 996.2, Colne Valley 1,007.2Colne Valley: 1,007.2Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 996.2

    996.2Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,007.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 75.4, Colne Valley 74.4Colne Valley: 74.4Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 75.4

    75.4Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher74.4

  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: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 145.4, Colne Valley 123.8Colne Valley: 123.8Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 145.4

    145.4Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher123.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 47.8, Colne Valley 58.8Colne Valley: 58.8Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 47.8

    47.8Colne Valley is higher58.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 125.5, Colne Valley 142.5Colne Valley: 142.5Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 125.5

    125.5Colne Valley is higher142.5

  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: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 18.8, Colne Valley 17.9Colne Valley: 17.9Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 18.8

    18.8Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher17.9

Show the numbers
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston and Colne Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureHarborough, Oadby and WigstonColne ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,912£3,929£3,711£4,043£4,060£3,835Colne Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,721£12,775£12,066£12,464£12,517£11,822Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,304£1,310£1,237£1,521£1,528£1,443Colne Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,655£11,704£11,055£11,588£11,637£10,992Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£331£332£314£282£283£268Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£716£719£679£574£577£545Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£19£19£18Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£334£315£395£397£375Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£94£94£89Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£86£86£81£86£86£81Colne Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,007£1,011£955£1,169£1,174£1,108Colne Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£106£107£101Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£200£201£190£254£255£241Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.53£7.56£7.14£8.41£8.45£7.98Colne Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£4.22£4.23£4.00Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.25£7.28£6.88£6.45£6.48£6.12Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.21,007.2Colne Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202675.474.4Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.4123.8Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.858.8Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026125.5142.5Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.817.9Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Per resident

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley 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

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston Colne Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £3,912, Colne Valley £4,043Colne Valley: £4,043Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £3,912Colne Valley: £4,060Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £3,929Colne Valley: £3,835Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £3,711

    £3,912£3,929£3,711Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,043£4,060£3,835

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £2,583, Colne Valley £2,517Colne Valley: £2,517Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £2,583Colne Valley: £2,528Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £2,594Colne Valley: £2,388Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £2,450

    £2,583£2,594£2,450Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£2,517£2,528£2,388

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £787, Colne Valley £924Colne Valley: £924Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £787Colne Valley: £928Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £791Colne Valley: £876Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £747

    £787£791£747Colne Valley is higher£924£928£876

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £2,367, Colne Valley £2,340Colne Valley: £2,340Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £2,367Colne Valley: £2,350Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £2,377Colne Valley: £2,220Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £2,245

    £2,367£2,377£2,245Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£2,340£2,350£2,220

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £67, Colne Valley £57Colne Valley: £57Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £67Colne Valley: £57Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £67Colne Valley: £54Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £64

    £67£67£64Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £145, Colne Valley £116Colne Valley: £116Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £145Colne Valley: £116Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £146Colne Valley: £110Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £138

    £145£146£138Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£116£116£110

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £4.04, Colne Valley £3.83Colne Valley: £3.83Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £4.04Colne Valley: £3.84Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £4.05Colne Valley: £3.63Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £3.83

    £4.04£4.05£3.83Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £333, Colne Valley £395Colne Valley: £395Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £333Colne Valley: £397Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £334Colne Valley: £375Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £315

    £333£334£315Colne Valley is higher£395£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £94, Colne Valley £94Colne Valley: £94Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £94Colne Valley: £94Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £95Colne Valley: £89Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £89

    £94£95£89Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£94£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £52, Colne Valley £52Colne Valley: £52Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £52Colne Valley: £52Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £52Colne Valley: £49Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £49

    £52£52£49Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £608, Colne Valley £710Colne Valley: £710Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £608Colne Valley: £713Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £610Colne Valley: £673Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £576

    £608£610£576Colne Valley is higher£710£713£673

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £108, Colne Valley £106Colne Valley: £106Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £108Colne Valley: £107Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £108Colne Valley: £101Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £102

    £108£108£102Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£106£107£101

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £121, Colne Valley £154Colne Valley: £154Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £121Colne Valley: £155Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £121Colne Valley: £146Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £115

    £121£121£115Colne Valley is higher£154£155£146

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £4.54, Colne Valley £5.11Colne Valley: £5.11Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £4.54Colne Valley: £5.13Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £4.56Colne Valley: £4.85Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.11£5.13£4.85

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £2.65, Colne Valley £2.56Colne Valley: £2.56Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £2.65Colne Valley: £2.57Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £2.66Colne Valley: £2.43Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £2.51

    £2.65£2.66£2.51Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £7.25, Colne Valley £6.45Colne Valley: £6.45Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £7.25Colne Valley: £6.48Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £7.28Colne Valley: £6.12Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: £6.88

    £7.25£7.28£6.88Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 202.3, Colne Valley 203.4Colne Valley: 203.4Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 202.3

    202.3Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count203.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 15.3, Colne Valley 15.0Colne Valley: 15.0Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 15.3

    15.3Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher15.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 29.5, Colne Valley 25.0Colne Valley: 25.0Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 29.5

    29.5Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher25.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 47.8, Colne Valley 58.8Colne Valley: 58.8Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 47.8

    47.8Colne Valley is higher58.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 75.7, Colne Valley 86.6Colne Valley: 86.6Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 75.7

    75.7Colne Valley is higher86.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 11.3, Colne Valley 10.9Colne Valley: 10.9Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 11.3

    11.3Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher10.9

Show the numbers
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston and Colne Valley, per resident
MeasureHarborough, Oadby and WigstonColne ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,912£3,929£3,711£4,043£4,060£3,835Colne Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,583£2,594£2,450£2,517£2,528£2,388Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£787£791£747£924£928£876Colne Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,367£2,377£2,245£2,340£2,350£2,220Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£67£67£64£57£57£54Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£116£116£110Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.04£4.05£3.83£3.83£3.84£3.63Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£334£315£395£397£375Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£94£94£89Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£52£52£49Colne Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£608£610£576£710£713£673Colne Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£106£107£101Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115£154£155£146Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£5.11£5.13£4.85Colne Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.65£2.66£2.51£2.56£2.57£2.43Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.25£7.28£6.88£6.45£6.48£6.12Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026202.3203.4Colne Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.315.0Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.525.0Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.858.8Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202675.786.6Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.310.9Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Total

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley 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

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston Colne Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £424.9m, Colne Valley £385.3mColne Valley: £385.3mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £424.9mColne Valley: £386.9mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £426.7mColne Valley: £365.5mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £403.0m

    £424.9m£426.7m£403.0mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£385.3m£386.9m£365.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £280.5m, Colne Valley £239.9mColne Valley: £239.9mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £280.5mColne Valley: £240.9mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £281.7mColne Valley: £227.6mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £266.1m

    £280.5m£281.7m£266.1mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£239.9m£240.9m£227.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £85.5m, Colne Valley £88.1mColne Valley: £88.1mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £85.5mColne Valley: £88.4mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £85.9mColne Valley: £83.5mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £81.1m

    £85.5m£85.9m£81.1mColne Valley is higher£88.1m£88.4m£83.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £257.0m, Colne Valley £223.1mColne Valley: £223.1mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £257.0mColne Valley: £224.0mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £258.1mColne Valley: £211.6mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £243.8m

    £257.0m£258.1m£243.8mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£223.1m£224.0m£211.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £7.3m, Colne Valley £5.4mColne Valley: £5.4mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £7.3mColne Valley: £5.5mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £7.3mColne Valley: £5.2mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £6.9m

    £7.3m£7.3m£6.9mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £15.8m, Colne Valley £11.1mColne Valley: £11.1mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £15.8mColne Valley: £11.1mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £15.8mColne Valley: £10.5mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.8m£15.0mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £0.44m, Colne Valley £0.37mColne Valley: £0.37mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.44mColne Valley: £0.37mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.44mColne Valley: £0.35mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £36.1m, Colne Valley £37.6mColne Valley: £37.6mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £36.1mColne Valley: £37.8mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £36.3mColne Valley: £35.7mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £34.3m

    £36.1m£36.3m£34.3mColne Valley is higher£37.6m£37.8m£35.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £10.2m, Colne Valley £8.9mColne Valley: £8.9mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £10.2mColne Valley: £9.0mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £10.3mColne Valley: £8.5mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.3m£9.7mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £5.6m, Colne Valley £5.0mColne Valley: £5.0mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £5.6mColne Valley: £5.0mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £5.6mColne Valley: £4.7mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £5.3m

    £5.6m£5.6m£5.3mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £66.0m, Colne Valley £67.7mColne Valley: £67.7mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £66.0mColne Valley: £67.9mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £66.3mColne Valley: £64.2mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £62.6m

    £66.0m£66.3m£62.6mColne Valley is higher£67.7m£67.9m£64.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £11.7m, Colne Valley £10.1mColne Valley: £10.1mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £11.7mColne Valley: £10.2mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £11.8mColne Valley: £9.6mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £13.1m, Colne Valley £14.7mColne Valley: £14.7mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £13.1mColne Valley: £14.8mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £13.2mColne Valley: £14.0mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.4mColne Valley is higher£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £0.49m, Colne Valley £0.49mColne Valley: £0.49mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.49mColne Valley: £0.49mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.50mColne Valley: £0.46mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.50m£0.47mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £0.29m, Colne Valley £0.24mColne Valley: £0.24mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.29mColne Valley: £0.24mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.29mColne Valley: £0.23mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston £0.79m, Colne Valley £0.61mColne Valley: £0.61mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.79mColne Valley: £0.62mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.79mColne Valley: £0.58mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 21,971, Colne Valley 19,389Colne Valley: 19,389Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 21,971

    21,971Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count19,389

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 1,662, Colne Valley 1,433Colne Valley: 1,433Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 1,662

    1,662Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher1,433

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 3,206, Colne Valley 2,384Colne Valley: 2,384Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 3,206

    3,206Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher2,384

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 5,187, Colne Valley 5,608Colne Valley: 5,608Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 5,187

    5,187Colne Valley is higher5,608

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 8,225, Colne Valley 8,249Colne Valley: 8,249Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 8,225

    8,225Colne Valley is higher8,249

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 1,231, Colne Valley 1,036Colne Valley: 1,036Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: 1,231

    1,231Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is higher1,036

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Harborough, Oadby and Wigston and Colne Valley, total
MeasureHarborough, Oadby and WigstonColne ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£424.9m£426.7m£403.0m£385.3m£386.9m£365.5mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£280.5m£281.7m£266.1m£239.9m£240.9m£227.6mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£85.5m£85.9m£81.1m£88.1m£88.4m£83.5mColne Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£257.0m£258.1m£243.8m£223.1m£224.0m£211.6mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m£5.4m£5.5m£5.2mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.1m£36.3m£34.3m£37.6m£37.8m£35.7mColne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£66.0m£66.3m£62.6m£67.7m£67.9m£64.2mColne Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mColne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mHarborough, Oadby and Wigston
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,97119,389Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6621,433Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2062,384Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,1875,608Colne Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,2258,249Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2311,036Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

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.
  11. 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.