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Hereford and South Herefordshire and Yeovil

98,282 and 106,814 residents (mid-2024).

Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher than Yeovil on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Yeovil on 8. 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

Hereford and South Herefordshire Yeovil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £4,599, Yeovil £4,696Yeovil: £4,696Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,599Yeovil: £4,716Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,618Yeovil: £4,455Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,362

    £4,599£4,618£4,362Yeovil is higher£4,696£4,716£4,455

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire £12,595, Yeovil £12,388Yeovil: £12,388Hereford and South Herefordshire: £12,595Yeovil: £12,440Hereford and South Herefordshire: £12,649Yeovil: £11,750Hereford and South Herefordshire: £11,947

    £12,595£12,649£11,947Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,388£12,440£11,750

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £1,714, Yeovil £1,882Yeovil: £1,882Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,714Yeovil: £1,890Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,721Yeovil: £1,785Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,625

    £1,714£1,721£1,625Yeovil is higher£1,882£1,890£1,785

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire £11,586, Yeovil £11,439Yeovil: £11,439Hereford and South Herefordshire: £11,586Yeovil: £11,488Hereford and South Herefordshire: £11,635Yeovil: £10,851Hereford and South Herefordshire: £10,989

    £11,586£11,635£10,989Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,439£11,488£10,851

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire £345, Yeovil £309Yeovil: £309Hereford and South Herefordshire: £345Yeovil: £311Hereford and South Herefordshire: £346Yeovil: £293Hereford and South Herefordshire: £327

    £345£346£327Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£309£311£293

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire £642, Yeovil £618Yeovil: £618Hereford and South Herefordshire: £642Yeovil: £621Hereford and South Herefordshire: £644Yeovil: £587Hereford and South Herefordshire: £609

    £642£644£609Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£618£621£587

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire £23, Yeovil £21Yeovil: £21Hereford and South Herefordshire: £23Yeovil: £21Hereford and South Herefordshire: £23Yeovil: £20Hereford and South Herefordshire: £22

    £23£23£22Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £430, Yeovil £396Yeovil: £396Hereford and South Herefordshire: £430Yeovil: £397Hereford and South Herefordshire: £432Yeovil: £375Hereford and South Herefordshire: £408

    £430£432£408Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£396£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £101, Yeovil £117Yeovil: £117Hereford and South Herefordshire: £101Yeovil: £118Hereford and South Herefordshire: £102Yeovil: £111Hereford and South Herefordshire: £96

    £101£102£96Yeovil is higher£117£118£111

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire £92, Yeovil £102Yeovil: £102Hereford and South Herefordshire: £92Yeovil: £103Hereford and South Herefordshire: £93Yeovil: £97Hereford and South Herefordshire: £87

    £92£93£87Yeovil is higher£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £1,294, Yeovil £1,491Yeovil: £1,491Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,294Yeovil: £1,497Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,300Yeovil: £1,414Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,227

    £1,294£1,300£1,227Yeovil is higher£1,491£1,497£1,414

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £179, Yeovil £178Yeovil: £178Hereford and South Herefordshire: £179Yeovil: £179Hereford and South Herefordshire: £180Yeovil: £169Hereford and South Herefordshire: £170

    £179£180£170Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£178£179£169

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £316, Yeovil £279Yeovil: £279Hereford and South Herefordshire: £316Yeovil: £280Hereford and South Herefordshire: £318Yeovil: £265Hereford and South Herefordshire: £300

    £316£318£300Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher£279£280£265

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £5.05, Yeovil £5.01Yeovil: £5.01Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.05Yeovil: £5.03Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.07Yeovil: £4.75Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4.79

    £5.05£5.07£4.79Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.01£5.03£4.75

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £5.99, Yeovil £5.00Yeovil: £5.00Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.99Yeovil: £5.02Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.01Yeovil: £4.74Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher£5.00£5.02£4.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £6.40, Yeovil £5.89Yeovil: £5.89Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.40Yeovil: £5.92Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.43Yeovil: £5.59Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.07

    £6.40£6.43£6.07Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.89£5.92£5.59

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire 1,024.2, Yeovil 1,005.6Yeovil: 1,005.6Hereford and South Herefordshire: 1,024.2

    1,024.2Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,005.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire 86.2, Yeovil 78.6Yeovil: 78.6Hereford and South Herefordshire: 86.2

    86.2Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count78.6

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire 133.1, Yeovil 133.2Yeovil: 133.2Hereford and South Herefordshire: 133.1

    133.1Yeovil is higher133.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 59.2, Yeovil 58.8Yeovil: 58.8Hereford and South Herefordshire: 59.2

    59.2Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count58.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire 163.9, Yeovil 173.9Yeovil: 173.9Hereford and South Herefordshire: 163.9

    163.9Yeovil is higher173.9

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire 19.9, Yeovil 21.6Yeovil: 21.6Hereford and South Herefordshire: 19.9

    19.9Yeovil is higher21.6

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Hereford and South Herefordshire and Yeovil, per person in the age group
MeasureHereford and South HerefordshireYeovilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,599£4,618£4,362£4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,595£12,649£11,947£12,388£12,440£11,750Hereford and South Herefordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,714£1,721£1,625£1,882£1,890£1,785Yeovil
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,586£11,635£10,989£11,439£11,488£10,851Hereford and South Herefordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£345£346£327£309£311£293Hereford and South Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£642£644£609£618£621£587Hereford and South Herefordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£21£21£20Hereford and South Herefordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£430£432£408£396£397£375Hereford and South Herefordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£117£118£111Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£93£87£102£103£97Yeovil
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,294£1,300£1,227£1,491£1,497£1,414Yeovil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£178£179£169Hereford and South Herefordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£316£318£300£279£280£265Hereford and South Herefordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.05£5.07£4.79£5.01£5.03£4.75Hereford and South Herefordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£5.00£5.02£4.74Hereford and South Herefordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07£5.89£5.92£5.59Hereford and South Herefordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.21,005.6Hereford and South Herefordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202686.278.6Hereford and South Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.1133.2Yeovil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.258.8Hereford and South Herefordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026163.9173.9Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.921.6Yeovil

Per resident

Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Yeovil 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

Hereford and South Herefordshire Yeovil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £4,599, Yeovil £4,696Yeovil: £4,696Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,599Yeovil: £4,716Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,618Yeovil: £4,455Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,362

    £4,599£4,618£4,362Yeovil is higher£4,696£4,716£4,455

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £2,870, Yeovil £2,906Yeovil: £2,906Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,870Yeovil: £2,918Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,882Yeovil: £2,756Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,722

    £2,870£2,882£2,722Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£2,906£2,918£2,756

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £1,012, Yeovil £1,094Yeovil: £1,094Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,012Yeovil: £1,099Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,017Yeovil: £1,038Hereford and South Herefordshire: £960

    £1,012£1,017£960Yeovil is higher£1,094£1,099£1,038

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £2,640, Yeovil £2,683Yeovil: £2,683Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,640Yeovil: £2,695Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,651Yeovil: £2,545Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,504

    £2,640£2,651£2,504Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£2,683£2,695£2,545

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £79, Yeovil £73Yeovil: £73Hereford and South Herefordshire: £79Yeovil: £73Hereford and South Herefordshire: £79Yeovil: £69Hereford and South Herefordshire: £75

    £79£79£75Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£73£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £146, Yeovil £145Yeovil: £145Hereford and South Herefordshire: £146Yeovil: £146Hereford and South Herefordshire: £147Yeovil: £138Hereford and South Herefordshire: £139

    £146£147£139Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £5.22, Yeovil £4.84Yeovil: £4.84Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.22Yeovil: £4.86Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.24Yeovil: £4.59Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.84£4.86£4.59

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £430, Yeovil £396Yeovil: £396Hereford and South Herefordshire: £430Yeovil: £397Hereford and South Herefordshire: £432Yeovil: £375Hereford and South Herefordshire: £408

    £430£432£408Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£396£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £101, Yeovil £117Yeovil: £117Hereford and South Herefordshire: £101Yeovil: £118Hereford and South Herefordshire: £102Yeovil: £111Hereford and South Herefordshire: £96

    £101£102£96Yeovil is higher£117£118£111

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £54, Yeovil £60Yeovil: £60Hereford and South Herefordshire: £54Yeovil: £60Hereford and South Herefordshire: £55Yeovil: £56Hereford and South Herefordshire: £52

    £54£55£52Yeovil is higher£60£60£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £765, Yeovil £867Yeovil: £867Hereford and South Herefordshire: £765Yeovil: £870Hereford and South Herefordshire: £768Yeovil: £822Hereford and South Herefordshire: £725

    £765£768£725Yeovil is higher£867£870£822

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £179, Yeovil £178Yeovil: £178Hereford and South Herefordshire: £179Yeovil: £179Hereford and South Herefordshire: £180Yeovil: £169Hereford and South Herefordshire: £170

    £179£180£170Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£178£179£169

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £187, Yeovil £162Yeovil: £162Hereford and South Herefordshire: £187Yeovil: £163Hereford and South Herefordshire: £188Yeovil: £154Hereford and South Herefordshire: £177

    £187£188£177Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher£162£163£154

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £2.98, Yeovil £2.91Yeovil: £2.91Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2.98Yeovil: £2.92Hereford and South Herefordshire: £3.00Yeovil: £2.76Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2.83

    £2.98£3.00£2.83Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.91£2.92£2.76

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £3.54, Yeovil £2.90Yeovil: £2.90Hereford and South Herefordshire: £3.54Yeovil: £2.91Hereford and South Herefordshire: £3.56Yeovil: £2.75Hereford and South Herefordshire: £3.36

    £3.54£3.56£3.36Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher£2.90£2.91£2.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £6.40, Yeovil £5.89Yeovil: £5.89Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.40Yeovil: £5.92Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.43Yeovil: £5.59Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.07

    £6.40£6.43£6.07Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.89£5.92£5.59

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 233.3, Yeovil 235.9Yeovil: 235.9Hereford and South Herefordshire: 233.3

    233.3Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count235.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 19.6, Yeovil 18.4Yeovil: 18.4Hereford and South Herefordshire: 19.6

    19.6Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count18.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 30.3, Yeovil 31.3Yeovil: 31.3Hereford and South Herefordshire: 30.3

    30.3Yeovil 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: Hereford and South Herefordshire 59.2, Yeovil 58.8Yeovil: 58.8Hereford and South Herefordshire: 59.2

    59.2Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count58.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 96.8, Yeovil 101.1Yeovil: 101.1Hereford and South Herefordshire: 96.8

    96.8Yeovil is higher101.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 11.7, Yeovil 12.6Yeovil: 12.6Hereford and South Herefordshire: 11.7

    11.7Yeovil is higher12.6

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Hereford and South Herefordshire and Yeovil, per resident
MeasureHereford and South HerefordshireYeovilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,599£4,618£4,362£4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,870£2,882£2,722£2,906£2,918£2,756Yeovil
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,012£1,017£960£1,094£1,099£1,038Yeovil
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,640£2,651£2,504£2,683£2,695£2,545Yeovil
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£73£73£69Hereford and South Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£145£146£138Hereford and South Herefordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£4.84£4.86£4.59Hereford and South Herefordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£430£432£408£396£397£375Hereford and South Herefordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£117£118£111Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£55£52£60£60£56Yeovil
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£765£768£725£867£870£822Yeovil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£178£179£169Hereford and South Herefordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£187£188£177£162£163£154Hereford and South Herefordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£2.91£2.92£2.76Hereford and South Herefordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.54£3.56£3.36£2.90£2.91£2.75Hereford and South Herefordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07£5.89£5.92£5.59Hereford and South Herefordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026233.3235.9Yeovil
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.618.4Hereford and South Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.331.3Yeovil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.258.8Hereford and South Herefordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202696.8101.1Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.712.6Yeovil

Total

Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Yeovil on 20. 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

Hereford and South Herefordshire Yeovil

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £452.0m, Yeovil £501.6mYeovil: £501.6mHereford and South Herefordshire: £452.0mYeovil: £503.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £453.9mYeovil: £475.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £428.7m

    £452.0m£453.9m£428.7mYeovil is higher£501.6m£503.8m£475.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £282.0m, Yeovil £310.4mYeovil: £310.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £282.0mYeovil: £311.7mHereford and South Herefordshire: £283.2mYeovil: £294.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £267.5m

    £282.0m£283.2m£267.5mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£310.4m£311.7m£294.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £99.5m, Yeovil £116.9mYeovil: £116.9mHereford and South Herefordshire: £99.5mYeovil: £117.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £99.9mYeovil: £110.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £94.4m

    £99.5m£99.9m£94.4mYeovil is higher£116.9m£117.4m£110.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £259.4m, Yeovil £286.6mYeovil: £286.6mHereford and South Herefordshire: £259.4mYeovil: £287.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £260.5mYeovil: £271.9mHereford and South Herefordshire: £246.1m

    £259.4m£260.5m£246.1mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£286.6m£287.8m£271.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £7.7m, Yeovil £7.7mYeovil: £7.7mHereford and South Herefordshire: £7.7mYeovil: £7.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £7.8mYeovil: £7.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.8m£7.3mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.8m£7.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £14.4m, Yeovil £15.5mYeovil: £15.5mHereford and South Herefordshire: £14.4mYeovil: £15.6mHereford and South Herefordshire: £14.4mYeovil: £14.7mHereford and South Herefordshire: £13.6m

    £14.4m£14.4m£13.6mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £0.51m, Yeovil £0.52mYeovil: £0.52mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.51mYeovil: £0.52mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.51mYeovil: £0.49mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.49m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.49mYeovil 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: Hereford and South Herefordshire £42.2m, Yeovil £42.3mYeovil: £42.3mHereford and South Herefordshire: £42.2mYeovil: £42.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £42.4mYeovil: £40.1mHereford and South Herefordshire: £40.1m

    £42.2m£42.4m£40.1mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£42.3m£42.4m£40.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £9.9m, Yeovil £12.5mYeovil: £12.5mHereford and South Herefordshire: £9.9mYeovil: £12.6mHereford and South Herefordshire: £10.0mYeovil: £11.9mHereford and South Herefordshire: £9.4m

    £9.9m£10.0m£9.4mYeovil is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £5.3m, Yeovil £6.4mYeovil: £6.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £5.3mYeovil: £6.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £5.4mYeovil: £6.0mHereford and South Herefordshire: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.4m£5.1mYeovil is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £75.1m, Yeovil £92.6mYeovil: £92.6mHereford and South Herefordshire: £75.1mYeovil: £93.0mHereford and South Herefordshire: £75.5mYeovil: £87.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £71.3m

    £75.1m£75.5m£71.3mYeovil is higher£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £17.6m, Yeovil £19.0mYeovil: £19.0mHereford and South Herefordshire: £17.6mYeovil: £19.1mHereford and South Herefordshire: £17.7mYeovil: £18.0mHereford and South Herefordshire: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £18.4m, Yeovil £17.3mYeovil: £17.3mHereford and South Herefordshire: £18.4mYeovil: £17.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £18.5mYeovil: £16.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mHereford and South Herefordshire is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £0.29m, Yeovil £0.31mYeovil: £0.31mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.29mYeovil: £0.31mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.29mYeovil: £0.30mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.28m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.28mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £0.35m, Yeovil £0.31mYeovil: £0.31mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.35mYeovil: £0.31mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.35mYeovil: £0.29mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mHereford and South Herefordshire is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £0.63m, Yeovil £0.63mYeovil: £0.63mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.63mYeovil: £0.63mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.63mYeovil: £0.60mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 22,933, Yeovil 25,194Yeovil: 25,194Hereford and South Herefordshire: 22,933

    22,933Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count25,194

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 1,929, Yeovil 1,969Yeovil: 1,969Hereford and South Herefordshire: 1,929

    1,929Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count1,969

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 2,980, Yeovil 3,338Yeovil: 3,338Hereford and South Herefordshire: 2,980

    2,980Yeovil is higher3,338

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 5,820, Yeovil 6,275Yeovil: 6,275Hereford and South Herefordshire: 5,820

    5,820Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count6,275

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 9,518, Yeovil 10,796Yeovil: 10,796Hereford and South Herefordshire: 9,518

    9,518Yeovil is higher10,796

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 1,153, Yeovil 1,340Yeovil: 1,340Hereford and South Herefordshire: 1,153

    1,153Yeovil is higher1,340

Show the numbers
Hereford and South Herefordshire and Yeovil, total
MeasureHereford and South HerefordshireYeovilHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£452.0m£453.9m£428.7m£501.6m£503.8m£475.8mYeovil
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m£310.4m£311.7m£294.4mYeovil
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.5m£99.9m£94.4m£116.9m£117.4m£110.8mYeovil
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£259.4m£260.5m£246.1m£286.6m£287.8m£271.9mYeovil
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m£7.7m£7.8m£7.4mYeovil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.4m£13.6m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mYeovil
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mYeovil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.2m£42.4m£40.1m£42.3m£42.4m£40.1mYeovil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mYeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m£6.4m£6.4m£6.0mYeovil
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£75.1m£75.5m£71.3m£92.6m£93.0m£87.8mYeovil
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mYeovil
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mHereford and South Herefordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mYeovil
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mHereford and South Herefordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mYeovil
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,93325,194Yeovil
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9291,969Yeovil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9803,338Yeovil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,8206,275Yeovil
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,51810,796Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1531,340Yeovil

Sources

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

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  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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