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Hexham and West Worcestershire

96,315 and 102,513 residents (mid-2024).

Hexham is higher than West Worcestershire on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 1 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Hexham is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and West Worcestershire on 16. 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

Hexham West Worcestershire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hexham £4,685, West Worcestershire £4,973West Worcestershire: £4,973Hexham: £4,685West Worcestershire: £4,994Hexham: £4,705West Worcestershire: £4,717Hexham: £4,444

    £4,685£4,705£4,444West Worcestershire is higher£4,973£4,994£4,717

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hexham £12,396, West Worcestershire £12,566West Worcestershire: £12,566Hexham: £12,396West Worcestershire: £12,620Hexham: £12,448West Worcestershire: £11,920Hexham: £11,758

    £12,396£12,448£11,758West Worcestershire is higher£12,566£12,620£11,920

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £1,352, West Worcestershire £1,621West Worcestershire: £1,621Hexham: £1,352West Worcestershire: £1,628Hexham: £1,358West Worcestershire: £1,538Hexham: £1,283

    £1,352£1,358£1,283West Worcestershire is higher£1,621£1,628£1,538

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hexham £11,474, West Worcestershire £11,586West Worcestershire: £11,586Hexham: £11,474West Worcestershire: £11,635Hexham: £11,522West Worcestershire: £10,989Hexham: £10,883

    £11,474£11,522£10,883West Worcestershire is higher£11,586£11,635£10,989

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hexham £247, West Worcestershire £272West Worcestershire: £272Hexham: £247West Worcestershire: £273Hexham: £248West Worcestershire: £258Hexham: £234

    £247£248£234West Worcestershire is higher£272£273£258

  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: Hexham £658, West Worcestershire £691West Worcestershire: £691Hexham: £658West Worcestershire: £694Hexham: £661West Worcestershire: £655Hexham: £624

    £658£661£624West Worcestershire is higher£691£694£655

  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: Hexham £17, West Worcestershire £18West Worcestershire: £18Hexham: £17West Worcestershire: £18Hexham: £17West Worcestershire: £17Hexham: £16

    £17£17£16West Worcestershire is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £368, West Worcestershire £356West Worcestershire: £356Hexham: £368West Worcestershire: £358Hexham: £370West Worcestershire: £338Hexham: £349

    £368£370£349Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£356£358£338

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £100, West Worcestershire £96West Worcestershire: £96Hexham: £100West Worcestershire: £96Hexham: £100West Worcestershire: £91Hexham: £95

    £100£100£95Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

  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: Hexham £93, West Worcestershire £100West Worcestershire: £100Hexham: £93West Worcestershire: £101Hexham: £94West Worcestershire: £95Hexham: £89

    £93£94£89West Worcestershire is higher£100£101£95

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £1,000, West Worcestershire £1,266West Worcestershire: £1,266Hexham: £1,000West Worcestershire: £1,272Hexham: £1,004West Worcestershire: £1,201Hexham: £948

    £1,000£1,004£948West Worcestershire is higher£1,266£1,272£1,201

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hexham £143, West Worcestershire £151West Worcestershire: £151Hexham: £143West Worcestershire: £152Hexham: £144West Worcestershire: £144Hexham: £136

    £143£144£136West Worcestershire is higher£151£152£144

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £250, West Worcestershire £243West Worcestershire: £243Hexham: £250West Worcestershire: £244Hexham: £251West Worcestershire: £230Hexham: £237

    £250£251£237Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£243£244£230

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £4.94, West Worcestershire £6.41West Worcestershire: £6.41Hexham: £4.94West Worcestershire: £6.44Hexham: £4.97West Worcestershire: £6.08Hexham: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69West Worcestershire is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £4.01, West Worcestershire £5.37West Worcestershire: £5.37Hexham: £4.01West Worcestershire: £5.39Hexham: £4.02West Worcestershire: £5.09Hexham: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80West Worcestershire is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hexham £10, West Worcestershire £4.61West Worcestershire: £4.61Hexham: £10West Worcestershire: £4.63Hexham: £10West Worcestershire: £4.37Hexham: £9.85

    £10£10£9.85Hexham is higher£4.61£4.63£4.37

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hexham 1,022.2, West Worcestershire 1,016.5West Worcestershire: 1,016.5Hexham: 1,022.2

    1,022.2Hexham is higherDepends on how you count1,016.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hexham 66.9, West Worcestershire 70.5West Worcestershire: 70.5Hexham: 66.9

    66.9West Worcestershire is higher70.5

  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: Hexham 136.6, West Worcestershire 139.1West Worcestershire: 139.1Hexham: 136.6

    136.6West Worcestershire is higher139.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 54.4, West Worcestershire 51.5West Worcestershire: 51.5Hexham: 54.4

    54.4Hexham is higherDepends on how you count51.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hexham 127.0, West Worcestershire 146.4West Worcestershire: 146.4Hexham: 127.0

    127.0West Worcestershire is higher146.4

  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: Hexham 20.1, West Worcestershire 22.2West Worcestershire: 22.2Hexham: 20.1

    20.1West Worcestershire is higher22.2

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Hexham and West Worcestershire, per person in the age group
MeasureHexhamWest WorcestershireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,685£4,705£4,444£4,973£4,994£4,717West Worcestershire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,396£12,448£11,758£12,566£12,620£11,920West Worcestershire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,352£1,358£1,283£1,621£1,628£1,538West Worcestershire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,474£11,522£10,883£11,586£11,635£10,989West Worcestershire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£247£248£234£272£273£258West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£658£661£624£691£694£655West Worcestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£18£18£17West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£368£370£349£356£358£338Hexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£96£96£91Hexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£93£94£89£100£101£95West Worcestershire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,000£1,004£948£1,266£1,272£1,201West Worcestershire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£151£152£144West Worcestershire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£250£251£237£243£244£230Hexham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£6.41£6.44£6.08West Worcestershire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£5.37£5.39£5.09West Worcestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.85£4.61£4.63£4.37Hexham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.21,016.5Hexham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202666.970.5West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.6139.1West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.451.5Hexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.0146.4West Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.122.2West Worcestershire

Per resident

Hexham is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and West Worcestershire on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Hexham West Worcestershire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hexham £4,685, West Worcestershire £4,973West Worcestershire: £4,973Hexham: £4,685West Worcestershire: £4,994Hexham: £4,705West Worcestershire: £4,717Hexham: £4,444

    £4,685£4,705£4,444West Worcestershire is higher£4,973£4,994£4,717

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hexham £3,300, West Worcestershire £3,461West Worcestershire: £3,461Hexham: £3,300West Worcestershire: £3,476Hexham: £3,314West Worcestershire: £3,283Hexham: £3,130

    £3,300£3,314£3,130West Worcestershire is higher£3,461£3,476£3,283

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hexham £763, West Worcestershire £904West Worcestershire: £904Hexham: £763West Worcestershire: £908Hexham: £767West Worcestershire: £858Hexham: £724

    £763£767£724West Worcestershire is higher£904£908£858

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hexham £3,054, West Worcestershire £3,191West Worcestershire: £3,191Hexham: £3,054West Worcestershire: £3,204Hexham: £3,067West Worcestershire: £3,027Hexham: £2,897

    £3,054£3,067£2,897West Worcestershire is higher£3,191£3,204£3,027

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hexham £66, West Worcestershire £75West Worcestershire: £75Hexham: £66West Worcestershire: £75Hexham: £66West Worcestershire: £71Hexham: £62

    £66£66£62West Worcestershire is higher£75£75£71

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £175, West Worcestershire £190West Worcestershire: £190Hexham: £175West Worcestershire: £191Hexham: £176West Worcestershire: £181Hexham: £166

    £175£176£166West Worcestershire is higher£190£191£181

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hexham £4.52, West Worcestershire £4.93West Worcestershire: £4.93Hexham: £4.52West Worcestershire: £4.95Hexham: £4.54West Worcestershire: £4.68Hexham: £4.29

    £4.52£4.54£4.29West Worcestershire is higher£4.93£4.95£4.68

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £368, West Worcestershire £356West Worcestershire: £356Hexham: £368West Worcestershire: £358Hexham: £370West Worcestershire: £338Hexham: £349

    £368£370£349Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£356£358£338

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £100, West Worcestershire £96West Worcestershire: £96Hexham: £100West Worcestershire: £96Hexham: £100West Worcestershire: £91Hexham: £95

    £100£100£95Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hexham £53, West Worcestershire £56West Worcestershire: £56Hexham: £53West Worcestershire: £56Hexham: £53West Worcestershire: £53Hexham: £50

    £53£53£50West Worcestershire is higher£56£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hexham £565, West Worcestershire £707West Worcestershire: £707Hexham: £565West Worcestershire: £710Hexham: £567West Worcestershire: £670Hexham: £535

    £565£567£535West Worcestershire is higher£707£710£670

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hexham £143, West Worcestershire £151West Worcestershire: £151Hexham: £143West Worcestershire: £152Hexham: £144West Worcestershire: £144Hexham: £136

    £143£144£136West Worcestershire is higher£151£152£144

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hexham £141, West Worcestershire £135West Worcestershire: £135Hexham: £141West Worcestershire: £136Hexham: £142West Worcestershire: £128Hexham: £134

    £141£142£134Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£135£136£128

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hexham £2.79, West Worcestershire £3.57West Worcestershire: £3.57Hexham: £2.79West Worcestershire: £3.59Hexham: £2.81West Worcestershire: £3.39Hexham: £2.65

    £2.79£2.81£2.65West Worcestershire is higher£3.57£3.59£3.39

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hexham £2.27, West Worcestershire £2.99West Worcestershire: £2.99Hexham: £2.27West Worcestershire: £3.01Hexham: £2.28West Worcestershire: £2.84Hexham: £2.15

    £2.27£2.28£2.15West Worcestershire is higher£2.99£3.01£2.84

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hexham £10, West Worcestershire £4.61West Worcestershire: £4.61Hexham: £10West Worcestershire: £4.63Hexham: £10West Worcestershire: £4.37Hexham: £9.85

    £10£10£9.85Hexham is higher£4.61£4.63£4.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 272.1, West Worcestershire 280.0West Worcestershire: 280.0Hexham: 272.1

    272.1West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count280.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 17.8, West Worcestershire 19.4West Worcestershire: 19.4Hexham: 17.8

    17.8West Worcestershire is higher19.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 36.4, West Worcestershire 38.3West Worcestershire: 38.3Hexham: 36.4

    36.4West Worcestershire is higher38.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 54.4, West Worcestershire 51.5West Worcestershire: 51.5Hexham: 54.4

    54.4Hexham is higherDepends on how you count51.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 71.7, West Worcestershire 81.7West Worcestershire: 81.7Hexham: 71.7

    71.7West Worcestershire is higher81.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 11.3, West Worcestershire 12.4West Worcestershire: 12.4Hexham: 11.3

    11.3West Worcestershire is higher12.4

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Hexham and West Worcestershire, per resident
MeasureHexhamWest WorcestershireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,685£4,705£4,444£4,973£4,994£4,717West Worcestershire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,300£3,314£3,130£3,461£3,476£3,283West Worcestershire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£763£767£724£904£908£858West Worcestershire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,054£3,067£2,897£3,191£3,204£3,027West Worcestershire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£66£66£62£75£75£71West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£190£191£181West Worcestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29£4.93£4.95£4.68West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£368£370£349£356£358£338Hexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£96£96£91Hexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£56£56£53West Worcestershire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£565£567£535£707£710£670West Worcestershire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£151£152£144West Worcestershire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£135£136£128Hexham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.79£2.81£2.65£3.57£3.59£3.39West Worcestershire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.27£2.28£2.15£2.99£3.01£2.84West Worcestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.85£4.61£4.63£4.37Hexham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026272.1280.0West Worcestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.819.4West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.438.3West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.451.5Hexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.781.7West Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.312.4West Worcestershire

Total

Hexham is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and West Worcestershire on 21. 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

Hexham West Worcestershire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hexham £451.2m, West Worcestershire £509.8mWest Worcestershire: £509.8mHexham: £451.2mWest Worcestershire: £512.0mHexham: £453.1mWest Worcestershire: £483.6mHexham: £428.0m

    £451.2m£453.1m£428.0mWest Worcestershire is higher£509.8m£512.0m£483.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hexham £317.8m, West Worcestershire £354.8mWest Worcestershire: £354.8mHexham: £317.8mWest Worcestershire: £356.3mHexham: £319.2mWest Worcestershire: £336.5mHexham: £301.5m

    £317.8m£319.2m£301.5mWest Worcestershire is higher£354.8m£356.3m£336.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hexham £73.5m, West Worcestershire £92.7mWest Worcestershire: £92.7mHexham: £73.5mWest Worcestershire: £93.1mHexham: £73.8mWest Worcestershire: £88.0mHexham: £69.7m

    £73.5m£73.8m£69.7mWest Worcestershire is higher£92.7m£93.1m£88.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hexham £294.2m, West Worcestershire £327.1mWest Worcestershire: £327.1mHexham: £294.2mWest Worcestershire: £328.5mHexham: £295.4mWest Worcestershire: £310.3mHexham: £279.0m

    £294.2m£295.4m£279.0mWest Worcestershire is higher£327.1m£328.5m£310.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hexham £6.3m, West Worcestershire £7.7mWest Worcestershire: £7.7mHexham: £6.3mWest Worcestershire: £7.7mHexham: £6.4mWest Worcestershire: £7.3mHexham: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mWest Worcestershire is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hexham £16.9m, West Worcestershire £19.5mWest Worcestershire: £19.5mHexham: £16.9mWest Worcestershire: £19.6mHexham: £16.9mWest Worcestershire: £18.5mHexham: £16.0m

    £16.9m£16.9m£16.0mWest Worcestershire is higher£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hexham £0.44m, West Worcestershire £0.51mWest Worcestershire: £0.51mHexham: £0.44mWest Worcestershire: £0.51mHexham: £0.44mWest Worcestershire: £0.48mHexham: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mWest Worcestershire is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hexham £35.4m, West Worcestershire £36.5mWest Worcestershire: £36.5mHexham: £35.4mWest Worcestershire: £36.7mHexham: £35.6mWest Worcestershire: £34.6mHexham: £33.6m

    £35.4m£35.6m£33.6mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£36.5m£36.7m£34.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hexham £9.6m, West Worcestershire £9.8mWest Worcestershire: £9.8mHexham: £9.6mWest Worcestershire: £9.9mHexham: £9.6mWest Worcestershire: £9.3mHexham: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hexham £5.1m, West Worcestershire £5.7mWest Worcestershire: £5.7mHexham: £5.1mWest Worcestershire: £5.8mHexham: £5.1mWest Worcestershire: £5.4mHexham: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mWest Worcestershire is higher£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hexham £54.4m, West Worcestershire £72.4mWest Worcestershire: £72.4mHexham: £54.4mWest Worcestershire: £72.7mHexham: £54.6mWest Worcestershire: £68.7mHexham: £51.6m

    £54.4m£54.6m£51.6mWest Worcestershire is higher£72.4m£72.7m£68.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hexham £13.8m, West Worcestershire £15.5mWest Worcestershire: £15.5mHexham: £13.8mWest Worcestershire: £15.6mHexham: £13.9mWest Worcestershire: £14.7mHexham: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mWest Worcestershire is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hexham £13.6m, West Worcestershire £13.9mWest Worcestershire: £13.9mHexham: £13.6mWest Worcestershire: £13.9mHexham: £13.6mWest Worcestershire: £13.2mHexham: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hexham £0.27m, West Worcestershire £0.37mWest Worcestershire: £0.37mHexham: £0.27mWest Worcestershire: £0.37mHexham: £0.27mWest Worcestershire: £0.35mHexham: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mWest Worcestershire is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hexham £0.22m, West Worcestershire £0.31mWest Worcestershire: £0.31mHexham: £0.22mWest Worcestershire: £0.31mHexham: £0.22mWest Worcestershire: £0.29mHexham: £0.21m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.21mWest Worcestershire is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hexham £1.0m, West Worcestershire £0.47mWest Worcestershire: £0.47mHexham: £1.0mWest Worcestershire: £0.47mHexham: £1.0mWest Worcestershire: £0.45mHexham: £0.95m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.95mHexham is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hexham 26,209, West Worcestershire 28,700West Worcestershire: 28,700Hexham: 26,209

    26,209West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count28,700

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hexham 1,714, West Worcestershire 1,990West Worcestershire: 1,990Hexham: 1,714

    1,714West Worcestershire is higher1,990

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hexham 3,502, West Worcestershire 3,926West Worcestershire: 3,926Hexham: 3,502

    3,502West Worcestershire is higher3,926

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hexham 5,235, West Worcestershire 5,274West Worcestershire: 5,274Hexham: 5,235

    5,235West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count5,274

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hexham 6,908, West Worcestershire 8,371West Worcestershire: 8,371Hexham: 6,908

    6,908West Worcestershire is higher8,371

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hexham 1,091, West Worcestershire 1,267West Worcestershire: 1,267Hexham: 1,091

    1,091West Worcestershire is higher1,267

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Hexham and West Worcestershire, total
MeasureHexhamWest WorcestershireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£451.2m£453.1m£428.0m£509.8m£512.0m£483.6mWest Worcestershire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£317.8m£319.2m£301.5m£354.8m£356.3m£336.5mWest Worcestershire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£73.5m£73.8m£69.7m£92.7m£93.1m£88.0mWest Worcestershire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£294.2m£295.4m£279.0m£327.1m£328.5m£310.3mWest Worcestershire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mWest Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mWest Worcestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mWest Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m£36.5m£36.7m£34.6mWest Worcestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mWest Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£5.7m£5.8m£5.4mWest Worcestershire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£54.4m£54.6m£51.6m£72.4m£72.7m£68.7mWest Worcestershire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mWest Worcestershire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£13.9m£13.9m£13.2mWest Worcestershire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWest Worcestershire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mWest Worcestershire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mHexham
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,20928,700West Worcestershire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7141,990West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5023,926West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2355,274West Worcestershire
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,9088,371West Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0911,267West Worcestershire

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.
  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.
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