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Hitchin and Mid Bedfordshire

105,041 and 107,279 residents (mid-2024).

Hitchin is higher than Mid Bedfordshire on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Hitchin is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Mid Bedfordshire on 3. 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

Hitchin Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3,455, Mid Bedfordshire £3,386Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386Hitchin: £3,455Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400Hitchin: £3,470Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211Hitchin: £3,278

    £3,455£3,470£3,278Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£3,386£3,400£3,211

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hitchin £12,797, Mid Bedfordshire £12,747Mid Bedfordshire: £12,747Hitchin: £12,797Mid Bedfordshire: £12,801Hitchin: £12,852Mid Bedfordshire: £12,091Hitchin: £12,139

    £12,797£12,852£12,139Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£12,747£12,801£12,091

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £1,312, Mid Bedfordshire £1,194Mid Bedfordshire: £1,194Hitchin: £1,312Mid Bedfordshire: £1,199Hitchin: £1,317Mid Bedfordshire: £1,133Hitchin: £1,244

    £1,312£1,317£1,244Hitchin is higher£1,194£1,199£1,133

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hitchin £11,913, Mid Bedfordshire £11,889Mid Bedfordshire: £11,889Hitchin: £11,913Mid Bedfordshire: £11,939Hitchin: £11,964Mid Bedfordshire: £11,277Hitchin: £11,300

    £11,913£11,964£11,300Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£11,889£11,939£11,277

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hitchin £251, Mid Bedfordshire £245Mid Bedfordshire: £245Hitchin: £251Mid Bedfordshire: £246Hitchin: £252Mid Bedfordshire: £233Hitchin: £238

    £251£252£238Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£233

  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: Hitchin £617, Mid Bedfordshire £597Mid Bedfordshire: £597Hitchin: £617Mid Bedfordshire: £599Hitchin: £619Mid Bedfordshire: £566Hitchin: £585

    £617£619£585Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£597£599£566

  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: Hitchin £16, Mid Bedfordshire £16Mid Bedfordshire: £16Hitchin: £16Mid Bedfordshire: £16Hitchin: £16Mid Bedfordshire: £15Hitchin: £15

    £16£16£15Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £252, Mid Bedfordshire £244Mid Bedfordshire: £244Hitchin: £252Mid Bedfordshire: £246Hitchin: £253Mid Bedfordshire: £232Hitchin: £239

    £252£253£239Hitchin is higher£244£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £124, Mid Bedfordshire £109Mid Bedfordshire: £109Hitchin: £124Mid Bedfordshire: £110Hitchin: £124Mid Bedfordshire: £104Hitchin: £117

    £124£124£117Hitchin is higher£109£110£104

  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: Hitchin £69, Mid Bedfordshire £68Mid Bedfordshire: £68Hitchin: £69Mid Bedfordshire: £69Hitchin: £70Mid Bedfordshire: £65Hitchin: £66

    £69£70£66Hitchin is higher£68£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £1,059, Mid Bedfordshire £988Mid Bedfordshire: £988Hitchin: £1,059Mid Bedfordshire: £992Hitchin: £1,063Mid Bedfordshire: £937Hitchin: £1,004

    £1,059£1,063£1,004Hitchin is higher£988£992£937

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hitchin £127, Mid Bedfordshire £106Mid Bedfordshire: £106Hitchin: £127Mid Bedfordshire: £106Hitchin: £128Mid Bedfordshire: £100Hitchin: £121

    £127£128£121Hitchin is higher£106£106£100

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £171, Mid Bedfordshire £128Mid Bedfordshire: £128Hitchin: £171Mid Bedfordshire: £129Hitchin: £172Mid Bedfordshire: £122Hitchin: £162

    £171£172£162Hitchin is higher£128£129£122

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £9.01, Mid Bedfordshire £7.56Mid Bedfordshire: £7.56Hitchin: £9.01Mid Bedfordshire: £7.59Hitchin: £9.05Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Hitchin: £8.55

    £9.01£9.05£8.55Hitchin is higher£7.56£7.59£7.17

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £3.76, Mid Bedfordshire £2.27Mid Bedfordshire: £2.27Hitchin: £3.76Mid Bedfordshire: £2.28Hitchin: £3.78Mid Bedfordshire: £2.15Hitchin: £3.57

    £3.76£3.78£3.57Hitchin is higher£2.27£2.28£2.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3.91, Mid Bedfordshire £7.14Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14Hitchin: £3.91Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Hitchin: £3.93Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77Hitchin: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71Mid Bedfordshire is higher£7.14£7.17£6.77

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hitchin 1,017.7, Mid Bedfordshire 1,030.5Mid Bedfordshire: 1,030.5Hitchin: 1,017.7

    1,017.7Mid Bedfordshire is higher1,030.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hitchin 64.2, Mid Bedfordshire 62.4Mid Bedfordshire: 62.4Hitchin: 64.2

    64.2Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count62.4

  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: Hitchin 132.6, Mid Bedfordshire 128.4Mid Bedfordshire: 128.4Hitchin: 132.6

    132.6Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count128.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 40.2, Mid Bedfordshire 39.6Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6Hitchin: 40.2

    40.2Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count39.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hitchin 113.8, Mid Bedfordshire 107.0Mid Bedfordshire: 107.0Hitchin: 113.8

    113.8Hitchin is higher107.0

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hitchin 15.4, Mid Bedfordshire 16.2Mid Bedfordshire: 16.2Hitchin: 15.4

    15.4Mid Bedfordshire is higher16.2

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Hitchin and Mid Bedfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureHitchinMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,455£3,470£3,278£3,386£3,400£3,211Hitchin
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,797£12,852£12,139£12,747£12,801£12,091Hitchin
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,312£1,317£1,244£1,194£1,199£1,133Hitchin
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,913£11,964£11,300£11,889£11,939£11,277Hitchin
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£251£252£238£245£246£233Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£617£619£585£597£599£566Hitchin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£16£16£15Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£244£246£232Hitchin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£109£110£104Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£69£70£66£68£69£65Hitchin
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,059£1,063£1,004£988£992£937Hitchin
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£106£106£100Hitchin
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£171£172£162£128£129£122Hitchin
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.01£9.05£8.55£7.56£7.59£7.17Hitchin
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.76£3.78£3.57£2.27£2.28£2.15Hitchin
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.71,030.5Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202664.262.4Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026132.6128.4Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.239.6Hitchin
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026113.8107.0Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.416.2Mid Bedfordshire

Per resident

Hitchin is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Mid Bedfordshire on 7. 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

Hitchin Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3,455, Mid Bedfordshire £3,386Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386Hitchin: £3,455Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400Hitchin: £3,470Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211Hitchin: £3,278

    £3,455£3,470£3,278Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£3,386£3,400£3,211

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hitchin £2,133, Mid Bedfordshire £2,184Mid Bedfordshire: £2,184Hitchin: £2,133Mid Bedfordshire: £2,193Hitchin: £2,142Mid Bedfordshire: £2,071Hitchin: £2,023

    £2,133£2,142£2,023Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,184£2,193£2,071

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hitchin £815, Mid Bedfordshire £735Mid Bedfordshire: £735Hitchin: £815Mid Bedfordshire: £738Hitchin: £819Mid Bedfordshire: £697Hitchin: £773

    £815£819£773Hitchin is higher£735£738£697

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hitchin £1,986, Mid Bedfordshire £2,037Mid Bedfordshire: £2,037Hitchin: £1,986Mid Bedfordshire: £2,045Hitchin: £1,994Mid Bedfordshire: £1,932Hitchin: £1,884

    £1,986£1,994£1,884Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,037£2,045£1,932

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hitchin £42, Mid Bedfordshire £42Mid Bedfordshire: £42Hitchin: £42Mid Bedfordshire: £42Hitchin: £42Mid Bedfordshire: £40Hitchin: £40

    £42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£40

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £103, Mid Bedfordshire £102Mid Bedfordshire: £102Hitchin: £103Mid Bedfordshire: £103Hitchin: £103Mid Bedfordshire: £97Hitchin: £98

    £103£103£98Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hitchin £2.70, Mid Bedfordshire £2.76Mid Bedfordshire: £2.76Hitchin: £2.70Mid Bedfordshire: £2.77Hitchin: £2.71Mid Bedfordshire: £2.62Hitchin: £2.56

    £2.70£2.71£2.56Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.76£2.77£2.62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £252, Mid Bedfordshire £244Mid Bedfordshire: £244Hitchin: £252Mid Bedfordshire: £246Hitchin: £253Mid Bedfordshire: £232Hitchin: £239

    £252£253£239Hitchin is higher£244£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £124, Mid Bedfordshire £109Mid Bedfordshire: £109Hitchin: £124Mid Bedfordshire: £110Hitchin: £124Mid Bedfordshire: £104Hitchin: £117

    £124£124£117Hitchin is higher£109£110£104

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hitchin £43, Mid Bedfordshire £42Mid Bedfordshire: £42Hitchin: £43Mid Bedfordshire: £42Hitchin: £43Mid Bedfordshire: £40Hitchin: £41

    £43£43£41Hitchin is higher£42£42£40

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hitchin £658, Mid Bedfordshire £608Mid Bedfordshire: £608Hitchin: £658Mid Bedfordshire: £611Hitchin: £660Mid Bedfordshire: £577Hitchin: £624

    £658£660£624Hitchin is higher£608£611£577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hitchin £127, Mid Bedfordshire £106Mid Bedfordshire: £106Hitchin: £127Mid Bedfordshire: £106Hitchin: £128Mid Bedfordshire: £100Hitchin: £121

    £127£128£121Hitchin is higher£106£106£100

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hitchin £106, Mid Bedfordshire £79Mid Bedfordshire: £79Hitchin: £106Mid Bedfordshire: £79Hitchin: £107Mid Bedfordshire: £75Hitchin: £101

    £106£107£101Hitchin is higher£79£79£75

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hitchin £5.60, Mid Bedfordshire £4.66Mid Bedfordshire: £4.66Hitchin: £5.60Mid Bedfordshire: £4.68Hitchin: £5.62Mid Bedfordshire: £4.42Hitchin: £5.31

    £5.60£5.62£5.31Hitchin is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hitchin £2.34, Mid Bedfordshire £1.40Mid Bedfordshire: £1.40Hitchin: £2.34Mid Bedfordshire: £1.41Hitchin: £2.35Mid Bedfordshire: £1.33Hitchin: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Hitchin is higher£1.40£1.41£1.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3.91, Mid Bedfordshire £7.14Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14Hitchin: £3.91Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Hitchin: £3.93Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77Hitchin: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71Mid Bedfordshire is higher£7.14£7.17£6.77

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 169.6, Mid Bedfordshire 176.5Mid Bedfordshire: 176.5Hitchin: 169.6

    169.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher176.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 10.7, Mid Bedfordshire 10.7Mid Bedfordshire: 10.7Hitchin: 10.7

    10.7Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count10.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 22.1, Mid Bedfordshire 22.0Mid Bedfordshire: 22.0Hitchin: 22.1

    22.1Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count22.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 40.2, Mid Bedfordshire 39.6Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6Hitchin: 40.2

    40.2Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count39.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 70.7, Mid Bedfordshire 65.9Mid Bedfordshire: 65.9Hitchin: 70.7

    70.7Hitchin is higher65.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 9.6, Mid Bedfordshire 10.0Mid Bedfordshire: 10.0Hitchin: 9.6

    9.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher10.0

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Hitchin and Mid Bedfordshire, per resident
MeasureHitchinMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,455£3,470£3,278£3,386£3,400£3,211Hitchin
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,133£2,142£2,023£2,184£2,193£2,071Mid Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£815£819£773£735£738£697Hitchin
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,986£1,994£1,884£2,037£2,045£1,932Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£98£102£103£97Hitchin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.70£2.71£2.56£2.76£2.77£2.62Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£244£246£232Hitchin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£109£110£104Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£43£43£41£42£42£40Hitchin
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£658£660£624£608£611£577Hitchin
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£106£106£100Hitchin
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£79£79£75Hitchin
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.60£5.62£5.31£4.66£4.68£4.42Hitchin
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£1.40£1.41£1.33Hitchin
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026169.6176.5Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.710.7Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.122.0Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.239.6Hitchin
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.765.9Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.610.0Mid Bedfordshire

Total

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

Hitchin Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hitchin £363.0m, Mid Bedfordshire £363.2mMid Bedfordshire: £363.2mHitchin: £363.0mMid Bedfordshire: £364.7mHitchin: £364.5mMid Bedfordshire: £344.5mHitchin: £344.3m

    £363.0m£364.5m£344.3mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£363.2m£364.7m£344.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hitchin £224.1m, Mid Bedfordshire £234.2mMid Bedfordshire: £234.2mHitchin: £224.1mMid Bedfordshire: £235.2mHitchin: £225.0mMid Bedfordshire: £222.2mHitchin: £212.5m

    £224.1m£225.0m£212.5mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hitchin £85.6m, Mid Bedfordshire £78.9mMid Bedfordshire: £78.9mHitchin: £85.6mMid Bedfordshire: £79.2mHitchin: £86.0mMid Bedfordshire: £74.8mHitchin: £81.2m

    £85.6m£86.0m£81.2mHitchin is higher£78.9m£79.2m£74.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hitchin £208.6m, Mid Bedfordshire £218.5mMid Bedfordshire: £218.5mHitchin: £208.6mMid Bedfordshire: £219.4mHitchin: £209.5mMid Bedfordshire: £207.2mHitchin: £197.8m

    £208.6m£209.5m£197.8mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£218.5m£219.4m£207.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hitchin £4.4m, Mid Bedfordshire £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mHitchin: £4.4mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mHitchin: £4.4mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3mHitchin: £4.2m

    £4.4m£4.4m£4.2mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hitchin £10.8m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.0mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mHitchin: £10.8mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mHitchin: £10.8mMid Bedfordshire: £10.4mHitchin: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hitchin £0.28m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.30mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mHitchin: £0.28mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mHitchin: £0.28mMid Bedfordshire: £0.28mHitchin: £0.27m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.27mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hitchin £26.5m, Mid Bedfordshire £26.2mMid Bedfordshire: £26.2mHitchin: £26.5mMid Bedfordshire: £26.3mHitchin: £26.6mMid Bedfordshire: £24.9mHitchin: £25.1m

    £26.5m£26.6m£25.1mHitchin is higher£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hitchin £13.0m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.7mMid Bedfordshire: £11.7mHitchin: £13.0mMid Bedfordshire: £11.8mHitchin: £13.1mMid Bedfordshire: £11.1mHitchin: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.1m£12.3mHitchin is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hitchin £4.5m, Mid Bedfordshire £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mHitchin: £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mHitchin: £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3mHitchin: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mHitchin is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hitchin £69.1m, Mid Bedfordshire £65.2mMid Bedfordshire: £65.2mHitchin: £69.1mMid Bedfordshire: £65.5mHitchin: £69.4mMid Bedfordshire: £61.9mHitchin: £65.5m

    £69.1m£69.4m£65.5mHitchin is higher£65.2m£65.5m£61.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hitchin £13.4m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.4mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mHitchin: £13.4mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mHitchin: £13.4mMid Bedfordshire: £10.8mHitchin: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.4m£12.7mHitchin is higher£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hitchin £11.2m, Mid Bedfordshire £8.5mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mHitchin: £11.2mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mHitchin: £11.2mMid Bedfordshire: £8.0mHitchin: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mHitchin is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hitchin £0.59m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.50mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mHitchin: £0.59mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mHitchin: £0.59mMid Bedfordshire: £0.47mHitchin: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mHitchin is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hitchin £0.25m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.15mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mHitchin: £0.25mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mHitchin: £0.25mMid Bedfordshire: £0.14mHitchin: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mHitchin is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hitchin £0.41m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.77mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mHitchin: £0.41mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mHitchin: £0.41mMid Bedfordshire: £0.73mHitchin: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hitchin 17,818, Mid Bedfordshire 18,938Mid Bedfordshire: 18,938Hitchin: 17,818

    17,818Mid Bedfordshire is higher18,938

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hitchin 1,124, Mid Bedfordshire 1,146Mid Bedfordshire: 1,146Hitchin: 1,124

    1,124Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,146

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hitchin 2,321, Mid Bedfordshire 2,360Mid Bedfordshire: 2,360Hitchin: 2,321

    2,321Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count2,360

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hitchin 4,217, Mid Bedfordshire 4,246Mid Bedfordshire: 4,246Hitchin: 4,217

    4,217Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count4,246

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hitchin 7,425, Mid Bedfordshire 7,066Mid Bedfordshire: 7,066Hitchin: 7,425

    7,425Hitchin is higher7,066

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hitchin 1,008, Mid Bedfordshire 1,068Mid Bedfordshire: 1,068Hitchin: 1,008

    1,008Mid Bedfordshire is higher1,068

Show the numbers
Hitchin and Mid Bedfordshire, total
MeasureHitchinMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£363.0m£364.5m£344.3m£363.2m£364.7m£344.5mMid Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£224.1m£225.0m£212.5m£234.2m£235.2m£222.2mMid Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£85.6m£86.0m£81.2m£78.9m£79.2m£74.8mHitchin
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£208.6m£209.5m£197.8m£218.5m£219.4m£207.2mMid Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mMid Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mMid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.5m£26.6m£25.1m£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mHitchin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mHitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mHitchin
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£69.1m£69.4m£65.5m£65.2m£65.5m£61.9mHitchin
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m£11.4m£11.4m£10.8mHitchin
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mHitchin
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mHitchin
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mHitchin
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mMid Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,81818,938Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1241,146Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3212,360Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,2174,246Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,4257,066Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0081,068Mid Bedfordshire

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