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Hitchin and North East Hampshire

105,041 and 104,791 residents (mid-2024).

Hitchin is higher than North East Hampshire on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 3 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 21 of 22 measures, and North East Hampshire on 1. 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 North East Hampshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3,455, North East Hampshire £3,412North East Hampshire: £3,412Hitchin: £3,455North East Hampshire: £3,427Hitchin: £3,470North East Hampshire: £3,237Hitchin: £3,278

    £3,455£3,470£3,278Hitchin is higher£3,412£3,427£3,237

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hitchin £12,797, North East Hampshire £12,506North East Hampshire: £12,506Hitchin: £12,797North East Hampshire: £12,559Hitchin: £12,852North East Hampshire: £11,862Hitchin: £12,139

    £12,797£12,852£12,139Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£12,506£12,559£11,862

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £1,312, North East Hampshire £941North East Hampshire: £941Hitchin: £1,312North East Hampshire: £945Hitchin: £1,317North East Hampshire: £893Hitchin: £1,244

    £1,312£1,317£1,244Hitchin is higher£941£945£893

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hitchin £11,913, North East Hampshire £11,772North East Hampshire: £11,772Hitchin: £11,913North East Hampshire: £11,823Hitchin: £11,964North East Hampshire: £11,167Hitchin: £11,300

    £11,913£11,964£11,300Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count£11,772£11,823£11,167

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hitchin £251, North East Hampshire £204North East Hampshire: £204Hitchin: £251North East Hampshire: £205Hitchin: £252North East Hampshire: £194Hitchin: £238

    £251£252£238Hitchin is higher£204£205£194

  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, North East Hampshire £518North East Hampshire: £518Hitchin: £617North East Hampshire: £520Hitchin: £619North East Hampshire: £491Hitchin: £585

    £617£619£585Hitchin is higher£518£520£491

  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, North East Hampshire £12North East Hampshire: £12Hitchin: £16North East Hampshire: £12Hitchin: £16North East Hampshire: £11Hitchin: £15

    £16£16£15Hitchin is higher£12£12£11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £252, North East Hampshire £184North East Hampshire: £184Hitchin: £252North East Hampshire: £184Hitchin: £253North East Hampshire: £174Hitchin: £239

    £252£253£239Hitchin is higher£184£184£174

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £124, North East Hampshire £88North East Hampshire: £88Hitchin: £124North East Hampshire: £88Hitchin: £124North East Hampshire: £83Hitchin: £117

    £124£124£117Hitchin is higher£88£88£83

  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, North East Hampshire £51North East Hampshire: £51Hitchin: £69North East Hampshire: £51Hitchin: £70North East Hampshire: £48Hitchin: £66

    £69£70£66Hitchin is higher£51£51£48

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £1,059, North East Hampshire £770North East Hampshire: £770Hitchin: £1,059North East Hampshire: £774Hitchin: £1,063North East Hampshire: £731Hitchin: £1,004

    £1,059£1,063£1,004Hitchin is higher£770£774£731

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hitchin £127, North East Hampshire £100North East Hampshire: £100Hitchin: £127North East Hampshire: £101Hitchin: £128North East Hampshire: £95Hitchin: £121

    £127£128£121Hitchin is higher£100£101£95

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £171, North East Hampshire £111North East Hampshire: £111Hitchin: £171North East Hampshire: £111Hitchin: £172North East Hampshire: £105Hitchin: £162

    £171£172£162Hitchin is higher£111£111£105

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £9.01, North East Hampshire £7.89North East Hampshire: £7.89Hitchin: £9.01North East Hampshire: £7.92Hitchin: £9.05North East Hampshire: £7.48Hitchin: £8.55

    £9.01£9.05£8.55Hitchin is higher£7.89£7.92£7.48

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hitchin £3.76, North East Hampshire £1.60North East Hampshire: £1.60Hitchin: £3.76North East Hampshire: £1.61Hitchin: £3.78North East Hampshire: £1.52Hitchin: £3.57

    £3.76£3.78£3.57Hitchin is higher£1.60£1.61£1.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3.91, North East Hampshire £7.32North East Hampshire: £7.32Hitchin: £3.91North East Hampshire: £7.35Hitchin: £3.93North East Hampshire: £6.94Hitchin: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71North East Hampshire is higher£7.32£7.35£6.94

  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, North East Hampshire 1,002.7North East Hampshire: 1,002.7Hitchin: 1,017.7

    1,017.7Hitchin is higherDepends on how you count1,002.7

  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, North East Hampshire 47.4North East Hampshire: 47.4Hitchin: 64.2

    64.2Hitchin is higher47.4

  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, North East Hampshire 111.7North East Hampshire: 111.7Hitchin: 132.6

    132.6Hitchin is higher111.7

  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, North East Hampshire 28.7North East Hampshire: 28.7Hitchin: 40.2

    40.2Hitchin is higher28.7

  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, North East Hampshire 83.5North East Hampshire: 83.5Hitchin: 113.8

    113.8Hitchin is higher83.5

  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: Hitchin 15.4, North East Hampshire 12.3North East Hampshire: 12.3Hitchin: 15.4

    15.4Hitchin is higher12.3

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Hitchin and North East Hampshire, per person in the age group
MeasureHitchinNorth East HampshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,455£3,470£3,278£3,412£3,427£3,237Hitchin
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,797£12,852£12,139£12,506£12,559£11,862Hitchin
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,312£1,317£1,244£941£945£893Hitchin
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,913£11,964£11,300£11,772£11,823£11,167Hitchin
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£251£252£238£204£205£194Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£617£619£585£518£520£491Hitchin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£12£12£11Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£184£184£174Hitchin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£88£88£83Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£69£70£66£51£51£48Hitchin
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,059£1,063£1,004£770£774£731Hitchin
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£100£101£95Hitchin
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£171£172£162£111£111£105Hitchin
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.01£9.05£8.55£7.89£7.92£7.48Hitchin
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.76£3.78£3.57£1.60£1.61£1.52Hitchin
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£7.32£7.35£6.94North East Hampshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.71,002.7Hitchin
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202664.247.4Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026132.6111.7Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.228.7Hitchin
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026113.883.5Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.412.3Hitchin

Per resident

Hitchin is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and North East Hampshire on 4. 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 North East Hampshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3,455, North East Hampshire £3,412North East Hampshire: £3,412Hitchin: £3,455North East Hampshire: £3,427Hitchin: £3,470North East Hampshire: £3,237Hitchin: £3,278

    £3,455£3,470£3,278Hitchin is higher£3,412£3,427£3,237

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hitchin £2,133, North East Hampshire £2,465North East Hampshire: £2,465Hitchin: £2,133North East Hampshire: £2,476Hitchin: £2,142North East Hampshire: £2,338Hitchin: £2,023

    £2,133£2,142£2,023North East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,465£2,476£2,338

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hitchin £815, North East Hampshire £568North East Hampshire: £568Hitchin: £815North East Hampshire: £571Hitchin: £819North East Hampshire: £539Hitchin: £773

    £815£819£773Hitchin is higher£568£571£539

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hitchin £1,986, North East Hampshire £2,320North East Hampshire: £2,320Hitchin: £1,986North East Hampshire: £2,330Hitchin: £1,994North East Hampshire: £2,201Hitchin: £1,884

    £1,986£1,994£1,884North East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,320£2,330£2,201

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hitchin £42, North East Hampshire £40North East Hampshire: £40Hitchin: £42North East Hampshire: £40Hitchin: £42North East Hampshire: £38Hitchin: £40

    £42£42£40Hitchin is higher£40£40£38

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £103, North East Hampshire £102North East Hampshire: £102Hitchin: £103North East Hampshire: £102Hitchin: £103North East Hampshire: £97Hitchin: £98

    £103£103£98Hitchin is higher£102£102£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, North East Hampshire £2.28North East Hampshire: £2.28Hitchin: £2.70North East Hampshire: £2.29Hitchin: £2.71North East Hampshire: £2.16Hitchin: £2.56

    £2.70£2.71£2.56Hitchin is higher£2.28£2.29£2.16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £252, North East Hampshire £184North East Hampshire: £184Hitchin: £252North East Hampshire: £184Hitchin: £253North East Hampshire: £174Hitchin: £239

    £252£253£239Hitchin is higher£184£184£174

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hitchin £124, North East Hampshire £88North East Hampshire: £88Hitchin: £124North East Hampshire: £88Hitchin: £124North East Hampshire: £83Hitchin: £117

    £124£124£117Hitchin is higher£88£88£83

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hitchin £43, North East Hampshire £31North East Hampshire: £31Hitchin: £43North East Hampshire: £31Hitchin: £43North East Hampshire: £29Hitchin: £41

    £43£43£41Hitchin is higher£31£31£29

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hitchin £658, North East Hampshire £465North East Hampshire: £465Hitchin: £658North East Hampshire: £467Hitchin: £660North East Hampshire: £441Hitchin: £624

    £658£660£624Hitchin is higher£465£467£441

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hitchin £127, North East Hampshire £100North East Hampshire: £100Hitchin: £127North East Hampshire: £101Hitchin: £128North East Hampshire: £95Hitchin: £121

    £127£128£121Hitchin is higher£100£101£95

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hitchin £106, North East Hampshire £67North East Hampshire: £67Hitchin: £106North East Hampshire: £67Hitchin: £107North East Hampshire: £63Hitchin: £101

    £106£107£101Hitchin is higher£67£67£63

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hitchin £5.60, North East Hampshire £4.77North East Hampshire: £4.77Hitchin: £5.60North East Hampshire: £4.79Hitchin: £5.62North East Hampshire: £4.52Hitchin: £5.31

    £5.60£5.62£5.31Hitchin is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hitchin £2.34, North East Hampshire £0.97North East Hampshire: £0.97Hitchin: £2.34North East Hampshire: £0.97Hitchin: £2.35North East Hampshire: £0.92Hitchin: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Hitchin is higher£0.97£0.97£0.92

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hitchin £3.91, North East Hampshire £7.32North East Hampshire: £7.32Hitchin: £3.91North East Hampshire: £7.35Hitchin: £3.93North East Hampshire: £6.94Hitchin: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71North East Hampshire is higher£7.32£7.35£6.94

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 169.6, North East Hampshire 197.6North East Hampshire: 197.6Hitchin: 169.6

    169.6North East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count197.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 10.7, North East Hampshire 9.3North East Hampshire: 9.3Hitchin: 10.7

    10.7Hitchin is higher9.3

  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, North East Hampshire 22.0North East Hampshire: 22.0Hitchin: 22.1

    22.1Hitchin is higher22.0

  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, North East Hampshire 28.7North East Hampshire: 28.7Hitchin: 40.2

    40.2Hitchin is higher28.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hitchin 70.7, North East Hampshire 50.4North East Hampshire: 50.4Hitchin: 70.7

    70.7Hitchin is higher50.4

  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, North East Hampshire 7.5North East Hampshire: 7.5Hitchin: 9.6

    9.6Hitchin is higher7.5

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Hitchin and North East Hampshire, per resident
MeasureHitchinNorth East HampshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,455£3,470£3,278£3,412£3,427£3,237Hitchin
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,133£2,142£2,023£2,465£2,476£2,338North East Hampshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£815£819£773£568£571£539Hitchin
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,986£1,994£1,884£2,320£2,330£2,201North East Hampshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£40£40£38Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£98£102£102£97Hitchin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.70£2.71£2.56£2.28£2.29£2.16Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£184£184£174Hitchin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£88£88£83Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£43£43£41£31£31£29Hitchin
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£658£660£624£465£467£441Hitchin
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£100£101£95Hitchin
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£67£67£63Hitchin
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.60£5.62£5.31£4.77£4.79£4.52Hitchin
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£0.97£0.97£0.92Hitchin
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£7.32£7.35£6.94North East Hampshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026169.6197.6North East Hampshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.79.3Hitchin
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 202640.228.7Hitchin
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.750.4Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.67.5Hitchin

Total

Hitchin is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and North East Hampshire on 4. 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 North East Hampshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hitchin £363.0m, North East Hampshire £357.6mNorth East Hampshire: £357.6mHitchin: £363.0mNorth East Hampshire: £359.1mHitchin: £364.5mNorth East Hampshire: £339.2mHitchin: £344.3m

    £363.0m£364.5m£344.3mHitchin is higher£357.6m£359.1m£339.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hitchin £224.1m, North East Hampshire £258.3mNorth East Hampshire: £258.3mHitchin: £224.1mNorth East Hampshire: £259.4mHitchin: £225.0mNorth East Hampshire: £245.0mHitchin: £212.5m

    £224.1m£225.0m£212.5mNorth East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£258.3m£259.4m£245.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hitchin £85.6m, North East Hampshire £59.6mNorth East Hampshire: £59.6mHitchin: £85.6mNorth East Hampshire: £59.8mHitchin: £86.0mNorth East Hampshire: £56.5mHitchin: £81.2m

    £85.6m£86.0m£81.2mHitchin is higher£59.6m£59.8m£56.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hitchin £208.6m, North East Hampshire £243.2mNorth East Hampshire: £243.2mHitchin: £208.6mNorth East Hampshire: £244.2mHitchin: £209.5mNorth East Hampshire: £230.6mHitchin: £197.8m

    £208.6m£209.5m£197.8mNorth East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hitchin £4.4m, North East Hampshire £4.2mNorth East Hampshire: £4.2mHitchin: £4.4mNorth East Hampshire: £4.2mHitchin: £4.4mNorth East Hampshire: £4.0mHitchin: £4.2m

    £4.4m£4.4m£4.2mHitchin is higher£4.2m£4.2m£4.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hitchin £10.8m, North East Hampshire £10.7mNorth East Hampshire: £10.7mHitchin: £10.8mNorth East Hampshire: £10.7mHitchin: £10.8mNorth East Hampshire: £10.1mHitchin: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mHitchin is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

  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, North East Hampshire £0.24mNorth East Hampshire: £0.24mHitchin: £0.28mNorth East Hampshire: £0.24mHitchin: £0.28mNorth East Hampshire: £0.23mHitchin: £0.27m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.27mHitchin is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hitchin £26.5m, North East Hampshire £19.2mNorth East Hampshire: £19.2mHitchin: £26.5mNorth East Hampshire: £19.3mHitchin: £26.6mNorth East Hampshire: £18.2mHitchin: £25.1m

    £26.5m£26.6m£25.1mHitchin is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hitchin £13.0m, North East Hampshire £9.2mNorth East Hampshire: £9.2mHitchin: £13.0mNorth East Hampshire: £9.2mHitchin: £13.1mNorth East Hampshire: £8.7mHitchin: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.1m£12.3mHitchin is higher£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hitchin £4.5m, North East Hampshire £3.2mNorth East Hampshire: £3.2mHitchin: £4.5mNorth East Hampshire: £3.2mHitchin: £4.5mNorth East Hampshire: £3.0mHitchin: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mHitchin is higher£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hitchin £69.1m, North East Hampshire £48.7mNorth East Hampshire: £48.7mHitchin: £69.1mNorth East Hampshire: £49.0mHitchin: £69.4mNorth East Hampshire: £46.2mHitchin: £65.5m

    £69.1m£69.4m£65.5mHitchin is higher£48.7m£49.0m£46.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hitchin £13.4m, North East Hampshire £10.5mNorth East Hampshire: £10.5mHitchin: £13.4mNorth East Hampshire: £10.5mHitchin: £13.4mNorth East Hampshire: £10.0mHitchin: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.4m£12.7mHitchin is higher£10.5m£10.5m£10.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hitchin £11.2m, North East Hampshire £7.0mNorth East Hampshire: £7.0mHitchin: £11.2mNorth East Hampshire: £7.0mHitchin: £11.2mNorth East Hampshire: £6.6mHitchin: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mHitchin is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hitchin £0.59m, North East Hampshire £0.50mNorth East Hampshire: £0.50mHitchin: £0.59mNorth East Hampshire: £0.50mHitchin: £0.59mNorth East Hampshire: £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, North East Hampshire £0.10mNorth East Hampshire: £0.10mHitchin: £0.25mNorth East Hampshire: £0.10mHitchin: £0.25mNorth East Hampshire: £0.10mHitchin: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mHitchin is higher£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hitchin £0.41m, North East Hampshire £0.77mNorth East Hampshire: £0.77mHitchin: £0.41mNorth East Hampshire: £0.77mHitchin: £0.41mNorth East Hampshire: £0.73mHitchin: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNorth East Hampshire is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hitchin 17,818, North East Hampshire 20,710North East Hampshire: 20,710Hitchin: 17,818

    17,818North East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count20,710

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hitchin 1,124, North East Hampshire 978North East Hampshire: 978Hitchin: 1,124

    1,124Hitchin is higher978

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hitchin 2,321, North East Hampshire 2,307North East Hampshire: 2,307Hitchin: 2,321

    2,321Hitchin is higher2,307

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hitchin 4,217, North East Hampshire 3,010North East Hampshire: 3,010Hitchin: 4,217

    4,217Hitchin is higher3,010

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hitchin 7,425, North East Hampshire 5,284North East Hampshire: 5,284Hitchin: 7,425

    7,425Hitchin is higher5,284

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hitchin 1,008, North East Hampshire 781North East Hampshire: 781Hitchin: 1,008

    1,008Hitchin is higher781

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Hitchin and North East Hampshire, total
MeasureHitchinNorth East HampshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£363.0m£364.5m£344.3m£357.6m£359.1m£339.2mHitchin
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£224.1m£225.0m£212.5m£258.3m£259.4m£245.0mNorth East Hampshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£85.6m£86.0m£81.2m£59.6m£59.8m£56.5mHitchin
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£208.6m£209.5m£197.8m£243.2m£244.2m£230.6mNorth East Hampshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m£4.2m£4.2m£4.0mHitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mHitchin
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mHitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.5m£26.6m£25.1m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mHitchin
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m£9.2m£9.2m£8.7mHitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£3.2m£3.2m£3.0mHitchin
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£69.1m£69.4m£65.5m£48.7m£49.0m£46.2mHitchin
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m£10.5m£10.5m£10.0mHitchin
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mHitchin
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£0.10mHitchin
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mNorth East Hampshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,81820,710North East Hampshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,124978Hitchin
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3212,307Hitchin
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,2173,010Hitchin
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,4255,284Hitchin
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,008781Hitchin

Sources

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

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