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Kettering and Buckingham and Bletchley
Kettering is higher than Buckingham and Bletchley on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.
On 2 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.
Per person in the age group
Kettering is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Buckingham and Bletchley on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Kettering Buckingham and Bletchley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,065£4,083£3,856Kettering is higher£3,780£3,796£3,585
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,861£12,916£12,199Kettering is higher£12,615£12,668£11,966
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,849£1,857£1,754Kettering is higher£1,782£1,790£1,691
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,760£11,810£11,155Kettering is higher£11,568£11,617£10,973
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£376£378£357Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£382£384£363
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£703£706£667Kettering is higher£643£646£610
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£23£23£21Kettering is higher£21£21£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£438£440£415Kettering is higher£308£309£292
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£102£97Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£120£120£114
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£100£100£95Kettering is higher£81£81£76
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,478£1,484£1,402Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£1,490£1,496£1,413
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£146£146£138Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£163£164£155
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£257£259£244Kettering is higher£196£197£186
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.12£9.16£8.65Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£11
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.06£5.08£4.80Kettering is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.09£5.11£4.83Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,012.5Kettering is higher1,009.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
92.7Kettering is higher82.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
157.7Kettering is higher133.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.9Kettering is higher49.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
181.6Kettering is higher166.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
22.9Kettering is higher18.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Kettering | Buckingham and Bletchley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,065£4,083£3,856 | £3,780£3,796£3,585 | Kettering |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,861£12,916£12,199 | £12,615£12,668£11,966 | Kettering |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,849£1,857£1,754 | £1,782£1,790£1,691 | Kettering |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,760£11,810£11,155 | £11,568£11,617£10,973 | Kettering |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £376£378£357 | £382£384£363 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £703£706£667 | £643£646£610 | Kettering |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £23£23£21 | £21£21£20 | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £438£440£415 | £308£309£292 | Kettering |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£102£97 | £120£120£114 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £100£100£95 | £81£81£76 | Kettering |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,478£1,484£1,402 | £1,490£1,496£1,413 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £146£146£138 | £163£164£155 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £257£259£244 | £196£197£186 | Kettering |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.12£9.16£8.65 | £11 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.06£5.08£4.80 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | Kettering |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.09£5.11£4.83 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,012.5 | 1,009.0 | Kettering |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 92.7 | 82.4 | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 157.7 | 133.9 | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.9 | 49.5 | Kettering |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 181.6 | 166.4 | Kettering |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 22.9 | 18.7 | Kettering |
Per resident
Kettering is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Buckingham and Bletchley 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
Kettering Buckingham and Bletchley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,065£4,083£3,856Kettering is higher£3,780£3,796£3,585
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,232£2,242£2,117Kettering is higher£2,092£2,100£1,984
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,143£1,148£1,084Kettering is higher£1,092£1,097£1,036
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,041£2,050£1,936Kettering is higher£1,918£1,926£1,819
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£65£66£62Kettering is higherDepends on how you count£63£64£60
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£116Kettering is higher£107£107£101
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.93£3.95£3.73Kettering is higher£3.49£3.50£3.31
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£438£440£415Kettering is higher£308£309£292
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£102£97Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£120£120£114
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£62£62£59Kettering is higher£49£50£47
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£913£917£866Kettering is higherDepends on how you count£913£917£866
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£146£146£138Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£163£164£155
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£159£160£151Kettering is higher£120£121£114
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.63£5.65£5.34Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.13£3.14£2.97Kettering is higher£3.09£3.10£2.93
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.09£5.11£4.83Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
175.7Kettering is higher167.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.1Kettering is higher13.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.4Kettering is higher22.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.9Kettering is higher49.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
112.3Kettering is higher102.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.2Kettering is higher11.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Kettering | Buckingham and Bletchley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,065£4,083£3,856 | £3,780£3,796£3,585 | Kettering |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,232£2,242£2,117 | £2,092£2,100£1,984 | Kettering |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,143£1,148£1,084 | £1,092£1,097£1,036 | Kettering |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,041£2,050£1,936 | £1,918£1,926£1,819 | Kettering |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £65£66£62 | £63£64£60 | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£116 | £107£107£101 | Kettering |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.93£3.95£3.73 | £3.49£3.50£3.31 | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £438£440£415 | £308£309£292 | Kettering |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£102£97 | £120£120£114 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £62£62£59 | £49£50£47 | Kettering |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £913£917£866 | £913£917£866 | Kettering |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £146£146£138 | £163£164£155 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £159£160£151 | £120£121£114 | Kettering |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.63£5.65£5.34 | £6.79£6.82£6.44 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.13£3.14£2.97 | £3.09£3.10£2.93 | Kettering |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.09£5.11£4.83 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 175.7 | 167.3 | Kettering |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.1 | 13.7 | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.4 | 22.2 | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.9 | 49.5 | Kettering |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 112.3 | 102.0 | Kettering |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.2 | 11.5 | Kettering |
Total
Kettering is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Buckingham and Bletchley 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
Kettering Buckingham and Bletchley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£467.6m£469.6m£443.5mKettering is higher£418.8m£420.5m£397.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£256.7m£257.8m£243.5mKettering is higher£231.7m£232.7m£219.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£131.5m£132.0m£124.7mKettering is higher£121.0m£121.5m£114.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£234.7m£235.7m£222.6mKettering is higher£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.5m£7.5m£7.1mKettering is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.1m£6.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mKettering is higher£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mKettering is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£50.4m£50.6m£47.8mKettering is higher£34.1m£34.2m£32.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mKettering is higher£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£105.1m£105.5m£99.6mKettering is higherDepends on how you count£101.1m£101.6m£95.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£18.3m£18.4m£17.4mKettering is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mKettering is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
20,209Kettering is higher18,535
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,851Kettering is higher1,514
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,147Kettering is higher2,460
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,351Kettering is higher5,489
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
12,914Kettering is higher11,295
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,628Kettering is higher1,271
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| Measure | Kettering | Buckingham and Bletchley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £467.6m£469.6m£443.5m | £418.8m£420.5m£397.2m | Kettering |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £256.7m£257.8m£243.5m | £231.7m£232.7m£219.8m | Kettering |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £131.5m£132.0m£124.7m | £121.0m£121.5m£114.8m | Kettering |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £234.7m£235.7m£222.6m | £212.5m£213.4m£201.6m | Kettering |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.5m£7.5m£7.1m | £7.0m£7.1m£6.7m | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.0m£14.1m£13.3m | £11.8m£11.9m£11.2m | Kettering |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £50.4m£50.6m£47.8m | £34.1m£34.2m£32.3m | Kettering |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | £13.3m£13.3m£12.6m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.1m£7.1m£6.7m | £5.5m£5.5m£5.2m | Kettering |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £105.1m£105.5m£99.6m | £101.1m£101.6m£95.9m | Kettering |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £16.7m£16.8m£15.9m | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £18.3m£18.4m£17.4m | £13.3m£13.4m£12.6m | Kettering |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £0.75m£0.76m£0.71m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Kettering |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.59m£0.56m | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 20,209 | 18,535 | Kettering |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,851 | 1,514 | Kettering |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,147 | 2,460 | Kettering |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,351 | 5,489 | Kettering |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 12,914 | 11,295 | Kettering |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,628 | 1,271 | Kettering |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.