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Leicester South and Southampton Test

124,777 and 114,034 residents (mid-2024).

Leicester South is higher than Southampton Test on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Leicester South is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Southampton Test on 11. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Leicester South Southampton Test

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leicester South £3,533, Southampton Test £4,019Southampton Test: £4,019Leicester South: £3,533Southampton Test: £4,036Leicester South: £3,548Southampton Test: £3,812Leicester South: £3,351

    £3,533£3,548£3,351Southampton Test is higher£4,019£4,036£3,812

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Leicester South £12,849, Southampton Test £12,991Southampton Test: £12,991Leicester South: £12,849Southampton Test: £13,046Leicester South: £12,903Southampton Test: £12,323Leicester South: £12,187

    £12,849£12,903£12,187Southampton Test is higher£12,991£13,046£12,323

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Leicester South £2,150, Southampton Test £2,253Southampton Test: £2,253Leicester South: £2,150Southampton Test: £2,263Leicester South: £2,160Southampton Test: £2,137Leicester South: £2,040

    £2,150£2,160£2,040Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£2,253£2,263£2,137

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Leicester South £10,292, Southampton Test £11,433Southampton Test: £11,433Leicester South: £10,292Southampton Test: £11,482Leicester South: £10,336Southampton Test: £10,845Leicester South: £9,763

    £10,292£10,336£9,763Southampton Test is higher£11,433£11,482£10,845

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Leicester South £1,630, Southampton Test £833Southampton Test: £833Leicester South: £1,630Southampton Test: £836Leicester South: £1,637Southampton Test: £790Leicester South: £1,546

    £1,630£1,637£1,546Leicester South is higher£833£836£790

  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: Leicester South £864, Southampton Test £684Southampton Test: £684Leicester South: £864Southampton Test: £687Leicester South: £867Southampton Test: £649Leicester South: £819

    £864£867£819Leicester South is higher£684£687£649

  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: Leicester South £62, Southampton Test £41Southampton Test: £41Leicester South: £62Southampton Test: £41Leicester South: £63Southampton Test: £39Leicester South: £59

    £62£63£59Leicester South is higher£41£41£39

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leicester South £434, Southampton Test £449Southampton Test: £449Leicester South: £434Southampton Test: £451Leicester South: £436Southampton Test: £426Leicester South: £412

    £434£436£412Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£449£451£426

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leicester South £86, Southampton Test £152Southampton Test: £152Leicester South: £86Southampton Test: £152Leicester South: £86Southampton Test: £144Leicester South: £81

    £86£86£81Southampton Test is higher£152£152£144

  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: Leicester South £121, Southampton Test £103Southampton Test: £103Leicester South: £121Southampton Test: £104Leicester South: £121Southampton Test: £98Leicester South: £115

    £121£121£115Leicester South is higher£103£104£98

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Leicester South £1,737, Southampton Test £1,877Southampton Test: £1,877Leicester South: £1,737Southampton Test: £1,885Leicester South: £1,745Southampton Test: £1,781Leicester South: £1,648

    £1,737£1,745£1,648Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£1,877£1,885£1,781

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leicester South £228, Southampton Test £298Southampton Test: £298Leicester South: £228Southampton Test: £299Leicester South: £229Southampton Test: £282Leicester South: £216

    £228£229£216Southampton Test is higher£298£299£282

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Leicester South £280, Southampton Test £261Southampton Test: £261Leicester South: £280Southampton Test: £262Leicester South: £281Southampton Test: £247Leicester South: £266

    £280£281£266Leicester South is higher£261£262£247

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Leicester South £5.21, Southampton Test £5.63Southampton Test: £5.63Leicester South: £5.21Southampton Test: £5.65Leicester South: £5.23Southampton Test: £5.34Leicester South: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£5.63£5.65£5.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Leicester South £6.75, Southampton Test £6.08Southampton Test: £6.08Leicester South: £6.75Southampton Test: £6.11Leicester South: £6.78Southampton Test: £5.77Leicester South: £6.40

    £6.75£6.78£6.40Leicester South is higher£6.08£6.11£5.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leicester South £6.49, Southampton Test £4.43Southampton Test: £4.43Leicester South: £6.49Southampton Test: £4.45Leicester South: £6.52Southampton Test: £4.20Leicester South: £6.16

    £6.49£6.52£6.16Leicester South is higher£4.43£4.45£4.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Leicester South 967.9, Southampton Test 1,019.6Southampton Test: 1,019.6Leicester South: 967.9

    967.9Southampton Test is higher1,019.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Leicester South 241.6, Southampton Test 165.6Southampton Test: 165.6Leicester South: 241.6

    241.6Leicester South is higher165.6

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Leicester South 172.7, Southampton Test 147.3Southampton Test: 147.3Leicester South: 172.7

    172.7Leicester South is higherDepends on how you count147.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leicester South 62.5, Southampton Test 68.0Southampton Test: 68.0Leicester South: 62.5

    62.5Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count68.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Leicester South 231.1, Southampton Test 209.8Southampton Test: 209.8Leicester South: 231.1

    231.1Leicester South is higher209.8

  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: Leicester South 27.7, Southampton Test 22.6Southampton Test: 22.6Leicester South: 27.7

    27.7Leicester South is higher22.6

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Leicester South and Southampton Test, per person in the age group
MeasureLeicester SouthSouthampton TestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,533£3,548£3,351£4,019£4,036£3,812Southampton Test
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,849£12,903£12,187£12,991£13,046£12,323Southampton Test
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,150£2,160£2,040£2,253£2,263£2,137Southampton Test
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,292£10,336£9,763£11,433£11,482£10,845Southampton Test
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,630£1,637£1,546£833£836£790Leicester South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£864£867£819£684£687£649Leicester South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£62£63£59£41£41£39Leicester South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£434£436£412£449£451£426Southampton Test
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£152£152£144Southampton Test
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£121£121£115£103£104£98Leicester South
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,737£1,745£1,648£1,877£1,885£1,781Southampton Test
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£298£299£282Southampton Test
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£280£281£266£261£262£247Leicester South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£5.63£5.65£5.34Southampton Test
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.75£6.78£6.40£6.08£6.11£5.77Leicester South
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.49£6.52£6.16£4.43£4.45£4.20Leicester South
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026967.91,019.6Southampton Test
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026241.6165.6Leicester South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.7147.3Leicester South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.568.0Southampton Test
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026231.1209.8Leicester South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.722.6Leicester South

Per resident

Leicester South is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Southampton Test 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

Leicester South Southampton Test

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leicester South £3,533, Southampton Test £4,019Southampton Test: £4,019Leicester South: £3,533Southampton Test: £4,036Leicester South: £3,548Southampton Test: £3,812Leicester South: £3,351

    £3,533£3,548£3,351Southampton Test is higher£4,019£4,036£3,812

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Leicester South £1,262, Southampton Test £1,562Southampton Test: £1,562Leicester South: £1,262Southampton Test: £1,569Leicester South: £1,268Southampton Test: £1,482Leicester South: £1,197

    £1,262£1,268£1,197Southampton Test is higher£1,562£1,569£1,482

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Leicester South £1,516, Southampton Test £1,553Southampton Test: £1,553Leicester South: £1,516Southampton Test: £1,560Leicester South: £1,523Southampton Test: £1,473Leicester South: £1,438

    £1,516£1,523£1,438Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£1,553£1,560£1,473

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Leicester South £1,011, Southampton Test £1,375Southampton Test: £1,375Leicester South: £1,011Southampton Test: £1,381Leicester South: £1,016Southampton Test: £1,304Leicester South: £959

    £1,011£1,016£959Southampton Test is higher£1,375£1,381£1,304

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Leicester South £160, Southampton Test £100Southampton Test: £100Leicester South: £160Southampton Test: £101Leicester South: £161Southampton Test: £95Leicester South: £152

    £160£161£152Leicester South is higher£100£101£95

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Leicester South £85, Southampton Test £82Southampton Test: £82Leicester South: £85Southampton Test: £83Leicester South: £85Southampton Test: £78Leicester South: £81

    £85£85£81Leicester South is higher£82£83£78

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Leicester South £6.11, Southampton Test £4.90Southampton Test: £4.90Leicester South: £6.11Southampton Test: £4.92Leicester South: £6.14Southampton Test: £4.65Leicester South: £5.80

    £6.11£6.14£5.80Leicester South is higher£4.90£4.92£4.65

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leicester South £434, Southampton Test £449Southampton Test: £449Leicester South: £434Southampton Test: £451Leicester South: £436Southampton Test: £426Leicester South: £412

    £434£436£412Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£449£451£426

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leicester South £86, Southampton Test £152Southampton Test: £152Leicester South: £86Southampton Test: £152Leicester South: £86Southampton Test: £144Leicester South: £81

    £86£86£81Southampton Test is higher£152£152£144

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Leicester South £85, Southampton Test £71Southampton Test: £71Leicester South: £85Southampton Test: £71Leicester South: £86Southampton Test: £67Leicester South: £81

    £85£86£81Leicester South is higher£71£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Leicester South £1,225, Southampton Test £1,294Southampton Test: £1,294Leicester South: £1,225Southampton Test: £1,300Leicester South: £1,230Southampton Test: £1,228Leicester South: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£1,294£1,300£1,228

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leicester South £228, Southampton Test £298Southampton Test: £298Leicester South: £228Southampton Test: £299Leicester South: £229Southampton Test: £282Leicester South: £216

    £228£229£216Southampton Test is higher£298£299£282

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Leicester South £198, Southampton Test £180Southampton Test: £180Leicester South: £198Southampton Test: £181Leicester South: £198Southampton Test: £171Leicester South: £187

    £198£198£187Leicester South is higher£180£181£171

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Leicester South £3.67, Southampton Test £3.88Southampton Test: £3.88Leicester South: £3.67Southampton Test: £3.90Leicester South: £3.68Southampton Test: £3.68Leicester South: £3.48

    £3.67£3.68£3.48Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count£3.88£3.90£3.68

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Leicester South £4.77, Southampton Test £4.20Southampton Test: £4.20Leicester South: £4.77Southampton Test: £4.21Leicester South: £4.79Southampton Test: £3.98Leicester South: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Leicester South is higher£4.20£4.21£3.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leicester South £6.49, Southampton Test £4.43Southampton Test: £4.43Leicester South: £6.49Southampton Test: £4.45Leicester South: £6.52Southampton Test: £4.20Leicester South: £6.16

    £6.49£6.52£6.16Leicester South is higher£4.43£4.45£4.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Leicester South 95.1, Southampton Test 122.6Southampton Test: 122.6Leicester South: 95.1

    95.1Southampton Test is higher122.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leicester South 23.7, Southampton Test 19.9Southampton Test: 19.9Leicester South: 23.7

    23.7Leicester South is higher19.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leicester South 17.0, Southampton Test 17.7Southampton Test: 17.7Leicester South: 17.0

    17.0Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count17.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leicester South 62.5, Southampton Test 68.0Southampton Test: 68.0Leicester South: 62.5

    62.5Southampton Test is higherDepends on how you count68.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leicester South 162.9, Southampton Test 144.7Southampton Test: 144.7Leicester South: 162.9

    162.9Leicester South is higher144.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leicester South 19.5, Southampton Test 15.6Southampton Test: 15.6Leicester South: 19.5

    19.5Leicester South is higher15.6

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Leicester South and Southampton Test, per resident
MeasureLeicester SouthSouthampton TestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,533£3,548£3,351£4,019£4,036£3,812Southampton Test
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,262£1,268£1,197£1,562£1,569£1,482Southampton Test
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,516£1,523£1,438£1,553£1,560£1,473Southampton Test
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,011£1,016£959£1,375£1,381£1,304Southampton Test
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£160£161£152£100£101£95Leicester South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£82£83£78Leicester South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.11£6.14£5.80£4.90£4.92£4.65Leicester South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£434£436£412£449£451£426Southampton Test
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£152£152£144Southampton Test
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£86£81£71£71£67Leicester South
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,294£1,300£1,228Southampton Test
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£298£299£282Southampton Test
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£198£187£180£181£171Leicester South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.67£3.68£3.48£3.88£3.90£3.68Southampton Test
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£4.20£4.21£3.98Leicester South
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.49£6.52£6.16£4.43£4.45£4.20Leicester South
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202695.1122.6Southampton Test
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.719.9Leicester South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.017.7Southampton Test
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.568.0Southampton Test
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026162.9144.7Leicester South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.515.6Leicester South

Total

Leicester South is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Southampton Test 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

Leicester South Southampton Test

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Leicester South £440.8m, Southampton Test £458.3mSouthampton Test: £458.3mLeicester South: £440.8mSouthampton Test: £460.2mLeicester South: £442.7mSouthampton Test: £434.7mLeicester South: £418.2m

    £440.8m£442.7m£418.2mSouthampton Test is higher£458.3m£460.2m£434.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Leicester South £157.5m, Southampton Test £178.1mSouthampton Test: £178.1mLeicester South: £157.5mSouthampton Test: £178.9mLeicester South: £158.2mSouthampton Test: £169.0mLeicester South: £149.4m

    £157.5m£158.2m£149.4mSouthampton Test is higher£178.1m£178.9m£169.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Leicester South £189.2m, Southampton Test £177.1mSouthampton Test: £177.1mLeicester South: £189.2mSouthampton Test: £177.9mLeicester South: £190.0mSouthampton Test: £168.0mLeicester South: £179.5m

    £189.2m£190.0m£179.5mLeicester South is higherDepends on how you count£177.1m£177.9m£168.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Leicester South £126.2m, Southampton Test £156.8mSouthampton Test: £156.8mLeicester South: £126.2mSouthampton Test: £157.4mLeicester South: £126.7mSouthampton Test: £148.7mLeicester South: £119.7m

    £126.2m£126.7m£119.7mSouthampton Test is higher£156.8m£157.4m£148.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Leicester South £20.0m, Southampton Test £11.4mSouthampton Test: £11.4mLeicester South: £20.0mSouthampton Test: £11.5mLeicester South: £20.1mSouthampton Test: £10.8mLeicester South: £19.0m

    £20.0m£20.1m£19.0mLeicester South is higher£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leicester South £10.6m, Southampton Test £9.4mSouthampton Test: £9.4mLeicester South: £10.6mSouthampton Test: £9.4mLeicester South: £10.6mSouthampton Test: £8.9mLeicester South: £10.0m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.0mLeicester South is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Leicester South £0.76m, Southampton Test £0.56mSouthampton Test: £0.56mLeicester South: £0.76mSouthampton Test: £0.56mLeicester South: £0.77mSouthampton Test: £0.53mLeicester South: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.77m£0.72mLeicester South is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leicester South £54.2m, Southampton Test £51.2mSouthampton Test: £51.2mLeicester South: £54.2mSouthampton Test: £51.5mLeicester South: £54.4mSouthampton Test: £48.6mLeicester South: £51.4m

    £54.2m£54.4m£51.4mLeicester South is higherDepends on how you count£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Leicester South £10.7m, Southampton Test £17.3mSouthampton Test: £17.3mLeicester South: £10.7mSouthampton Test: £17.4mLeicester South: £10.7mSouthampton Test: £16.4mLeicester South: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mSouthampton Test is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leicester South £10.6m, Southampton Test £8.1mSouthampton Test: £8.1mLeicester South: £10.6mSouthampton Test: £8.1mLeicester South: £10.7mSouthampton Test: £7.7mLeicester South: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.7m£10.1mLeicester South is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Leicester South £152.8m, Southampton Test £147.6mSouthampton Test: £147.6mLeicester South: £152.8mSouthampton Test: £148.2mLeicester South: £153.5mSouthampton Test: £140.0mLeicester South: £145.0m

    £152.8m£153.5m£145.0mLeicester South is higherDepends on how you count£147.6m£148.2m£140.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Leicester South £28.4m, Southampton Test £34.0mSouthampton Test: £34.0mLeicester South: £28.4mSouthampton Test: £34.1mLeicester South: £28.6mSouthampton Test: £32.2mLeicester South: £27.0m

    £28.4m£28.6m£27.0mSouthampton Test is higher£34.0m£34.1m£32.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Leicester South £24.7m, Southampton Test £20.5mSouthampton Test: £20.5mLeicester South: £24.7mSouthampton Test: £20.6mLeicester South: £24.8mSouthampton Test: £19.5mLeicester South: £23.4m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.4mLeicester South is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Leicester South £0.46m, Southampton Test £0.44mSouthampton Test: £0.44mLeicester South: £0.46mSouthampton Test: £0.44mLeicester South: £0.46mSouthampton Test: £0.42mLeicester South: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mLeicester South is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Leicester South £0.59m, Southampton Test £0.48mSouthampton Test: £0.48mLeicester South: £0.59mSouthampton Test: £0.48mLeicester South: £0.60mSouthampton Test: £0.45mLeicester South: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.60m£0.56mLeicester South is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Leicester South £0.81m, Southampton Test £0.51mSouthampton Test: £0.51mLeicester South: £0.81mSouthampton Test: £0.51mLeicester South: £0.81mSouthampton Test: £0.48mLeicester South: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mLeicester South is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Leicester South 11,866, Southampton Test 13,981Southampton Test: 13,981Leicester South: 11,866

    11,866Southampton Test is higher13,981

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Leicester South 2,962, Southampton Test 2,270Southampton Test: 2,270Leicester South: 2,962

    2,962Leicester South is higher2,270

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leicester South 2,117, Southampton Test 2,020Southampton Test: 2,020Leicester South: 2,117

    2,117Leicester South is higherDepends on how you count2,020

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leicester South 7,792, Southampton Test 7,751Southampton Test: 7,751Leicester South: 7,792

    7,792Leicester South is higherDepends on how you count7,751

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Leicester South 20,330, Southampton Test 16,495Southampton Test: 16,495Leicester South: 20,330

    20,330Leicester South is higher16,495

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leicester South 2,437, Southampton Test 1,780Southampton Test: 1,780Leicester South: 2,437

    2,437Leicester South is higher1,780

Show the numbers
Leicester South and Southampton Test, total
MeasureLeicester SouthSouthampton TestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£440.8m£442.7m£418.2m£458.3m£460.2m£434.7mSouthampton Test
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£157.5m£158.2m£149.4m£178.1m£178.9m£169.0mSouthampton Test
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£189.2m£190.0m£179.5m£177.1m£177.9m£168.0mLeicester South
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£126.2m£126.7m£119.7m£156.8m£157.4m£148.7mSouthampton Test
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m£11.4m£11.5m£10.8mLeicester South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mLeicester South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mLeicester South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.2m£54.4m£51.4m£51.2m£51.5m£48.6mLeicester South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mSouthampton Test
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mLeicester South
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£152.8m£153.5m£145.0m£147.6m£148.2m£140.0mLeicester South
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£28.4m£28.6m£27.0m£34.0m£34.1m£32.2mSouthampton Test
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mLeicester South
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mLeicester South
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mLeicester South
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mLeicester South
State Pensiontotal, March 202611,86613,981Southampton Test
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,9622,270Leicester South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,1172,020Leicester South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,7927,751Leicester South
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,33016,495Leicester South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4371,780Leicester South

Sources

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

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  4. 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.
  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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