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Loughborough and Bath
Loughborough is higher than Bath on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.
On 4 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
Loughborough is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bath 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
Loughborough Bath
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,739£3,755£3,547Loughborough is higher£3,474£3,489£3,295
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,959£13,015£12,293Loughborough is higher£12,599£12,653£11,951
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,423£1,429£1,350Loughborough is higher£1,241£1,247£1,178
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,865£11,915£11,254Loughborough is higher£11,573£11,622£10,977
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£370£372£351Bath is higherDepends on how you count£377£378£357
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£703£706£666Loughborough is higher£628£631£596
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£22£22£21Bath is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£371£373£352Loughborough is higher£296£297£281
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£89£89£84Loughborough is higherDepends on how you count£86£87£82
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£81£81£77Loughborough is higher£51£51£48
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,092£1,097£1,036Loughborough is higher£1,009£1,013£957
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£169£170£161Bath is higher£199£200£189
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£241£242£229Loughborough is higher£175£176£166
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.90£4.92£4.65Loughborough is higherDepends on how you count£4.72£4.74£4.48
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.67£3.68£3.48Loughborough is higher£2.01£2.02£1.91
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.77£6.80£6.42Loughborough is higher£5.29£5.31£5.02
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,025.9Loughborough is higher1,019.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
86.3Bath is higher89.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
144.9Loughborough is higher129.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
53.4Loughborough is higher43.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
138.3Loughborough is higher104.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.4Loughborough is higher10.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Loughborough | Bath | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,739£3,755£3,547 | £3,474£3,489£3,295 | Loughborough |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,959£13,015£12,293 | £12,599£12,653£11,951 | Loughborough |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,423£1,429£1,350 | £1,241£1,247£1,178 | Loughborough |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,865£11,915£11,254 | £11,573£11,622£10,977 | Loughborough |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £370£372£351 | £377£378£357 | Bath |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £703£706£666 | £628£631£596 | Loughborough |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £22£22£21 | £22£22£21 | Bath |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £371£373£352 | £296£297£281 | Loughborough |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £89£89£84 | £86£87£82 | Loughborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £81£81£77 | £51£51£48 | Loughborough |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,092£1,097£1,036 | £1,009£1,013£957 | Loughborough |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £169£170£161 | £199£200£189 | Bath |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £241£242£229 | £175£176£166 | Loughborough |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.90£4.92£4.65 | £4.72£4.74£4.48 | Loughborough |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.67£3.68£3.48 | £2.01£2.02£1.91 | Loughborough |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.77£6.80£6.42 | £5.29£5.31£5.02 | Loughborough |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,025.9 | 1,019.6 | Loughborough |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 86.3 | 89.3 | Bath |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 144.9 | 129.8 | Loughborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 53.4 | 43.5 | Loughborough |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 138.3 | 104.5 | Loughborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.4 | 10.7 | Loughborough |
Per resident
Loughborough is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Bath on 2. 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
Loughborough Bath
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,739£3,755£3,547Loughborough is higher£3,474£3,489£3,295
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,152£2,161£2,041Loughborough is higher£2,031£2,040£1,927
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£952£956£903Loughborough is higher£856£860£812
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,970£1,979£1,869Loughborough is higher£1,866£1,874£1,770
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£61£62£58Loughborough is higherDepends on how you count£61£61£58
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111Loughborough is higher£101£102£96
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.65£3.66£3.46Loughborough is higherDepends on how you count£3.56£3.58£3.38
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£371£373£352Loughborough is higher£296£297£281
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£89£89£84Loughborough is higherDepends on how you count£86£87£82
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£54£54£51Loughborough is higher£35£35£33
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£730£734£693Loughborough is higher£696£698£660
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£169£170£161Bath is higher£199£200£189
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£161£162£153Loughborough is higher£121£121£115
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.28£3.29£3.11Loughborough is higherDepends on how you count£3.26£3.27£3.09
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.46£2.47£2.33Loughborough is higher£1.39£1.40£1.32
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.77£6.80£6.42Loughborough is higher£5.29£5.31£5.02
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
170.4Loughborough is higher164.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.3Bath is higher14.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.1Loughborough is higher20.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
53.4Loughborough is higher43.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
92.5Loughborough is higher72.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.3Loughborough is higher7.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Loughborough | Bath | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,739£3,755£3,547 | £3,474£3,489£3,295 | Loughborough |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,152£2,161£2,041 | £2,031£2,040£1,927 | Loughborough |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £952£956£903 | £856£860£812 | Loughborough |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,970£1,979£1,869 | £1,866£1,874£1,770 | Loughborough |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £61£62£58 | £61£61£58 | Loughborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £101£102£96 | Loughborough |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.65£3.66£3.46 | £3.56£3.58£3.38 | Loughborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £371£373£352 | £296£297£281 | Loughborough |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £89£89£84 | £86£87£82 | Loughborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £54£54£51 | £35£35£33 | Loughborough |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £730£734£693 | £696£698£660 | Loughborough |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £169£170£161 | £199£200£189 | Bath |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £161£162£153 | £121£121£115 | Loughborough |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.28£3.29£3.11 | £3.26£3.27£3.09 | Loughborough |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.46£2.47£2.33 | £1.39£1.40£1.32 | Loughborough |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.77£6.80£6.42 | £5.29£5.31£5.02 | Loughborough |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 170.4 | 164.4 | Loughborough |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.3 | 14.4 | Bath |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.1 | 20.9 | Loughborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 53.4 | 43.5 | Loughborough |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 92.5 | 72.1 | Loughborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.3 | 7.4 | Loughborough |
Total
Loughborough is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Bath 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
Loughborough Bath
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£386.0m£387.7m£366.2mLoughborough is higher£370.1m£371.7m£351.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£222.1m£223.1m£210.7mLoughborough is higher£216.4m£217.3m£205.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£98.2m£98.7m£93.2mLoughborough is higher£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£203.4m£204.3m£192.9mLoughborough is higher£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mBath is higherDepends on how you count£6.5m£6.5m£6.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mLoughborough is higher£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mBath is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£38.3m£38.5m£36.3mLoughborough is higher£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.1m£9.2m£8.7mBath is higherDepends on how you count£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mLoughborough is higher£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£75.4m£75.7m£71.5mLoughborough is higher£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mBath is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mLoughborough is higher£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mBath is higherDepends on how you count£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mLoughborough is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mLoughborough is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,586Loughborough is higher17,513
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,479Bath is higher1,533
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,484Loughborough is higher2,229
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,511Loughborough is higher4,636
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,545Loughborough is higher7,677
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,268Loughborough is higher788
Show the numbers
| Measure | Loughborough | Bath | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £386.0m£387.7m£366.2m | £370.1m£371.7m£351.1m | Loughborough |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £222.1m£223.1m£210.7m | £216.4m£217.3m£205.3m | Loughborough |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £98.2m£98.7m£93.2m | £91.2m£91.6m£86.5m | Loughborough |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £203.4m£204.3m£192.9m | £198.8m£199.6m£188.6m | Loughborough |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.3m£6.4m£6.0m | £6.5m£6.5m£6.1m | Bath |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.0m£12.1m£11.4m | £10.8m£10.8m£10.2m | Loughborough |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | Bath |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £38.3m£38.5m£36.3m | £31.6m£31.7m£29.9m | Loughborough |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.1m£9.2m£8.7m | £9.2m£9.2m£8.7m | Bath |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | £3.7m£3.7m£3.5m | Loughborough |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £75.4m£75.7m£71.5m | £74.1m£74.4m£70.3m | Loughborough |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £17.5m£17.6m£16.6m | £21.2m£21.3m£20.1m | Bath |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £16.6m£16.7m£15.8m | £12.9m£12.9m£12.2m | Loughborough |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | £0.35m£0.35m£0.33m | Bath |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.25m£0.25m£0.24m | £0.15m£0.15m£0.14m | Loughborough |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.70m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.56m£0.57m£0.54m | Loughborough |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,586 | 17,513 | Loughborough |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,479 | 1,533 | Bath |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,484 | 2,229 | Loughborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,511 | 4,636 | Loughborough |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,545 | 7,677 | Loughborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,268 | 788 | Loughborough |
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.