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Maldon and Melksham and Devizes

103,246 and 95,301 residents (mid-2024).

Maldon is higher than Melksham and Devizes on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 9 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Maldon is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes on 9. 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

Maldon Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Maldon £4,457, Melksham and Devizes £4,520Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Maldon: £4,457Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Maldon: £4,476Melksham and Devizes: £4,288Maldon: £4,228

    £4,457£4,476£4,228Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£4,520£4,540£4,288

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Maldon £12,796, Melksham and Devizes £12,399Melksham and Devizes: £12,399Maldon: £12,796Melksham and Devizes: £12,452Maldon: £12,851Melksham and Devizes: £11,761Maldon: £12,138

    £12,796£12,851£12,138Maldon is higher£12,399£12,452£11,761

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Maldon £1,429, Melksham and Devizes £1,531Melksham and Devizes: £1,531Maldon: £1,429Melksham and Devizes: £1,538Maldon: £1,435Melksham and Devizes: £1,452Maldon: £1,356

    £1,429£1,435£1,356Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£1,531£1,538£1,452

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Maldon £11,911, Melksham and Devizes £11,581Melksham and Devizes: £11,581Maldon: £11,911Melksham and Devizes: £11,630Maldon: £11,962Melksham and Devizes: £10,985Maldon: £11,298

    £11,911£11,962£11,298Maldon is higherDepends on how you count£11,581£11,630£10,985

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Maldon £273, Melksham and Devizes £228Melksham and Devizes: £228Maldon: £273Melksham and Devizes: £229Maldon: £274Melksham and Devizes: £216Maldon: £259

    £273£274£259Maldon is higher£228£229£216

  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: Maldon £594, Melksham and Devizes £575Melksham and Devizes: £575Maldon: £594Melksham and Devizes: £578Maldon: £596Melksham and Devizes: £546Maldon: £563

    £594£596£563Maldon is higher£575£578£546

  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: Maldon £18, Melksham and Devizes £16Melksham and Devizes: £16Maldon: £18Melksham and Devizes: £16Maldon: £18Melksham and Devizes: £15Maldon: £17

    £18£18£17Maldon is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Maldon £302, Melksham and Devizes £310Melksham and Devizes: £310Maldon: £302Melksham and Devizes: £311Maldon: £304Melksham and Devizes: £294Maldon: £287

    £302£304£287Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£310£311£294

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Maldon £121, Melksham and Devizes £130Melksham and Devizes: £130Maldon: £121Melksham and Devizes: £130Maldon: £122Melksham and Devizes: £123Maldon: £115

    £121£122£115Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£130£130£123

  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: Maldon £95, Melksham and Devizes £82Melksham and Devizes: £82Maldon: £95Melksham and Devizes: £83Maldon: £95Melksham and Devizes: £78Maldon: £90

    £95£95£90Maldon is higher£82£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Maldon £1,119, Melksham and Devizes £1,225Melksham and Devizes: £1,225Maldon: £1,119Melksham and Devizes: £1,230Maldon: £1,123Melksham and Devizes: £1,162Maldon: £1,061

    £1,119£1,123£1,061Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£1,225£1,230£1,162

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Maldon £144, Melksham and Devizes £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Maldon: £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Maldon: £145Melksham and Devizes: £136Maldon: £137

    £144£145£137Maldon is higher£144£144£136

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Maldon £203, Melksham and Devizes £213Melksham and Devizes: £213Maldon: £203Melksham and Devizes: £213Maldon: £204Melksham and Devizes: £202Maldon: £193

    £203£204£193Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£213£213£202

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Maldon £6.88, Melksham and Devizes £6.54Melksham and Devizes: £6.54Maldon: £6.88Melksham and Devizes: £6.56Maldon: £6.91Melksham and Devizes: £6.20Maldon: £6.53

    £6.88£6.91£6.53Maldon is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Maldon £5.28, Melksham and Devizes £4.40Melksham and Devizes: £4.40Maldon: £5.28Melksham and Devizes: £4.41Maldon: £5.30Melksham and Devizes: £4.17Maldon: £5.01

    £5.28£5.30£5.01Maldon is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Maldon £6.37, Melksham and Devizes £7.49Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Maldon: £6.37Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Maldon: £6.39Melksham and Devizes: £7.10Maldon: £6.04

    £6.37£6.39£6.04Melksham and Devizes is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Maldon 1,030.2, Melksham and Devizes 1,015.2Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2Maldon: 1,030.2

    1,030.2Maldon is higherDepends on how you count1,015.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Maldon 70.4, Melksham and Devizes 58.9Melksham and Devizes: 58.9Maldon: 70.4

    70.4Maldon is higher58.9

  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: Maldon 128.9, Melksham and Devizes 123.0Melksham and Devizes: 123.0Maldon: 128.9

    128.9Maldon is higher123.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maldon 47.4, Melksham and Devizes 48.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0Maldon: 47.4

    47.4Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count48.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Maldon 124.8, Melksham and Devizes 138.9Melksham and Devizes: 138.9Maldon: 124.8

    124.8Melksham and Devizes is higher138.9

  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: Maldon 21.4, Melksham and Devizes 17.9Melksham and Devizes: 17.9Maldon: 21.4

    21.4Maldon is higher17.9

Show the numbers
Maldon and Melksham and Devizes, per person in the age group
MeasureMaldonMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,457£4,476£4,228£4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,796£12,851£12,138£12,399£12,452£11,761Maldon
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,429£1,435£1,356£1,531£1,538£1,452Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,911£11,962£11,298£11,581£11,630£10,985Maldon
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£273£274£259£228£229£216Maldon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£594£596£563£575£578£546Maldon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16£16£15Maldon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£302£304£287£310£311£294Melksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£130£130£123Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90£82£83£78Maldon
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,119£1,123£1,061£1,225£1,230£1,162Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£144£144£136Maldon
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£203£204£193£213£213£202Melksham and Devizes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53£6.54£6.56£6.20Maldon
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.28£5.30£5.01£4.40£4.41£4.17Maldon
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.37£6.39£6.04£7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,030.21,015.2Maldon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202670.458.9Maldon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.9123.0Maldon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.448.0Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026124.8138.9Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.417.9Maldon

Per resident

Maldon is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes 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

Maldon Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Maldon £4,457, Melksham and Devizes £4,520Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Maldon: £4,457Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Maldon: £4,476Melksham and Devizes: £4,288Maldon: £4,228

    £4,457£4,476£4,228Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£4,520£4,540£4,288

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Maldon £3,052, Melksham and Devizes £3,050Melksham and Devizes: £3,050Maldon: £3,052Melksham and Devizes: £3,063Maldon: £3,065Melksham and Devizes: £2,893Maldon: £2,895

    £3,052£3,065£2,895Maldon is higher£3,050£3,063£2,893

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Maldon £831, Melksham and Devizes £879Melksham and Devizes: £879Maldon: £831Melksham and Devizes: £883Maldon: £835Melksham and Devizes: £834Maldon: £788

    £831£835£788Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£879£883£834

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Maldon £2,841, Melksham and Devizes £2,849Melksham and Devizes: £2,849Maldon: £2,841Melksham and Devizes: £2,861Maldon: £2,853Melksham and Devizes: £2,702Maldon: £2,695

    £2,841£2,853£2,695Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£2,849£2,861£2,702

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Maldon £65, Melksham and Devizes £56Melksham and Devizes: £56Maldon: £65Melksham and Devizes: £56Maldon: £65Melksham and Devizes: £53Maldon: £62

    £65£65£62Maldon is higher£56£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Maldon £142, Melksham and Devizes £142Melksham and Devizes: £142Maldon: £142Melksham and Devizes: £142Maldon: £142Melksham and Devizes: £134Maldon: £134

    £142£142£134Maldon is higher£142£142£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Maldon £4.36, Melksham and Devizes £3.84Melksham and Devizes: £3.84Maldon: £4.36Melksham and Devizes: £3.85Maldon: £4.38Melksham and Devizes: £3.64Maldon: £4.14

    £4.36£4.38£4.14Maldon is higher£3.84£3.85£3.64

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Maldon £302, Melksham and Devizes £310Melksham and Devizes: £310Maldon: £302Melksham and Devizes: £311Maldon: £304Melksham and Devizes: £294Maldon: £287

    £302£304£287Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£310£311£294

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Maldon £121, Melksham and Devizes £130Melksham and Devizes: £130Maldon: £121Melksham and Devizes: £130Maldon: £122Melksham and Devizes: £123Maldon: £115

    £121£122£115Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£130£130£123

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Maldon £55, Melksham and Devizes £47Melksham and Devizes: £47Maldon: £55Melksham and Devizes: £48Maldon: £55Melksham and Devizes: £45Maldon: £52

    £55£55£52Maldon is higher£47£48£45

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Maldon £650, Melksham and Devizes £704Melksham and Devizes: £704Maldon: £650Melksham and Devizes: £707Maldon: £653Melksham and Devizes: £667Maldon: £617

    £650£653£617Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£704£707£667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Maldon £144, Melksham and Devizes £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Maldon: £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Maldon: £145Melksham and Devizes: £136Maldon: £137

    £144£145£137Maldon is higher£144£144£136

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Maldon £118, Melksham and Devizes £122Melksham and Devizes: £122Maldon: £118Melksham and Devizes: £123Maldon: £119Melksham and Devizes: £116Maldon: £112

    £118£119£112Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Maldon £4.00, Melksham and Devizes £3.75Melksham and Devizes: £3.75Maldon: £4.00Melksham and Devizes: £3.77Maldon: £4.01Melksham and Devizes: £3.56Maldon: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Maldon is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Maldon £3.07, Melksham and Devizes £2.52Melksham and Devizes: £2.52Maldon: £3.07Melksham and Devizes: £2.53Maldon: £3.08Melksham and Devizes: £2.39Maldon: £2.91

    £3.07£3.08£2.91Maldon is higher£2.52£2.53£2.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Maldon £6.37, Melksham and Devizes £7.49Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Maldon: £6.37Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Maldon: £6.39Melksham and Devizes: £7.10Maldon: £6.04

    £6.37£6.39£6.04Melksham and Devizes is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Maldon 245.7, Melksham and Devizes 249.8Melksham and Devizes: 249.8Maldon: 245.7

    245.7Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count249.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Maldon 16.8, Melksham and Devizes 14.5Melksham and Devizes: 14.5Maldon: 16.8

    16.8Maldon is higher14.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maldon 30.7, Melksham and Devizes 30.3Melksham and Devizes: 30.3Maldon: 30.7

    30.7Maldon is higher30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maldon 47.4, Melksham and Devizes 48.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0Maldon: 47.4

    47.4Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count48.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Maldon 72.6, Melksham and Devizes 79.8Melksham and Devizes: 79.8Maldon: 72.6

    72.6Melksham and Devizes is higher79.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Maldon 12.4, Melksham and Devizes 10.3Melksham and Devizes: 10.3Maldon: 12.4

    12.4Maldon is higher10.3

Show the numbers
Maldon and Melksham and Devizes, per resident
MeasureMaldonMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,457£4,476£4,228£4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,052£3,065£2,895£3,050£3,063£2,893Maldon
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£831£835£788£879£883£834Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,841£2,853£2,695£2,849£2,861£2,702Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£65£62£56£56£53Maldon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£142£142£134Maldon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.36£4.38£4.14£3.84£3.85£3.64Maldon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£302£304£287£310£311£294Melksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£130£130£123Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£47£48£45Maldon
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£650£653£617£704£707£667Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£144£144£136Maldon
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112£122£123£116Melksham and Devizes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£3.75£3.77£3.56Maldon
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.07£3.08£2.91£2.52£2.53£2.39Maldon
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.37£6.39£6.04£7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026245.7249.8Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.814.5Maldon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.730.3Maldon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.448.0Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202672.679.8Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.410.3Maldon

Total

Maldon is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes 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

Maldon Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Maldon £460.2m, Melksham and Devizes £430.8mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mMaldon: £460.2mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mMaldon: £462.2mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6mMaldon: £436.5m

    £460.2m£462.2m£436.5mMaldon is higherDepends on how you count£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Maldon £315.1m, Melksham and Devizes £290.7mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mMaldon: £315.1mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mMaldon: £316.5mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7mMaldon: £298.9m

    £315.1m£316.5m£298.9mMaldon is higher£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Maldon £85.8m, Melksham and Devizes £83.8mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mMaldon: £85.8mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mMaldon: £86.2mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5mMaldon: £81.4m

    £85.8m£86.2m£81.4mMaldon is higherDepends on how you count£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Maldon £293.3m, Melksham and Devizes £271.5mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mMaldon: £293.3mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mMaldon: £294.6mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5mMaldon: £278.2m

    £293.3m£294.6m£278.2mMaldon is higherDepends on how you count£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Maldon £6.7m, Melksham and Devizes £5.3mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mMaldon: £6.7mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mMaldon: £6.7mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1mMaldon: £6.4m

    £6.7m£6.7m£6.4mMaldon is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Maldon £14.6m, Melksham and Devizes £13.5mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mMaldon: £14.6mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mMaldon: £14.7mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8mMaldon: £13.9m

    £14.6m£14.7m£13.9mMaldon is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Maldon £0.45m, Melksham and Devizes £0.37mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mMaldon: £0.45mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mMaldon: £0.45mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35mMaldon: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mMaldon is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Maldon £31.2m, Melksham and Devizes £29.5mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mMaldon: £31.2mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mMaldon: £31.3mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0mMaldon: £29.6m

    £31.2m£31.3m£29.6mMaldon is higherDepends on how you count£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Maldon £12.5m, Melksham and Devizes £12.4mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mMaldon: £12.5mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mMaldon: £12.6mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mMaldon: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mMaldon is higherDepends on how you count£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Maldon £5.7m, Melksham and Devizes £4.5mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mMaldon: £5.7mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mMaldon: £5.7mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3mMaldon: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.7m£5.4mMaldon is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Maldon £67.2m, Melksham and Devizes £67.0mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mMaldon: £67.2mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mMaldon: £67.4mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6mMaldon: £63.7m

    £67.2m£67.4m£63.7mMaldon is higherDepends on how you count£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Maldon £14.9m, Melksham and Devizes £13.7mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mMaldon: £14.9mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mMaldon: £15.0mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0mMaldon: £14.1m

    £14.9m£15.0m£14.1mMaldon is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Maldon £12.2m, Melksham and Devizes £11.6mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mMaldon: £12.2mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mMaldon: £12.3mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0mMaldon: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mMaldon is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Maldon £0.41m, Melksham and Devizes £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mMaldon: £0.41mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mMaldon: £0.41mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34mMaldon: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMaldon is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Maldon £0.32m, Melksham and Devizes £0.24mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mMaldon: £0.32mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mMaldon: £0.32mMelksham and Devizes: £0.23mMaldon: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mMaldon is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Maldon £0.66m, Melksham and Devizes £0.71mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mMaldon: £0.66mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mMaldon: £0.66mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68mMaldon: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Maldon 25,369, Melksham and Devizes 23,802Melksham and Devizes: 23,802Maldon: 25,369

    25,369Maldon is higherDepends on how you count23,802

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Maldon 1,733, Melksham and Devizes 1,380Melksham and Devizes: 1,380Maldon: 1,733

    1,733Maldon is higher1,380

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Maldon 3,174, Melksham and Devizes 2,884Melksham and Devizes: 2,884Maldon: 3,174

    3,174Maldon is higher2,884

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Maldon 4,896, Melksham and Devizes 4,574Melksham and Devizes: 4,574Maldon: 4,896

    4,896Maldon is higherDepends on how you count4,574

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Maldon 7,495, Melksham and Devizes 7,601Melksham and Devizes: 7,601Maldon: 7,495

    7,495Melksham and Devizes is higher7,601

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Maldon 1,282, Melksham and Devizes 982Melksham and Devizes: 982Maldon: 1,282

    1,282Maldon is higher982

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Maldon and Melksham and Devizes, total
MeasureMaldonMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£460.2m£462.2m£436.5m£430.8m£432.6m£408.6mMaldon
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£315.1m£316.5m£298.9m£290.7m£291.9m£275.7mMaldon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£85.8m£86.2m£81.4m£83.8m£84.2m£79.5mMaldon
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£293.3m£294.6m£278.2m£271.5m£272.7m£257.5mMaldon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.7m£6.7m£6.4m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mMaldon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mMaldon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mMaldon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.2m£31.3m£29.6m£29.5m£29.7m£28.0mMaldon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£12.4m£12.4m£11.7mMaldon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMaldon
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.2m£67.4m£63.7m£67.0m£67.3m£63.6mMaldon
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.9m£15.0m£14.1m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mMaldon
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£11.6m£11.7m£11.0mMaldon
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMaldon
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mMaldon
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,36923,802Maldon
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7331,380Maldon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1742,884Maldon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,8964,574Maldon
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,4957,601Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,282982Maldon

Sources

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

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  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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