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Melksham and Devizes and Penistone and Stocksbridge

95,301 and 90,420 residents (mid-2024).

Melksham and Devizes is higher than Penistone and Stocksbridge on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Penistone and Stocksbridge on 17. 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

Melksham and Devizes Penistone and Stocksbridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Penistone and Stocksbridge £4,687Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,687Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,707Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,445Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,687£4,707£4,445

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £12,399, Penistone and Stocksbridge £12,482Penistone and Stocksbridge: £12,482Melksham and Devizes: £12,399Penistone and Stocksbridge: £12,536Melksham and Devizes: £12,452Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,840Melksham and Devizes: £11,761

    £12,399£12,452£11,761Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£12,482£12,536£11,840

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £1,531, Penistone and Stocksbridge £1,520Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,520Melksham and Devizes: £1,531Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,526Melksham and Devizes: £1,538Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,441Melksham and Devizes: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£1,520£1,526£1,441

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £11,581, Penistone and Stocksbridge £11,419Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,419Melksham and Devizes: £11,581Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,468Melksham and Devizes: £11,630Penistone and Stocksbridge: £10,832Melksham and Devizes: £10,985

    £11,581£11,630£10,985Melksham and Devizes is higher£11,419£11,468£10,832

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £228, Penistone and Stocksbridge £314Penistone and Stocksbridge: £314Melksham and Devizes: £228Penistone and Stocksbridge: £315Melksham and Devizes: £229Penistone and Stocksbridge: £297Melksham and Devizes: £216

    £228£229£216Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£314£315£297

  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: Melksham and Devizes £575, Penistone and Stocksbridge £727Penistone and Stocksbridge: £727Melksham and Devizes: £575Penistone and Stocksbridge: £730Melksham and Devizes: £578Penistone and Stocksbridge: £690Melksham and Devizes: £546

    £575£578£546Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£727£730£690

  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: Melksham and Devizes £16, Penistone and Stocksbridge £22Penistone and Stocksbridge: £22Melksham and Devizes: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £22Melksham and Devizes: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £21Melksham and Devizes: £15

    £16£16£15Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £310, Penistone and Stocksbridge £472Penistone and Stocksbridge: £472Melksham and Devizes: £310Penistone and Stocksbridge: £474Melksham and Devizes: £311Penistone and Stocksbridge: £448Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£472£474£448

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Penistone and Stocksbridge £151Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Melksham and Devizes: £130Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Melksham and Devizes: £130Penistone and Stocksbridge: £143Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£151£151£143

  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: Melksham and Devizes £82, Penistone and Stocksbridge £120Penistone and Stocksbridge: £120Melksham and Devizes: £82Penistone and Stocksbridge: £120Melksham and Devizes: £83Penistone and Stocksbridge: £114Melksham and Devizes: £78

    £82£83£78Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£120£120£114

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £1,225, Penistone and Stocksbridge £1,050Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,050Melksham and Devizes: £1,225Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,054Melksham and Devizes: £1,230Penistone and Stocksbridge: £996Melksham and Devizes: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,050£1,054£996

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Penistone and Stocksbridge £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £136Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Melksham and Devizes 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: Melksham and Devizes £213, Penistone and Stocksbridge £335Penistone and Stocksbridge: £335Melksham and Devizes: £213Penistone and Stocksbridge: £336Melksham and Devizes: £213Penistone and Stocksbridge: £317Melksham and Devizes: £202

    £213£213£202Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£335£336£317

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £6.54, Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.23Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.23Melksham and Devizes: £6.54Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.27Melksham and Devizes: £6.56Penistone and Stocksbridge: £7.81Melksham and Devizes: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£8.23£8.27£7.81

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £4.40, Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.86Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.86Melksham and Devizes: £4.40Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.89Melksham and Devizes: £4.41Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.51Melksham and Devizes: £4.17

    £4.40£4.41£4.17Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£6.86£6.89£6.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.52Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.52Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.55Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.08Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£8.52£8.55£8.08

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes 1,015.2, Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,009.1Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,009.1Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Melksham and Devizes is higher1,009.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes 58.9, Penistone and Stocksbridge 87.8Penistone and Stocksbridge: 87.8Melksham and Devizes: 58.9

    58.9Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher87.8

  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: Melksham and Devizes 123.0, Penistone and Stocksbridge 152.6Penistone and Stocksbridge: 152.6Melksham and Devizes: 123.0

    123.0Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher152.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 48.0, Penistone and Stocksbridge 70.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 70.9Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher70.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes 138.9, Penistone and Stocksbridge 144.0Penistone and Stocksbridge: 144.0Melksham and Devizes: 138.9

    138.9Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher144.0

  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: Melksham and Devizes 17.9, Penistone and Stocksbridge 26.5Penistone and Stocksbridge: 26.5Melksham and Devizes: 17.9

    17.9Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher26.5

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Melksham and Devizes and Penistone and Stocksbridge, per person in the age group
MeasureMelksham and DevizesPenistone and StocksbridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,687£4,707£4,445Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,399£12,452£11,761£12,482£12,536£11,840Penistone and Stocksbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,520£1,526£1,441Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,581£11,630£10,985£11,419£11,468£10,832Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£314£315£297Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£575£578£546£727£730£690Penistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£22£22£21Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£472£474£448Penistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£151£151£143Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£82£83£78£120£120£114Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,050£1,054£996Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£144£144£136Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£213£213£202£335£336£317Penistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£8.23£8.27£7.81Penistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.40£4.41£4.17£6.86£6.89£6.51Penistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£8.52£8.55£8.08Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,009.1Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.987.8Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.0152.6Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.070.9Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026138.9144.0Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.926.5Penistone and Stocksbridge

Per resident

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Penistone and Stocksbridge on 17. 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

Melksham and Devizes Penistone and Stocksbridge

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Penistone and Stocksbridge £4,687Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,687Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,707Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,445Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,687£4,707£4,445

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3,050, Penistone and Stocksbridge £3,022Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3,022Melksham and Devizes: £3,050Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3,035Melksham and Devizes: £3,063Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,866Melksham and Devizes: £2,893

    £3,050£3,063£2,893Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£3,022£3,035£2,866

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £879, Penistone and Stocksbridge £890Penistone and Stocksbridge: £890Melksham and Devizes: £879Penistone and Stocksbridge: £894Melksham and Devizes: £883Penistone and Stocksbridge: £844Melksham and Devizes: £834

    £879£883£834Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£890£894£844

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2,849, Penistone and Stocksbridge £2,764Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,764Melksham and Devizes: £2,849Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,776Melksham and Devizes: £2,861Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,622Melksham and Devizes: £2,702

    £2,849£2,861£2,702Melksham and Devizes is higher£2,764£2,776£2,622

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £56, Penistone and Stocksbridge £76Penistone and Stocksbridge: £76Melksham and Devizes: £56Penistone and Stocksbridge: £76Melksham and Devizes: £56Penistone and Stocksbridge: £72Melksham and Devizes: £53

    £56£56£53Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£76£76£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £142, Penistone and Stocksbridge £176Penistone and Stocksbridge: £176Melksham and Devizes: £142Penistone and Stocksbridge: £177Melksham and Devizes: £142Penistone and Stocksbridge: £167Melksham and Devizes: £134

    £142£142£134Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£176£177£167

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3.84, Penistone and Stocksbridge £5.40Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.40Melksham and Devizes: £3.84Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.42Melksham and Devizes: £3.85Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.12Melksham and Devizes: £3.64

    £3.84£3.85£3.64Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£5.40£5.42£5.12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £310, Penistone and Stocksbridge £472Penistone and Stocksbridge: £472Melksham and Devizes: £310Penistone and Stocksbridge: £474Melksham and Devizes: £311Penistone and Stocksbridge: £448Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£472£474£448

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Penistone and Stocksbridge £151Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Melksham and Devizes: £130Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Melksham and Devizes: £130Penistone and Stocksbridge: £143Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£151£151£143

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £47, Penistone and Stocksbridge £70Penistone and Stocksbridge: £70Melksham and Devizes: £47Penistone and Stocksbridge: £71Melksham and Devizes: £48Penistone and Stocksbridge: £67Melksham and Devizes: £45

    £47£48£45Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£70£71£67

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £704, Penistone and Stocksbridge £615Penistone and Stocksbridge: £615Melksham and Devizes: £704Penistone and Stocksbridge: £617Melksham and Devizes: £707Penistone and Stocksbridge: £583Melksham and Devizes: £667

    £704£707£667Melksham and Devizes is higher£615£617£583

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Penistone and Stocksbridge £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £136Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Melksham and Devizes is higher£144£144£136

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £122, Penistone and Stocksbridge £196Penistone and Stocksbridge: £196Melksham and Devizes: £122Penistone and Stocksbridge: £197Melksham and Devizes: £123Penistone and Stocksbridge: £186Melksham and Devizes: £116

    £122£123£116Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£196£197£186

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3.75, Penistone and Stocksbridge £4.82Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.82Melksham and Devizes: £3.75Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.84Melksham and Devizes: £3.77Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.57Melksham and Devizes: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2.52, Penistone and Stocksbridge £4.02Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.02Melksham and Devizes: £2.52Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.03Melksham and Devizes: £2.53Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3.81Melksham and Devizes: £2.39

    £2.52£2.53£2.39Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£4.02£4.03£3.81

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.52Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.52Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.55Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.08Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£8.52£8.55£8.08

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 249.8, Penistone and Stocksbridge 244.3Penistone and Stocksbridge: 244.3Melksham and Devizes: 249.8

    249.8Melksham and Devizes is higher244.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 14.5, Penistone and Stocksbridge 21.3Penistone and Stocksbridge: 21.3Melksham and Devizes: 14.5

    14.5Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher21.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 30.3, Penistone and Stocksbridge 37.0Penistone and Stocksbridge: 37.0Melksham and Devizes: 30.3

    30.3Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher37.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 48.0, Penistone and Stocksbridge 70.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 70.9Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher70.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 79.8, Penistone and Stocksbridge 84.3Penistone and Stocksbridge: 84.3Melksham and Devizes: 79.8

    79.8Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher84.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 10.3, Penistone and Stocksbridge 15.5Penistone and Stocksbridge: 15.5Melksham and Devizes: 10.3

    10.3Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher15.5

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Melksham and Devizes and Penistone and Stocksbridge, per resident
MeasureMelksham and DevizesPenistone and StocksbridgeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,687£4,707£4,445Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,050£3,063£2,893£3,022£3,035£2,866Melksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£879£883£834£890£894£844Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,849£2,861£2,702£2,764£2,776£2,622Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£76£76£72Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£176£177£167Penistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.84£3.85£3.64£5.40£5.42£5.12Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£472£474£448Penistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£151£151£143Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£48£45£70£71£67Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£704£707£667£615£617£583Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£144£144£136Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£196£197£186Penistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£4.82£4.84£4.57Penistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.52£2.53£2.39£4.02£4.03£3.81Penistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£8.52£8.55£8.08Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.8244.3Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.521.3Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.337.0Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.070.9Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.884.3Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.315.5Penistone and Stocksbridge

Total

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Penistone and Stocksbridge on 15. 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

Melksham and Devizes Penistone and Stocksbridge

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £430.8m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £423.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £423.8mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £425.6mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £402.0mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6m

    £430.8m£432.6m£408.6mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £290.7m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £273.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £273.2mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £274.4mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £259.2mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7m

    £290.7m£291.9m£275.7mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£273.2m£274.4m£259.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £83.8m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £80.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £80.5mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £80.8mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £76.3mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5m

    £83.8m£84.2m£79.5mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£80.5m£80.8m£76.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes £271.5m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £249.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £249.9mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £251.0mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £237.1mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.5mMelksham and Devizes is higher£249.9m£251.0m£237.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £5.3m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.9mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.9mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.5mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.4m£5.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.5m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £15.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £15.9mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £16.0mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £15.1mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.37m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.49mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.49mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.49mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.46mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £29.5m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £42.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £42.7mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £42.9mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £40.5mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0m

    £29.5m£29.7m£28.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£42.7m£42.9m£40.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £12.4m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £13.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.6mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.7mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £12.9mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £4.5m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.4mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.4mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.0mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £67.0m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £55.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £55.6mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £55.8mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £52.7mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mMelksham and Devizes is higher£55.6m£55.8m£52.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.7m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £13.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.0mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.0mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £12.3mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mMelksham and Devizes is higher£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £11.6m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £17.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £17.7mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £17.8mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £16.8mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.36m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.44mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.44mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.44mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.41mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.24m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.36mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.34mMelksham and Devizes: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.71m, Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.77mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.77mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.77mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.73mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes 23,802, Penistone and Stocksbridge 22,087Penistone and Stocksbridge: 22,087Melksham and Devizes: 23,802

    23,802Melksham and Devizes is higher22,087

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 1,380, Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,921Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,921Melksham and Devizes: 1,380

    1,380Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher1,921

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 2,884, Penistone and Stocksbridge 3,341Penistone and Stocksbridge: 3,341Melksham and Devizes: 2,884

    2,884Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher3,341

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 4,574, Penistone and Stocksbridge 6,411Penistone and Stocksbridge: 6,411Melksham and Devizes: 4,574

    4,574Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher6,411

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 7,601, Penistone and Stocksbridge 7,623Penistone and Stocksbridge: 7,623Melksham and Devizes: 7,601

    7,601Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher7,623

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 982, Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,402Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,402Melksham and Devizes: 982

    982Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher1,402

Show the numbers
Melksham and Devizes and Penistone and Stocksbridge, total
MeasureMelksham and DevizesPenistone and StocksbridgeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m£423.8m£425.6m£402.0mMelksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m£273.2m£274.4m£259.2mMelksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m£80.5m£80.8m£76.3mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m£249.9m£251.0m£237.1mMelksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m£6.9m£6.9m£6.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m£42.7m£42.9m£40.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£6.4m£6.4m£6.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£55.6m£55.8m£52.7mMelksham and Devizes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£13.0m£13.0m£12.3mMelksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPenistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,80222,087Melksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3801,921Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8843,341Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5746,411Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6017,623Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269821,402Penistone and Stocksbridge

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  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.
  11. 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.