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Melksham and Devizes and Salisbury

95,301 and 94,654 residents (mid-2024).

Melksham and Devizes is higher than Salisbury on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 2 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Salisbury £4,450Salisbury: £4,450Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Salisbury: £4,468Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Salisbury: £4,221Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes is higher£4,450£4,468£4,221

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £12,399, Salisbury £12,407Salisbury: £12,407Melksham and Devizes: £12,399Salisbury: £12,460Melksham and Devizes: £12,452Salisbury: £11,769Melksham and Devizes: £11,761

    £12,399£12,452£11,761Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£12,407£12,460£11,769

  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, Salisbury £1,536Salisbury: £1,536Melksham and Devizes: £1,531Salisbury: £1,542Melksham and Devizes: £1,538Salisbury: £1,457Melksham and Devizes: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Salisbury is higher£1,536£1,542£1,457

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £11,581, Salisbury £11,515Salisbury: £11,515Melksham and Devizes: £11,581Salisbury: £11,564Melksham and Devizes: £11,630Salisbury: £10,922Melksham and Devizes: £10,985

    £11,581£11,630£10,985Melksham and Devizes is higher£11,515£11,564£10,922

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £228, Salisbury £270Salisbury: £270Melksham and Devizes: £228Salisbury: £271Melksham and Devizes: £229Salisbury: £256Melksham and Devizes: £216

    £228£229£216Salisbury is higher£270£271£256

  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, Salisbury £606Salisbury: £606Melksham and Devizes: £575Salisbury: £609Melksham and Devizes: £578Salisbury: £575Melksham and Devizes: £546

    £575£578£546Salisbury is higher£606£609£575

  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, Salisbury £16Salisbury: £16Melksham and Devizes: £16Salisbury: £16Melksham and Devizes: £16Salisbury: £15Melksham and Devizes: £15

    £16£16£15Salisbury 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: Melksham and Devizes £310, Salisbury £327Salisbury: £327Melksham and Devizes: £310Salisbury: £328Melksham and Devizes: £311Salisbury: £310Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Salisbury is higher£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Salisbury £96Salisbury: £96Melksham and Devizes: £130Salisbury: £96Melksham and Devizes: £130Salisbury: £91Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes is higher£96£96£91

  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, Salisbury £78Salisbury: £78Melksham and Devizes: £82Salisbury: £78Melksham and Devizes: £83Salisbury: £74Melksham and Devizes: £78

    £82£83£78Melksham and Devizes is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £1,225, Salisbury £1,238Salisbury: £1,238Melksham and Devizes: £1,225Salisbury: £1,243Melksham and Devizes: £1,230Salisbury: £1,174Melksham and Devizes: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Salisbury is higher£1,238£1,243£1,174

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Salisbury £161Salisbury: £161Melksham and Devizes: £144Salisbury: £161Melksham and Devizes: £144Salisbury: £152Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Salisbury is higher£161£161£152

  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, Salisbury £213Salisbury: £213Melksham and Devizes: £213Salisbury: £214Melksham and Devizes: £213Salisbury: £202Melksham and Devizes: £202

    £213£213£202Salisbury is higher£213£214£202

  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, Salisbury £3.94Salisbury: £3.94Melksham and Devizes: £6.54Salisbury: £3.96Melksham and Devizes: £6.56Salisbury: £3.74Melksham and Devizes: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Melksham and Devizes is higher£3.94£3.96£3.74

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £4.40, Salisbury £2.16Salisbury: £2.16Melksham and Devizes: £4.40Salisbury: £2.17Melksham and Devizes: £4.41Salisbury: £2.05Melksham and Devizes: £4.17

    £4.40£4.41£4.17Melksham and Devizes is higher£2.16£2.17£2.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Salisbury £5.45Salisbury: £5.45Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Salisbury: £5.47Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Salisbury: £5.17Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  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, Salisbury 1,010.4Salisbury: 1,010.4Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Melksham and Devizes is higher1,010.4

  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, Salisbury 67.1Salisbury: 67.1Melksham and Devizes: 58.9

    58.9Salisbury is higher67.1

  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, Salisbury 130.7Salisbury: 130.7Melksham and Devizes: 123.0

    123.0Salisbury is higher130.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 48.0, Salisbury 48.3Salisbury: 48.3Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count48.3

  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, Salisbury 139.6Salisbury: 139.6Melksham and Devizes: 138.9

    138.9Salisbury is higher139.6

  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, Salisbury 17.4Salisbury: 17.4Melksham and Devizes: 17.9

    17.9Melksham and Devizes is higher17.4

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Melksham and Devizes and Salisbury, per person in the age group
MeasureMelksham and DevizesSalisburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,450£4,468£4,221Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,399£12,452£11,761£12,407£12,460£11,769Salisbury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,536£1,542£1,457Salisbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,581£11,630£10,985£11,515£11,564£10,922Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£270£271£256Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£575£578£546£606£609£575Salisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£16£16£15Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£327£328£310Salisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£96£96£91Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£82£83£78£78£78£74Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,238£1,243£1,174Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£161£161£152Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£213£213£202£213£214£202Salisbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£3.94£3.96£3.74Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.40£4.41£4.17£2.16£2.17£2.05Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£5.45£5.47£5.17Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,010.4Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.967.1Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.0130.7Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.048.3Salisbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026138.9139.6Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.917.4Melksham and Devizes

Per resident

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Salisbury 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

Melksham and Devizes Salisbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Salisbury £4,450Salisbury: £4,450Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Salisbury: £4,468Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Salisbury: £4,221Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes is higher£4,450£4,468£4,221

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3,050, Salisbury £2,973Salisbury: £2,973Melksham and Devizes: £3,050Salisbury: £2,986Melksham and Devizes: £3,063Salisbury: £2,820Melksham and Devizes: £2,893

    £3,050£3,063£2,893Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£2,973£2,986£2,820

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £879, Salisbury £888Salisbury: £888Melksham and Devizes: £879Salisbury: £892Melksham and Devizes: £883Salisbury: £842Melksham and Devizes: £834

    £879£883£834Salisbury is higher£888£892£842

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2,849, Salisbury £2,759Salisbury: £2,759Melksham and Devizes: £2,849Salisbury: £2,771Melksham and Devizes: £2,861Salisbury: £2,617Melksham and Devizes: £2,702

    £2,849£2,861£2,702Melksham and Devizes is higher£2,759£2,771£2,617

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £56, Salisbury £65Salisbury: £65Melksham and Devizes: £56Salisbury: £65Melksham and Devizes: £56Salisbury: £61Melksham and Devizes: £53

    £56£56£53Salisbury is higher£65£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £142, Salisbury £145Salisbury: £145Melksham and Devizes: £142Salisbury: £146Melksham and Devizes: £142Salisbury: £138Melksham and Devizes: £134

    £142£142£134Salisbury is higher£145£146£138

  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, Salisbury £3.91Salisbury: £3.91Melksham and Devizes: £3.84Salisbury: £3.93Melksham and Devizes: £3.85Salisbury: £3.71Melksham and Devizes: £3.64

    £3.84£3.85£3.64Salisbury is higher£3.91£3.93£3.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £310, Salisbury £327Salisbury: £327Melksham and Devizes: £310Salisbury: £328Melksham and Devizes: £311Salisbury: £310Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Salisbury is higher£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Salisbury £96Salisbury: £96Melksham and Devizes: £130Salisbury: £96Melksham and Devizes: £130Salisbury: £91Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes is higher£96£96£91

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £47, Salisbury £45Salisbury: £45Melksham and Devizes: £47Salisbury: £45Melksham and Devizes: £48Salisbury: £43Melksham and Devizes: £45

    £47£48£45Melksham and Devizes is higher£45£45£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £704, Salisbury £716Salisbury: £716Melksham and Devizes: £704Salisbury: £719Melksham and Devizes: £707Salisbury: £679Melksham and Devizes: £667

    £704£707£667Salisbury is higher£716£719£679

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Salisbury £161Salisbury: £161Melksham and Devizes: £144Salisbury: £161Melksham and Devizes: £144Salisbury: £152Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Salisbury is higher£161£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £122, Salisbury £123Salisbury: £123Melksham and Devizes: £122Salisbury: £124Melksham and Devizes: £123Salisbury: £117Melksham and Devizes: £116

    £122£123£116Salisbury is higher£123£124£117

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3.75, Salisbury £2.28Salisbury: £2.28Melksham and Devizes: £3.75Salisbury: £2.29Melksham and Devizes: £3.77Salisbury: £2.16Melksham and Devizes: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Melksham and Devizes is higher£2.28£2.29£2.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2.52, Salisbury £1.24Salisbury: £1.24Melksham and Devizes: £2.52Salisbury: £1.25Melksham and Devizes: £2.53Salisbury: £1.18Melksham and Devizes: £2.39

    £2.52£2.53£2.39Melksham and Devizes is higher£1.24£1.25£1.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Salisbury £5.45Salisbury: £5.45Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Salisbury: £5.47Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Salisbury: £5.17Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 249.8, Salisbury 242.1Salisbury: 242.1Melksham and Devizes: 249.8

    249.8Melksham and Devizes is higher242.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 14.5, Salisbury 16.1Salisbury: 16.1Melksham and Devizes: 14.5

    14.5Salisbury is higher16.1

  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, Salisbury 31.3Salisbury: 31.3Melksham and Devizes: 30.3

    30.3Salisbury is higher31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 48.0, Salisbury 48.3Salisbury: 48.3Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count48.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 79.8, Salisbury 80.7Salisbury: 80.7Melksham and Devizes: 79.8

    79.8Salisbury is higher80.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 10.3, Salisbury 10.1Salisbury: 10.1Melksham and Devizes: 10.3

    10.3Melksham and Devizes is higher10.1

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Melksham and Devizes and Salisbury, per resident
MeasureMelksham and DevizesSalisburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,450£4,468£4,221Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,050£3,063£2,893£2,973£2,986£2,820Melksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£879£883£834£888£892£842Salisbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,849£2,861£2,702£2,759£2,771£2,617Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£65£65£61Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£145£146£138Salisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.84£3.85£3.64£3.91£3.93£3.71Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£327£328£310Salisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£96£96£91Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£48£45£45£45£43Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£704£707£667£716£719£679Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£161£161£152Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£123£124£117Salisbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£2.28£2.29£2.16Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.52£2.53£2.39£1.24£1.25£1.18Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£5.45£5.47£5.17Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.8242.1Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.516.1Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.331.3Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.048.3Salisbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.880.7Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.310.1Melksham and Devizes

Total

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

Melksham and Devizes Salisbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £430.8m, Salisbury £421.2mSalisbury: £421.2mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mSalisbury: £423.0mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mSalisbury: £399.5mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6m

    £430.8m£432.6m£408.6mMelksham and Devizes is higher£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £290.7m, Salisbury £281.4mSalisbury: £281.4mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mSalisbury: £282.6mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mSalisbury: £266.9mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7m

    £290.7m£291.9m£275.7mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £83.8m, Salisbury £84.1mSalisbury: £84.1mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mSalisbury: £84.4mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mSalisbury: £79.7mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5m

    £83.8m£84.2m£79.5mSalisbury is higher£84.1m£84.4m£79.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes £271.5m, Salisbury £261.2mSalisbury: £261.2mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mSalisbury: £262.3mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mSalisbury: £247.7mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.5mMelksham and Devizes is higher£261.2m£262.3m£247.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £5.3m, Salisbury £6.1mSalisbury: £6.1mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mSalisbury: £6.1mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mSalisbury: £5.8mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.4m£5.1mSalisbury is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.5m, Salisbury £13.8mSalisbury: £13.8mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mSalisbury: £13.8mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mSalisbury: £13.0mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mSalisbury is higher£13.8m£13.8m£13.0m

  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, Salisbury £0.37mSalisbury: £0.37mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mSalisbury: £0.37mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mSalisbury: £0.35mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mSalisbury 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: Melksham and Devizes £29.5m, Salisbury £30.9mSalisbury: £30.9mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mSalisbury: £31.0mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mSalisbury: £29.3mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0m

    £29.5m£29.7m£28.0mSalisbury is higher£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £12.4m, Salisbury £9.1mSalisbury: £9.1mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mSalisbury: £9.1mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mSalisbury: £8.6mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mMelksham and Devizes is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £4.5m, Salisbury £4.3mSalisbury: £4.3mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mSalisbury: £4.3mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mSalisbury: £4.1mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMelksham and Devizes is higher£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £67.0m, Salisbury £67.8mSalisbury: £67.8mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mSalisbury: £68.1mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mSalisbury: £64.3mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mSalisbury is higher£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.7m, Salisbury £15.2mSalisbury: £15.2mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mSalisbury: £15.3mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mSalisbury: £14.4mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mSalisbury is higher£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £11.6m, Salisbury £11.7mSalisbury: £11.7mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mSalisbury: £11.7mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mSalisbury: £11.1mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mSalisbury is higher£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.36m, Salisbury £0.22mSalisbury: £0.22mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mSalisbury: £0.22mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mSalisbury: £0.20mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.24m, Salisbury £0.12mSalisbury: £0.12mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mSalisbury: £0.12mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mSalisbury: £0.11mMelksham and Devizes: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.71m, Salisbury £0.52mSalisbury: £0.52mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mSalisbury: £0.52mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mSalisbury: £0.49mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes 23,802, Salisbury 22,915Salisbury: 22,915Melksham and Devizes: 23,802

    23,802Melksham and Devizes is higher22,915

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 1,380, Salisbury 1,521Salisbury: 1,521Melksham and Devizes: 1,380

    1,380Salisbury is higher1,521

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 2,884, Salisbury 2,964Salisbury: 2,964Melksham and Devizes: 2,884

    2,884Salisbury is higher2,964

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 4,574, Salisbury 4,568Salisbury: 4,568Melksham and Devizes: 4,574

    4,574Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count4,568

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 7,601, Salisbury 7,640Salisbury: 7,640Melksham and Devizes: 7,601

    7,601Salisbury is higher7,640

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 982, Salisbury 952Salisbury: 952Melksham and Devizes: 982

    982Melksham and Devizes is higher952

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Melksham and Devizes and Salisbury, total
MeasureMelksham and DevizesSalisburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m£421.2m£423.0m£399.5mMelksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m£281.4m£282.6m£266.9mMelksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m£84.1m£84.4m£79.7mSalisbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m£261.2m£262.3m£247.7mMelksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mSalisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£13.8m£13.8m£13.0mSalisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mSalisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mSalisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mMelksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£4.3m£4.3m£4.1mMelksham and Devizes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£67.8m£68.1m£64.3mSalisbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mSalisbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£11.7m£11.7m£11.1mSalisbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.22m£0.22m£0.20mMelksham and Devizes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.12m£0.12m£0.11mMelksham and Devizes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,80222,915Melksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3801,521Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8842,964Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5744,568Melksham and Devizes
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6017,640Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026982952Melksham and Devizes

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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