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Melksham and Devizes and Stroud

95,301 and 99,374 residents (mid-2024).

Melksham and Devizes is higher than Stroud on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 12 of 22 measures, and Stroud on 10. 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 Stroud

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Stroud £4,228Stroud: £4,228Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Stroud: £4,246Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Stroud: £4,010Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes is higher£4,228£4,246£4,010

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £12,399, Stroud £12,635Stroud: £12,635Melksham and Devizes: £12,399Stroud: £12,689Melksham and Devizes: £12,452Stroud: £11,985Melksham and Devizes: £11,761

    £12,399£12,452£11,761Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£12,635£12,689£11,985

  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, Stroud £1,370Stroud: £1,370Melksham and Devizes: £1,531Stroud: £1,376Melksham and Devizes: £1,538Stroud: £1,299Melksham and Devizes: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,370£1,376£1,299

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £11,581, Stroud £11,768Stroud: £11,768Melksham and Devizes: £11,581Stroud: £11,818Melksham and Devizes: £11,630Stroud: £11,162Melksham and Devizes: £10,985

    £11,581£11,630£10,985Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£11,768£11,818£11,162

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £228, Stroud £266Stroud: £266Melksham and Devizes: £228Stroud: £267Melksham and Devizes: £229Stroud: £252Melksham and Devizes: £216

    £228£229£216Stroud is higher£266£267£252

  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, Stroud £584Stroud: £584Melksham and Devizes: £575Stroud: £586Melksham and Devizes: £578Stroud: £553Melksham and Devizes: £546

    £575£578£546Stroud is higherDepends on how you count£584£586£553

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

    £16£16£15Stroud is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £310, Stroud £307Stroud: £307Melksham and Devizes: £310Stroud: £308Melksham and Devizes: £311Stroud: £291Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Stroud £99Stroud: £99Melksham and Devizes: £130Stroud: £100Melksham and Devizes: £130Stroud: £94Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes is higher£99£100£94

  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, Stroud £66Stroud: £66Melksham and Devizes: £82Stroud: £66Melksham and Devizes: £83Stroud: £62Melksham and Devizes: £78

    £82£83£78Melksham and Devizes is higher£66£66£62

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £1,225, Stroud £1,061Stroud: £1,061Melksham and Devizes: £1,225Stroud: £1,065Melksham and Devizes: £1,230Stroud: £1,006Melksham and Devizes: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,061£1,065£1,006

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Stroud £159Stroud: £159Melksham and Devizes: £144Stroud: £160Melksham and Devizes: £144Stroud: £151Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Stroud is higher£159£160£151

  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, Stroud £235Stroud: £235Melksham and Devizes: £213Stroud: £236Melksham and Devizes: £213Stroud: £223Melksham and Devizes: £202

    £213£213£202Stroud is higher£235£236£223

  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, Stroud £5.21Stroud: £5.21Melksham and Devizes: £6.54Stroud: £5.23Melksham and Devizes: £6.56Stroud: £4.94Melksham and Devizes: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Melksham and Devizes is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £4.40, Stroud £2.84Stroud: £2.84Melksham and Devizes: £4.40Stroud: £2.85Melksham and Devizes: £4.41Stroud: £2.69Melksham and Devizes: £4.17

    £4.40£4.41£4.17Melksham and Devizes is higher£2.84£2.85£2.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Stroud £4.83Stroud: £4.83Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Stroud: £4.85Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Stroud: £4.58Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  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, Stroud 1,019.1Stroud: 1,019.1Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Stroud is higherDepends on how you count1,019.1

  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, Stroud 67.9Stroud: 67.9Melksham and Devizes: 58.9

    58.9Stroud is higher67.9

  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: Melksham and Devizes 123.0, Stroud 124.0Stroud: 124.0Melksham and Devizes: 123.0

    123.0Stroud is higherDepends on how you count124.0

  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, Stroud 46.7Stroud: 46.7Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count46.7

  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, Stroud 130.5Stroud: 130.5Melksham and Devizes: 138.9

    138.9Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count130.5

  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, Stroud 14.7Stroud: 14.7Melksham and Devizes: 17.9

    17.9Melksham and Devizes is higher14.7

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Melksham and Devizes and Stroud, per person in the age group
MeasureMelksham and DevizesStroudHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,228£4,246£4,010Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,399£12,452£11,761£12,635£12,689£11,985Stroud
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,370£1,376£1,299Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,581£11,630£10,985£11,768£11,818£11,162Stroud
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£266£267£252Stroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£575£578£546£584£586£553Stroud
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£18£18£17Stroud
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£307£308£291Melksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£99£100£94Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£82£83£78£66£66£62Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,061£1,065£1,006Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£159£160£151Stroud
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£213£213£202£235£236£223Stroud
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£5.21£5.23£4.94Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.40£4.41£4.17£2.84£2.85£2.69Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£4.83£4.85£4.58Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,019.1Stroud
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.967.9Stroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.0124.0Stroud
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.046.7Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026138.9130.5Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.914.7Melksham and Devizes

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Stroud £4,228Stroud: £4,228Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Stroud: £4,246Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Stroud: £4,010Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes is higher£4,228£4,246£4,010

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3,050, Stroud £2,843Stroud: £2,843Melksham and Devizes: £3,050Stroud: £2,855Melksham and Devizes: £3,063Stroud: £2,697Melksham and Devizes: £2,893

    £3,050£3,063£2,893Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£2,843£2,855£2,697

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £879, Stroud £815Stroud: £815Melksham and Devizes: £879Stroud: £818Melksham and Devizes: £883Stroud: £773Melksham and Devizes: £834

    £879£883£834Melksham and Devizes is higher£815£818£773

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2,849, Stroud £2,648Stroud: £2,648Melksham and Devizes: £2,849Stroud: £2,659Melksham and Devizes: £2,861Stroud: £2,512Melksham and Devizes: £2,702

    £2,849£2,861£2,702Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£2,648£2,659£2,512

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £56, Stroud £60Stroud: £60Melksham and Devizes: £56Stroud: £60Melksham and Devizes: £56Stroud: £57Melksham and Devizes: £53

    £56£56£53Stroud is higher£60£60£57

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £142, Stroud £131Stroud: £131Melksham and Devizes: £142Stroud: £132Melksham and Devizes: £142Stroud: £125Melksham and Devizes: £134

    £142£142£134Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£131£132£125

  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, Stroud £4.08Stroud: £4.08Melksham and Devizes: £3.84Stroud: £4.10Melksham and Devizes: £3.85Stroud: £3.87Melksham and Devizes: £3.64

    £3.84£3.85£3.64Stroud is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £310, Stroud £307Stroud: £307Melksham and Devizes: £310Stroud: £308Melksham and Devizes: £311Stroud: £291Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£307£308£291

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Stroud £99Stroud: £99Melksham and Devizes: £130Stroud: £100Melksham and Devizes: £130Stroud: £94Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes is higher£99£100£94

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £47, Stroud £39Stroud: £39Melksham and Devizes: £47Stroud: £39Melksham and Devizes: £48Stroud: £37Melksham and Devizes: £45

    £47£48£45Melksham and Devizes is higher£39£39£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £704, Stroud £631Stroud: £631Melksham and Devizes: £704Stroud: £633Melksham and Devizes: £707Stroud: £598Melksham and Devizes: £667

    £704£707£667Melksham and Devizes is higher£631£633£598

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Stroud £159Stroud: £159Melksham and Devizes: £144Stroud: £160Melksham and Devizes: £144Stroud: £151Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Stroud is higher£159£160£151

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £122, Stroud £140Stroud: £140Melksham and Devizes: £122Stroud: £141Melksham and Devizes: £123Stroud: £133Melksham and Devizes: £116

    £122£123£116Stroud is higher£140£141£133

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3.75, Stroud £3.10Stroud: £3.10Melksham and Devizes: £3.75Stroud: £3.11Melksham and Devizes: £3.77Stroud: £2.94Melksham and Devizes: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Melksham and Devizes is higher£3.10£3.11£2.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2.52, Stroud £1.69Stroud: £1.69Melksham and Devizes: £2.52Stroud: £1.69Melksham and Devizes: £2.53Stroud: £1.60Melksham and Devizes: £2.39

    £2.52£2.53£2.39Melksham and Devizes is higher£1.69£1.69£1.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Stroud £4.83Stroud: £4.83Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Stroud: £4.85Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Stroud: £4.58Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 249.8, Stroud 229.3Stroud: 229.3Melksham and Devizes: 249.8

    249.8Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count229.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 14.5, Stroud 15.3Stroud: 15.3Melksham and Devizes: 14.5

    14.5Stroud is higher15.3

  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, Stroud 27.9Stroud: 27.9Melksham and Devizes: 30.3

    30.3Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count27.9

  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, Stroud 46.7Stroud: 46.7Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count46.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 79.8, Stroud 77.6Stroud: 77.6Melksham and Devizes: 79.8

    79.8Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count77.6

  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, Stroud 8.7Stroud: 8.7Melksham and Devizes: 10.3

    10.3Melksham and Devizes is higher8.7

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Melksham and Devizes and Stroud, per resident
MeasureMelksham and DevizesStroudHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,228£4,246£4,010Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,050£3,063£2,893£2,843£2,855£2,697Melksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£879£883£834£815£818£773Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,849£2,861£2,702£2,648£2,659£2,512Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£60£60£57Stroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£131£132£125Melksham and Devizes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.84£3.85£3.64£4.08£4.10£3.87Stroud
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£307£308£291Melksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£99£100£94Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£48£45£39£39£37Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£704£707£667£631£633£598Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£159£160£151Stroud
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£140£141£133Stroud
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£3.10£3.11£2.94Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.52£2.53£2.39£1.69£1.69£1.60Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£4.83£4.85£4.58Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.8229.3Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.515.3Stroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.327.9Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.046.7Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.877.6Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.38.7Melksham and Devizes

Total

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Stroud on 8. 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 Stroud

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £430.8m, Stroud £420.2mStroud: £420.2mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mStroud: £421.9mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mStroud: £398.5mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6m

    £430.8m£432.6m£408.6mMelksham and Devizes is higher£420.2m£421.9m£398.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £290.7m, Stroud £282.6mStroud: £282.6mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mStroud: £283.8mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mStroud: £268.0mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7m

    £290.7m£291.9m£275.7mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£282.6m£283.8m£268.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £83.8m, Stroud £80.9mStroud: £80.9mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mStroud: £81.3mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mStroud: £76.8mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5m

    £83.8m£84.2m£79.5mMelksham and Devizes is higher£80.9m£81.3m£76.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes £271.5m, Stroud £263.2mStroud: £263.2mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mStroud: £264.3mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mStroud: £249.6mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.5mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£263.2m£264.3m£249.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £5.3m, Stroud £5.9mStroud: £5.9mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mStroud: £6.0mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mStroud: £5.6mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.4m£5.1mStroud is higher£5.9m£6.0m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.5m, Stroud £13.0mStroud: £13.0mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mStroud: £13.1mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mStroud: £12.4mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m

  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, Stroud £0.41mStroud: £0.41mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mStroud: £0.41mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mStroud: £0.38mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mStroud is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £29.5m, Stroud £30.5mStroud: £30.5mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mStroud: £30.6mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mStroud: £28.9mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0m

    £29.5m£29.7m£28.0mStroud is higherDepends on how you count£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £12.4m, Stroud £9.9mStroud: £9.9mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mStroud: £9.9mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mStroud: £9.3mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mMelksham and Devizes is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £4.5m, Stroud £3.9mStroud: £3.9mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mStroud: £3.9mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mStroud: £3.7mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMelksham and Devizes is higher£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £67.0m, Stroud £62.7mStroud: £62.7mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mStroud: £63.0mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mStroud: £59.5mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mMelksham and Devizes is higher£62.7m£63.0m£59.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.7m, Stroud £15.8mStroud: £15.8mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mStroud: £15.9mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mStroud: £15.0mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mStroud is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £11.6m, Stroud £13.9mStroud: £13.9mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mStroud: £14.0mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mStroud: £13.2mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mStroud is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.36m, Stroud £0.31mStroud: £0.31mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mStroud: £0.31mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mStroud: £0.29mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.24m, Stroud £0.17mStroud: £0.17mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mStroud: £0.17mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mStroud: £0.16mMelksham and Devizes: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.71m, Stroud £0.48mStroud: £0.48mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mStroud: £0.48mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mStroud: £0.46mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes 23,802, Stroud 22,790Stroud: 22,790Melksham and Devizes: 23,802

    23,802Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count22,790

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 1,380, Stroud 1,519Stroud: 1,519Melksham and Devizes: 1,380

    1,380Stroud is higher1,519

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 2,884, Stroud 2,774Stroud: 2,774Melksham and Devizes: 2,884

    2,884Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count2,774

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 4,574, Stroud 4,641Stroud: 4,641Melksham and Devizes: 4,574

    4,574Stroud is higherDepends on how you count4,641

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 7,601, Stroud 7,714Stroud: 7,714Melksham and Devizes: 7,601

    7,601Stroud is higherDepends on how you count7,714

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 982, Stroud 866Stroud: 866Melksham and Devizes: 982

    982Melksham and Devizes is higher866

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Melksham and Devizes and Stroud, total
MeasureMelksham and DevizesStroudHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m£420.2m£421.9m£398.5mMelksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m£282.6m£283.8m£268.0mMelksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m£80.9m£81.3m£76.8mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m£263.2m£264.3m£249.6mMelksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m£5.9m£6.0m£5.6mStroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£13.0m£13.1m£12.4mMelksham and Devizes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.41m£0.41m£0.38mStroud
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mStroud
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£9.9m£9.9m£9.3mMelksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£3.9m£3.9m£3.7mMelksham and Devizes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£62.7m£63.0m£59.5mMelksham and Devizes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mStroud
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mStroud
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mMelksham and Devizes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mMelksham and Devizes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,80222,790Melksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3801,519Stroud
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8842,774Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5744,641Stroud
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6017,714Stroud
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026982866Melksham 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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