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Melksham and Devizes and Wells and Mendip Hills

95,301 and 92,935 residents (mid-2024).

Melksham and Devizes is higher than Wells and Mendip Hills on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 10 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 13 of 22 measures, and Wells and Mendip Hills on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Melksham and Devizes Wells and Mendip Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Wells and Mendip Hills £4,636Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,636Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,656Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,398Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£4,636£4,656£4,398

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £12,399, Wells and Mendip Hills £12,403Wells and Mendip Hills: £12,403Melksham and Devizes: £12,399Wells and Mendip Hills: £12,456Melksham and Devizes: £12,452Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,765Melksham and Devizes: £11,761

    £12,399£12,452£11,761Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£12,403£12,456£11,765

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £1,488Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,488Melksham and Devizes: £1,531Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,494Melksham and Devizes: £1,538Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,412Melksham and Devizes: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,488£1,494£1,412

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £11,581, Wells and Mendip Hills £11,581Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,581Melksham and Devizes: £11,581Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,630Melksham and Devizes: £11,630Wells and Mendip Hills: £10,985Melksham and Devizes: £10,985

    £11,581£11,630£10,985Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£11,581£11,630£10,985

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £228, Wells and Mendip Hills £245Wells and Mendip Hills: £245Melksham and Devizes: £228Wells and Mendip Hills: £246Melksham and Devizes: £229Wells and Mendip Hills: £233Melksham and Devizes: £216

    £228£229£216Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£245£246£233

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £561Wells and Mendip Hills: £561Melksham and Devizes: £575Wells and Mendip Hills: £563Melksham and Devizes: £578Wells and Mendip Hills: £532Melksham and Devizes: £546

    £575£578£546Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£561£563£532

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £16Wells and Mendip Hills: £16Melksham and Devizes: £16Wells and Mendip Hills: £16Melksham and Devizes: £16Wells and Mendip Hills: £15Melksham and Devizes: £15

    £16£16£15Wells and Mendip Hills 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, Wells and Mendip Hills £332Wells and Mendip Hills: £332Melksham and Devizes: £310Wells and Mendip Hills: £334Melksham and Devizes: £311Wells and Mendip Hills: £315Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£332£334£315

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Wells and Mendip Hills £98Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Melksham and Devizes: £130Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Melksham and Devizes: £130Wells and Mendip Hills: £93Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes is higher£98£98£93

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £77Wells and Mendip Hills: £77Melksham and Devizes: £82Wells and Mendip Hills: £78Melksham and Devizes: £83Wells and Mendip Hills: £73Melksham and Devizes: £78

    £82£83£78Melksham and Devizes is higher£77£78£73

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £1,225, Wells and Mendip Hills £1,178Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,178Melksham and Devizes: £1,225Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,183Melksham and Devizes: £1,230Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,118Melksham and Devizes: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,178£1,183£1,118

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Wells and Mendip Hills £127Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Melksham and Devizes: £144Wells and Mendip Hills: £128Melksham and Devizes: £144Wells and Mendip Hills: £121Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Melksham and Devizes is higher£127£128£121

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £224Wells and Mendip Hills: £224Melksham and Devizes: £213Wells and Mendip Hills: £225Melksham and Devizes: £213Wells and Mendip Hills: £212Melksham and Devizes: £202

    £213£213£202Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£224£225£212

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £5.46Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.46Melksham and Devizes: £6.54Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.48Melksham and Devizes: £6.56Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.18Melksham and Devizes: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Melksham and Devizes is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £4.40, Wells and Mendip Hills £3.17Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.17Melksham and Devizes: £4.40Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.19Melksham and Devizes: £4.41Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.01Melksham and Devizes: £4.17

    £4.40£4.41£4.17Melksham and Devizes is higher£3.17£3.19£3.01

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Wells and Mendip Hills £6.24Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.24Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.27Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.92Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higher£6.24£6.27£5.92

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 1,022.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 1,022.5Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Wells and Mendip Hills is higher1,022.5

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 62.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 62.7Melksham and Devizes: 58.9

    58.9Wells and Mendip Hills is higher62.7

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 120.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 120.7Melksham and Devizes: 123.0

    123.0Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count120.7

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 49.4Wells and Mendip Hills: 49.4Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Wells and Mendip Hills is higher49.4

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 130.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 130.5Melksham and Devizes: 138.9

    138.9Melksham and Devizes is higher130.5

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 16.3Wells and Mendip Hills: 16.3Melksham and Devizes: 17.9

    17.9Melksham and Devizes is higher16.3

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Melksham and Devizes and Wells and Mendip Hills, per person in the age group
MeasureMelksham and DevizesWells and Mendip HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,636£4,656£4,398Wells and Mendip Hills
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,399£12,452£11,761£12,403£12,456£11,765Wells and Mendip Hills
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£1,488£1,494£1,412Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,581£11,630£10,985£11,581£11,630£10,985Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£245£246£233Wells and Mendip Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£575£578£546£561£563£532Melksham and Devizes
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£16£16£15Wells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£332£334£315Wells and Mendip Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£98£98£93Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£82£83£78£77£78£73Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,178£1,183£1,118Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£127£128£121Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£213£213£202£224£225£212Wells and Mendip Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£5.46£5.48£5.18Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.40£4.41£4.17£3.17£3.19£3.01Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£6.24£6.27£5.92Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,022.5Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.962.7Wells and Mendip Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.0120.7Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.049.4Wells and Mendip Hills
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 202617.916.3Melksham and Devizes

Per resident

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Wells and Mendip Hills 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 Wells and Mendip Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Wells and Mendip Hills £4,636Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,636Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,656Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,398Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£4,636£4,656£4,398

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3,050, Wells and Mendip Hills £3,234Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,234Melksham and Devizes: £3,050Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,248Melksham and Devizes: £3,063Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,068Melksham and Devizes: £2,893

    £3,050£3,063£2,893Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£3,234£3,248£3,068

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £879, Wells and Mendip Hills £838Wells and Mendip Hills: £838Melksham and Devizes: £879Wells and Mendip Hills: £842Melksham and Devizes: £883Wells and Mendip Hills: £795Melksham and Devizes: £834

    £879£883£834Melksham and Devizes is higher£838£842£795

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2,849, Wells and Mendip Hills £3,020Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,020Melksham and Devizes: £2,849Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,033Melksham and Devizes: £2,861Wells and Mendip Hills: £2,865Melksham and Devizes: £2,702

    £2,849£2,861£2,702Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,020£3,033£2,865

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £56, Wells and Mendip Hills £64Wells and Mendip Hills: £64Melksham and Devizes: £56Wells and Mendip Hills: £64Melksham and Devizes: £56Wells and Mendip Hills: £61Melksham and Devizes: £53

    £56£56£53Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£64£64£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, Wells and Mendip Hills £146Wells and Mendip Hills: £146Melksham and Devizes: £142Wells and Mendip Hills: £147Melksham and Devizes: £142Wells and Mendip Hills: £139Melksham and Devizes: £134

    £142£142£134Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£139

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £4.19Wells and Mendip Hills: £4.19Melksham and Devizes: £3.84Wells and Mendip Hills: £4.20Melksham and Devizes: £3.85Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.97Melksham and Devizes: £3.64

    £3.84£3.85£3.64Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£4.19£4.20£3.97

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £310, Wells and Mendip Hills £332Wells and Mendip Hills: £332Melksham and Devizes: £310Wells and Mendip Hills: £334Melksham and Devizes: £311Wells and Mendip Hills: £315Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£332£334£315

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Wells and Mendip Hills £98Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Melksham and Devizes: £130Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Melksham and Devizes: £130Wells and Mendip Hills: £93Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes is higher£98£98£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £47, Wells and Mendip Hills £44Wells and Mendip Hills: £44Melksham and Devizes: £47Wells and Mendip Hills: £44Melksham and Devizes: £48Wells and Mendip Hills: £41Melksham and Devizes: £45

    £47£48£45Melksham and Devizes is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £704, Wells and Mendip Hills £664Wells and Mendip Hills: £664Melksham and Devizes: £704Wells and Mendip Hills: £667Melksham and Devizes: £707Wells and Mendip Hills: £630Melksham and Devizes: £667

    £704£707£667Melksham and Devizes is higher£664£667£630

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Wells and Mendip Hills £127Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Melksham and Devizes: £144Wells and Mendip Hills: £128Melksham and Devizes: £144Wells and Mendip Hills: £121Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Melksham and Devizes is higher£127£128£121

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £122, Wells and Mendip Hills £126Wells and Mendip Hills: £126Melksham and Devizes: £122Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Melksham and Devizes: £123Wells and Mendip Hills: £120Melksham and Devizes: £116

    £122£123£116Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£126£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3.75, Wells and Mendip Hills £3.08Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.08Melksham and Devizes: £3.75Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.09Melksham and Devizes: £3.77Wells and Mendip Hills: £2.92Melksham and Devizes: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Melksham and Devizes is higher£3.08£3.09£2.92

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2.52, Wells and Mendip Hills £1.79Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.79Melksham and Devizes: £2.52Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.80Melksham and Devizes: £2.53Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.70Melksham and Devizes: £2.39

    £2.52£2.53£2.39Melksham and Devizes is higher£1.79£1.80£1.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Wells and Mendip Hills £6.24Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.24Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.27Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.92Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higher£6.24£6.27£5.92

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 249.8, Wells and Mendip Hills 266.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 266.7Melksham and Devizes: 249.8

    249.8Wells and Mendip Hills is higher266.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 14.5, Wells and Mendip Hills 16.3Wells and Mendip Hills: 16.3Melksham and Devizes: 14.5

    14.5Wells and Mendip Hills is higher16.3

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 31.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 31.5Melksham and Devizes: 30.3

    30.3Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count31.5

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 49.4Wells and Mendip Hills: 49.4Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Wells and Mendip Hills is higher49.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 79.8, Wells and Mendip Hills 73.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 73.5Melksham and Devizes: 79.8

    79.8Melksham and Devizes is higher73.5

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills 9.2Wells and Mendip Hills: 9.2Melksham and Devizes: 10.3

    10.3Melksham and Devizes is higher9.2

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Melksham and Devizes and Wells and Mendip Hills, per resident
MeasureMelksham and DevizesWells and Mendip HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,636£4,656£4,398Wells and Mendip Hills
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,050£3,063£2,893£3,234£3,248£3,068Wells and Mendip Hills
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£879£883£834£838£842£795Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,849£2,861£2,702£3,020£3,033£2,865Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£64£64£61Wells and Mendip Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£146£147£139Wells and Mendip Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.84£3.85£3.64£4.19£4.20£3.97Wells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£332£334£315Wells and Mendip Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£98£98£93Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£48£45£44£44£41Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£704£707£667£664£667£630Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£127£128£121Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£126£127£120Wells and Mendip Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£3.08£3.09£2.92Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.52£2.53£2.39£1.79£1.80£1.70Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£6.24£6.27£5.92Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.8266.7Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.516.3Wells and Mendip Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.331.5Wells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.049.4Wells and Mendip Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.873.5Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.39.2Melksham and Devizes

Total

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Wells and Mendip Hills 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 Wells and Mendip Hills

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £430.8m, Wells and Mendip Hills £430.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £430.9mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £432.7mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £408.7mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6m

    £430.8m£432.6m£408.6mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£430.9m£432.7m£408.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £290.7m, Wells and Mendip Hills £300.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £300.6mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £301.9mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £285.1mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7m

    £290.7m£291.9m£275.7mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£300.6m£301.9m£285.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £83.8m, Wells and Mendip Hills £77.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £77.9mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £78.3mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £73.9mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5m

    £83.8m£84.2m£79.5mMelksham and Devizes is higher£77.9m£78.3m£73.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes £271.5m, Wells and Mendip Hills £280.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £280.7mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £281.9mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £266.2mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.5mWells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£280.7m£281.9m£266.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £5.3m, Wells and Mendip Hills £5.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £5.9mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £6.0mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £5.6mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.4m£5.1mWells and Mendip Hills 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, Wells and Mendip Hills £13.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £13.6mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £13.6mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £12.9mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mWells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

  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, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.39mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.39mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.39mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.37mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £29.5m, Wells and Mendip Hills £30.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £30.9mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £31.0mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £29.3mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0m

    £29.5m£29.7m£28.0mWells and Mendip Hills 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, Wells and Mendip Hills £9.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £9.1mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £9.1mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £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, Wells and Mendip Hills £4.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £4.1mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £4.1mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £3.8mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMelksham and Devizes is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £67.0m, Wells and Mendip Hills £61.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £61.7mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mWells and Mendip Hills: £62.0mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £58.5mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mMelksham and Devizes is higher£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.7m, Wells and Mendip Hills £11.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.8mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.9mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.2mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mMelksham and Devizes is higher£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £11.6m, Wells and Mendip Hills £11.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.7mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.8mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.1mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.36m, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.29mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.29mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.29mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.27mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.24m, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.17mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.17mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.17mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mWells and Mendip Hills: £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, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.58mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.58mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.58mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.55mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes 23,802, Wells and Mendip Hills 24,781Wells and Mendip Hills: 24,781Melksham and Devizes: 23,802

    23,802Wells and Mendip Hills is higher24,781

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 1,380, Wells and Mendip Hills 1,519Wells and Mendip Hills: 1,519Melksham and Devizes: 1,380

    1,380Wells and Mendip Hills 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, Wells and Mendip Hills 2,925Wells and Mendip Hills: 2,925Melksham and Devizes: 2,884

    2,884Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count2,925

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 4,574, Wells and Mendip Hills 4,593Wells and Mendip Hills: 4,593Melksham and Devizes: 4,574

    4,574Wells and Mendip Hills is higher4,593

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 7,601, Wells and Mendip Hills 6,832Wells and Mendip Hills: 6,832Melksham and Devizes: 7,601

    7,601Melksham and Devizes is higher6,832

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 982, Wells and Mendip Hills 854Wells and Mendip Hills: 854Melksham and Devizes: 982

    982Melksham and Devizes is higher854

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Melksham and Devizes and Wells and Mendip Hills, total
MeasureMelksham and DevizesWells and Mendip HillsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m£430.9m£432.7m£408.7mWells and Mendip Hills
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m£300.6m£301.9m£285.1mWells and Mendip Hills
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m£77.9m£78.3m£73.9mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m£280.7m£281.9m£266.2mWells and Mendip Hills
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m£5.9m£6.0m£5.6mWells and Mendip Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mWells and Mendip Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mWells and Mendip Hills
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£4.1m£4.1m£3.8mMelksham and Devizes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£61.7m£62.0m£58.5mMelksham and Devizes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£11.8m£11.9m£11.2mMelksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mWells and Mendip Hills
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mMelksham 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£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,80224,781Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3801,519Wells and Mendip Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8842,925Wells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5744,593Wells and Mendip Hills
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6016,832Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026982854Melksham and Devizes

Sources

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

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  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.
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