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Melksham and Devizes and Wetherby and Easingwold

95,301 and 94,326 residents (mid-2024).

Melksham and Devizes is higher than Wetherby and Easingwold on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 1 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 18 of 22 measures, and Wetherby and Easingwold on 4. 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 Wetherby and Easingwold

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Wetherby and Easingwold £4,115Wetherby and Easingwold: £4,115Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Wetherby and Easingwold: £4,133Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Wetherby and Easingwold: £3,903Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes is higher£4,115£4,133£3,903

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £12,399, Wetherby and Easingwold £12,414Wetherby and Easingwold: £12,414Melksham and Devizes: £12,399Wetherby and Easingwold: £12,467Melksham and Devizes: £12,452Wetherby and Easingwold: £11,776Melksham and Devizes: £11,761

    £12,399£12,452£11,761Wetherby and Easingwold is higher£12,414£12,467£11,776

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold £976Wetherby and Easingwold: £976Melksham and Devizes: £1,531Wetherby and Easingwold: £980Melksham and Devizes: £1,538Wetherby and Easingwold: £925Melksham and Devizes: £1,452

    £1,531£1,538£1,452Melksham and Devizes is higher£976£980£925

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £11,581, Wetherby and Easingwold £11,631Wetherby and Easingwold: £11,631Melksham and Devizes: £11,581Wetherby and Easingwold: £11,680Melksham and Devizes: £11,630Wetherby and Easingwold: £11,032Melksham and Devizes: £10,985

    £11,581£11,630£10,985Wetherby and Easingwold is higher£11,631£11,680£11,032

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Melksham and Devizes £228, Wetherby and Easingwold £192Wetherby and Easingwold: £192Melksham and Devizes: £228Wetherby and Easingwold: £192Melksham and Devizes: £229Wetherby and Easingwold: £182Melksham and Devizes: £216

    £228£229£216Melksham and Devizes is higher£192£192£182

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold £579Wetherby and Easingwold: £579Melksham and Devizes: £575Wetherby and Easingwold: £581Melksham and Devizes: £578Wetherby and Easingwold: £549Melksham and Devizes: £546

    £575£578£546Wetherby and Easingwold is higher£579£581£549

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold £13Wetherby and Easingwold: £13Melksham and Devizes: £16Wetherby and Easingwold: £13Melksham and Devizes: £16Wetherby and Easingwold: £12Melksham and Devizes: £15

    £16£16£15Melksham and Devizes is higher£13£13£12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £310, Wetherby and Easingwold £248Wetherby and Easingwold: £248Melksham and Devizes: £310Wetherby and Easingwold: £249Melksham and Devizes: £311Wetherby and Easingwold: £235Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Melksham and Devizes is higher£248£249£235

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Wetherby and Easingwold £78Wetherby and Easingwold: £78Melksham and Devizes: £130Wetherby and Easingwold: £78Melksham and Devizes: £130Wetherby and Easingwold: £74Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes is higher£78£78£74

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold £60Wetherby and Easingwold: £60Melksham and Devizes: £82Wetherby and Easingwold: £60Melksham and Devizes: £83Wetherby and Easingwold: £57Melksham and Devizes: £78

    £82£83£78Melksham and Devizes is higher£60£60£57

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £1,225, Wetherby and Easingwold £736Wetherby and Easingwold: £736Melksham and Devizes: £1,225Wetherby and Easingwold: £739Melksham and Devizes: £1,230Wetherby and Easingwold: £698Melksham and Devizes: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Melksham and Devizes is higher£736£739£698

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Wetherby and Easingwold £103Wetherby and Easingwold: £103Melksham and Devizes: £144Wetherby and Easingwold: £103Melksham and Devizes: £144Wetherby and Easingwold: £97Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Melksham and Devizes is higher£103£103£97

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold £172Wetherby and Easingwold: £172Melksham and Devizes: £213Wetherby and Easingwold: £172Melksham and Devizes: £213Wetherby and Easingwold: £163Melksham and Devizes: £202

    £213£213£202Melksham and Devizes is higher£172£172£163

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold £5.95Wetherby and Easingwold: £5.95Melksham and Devizes: £6.54Wetherby and Easingwold: £5.97Melksham and Devizes: £6.56Wetherby and Easingwold: £5.64Melksham and Devizes: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Melksham and Devizes is higher£5.95£5.97£5.64

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Melksham and Devizes £4.40, Wetherby and Easingwold £2.32Wetherby and Easingwold: £2.32Melksham and Devizes: £4.40Wetherby and Easingwold: £2.33Melksham and Devizes: £4.41Wetherby and Easingwold: £2.20Melksham and Devizes: £4.17

    £4.40£4.41£4.17Melksham and Devizes is higher£2.32£2.33£2.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Wetherby and Easingwold £4.67Wetherby and Easingwold: £4.67Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Wetherby and Easingwold: £4.69Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Wetherby and Easingwold: £4.43Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold 1,023.7Wetherby and Easingwold: 1,023.7Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Wetherby and Easingwold is higher1,023.7

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold 51.6Wetherby and Easingwold: 51.6Melksham and Devizes: 58.9

    58.9Melksham and Devizes is higher51.6

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold 120.7Wetherby and Easingwold: 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, Wetherby and Easingwold 38.0Wetherby and Easingwold: 38.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Melksham and Devizes is higher38.0

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold 89.6Wetherby and Easingwold: 89.6Melksham and Devizes: 138.9

    138.9Melksham and Devizes is higher89.6

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold 13.5Wetherby and Easingwold: 13.5Melksham and Devizes: 17.9

    17.9Melksham and Devizes is higher13.5

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Melksham and Devizes and Wetherby and Easingwold, per person in the age group
MeasureMelksham and DevizesWetherby and EasingwoldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,115£4,133£3,903Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,399£12,452£11,761£12,414£12,467£11,776Wetherby and Easingwold
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,531£1,538£1,452£976£980£925Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,581£11,630£10,985£11,631£11,680£11,032Wetherby and Easingwold
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£228£229£216£192£192£182Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£575£578£546£579£581£549Wetherby and Easingwold
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£13£13£12Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£248£249£235Melksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£78£78£74Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£82£83£78£60£60£57Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£736£739£698Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£103£103£97Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£213£213£202£172£172£163Melksham and Devizes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£5.95£5.97£5.64Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.40£4.41£4.17£2.32£2.33£2.20Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£4.67£4.69£4.43Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,023.7Wetherby and Easingwold
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.951.6Melksham and Devizes
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 202648.038.0Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026138.989.6Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.913.5Melksham and Devizes

Per resident

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Wetherby and Easingwold 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 Wetherby and Easingwold

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £4,520, Wetherby and Easingwold £4,115Wetherby and Easingwold: £4,115Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Wetherby and Easingwold: £4,133Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Wetherby and Easingwold: £3,903Melksham and Devizes: £4,288

    £4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes is higher£4,115£4,133£3,903

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3,050, Wetherby and Easingwold £3,132Wetherby and Easingwold: £3,132Melksham and Devizes: £3,050Wetherby and Easingwold: £3,146Melksham and Devizes: £3,063Wetherby and Easingwold: £2,971Melksham and Devizes: £2,893

    £3,050£3,063£2,893Wetherby and Easingwold is higher£3,132£3,146£2,971

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £879, Wetherby and Easingwold £550Wetherby and Easingwold: £550Melksham and Devizes: £879Wetherby and Easingwold: £552Melksham and Devizes: £883Wetherby and Easingwold: £521Melksham and Devizes: £834

    £879£883£834Melksham and Devizes is higher£550£552£521

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2,849, Wetherby and Easingwold £2,935Wetherby and Easingwold: £2,935Melksham and Devizes: £2,849Wetherby and Easingwold: £2,947Melksham and Devizes: £2,861Wetherby and Easingwold: £2,784Melksham and Devizes: £2,702

    £2,849£2,861£2,702Wetherby and Easingwold is higher£2,935£2,947£2,784

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £56, Wetherby and Easingwold £48Wetherby and Easingwold: £48Melksham and Devizes: £56Wetherby and Easingwold: £49Melksham and Devizes: £56Wetherby and Easingwold: £46Melksham and Devizes: £53

    £56£56£53Melksham and Devizes is higher£48£49£46

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £142, Wetherby and Easingwold £146Wetherby and Easingwold: £146Melksham and Devizes: £142Wetherby and Easingwold: £147Melksham and Devizes: £142Wetherby and Easingwold: £139Melksham and Devizes: £134

    £142£142£134Wetherby and Easingwold is higher£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, Wetherby and Easingwold £3.31Wetherby and Easingwold: £3.31Melksham and Devizes: £3.84Wetherby and Easingwold: £3.32Melksham and Devizes: £3.85Wetherby and Easingwold: £3.14Melksham and Devizes: £3.64

    £3.84£3.85£3.64Melksham and Devizes is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £310, Wetherby and Easingwold £248Wetherby and Easingwold: £248Melksham and Devizes: £310Wetherby and Easingwold: £249Melksham and Devizes: £311Wetherby and Easingwold: £235Melksham and Devizes: £294

    £310£311£294Melksham and Devizes is higher£248£249£235

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £130, Wetherby and Easingwold £78Wetherby and Easingwold: £78Melksham and Devizes: £130Wetherby and Easingwold: £78Melksham and Devizes: £130Wetherby and Easingwold: £74Melksham and Devizes: £123

    £130£130£123Melksham and Devizes is higher£78£78£74

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £47, Wetherby and Easingwold £34Wetherby and Easingwold: £34Melksham and Devizes: £47Wetherby and Easingwold: £34Melksham and Devizes: £48Wetherby and Easingwold: £32Melksham and Devizes: £45

    £47£48£45Melksham and Devizes is higher£34£34£32

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £704, Wetherby and Easingwold £414Wetherby and Easingwold: £414Melksham and Devizes: £704Wetherby and Easingwold: £416Melksham and Devizes: £707Wetherby and Easingwold: £393Melksham and Devizes: £667

    £704£707£667Melksham and Devizes is higher£414£416£393

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £144, Wetherby and Easingwold £103Wetherby and Easingwold: £103Melksham and Devizes: £144Wetherby and Easingwold: £103Melksham and Devizes: £144Wetherby and Easingwold: £97Melksham and Devizes: £136

    £144£144£136Melksham and Devizes is higher£103£103£97

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £122, Wetherby and Easingwold £97Wetherby and Easingwold: £97Melksham and Devizes: £122Wetherby and Easingwold: £97Melksham and Devizes: £123Wetherby and Easingwold: £92Melksham and Devizes: £116

    £122£123£116Melksham and Devizes is higher£97£97£92

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £3.75, Wetherby and Easingwold £3.35Wetherby and Easingwold: £3.35Melksham and Devizes: £3.75Wetherby and Easingwold: £3.37Melksham and Devizes: £3.77Wetherby and Easingwold: £3.18Melksham and Devizes: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Melksham and Devizes is higher£3.35£3.37£3.18

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £2.52, Wetherby and Easingwold £1.31Wetherby and Easingwold: £1.31Melksham and Devizes: £2.52Wetherby and Easingwold: £1.31Melksham and Devizes: £2.53Wetherby and Easingwold: £1.24Melksham and Devizes: £2.39

    £2.52£2.53£2.39Melksham and Devizes is higher£1.31£1.31£1.24

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Melksham and Devizes £7.49, Wetherby and Easingwold £4.67Wetherby and Easingwold: £4.67Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Wetherby and Easingwold: £4.69Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Wetherby and Easingwold: £4.43Melksham and Devizes: £7.10

    £7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 249.8, Wetherby and Easingwold 258.3Wetherby and Easingwold: 258.3Melksham and Devizes: 249.8

    249.8Wetherby and Easingwold is higher258.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 14.5, Wetherby and Easingwold 13.0Wetherby and Easingwold: 13.0Melksham and Devizes: 14.5

    14.5Melksham and Devizes is higher13.0

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold 30.5Wetherby and Easingwold: 30.5Melksham and Devizes: 30.3

    30.3Wetherby and Easingwold is higherDepends on how you count30.5

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold 38.0Wetherby and Easingwold: 38.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0

    48.0Melksham and Devizes is higher38.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Melksham and Devizes 79.8, Wetherby and Easingwold 50.5Wetherby and Easingwold: 50.5Melksham and Devizes: 79.8

    79.8Melksham and Devizes is higher50.5

  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, Wetherby and Easingwold 7.6Wetherby and Easingwold: 7.6Melksham and Devizes: 10.3

    10.3Melksham and Devizes is higher7.6

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Melksham and Devizes and Wetherby and Easingwold, per resident
MeasureMelksham and DevizesWetherby and EasingwoldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,520£4,540£4,288£4,115£4,133£3,903Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,050£3,063£2,893£3,132£3,146£2,971Wetherby and Easingwold
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£879£883£834£550£552£521Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,849£2,861£2,702£2,935£2,947£2,784Wetherby and Easingwold
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£48£49£46Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£142£142£134£146£147£139Wetherby and Easingwold
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.84£3.85£3.64£3.31£3.32£3.14Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£310£311£294£248£249£235Melksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£78£78£74Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£48£45£34£34£32Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£704£707£667£414£416£393Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£103£103£97Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£97£97£92Melksham and Devizes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£3.35£3.37£3.18Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.52£2.53£2.39£1.31£1.31£1.24Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.49£7.52£7.10£4.67£4.69£4.43Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.8258.3Wetherby and Easingwold
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.513.0Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.330.5Wetherby and Easingwold
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.038.0Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.850.5Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.37.6Melksham and Devizes

Total

Melksham and Devizes is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Wetherby and Easingwold on 4. 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 Wetherby and Easingwold

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £430.8m, Wetherby and Easingwold £388.2mWetherby and Easingwold: £388.2mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mWetherby and Easingwold: £389.8mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mWetherby and Easingwold: £368.2mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6m

    £430.8m£432.6m£408.6mMelksham and Devizes is higher£388.2m£389.8m£368.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £290.7m, Wetherby and Easingwold £295.5mWetherby and Easingwold: £295.5mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mWetherby and Easingwold: £296.7mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mWetherby and Easingwold: £280.3mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7m

    £290.7m£291.9m£275.7mWetherby and Easingwold is higher£295.5m£296.7m£280.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £83.8m, Wetherby and Easingwold £51.8mWetherby and Easingwold: £51.8mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mWetherby and Easingwold: £52.1mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mWetherby and Easingwold: £49.2mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5m

    £83.8m£84.2m£79.5mMelksham and Devizes is higher£51.8m£52.1m£49.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes £271.5m, Wetherby and Easingwold £276.8mWetherby and Easingwold: £276.8mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mWetherby and Easingwold: £278.0mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mWetherby and Easingwold: £262.6mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.5mWetherby and Easingwold is higher£276.8m£278.0m£262.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £5.3m, Wetherby and Easingwold £4.6mWetherby and Easingwold: £4.6mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mWetherby and Easingwold: £4.6mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mWetherby and Easingwold: £4.3mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.4m£5.1mMelksham and Devizes is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.5m, Wetherby and Easingwold £13.8mWetherby and Easingwold: £13.8mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mWetherby and Easingwold: £13.8mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mWetherby and Easingwold: £13.1mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mWetherby and Easingwold is higher£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.37m, Wetherby and Easingwold £0.31mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.31mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.31mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.30mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £29.5m, Wetherby and Easingwold £23.4mWetherby and Easingwold: £23.4mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mWetherby and Easingwold: £23.5mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mWetherby and Easingwold: £22.2mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0m

    £29.5m£29.7m£28.0mMelksham and Devizes is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £12.4m, Wetherby and Easingwold £7.4mWetherby and Easingwold: £7.4mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mWetherby and Easingwold: £7.4mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mWetherby and Easingwold: £7.0mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mMelksham and Devizes is higher£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes £4.5m, Wetherby and Easingwold £3.2mWetherby and Easingwold: £3.2mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mWetherby and Easingwold: £3.2mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mWetherby and Easingwold: £3.0mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMelksham and Devizes is higher£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes £67.0m, Wetherby and Easingwold £39.1mWetherby and Easingwold: £39.1mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mWetherby and Easingwold: £39.3mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mWetherby and Easingwold: £37.1mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6m

    £67.0m£67.3m£63.6mMelksham and Devizes is higher£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Melksham and Devizes £13.7m, Wetherby and Easingwold £9.7mWetherby and Easingwold: £9.7mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mWetherby and Easingwold: £9.7mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mWetherby and Easingwold: £9.2mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mMelksham and Devizes is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £11.6m, Wetherby and Easingwold £9.1mWetherby and Easingwold: £9.1mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mWetherby and Easingwold: £9.2mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mWetherby and Easingwold: £8.6mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mMelksham and Devizes is higher£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.36m, Wetherby and Easingwold £0.32mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.32mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.32mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.30mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.24m, Wetherby and Easingwold £0.12mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.12mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.12mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.12mMelksham and Devizes: £0.23m

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Melksham and Devizes £0.71m, Wetherby and Easingwold £0.44mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.44mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.44mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mWetherby and Easingwold: £0.42mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Melksham and Devizes 23,802, Wetherby and Easingwold 24,365Wetherby and Easingwold: 24,365Melksham and Devizes: 23,802

    23,802Wetherby and Easingwold is higher24,365

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 1,380, Wetherby and Easingwold 1,229Wetherby and Easingwold: 1,229Melksham and Devizes: 1,380

    1,380Melksham and Devizes is higher1,229

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 2,884, Wetherby and Easingwold 2,873Wetherby and Easingwold: 2,873Melksham and Devizes: 2,884

    2,884Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count2,873

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 4,574, Wetherby and Easingwold 3,581Wetherby and Easingwold: 3,581Melksham and Devizes: 4,574

    4,574Melksham and Devizes is higher3,581

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Melksham and Devizes 7,601, Wetherby and Easingwold 4,760Wetherby and Easingwold: 4,760Melksham and Devizes: 7,601

    7,601Melksham and Devizes is higher4,760

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Melksham and Devizes 982, Wetherby and Easingwold 715Wetherby and Easingwold: 715Melksham and Devizes: 982

    982Melksham and Devizes is higher715

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Melksham and Devizes and Wetherby and Easingwold, total
MeasureMelksham and DevizesWetherby and EasingwoldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m£388.2m£389.8m£368.2mMelksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m£295.5m£296.7m£280.3mWetherby and Easingwold
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m£51.8m£52.1m£49.2mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m£276.8m£278.0m£262.6mWetherby and Easingwold
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m£4.6m£4.6m£4.3mMelksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£13.8m£13.8m£13.1mWetherby and Easingwold
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mMelksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mMelksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mMelksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£3.2m£3.2m£3.0mMelksham and Devizes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m£39.1m£39.3m£37.1mMelksham and Devizes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mMelksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£9.1m£9.2m£8.6mMelksham and Devizes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mMelksham and Devizes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.12mMelksham and Devizes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,80224,365Wetherby and Easingwold
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3801,229Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8842,873Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5743,581Melksham and Devizes
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6014,760Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026982715Melksham and Devizes

Sources

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

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  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.
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