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Mid Bedfordshire and Didcot and Wantage

107,279 and 115,695 residents (mid-2024).

Mid Bedfordshire is higher than Didcot and Wantage on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Mid Bedfordshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Didcot and Wantage 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

Mid Bedfordshire Didcot and Wantage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £3,386, Didcot and Wantage £3,390Didcot and Wantage: £3,390Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386Didcot and Wantage: £3,405Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400Didcot and Wantage: £3,216Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211

    £3,386£3,400£3,211Didcot and Wantage is higher£3,390£3,405£3,216

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Bedfordshire £12,747, Didcot and Wantage £12,458Didcot and Wantage: £12,458Mid Bedfordshire: £12,747Didcot and Wantage: £12,511Mid Bedfordshire: £12,801Didcot and Wantage: £11,817Mid Bedfordshire: £12,091

    £12,747£12,801£12,091Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,458£12,511£11,817

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire £1,194, Didcot and Wantage £1,363Didcot and Wantage: £1,363Mid Bedfordshire: £1,194Didcot and Wantage: £1,369Mid Bedfordshire: £1,199Didcot and Wantage: £1,293Mid Bedfordshire: £1,133

    £1,194£1,199£1,133Didcot and Wantage is higher£1,363£1,369£1,293

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Bedfordshire £11,889, Didcot and Wantage £11,664Didcot and Wantage: £11,664Mid Bedfordshire: £11,889Didcot and Wantage: £11,714Mid Bedfordshire: £11,939Didcot and Wantage: £11,064Mid Bedfordshire: £11,277

    £11,889£11,939£11,277Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,664£11,714£11,064

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Bedfordshire £245, Didcot and Wantage £235Didcot and Wantage: £235Mid Bedfordshire: £245Didcot and Wantage: £236Mid Bedfordshire: £246Didcot and Wantage: £223Mid Bedfordshire: £233

    £245£246£233Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£235£236£223

  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: Mid Bedfordshire £597, Didcot and Wantage £544Didcot and Wantage: £544Mid Bedfordshire: £597Didcot and Wantage: £547Mid Bedfordshire: £599Didcot and Wantage: £516Mid Bedfordshire: £566

    £597£599£566Mid Bedfordshire is higher£544£547£516

  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: Mid Bedfordshire £16, Didcot and Wantage £14Didcot and Wantage: £14Mid Bedfordshire: £16Didcot and Wantage: £14Mid Bedfordshire: £16Didcot and Wantage: £14Mid Bedfordshire: £15

    £16£16£15Mid Bedfordshire is higher£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £244, Didcot and Wantage £222Didcot and Wantage: £222Mid Bedfordshire: £244Didcot and Wantage: £223Mid Bedfordshire: £246Didcot and Wantage: £211Mid Bedfordshire: £232

    £244£246£232Mid Bedfordshire is higher£222£223£211

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £109, Didcot and Wantage £115Didcot and Wantage: £115Mid Bedfordshire: £109Didcot and Wantage: £116Mid Bedfordshire: £110Didcot and Wantage: £109Mid Bedfordshire: £104

    £109£110£104Didcot and Wantage is higher£115£116£109

  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: Mid Bedfordshire £68, Didcot and Wantage £64Didcot and Wantage: £64Mid Bedfordshire: £68Didcot and Wantage: £64Mid Bedfordshire: £69Didcot and Wantage: £60Mid Bedfordshire: £65

    £68£69£65Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£64£64£60

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire £988, Didcot and Wantage £1,147Didcot and Wantage: £1,147Mid Bedfordshire: £988Didcot and Wantage: £1,152Mid Bedfordshire: £992Didcot and Wantage: £1,088Mid Bedfordshire: £937

    £988£992£937Didcot and Wantage is higher£1,147£1,152£1,088

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £106, Didcot and Wantage £128Didcot and Wantage: £128Mid Bedfordshire: £106Didcot and Wantage: £129Mid Bedfordshire: £106Didcot and Wantage: £121Mid Bedfordshire: £100

    £106£106£100Didcot and Wantage is higher£128£129£121

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire £128, Didcot and Wantage £144Didcot and Wantage: £144Mid Bedfordshire: £128Didcot and Wantage: £145Mid Bedfordshire: £129Didcot and Wantage: £137Mid Bedfordshire: £122

    £128£129£122Didcot and Wantage is higher£144£145£137

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire £7.56, Didcot and Wantage £6.34Didcot and Wantage: £6.34Mid Bedfordshire: £7.56Didcot and Wantage: £6.36Mid Bedfordshire: £7.59Didcot and Wantage: £6.01Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Mid Bedfordshire is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire £2.27, Didcot and Wantage £2.78Didcot and Wantage: £2.78Mid Bedfordshire: £2.27Didcot and Wantage: £2.80Mid Bedfordshire: £2.28Didcot and Wantage: £2.64Mid Bedfordshire: £2.15

    £2.27£2.28£2.15Didcot and Wantage is higher£2.78£2.80£2.64

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £7.14, Didcot and Wantage £6.05Didcot and Wantage: £6.05Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14Didcot and Wantage: £6.08Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Didcot and Wantage: £5.74Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Bedfordshire 1,030.5, Didcot and Wantage 1,010.9Didcot and Wantage: 1,010.9Mid Bedfordshire: 1,030.5

    1,030.5Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,010.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Bedfordshire 62.4, Didcot and Wantage 55.9Didcot and Wantage: 55.9Mid Bedfordshire: 62.4

    62.4Mid Bedfordshire is higher55.9

  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: Mid Bedfordshire 128.4, Didcot and Wantage 116.2Didcot and Wantage: 116.2Mid Bedfordshire: 128.4

    128.4Mid Bedfordshire is higher116.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 39.6, Didcot and Wantage 35.7Didcot and Wantage: 35.7Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6

    39.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher35.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire 107.0, Didcot and Wantage 121.1Didcot and Wantage: 121.1Mid Bedfordshire: 107.0

    107.0Didcot and Wantage is higher121.1

  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: Mid Bedfordshire 16.2, Didcot and Wantage 14.9Didcot and Wantage: 14.9Mid Bedfordshire: 16.2

    16.2Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count14.9

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Mid Bedfordshire and Didcot and Wantage, per person in the age group
MeasureMid BedfordshireDidcot and WantageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,386£3,400£3,211£3,390£3,405£3,216Didcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,747£12,801£12,091£12,458£12,511£11,817Mid Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,194£1,199£1,133£1,363£1,369£1,293Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,889£11,939£11,277£11,664£11,714£11,064Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£233£235£236£223Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£597£599£566£544£547£516Mid Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£14Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£244£246£232£222£223£211Mid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£115£116£109Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£68£69£65£64£64£60Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£988£992£937£1,147£1,152£1,088Didcot and Wantage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£128£129£121Didcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£144£145£137Didcot and Wantage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.34£6.36£6.01Mid Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.27£2.28£2.15£2.78£2.80£2.64Didcot and Wantage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£6.05£6.08£5.74Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,030.51,010.9Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.455.9Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.4116.2Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.635.7Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026107.0121.1Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.214.9Mid Bedfordshire

Per resident

Mid Bedfordshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Didcot and Wantage 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

Mid Bedfordshire Didcot and Wantage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £3,386, Didcot and Wantage £3,390Didcot and Wantage: £3,390Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386Didcot and Wantage: £3,405Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400Didcot and Wantage: £3,216Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211

    £3,386£3,400£3,211Didcot and Wantage is higher£3,390£3,405£3,216

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £2,184, Didcot and Wantage £2,072Didcot and Wantage: £2,072Mid Bedfordshire: £2,184Didcot and Wantage: £2,081Mid Bedfordshire: £2,193Didcot and Wantage: £1,965Mid Bedfordshire: £2,071

    £2,184£2,193£2,071Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,072£2,081£1,965

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £735, Didcot and Wantage £847Didcot and Wantage: £847Mid Bedfordshire: £735Didcot and Wantage: £850Mid Bedfordshire: £738Didcot and Wantage: £803Mid Bedfordshire: £697

    £735£738£697Didcot and Wantage is higher£847£850£803

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £2,037, Didcot and Wantage £1,940Didcot and Wantage: £1,940Mid Bedfordshire: £2,037Didcot and Wantage: £1,948Mid Bedfordshire: £2,045Didcot and Wantage: £1,840Mid Bedfordshire: £1,932

    £2,037£2,045£1,932Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,940£1,948£1,840

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £42, Didcot and Wantage £39Didcot and Wantage: £39Mid Bedfordshire: £42Didcot and Wantage: £39Mid Bedfordshire: £42Didcot and Wantage: £37Mid Bedfordshire: £40

    £42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £102, Didcot and Wantage £91Didcot and Wantage: £91Mid Bedfordshire: £102Didcot and Wantage: £91Mid Bedfordshire: £103Didcot and Wantage: £86Mid Bedfordshire: £97

    £102£103£97Mid Bedfordshire is higher£91£91£86

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £2.76, Didcot and Wantage £2.38Didcot and Wantage: £2.38Mid Bedfordshire: £2.76Didcot and Wantage: £2.39Mid Bedfordshire: £2.77Didcot and Wantage: £2.26Mid Bedfordshire: £2.62

    £2.76£2.77£2.62Mid Bedfordshire is higher£2.38£2.39£2.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £244, Didcot and Wantage £222Didcot and Wantage: £222Mid Bedfordshire: £244Didcot and Wantage: £223Mid Bedfordshire: £246Didcot and Wantage: £211Mid Bedfordshire: £232

    £244£246£232Mid Bedfordshire is higher£222£223£211

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £109, Didcot and Wantage £115Didcot and Wantage: £115Mid Bedfordshire: £109Didcot and Wantage: £116Mid Bedfordshire: £110Didcot and Wantage: £109Mid Bedfordshire: £104

    £109£110£104Didcot and Wantage is higher£115£116£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £42, Didcot and Wantage £40Didcot and Wantage: £40Mid Bedfordshire: £42Didcot and Wantage: £40Mid Bedfordshire: £42Didcot and Wantage: £38Mid Bedfordshire: £40

    £42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£38

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £608, Didcot and Wantage £712Didcot and Wantage: £712Mid Bedfordshire: £608Didcot and Wantage: £715Mid Bedfordshire: £611Didcot and Wantage: £675Mid Bedfordshire: £577

    £608£611£577Didcot and Wantage is higher£712£715£675

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £106, Didcot and Wantage £128Didcot and Wantage: £128Mid Bedfordshire: £106Didcot and Wantage: £129Mid Bedfordshire: £106Didcot and Wantage: £121Mid Bedfordshire: £100

    £106£106£100Didcot and Wantage is higher£128£129£121

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £79, Didcot and Wantage £89Didcot and Wantage: £89Mid Bedfordshire: £79Didcot and Wantage: £90Mid Bedfordshire: £79Didcot and Wantage: £85Mid Bedfordshire: £75

    £79£79£75Didcot and Wantage is higher£89£90£85

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £4.66, Didcot and Wantage £3.93Didcot and Wantage: £3.93Mid Bedfordshire: £4.66Didcot and Wantage: £3.95Mid Bedfordshire: £4.68Didcot and Wantage: £3.73Mid Bedfordshire: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Mid Bedfordshire is higher£3.93£3.95£3.73

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £1.40, Didcot and Wantage £1.73Didcot and Wantage: £1.73Mid Bedfordshire: £1.40Didcot and Wantage: £1.74Mid Bedfordshire: £1.41Didcot and Wantage: £1.64Mid Bedfordshire: £1.33

    £1.40£1.41£1.33Didcot and Wantage is higher£1.73£1.74£1.64

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £7.14, Didcot and Wantage £6.05Didcot and Wantage: £6.05Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14Didcot and Wantage: £6.08Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Didcot and Wantage: £5.74Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 176.5, Didcot and Wantage 168.1Didcot and Wantage: 168.1Mid Bedfordshire: 176.5

    176.5Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count168.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 10.7, Didcot and Wantage 9.3Didcot and Wantage: 9.3Mid Bedfordshire: 10.7

    10.7Mid Bedfordshire is higher9.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 22.0, Didcot and Wantage 19.3Didcot and Wantage: 19.3Mid Bedfordshire: 22.0

    22.0Mid Bedfordshire is higher19.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 39.6, Didcot and Wantage 35.7Didcot and Wantage: 35.7Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6

    39.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher35.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 65.9, Didcot and Wantage 75.2Didcot and Wantage: 75.2Mid Bedfordshire: 65.9

    65.9Didcot and Wantage is higher75.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 10.0, Didcot and Wantage 9.3Didcot and Wantage: 9.3Mid Bedfordshire: 10.0

    10.0Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count9.3

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Mid Bedfordshire and Didcot and Wantage, per resident
MeasureMid BedfordshireDidcot and WantageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,386£3,400£3,211£3,390£3,405£3,216Didcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,184£2,193£2,071£2,072£2,081£1,965Mid Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£735£738£697£847£850£803Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,037£2,045£1,932£1,940£1,948£1,840Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£39£39£37Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£91£91£86Mid Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.76£2.77£2.62£2.38£2.39£2.26Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£244£246£232£222£223£211Mid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£115£116£109Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£40£40£38Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£608£611£577£712£715£675Didcot and Wantage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£128£129£121Didcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£89£90£85Didcot and Wantage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£3.93£3.95£3.73Mid Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.40£1.41£1.33£1.73£1.74£1.64Didcot and Wantage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£6.05£6.08£5.74Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026176.5168.1Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.79.3Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.019.3Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.635.7Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202665.975.2Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.09.3Mid Bedfordshire

Total

Mid Bedfordshire is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Didcot and Wantage on 14. 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

Mid Bedfordshire Didcot and Wantage

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mid Bedfordshire £363.2m, Didcot and Wantage £392.2mDidcot and Wantage: £392.2mMid Bedfordshire: £363.2mDidcot and Wantage: £393.9mMid Bedfordshire: £364.7mDidcot and Wantage: £372.0mMid Bedfordshire: £344.5m

    £363.2m£364.7m£344.5mDidcot and Wantage is higher£392.2m£393.9m£372.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mid Bedfordshire £234.2m, Didcot and Wantage £239.7mDidcot and Wantage: £239.7mMid Bedfordshire: £234.2mDidcot and Wantage: £240.7mMid Bedfordshire: £235.2mDidcot and Wantage: £227.4mMid Bedfordshire: £222.2m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.2mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£239.7m£240.7m£227.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mid Bedfordshire £78.9m, Didcot and Wantage £98.0mDidcot and Wantage: £98.0mMid Bedfordshire: £78.9mDidcot and Wantage: £98.4mMid Bedfordshire: £79.2mDidcot and Wantage: £92.9mMid Bedfordshire: £74.8m

    £78.9m£79.2m£74.8mDidcot and Wantage is higher£98.0m£98.4m£92.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mid Bedfordshire £218.5m, Didcot and Wantage £224.4mDidcot and Wantage: £224.4mMid Bedfordshire: £218.5mDidcot and Wantage: £225.4mMid Bedfordshire: £219.4mDidcot and Wantage: £212.9mMid Bedfordshire: £207.2m

    £218.5m£219.4m£207.2mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£224.4m£225.4m£212.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Bedfordshire £4.5m, Didcot and Wantage £4.5mDidcot and Wantage: £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mDidcot and Wantage: £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mDidcot and Wantage: £4.3mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire £11.0m, Didcot and Wantage £10.5mDidcot and Wantage: £10.5mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mDidcot and Wantage: £10.5mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mDidcot and Wantage: £9.9mMid Bedfordshire: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mMid Bedfordshire is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire £0.30m, Didcot and Wantage £0.28mDidcot and Wantage: £0.28mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mDidcot and Wantage: £0.28mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mDidcot and Wantage: £0.26mMid Bedfordshire: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire £26.2m, Didcot and Wantage £25.7mDidcot and Wantage: £25.7mMid Bedfordshire: £26.2mDidcot and Wantage: £25.9mMid Bedfordshire: £26.3mDidcot and Wantage: £24.4mMid Bedfordshire: £24.9m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.9mMid Bedfordshire is higher£25.7m£25.9m£24.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire £11.7m, Didcot and Wantage £13.3mDidcot and Wantage: £13.3mMid Bedfordshire: £11.7mDidcot and Wantage: £13.4mMid Bedfordshire: £11.8mDidcot and Wantage: £12.6mMid Bedfordshire: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mDidcot and Wantage is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire £4.5m, Didcot and Wantage £4.6mDidcot and Wantage: £4.6mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mDidcot and Wantage: £4.6mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mDidcot and Wantage: £4.3mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Bedfordshire £65.2m, Didcot and Wantage £82.4mDidcot and Wantage: £82.4mMid Bedfordshire: £65.2mDidcot and Wantage: £82.7mMid Bedfordshire: £65.5mDidcot and Wantage: £78.1mMid Bedfordshire: £61.9m

    £65.2m£65.5m£61.9mDidcot and Wantage is higher£82.4m£82.7m£78.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mid Bedfordshire £11.4m, Didcot and Wantage £14.8mDidcot and Wantage: £14.8mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mDidcot and Wantage: £14.9mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mDidcot and Wantage: £14.0mMid Bedfordshire: £10.8m

    £11.4m£11.4m£10.8mDidcot and Wantage is higher£14.8m£14.9m£14.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mid Bedfordshire £8.5m, Didcot and Wantage £10.4mDidcot and Wantage: £10.4mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mDidcot and Wantage: £10.4mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mDidcot and Wantage: £9.8mMid Bedfordshire: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mDidcot and Wantage is higher£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mid Bedfordshire £0.50m, Didcot and Wantage £0.46mDidcot and Wantage: £0.46mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mDidcot and Wantage: £0.46mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mDidcot and Wantage: £0.43mMid Bedfordshire: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mid Bedfordshire £0.15m, Didcot and Wantage £0.20mDidcot and Wantage: £0.20mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mDidcot and Wantage: £0.20mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mDidcot and Wantage: £0.19mMid Bedfordshire: £0.14m

    £0.15m£0.15m£0.14mDidcot and Wantage is higher£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mid Bedfordshire £0.77m, Didcot and Wantage £0.70mDidcot and Wantage: £0.70mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mDidcot and Wantage: £0.70mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mDidcot and Wantage: £0.66mMid Bedfordshire: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mid Bedfordshire 18,938, Didcot and Wantage 19,448Didcot and Wantage: 19,448Mid Bedfordshire: 18,938

    18,938Didcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count19,448

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Bedfordshire 1,146, Didcot and Wantage 1,075Didcot and Wantage: 1,075Mid Bedfordshire: 1,146

    1,146Mid Bedfordshire is higher1,075

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire 2,360, Didcot and Wantage 2,236Didcot and Wantage: 2,236Mid Bedfordshire: 2,360

    2,360Mid Bedfordshire is higher2,236

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire 4,246, Didcot and Wantage 4,134Didcot and Wantage: 4,134Mid Bedfordshire: 4,246

    4,246Mid Bedfordshire is higher4,134

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Bedfordshire 7,066, Didcot and Wantage 8,698Didcot and Wantage: 8,698Mid Bedfordshire: 7,066

    7,066Didcot and Wantage is higher8,698

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire 1,068, Didcot and Wantage 1,070Didcot and Wantage: 1,070Mid Bedfordshire: 1,068

    1,068Didcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count1,070

Show the numbers
Mid Bedfordshire and Didcot and Wantage, total
MeasureMid BedfordshireDidcot and WantageHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£363.2m£364.7m£344.5m£392.2m£393.9m£372.0mDidcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m£239.7m£240.7m£227.4mDidcot and Wantage
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£78.9m£79.2m£74.8m£98.0m£98.4m£92.9mDidcot and Wantage
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£218.5m£219.4m£207.2m£224.4m£225.4m£212.9mDidcot and Wantage
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mDidcot and Wantage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mMid Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mMid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m£25.7m£25.9m£24.4mMid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mDidcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£4.6m£4.6m£4.3mDidcot and Wantage
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£65.2m£65.5m£61.9m£82.4m£82.7m£78.1mDidcot and Wantage
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m£14.8m£14.9m£14.0mDidcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m£10.4m£10.4m£9.8mDidcot and Wantage
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mMid Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mDidcot and Wantage
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mMid Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,93819,448Didcot and Wantage
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1461,075Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3602,236Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,2464,134Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,0668,698Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0681,070Didcot and Wantage

Sources

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

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