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Mid Bedfordshire and Horsham
Mid Bedfordshire is higher than Horsham on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.
On 8 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Mid Bedfordshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Horsham 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
Mid Bedfordshire Horsham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,386£3,400£3,211Horsham is higher£3,632£3,648£3,445
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,747£12,801£12,091Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,691£12,745£12,038
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,194£1,199£1,133Mid Bedfordshire is higher£1,188£1,193£1,127
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,889£11,939£11,277Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,877£11,927£11,265
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£245£246£233Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£241£242£229
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£597£599£566Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£558£561£530
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£16£16£15Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£244£246£232Mid Bedfordshire is higher£229£230£218
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£109£110£104Mid Bedfordshire is higher£89£89£84
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£68£69£65Mid Bedfordshire is higher£57£57£54
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£988£992£937Mid Bedfordshire is higher£960£964£910
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£106£106£100Horsham is higher£157£157£149
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£128£129£122Horsham is higher£162£163£154
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.56£7.59£7.17Mid Bedfordshire is higher£7.04£7.07£6.68
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.27£2.28£2.15Horsham is higher£2.81£2.83£2.67
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,030.5Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,029.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
62.4Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count57.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
128.4Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count120.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
39.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher34.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
107.0Mid Bedfordshire is higher105.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
16.2Mid Bedfordshire is higher12.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mid Bedfordshire | Horsham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,386£3,400£3,211 | £3,632£3,648£3,445 | Horsham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,747£12,801£12,091 | £12,691£12,745£12,038 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,194£1,199£1,133 | £1,188£1,193£1,127 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,889£11,939£11,277 | £11,877£11,927£11,265 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £245£246£233 | £241£242£229 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £597£599£566 | £558£561£530 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £16£16£15 | £14 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £244£246£232 | £229£230£218 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £109£110£104 | £89£89£84 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £68£69£65 | £57£57£54 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £988£992£937 | £960£964£910 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £106£106£100 | £157£157£149 | Horsham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £162£163£154 | Horsham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.56£7.59£7.17 | £7.04£7.07£6.68 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.27£2.28£2.15 | £2.81£2.83£2.67 | Horsham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.14£7.17£6.77 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,030.5 | 1,029.2 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 62.4 | 57.1 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 128.4 | 120.7 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 39.6 | 34.7 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 107.0 | 105.8 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 16.2 | 12.8 | Mid Bedfordshire |
Per resident
Mid Bedfordshire is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Horsham on 11. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Mid Bedfordshire Horsham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,386£3,400£3,211Horsham is higher£3,632£3,648£3,445
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,184£2,193£2,071Horsham is higherDepends on how you count£2,430£2,440£2,305
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£735£738£697Mid Bedfordshire is higher£722£725£685
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,037£2,045£1,932Horsham is higherDepends on how you count£2,274£2,284£2,157
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£42£42£40Horsham is higherDepends on how you count£46£46£44
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£102£103£97Horsham is higherDepends on how you count£107£107£101
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£2.76£2.77£2.62Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.75£2.76£2.61
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£244£246£232Mid Bedfordshire is higher£229£230£218
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£109£110£104Mid Bedfordshire is higher£89£89£84
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire is higher£34£35£33
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£608£611£577Mid Bedfordshire is higher£583£586£553
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£106£106£100Horsham is higher£157£157£149
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£79£79£75Horsham is higher£99£99£93
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.66£4.68£4.42Mid Bedfordshire is higher£4.28£4.30£4.06
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.40£1.41£1.33Horsham is higher£1.71£1.72£1.62
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
176.5Horsham is higherDepends on how you count197.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.7Horsham is higherDepends on how you count10.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.0Horsham is higherDepends on how you count23.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
39.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher34.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
65.9Mid Bedfordshire is higher64.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.0Mid Bedfordshire is higher7.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mid Bedfordshire | Horsham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,386£3,400£3,211 | £3,632£3,648£3,445 | Horsham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,184£2,193£2,071 | £2,430£2,440£2,305 | Horsham |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £735£738£697 | £722£725£685 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,037£2,045£1,932 | £2,274£2,284£2,157 | Horsham |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £42£42£40 | £46£46£44 | Horsham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £107£107£101 | Horsham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £2.76£2.77£2.62 | £2.75£2.76£2.61 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £244£246£232 | £229£230£218 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £109£110£104 | £89£89£84 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £42£42£40 | £34£35£33 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £608£611£577 | £583£586£553 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £106£106£100 | £157£157£149 | Horsham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £79£79£75 | £99£99£93 | Horsham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.66£4.68£4.42 | £4.28£4.30£4.06 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.40£1.41£1.33 | £1.71£1.72£1.62 | Horsham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.14£7.17£6.77 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 176.5 | 197.1 | Horsham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.7 | 10.9 | Horsham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.0 | 23.1 | Horsham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 39.6 | 34.7 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 65.9 | 64.3 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.0 | 7.8 | Mid Bedfordshire |
Total
Mid Bedfordshire is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Horsham 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
Mid Bedfordshire Horsham
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£363.2m£364.7m£344.5mHorsham is higher£394.8m£396.5m£374.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£234.2m£235.2m£222.2mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£264.1m£265.2m£250.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£78.9m£79.2m£74.8mMid Bedfordshire is higher£78.5m£78.8m£74.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£218.5m£219.4m£207.2mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£247.2m£248.2m£234.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mMid Bedfordshire is higher£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mMid Bedfordshire is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMid Bedfordshire is higher£3.7m£3.8m£3.5m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£65.2m£65.5m£61.9mMid Bedfordshire is higher£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£11.4m£11.4m£10.8mHorsham is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mHorsham is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mHorsham is higher£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
18,938Horsham is higherDepends on how you count21,419
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,146Horsham is higherDepends on how you count1,189
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,360Horsham is higherDepends on how you count2,511
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,246Mid Bedfordshire is higher3,774
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
7,066Mid Bedfordshire is higher6,990
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,068Mid Bedfordshire is higher843
Show the numbers
| Measure | Mid Bedfordshire | Horsham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £363.2m£364.7m£344.5m | £394.8m£396.5m£374.5m | Horsham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £234.2m£235.2m£222.2m | £264.1m£265.2m£250.5m | Horsham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £78.9m£79.2m£74.8m | £78.5m£78.8m£74.5m | Mid Bedfordshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £218.5m£219.4m£207.2m | £247.2m£248.2m£234.4m | Horsham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £4.5m£4.5m£4.3m | £5.0m£5.0m£4.8m | Horsham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.0m£11.0m£10.4m | £11.6m£11.7m£11.0m | Horsham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.30m£0.30m£0.28m | £0.30m£0.30m£0.28m | Horsham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £26.2m£26.3m£24.9m | £24.9m£25.0m£23.6m | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | £9.7m£9.7m£9.2m | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.5m£4.5m£4.3m | £3.7m£3.8m£3.5m | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £65.2m£65.5m£61.9m | £63.4m£63.7m£60.1m | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £11.4m£11.4m£10.8m | £17.0m£17.1m£16.2m | Horsham |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £8.5m£8.5m£8.0m | £10.7m£10.8m£10.2m | Horsham |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.50m£0.50m£0.47m | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.15m£0.15m£0.14m | £0.19m£0.19m£0.18m | Horsham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.77m£0.77m£0.73m | £0.61m£0.62m£0.58m | Mid Bedfordshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 18,938 | 21,419 | Horsham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,146 | 1,189 | Horsham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,360 | 2,511 | Horsham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,246 | 3,774 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 7,066 | 6,990 | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,068 | 843 | Mid Bedfordshire |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.