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Mid Bedfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire

107,279 and 103,361 residents (mid-2024).

Mid Bedfordshire is higher than Mid Buckinghamshire on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 16 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 18 of 22 measures, and Mid Buckinghamshire 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 Mid Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £3,386, Mid Buckinghamshire £3,482Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,482Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,497Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,303Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211

    £3,386£3,400£3,211Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,482£3,497£3,303

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Bedfordshire £12,747, Mid Buckinghamshire £12,714Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,714Mid Bedfordshire: £12,747Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,769Mid Bedfordshire: £12,801Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,060Mid Bedfordshire: £12,091

    £12,747£12,801£12,091Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,714£12,769£12,060

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire £1,194, Mid Buckinghamshire £890Mid Buckinghamshire: £890Mid Bedfordshire: £1,194Mid Buckinghamshire: £894Mid Bedfordshire: £1,199Mid Buckinghamshire: £845Mid Bedfordshire: £1,133

    £1,194£1,199£1,133Mid Bedfordshire is higher£890£894£845

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Bedfordshire £11,889, Mid Buckinghamshire £11,963Mid Buckinghamshire: £11,963Mid Bedfordshire: £11,889Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,014Mid Bedfordshire: £11,939Mid Buckinghamshire: £11,348Mid Bedfordshire: £11,277

    £11,889£11,939£11,277Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£11,963£12,014£11,348

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Bedfordshire £245, Mid Buckinghamshire £179Mid Buckinghamshire: £179Mid Bedfordshire: £245Mid Buckinghamshire: £180Mid Bedfordshire: £246Mid Buckinghamshire: £170Mid Bedfordshire: £233

    £245£246£233Mid Bedfordshire is higher£179£180£170

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire £561Mid Buckinghamshire: £561Mid Bedfordshire: £597Mid Buckinghamshire: £563Mid Bedfordshire: £599Mid Buckinghamshire: £532Mid Bedfordshire: £566

    £597£599£566Mid Bedfordshire 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: Mid Bedfordshire £16, Mid Buckinghamshire £12Mid Buckinghamshire: £12Mid Bedfordshire: £16Mid Buckinghamshire: £12Mid Bedfordshire: £16Mid Buckinghamshire: £11Mid Bedfordshire: £15

    £16£16£15Mid Bedfordshire is higher£12£12£11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £244, Mid Buckinghamshire £164Mid Buckinghamshire: £164Mid Bedfordshire: £244Mid Buckinghamshire: £165Mid Bedfordshire: £246Mid Buckinghamshire: £156Mid Bedfordshire: £232

    £244£246£232Mid Bedfordshire is higher£164£165£156

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £109, Mid Buckinghamshire £90Mid Buckinghamshire: £90Mid Bedfordshire: £109Mid Buckinghamshire: £90Mid Bedfordshire: £110Mid Buckinghamshire: £85Mid Bedfordshire: £104

    £109£110£104Mid Bedfordshire is higher£90£90£85

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire £51Mid Buckinghamshire: £51Mid Bedfordshire: £68Mid Buckinghamshire: £51Mid Bedfordshire: £69Mid Buckinghamshire: £48Mid Bedfordshire: £65

    £68£69£65Mid Bedfordshire is higher£51£51£48

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire £988, Mid Buckinghamshire £724Mid Buckinghamshire: £724Mid Bedfordshire: £988Mid Buckinghamshire: £727Mid Bedfordshire: £992Mid Buckinghamshire: £687Mid Bedfordshire: £937

    £988£992£937Mid Bedfordshire is higher£724£727£687

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £106, Mid Buckinghamshire £112Mid Buckinghamshire: £112Mid Bedfordshire: £106Mid Buckinghamshire: £112Mid Bedfordshire: £106Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Bedfordshire: £100

    £106£106£100Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£112£112£106

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire £106Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Bedfordshire: £128Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Bedfordshire: £129Mid Buckinghamshire: £100Mid Bedfordshire: £122

    £128£129£122Mid Bedfordshire is higher£106£106£100

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire £7.56, Mid Buckinghamshire £7.18Mid Buckinghamshire: £7.18Mid Bedfordshire: £7.56Mid Buckinghamshire: £7.21Mid Bedfordshire: £7.59Mid Buckinghamshire: £6.81Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Mid Bedfordshire is higher£7.18£7.21£6.81

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Bedfordshire £2.27, Mid Buckinghamshire £2.37Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.37Mid Bedfordshire: £2.27Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.38Mid Bedfordshire: £2.28Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.25Mid Bedfordshire: £2.15

    £2.27£2.28£2.15Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.37£2.38£2.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £7.14, Mid Buckinghamshire £5.22Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.22Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.24Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.95Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire 1,024.7Mid Buckinghamshire: 1,024.7Mid Bedfordshire: 1,030.5

    1,030.5Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,024.7

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire 44.8Mid Buckinghamshire: 44.8Mid Bedfordshire: 62.4

    62.4Mid Bedfordshire is higher44.8

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire 117.4Mid Buckinghamshire: 117.4Mid Bedfordshire: 128.4

    128.4Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count117.4

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire 28.9Mid Buckinghamshire: 28.9Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6

    39.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher28.9

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire 89.5Mid Buckinghamshire: 89.5Mid Bedfordshire: 107.0

    107.0Mid Bedfordshire is higher89.5

  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: Mid Bedfordshire 16.2, Mid Buckinghamshire 13.8Mid Buckinghamshire: 13.8Mid Bedfordshire: 16.2

    16.2Mid Bedfordshire is higher13.8

Show the numbers
Mid Bedfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire, per person in the age group
MeasureMid BedfordshireMid BuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,386£3,400£3,211£3,482£3,497£3,303Mid Buckinghamshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,747£12,801£12,091£12,714£12,769£12,060Mid Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,194£1,199£1,133£890£894£845Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,889£11,939£11,277£11,963£12,014£11,348Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£233£179£180£170Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£597£599£566£561£563£532Mid Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£12£12£11Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£244£246£232£164£165£156Mid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£90£90£85Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£68£69£65£51£51£48Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£988£992£937£724£727£687Mid Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£112£112£106Mid Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£106£106£100Mid Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£7.18£7.21£6.81Mid Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.27£2.28£2.15£2.37£2.38£2.25Mid Buckinghamshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£5.22£5.24£4.95Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,030.51,024.7Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.444.8Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.4117.4Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.628.9Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026107.089.5Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.213.8Mid Bedfordshire

Per resident

Mid Bedfordshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Mid Buckinghamshire on 7. 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 Mid Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £3,386, Mid Buckinghamshire £3,482Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,482Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,497Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,303Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211

    £3,386£3,400£3,211Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,482£3,497£3,303

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £2,184, Mid Buckinghamshire £2,587Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,587Mid Bedfordshire: £2,184Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,598Mid Bedfordshire: £2,193Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,454Mid Bedfordshire: £2,071

    £2,184£2,193£2,071Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,587£2,598£2,454

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £735, Mid Buckinghamshire £524Mid Buckinghamshire: £524Mid Bedfordshire: £735Mid Buckinghamshire: £526Mid Bedfordshire: £738Mid Buckinghamshire: £497Mid Bedfordshire: £697

    £735£738£697Mid Bedfordshire is higher£524£526£497

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £2,037, Mid Buckinghamshire £2,434Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,434Mid Bedfordshire: £2,037Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,445Mid Bedfordshire: £2,045Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,309Mid Bedfordshire: £1,932

    £2,037£2,045£1,932Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £42, Mid Buckinghamshire £36Mid Buckinghamshire: £36Mid Bedfordshire: £42Mid Buckinghamshire: £37Mid Bedfordshire: £42Mid Buckinghamshire: £35Mid Bedfordshire: £40

    £42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire is higher£36£37£35

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £102, Mid Buckinghamshire £114Mid Buckinghamshire: £114Mid Bedfordshire: £102Mid Buckinghamshire: £115Mid Bedfordshire: £103Mid Buckinghamshire: £108Mid Bedfordshire: £97

    £102£103£97Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£114£115£108

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire £2.38Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.38Mid Bedfordshire: £2.76Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.39Mid Bedfordshire: £2.77Mid Buckinghamshire: £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, Mid Buckinghamshire £164Mid Buckinghamshire: £164Mid Bedfordshire: £244Mid Buckinghamshire: £165Mid Bedfordshire: £246Mid Buckinghamshire: £156Mid Bedfordshire: £232

    £244£246£232Mid Bedfordshire is higher£164£165£156

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £109, Mid Buckinghamshire £90Mid Buckinghamshire: £90Mid Bedfordshire: £109Mid Buckinghamshire: £90Mid Bedfordshire: £110Mid Buckinghamshire: £85Mid Bedfordshire: £104

    £109£110£104Mid Bedfordshire is higher£90£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £42, Mid Buckinghamshire £30Mid Buckinghamshire: £30Mid Bedfordshire: £42Mid Buckinghamshire: £30Mid Bedfordshire: £42Mid Buckinghamshire: £28Mid Bedfordshire: £40

    £42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire is higher£30£30£28

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £608, Mid Buckinghamshire £426Mid Buckinghamshire: £426Mid Bedfordshire: £608Mid Buckinghamshire: £428Mid Bedfordshire: £611Mid Buckinghamshire: £404Mid Bedfordshire: £577

    £608£611£577Mid Bedfordshire is higher£426£428£404

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £106, Mid Buckinghamshire £112Mid Buckinghamshire: £112Mid Bedfordshire: £106Mid Buckinghamshire: £112Mid Bedfordshire: £106Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Bedfordshire: £100

    £106£106£100Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£112£112£106

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £79, Mid Buckinghamshire £62Mid Buckinghamshire: £62Mid Bedfordshire: £79Mid Buckinghamshire: £62Mid Bedfordshire: £79Mid Buckinghamshire: £59Mid Bedfordshire: £75

    £79£79£75Mid Bedfordshire is higher£62£62£59

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £4.66, Mid Buckinghamshire £4.23Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.23Mid Bedfordshire: £4.66Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.25Mid Bedfordshire: £4.68Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.01Mid Bedfordshire: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Mid Bedfordshire is higher£4.23£4.25£4.01

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £1.40, Mid Buckinghamshire £1.39Mid Buckinghamshire: £1.39Mid Bedfordshire: £1.40Mid Buckinghamshire: £1.40Mid Bedfordshire: £1.41Mid Buckinghamshire: £1.32Mid Bedfordshire: £1.33

    £1.40£1.41£1.33Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.39£1.40£1.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Bedfordshire £7.14, Mid Buckinghamshire £5.22Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.22Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.24Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.95Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77

    £7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 176.5, Mid Buckinghamshire 208.5Mid Buckinghamshire: 208.5Mid Bedfordshire: 176.5

    176.5Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count208.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 10.7, Mid Buckinghamshire 9.1Mid Buckinghamshire: 9.1Mid Bedfordshire: 10.7

    10.7Mid Bedfordshire is higher9.1

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire 23.9Mid Buckinghamshire: 23.9Mid Bedfordshire: 22.0

    22.0Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count23.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 39.6, Mid Buckinghamshire 28.9Mid Buckinghamshire: 28.9Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6

    39.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher28.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 65.9, Mid Buckinghamshire 52.6Mid Buckinghamshire: 52.6Mid Bedfordshire: 65.9

    65.9Mid Bedfordshire is higher52.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Bedfordshire 10.0, Mid Buckinghamshire 8.1Mid Buckinghamshire: 8.1Mid Bedfordshire: 10.0

    10.0Mid Bedfordshire is higher8.1

Show the numbers
Mid Bedfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire, per resident
MeasureMid BedfordshireMid BuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,386£3,400£3,211£3,482£3,497£3,303Mid Buckinghamshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,184£2,193£2,071£2,587£2,598£2,454Mid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£735£738£697£524£526£497Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,037£2,045£1,932£2,434£2,445£2,309Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£36£37£35Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£114£115£108Mid Buckinghamshire
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£164£165£156Mid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£90£90£85Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£30£30£28Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£608£611£577£426£428£404Mid Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£112£112£106Mid Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£62£62£59Mid Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£4.23£4.25£4.01Mid Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.40£1.41£1.33£1.39£1.40£1.32Mid Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.77£5.22£5.24£4.95Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026176.5208.5Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.79.1Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.023.9Mid Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.628.9Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202665.952.6Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.08.1Mid Bedfordshire

Total

Mid Bedfordshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Mid Buckinghamshire on 6. 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 Mid Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mid Bedfordshire £363.2m, Mid Buckinghamshire £359.9mMid Buckinghamshire: £359.9mMid Bedfordshire: £363.2mMid Buckinghamshire: £361.4mMid Bedfordshire: £364.7mMid Buckinghamshire: £341.4mMid Bedfordshire: £344.5m

    £363.2m£364.7m£344.5mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£359.9m£361.4m£341.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mid Bedfordshire £234.2m, Mid Buckinghamshire £267.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £267.4mMid Bedfordshire: £234.2mMid Buckinghamshire: £268.5mMid Bedfordshire: £235.2mMid Buckinghamshire: £253.6mMid Bedfordshire: £222.2m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.2mMid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£267.4m£268.5m£253.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mid Bedfordshire £78.9m, Mid Buckinghamshire £54.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £54.1mMid Bedfordshire: £78.9mMid Buckinghamshire: £54.4mMid Bedfordshire: £79.2mMid Buckinghamshire: £51.3mMid Bedfordshire: £74.8m

    £78.9m£79.2m£74.8mMid Bedfordshire is higher£54.1m£54.4m£51.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mid Bedfordshire £218.5m, Mid Buckinghamshire £251.6mMid Buckinghamshire: £251.6mMid Bedfordshire: £218.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £252.7mMid Bedfordshire: £219.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £238.7mMid Bedfordshire: £207.2m

    £218.5m£219.4m£207.2mMid Buckinghamshire is higher£251.6m£252.7m£238.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Bedfordshire £4.5m, Mid Buckinghamshire £3.8mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.8mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.8mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.6mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMid Bedfordshire is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire £11.0m, Mid Buckinghamshire £11.8mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.8mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.8mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.2mMid Bedfordshire: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mMid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m

  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, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.25mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.25mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.25mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.23mMid Bedfordshire: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire £26.2m, Mid Buckinghamshire £17.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £17.0mMid Bedfordshire: £26.2mMid Buckinghamshire: £17.1mMid Bedfordshire: £26.3mMid Buckinghamshire: £16.1mMid Bedfordshire: £24.9m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.9mMid Bedfordshire is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire £11.7m, Mid Buckinghamshire £9.3mMid Buckinghamshire: £9.3mMid Bedfordshire: £11.7mMid Buckinghamshire: £9.3mMid Bedfordshire: £11.8mMid Buckinghamshire: £8.8mMid Bedfordshire: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mMid Bedfordshire is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire £4.5m, Mid Buckinghamshire £3.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.1mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.1mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £2.9mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMid Bedfordshire is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Bedfordshire £65.2m, Mid Buckinghamshire £44.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £44.0mMid Bedfordshire: £65.2mMid Buckinghamshire: £44.2mMid Bedfordshire: £65.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £41.8mMid Bedfordshire: £61.9m

    £65.2m£65.5m£61.9mMid Bedfordshire is higher£44.0m£44.2m£41.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mid Bedfordshire £11.4m, Mid Buckinghamshire £11.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.5mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.6mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.0mMid Bedfordshire: £10.8m

    £11.4m£11.4m£10.8mMid Buckinghamshire is higher£11.5m£11.6m£11.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mid Bedfordshire £8.5m, Mid Buckinghamshire £6.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £6.4mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £6.5mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £6.1mMid Bedfordshire: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mMid Bedfordshire is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mid Bedfordshire £0.50m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.44mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.44mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.44mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.41mMid Bedfordshire: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mid Bedfordshire £0.15m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.14mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.14mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.14mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.14mMid Bedfordshire: £0.14m

    £0.15m£0.15m£0.14mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mid Bedfordshire £0.77m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.54mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.54mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.54mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.51mMid Bedfordshire: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mid Bedfordshire 18,938, Mid Buckinghamshire 21,551Mid Buckinghamshire: 21,551Mid Bedfordshire: 18,938

    18,938Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count21,551

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Bedfordshire 1,146, Mid Buckinghamshire 943Mid Buckinghamshire: 943Mid Bedfordshire: 1,146

    1,146Mid Bedfordshire is higher943

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire 2,360, Mid Buckinghamshire 2,469Mid Buckinghamshire: 2,469Mid Bedfordshire: 2,360

    2,360Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count2,469

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire 4,246, Mid Buckinghamshire 2,984Mid Buckinghamshire: 2,984Mid Bedfordshire: 4,246

    4,246Mid Bedfordshire is higher2,984

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Bedfordshire 7,066, Mid Buckinghamshire 5,439Mid Buckinghamshire: 5,439Mid Bedfordshire: 7,066

    7,066Mid Bedfordshire is higher5,439

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Bedfordshire 1,068, Mid Buckinghamshire 840Mid Buckinghamshire: 840Mid Bedfordshire: 1,068

    1,068Mid Bedfordshire is higher840

Show the numbers
Mid Bedfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire, total
MeasureMid BedfordshireMid BuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£363.2m£364.7m£344.5m£359.9m£361.4m£341.4mMid Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m£267.4m£268.5m£253.6mMid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£78.9m£79.2m£74.8m£54.1m£54.4m£51.3mMid Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£218.5m£219.4m£207.2m£251.6m£252.7m£238.7mMid Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mMid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mMid Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mMid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mMid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mMid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mMid Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£65.2m£65.5m£61.9m£44.0m£44.2m£41.8mMid Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m£11.5m£11.6m£11.0mMid Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mMid Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mMid Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m£0.14mMid Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mMid Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,93821,551Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,146943Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3602,469Mid Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,2462,984Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,0665,439Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,068840Mid Bedfordshire

Sources

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

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