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Mid Buckinghamshire and Mid Bedfordshire

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

Mid Buckinghamshire is higher than Mid Bedfordshire on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 6 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 Buckinghamshire is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Mid Bedfordshire on 18. 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 Buckinghamshire Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Buckinghamshire £561, Mid Bedfordshire £597Mid Bedfordshire: £597Mid Buckinghamshire: £561Mid Bedfordshire: £599Mid Buckinghamshire: £563Mid Bedfordshire: £566Mid Buckinghamshire: £532

    £561£563£532Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£597£599£566

  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 Buckinghamshire £12, Mid Bedfordshire £16Mid Bedfordshire: £16Mid Buckinghamshire: £12Mid Bedfordshire: £16Mid Buckinghamshire: £12Mid Bedfordshire: £15Mid Buckinghamshire: £11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Buckinghamshire £106, Mid Bedfordshire £128Mid Bedfordshire: £128Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Bedfordshire: £129Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Bedfordshire: £122Mid Buckinghamshire: £100

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Buckinghamshire 1,024.7, Mid Bedfordshire 1,030.5Mid Bedfordshire: 1,030.5Mid Buckinghamshire: 1,024.7

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

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Buckinghamshire 44.8, Mid Bedfordshire 62.4Mid Bedfordshire: 62.4Mid Buckinghamshire: 44.8

    44.8Mid Bedfordshire is higher62.4

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

    117.4Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count128.4

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

    28.9Mid Bedfordshire is higher39.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Mid Buckinghamshire 89.5, Mid Bedfordshire 107.0Mid Bedfordshire: 107.0Mid Buckinghamshire: 89.5

    89.5Mid Bedfordshire is higher107.0

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

    13.8Mid Bedfordshire is higher16.2

Show the numbers
Mid Buckinghamshire and Mid Bedfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureMid BuckinghamshireMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,482£3,497£3,303£3,386£3,400£3,211Mid Buckinghamshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,714£12,769£12,060£12,747£12,801£12,091Mid Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£890£894£845£1,194£1,199£1,133Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,963£12,014£11,348£11,889£11,939£11,277Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£179£180£170£245£246£233Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£561£563£532£597£599£566Mid Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12£12£11£16£16£15Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£244£246£232Mid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£109£110£104Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£51£51£48£68£69£65Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£724£727£687£988£992£937Mid Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£106£106£100Mid Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£106£106£100£128£129£122Mid Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.18£7.21£6.81£7.56£7.59£7.17Mid Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.37£2.38£2.25£2.27£2.28£2.15Mid Buckinghamshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.71,030.5Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202644.862.4Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026117.4128.4Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202628.939.6Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202689.5107.0Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.816.2Mid Bedfordshire

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

  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 Buckinghamshire £2.38, Mid Bedfordshire £2.76Mid Bedfordshire: £2.76Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.38Mid Bedfordshire: £2.77Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.39Mid Bedfordshire: £2.62Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.26

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    208.5Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count176.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    9.1Mid Bedfordshire is higher10.7

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

    23.9Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count22.0

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

    28.9Mid Bedfordshire is higher39.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    52.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher65.9

  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 Buckinghamshire 8.1, Mid Bedfordshire 10.0Mid Bedfordshire: 10.0Mid Buckinghamshire: 8.1

    8.1Mid Bedfordshire is higher10.0

Show the numbers
Mid Buckinghamshire and Mid Bedfordshire, per resident
MeasureMid BuckinghamshireMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,482£3,497£3,303£3,386£3,400£3,211Mid Buckinghamshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,587£2,598£2,454£2,184£2,193£2,071Mid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£524£526£497£735£738£697Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,434£2,445£2,309£2,037£2,045£1,932Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£36£37£35£42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£115£108£102£103£97Mid Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.38£2.39£2.26£2.76£2.77£2.62Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£244£246£232Mid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£109£110£104Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£30£30£28£42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£426£428£404£608£611£577Mid Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£106£106£100Mid Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£79£79£75Mid Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.23£4.25£4.01£4.66£4.68£4.42Mid Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.39£1.40£1.32£1.40£1.41£1.33Mid Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026208.5176.5Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 20269.110.7Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.922.0Mid Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202628.939.6Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202652.665.9Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.110.0Mid Bedfordshire

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

    £3.8m£3.8m£3.6mMid Bedfordshire is higher£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 Buckinghamshire £11.8m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.0mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.8mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.8mMid Bedfordshire: £10.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.2m

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

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Mid Buckinghamshire £0.25m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.30mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.25mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.25mMid Bedfordshire: £0.28mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.23m

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    21,551Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count18,938

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    943Mid Bedfordshire is higher1,146

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

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

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

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

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

    2,984Mid Bedfordshire is higher4,246

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    5,439Mid Bedfordshire is higher7,066

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

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

    840Mid Bedfordshire is higher1,068

Show the numbers
Mid Buckinghamshire and Mid Bedfordshire, total
MeasureMid BuckinghamshireMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£359.9m£361.4m£341.4m£363.2m£364.7m£344.5mMid Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£267.4m£268.5m£253.6m£234.2m£235.2m£222.2mMid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£54.1m£54.4m£51.3m£78.9m£79.2m£74.8mMid Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£251.6m£252.7m£238.7m£218.5m£219.4m£207.2mMid Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mMid Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mMid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mMid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mMid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMid Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£44.0m£44.2m£41.8m£65.2m£65.5m£61.9mMid Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.6m£11.0m£11.4m£11.4m£10.8mMid Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mMid Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mMid Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.14m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mMid Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mMid Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,55118,938Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20269431,146Mid Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4692,360Mid Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20262,9844,246Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,4397,066Mid Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268401,068Mid Bedfordshire

Sources

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

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  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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