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Mid Dorset and North Poole and Salisbury

97,747 and 94,654 residents (mid-2024).

Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher than Salisbury on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 5 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Salisbury 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 Dorset and North Poole Salisbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £4,648, Salisbury £4,450Salisbury: £4,450Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,648Salisbury: £4,468Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,668Salisbury: £4,221Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,409

    £4,648£4,668£4,409Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£4,450£4,468£4,221

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole £12,729, Salisbury £12,407Salisbury: £12,407Mid Dorset and North Poole: £12,729Salisbury: £12,460Mid Dorset and North Poole: £12,783Salisbury: £11,769Mid Dorset and North Poole: £12,074

    £12,729£12,783£12,074Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£12,407£12,460£11,769

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £1,434, Salisbury £1,536Salisbury: £1,536Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,434Salisbury: £1,542Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,441Salisbury: £1,457Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,361

    £1,434£1,441£1,361Salisbury is higher£1,536£1,542£1,457

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole £11,875, Salisbury £11,515Salisbury: £11,515Mid Dorset and North Poole: £11,875Salisbury: £11,564Mid Dorset and North Poole: £11,926Salisbury: £10,922Mid Dorset and North Poole: £11,264

    £11,875£11,926£11,264Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£11,515£11,564£10,922

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole £234, Salisbury £270Salisbury: £270Mid Dorset and North Poole: £234Salisbury: £271Mid Dorset and North Poole: £235Salisbury: £256Mid Dorset and North Poole: £222

    £234£235£222Salisbury is higher£270£271£256

  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 Dorset and North Poole £604, Salisbury £606Salisbury: £606Mid Dorset and North Poole: £604Salisbury: £609Mid Dorset and North Poole: £606Salisbury: £575Mid Dorset and North Poole: £572

    £604£606£572Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£606£609£575

  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 Dorset and North Poole £16, Salisbury £16Salisbury: £16Mid Dorset and North Poole: £16Salisbury: £16Mid Dorset and North Poole: £16Salisbury: £15Mid Dorset and North Poole: £15

    £16£16£15Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £323, Salisbury £327Salisbury: £327Mid Dorset and North Poole: £323Salisbury: £328Mid Dorset and North Poole: £324Salisbury: £310Mid Dorset and North Poole: £306

    £323£324£306Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £88, Salisbury £96Salisbury: £96Mid Dorset and North Poole: £88Salisbury: £96Mid Dorset and North Poole: £88Salisbury: £91Mid Dorset and North Poole: £83

    £88£88£83Salisbury is higher£96£96£91

  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 Dorset and North Poole £81, Salisbury £78Salisbury: £78Mid Dorset and North Poole: £81Salisbury: £78Mid Dorset and North Poole: £82Salisbury: £74Mid Dorset and North Poole: £77

    £81£82£77Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £1,137, Salisbury £1,238Salisbury: £1,238Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,137Salisbury: £1,243Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,142Salisbury: £1,174Mid Dorset and North Poole: £1,079

    £1,137£1,142£1,079Salisbury is higher£1,238£1,243£1,174

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £131, Salisbury £161Salisbury: £161Mid Dorset and North Poole: £131Salisbury: £161Mid Dorset and North Poole: £132Salisbury: £152Mid Dorset and North Poole: £124

    £131£132£124Salisbury is higher£161£161£152

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £206, Salisbury £213Salisbury: £213Mid Dorset and North Poole: £206Salisbury: £214Mid Dorset and North Poole: £207Salisbury: £202Mid Dorset and North Poole: £195

    £206£207£195Salisbury is higher£213£214£202

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £5.20, Salisbury £3.94Salisbury: £3.94Mid Dorset and North Poole: £5.20Salisbury: £3.96Mid Dorset and North Poole: £5.22Salisbury: £3.74Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.93

    £5.20£5.22£4.93Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£3.94£3.96£3.74

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole £4.83, Salisbury £2.16Salisbury: £2.16Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.83Salisbury: £2.17Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.85Salisbury: £2.05Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£2.16£2.17£2.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £6.30, Salisbury £5.45Salisbury: £5.45Mid Dorset and North Poole: £6.30Salisbury: £5.47Mid Dorset and North Poole: £6.33Salisbury: £5.17Mid Dorset and North Poole: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole 1,034.5, Salisbury 1,010.4Salisbury: 1,010.4Mid Dorset and North Poole: 1,034.5

    1,034.5Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher1,010.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Dorset and North Poole 60.5, Salisbury 67.1Salisbury: 67.1Mid Dorset and North Poole: 60.5

    60.5Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count67.1

  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 Dorset and North Poole 128.0, Salisbury 130.7Salisbury: 130.7Mid Dorset and North Poole: 128.0

    128.0Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count130.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 48.5, Salisbury 48.3Salisbury: 48.3Mid Dorset and North Poole: 48.5

    48.5Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher48.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole 131.0, Salisbury 139.6Salisbury: 139.6Mid Dorset and North Poole: 131.0

    131.0Salisbury is higher139.6

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Mid Dorset and North Poole 19.1, Salisbury 17.4Salisbury: 17.4Mid Dorset and North Poole: 19.1

    19.1Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher17.4

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Mid Dorset and North Poole and Salisbury, per person in the age group
MeasureMid Dorset and North PooleSalisburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,648£4,668£4,409£4,450£4,468£4,221Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,729£12,783£12,074£12,407£12,460£11,769Mid Dorset and North Poole
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,434£1,441£1,361£1,536£1,542£1,457Salisbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,875£11,926£11,264£11,515£11,564£10,922Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£234£235£222£270£271£256Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£606£572£606£609£575Salisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£16£16£15Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£323£324£306£327£328£310Salisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£96£96£91Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£82£77£78£78£74Mid Dorset and North Poole
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,137£1,142£1,079£1,238£1,243£1,174Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£124£161£161£152Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£206£207£195£213£214£202Salisbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.20£5.22£4.93£3.94£3.96£3.74Mid Dorset and North Poole
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£2.16£2.17£2.05Mid Dorset and North Poole
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£5.45£5.47£5.17Mid Dorset and North Poole
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,034.51,010.4Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202660.567.1Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.0130.7Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.548.3Mid Dorset and North Poole
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026131.0139.6Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.117.4Mid Dorset and North Poole

Per resident

Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Salisbury on 9. 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 Dorset and North Poole Salisbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £4,648, Salisbury £4,450Salisbury: £4,450Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,648Salisbury: £4,468Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,668Salisbury: £4,221Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4,409

    £4,648£4,668£4,409Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£4,450£4,468£4,221

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £3,294, Salisbury £2,973Salisbury: £2,973Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,294Salisbury: £2,986Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,308Salisbury: £2,820Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,125

    £3,294£3,308£3,125Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£2,973£2,986£2,820

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £806, Salisbury £888Salisbury: £888Mid Dorset and North Poole: £806Salisbury: £892Mid Dorset and North Poole: £809Salisbury: £842Mid Dorset and North Poole: £764

    £806£809£764Salisbury is higher£888£892£842

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £3,073, Salisbury £2,759Salisbury: £2,759Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,073Salisbury: £2,771Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3,087Salisbury: £2,617Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2,915

    £3,073£3,087£2,915Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£2,759£2,771£2,617

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £61, Salisbury £65Salisbury: £65Mid Dorset and North Poole: £61Salisbury: £65Mid Dorset and North Poole: £61Salisbury: £61Mid Dorset and North Poole: £58

    £61£61£58Salisbury is higher£65£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £156, Salisbury £145Salisbury: £145Mid Dorset and North Poole: £156Salisbury: £146Mid Dorset and North Poole: £157Salisbury: £138Mid Dorset and North Poole: £148

    £156£157£148Mid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

  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 Dorset and North Poole £4.06, Salisbury £3.91Salisbury: £3.91Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.06Salisbury: £3.93Mid Dorset and North Poole: £4.08Salisbury: £3.71Mid Dorset and North Poole: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Mid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count£3.91£3.93£3.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £323, Salisbury £327Salisbury: £327Mid Dorset and North Poole: £323Salisbury: £328Mid Dorset and North Poole: £324Salisbury: £310Mid Dorset and North Poole: £306

    £323£324£306Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £88, Salisbury £96Salisbury: £96Mid Dorset and North Poole: £88Salisbury: £96Mid Dorset and North Poole: £88Salisbury: £91Mid Dorset and North Poole: £83

    £88£88£83Salisbury is higher£96£96£91

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £46, Salisbury £45Salisbury: £45Mid Dorset and North Poole: £46Salisbury: £45Mid Dorset and North Poole: £46Salisbury: £43Mid Dorset and North Poole: £43

    £46£46£43Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£45£45£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £639, Salisbury £716Salisbury: £716Mid Dorset and North Poole: £639Salisbury: £719Mid Dorset and North Poole: £642Salisbury: £679Mid Dorset and North Poole: £606

    £639£642£606Salisbury is higher£716£719£679

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £131, Salisbury £161Salisbury: £161Mid Dorset and North Poole: £131Salisbury: £161Mid Dorset and North Poole: £132Salisbury: £152Mid Dorset and North Poole: £124

    £131£132£124Salisbury is higher£161£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £116, Salisbury £123Salisbury: £123Mid Dorset and North Poole: £116Salisbury: £124Mid Dorset and North Poole: £116Salisbury: £117Mid Dorset and North Poole: £110

    £116£116£110Salisbury is higher£123£124£117

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £2.92, Salisbury £2.28Salisbury: £2.28Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.92Salisbury: £2.29Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.93Salisbury: £2.16Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.77

    £2.92£2.93£2.77Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£2.28£2.29£2.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £2.71, Salisbury £1.24Salisbury: £1.24Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.71Salisbury: £1.25Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.72Salisbury: £1.18Mid Dorset and North Poole: £2.57

    £2.71£2.72£2.57Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£1.24£1.25£1.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Dorset and North Poole £6.30, Salisbury £5.45Salisbury: £5.45Mid Dorset and North Poole: £6.30Salisbury: £5.47Mid Dorset and North Poole: £6.33Salisbury: £5.17Mid Dorset and North Poole: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 267.7, Salisbury 242.1Salisbury: 242.1Mid Dorset and North Poole: 267.7

    267.7Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher242.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 15.7, Salisbury 16.1Salisbury: 16.1Mid Dorset and North Poole: 15.7

    15.7Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count16.1

  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 Dorset and North Poole 33.1, Salisbury 31.3Salisbury: 31.3Mid Dorset and North Poole: 33.1

    33.1Mid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count31.3

  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 Dorset and North Poole 48.5, Salisbury 48.3Salisbury: 48.3Mid Dorset and North Poole: 48.5

    48.5Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher48.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Dorset and North Poole 73.6, Salisbury 80.7Salisbury: 80.7Mid Dorset and North Poole: 73.6

    73.6Salisbury is higher80.7

  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 Dorset and North Poole 10.7, Salisbury 10.1Salisbury: 10.1Mid Dorset and North Poole: 10.7

    10.7Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher10.1

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Mid Dorset and North Poole and Salisbury, per resident
MeasureMid Dorset and North PooleSalisburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,648£4,668£4,409£4,450£4,468£4,221Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,294£3,308£3,125£2,973£2,986£2,820Mid Dorset and North Poole
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£806£809£764£888£892£842Salisbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,073£3,087£2,915£2,759£2,771£2,617Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£65£65£61Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£145£146£138Mid Dorset and North Poole
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.91£3.93£3.71Mid Dorset and North Poole
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£323£324£306£327£328£310Salisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£96£96£91Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£46£46£43£45£45£43Mid Dorset and North Poole
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£639£642£606£716£719£679Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£124£161£161£152Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£123£124£117Salisbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.92£2.93£2.77£2.28£2.29£2.16Mid Dorset and North Poole
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.71£2.72£2.57£1.24£1.25£1.18Mid Dorset and North Poole
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£5.45£5.47£5.17Mid Dorset and North Poole
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026267.7242.1Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.716.1Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.131.3Mid Dorset and North Poole
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.548.3Mid Dorset and North Poole
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202673.680.7Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.710.1Mid Dorset and North Poole

Total

Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Salisbury 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 Dorset and North Poole Salisbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £454.3m, Salisbury £421.2mSalisbury: £421.2mMid Dorset and North Poole: £454.3mSalisbury: £423.0mMid Dorset and North Poole: £456.3mSalisbury: £399.5mMid Dorset and North Poole: £431.0m

    £454.3m£456.3m£431.0mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £322.0m, Salisbury £281.4mSalisbury: £281.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £322.0mSalisbury: £282.6mMid Dorset and North Poole: £323.4mSalisbury: £266.9mMid Dorset and North Poole: £305.4m

    £322.0m£323.4m£305.4mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £78.8m, Salisbury £84.1mSalisbury: £84.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £78.8mSalisbury: £84.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £79.1mSalisbury: £79.7mMid Dorset and North Poole: £74.7m

    £78.8m£79.1m£74.7mSalisbury is higher£84.1m£84.4m£79.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £300.4m, Salisbury £261.2mSalisbury: £261.2mMid Dorset and North Poole: £300.4mSalisbury: £262.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £301.7mSalisbury: £247.7mMid Dorset and North Poole: £285.0m

    £300.4m£301.7m£285.0mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£261.2m£262.3m£247.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £5.9m, Salisbury £6.1mSalisbury: £6.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £5.9mSalisbury: £6.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £6.0mSalisbury: £5.8mMid Dorset and North Poole: £5.6m

    £5.9m£6.0m£5.6mSalisbury is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £15.3m, Salisbury £13.8mSalisbury: £13.8mMid Dorset and North Poole: £15.3mSalisbury: £13.8mMid Dorset and North Poole: £15.3mSalisbury: £13.0mMid Dorset and North Poole: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.3m£14.5mMid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£13.8m£13.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £0.40m, Salisbury £0.37mSalisbury: £0.37mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.40mSalisbury: £0.37mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.40mSalisbury: £0.35mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mMid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £31.5m, Salisbury £30.9mSalisbury: £30.9mMid Dorset and North Poole: £31.5mSalisbury: £31.0mMid Dorset and North Poole: £31.7mSalisbury: £29.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £29.9m

    £31.5m£31.7m£29.9mMid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £8.6m, Salisbury £9.1mSalisbury: £9.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £8.6mSalisbury: £9.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £8.6mSalisbury: £8.6mMid Dorset and North Poole: £8.1m

    £8.6m£8.6m£8.1mSalisbury is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £4.5m, Salisbury £4.3mSalisbury: £4.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £4.5mSalisbury: £4.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £4.5mSalisbury: £4.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £4.2m

    £4.5m£4.5m£4.2mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £62.4m, Salisbury £67.8mSalisbury: £67.8mMid Dorset and North Poole: £62.4mSalisbury: £68.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £62.7mSalisbury: £64.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £59.2m

    £62.4m£62.7m£59.2mSalisbury is higher£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £12.8m, Salisbury £15.2mSalisbury: £15.2mMid Dorset and North Poole: £12.8mSalisbury: £15.3mMid Dorset and North Poole: £12.9mSalisbury: £14.4mMid Dorset and North Poole: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mSalisbury is higher£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £11.3m, Salisbury £11.7mSalisbury: £11.7mMid Dorset and North Poole: £11.3mSalisbury: £11.7mMid Dorset and North Poole: £11.4mSalisbury: £11.1mMid Dorset and North Poole: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.4m£10.7mSalisbury is higher£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £0.29m, Salisbury £0.22mSalisbury: £0.22mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.29mSalisbury: £0.22mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.29mSalisbury: £0.20mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £0.27m, Salisbury £0.12mSalisbury: £0.12mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.27mSalisbury: £0.12mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.27mSalisbury: £0.11mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.25m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.25mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole £0.62m, Salisbury £0.52mSalisbury: £0.52mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.62mSalisbury: £0.52mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.62mSalisbury: £0.49mMid Dorset and North Poole: £0.58m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.58mMid Dorset and North Poole is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 26,170, Salisbury 22,915Salisbury: 22,915Mid Dorset and North Poole: 26,170

    26,170Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher22,915

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 1,530, Salisbury 1,521Salisbury: 1,521Mid Dorset and North Poole: 1,530

    1,530Mid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count1,521

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 3,237, Salisbury 2,964Salisbury: 2,964Mid Dorset and North Poole: 3,237

    3,237Mid Dorset and North Poole is higherDepends on how you count2,964

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 4,739, Salisbury 4,568Salisbury: 4,568Mid Dorset and North Poole: 4,739

    4,739Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher4,568

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 7,192, Salisbury 7,640Salisbury: 7,640Mid Dorset and North Poole: 7,192

    7,192Salisbury is higher7,640

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Dorset and North Poole 1,047, Salisbury 952Salisbury: 952Mid Dorset and North Poole: 1,047

    1,047Mid Dorset and North Poole is higher952

Show the numbers
Mid Dorset and North Poole and Salisbury, total
MeasureMid Dorset and North PooleSalisburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£454.3m£456.3m£431.0m£421.2m£423.0m£399.5mMid Dorset and North Poole
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£322.0m£323.4m£305.4m£281.4m£282.6m£266.9mMid Dorset and North Poole
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£78.8m£79.1m£74.7m£84.1m£84.4m£79.7mSalisbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£300.4m£301.7m£285.0m£261.2m£262.3m£247.7mMid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.9m£6.0m£5.6m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mSalisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m£13.8m£13.8m£13.0mMid Dorset and North Poole
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mMid Dorset and North Poole
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mMid Dorset and North Poole
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mSalisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.5m£4.5m£4.2m£4.3m£4.3m£4.1mMid Dorset and North Poole
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£62.4m£62.7m£59.2m£67.8m£68.1m£64.3mSalisbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mSalisbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m£11.7m£11.7m£11.1mSalisbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.22m£0.22m£0.20mMid Dorset and North Poole
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m£0.12m£0.12m£0.11mMid Dorset and North Poole
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mMid Dorset and North Poole
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,17022,915Mid Dorset and North Poole
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5301,521Mid Dorset and North Poole
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2372,964Mid Dorset and North Poole
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7394,568Mid Dorset and North Poole
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,1927,640Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,047952Mid Dorset and North Poole

Sources

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

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  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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