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Mid Sussex and Mid Buckinghamshire

103,756 and 103,361 residents (mid-2024).

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

On 2 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 Sussex 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 Sussex Mid Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £3,626, Mid Buckinghamshire £3,482Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,482Mid Sussex: £3,626Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,497Mid Sussex: £3,642Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,303Mid Sussex: £3,440

    £3,626£3,642£3,440Mid Sussex is higher£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 Sussex £12,534, Mid Buckinghamshire £12,714Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,714Mid Sussex: £12,534Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,769Mid Sussex: £12,588Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,060Mid Sussex: £11,889

    £12,534£12,588£11,889Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£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 Sussex £1,231, Mid Buckinghamshire £890Mid Buckinghamshire: £890Mid Sussex: £1,231Mid Buckinghamshire: £894Mid Sussex: £1,237Mid Buckinghamshire: £845Mid Sussex: £1,168

    £1,231£1,237£1,168Mid Sussex is higher£890£894£845

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Sussex £11,672, Mid Buckinghamshire £11,963Mid Buckinghamshire: £11,963Mid Sussex: £11,672Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,014Mid Sussex: £11,722Mid Buckinghamshire: £11,348Mid Sussex: £11,071

    £11,672£11,722£11,071Mid 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 Sussex £262, Mid Buckinghamshire £179Mid Buckinghamshire: £179Mid Sussex: £262Mid Buckinghamshire: £180Mid Sussex: £263Mid Buckinghamshire: £170Mid Sussex: £248

    £262£263£248Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £585, Mid Buckinghamshire £561Mid Buckinghamshire: £561Mid Sussex: £585Mid Buckinghamshire: £563Mid Sussex: £588Mid Buckinghamshire: £532Mid Sussex: £555

    £585£588£555Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £15, Mid Buckinghamshire £12Mid Buckinghamshire: £12Mid Sussex: £15Mid Buckinghamshire: £12Mid Sussex: £15Mid Buckinghamshire: £11Mid Sussex: £14

    £15£15£14Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £231, Mid Buckinghamshire £164Mid Buckinghamshire: £164Mid Sussex: £231Mid Buckinghamshire: £165Mid Sussex: £232Mid Buckinghamshire: £156Mid Sussex: £219

    £231£232£219Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £101, Mid Buckinghamshire £90Mid Buckinghamshire: £90Mid Sussex: £101Mid Buckinghamshire: £90Mid Sussex: £102Mid Buckinghamshire: £85Mid Sussex: £96

    £101£102£96Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £58, Mid Buckinghamshire £51Mid Buckinghamshire: £51Mid Sussex: £58Mid Buckinghamshire: £51Mid Sussex: £58Mid Buckinghamshire: £48Mid Sussex: £55

    £58£58£55Mid Sussex is higher£51£51£48

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Sussex £998, Mid Buckinghamshire £724Mid Buckinghamshire: £724Mid Sussex: £998Mid Buckinghamshire: £727Mid Sussex: £1,002Mid Buckinghamshire: £687Mid Sussex: £947

    £998£1,002£947Mid Sussex is higher£724£727£687

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Sussex £149, Mid Buckinghamshire £112Mid Buckinghamshire: £112Mid Sussex: £149Mid Buckinghamshire: £112Mid Sussex: £149Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Sussex: £141

    £149£149£141Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £167, Mid Buckinghamshire £106Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Sussex: £167Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Sussex: £168Mid Buckinghamshire: £100Mid Sussex: £159

    £167£168£159Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £6.40, Mid Buckinghamshire £7.18Mid Buckinghamshire: £7.18Mid Sussex: £6.40Mid Buckinghamshire: £7.21Mid Sussex: £6.43Mid Buckinghamshire: £6.81Mid Sussex: £6.07

    £6.40£6.43£6.07Mid Buckinghamshire 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 Sussex £2.55, Mid Buckinghamshire £2.37Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.37Mid Sussex: £2.55Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.38Mid Sussex: £2.56Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.25Mid Sussex: £2.42

    £2.55£2.56£2.42Mid Sussex is higher£2.37£2.38£2.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £9.06, Mid Buckinghamshire £5.22Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.22Mid Sussex: £9.06Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.24Mid Sussex: £9.09Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.95Mid Sussex: £8.59

    £9.06£9.09£8.59Mid Sussex 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 Sussex 1,000.7, Mid Buckinghamshire 1,024.7Mid Buckinghamshire: 1,024.7Mid Sussex: 1,000.7

    1,000.7Mid Buckinghamshire is higher1,024.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Sussex 58.9, Mid Buckinghamshire 44.8Mid Buckinghamshire: 44.8Mid Sussex: 58.9

    58.9Mid Sussex 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 Sussex 122.6, Mid Buckinghamshire 117.4Mid Buckinghamshire: 117.4Mid Sussex: 122.6

    122.6Mid Sussex 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 Sussex 35.4, Mid Buckinghamshire 28.9Mid Buckinghamshire: 28.9Mid Sussex: 35.4

    35.4Mid Sussex 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 Sussex 109.0, Mid Buckinghamshire 89.5Mid Buckinghamshire: 89.5Mid Sussex: 109.0

    109.0Mid Sussex 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 Sussex 14.0, Mid Buckinghamshire 13.8Mid Buckinghamshire: 13.8Mid Sussex: 14.0

    14.0Mid Sussex is higher13.8

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Mid Sussex and Mid Buckinghamshire, per person in the age group
MeasureMid SussexMid BuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,626£3,642£3,440£3,482£3,497£3,303Mid Sussex
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,534£12,588£11,889£12,714£12,769£12,060Mid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,231£1,237£1,168£890£894£845Mid Sussex
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,672£11,722£11,071£11,963£12,014£11,348Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£262£263£248£179£180£170Mid Sussex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£585£588£555£561£563£532Mid Sussex
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£15£14£12£12£11Mid Sussex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£164£165£156Mid Sussex
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£90£90£85Mid Sussex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£58£58£55£51£51£48Mid Sussex
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£998£1,002£947£724£727£687Mid Sussex
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141£112£112£106Mid Sussex
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£167£168£159£106£106£100Mid Sussex
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07£7.18£7.21£6.81Mid Buckinghamshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.55£2.56£2.42£2.37£2.38£2.25Mid Sussex
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.06£9.09£8.59£5.22£5.24£4.95Mid Sussex
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.71,024.7Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.944.8Mid Sussex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026122.6117.4Mid Sussex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.428.9Mid Sussex
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026109.089.5Mid Sussex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.013.8Mid Sussex

Per resident

Mid Sussex 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 Sussex Mid Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £3,626, Mid Buckinghamshire £3,482Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,482Mid Sussex: £3,626Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,497Mid Sussex: £3,642Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,303Mid Sussex: £3,440

    £3,626£3,642£3,440Mid Sussex is higher£3,482£3,497£3,303

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £2,396, Mid Buckinghamshire £2,587Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,587Mid Sussex: £2,396Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,598Mid Sussex: £2,407Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,454Mid Sussex: £2,273

    £2,396£2,407£2,273Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£2,587£2,598£2,454

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £740, Mid Buckinghamshire £524Mid Buckinghamshire: £524Mid Sussex: £740Mid Buckinghamshire: £526Mid Sussex: £743Mid Buckinghamshire: £497Mid Sussex: £702

    £740£743£702Mid Sussex is higher£524£526£497

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mid Sussex £2,231, Mid Buckinghamshire £2,434Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,434Mid Sussex: £2,231Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,445Mid Sussex: £2,241Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,309Mid Sussex: £2,117

    £2,231£2,241£2,117Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mid Sussex £50, Mid Buckinghamshire £36Mid Buckinghamshire: £36Mid Sussex: £50Mid Buckinghamshire: £37Mid Sussex: £50Mid Buckinghamshire: £35Mid Sussex: £47

    £50£50£47Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £112, Mid Buckinghamshire £114Mid Buckinghamshire: £114Mid Sussex: £112Mid Buckinghamshire: £115Mid Sussex: £112Mid Buckinghamshire: £108Mid Sussex: £106

    £112£112£106Mid 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 Sussex £2.88, Mid Buckinghamshire £2.38Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.38Mid Sussex: £2.88Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.39Mid Sussex: £2.89Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.26Mid Sussex: £2.73

    £2.88£2.89£2.73Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £231, Mid Buckinghamshire £164Mid Buckinghamshire: £164Mid Sussex: £231Mid Buckinghamshire: £165Mid Sussex: £232Mid Buckinghamshire: £156Mid Sussex: £219

    £231£232£219Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £101, Mid Buckinghamshire £90Mid Buckinghamshire: £90Mid Sussex: £101Mid Buckinghamshire: £90Mid Sussex: £102Mid Buckinghamshire: £85Mid Sussex: £96

    £101£102£96Mid Sussex 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 Sussex £35, Mid Buckinghamshire £30Mid Buckinghamshire: £30Mid Sussex: £35Mid Buckinghamshire: £30Mid Sussex: £35Mid Buckinghamshire: £28Mid Sussex: £33

    £35£35£33Mid Sussex is higher£30£30£28

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mid Sussex £600, Mid Buckinghamshire £426Mid Buckinghamshire: £426Mid Sussex: £600Mid Buckinghamshire: £428Mid Sussex: £602Mid Buckinghamshire: £404Mid Sussex: £569

    £600£602£569Mid Sussex is higher£426£428£404

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Sussex £149, Mid Buckinghamshire £112Mid Buckinghamshire: £112Mid Sussex: £149Mid Buckinghamshire: £112Mid Sussex: £149Mid Buckinghamshire: £106Mid Sussex: £141

    £149£149£141Mid Sussex is higher£112£112£106

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mid Sussex £100, Mid Buckinghamshire £62Mid Buckinghamshire: £62Mid Sussex: £100Mid Buckinghamshire: £62Mid Sussex: £101Mid Buckinghamshire: £59Mid Sussex: £95

    £100£101£95Mid Sussex is higher£62£62£59

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mid Sussex £3.85, Mid Buckinghamshire £4.23Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.23Mid Sussex: £3.85Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.25Mid Sussex: £3.86Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.01Mid Sussex: £3.65

    £3.85£3.86£3.65Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£4.23£4.25£4.01

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mid Sussex £1.53, Mid Buckinghamshire £1.39Mid Buckinghamshire: £1.39Mid Sussex: £1.53Mid Buckinghamshire: £1.40Mid Sussex: £1.54Mid Buckinghamshire: £1.32Mid Sussex: £1.45

    £1.53£1.54£1.45Mid Sussex is higher£1.39£1.40£1.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £9.06, Mid Buckinghamshire £5.22Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.22Mid Sussex: £9.06Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.24Mid Sussex: £9.09Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.95Mid Sussex: £8.59

    £9.06£9.09£8.59Mid Sussex is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 191.3, Mid Buckinghamshire 208.5Mid Buckinghamshire: 208.5Mid Sussex: 191.3

    191.3Mid Buckinghamshire is higher208.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 11.3, Mid Buckinghamshire 9.1Mid Buckinghamshire: 9.1Mid Sussex: 11.3

    11.3Mid Sussex 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 Sussex 23.4, Mid Buckinghamshire 23.9Mid Buckinghamshire: 23.9Mid Sussex: 23.4

    23.4Mid 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 Sussex 35.4, Mid Buckinghamshire 28.9Mid Buckinghamshire: 28.9Mid Sussex: 35.4

    35.4Mid Sussex is higher28.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 65.5, Mid Buckinghamshire 52.6Mid Buckinghamshire: 52.6Mid Sussex: 65.5

    65.5Mid Sussex 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 Sussex 8.4, Mid Buckinghamshire 8.1Mid Buckinghamshire: 8.1Mid Sussex: 8.4

    8.4Mid Sussex is higher8.1

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Mid Sussex and Mid Buckinghamshire, per resident
MeasureMid SussexMid BuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,626£3,642£3,440£3,482£3,497£3,303Mid Sussex
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,396£2,407£2,273£2,587£2,598£2,454Mid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£740£743£702£524£526£497Mid Sussex
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,241£2,117£2,434£2,445£2,309Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£50£50£47£36£37£35Mid Sussex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£114£115£108Mid Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73£2.38£2.39£2.26Mid Sussex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£164£165£156Mid Sussex
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£90£90£85Mid Sussex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£35£35£33£30£30£28Mid Sussex
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£600£602£569£426£428£404Mid Sussex
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141£112£112£106Mid Sussex
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£62£62£59Mid Sussex
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65£4.23£4.25£4.01Mid Buckinghamshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.53£1.54£1.45£1.39£1.40£1.32Mid Sussex
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.06£9.09£8.59£5.22£5.24£4.95Mid Sussex
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026191.3208.5Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.39.1Mid Sussex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.423.9Mid Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.428.9Mid Sussex
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202665.552.6Mid Sussex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.48.1Mid Sussex

Total

Mid Sussex 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 Sussex Mid Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mid Sussex £376.3m, Mid Buckinghamshire £359.9mMid Buckinghamshire: £359.9mMid Sussex: £376.3mMid Buckinghamshire: £361.4mMid Sussex: £377.9mMid Buckinghamshire: £341.4mMid Sussex: £356.9m

    £376.3m£377.9m£356.9mMid Sussex is higher£359.9m£361.4m£341.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mid Sussex £248.6m, Mid Buckinghamshire £267.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £267.4mMid Sussex: £248.6mMid Buckinghamshire: £268.5mMid Sussex: £249.7mMid Buckinghamshire: £253.6mMid Sussex: £235.8m

    £248.6m£249.7m£235.8mMid Buckinghamshire is higher£267.4m£268.5m£253.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mid Sussex £76.8m, Mid Buckinghamshire £54.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £54.1mMid Sussex: £76.8mMid Buckinghamshire: £54.4mMid Sussex: £77.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £51.3mMid Sussex: £72.8m

    £76.8m£77.1m£72.8mMid Sussex is higher£54.1m£54.4m£51.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mid Sussex £231.5m, Mid Buckinghamshire £251.6mMid Buckinghamshire: £251.6mMid Sussex: £231.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £252.7mMid Sussex: £232.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £238.7mMid Sussex: £219.6m

    £231.5m£232.5m£219.6mMid Buckinghamshire is higher£251.6m£252.7m£238.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Sussex £5.2m, Mid Buckinghamshire £3.8mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.8mMid Sussex: £5.2mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.8mMid Sussex: £5.2mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.6mMid Sussex: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mMid Sussex 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 Sussex £11.6m, Mid Buckinghamshire £11.8mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.8mMid Sussex: £11.6mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.8mMid Sussex: £11.7mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.2mMid Sussex: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mMid 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 Sussex £0.30m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.25mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.25mMid Sussex: £0.30mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.25mMid Sussex: £0.30mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.23mMid Sussex: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mMid Sussex 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 Sussex £24.0m, Mid Buckinghamshire £17.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £17.0mMid Sussex: £24.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £17.1mMid Sussex: £24.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £16.1mMid Sussex: £22.7m

    £24.0m£24.1m£22.7mMid Sussex 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 Sussex £10.5m, Mid Buckinghamshire £9.3mMid Buckinghamshire: £9.3mMid Sussex: £10.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £9.3mMid Sussex: £10.6mMid Buckinghamshire: £8.8mMid Sussex: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mMid Sussex 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 Sussex £3.6m, Mid Buckinghamshire £3.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.1mMid Sussex: £3.6mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.1mMid Sussex: £3.6mMid Buckinghamshire: £2.9mMid Sussex: £3.4m

    £3.6m£3.6m£3.4mMid Sussex is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Sussex £62.2m, Mid Buckinghamshire £44.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £44.0mMid Sussex: £62.2mMid Buckinghamshire: £44.2mMid Sussex: £62.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £41.8mMid Sussex: £59.0m

    £62.2m£62.5m£59.0mMid Sussex is higher£44.0m£44.2m£41.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mid Sussex £15.4m, Mid Buckinghamshire £11.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.5mMid Sussex: £15.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.6mMid Sussex: £15.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.0mMid Sussex: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.5m£14.6mMid Sussex is higher£11.5m£11.6m£11.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mid Sussex £10.4m, Mid Buckinghamshire £6.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £6.4mMid Sussex: £10.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £6.5mMid Sussex: £10.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £6.1mMid Sussex: £9.9m

    £10.4m£10.5m£9.9mMid Sussex is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mid Sussex £0.40m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.44mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.44mMid Sussex: £0.40mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.44mMid Sussex: £0.40mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.41mMid Sussex: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mMid Buckinghamshire is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mid Sussex £0.16m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.14mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.14mMid Sussex: £0.16mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.14mMid Sussex: £0.16mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.14mMid Sussex: £0.15m

    £0.16m£0.16m£0.15mMid Sussex is higher£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mid Sussex £0.94m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.54mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.54mMid Sussex: £0.94mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.54mMid Sussex: £0.94mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.51mMid Sussex: £0.89m

    £0.94m£0.94m£0.89mMid Sussex is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mid Sussex 19,849, Mid Buckinghamshire 21,551Mid Buckinghamshire: 21,551Mid Sussex: 19,849

    19,849Mid Buckinghamshire is higher21,551

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Sussex 1,169, Mid Buckinghamshire 943Mid Buckinghamshire: 943Mid Sussex: 1,169

    1,169Mid Sussex is higher943

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Sussex 2,431, Mid Buckinghamshire 2,469Mid Buckinghamshire: 2,469Mid Sussex: 2,431

    2,431Mid 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 Sussex 3,674, Mid Buckinghamshire 2,984Mid Buckinghamshire: 2,984Mid Sussex: 3,674

    3,674Mid Sussex is higher2,984

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Sussex 6,797, Mid Buckinghamshire 5,439Mid Buckinghamshire: 5,439Mid Sussex: 6,797

    6,797Mid Sussex is higher5,439

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Sussex 873, Mid Buckinghamshire 840Mid Buckinghamshire: 840Mid Sussex: 873

    873Mid Sussex is higher840

Show the numbers
Mid Sussex and Mid Buckinghamshire, total
MeasureMid SussexMid BuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£376.3m£377.9m£356.9m£359.9m£361.4m£341.4mMid Sussex
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.6m£249.7m£235.8m£267.4m£268.5m£253.6mMid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£76.8m£77.1m£72.8m£54.1m£54.4m£51.3mMid Sussex
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£231.5m£232.5m£219.6m£251.6m£252.7m£238.7mMid Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mMid Sussex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£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 Sussex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.0m£24.1m£22.7m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mMid Sussex
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mMid Sussex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mMid Sussex
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m£44.0m£44.2m£41.8mMid Sussex
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m£11.5m£11.6m£11.0mMid Sussex
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mMid Sussex
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mMid Buckinghamshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m£0.14mMid Sussex
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mMid Sussex
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,84921,551Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,169943Mid Sussex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4312,469Mid Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,6742,984Mid Sussex
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,7975,439Mid Sussex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026873840Mid Sussex

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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