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Newbury and Bicester and Woodstock
Newbury is higher than Bicester and Woodstock on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 13 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.
Per person in the age group
Newbury is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bicester and Woodstock 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
Newbury Bicester and Woodstock
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,837£3,854£3,640Newbury is higher£3,466£3,480£3,287
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,723£12,777£12,069Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£12,409£12,462£11,770
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,449£1,455£1,375Newbury is higher£1,228£1,233£1,164
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,874£11,925£11,263Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£11,588£11,637£10,992
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£295£296£280Newbury is higher£250£251£237
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£536£538£508Bicester and Woodstock is higher£557£559£528
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£19£18Newbury is higher£14£15£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£260£261£247Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£253£254£240
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£116Newbury is higher£106£106£100
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£67£67£63Newbury is higher£58£58£55
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,204£1,210£1,142Newbury is higher£1,027£1,031£974
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Newbury is higher£114£115£108
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£169£170£160Newbury is higher£135£135£128
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.35£6.37£6.02Newbury is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.74£2.75£2.60Bicester and Woodstock is higher£3.59£3.61£3.41
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.41£5.43£5.13Bicester and Woodstock is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.5Newbury is higherDepends on how you count1,002.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
72.1Newbury is higher55.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
111.1Bicester and Woodstock is higher118.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
40.7Newbury is higherDepends on how you count38.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
130.5Newbury is higher109.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
15.7Newbury is higher12.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Newbury | Bicester and Woodstock | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,837£3,854£3,640 | £3,466£3,480£3,287 | Newbury |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,723£12,777£12,069 | £12,409£12,462£11,770 | Newbury |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,449£1,455£1,375 | £1,228£1,233£1,164 | Newbury |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,874£11,925£11,263 | £11,588£11,637£10,992 | Newbury |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £295£296£280 | £250£251£237 | Newbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £536£538£508 | £557£559£528 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£19£18 | £14£15£14 | Newbury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £260£261£247 | £253£254£240 | Newbury |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£116 | £106£106£100 | Newbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £67£67£63 | £58£58£55 | Newbury |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,204£1,210£1,142 | £1,027£1,031£974 | Newbury |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £114£115£108 | Newbury |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £169£170£160 | £135£135£128 | Newbury |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.35£6.37£6.02 | £4.91£4.93£4.66 | Newbury |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.74£2.75£2.60 | £3.59£3.61£3.41 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.41£5.43£5.13 | £6.41£6.44£6.08 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.5 | 1,002.8 | Newbury |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 72.1 | 55.5 | Newbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 111.1 | 118.8 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 40.7 | 38.9 | Newbury |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 130.5 | 109.0 | Newbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 15.7 | 12.9 | Newbury |
Per resident
Newbury is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bicester and Woodstock 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
Newbury Bicester and Woodstock
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,837£3,854£3,640Newbury is higher£3,466£3,480£3,287
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,359£2,369£2,238Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,221£2,230£2,106
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£894£898£848Newbury is higher£767£770£727
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,201£2,211£2,088Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,074£2,083£1,967
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£55£55£52Newbury is higher£45£45£42
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£99£100£94Bicester and Woodstock is higher£100£100£94
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.46£3.47£3.28Newbury is higher£2.59£2.60£2.46
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£260£261£247Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£253£254£240
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£116Newbury is higher£106£106£100
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£41£41£39Newbury is higher£36£36£34
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£743£746£705Newbury is higher£641£644£608
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Newbury is higher£114£115£108
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£104£105£99Newbury is higher£84£84£80
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.91£3.93£3.71Newbury is higher£3.07£3.08£2.91
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.69£1.69£1.60Bicester and Woodstock is higher£2.25£2.26£2.13
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.41£5.43£5.13Bicester and Woodstock is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
189.4Newbury is higherDepends on how you count179.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.4Newbury is higher9.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.6Bicester and Woodstock is higher21.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
40.7Newbury is higherDepends on how you count38.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
80.5Newbury is higher68.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.7Newbury is higher8.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Newbury | Bicester and Woodstock | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,837£3,854£3,640 | £3,466£3,480£3,287 | Newbury |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,359£2,369£2,238 | £2,221£2,230£2,106 | Newbury |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £894£898£848 | £767£770£727 | Newbury |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,201£2,211£2,088 | £2,074£2,083£1,967 | Newbury |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £55£55£52 | £45£45£42 | Newbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £99£100£94 | £100£100£94 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.46£3.47£3.28 | £2.59£2.60£2.46 | Newbury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £260£261£247 | £253£254£240 | Newbury |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£116 | £106£106£100 | Newbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £41£41£39 | £36£36£34 | Newbury |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £743£746£705 | £641£644£608 | Newbury |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £114£115£108 | Newbury |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £104£105£99 | £84£84£80 | Newbury |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.91£3.93£3.71 | £3.07£3.08£2.91 | Newbury |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.69£1.69£1.60 | £2.25£2.26£2.13 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.41£5.43£5.13 | £6.41£6.44£6.08 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 189.4 | 179.5 | Newbury |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.4 | 9.9 | Newbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.6 | 21.3 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 40.7 | 38.9 | Newbury |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 80.5 | 68.1 | Newbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.7 | 8.1 | Newbury |
Total
Newbury is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Bicester and Woodstock 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
Newbury Bicester and Woodstock
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£385.1m£386.7m£365.2mNewbury is higher£369.7m£371.2m£350.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£236.7m£237.7m£224.5mBicester and Woodstock is higherDepends on how you count£236.8m£237.9m£224.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£89.7m£90.1m£85.1mNewbury is higher£81.8m£82.1m£77.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£220.9m£221.9m£209.6mBicester and Woodstock is higherDepends on how you count£221.2m£222.1m£209.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mNewbury is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mBicester and Woodstock is higher£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mNewbury is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mBicester and Woodstock is higherDepends on how you count£26.9m£27.1m£25.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNewbury is higher£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.1m£4.1m£3.9mNewbury is higher£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£74.6m£74.9m£70.7mNewbury is higher£68.4m£68.7m£64.8m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.8m£19.8m£18.7mNewbury is higher£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mNewbury is higher£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNewbury is higher£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mBicester and Woodstock is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBicester and Woodstock is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,005Bicester and Woodstock is higherDepends on how you count19,140
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,342Newbury is higher1,060
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,067Bicester and Woodstock is higher2,268
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,082Bicester and Woodstock is higherDepends on how you count4,151
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
8,076Newbury is higher7,260
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
974Newbury is higher862
Show the numbers
| Measure | Newbury | Bicester and Woodstock | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £385.1m£386.7m£365.2m | £369.7m£371.2m£350.6m | Newbury |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £236.7m£237.7m£224.5m | £236.8m£237.9m£224.7m | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £89.7m£90.1m£85.1m | £81.8m£82.1m£77.5m | Newbury |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £220.9m£221.9m£209.6m | £221.2m£222.1m£209.8m | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.5m£5.5m£5.2m | £4.8m£4.8m£4.5m | Newbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | £10.6m£10.7m£10.1m | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.35m£0.35m£0.33m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Newbury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £26.1m£26.2m£24.8m | £26.9m£27.1m£25.6m | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.2m£12.3m£11.6m | £11.3m£11.3m£10.7m | Newbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.1m£4.1m£3.9m | £3.9m£3.9m£3.7m | Newbury |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £74.6m£74.9m£70.7m | £68.4m£68.7m£64.8m | Newbury |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.8m£19.8m£18.7m | £12.2m£12.2m£11.5m | Newbury |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £10.5m£10.5m£9.9m | £9.0m£9.0m£8.5m | Newbury |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.33m£0.33m£0.31m | Newbury |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.17m£0.17m£0.16m | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.68m£0.69m£0.65m | Bicester and Woodstock |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,005 | 19,140 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,342 | 1,060 | Newbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,067 | 2,268 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,082 | 4,151 | Bicester and Woodstock |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 8,076 | 7,260 | Newbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 974 | 862 | Newbury |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.