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Newbury and Mid Bedfordshire

100,351 and 107,279 residents (mid-2024).

Newbury is higher than Mid Bedfordshire on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 14 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

Newbury is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Mid Bedfordshire 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 Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newbury £3,837, Mid Bedfordshire £3,386Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386Newbury: £3,837Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400Newbury: £3,854Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211Newbury: £3,640

    £3,837£3,854£3,640Newbury is higher£3,386£3,400£3,211

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newbury £12,723, Mid Bedfordshire £12,747Mid Bedfordshire: £12,747Newbury: £12,723Mid Bedfordshire: £12,801Newbury: £12,777Mid Bedfordshire: £12,091Newbury: £12,069

    £12,723£12,777£12,069Mid 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: Newbury £1,449, Mid Bedfordshire £1,194Mid Bedfordshire: £1,194Newbury: £1,449Mid Bedfordshire: £1,199Newbury: £1,455Mid Bedfordshire: £1,133Newbury: £1,375

    £1,449£1,455£1,375Newbury 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: Newbury £11,874, Mid Bedfordshire £11,889Mid Bedfordshire: £11,889Newbury: £11,874Mid Bedfordshire: £11,939Newbury: £11,925Mid Bedfordshire: £11,277Newbury: £11,263

    £11,874£11,925£11,263Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,889£11,939£11,277

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newbury £295, Mid Bedfordshire £245Mid Bedfordshire: £245Newbury: £295Mid Bedfordshire: £246Newbury: £296Mid Bedfordshire: £233Newbury: £280

    £295£296£280Newbury 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: Newbury £536, Mid Bedfordshire £597Mid Bedfordshire: £597Newbury: £536Mid Bedfordshire: £599Newbury: £538Mid Bedfordshire: £566Newbury: £508

    £536£538£508Mid Bedfordshire is higher£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: Newbury £19, Mid Bedfordshire £16Mid Bedfordshire: £16Newbury: £19Mid Bedfordshire: £16Newbury: £19Mid Bedfordshire: £15Newbury: £18

    £19£19£18Newbury 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: Newbury £260, Mid Bedfordshire £244Mid Bedfordshire: £244Newbury: £260Mid Bedfordshire: £246Newbury: £261Mid Bedfordshire: £232Newbury: £247

    £260£261£247Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£244£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newbury £122, Mid Bedfordshire £109Mid Bedfordshire: £109Newbury: £122Mid Bedfordshire: £110Newbury: £122Mid Bedfordshire: £104Newbury: £116

    £122£122£116Newbury 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: Newbury £67, Mid Bedfordshire £68Mid Bedfordshire: £68Newbury: £67Mid Bedfordshire: £69Newbury: £67Mid Bedfordshire: £65Newbury: £63

    £67£67£63Mid Bedfordshire is higher£68£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newbury £1,204, Mid Bedfordshire £988Mid Bedfordshire: £988Newbury: £1,204Mid Bedfordshire: £992Newbury: £1,210Mid Bedfordshire: £937Newbury: £1,142

    £1,204£1,210£1,142Newbury is higher£988£992£937

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newbury £197, Mid Bedfordshire £106Mid Bedfordshire: £106Newbury: £197Mid Bedfordshire: £106Newbury: £198Mid Bedfordshire: £100Newbury: £187

    £197£198£187Newbury 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: Newbury £169, Mid Bedfordshire £128Mid Bedfordshire: £128Newbury: £169Mid Bedfordshire: £129Newbury: £170Mid Bedfordshire: £122Newbury: £160

    £169£170£160Newbury 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: Newbury £6.35, Mid Bedfordshire £7.56Mid Bedfordshire: £7.56Newbury: £6.35Mid Bedfordshire: £7.59Newbury: £6.37Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Newbury: £6.02

    £6.35£6.37£6.02Mid 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: Newbury £2.74, Mid Bedfordshire £2.27Mid Bedfordshire: £2.27Newbury: £2.74Mid Bedfordshire: £2.28Newbury: £2.75Mid Bedfordshire: £2.15Newbury: £2.60

    £2.74£2.75£2.60Newbury is higher£2.27£2.28£2.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newbury £5.41, Mid Bedfordshire £7.14Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14Newbury: £5.41Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Newbury: £5.43Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77Newbury: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Mid 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: Newbury 1,021.5, Mid Bedfordshire 1,030.5Mid Bedfordshire: 1,030.5Newbury: 1,021.5

    1,021.5Mid 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: Newbury 72.1, Mid Bedfordshire 62.4Mid Bedfordshire: 62.4Newbury: 72.1

    72.1Newbury 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: Newbury 111.1, Mid Bedfordshire 128.4Mid Bedfordshire: 128.4Newbury: 111.1

    111.1Mid Bedfordshire is higher128.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newbury 40.7, Mid Bedfordshire 39.6Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6Newbury: 40.7

    40.7Newbury is higherDepends on how you count39.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newbury 130.5, Mid Bedfordshire 107.0Mid Bedfordshire: 107.0Newbury: 130.5

    130.5Newbury 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: Newbury 15.7, Mid Bedfordshire 16.2Mid Bedfordshire: 16.2Newbury: 15.7

    15.7Mid Bedfordshire is higher16.2

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Newbury and Mid Bedfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureNewburyMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,837£3,854£3,640£3,386£3,400£3,211Newbury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,723£12,777£12,069£12,747£12,801£12,091Mid Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,449£1,455£1,375£1,194£1,199£1,133Newbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,874£11,925£11,263£11,889£11,939£11,277Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£295£296£280£245£246£233Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£536£538£508£597£599£566Mid Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£16£16£15Newbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£244£246£232Newbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£122£116£109£110£104Newbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£67£67£63£68£69£65Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,204£1,210£1,142£988£992£937Newbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£106£106£100Newbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£169£170£160£128£129£122Newbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.35£6.37£6.02£7.56£7.59£7.17Mid Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.74£2.75£2.60£2.27£2.28£2.15Newbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.51,030.5Mid Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.162.4Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.1128.4Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.739.6Newbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.5107.0Newbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.716.2Mid Bedfordshire

Per resident

Newbury is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Mid Bedfordshire 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

Newbury Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newbury £3,837, Mid Bedfordshire £3,386Mid Bedfordshire: £3,386Newbury: £3,837Mid Bedfordshire: £3,400Newbury: £3,854Mid Bedfordshire: £3,211Newbury: £3,640

    £3,837£3,854£3,640Newbury is higher£3,386£3,400£3,211

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newbury £2,359, Mid Bedfordshire £2,184Mid Bedfordshire: £2,184Newbury: £2,359Mid Bedfordshire: £2,193Newbury: £2,369Mid Bedfordshire: £2,071Newbury: £2,238

    £2,359£2,369£2,238Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,184£2,193£2,071

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newbury £894, Mid Bedfordshire £735Mid Bedfordshire: £735Newbury: £894Mid Bedfordshire: £738Newbury: £898Mid Bedfordshire: £697Newbury: £848

    £894£898£848Newbury is higher£735£738£697

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newbury £2,201, Mid Bedfordshire £2,037Mid Bedfordshire: £2,037Newbury: £2,201Mid Bedfordshire: £2,045Newbury: £2,211Mid Bedfordshire: £1,932Newbury: £2,088

    £2,201£2,211£2,088Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,037£2,045£1,932

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newbury £55, Mid Bedfordshire £42Mid Bedfordshire: £42Newbury: £55Mid Bedfordshire: £42Newbury: £55Mid Bedfordshire: £40Newbury: £52

    £55£55£52Newbury 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: Newbury £99, Mid Bedfordshire £102Mid Bedfordshire: £102Newbury: £99Mid Bedfordshire: £103Newbury: £100Mid Bedfordshire: £97Newbury: £94

    £99£100£94Mid Bedfordshire is higher£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: Newbury £3.46, Mid Bedfordshire £2.76Mid Bedfordshire: £2.76Newbury: £3.46Mid Bedfordshire: £2.77Newbury: £3.47Mid Bedfordshire: £2.62Newbury: £3.28

    £3.46£3.47£3.28Newbury 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: Newbury £260, Mid Bedfordshire £244Mid Bedfordshire: £244Newbury: £260Mid Bedfordshire: £246Newbury: £261Mid Bedfordshire: £232Newbury: £247

    £260£261£247Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£244£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newbury £122, Mid Bedfordshire £109Mid Bedfordshire: £109Newbury: £122Mid Bedfordshire: £110Newbury: £122Mid Bedfordshire: £104Newbury: £116

    £122£122£116Newbury 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: Newbury £41, Mid Bedfordshire £42Mid Bedfordshire: £42Newbury: £41Mid Bedfordshire: £42Newbury: £41Mid Bedfordshire: £40Newbury: £39

    £41£41£39Mid Bedfordshire is higher£42£42£40

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newbury £743, Mid Bedfordshire £608Mid Bedfordshire: £608Newbury: £743Mid Bedfordshire: £611Newbury: £746Mid Bedfordshire: £577Newbury: £705

    £743£746£705Newbury is higher£608£611£577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newbury £197, Mid Bedfordshire £106Mid Bedfordshire: £106Newbury: £197Mid Bedfordshire: £106Newbury: £198Mid Bedfordshire: £100Newbury: £187

    £197£198£187Newbury is higher£106£106£100

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newbury £104, Mid Bedfordshire £79Mid Bedfordshire: £79Newbury: £104Mid Bedfordshire: £79Newbury: £105Mid Bedfordshire: £75Newbury: £99

    £104£105£99Newbury is higher£79£79£75

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newbury £3.91, Mid Bedfordshire £4.66Mid Bedfordshire: £4.66Newbury: £3.91Mid Bedfordshire: £4.68Newbury: £3.93Mid Bedfordshire: £4.42Newbury: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71Mid Bedfordshire is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newbury £1.69, Mid Bedfordshire £1.40Mid Bedfordshire: £1.40Newbury: £1.69Mid Bedfordshire: £1.41Newbury: £1.69Mid Bedfordshire: £1.33Newbury: £1.60

    £1.69£1.69£1.60Newbury is higher£1.40£1.41£1.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newbury £5.41, Mid Bedfordshire £7.14Mid Bedfordshire: £7.14Newbury: £5.41Mid Bedfordshire: £7.17Newbury: £5.43Mid Bedfordshire: £6.77Newbury: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Mid Bedfordshire is higher£7.14£7.17£6.77

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newbury 189.4, Mid Bedfordshire 176.5Mid Bedfordshire: 176.5Newbury: 189.4

    189.4Newbury is higherDepends on how you count176.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newbury 13.4, Mid Bedfordshire 10.7Mid Bedfordshire: 10.7Newbury: 13.4

    13.4Newbury 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: Newbury 20.6, Mid Bedfordshire 22.0Mid Bedfordshire: 22.0Newbury: 20.6

    20.6Mid Bedfordshire is higher22.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newbury 40.7, Mid Bedfordshire 39.6Mid Bedfordshire: 39.6Newbury: 40.7

    40.7Newbury is higherDepends on how you count39.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newbury 80.5, Mid Bedfordshire 65.9Mid Bedfordshire: 65.9Newbury: 80.5

    80.5Newbury 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: Newbury 9.7, Mid Bedfordshire 10.0Mid Bedfordshire: 10.0Newbury: 9.7

    9.7Mid Bedfordshire is higher10.0

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Newbury and Mid Bedfordshire, per resident
MeasureNewburyMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,837£3,854£3,640£3,386£3,400£3,211Newbury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,359£2,369£2,238£2,184£2,193£2,071Newbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£894£898£848£735£738£697Newbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,201£2,211£2,088£2,037£2,045£1,932Newbury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£42£42£40Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£102£103£97Mid Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.46£3.47£3.28£2.76£2.77£2.62Newbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£244£246£232Newbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£122£116£109£110£104Newbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£41£41£39£42£42£40Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£743£746£705£608£611£577Newbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£106£106£100Newbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£79£79£75Newbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£4.66£4.68£4.42Mid Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.69£1.69£1.60£1.40£1.41£1.33Newbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£7.14£7.17£6.77Mid Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026189.4176.5Newbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.410.7Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.622.0Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.739.6Newbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.565.9Newbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.710.0Mid Bedfordshire

Total

Newbury is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Mid Bedfordshire on 8. 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 Mid Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newbury £385.1m, Mid Bedfordshire £363.2mMid Bedfordshire: £363.2mNewbury: £385.1mMid Bedfordshire: £364.7mNewbury: £386.7mMid Bedfordshire: £344.5mNewbury: £365.2m

    £385.1m£386.7m£365.2mNewbury is higher£363.2m£364.7m£344.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newbury £236.7m, Mid Bedfordshire £234.2mMid Bedfordshire: £234.2mNewbury: £236.7mMid Bedfordshire: £235.2mNewbury: £237.7mMid Bedfordshire: £222.2mNewbury: £224.5m

    £236.7m£237.7m£224.5mNewbury is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newbury £89.7m, Mid Bedfordshire £78.9mMid Bedfordshire: £78.9mNewbury: £89.7mMid Bedfordshire: £79.2mNewbury: £90.1mMid Bedfordshire: £74.8mNewbury: £85.1m

    £89.7m£90.1m£85.1mNewbury is higher£78.9m£79.2m£74.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newbury £220.9m, Mid Bedfordshire £218.5mMid Bedfordshire: £218.5mNewbury: £220.9mMid Bedfordshire: £219.4mNewbury: £221.9mMid Bedfordshire: £207.2mNewbury: £209.6m

    £220.9m£221.9m£209.6mNewbury is higherDepends on how you count£218.5m£219.4m£207.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newbury £5.5m, Mid Bedfordshire £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mNewbury: £5.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mNewbury: £5.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3mNewbury: £5.2m

    £5.5m£5.5m£5.2mNewbury 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: Newbury £10.0m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.0mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mNewbury: £10.0mMid Bedfordshire: £11.0mNewbury: £10.0mMid Bedfordshire: £10.4mNewbury: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.0m£9.5mMid Bedfordshire is higher£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: Newbury £0.35m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.30mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mNewbury: £0.35mMid Bedfordshire: £0.30mNewbury: £0.35mMid Bedfordshire: £0.28mNewbury: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mNewbury 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: Newbury £26.1m, Mid Bedfordshire £26.2mMid Bedfordshire: £26.2mNewbury: £26.1mMid Bedfordshire: £26.3mNewbury: £26.2mMid Bedfordshire: £24.9mNewbury: £24.8m

    £26.1m£26.2m£24.8mMid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newbury £12.2m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.7mMid Bedfordshire: £11.7mNewbury: £12.2mMid Bedfordshire: £11.8mNewbury: £12.3mMid Bedfordshire: £11.1mNewbury: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNewbury 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: Newbury £4.1m, Mid Bedfordshire £4.5mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mNewbury: £4.1mMid Bedfordshire: £4.5mNewbury: £4.1mMid Bedfordshire: £4.3mNewbury: £3.9m

    £4.1m£4.1m£3.9mMid Bedfordshire is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newbury £74.6m, Mid Bedfordshire £65.2mMid Bedfordshire: £65.2mNewbury: £74.6mMid Bedfordshire: £65.5mNewbury: £74.9mMid Bedfordshire: £61.9mNewbury: £70.7m

    £74.6m£74.9m£70.7mNewbury is higher£65.2m£65.5m£61.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newbury £19.8m, Mid Bedfordshire £11.4mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mNewbury: £19.8mMid Bedfordshire: £11.4mNewbury: £19.8mMid Bedfordshire: £10.8mNewbury: £18.7m

    £19.8m£19.8m£18.7mNewbury is higher£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newbury £10.5m, Mid Bedfordshire £8.5mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mNewbury: £10.5mMid Bedfordshire: £8.5mNewbury: £10.5mMid Bedfordshire: £8.0mNewbury: £9.9m

    £10.5m£10.5m£9.9mNewbury is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newbury £0.39m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.50mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mNewbury: £0.39mMid Bedfordshire: £0.50mNewbury: £0.39mMid Bedfordshire: £0.47mNewbury: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mMid Bedfordshire is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newbury £0.17m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.15mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mNewbury: £0.17mMid Bedfordshire: £0.15mNewbury: £0.17mMid Bedfordshire: £0.14mNewbury: £0.16m

    £0.17m£0.17m£0.16mNewbury is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newbury £0.54m, Mid Bedfordshire £0.77mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mNewbury: £0.54mMid Bedfordshire: £0.77mNewbury: £0.54mMid Bedfordshire: £0.73mNewbury: £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: Newbury 19,005, Mid Bedfordshire 18,938Mid Bedfordshire: 18,938Newbury: 19,005

    19,005Newbury is higherDepends on how you count18,938

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newbury 1,342, Mid Bedfordshire 1,146Mid Bedfordshire: 1,146Newbury: 1,342

    1,342Newbury is higher1,146

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newbury 2,067, Mid Bedfordshire 2,360Mid Bedfordshire: 2,360Newbury: 2,067

    2,067Mid Bedfordshire is higher2,360

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newbury 4,082, Mid Bedfordshire 4,246Mid Bedfordshire: 4,246Newbury: 4,082

    4,082Mid Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count4,246

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newbury 8,076, Mid Bedfordshire 7,066Mid Bedfordshire: 7,066Newbury: 8,076

    8,076Newbury is higher7,066

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newbury 974, Mid Bedfordshire 1,068Mid Bedfordshire: 1,068Newbury: 974

    974Mid Bedfordshire is higher1,068

Show the numbers
Newbury and Mid Bedfordshire, total
MeasureNewburyMid BedfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£385.1m£386.7m£365.2m£363.2m£364.7m£344.5mNewbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£236.7m£237.7m£224.5m£234.2m£235.2m£222.2mNewbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£89.7m£90.1m£85.1m£78.9m£79.2m£74.8mNewbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£220.9m£221.9m£209.6m£218.5m£219.4m£207.2mNewbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mNewbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mMid Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mNewbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m£26.2m£26.3m£24.9mMid Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mNewbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.1m£4.1m£3.9m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMid Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.6m£74.9m£70.7m£65.2m£65.5m£61.9mNewbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.8m£19.8m£18.7m£11.4m£11.4m£10.8mNewbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mNewbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mMid Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mNewbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mMid Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,00518,938Newbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3421,146Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,0672,360Mid Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,0824,246Mid Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,0767,066Newbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269741,068Mid Bedfordshire

Sources

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

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  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  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.
  10. 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.
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