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Newton Abbot and South Dorset

94,947 and 100,592 residents (mid-2024).

Newton Abbot is higher than South Dorset on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 6 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Newton Abbot is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and South Dorset 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

Newton Abbot South Dorset

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £5,149, South Dorset £5,425South Dorset: £5,425Newton Abbot: £5,149South Dorset: £5,448Newton Abbot: £5,171South Dorset: £5,146Newton Abbot: £4,884

    £5,149£5,171£4,884South Dorset is higher£5,425£5,448£5,146

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot £12,614, South Dorset £12,341South Dorset: £12,341Newton Abbot: £12,614South Dorset: £12,394Newton Abbot: £12,667South Dorset: £11,706Newton Abbot: £11,965

    £12,614£12,667£11,965Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£12,341£12,394£11,706

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £1,843, South Dorset £2,138South Dorset: £2,138Newton Abbot: £1,843South Dorset: £2,147Newton Abbot: £1,851South Dorset: £2,028Newton Abbot: £1,748

    £1,843£1,851£1,748South Dorset is higher£2,138£2,147£2,028

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot £11,494, South Dorset £11,308South Dorset: £11,308Newton Abbot: £11,494South Dorset: £11,357Newton Abbot: £11,543South Dorset: £10,726Newton Abbot: £10,902

    £11,494£11,543£10,902Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£11,308£11,357£10,726

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot £346, South Dorset £336South Dorset: £336Newton Abbot: £346South Dorset: £337Newton Abbot: £347South Dorset: £318Newton Abbot: £328

    £346£347£328Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£318

  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: Newton Abbot £751, South Dorset £676South Dorset: £676Newton Abbot: £751South Dorset: £679Newton Abbot: £754South Dorset: £641Newton Abbot: £712

    £751£754£712Newton Abbot is higher£676£679£641

  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: Newton Abbot £23, South Dorset £21South Dorset: £21Newton Abbot: £23South Dorset: £21Newton Abbot: £23South Dorset: £20Newton Abbot: £22

    £23£23£22Newton Abbot is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £437, South Dorset £516South Dorset: £516Newton Abbot: £437South Dorset: £519Newton Abbot: £439South Dorset: £490Newton Abbot: £415

    £437£439£415South Dorset is higher£516£519£490

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £149, South Dorset £134South Dorset: £134Newton Abbot: £149South Dorset: £135Newton Abbot: £150South Dorset: £127Newton Abbot: £142

    £149£150£142Newton Abbot is higher£134£135£127

  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: Newton Abbot £116, South Dorset £122South Dorset: £122Newton Abbot: £116South Dorset: £122Newton Abbot: £117South Dorset: £115Newton Abbot: £110

    £116£117£110South Dorset is higher£122£122£115

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £1,385, South Dorset £1,637South Dorset: £1,637Newton Abbot: £1,385South Dorset: £1,644Newton Abbot: £1,391South Dorset: £1,553Newton Abbot: £1,314

    £1,385£1,391£1,314South Dorset is higher£1,637£1,644£1,553

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newton Abbot £176, South Dorset £247South Dorset: £247Newton Abbot: £176South Dorset: £248Newton Abbot: £177South Dorset: £235Newton Abbot: £167

    £176£177£167South Dorset is higher£247£248£235

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £331, South Dorset £368South Dorset: £368Newton Abbot: £331South Dorset: £370Newton Abbot: £332South Dorset: £349Newton Abbot: £314

    £331£332£314South Dorset is higher£368£370£349

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £5.95, South Dorset £4.23South Dorset: £4.23Newton Abbot: £5.95South Dorset: £4.25Newton Abbot: £5.97South Dorset: £4.01Newton Abbot: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Newton Abbot is higher£4.23£4.25£4.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot £5.38, South Dorset £6.84South Dorset: £6.84Newton Abbot: £5.38South Dorset: £6.87Newton Abbot: £5.40South Dorset: £6.49Newton Abbot: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10South Dorset is higher£6.84£6.87£6.49

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £7.26, South Dorset £7.63South Dorset: £7.63Newton Abbot: £7.26South Dorset: £7.67Newton Abbot: £7.29South Dorset: £7.24Newton Abbot: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89South Dorset is higher£7.63£7.67£7.24

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot 1,017.0, South Dorset 1,010.6South Dorset: 1,010.6Newton Abbot: 1,017.0

    1,017.0Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count1,010.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newton Abbot 88.3, South Dorset 84.4South Dorset: 84.4Newton Abbot: 88.3

    88.3Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count84.4

  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: Newton Abbot 154.5, South Dorset 145.5South Dorset: 145.5Newton Abbot: 154.5

    154.5Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count145.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 65.2, South Dorset 74.8South Dorset: 74.8Newton Abbot: 65.2

    65.2South Dorset is higher74.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newton Abbot 165.8, South Dorset 194.6South Dorset: 194.6Newton Abbot: 165.8

    165.8South Dorset is higher194.6

  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: Newton Abbot 24.4, South Dorset 26.1South Dorset: 26.1Newton Abbot: 24.4

    24.4South Dorset is higher26.1

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Newton Abbot and South Dorset, per person in the age group
MeasureNewton AbbotSouth DorsetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,149£5,171£4,884£5,425£5,448£5,146South Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,614£12,667£11,965£12,341£12,394£11,706Newton Abbot
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,843£1,851£1,748£2,138£2,147£2,028South Dorset
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,494£11,543£10,902£11,308£11,357£10,726Newton Abbot
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£346£347£328£336£337£318Newton Abbot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£751£754£712£676£679£641Newton Abbot
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£21£21£20Newton Abbot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£415£516£519£490South Dorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£134£135£127Newton Abbot
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£116£117£110£122£122£115South Dorset
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,385£1,391£1,314£1,637£1,644£1,553South Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£247£248£235South Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£331£332£314£368£370£349South Dorset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£4.23£4.25£4.01Newton Abbot
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£6.84£6.87£6.49South Dorset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£7.63£7.67£7.24South Dorset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.01,010.6Newton Abbot
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202688.384.4Newton Abbot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026154.5145.5Newton Abbot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.274.8South Dorset
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026165.8194.6South Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.426.1South Dorset

Per resident

Newton Abbot is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and South Dorset on 13. 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

Newton Abbot South Dorset

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £5,149, South Dorset £5,425South Dorset: £5,425Newton Abbot: £5,149South Dorset: £5,448Newton Abbot: £5,171South Dorset: £5,146Newton Abbot: £4,884

    £5,149£5,171£4,884South Dorset is higher£5,425£5,448£5,146

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £3,330, South Dorset £3,301South Dorset: £3,301Newton Abbot: £3,330South Dorset: £3,315Newton Abbot: £3,344South Dorset: £3,131Newton Abbot: £3,159

    £3,330£3,344£3,159Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£3,301£3,315£3,131

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £1,049, South Dorset £1,218South Dorset: £1,218Newton Abbot: £1,049South Dorset: £1,224Newton Abbot: £1,054South Dorset: £1,156Newton Abbot: £995

    £1,049£1,054£995South Dorset is higher£1,218£1,224£1,156

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newton Abbot £3,034, South Dorset £3,025South Dorset: £3,025Newton Abbot: £3,034South Dorset: £3,038Newton Abbot: £3,047South Dorset: £2,869Newton Abbot: £2,878

    £3,034£3,047£2,878Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£3,025£3,038£2,869

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newton Abbot £91, South Dorset £90South Dorset: £90Newton Abbot: £91South Dorset: £90Newton Abbot: £92South Dorset: £85Newton Abbot: £87

    £91£92£87Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £198, South Dorset £181South Dorset: £181Newton Abbot: £198South Dorset: £182Newton Abbot: £199South Dorset: £171Newton Abbot: £188

    £198£199£188Newton Abbot is higher£181£182£171

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £6.13, South Dorset £5.71South Dorset: £5.71Newton Abbot: £6.13South Dorset: £5.74Newton Abbot: £6.15South Dorset: £5.42Newton Abbot: £5.81

    £6.13£6.15£5.81Newton Abbot is higher£5.71£5.74£5.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £437, South Dorset £516South Dorset: £516Newton Abbot: £437South Dorset: £519Newton Abbot: £439South Dorset: £490Newton Abbot: £415

    £437£439£415South Dorset is higher£516£519£490

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £149, South Dorset £134South Dorset: £134Newton Abbot: £149South Dorset: £135Newton Abbot: £150South Dorset: £127Newton Abbot: £142

    £149£150£142Newton Abbot is higher£134£135£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newton Abbot £66, South Dorset £69South Dorset: £69Newton Abbot: £66South Dorset: £70Newton Abbot: £66South Dorset: £66Newton Abbot: £63

    £66£66£63South Dorset is higher£69£70£66

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newton Abbot £788, South Dorset £933South Dorset: £933Newton Abbot: £788South Dorset: £937Newton Abbot: £792South Dorset: £885Newton Abbot: £748

    £788£792£748South Dorset is higher£933£937£885

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newton Abbot £176, South Dorset £247South Dorset: £247Newton Abbot: £176South Dorset: £248Newton Abbot: £177South Dorset: £235Newton Abbot: £167

    £176£177£167South Dorset is higher£247£248£235

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newton Abbot £188, South Dorset £210South Dorset: £210Newton Abbot: £188South Dorset: £211Newton Abbot: £189South Dorset: £199Newton Abbot: £179

    £188£189£179South Dorset is higher£210£211£199

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newton Abbot £3.38, South Dorset £2.41South Dorset: £2.41Newton Abbot: £3.38South Dorset: £2.42Newton Abbot: £3.40South Dorset: £2.29Newton Abbot: £3.21

    £3.38£3.40£3.21Newton Abbot is higher£2.41£2.42£2.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newton Abbot £3.07, South Dorset £3.90South Dorset: £3.90Newton Abbot: £3.07South Dorset: £3.92Newton Abbot: £3.08South Dorset: £3.70Newton Abbot: £2.91

    £3.07£3.08£2.91South Dorset is higher£3.90£3.92£3.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newton Abbot £7.26, South Dorset £7.63South Dorset: £7.63Newton Abbot: £7.26South Dorset: £7.67Newton Abbot: £7.29South Dorset: £7.24Newton Abbot: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89South Dorset is higher£7.63£7.67£7.24

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 268.5, South Dorset 270.3South Dorset: 270.3Newton Abbot: 268.5

    268.5South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count270.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 23.3, South Dorset 22.6South Dorset: 22.6Newton Abbot: 23.3

    23.3Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count22.6

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 40.8, South Dorset 38.9South Dorset: 38.9Newton Abbot: 40.8

    40.8Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count38.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 65.2, South Dorset 74.8South Dorset: 74.8Newton Abbot: 65.2

    65.2South Dorset is higher74.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 94.4, South Dorset 110.9South Dorset: 110.9Newton Abbot: 94.4

    94.4South Dorset is higher110.9

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newton Abbot 13.9, South Dorset 14.9South Dorset: 14.9Newton Abbot: 13.9

    13.9South Dorset is higher14.9

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Newton Abbot and South Dorset, per resident
MeasureNewton AbbotSouth DorsetHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,149£5,171£4,884£5,425£5,448£5,146South Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,330£3,344£3,159£3,301£3,315£3,131Newton Abbot
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,049£1,054£995£1,218£1,224£1,156South Dorset
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,034£3,047£2,878£3,025£3,038£2,869Newton Abbot
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87£90£90£85Newton Abbot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£181£182£171Newton Abbot
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.13£6.15£5.81£5.71£5.74£5.42Newton Abbot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£415£516£519£490South Dorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£134£135£127Newton Abbot
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£69£70£66South Dorset
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£788£792£748£933£937£885South Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£247£248£235South Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£188£189£179£210£211£199South Dorset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.38£3.40£3.21£2.41£2.42£2.29Newton Abbot
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.07£3.08£2.91£3.90£3.92£3.70South Dorset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£7.63£7.67£7.24South Dorset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026268.5270.3South Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.322.6Newton Abbot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.838.9Newton Abbot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.274.8South Dorset
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.4110.9South Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.914.9South Dorset

Total

Newton Abbot is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and South Dorset on 18. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Newton Abbot South Dorset

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newton Abbot £488.9m, South Dorset £545.7mSouth Dorset: £545.7mNewton Abbot: £488.9mSouth Dorset: £548.0mNewton Abbot: £491.0mSouth Dorset: £517.6mNewton Abbot: £463.7m

    £488.9m£491.0m£463.7mSouth Dorset is higher£545.7m£548.0m£517.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newton Abbot £316.2m, South Dorset £332.1mSouth Dorset: £332.1mNewton Abbot: £316.2mSouth Dorset: £333.5mNewton Abbot: £317.5mSouth Dorset: £315.0mNewton Abbot: £299.9m

    £316.2m£317.5m£299.9mSouth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£332.1m£333.5m£315.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newton Abbot £99.6m, South Dorset £122.6mSouth Dorset: £122.6mNewton Abbot: £99.6mSouth Dorset: £123.1mNewton Abbot: £100.1mSouth Dorset: £116.3mNewton Abbot: £94.5m

    £99.6m£100.1m£94.5mSouth Dorset is higher£122.6m£123.1m£116.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newton Abbot £288.1m, South Dorset £304.3mSouth Dorset: £304.3mNewton Abbot: £288.1mSouth Dorset: £305.6mNewton Abbot: £289.3mSouth Dorset: £288.6mNewton Abbot: £273.3m

    £288.1m£289.3m£273.3mSouth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£304.3m£305.6m£288.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newton Abbot £8.7m, South Dorset £9.0mSouth Dorset: £9.0mNewton Abbot: £8.7mSouth Dorset: £9.1mNewton Abbot: £8.7mSouth Dorset: £8.6mNewton Abbot: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mSouth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot £18.8m, South Dorset £18.2mSouth Dorset: £18.2mNewton Abbot: £18.8mSouth Dorset: £18.3mNewton Abbot: £18.9mSouth Dorset: £17.2mNewton Abbot: £17.9m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.9mNewton Abbot is higher£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newton Abbot £0.58m, South Dorset £0.57mSouth Dorset: £0.57mNewton Abbot: £0.58mSouth Dorset: £0.58mNewton Abbot: £0.58mSouth Dorset: £0.55mNewton Abbot: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mNewton Abbot is higher£0.57m£0.58m£0.55m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot £41.5m, South Dorset £51.9mSouth Dorset: £51.9mNewton Abbot: £41.5mSouth Dorset: £52.2mNewton Abbot: £41.7mSouth Dorset: £49.3mNewton Abbot: £39.4m

    £41.5m£41.7m£39.4mSouth Dorset is higher£51.9m£52.2m£49.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot £14.2m, South Dorset £13.5mSouth Dorset: £13.5mNewton Abbot: £14.2mSouth Dorset: £13.6mNewton Abbot: £14.2mSouth Dorset: £12.8mNewton Abbot: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.5mNewton Abbot is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newton Abbot £6.3m, South Dorset £7.0mSouth Dorset: £7.0mNewton Abbot: £6.3mSouth Dorset: £7.0mNewton Abbot: £6.3mSouth Dorset: £6.6mNewton Abbot: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.3m£6.0mSouth Dorset is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newton Abbot £74.9m, South Dorset £93.8mSouth Dorset: £93.8mNewton Abbot: £74.9mSouth Dorset: £94.2mNewton Abbot: £75.2mSouth Dorset: £89.0mNewton Abbot: £71.0m

    £74.9m£75.2m£71.0mSouth Dorset is higher£93.8m£94.2m£89.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newton Abbot £16.7m, South Dorset £24.9mSouth Dorset: £24.9mNewton Abbot: £16.7mSouth Dorset: £25.0mNewton Abbot: £16.8mSouth Dorset: £23.6mNewton Abbot: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mSouth Dorset is higher£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newton Abbot £17.9m, South Dorset £21.1mSouth Dorset: £21.1mNewton Abbot: £17.9mSouth Dorset: £21.2mNewton Abbot: £17.9mSouth Dorset: £20.0mNewton Abbot: £16.9m

    £17.9m£17.9m£16.9mSouth Dorset is higher£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newton Abbot £0.32m, South Dorset £0.24mSouth Dorset: £0.24mNewton Abbot: £0.32mSouth Dorset: £0.24mNewton Abbot: £0.32mSouth Dorset: £0.23mNewton Abbot: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mNewton Abbot is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newton Abbot £0.29m, South Dorset £0.39mSouth Dorset: £0.39mNewton Abbot: £0.29mSouth Dorset: £0.39mNewton Abbot: £0.29mSouth Dorset: £0.37mNewton Abbot: £0.28m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.28mSouth Dorset is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newton Abbot £0.69m, South Dorset £0.77mSouth Dorset: £0.77mNewton Abbot: £0.69mSouth Dorset: £0.77mNewton Abbot: £0.69mSouth Dorset: £0.73mNewton Abbot: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mSouth Dorset is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newton Abbot 25,492, South Dorset 27,193South Dorset: 27,193Newton Abbot: 25,492

    25,492South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count27,193

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newton Abbot 2,212, South Dorset 2,272South Dorset: 2,272Newton Abbot: 2,212

    2,212South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count2,272

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot 3,872, South Dorset 3,915South Dorset: 3,915Newton Abbot: 3,872

    3,872South Dorset is higherDepends on how you count3,915

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newton Abbot 6,191, South Dorset 7,524South Dorset: 7,524Newton Abbot: 6,191

    6,191South Dorset is higher7,524

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newton Abbot 8,966, South Dorset 11,156South Dorset: 11,156Newton Abbot: 8,966

    8,966South Dorset is higher11,156

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newton Abbot 1,321, South Dorset 1,496South Dorset: 1,496Newton Abbot: 1,321

    1,321South Dorset is higher1,496

Show the numbers
Newton Abbot and South Dorset, total
MeasureNewton AbbotSouth DorsetHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.9m£491.0m£463.7m£545.7m£548.0m£517.6mSouth Dorset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£316.2m£317.5m£299.9m£332.1m£333.5m£315.0mSouth Dorset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.6m£100.1m£94.5m£122.6m£123.1m£116.3mSouth Dorset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£288.1m£289.3m£273.3m£304.3m£305.6m£288.6mSouth Dorset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£9.0m£9.1m£8.6mSouth Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m£18.2m£18.3m£17.2mNewton Abbot
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.57m£0.58m£0.55mNewton Abbot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.5m£41.7m£39.4m£51.9m£52.2m£49.3mSouth Dorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mNewton Abbot
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mSouth Dorset
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.9m£75.2m£71.0m£93.8m£94.2m£89.0mSouth Dorset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£24.9m£25.0m£23.6mSouth Dorset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mSouth Dorset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mNewton Abbot
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mSouth Dorset
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mSouth Dorset
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,49227,193South Dorset
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2122,272South Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8723,915South Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1917,524South Dorset
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,96611,156South Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3211,496South Dorset

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.
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