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Newton Abbot and Yeovil
Newton Abbot is higher than Yeovil on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 12 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.
Per person in the age group
Newton Abbot is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Yeovil 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
Newton Abbot Yeovil
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,149£5,171£4,884Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£4,696£4,716£4,455
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,614£12,667£11,965Newton Abbot is higher£12,388£12,440£11,750
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,843£1,851£1,748Yeovil is higher£1,882£1,890£1,785
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,494£11,543£10,902Newton Abbot is higher£11,439£11,488£10,851
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£346£347£328Newton Abbot is higher£309£311£293
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£751£754£712Newton Abbot is higher£618£621£587
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£23£23£22Newton Abbot is higher£21£21£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£437£439£415Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£396£397£375
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£149£150£142Newton Abbot is higher£117£118£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£116£117£110Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,385£1,391£1,314Yeovil is higher£1,491£1,497£1,414
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£176£177£167Yeovil is higher£178£179£169
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£331£332£314Newton Abbot is higher£279£280£265
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.95£5.97£5.64Newton Abbot is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.38£5.40£5.10Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£5.00£5.02£4.74
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.26£7.29£6.89Newton Abbot is higher£5.89£5.92£5.59
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,017.0Newton Abbot is higher1,005.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
88.3Newton Abbot is higher78.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
154.5Newton Abbot is higher133.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
65.2Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count58.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
165.8Yeovil is higher173.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
24.4Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count21.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Newton Abbot | Yeovil | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,149£5,171£4,884 | £4,696£4,716£4,455 | Newton Abbot |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,614£12,667£11,965 | £12,388£12,440£11,750 | Newton Abbot |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,843£1,851£1,748 | £1,882£1,890£1,785 | Yeovil |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,494£11,543£10,902 | £11,439£11,488£10,851 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £346£347£328 | £309£311£293 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £751£754£712 | £618£621£587 | Newton Abbot |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £23£23£22 | £21£21£20 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £437£439£415 | £396£397£375 | Newton Abbot |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £149£150£142 | £117£118£111 | Newton Abbot |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £116£117£110 | £102£103£97 | Newton Abbot |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,385£1,391£1,314 | £1,491£1,497£1,414 | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £176£177£167 | £178£179£169 | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £331£332£314 | £279£280£265 | Newton Abbot |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.95£5.97£5.64 | £5.01£5.03£4.75 | Newton Abbot |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.38£5.40£5.10 | £5.00£5.02£4.74 | Newton Abbot |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.26£7.29£6.89 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | Newton Abbot |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,017.0 | 1,005.6 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 88.3 | 78.6 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 154.5 | 133.2 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 65.2 | 58.8 | Newton Abbot |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 165.8 | 173.9 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 24.4 | 21.6 | Newton Abbot |
Per resident
Newton Abbot is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Yeovil 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
Newton Abbot Yeovil
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,149£5,171£4,884Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£4,696£4,716£4,455
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,330£3,344£3,159Newton Abbot is higher£2,906£2,918£2,756
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,049£1,054£995Yeovil is higher£1,094£1,099£1,038
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,034£3,047£2,878Newton Abbot is higher£2,683£2,695£2,545
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£91£92£87Newton Abbot is higher£73£73£69
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£198£199£188Newton Abbot is higher£145£146£138
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.13£6.15£5.81Newton Abbot is higher£4.84£4.86£4.59
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£437£439£415Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£396£397£375
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£149£150£142Newton Abbot is higher£117£118£111
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£66£66£63Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£60£60£56
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£788£792£748Yeovil is higher£867£870£822
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£176£177£167Yeovil is higher£178£179£169
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£188£189£179Newton Abbot is higher£162£163£154
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.38£3.40£3.21Newton Abbot is higher£2.91£2.92£2.76
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.07£3.08£2.91Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£2.90£2.91£2.75
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.26£7.29£6.89Newton Abbot is higher£5.89£5.92£5.59
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
268.5Newton Abbot is higher235.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.3Newton Abbot is higher18.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
40.8Newton Abbot is higher31.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
65.2Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count58.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
94.4Yeovil is higher101.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.9Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count12.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Newton Abbot | Yeovil | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,149£5,171£4,884 | £4,696£4,716£4,455 | Newton Abbot |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,330£3,344£3,159 | £2,906£2,918£2,756 | Newton Abbot |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,049£1,054£995 | £1,094£1,099£1,038 | Yeovil |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,034£3,047£2,878 | £2,683£2,695£2,545 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £91£92£87 | £73£73£69 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £198£199£188 | £145£146£138 | Newton Abbot |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.13£6.15£5.81 | £4.84£4.86£4.59 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £437£439£415 | £396£397£375 | Newton Abbot |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £149£150£142 | £117£118£111 | Newton Abbot |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £66£66£63 | £60£60£56 | Newton Abbot |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £788£792£748 | £867£870£822 | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £176£177£167 | £178£179£169 | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £188£189£179 | £162£163£154 | Newton Abbot |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.38£3.40£3.21 | £2.91£2.92£2.76 | Newton Abbot |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.07£3.08£2.91 | £2.90£2.91£2.75 | Newton Abbot |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.26£7.29£6.89 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | Newton Abbot |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 268.5 | 235.9 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.3 | 18.4 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 40.8 | 31.3 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 65.2 | 58.8 | Newton Abbot |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 94.4 | 101.1 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.9 | 12.6 | Newton Abbot |
Total
Newton Abbot is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Yeovil on 10. 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 Yeovil
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£488.9m£491.0m£463.7mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£501.6m£503.8m£475.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£316.2m£317.5m£299.9mNewton Abbot is higher£310.4m£311.7m£294.4m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£99.6m£100.1m£94.5mYeovil is higher£116.9m£117.4m£110.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£288.1m£289.3m£273.3mNewton Abbot is higher£286.6m£287.8m£271.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mNewton Abbot is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£18.8m£18.9m£17.9mNewton Abbot is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mNewton Abbot is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£41.5m£41.7m£39.4mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£42.3m£42.4m£40.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.2m£14.2m£13.5mNewton Abbot is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£74.9m£75.2m£71.0mYeovil is higher£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mYeovil is higher£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.9m£17.9m£16.9mNewton Abbot is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mNewton Abbot is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.29m£0.29m£0.28mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mNewton Abbot is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
25,492Newton Abbot is higher25,194
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,212Newton Abbot is higher1,969
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,872Newton Abbot is higher3,338
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,191Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count6,275
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
8,966Yeovil is higher10,796
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,321Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count1,340
Show the numbers
| Measure | Newton Abbot | Yeovil | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £488.9m£491.0m£463.7m | £501.6m£503.8m£475.8m | Yeovil |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £316.2m£317.5m£299.9m | £310.4m£311.7m£294.4m | Newton Abbot |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £99.6m£100.1m£94.5m | £116.9m£117.4m£110.8m | Yeovil |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £288.1m£289.3m£273.3m | £286.6m£287.8m£271.9m | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.7m£8.7m£8.2m | £7.7m£7.8m£7.4m | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £18.8m£18.9m£17.9m | £15.5m£15.6m£14.7m | Newton Abbot |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.58m£0.58m£0.55m | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £41.5m£41.7m£39.4m | £42.3m£42.4m£40.1m | Yeovil |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.2m£14.2m£13.5m | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | Newton Abbot |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.3m£6.3m£6.0m | £6.4m£6.4m£6.0m | Yeovil |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £74.9m£75.2m£71.0m | £92.6m£93.0m£87.8m | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £16.7m£16.8m£15.9m | £19.0m£19.1m£18.0m | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.9m£17.9m£16.9m | £17.3m£17.4m£16.4m | Newton Abbot |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | £0.31m£0.31m£0.30m | Newton Abbot |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.29m£0.29m£0.28m | £0.31m£0.31m£0.29m | Yeovil |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | Newton Abbot |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 25,492 | 25,194 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,212 | 1,969 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,872 | 3,338 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,191 | 6,275 | Yeovil |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 8,966 | 10,796 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,321 | 1,340 | Yeovil |
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.