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North Bedfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire

108,198 and 103,361 residents (mid-2024).

North Bedfordshire is higher than Mid Buckinghamshire on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 17 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

North Bedfordshire is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Mid Buckinghamshire on 3. 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

North Bedfordshire Mid Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £3,737, Mid Buckinghamshire £3,482Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,482North Bedfordshire: £3,737Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,497North Bedfordshire: £3,753Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,303North Bedfordshire: £3,544

    £3,737£3,753£3,544North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £12,700, Mid Buckinghamshire £12,714Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,714North Bedfordshire: £12,700Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,769North Bedfordshire: £12,754Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,060North Bedfordshire: £12,046

    £12,700£12,754£12,046Mid 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: North Bedfordshire £1,383, Mid Buckinghamshire £890Mid Buckinghamshire: £890North Bedfordshire: £1,383Mid Buckinghamshire: £894North Bedfordshire: £1,389Mid Buckinghamshire: £845North Bedfordshire: £1,312

    £1,383£1,389£1,312North Bedfordshire is higher£890£894£845

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire £11,893, Mid Buckinghamshire £11,963Mid Buckinghamshire: £11,963North Bedfordshire: £11,893Mid Buckinghamshire: £12,014North Bedfordshire: £11,944Mid Buckinghamshire: £11,348North Bedfordshire: £11,281

    £11,893£11,944£11,281Mid 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: North Bedfordshire £247, Mid Buckinghamshire £179Mid Buckinghamshire: £179North Bedfordshire: £247Mid Buckinghamshire: £180North Bedfordshire: £248Mid Buckinghamshire: £170North Bedfordshire: £234

    £247£248£234North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £544, Mid Buckinghamshire £561Mid Buckinghamshire: £561North Bedfordshire: £544Mid Buckinghamshire: £563North Bedfordshire: £547Mid Buckinghamshire: £532North Bedfordshire: £516

    £544£547£516Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£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: North Bedfordshire £16, Mid Buckinghamshire £12Mid Buckinghamshire: £12North Bedfordshire: £16Mid Buckinghamshire: £12North Bedfordshire: £16Mid Buckinghamshire: £11North Bedfordshire: £15

    £16£16£15North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £281, Mid Buckinghamshire £164Mid Buckinghamshire: £164North Bedfordshire: £281Mid Buckinghamshire: £165North Bedfordshire: £282Mid Buckinghamshire: £156North Bedfordshire: £266

    £281£282£266North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £123, Mid Buckinghamshire £90Mid Buckinghamshire: £90North Bedfordshire: £123Mid Buckinghamshire: £90North Bedfordshire: £123Mid Buckinghamshire: £85North Bedfordshire: £116

    £123£123£116North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £83, Mid Buckinghamshire £51Mid Buckinghamshire: £51North Bedfordshire: £83Mid Buckinghamshire: £51North Bedfordshire: £84Mid Buckinghamshire: £48North Bedfordshire: £79

    £83£84£79North Bedfordshire is higher£51£51£48

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £1,126, Mid Buckinghamshire £724Mid Buckinghamshire: £724North Bedfordshire: £1,126Mid Buckinghamshire: £727North Bedfordshire: £1,131Mid Buckinghamshire: £687North Bedfordshire: £1,068

    £1,126£1,131£1,068North Bedfordshire is higher£724£727£687

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £124, Mid Buckinghamshire £112Mid Buckinghamshire: £112North Bedfordshire: £124Mid Buckinghamshire: £112North Bedfordshire: £125Mid Buckinghamshire: £106North Bedfordshire: £118

    £124£125£118North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £160, Mid Buckinghamshire £106Mid Buckinghamshire: £106North Bedfordshire: £160Mid Buckinghamshire: £106North Bedfordshire: £160Mid Buckinghamshire: £100North Bedfordshire: £151

    £160£160£151North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £9.28, Mid Buckinghamshire £7.18Mid Buckinghamshire: £7.18North Bedfordshire: £9.28Mid Buckinghamshire: £7.21North Bedfordshire: £9.32Mid Buckinghamshire: £6.81North Bedfordshire: £8.80

    £9.28£9.32£8.80North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £4.78, Mid Buckinghamshire £2.37Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.37North Bedfordshire: £4.78Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.38North Bedfordshire: £4.80Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.25North Bedfordshire: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53North Bedfordshire is higher£2.37£2.38£2.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £7.76, Mid Buckinghamshire £5.22Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.22North Bedfordshire: £7.76Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.24North Bedfordshire: £7.79Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.95North Bedfordshire: £7.36

    £7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire 1,028.0, Mid Buckinghamshire 1,024.7Mid Buckinghamshire: 1,024.7North Bedfordshire: 1,028.0

    1,028.0North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,024.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire 61.5, Mid Buckinghamshire 44.8Mid Buckinghamshire: 44.8North Bedfordshire: 61.5

    61.5North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire 122.1, Mid Buckinghamshire 117.4Mid Buckinghamshire: 117.4North Bedfordshire: 122.1

    122.1North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire 44.5, Mid Buckinghamshire 28.9Mid Buckinghamshire: 28.9North Bedfordshire: 44.5

    44.5North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire 127.1, Mid Buckinghamshire 89.5Mid Buckinghamshire: 89.5North Bedfordshire: 127.1

    127.1North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire 18.8, Mid Buckinghamshire 13.8Mid Buckinghamshire: 13.8North Bedfordshire: 18.8

    18.8North Bedfordshire is higher13.8

Show the numbers
North Bedfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth BedfordshireMid BuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,737£3,753£3,544£3,482£3,497£3,303North Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,700£12,754£12,046£12,714£12,769£12,060Mid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,383£1,389£1,312£890£894£845North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,893£11,944£11,281£11,963£12,014£11,348Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£247£248£234£179£180£170North Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£544£547£516£561£563£532Mid Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£12£12£11North Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£281£282£266£164£165£156North Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£90£90£85North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£83£84£79£51£51£48North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,126£1,131£1,068£724£727£687North Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£112£112£106North Bedfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£160£160£151£106£106£100North Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.28£9.32£8.80£7.18£7.21£6.81North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£2.37£2.38£2.25North Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36£5.22£5.24£4.95North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.01,024.7North Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202661.544.8North Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026122.1117.4North Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.528.9North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.189.5North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.813.8North Bedfordshire

Per resident

North Bedfordshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Mid Buckinghamshire on 5. 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

North Bedfordshire Mid Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £3,737, Mid Buckinghamshire £3,482Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,482North Bedfordshire: £3,737Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,497North Bedfordshire: £3,753Mid Buckinghamshire: £3,303North Bedfordshire: £3,544

    £3,737£3,753£3,544North Bedfordshire is higher£3,482£3,497£3,303

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2,357, Mid Buckinghamshire £2,587Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,587North Bedfordshire: £2,357Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,598North Bedfordshire: £2,367Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,454North Bedfordshire: £2,236

    £2,357£2,367£2,236Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£2,587£2,598£2,454

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £844, Mid Buckinghamshire £524Mid Buckinghamshire: £524North Bedfordshire: £844Mid Buckinghamshire: £526North Bedfordshire: £848Mid Buckinghamshire: £497North Bedfordshire: £801

    £844£848£801North Bedfordshire is higher£524£526£497

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2,208, Mid Buckinghamshire £2,434Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,434North Bedfordshire: £2,208Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,445North Bedfordshire: £2,217Mid Buckinghamshire: £2,309North Bedfordshire: £2,094

    £2,208£2,217£2,094Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £46, Mid Buckinghamshire £36Mid Buckinghamshire: £36North Bedfordshire: £46Mid Buckinghamshire: £37North Bedfordshire: £46Mid Buckinghamshire: £35North Bedfordshire: £43

    £46£46£43North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £101, Mid Buckinghamshire £114Mid Buckinghamshire: £114North Bedfordshire: £101Mid Buckinghamshire: £115North Bedfordshire: £101Mid Buckinghamshire: £108North Bedfordshire: £96

    £101£101£96Mid Buckinghamshire is higher£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: North Bedfordshire £2.93, Mid Buckinghamshire £2.38Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.38North Bedfordshire: £2.93Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.39North Bedfordshire: £2.94Mid Buckinghamshire: £2.26North Bedfordshire: £2.78

    £2.93£2.94£2.78North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £281, Mid Buckinghamshire £164Mid Buckinghamshire: £164North Bedfordshire: £281Mid Buckinghamshire: £165North Bedfordshire: £282Mid Buckinghamshire: £156North Bedfordshire: £266

    £281£282£266North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £123, Mid Buckinghamshire £90Mid Buckinghamshire: £90North Bedfordshire: £123Mid Buckinghamshire: £90North Bedfordshire: £123Mid Buckinghamshire: £85North Bedfordshire: £116

    £123£123£116North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £51, Mid Buckinghamshire £30Mid Buckinghamshire: £30North Bedfordshire: £51Mid Buckinghamshire: £30North Bedfordshire: £51Mid Buckinghamshire: £28North Bedfordshire: £48

    £51£51£48North Bedfordshire is higher£30£30£28

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £687, Mid Buckinghamshire £426Mid Buckinghamshire: £426North Bedfordshire: £687Mid Buckinghamshire: £428North Bedfordshire: £690Mid Buckinghamshire: £404North Bedfordshire: £652

    £687£690£652North Bedfordshire is higher£426£428£404

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £124, Mid Buckinghamshire £112Mid Buckinghamshire: £112North Bedfordshire: £124Mid Buckinghamshire: £112North Bedfordshire: £125Mid Buckinghamshire: £106North Bedfordshire: £118

    £124£125£118North Bedfordshire is higher£112£112£106

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Bedfordshire £97, Mid Buckinghamshire £62Mid Buckinghamshire: £62North Bedfordshire: £97Mid Buckinghamshire: £62North Bedfordshire: £98Mid Buckinghamshire: £59North Bedfordshire: £92

    £97£98£92North Bedfordshire is higher£62£62£59

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Bedfordshire £5.66, Mid Buckinghamshire £4.23Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.23North Bedfordshire: £5.66Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.25North Bedfordshire: £5.69Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.01North Bedfordshire: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37North Bedfordshire is higher£4.23£4.25£4.01

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2.91, Mid Buckinghamshire £1.39Mid Buckinghamshire: £1.39North Bedfordshire: £2.91Mid Buckinghamshire: £1.40North Bedfordshire: £2.92Mid Buckinghamshire: £1.32North Bedfordshire: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76North Bedfordshire is higher£1.39£1.40£1.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £7.76, Mid Buckinghamshire £5.22Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.22North Bedfordshire: £7.76Mid Buckinghamshire: £5.24North Bedfordshire: £7.79Mid Buckinghamshire: £4.95North Bedfordshire: £7.36

    £7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire is higher£5.22£5.24£4.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 190.8, Mid Buckinghamshire 208.5Mid Buckinghamshire: 208.5North Bedfordshire: 190.8

    190.8Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count208.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 11.4, Mid Buckinghamshire 9.1Mid Buckinghamshire: 9.1North Bedfordshire: 11.4

    11.4North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire 22.7, Mid Buckinghamshire 23.9Mid Buckinghamshire: 23.9North Bedfordshire: 22.7

    22.7Mid 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: North Bedfordshire 44.5, Mid Buckinghamshire 28.9Mid Buckinghamshire: 28.9North Bedfordshire: 44.5

    44.5North Bedfordshire is higher28.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 77.6, Mid Buckinghamshire 52.6Mid Buckinghamshire: 52.6North Bedfordshire: 77.6

    77.6North Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire 11.5, Mid Buckinghamshire 8.1Mid Buckinghamshire: 8.1North Bedfordshire: 11.5

    11.5North Bedfordshire is higher8.1

Show the numbers
North Bedfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire, per resident
MeasureNorth BedfordshireMid BuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,737£3,753£3,544£3,482£3,497£3,303North Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,357£2,367£2,236£2,587£2,598£2,454Mid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£844£848£801£524£526£497North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,208£2,217£2,094£2,434£2,445£2,309Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£46£46£43£36£37£35North Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£114£115£108Mid Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.93£2.94£2.78£2.38£2.39£2.26North Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£281£282£266£164£165£156North Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£90£90£85North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48£30£30£28North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£687£690£652£426£428£404North Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£112£112£106North Bedfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£62£62£59North Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£4.23£4.25£4.01North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£1.39£1.40£1.32North Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36£5.22£5.24£4.95North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.8208.5Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.49.1North Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.723.9Mid Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.528.9North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.652.6North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.58.1North Bedfordshire

Total

North Bedfordshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Mid Buckinghamshire on 5. 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

North Bedfordshire Mid Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £404.3m, Mid Buckinghamshire £359.9mMid Buckinghamshire: £359.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £404.3mMid Buckinghamshire: £361.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £406.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £341.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £383.5m

    £404.3m£406.0m£383.5mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£359.9m£361.4m£341.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £255.1m, Mid Buckinghamshire £267.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £267.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £255.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £268.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £256.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £253.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £241.9m

    £255.1m£256.1m£241.9mMid Buckinghamshire is higher£267.4m£268.5m£253.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £91.4m, Mid Buckinghamshire £54.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £54.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £54.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.7mMid Buckinghamshire: £51.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £86.7m

    £91.4m£91.7m£86.7mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£54.1m£54.4m£51.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Bedfordshire £238.8m, Mid Buckinghamshire £251.6mMid Buckinghamshire: £251.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £238.8mMid Buckinghamshire: £252.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £239.9mMid Buckinghamshire: £238.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £226.6m

    £238.8m£239.9m£226.6mMid Buckinghamshire is higher£251.6m£252.7m£238.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Bedfordshire £5.0m, Mid Buckinghamshire £3.8mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mNorth Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £10.9m, Mid Buckinghamshire £11.8mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.9mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £11.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mMid Buckinghamshire is higher£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: North Bedfordshire £0.32m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.25mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.25mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.25mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.23mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mNorth Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £30.4m, Mid Buckinghamshire £17.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £17.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £17.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £16.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £28.8m

    £30.4m£30.5m£28.8mNorth Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £13.3m, Mid Buckinghamshire £9.3mMid Buckinghamshire: £9.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mMid Buckinghamshire: £9.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mMid Buckinghamshire: £8.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mNorth Bedfordshire 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: North Bedfordshire £5.5m, Mid Buckinghamshire £3.1mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £3.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £2.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.2m

    £5.5m£5.5m£5.2mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Bedfordshire £74.4m, Mid Buckinghamshire £44.0mMid Buckinghamshire: £44.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £44.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.7mMid Buckinghamshire: £41.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £70.6m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.6mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£44.0m£44.2m£41.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Bedfordshire £13.4m, Mid Buckinghamshire £11.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £11.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£11.5m£11.6m£11.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Bedfordshire £10.5m, Mid Buckinghamshire £6.4mMid Buckinghamshire: £6.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.5mMid Buckinghamshire: £6.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.6mMid Buckinghamshire: £6.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Bedfordshire £0.61m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.44mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.44mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.61mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.44mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.62mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.41mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Bedfordshire £0.32m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.14mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.14mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.14mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.14mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £0.84m, Mid Buckinghamshire £0.54mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.54mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.54mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mMid Buckinghamshire: £0.51mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.80mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Bedfordshire 20,646, Mid Buckinghamshire 21,551Mid Buckinghamshire: 21,551North Bedfordshire: 20,646

    20,646Mid Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count21,551

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Bedfordshire 1,234, Mid Buckinghamshire 943Mid Buckinghamshire: 943North Bedfordshire: 1,234

    1,234North Bedfordshire is higher943

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire 2,452, Mid Buckinghamshire 2,469Mid Buckinghamshire: 2,469North Bedfordshire: 2,452

    2,452Mid 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: North Bedfordshire 4,811, Mid Buckinghamshire 2,984Mid Buckinghamshire: 2,984North Bedfordshire: 4,811

    4,811North Bedfordshire is higher2,984

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Bedfordshire 8,397, Mid Buckinghamshire 5,439Mid Buckinghamshire: 5,439North Bedfordshire: 8,397

    8,397North Bedfordshire is higher5,439

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Bedfordshire 1,240, Mid Buckinghamshire 840Mid Buckinghamshire: 840North Bedfordshire: 1,240

    1,240North Bedfordshire is higher840

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North Bedfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire, total
MeasureNorth BedfordshireMid BuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£404.3m£406.0m£383.5m£359.9m£361.4m£341.4mNorth Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£255.1m£256.1m£241.9m£267.4m£268.5m£253.6mMid Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£91.4m£91.7m£86.7m£54.1m£54.4m£51.3mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£238.8m£239.9m£226.6m£251.6m£252.7m£238.7mMid Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mNorth Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mMid Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mNorth Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.4m£30.5m£28.8m£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mNorth Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mNorth Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m£3.1m£3.1m£2.9mNorth Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m£44.0m£44.2m£41.8mNorth Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£11.5m£11.6m£11.0mNorth Bedfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mNorth Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mNorth Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.14mNorth Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,64621,551Mid Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,234943North Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4522,469Mid Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,8112,984North Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,3975,439North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,240840North Bedfordshire

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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