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North Bedfordshire and Newbury

108,198 and 100,351 residents (mid-2024).

North Bedfordshire is higher than Newbury on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 17 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

North Bedfordshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Newbury 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

North Bedfordshire Newbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £3,737, Newbury £3,837Newbury: £3,837North Bedfordshire: £3,737Newbury: £3,854North Bedfordshire: £3,753Newbury: £3,640North Bedfordshire: £3,544

    £3,737£3,753£3,544Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£3,837£3,854£3,640

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire £12,700, Newbury £12,723Newbury: £12,723North Bedfordshire: £12,700Newbury: £12,777North Bedfordshire: £12,754Newbury: £12,069North Bedfordshire: £12,046

    £12,700£12,754£12,046Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£12,723£12,777£12,069

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £1,383, Newbury £1,449Newbury: £1,449North Bedfordshire: £1,383Newbury: £1,455North Bedfordshire: £1,389Newbury: £1,375North Bedfordshire: £1,312

    £1,383£1,389£1,312Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£1,449£1,455£1,375

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire £11,893, Newbury £11,874Newbury: £11,874North Bedfordshire: £11,893Newbury: £11,925North Bedfordshire: £11,944Newbury: £11,263North Bedfordshire: £11,281

    £11,893£11,944£11,281North Bedfordshire is higher£11,874£11,925£11,263

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Bedfordshire £247, Newbury £295Newbury: £295North Bedfordshire: £247Newbury: £296North Bedfordshire: £248Newbury: £280North Bedfordshire: £234

    £247£248£234Newbury is higher£295£296£280

  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, Newbury £536Newbury: £536North Bedfordshire: £544Newbury: £538North Bedfordshire: £547Newbury: £508North Bedfordshire: £516

    £544£547£516North Bedfordshire is higher£536£538£508

  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, Newbury £19Newbury: £19North Bedfordshire: £16Newbury: £19North Bedfordshire: £16Newbury: £18North Bedfordshire: £15

    £16£16£15Newbury is higher£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £281, Newbury £260Newbury: £260North Bedfordshire: £281Newbury: £261North Bedfordshire: £282Newbury: £247North Bedfordshire: £266

    £281£282£266North Bedfordshire is higher£260£261£247

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £123, Newbury £122Newbury: £122North Bedfordshire: £123Newbury: £122North Bedfordshire: £123Newbury: £116North Bedfordshire: £116

    £123£123£116North Bedfordshire is higher£122£122£116

  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, Newbury £67Newbury: £67North Bedfordshire: £83Newbury: £67North Bedfordshire: £84Newbury: £63North Bedfordshire: £79

    £83£84£79North Bedfordshire is higher£67£67£63

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £1,126, Newbury £1,204Newbury: £1,204North Bedfordshire: £1,126Newbury: £1,210North Bedfordshire: £1,131Newbury: £1,142North Bedfordshire: £1,068

    £1,126£1,131£1,068Newbury is higher£1,204£1,210£1,142

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £124, Newbury £197Newbury: £197North Bedfordshire: £124Newbury: £198North Bedfordshire: £125Newbury: £187North Bedfordshire: £118

    £124£125£118Newbury is higher£197£198£187

  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, Newbury £169Newbury: £169North Bedfordshire: £160Newbury: £170North Bedfordshire: £160Newbury: £160North Bedfordshire: £151

    £160£160£151Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£169£170£160

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £9.28, Newbury £6.35Newbury: £6.35North Bedfordshire: £9.28Newbury: £6.37North Bedfordshire: £9.32Newbury: £6.02North Bedfordshire: £8.80

    £9.28£9.32£8.80North Bedfordshire is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Bedfordshire £4.78, Newbury £2.74Newbury: £2.74North Bedfordshire: £4.78Newbury: £2.75North Bedfordshire: £4.80Newbury: £2.60North Bedfordshire: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53North Bedfordshire is higher£2.74£2.75£2.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £7.76, Newbury £5.41Newbury: £5.41North Bedfordshire: £7.76Newbury: £5.43North Bedfordshire: £7.79Newbury: £5.13North Bedfordshire: £7.36

    £7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  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, Newbury 1,021.5Newbury: 1,021.5North Bedfordshire: 1,028.0

    1,028.0North Bedfordshire is higher1,021.5

  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, Newbury 72.1Newbury: 72.1North Bedfordshire: 61.5

    61.5Newbury is higher72.1

  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, Newbury 111.1Newbury: 111.1North Bedfordshire: 122.1

    122.1North Bedfordshire is higher111.1

  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, Newbury 40.7Newbury: 40.7North Bedfordshire: 44.5

    44.5North Bedfordshire is higher40.7

  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, Newbury 130.5Newbury: 130.5North Bedfordshire: 127.1

    127.1Newbury is higherDepends on how you count130.5

  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, Newbury 15.7Newbury: 15.7North Bedfordshire: 18.8

    18.8North Bedfordshire is higher15.7

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North Bedfordshire and Newbury, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth BedfordshireNewburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,737£3,753£3,544£3,837£3,854£3,640Newbury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,700£12,754£12,046£12,723£12,777£12,069Newbury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,383£1,389£1,312£1,449£1,455£1,375Newbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,893£11,944£11,281£11,874£11,925£11,263North Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£247£248£234£295£296£280Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£544£547£516£536£538£508North Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£19£19£18Newbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£281£282£266£260£261£247North Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£122£122£116North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£83£84£79£67£67£63North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,126£1,131£1,068£1,204£1,210£1,142Newbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£197£198£187Newbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£160£160£151£169£170£160Newbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.28£9.32£8.80£6.35£6.37£6.02North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£2.74£2.75£2.60North Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36£5.41£5.43£5.13North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.01,021.5North Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202661.572.1Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026122.1111.1North Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.540.7North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.1130.5Newbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.815.7North Bedfordshire

Per resident

North Bedfordshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Newbury 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

North Bedfordshire Newbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £3,737, Newbury £3,837Newbury: £3,837North Bedfordshire: £3,737Newbury: £3,854North Bedfordshire: £3,753Newbury: £3,640North Bedfordshire: £3,544

    £3,737£3,753£3,544Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£3,837£3,854£3,640

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2,357, Newbury £2,359Newbury: £2,359North Bedfordshire: £2,357Newbury: £2,369North Bedfordshire: £2,367Newbury: £2,238North Bedfordshire: £2,236

    £2,357£2,367£2,236Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,359£2,369£2,238

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £844, Newbury £894Newbury: £894North Bedfordshire: £844Newbury: £898North Bedfordshire: £848Newbury: £848North Bedfordshire: £801

    £844£848£801Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£894£898£848

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2,208, Newbury £2,201Newbury: £2,201North Bedfordshire: £2,208Newbury: £2,211North Bedfordshire: £2,217Newbury: £2,088North Bedfordshire: £2,094

    £2,208£2,217£2,094North Bedfordshire is higher£2,201£2,211£2,088

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £46, Newbury £55Newbury: £55North Bedfordshire: £46Newbury: £55North Bedfordshire: £46Newbury: £52North Bedfordshire: £43

    £46£46£43Newbury is higher£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £101, Newbury £99Newbury: £99North Bedfordshire: £101Newbury: £100North Bedfordshire: £101Newbury: £94North Bedfordshire: £96

    £101£101£96North Bedfordshire is higher£99£100£94

  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, Newbury £3.46Newbury: £3.46North Bedfordshire: £2.93Newbury: £3.47North Bedfordshire: £2.94Newbury: £3.28North Bedfordshire: £2.78

    £2.93£2.94£2.78Newbury is higher£3.46£3.47£3.28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £281, Newbury £260Newbury: £260North Bedfordshire: £281Newbury: £261North Bedfordshire: £282Newbury: £247North Bedfordshire: £266

    £281£282£266North Bedfordshire is higher£260£261£247

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £123, Newbury £122Newbury: £122North Bedfordshire: £123Newbury: £122North Bedfordshire: £123Newbury: £116North Bedfordshire: £116

    £123£123£116North Bedfordshire is higher£122£122£116

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Bedfordshire £51, Newbury £41Newbury: £41North Bedfordshire: £51Newbury: £41North Bedfordshire: £51Newbury: £39North Bedfordshire: £48

    £51£51£48North Bedfordshire is higher£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £687, Newbury £743Newbury: £743North Bedfordshire: £687Newbury: £746North Bedfordshire: £690Newbury: £705North Bedfordshire: £652

    £687£690£652Newbury is higher£743£746£705

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Bedfordshire £124, Newbury £197Newbury: £197North Bedfordshire: £124Newbury: £198North Bedfordshire: £125Newbury: £187North Bedfordshire: £118

    £124£125£118Newbury is higher£197£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Bedfordshire £97, Newbury £104Newbury: £104North Bedfordshire: £97Newbury: £105North Bedfordshire: £98Newbury: £99North Bedfordshire: £92

    £97£98£92Newbury is higherDepends on how you count£104£105£99

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Bedfordshire £5.66, Newbury £3.91Newbury: £3.91North Bedfordshire: £5.66Newbury: £3.93North Bedfordshire: £5.69Newbury: £3.71North Bedfordshire: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37North Bedfordshire is higher£3.91£3.93£3.71

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Bedfordshire £2.91, Newbury £1.69Newbury: £1.69North Bedfordshire: £2.91Newbury: £1.69North Bedfordshire: £2.92Newbury: £1.60North Bedfordshire: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76North Bedfordshire is higher£1.69£1.69£1.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Bedfordshire £7.76, Newbury £5.41Newbury: £5.41North Bedfordshire: £7.76Newbury: £5.43North Bedfordshire: £7.79Newbury: £5.13North Bedfordshire: £7.36

    £7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 190.8, Newbury 189.4Newbury: 189.4North Bedfordshire: 190.8

    190.8North Bedfordshire is higher189.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 11.4, Newbury 13.4Newbury: 13.4North Bedfordshire: 11.4

    11.4Newbury is higher13.4

  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, Newbury 20.6Newbury: 20.6North Bedfordshire: 22.7

    22.7North Bedfordshire is higher20.6

  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, Newbury 40.7Newbury: 40.7North Bedfordshire: 44.5

    44.5North Bedfordshire is higher40.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Bedfordshire 77.6, Newbury 80.5Newbury: 80.5North Bedfordshire: 77.6

    77.6Newbury is higherDepends on how you count80.5

  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, Newbury 9.7Newbury: 9.7North Bedfordshire: 11.5

    11.5North Bedfordshire is higher9.7

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North Bedfordshire and Newbury, per resident
MeasureNorth BedfordshireNewburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,737£3,753£3,544£3,837£3,854£3,640Newbury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,357£2,367£2,236£2,359£2,369£2,238Newbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£844£848£801£894£898£848Newbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,208£2,217£2,094£2,201£2,211£2,088North Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£46£46£43£55£55£52Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£99£100£94North Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.93£2.94£2.78£3.46£3.47£3.28Newbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£281£282£266£260£261£247North Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£122£122£116North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48£41£41£39North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£687£690£652£743£746£705Newbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£197£198£187Newbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£104£105£99Newbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£3.91£3.93£3.71North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£1.69£1.69£1.60North Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36£5.41£5.43£5.13North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.8189.4North Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.413.4Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.720.6North Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.540.7North Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.680.5Newbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.59.7North Bedfordshire

Total

North Bedfordshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Newbury 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 Newbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £404.3m, Newbury £385.1mNewbury: £385.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £404.3mNewbury: £386.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £406.0mNewbury: £365.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £383.5m

    £404.3m£406.0m£383.5mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£385.1m£386.7m£365.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £255.1m, Newbury £236.7mNewbury: £236.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £255.1mNewbury: £237.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £256.1mNewbury: £224.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £241.9m

    £255.1m£256.1m£241.9mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£236.7m£237.7m£224.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £91.4m, Newbury £89.7mNewbury: £89.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.4mNewbury: £90.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.7mNewbury: £85.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £86.7m

    £91.4m£91.7m£86.7mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£89.7m£90.1m£85.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Bedfordshire £238.8m, Newbury £220.9mNewbury: £220.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £238.8mNewbury: £221.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £239.9mNewbury: £209.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £226.6m

    £238.8m£239.9m£226.6mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£220.9m£221.9m£209.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Bedfordshire £5.0m, Newbury £5.5mNewbury: £5.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mNewbury: £5.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mNewbury: £5.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mNewbury is higher£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire £10.9m, Newbury £10.0mNewbury: £10.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.9mNewbury: £10.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £11.0mNewbury: £9.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

  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, Newbury £0.35mNewbury: £0.35mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mNewbury: £0.35mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mNewbury: £0.33mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mNewbury is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire £30.4m, Newbury £26.1mNewbury: £26.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.4mNewbury: £26.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.5mNewbury: £24.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £28.8m

    £30.4m£30.5m£28.8mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire £13.3m, Newbury £12.2mNewbury: £12.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mNewbury: £12.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mNewbury: £11.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Bedfordshire £5.5m, Newbury £4.1mNewbury: £4.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mNewbury: £4.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mNewbury: £3.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.2m

    £5.5m£5.5m£5.2mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Bedfordshire £74.4m, Newbury £74.6mNewbury: £74.6mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.4mNewbury: £74.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.7mNewbury: £70.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £70.6m

    £74.4m£74.7m£70.6mNewbury is higher£74.6m£74.9m£70.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Bedfordshire £13.4m, Newbury £19.8mNewbury: £19.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.4mNewbury: £19.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.5mNewbury: £18.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mNewbury is higher£19.8m£19.8m£18.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Bedfordshire £10.5m, Newbury £10.5mNewbury: £10.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.5mNewbury: £10.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.6mNewbury: £9.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Bedfordshire £0.61m, Newbury £0.39mNewbury: £0.39mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.61mNewbury: £0.39mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.62mNewbury: £0.37mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Bedfordshire £0.32m, Newbury £0.17mNewbury: £0.17mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mNewbury: £0.17mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mNewbury: £0.16mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Bedfordshire £0.84m, Newbury £0.54mNewbury: £0.54mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mNewbury: £0.54mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mNewbury: £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, Newbury 19,005Newbury: 19,005North Bedfordshire: 20,646

    20,646North Bedfordshire is higher19,005

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Bedfordshire 1,234, Newbury 1,342Newbury: 1,342North Bedfordshire: 1,234

    1,234Newbury is higher1,342

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire 2,452, Newbury 2,067Newbury: 2,067North Bedfordshire: 2,452

    2,452North Bedfordshire is higher2,067

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Bedfordshire 4,811, Newbury 4,082Newbury: 4,082North Bedfordshire: 4,811

    4,811North Bedfordshire is higher4,082

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Bedfordshire 8,397, Newbury 8,076Newbury: 8,076North Bedfordshire: 8,397

    8,397North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count8,076

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Bedfordshire 1,240, Newbury 974Newbury: 974North Bedfordshire: 1,240

    1,240North Bedfordshire is higher974

Show the numbers
North Bedfordshire and Newbury, total
MeasureNorth BedfordshireNewburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£404.3m£406.0m£383.5m£385.1m£386.7m£365.2mNorth Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£255.1m£256.1m£241.9m£236.7m£237.7m£224.5mNorth Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£91.4m£91.7m£86.7m£89.7m£90.1m£85.1mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£238.8m£239.9m£226.6m£220.9m£221.9m£209.6mNorth Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mNewbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mNorth Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mNewbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.4m£30.5m£28.8m£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mNorth Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNorth Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m£4.1m£4.1m£3.9mNorth Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m£74.6m£74.9m£70.7mNewbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£19.8m£19.8m£18.7mNewbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mNorth Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mNorth Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mNorth Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,64619,005North Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2341,342Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4522,067North Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,8114,082North Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,3978,076North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,240974North 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.
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