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North Dorset and North Herefordshire

95,740 and 92,765 residents (mid-2024).

North Dorset is higher than North Herefordshire on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 Dorset is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and North Herefordshire on 16. 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 Dorset North Herefordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Dorset £4,709, North Herefordshire £4,938North Herefordshire: £4,938North Dorset: £4,709North Herefordshire: £4,959North Dorset: £4,729North Herefordshire: £4,684North Dorset: £4,467

    £4,709£4,729£4,467North Herefordshire is higher£4,938£4,959£4,684

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Dorset £12,515, North Herefordshire £12,271North Herefordshire: £12,271North Dorset: £12,515North Herefordshire: £12,323North Dorset: £12,568North Herefordshire: £11,640North Dorset: £11,871

    £12,515£12,568£11,871North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£12,271£12,323£11,640

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £1,445, North Herefordshire £1,505North Herefordshire: £1,505North Dorset: £1,445North Herefordshire: £1,512North Dorset: £1,451North Herefordshire: £1,428North Dorset: £1,370

    £1,445£1,451£1,370North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,505£1,512£1,428

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Dorset £11,633, North Herefordshire £11,385North Herefordshire: £11,385North Dorset: £11,633North Herefordshire: £11,434North Dorset: £11,683North Herefordshire: £10,799North Dorset: £11,035

    £11,633£11,683£11,035North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£11,385£11,434£10,799

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Dorset £248, North Herefordshire £290North Herefordshire: £290North Dorset: £248North Herefordshire: £291North Dorset: £249North Herefordshire: £275North Dorset: £235

    £248£249£235North Herefordshire is higher£290£291£275

  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 Dorset £616, North Herefordshire £577North Herefordshire: £577North Dorset: £616North Herefordshire: £580North Dorset: £619North Herefordshire: £547North Dorset: £584

    £616£619£584North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£577£580£547

  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 Dorset £17, North Herefordshire £19North Herefordshire: £19North Dorset: £17North Herefordshire: £19North Dorset: £17North Herefordshire: £18North Dorset: £16

    £17£17£16North Herefordshire 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 Dorset £327, North Herefordshire £373North Herefordshire: £373North Dorset: £327North Herefordshire: £374North Dorset: £329North Herefordshire: £354North Dorset: £311

    £327£329£311North Herefordshire is higher£373£374£354

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Dorset £93, North Herefordshire £94North Herefordshire: £94North Dorset: £93North Herefordshire: £94North Dorset: £93North Herefordshire: £89North Dorset: £88

    £93£93£88North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£94£94£89

  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 Dorset £89, North Herefordshire £94North Herefordshire: £94North Dorset: £89North Herefordshire: £94North Dorset: £90North Herefordshire: £89North Dorset: £85

    £89£90£85North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£94£94£89

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £1,140, North Herefordshire £1,132North Herefordshire: £1,132North Dorset: £1,140North Herefordshire: £1,137North Dorset: £1,145North Herefordshire: £1,074North Dorset: £1,081

    £1,140£1,145£1,081North Dorset is higher£1,132£1,137£1,074

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Dorset £142, North Herefordshire £144North Herefordshire: £144North Dorset: £142North Herefordshire: £145North Dorset: £142North Herefordshire: £137North Dorset: £135

    £142£142£135North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£144£145£137

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £206, North Herefordshire £268North Herefordshire: £268North Dorset: £206North Herefordshire: £269North Dorset: £207North Herefordshire: £254North Dorset: £196

    £206£207£196North Herefordshire is higher£268£269£254

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £4.59, North Herefordshire £5.27North Herefordshire: £5.27North Dorset: £4.59North Herefordshire: £5.29North Dorset: £4.61North Herefordshire: £5.00North Dorset: £4.35

    £4.59£4.61£4.35North Herefordshire is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Dorset £4.42, North Herefordshire £5.75North Herefordshire: £5.75North Dorset: £4.42North Herefordshire: £5.77North Dorset: £4.44North Herefordshire: £5.45North Dorset: £4.19

    £4.42£4.44£4.19North Herefordshire is higher£5.75£5.77£5.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Dorset £5.41, North Herefordshire £8.25North Herefordshire: £8.25North Dorset: £5.41North Herefordshire: £8.29North Dorset: £5.43North Herefordshire: £7.83North Dorset: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13North Herefordshire is higher£8.25£8.29£7.83

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Dorset 1,023.6, North Herefordshire 1,009.0North Herefordshire: 1,009.0North Dorset: 1,023.6

    1,023.6North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Dorset 65.8, North Herefordshire 72.3North Herefordshire: 72.3North Dorset: 65.8

    65.8North Herefordshire is higher72.3

  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 Dorset 127.9, North Herefordshire 117.4North Herefordshire: 117.4North Dorset: 127.9

    127.9North Dorset is higher117.4

  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 Dorset 49.6, North Herefordshire 52.3North Herefordshire: 52.3North Dorset: 49.6

    49.6North Herefordshire is higher52.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Dorset 134.1, North Herefordshire 141.7North Herefordshire: 141.7North Dorset: 134.1

    134.1North Herefordshire is higher141.7

  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 Dorset 19.7, North Herefordshire 20.3North Herefordshire: 20.3North Dorset: 19.7

    19.7North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count20.3

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North Dorset and North Herefordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth DorsetNorth HerefordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,709£4,729£4,467£4,938£4,959£4,684North Herefordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,515£12,568£11,871£12,271£12,323£11,640North Dorset
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,445£1,451£1,370£1,505£1,512£1,428North Herefordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,633£11,683£11,035£11,385£11,434£10,799North Dorset
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£248£249£235£290£291£275North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£616£619£584£577£580£547North Dorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£19£19£18North Herefordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£329£311£373£374£354North Herefordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£94£94£89North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£90£85£94£94£89North Herefordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,140£1,145£1,081£1,132£1,137£1,074North Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£142£142£135£144£145£137North Herefordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£206£207£196£268£269£254North Herefordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35£5.27£5.29£5.00North Herefordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.42£4.44£4.19£5.75£5.77£5.45North Herefordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£8.25£8.29£7.83North Herefordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,023.61,009.0North Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202665.872.3North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9117.4North Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.652.3North Herefordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026134.1141.7North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.720.3North Herefordshire

Per resident

North Dorset is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and North Herefordshire on 20. 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 Dorset North Herefordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Dorset £4,709, North Herefordshire £4,938North Herefordshire: £4,938North Dorset: £4,709North Herefordshire: £4,959North Dorset: £4,729North Herefordshire: £4,684North Dorset: £4,467

    £4,709£4,729£4,467North Herefordshire is higher£4,938£4,959£4,684

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Dorset £3,332, North Herefordshire £3,489North Herefordshire: £3,489North Dorset: £3,332North Herefordshire: £3,504North Dorset: £3,346North Herefordshire: £3,310North Dorset: £3,161

    £3,332£3,346£3,161North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,489£3,504£3,310

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Dorset £810, North Herefordshire £830North Herefordshire: £830North Dorset: £810North Herefordshire: £833North Dorset: £813North Herefordshire: £787North Dorset: £768

    £810£813£768North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£830£833£787

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Dorset £3,097, North Herefordshire £3,237North Herefordshire: £3,237North Dorset: £3,097North Herefordshire: £3,251North Dorset: £3,111North Herefordshire: £3,071North Dorset: £2,938

    £3,097£3,111£2,938North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,237£3,251£3,071

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Dorset £66, North Herefordshire £82North Herefordshire: £82North Dorset: £66North Herefordshire: £83North Dorset: £66North Herefordshire: £78North Dorset: £63

    £66£66£63North Herefordshire is higher£82£83£78

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Dorset £164, North Herefordshire £164North Herefordshire: £164North Dorset: £164North Herefordshire: £165North Dorset: £165North Herefordshire: £156North Dorset: £156

    £164£165£156North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

  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 Dorset £4.56, North Herefordshire £5.42North Herefordshire: £5.42North Dorset: £4.56North Herefordshire: £5.44North Dorset: £4.58North Herefordshire: £5.14North Dorset: £4.33

    £4.56£4.58£4.33North Herefordshire is higher£5.42£5.44£5.14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Dorset £327, North Herefordshire £373North Herefordshire: £373North Dorset: £327North Herefordshire: £374North Dorset: £329North Herefordshire: £354North Dorset: £311

    £327£329£311North Herefordshire is higher£373£374£354

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Dorset £93, North Herefordshire £94North Herefordshire: £94North Dorset: £93North Herefordshire: £94North Dorset: £93North Herefordshire: £89North Dorset: £88

    £93£93£88North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£94£94£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Dorset £50, North Herefordshire £52North Herefordshire: £52North Dorset: £50North Herefordshire: £52North Dorset: £50North Herefordshire: £49North Dorset: £48

    £50£50£48North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Dorset £639, North Herefordshire £624North Herefordshire: £624North Dorset: £639North Herefordshire: £627North Dorset: £642North Herefordshire: £592North Dorset: £606

    £639£642£606North Dorset is higher£624£627£592

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Dorset £142, North Herefordshire £144North Herefordshire: £144North Dorset: £142North Herefordshire: £145North Dorset: £142North Herefordshire: £137North Dorset: £135

    £142£142£135North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£144£145£137

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Dorset £116, North Herefordshire £148North Herefordshire: £148North Dorset: £116North Herefordshire: £148North Dorset: £116North Herefordshire: £140North Dorset: £110

    £116£116£110North Herefordshire is higher£148£148£140

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Dorset £2.57, North Herefordshire £2.91North Herefordshire: £2.91North Dorset: £2.57North Herefordshire: £2.92North Dorset: £2.58North Herefordshire: £2.76North Dorset: £2.44

    £2.57£2.58£2.44North Herefordshire is higher£2.91£2.92£2.76

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Dorset £2.48, North Herefordshire £3.16North Herefordshire: £3.16North Dorset: £2.48North Herefordshire: £3.18North Dorset: £2.49North Herefordshire: £3.00North Dorset: £2.35

    £2.48£2.49£2.35North Herefordshire is higher£3.16£3.18£3.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Dorset £5.41, North Herefordshire £8.25North Herefordshire: £8.25North Dorset: £5.41North Herefordshire: £8.29North Dorset: £5.43North Herefordshire: £7.83North Dorset: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13North Herefordshire is higher£8.25£8.29£7.83

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 272.5, North Herefordshire 286.9North Herefordshire: 286.9North Dorset: 272.5

    272.5North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count286.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 17.5, North Herefordshire 20.6North Herefordshire: 20.6North Dorset: 17.5

    17.5North Herefordshire is higher20.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 34.0, North Herefordshire 33.4North Herefordshire: 33.4North Dorset: 34.0

    34.0North Dorset is higher33.4

  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 Dorset 49.6, North Herefordshire 52.3North Herefordshire: 52.3North Dorset: 49.6

    49.6North Herefordshire is higher52.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Dorset 75.2, North Herefordshire 78.1North Herefordshire: 78.1North Dorset: 75.2

    75.2North Herefordshire is higher78.1

  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 Dorset 11.1, North Herefordshire 11.2North Herefordshire: 11.2North Dorset: 11.1

    11.1North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count11.2

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North Dorset and North Herefordshire, per resident
MeasureNorth DorsetNorth HerefordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,709£4,729£4,467£4,938£4,959£4,684North Herefordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,332£3,346£3,161£3,489£3,504£3,310North Herefordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£810£813£768£830£833£787North Herefordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,097£3,111£2,938£3,237£3,251£3,071North Herefordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£82£83£78North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£164£165£156North Herefordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.56£4.58£4.33£5.42£5.44£5.14North Herefordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£329£311£373£374£354North Herefordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£94£94£89North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£50£48£52£52£49North Herefordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£639£642£606£624£627£592North Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£142£142£135£144£145£137North Herefordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£148£148£140North Herefordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.57£2.58£2.44£2.91£2.92£2.76North Herefordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.48£2.49£2.35£3.16£3.18£3.00North Herefordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£8.25£8.29£7.83North Herefordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026272.5286.9North Herefordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.520.6North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.033.4North Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.652.3North Herefordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202675.278.1North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.111.2North Herefordshire

Total

North Dorset is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and North Herefordshire on 14. 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 Dorset North Herefordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Dorset £450.9m, North Herefordshire £458.1mNorth Herefordshire: £458.1mNorth Dorset: £450.9mNorth Herefordshire: £460.0mNorth Dorset: £452.8mNorth Herefordshire: £434.5mNorth Dorset: £427.7m

    £450.9m£452.8m£427.7mNorth Herefordshire is higher£458.1m£460.0m£434.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Dorset £319.0m, North Herefordshire £323.7mNorth Herefordshire: £323.7mNorth Dorset: £319.0mNorth Herefordshire: £325.1mNorth Dorset: £320.4mNorth Herefordshire: £307.0mNorth Dorset: £302.6m

    £319.0m£320.4m£302.6mNorth Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£323.7m£325.1m£307.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Dorset £77.5m, North Herefordshire £77.0mNorth Herefordshire: £77.0mNorth Dorset: £77.5mNorth Herefordshire: £77.3mNorth Dorset: £77.9mNorth Herefordshire: £73.0mNorth Dorset: £73.5m

    £77.5m£77.9m£73.5mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£77.0m£77.3m£73.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Dorset £296.5m, North Herefordshire £300.3mNorth Herefordshire: £300.3mNorth Dorset: £296.5mNorth Herefordshire: £301.6mNorth Dorset: £297.8mNorth Herefordshire: £284.9mNorth Dorset: £281.3m

    £296.5m£297.8m£281.3mNorth Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£300.3m£301.6m£284.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Dorset £6.3m, North Herefordshire £7.6mNorth Herefordshire: £7.6mNorth Dorset: £6.3mNorth Herefordshire: £7.7mNorth Dorset: £6.4mNorth Herefordshire: £7.2mNorth Dorset: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mNorth Herefordshire is higher£7.6m£7.7m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Dorset £15.7m, North Herefordshire £15.2mNorth Herefordshire: £15.2mNorth Dorset: £15.7mNorth Herefordshire: £15.3mNorth Dorset: £15.8mNorth Herefordshire: £14.4mNorth Dorset: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Dorset £0.44m, North Herefordshire £0.50mNorth Herefordshire: £0.50mNorth Dorset: £0.44mNorth Herefordshire: £0.51mNorth Dorset: £0.44mNorth Herefordshire: £0.48mNorth Dorset: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mNorth Herefordshire is higher£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Dorset £31.3m, North Herefordshire £34.6mNorth Herefordshire: £34.6mNorth Dorset: £31.3mNorth Herefordshire: £34.7mNorth Dorset: £31.5mNorth Herefordshire: £32.8mNorth Dorset: £29.7m

    £31.3m£31.5m£29.7mNorth Herefordshire is higher£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Dorset £8.9m, North Herefordshire £8.7mNorth Herefordshire: £8.7mNorth Dorset: £8.9mNorth Herefordshire: £8.7mNorth Dorset: £8.9mNorth Herefordshire: £8.3mNorth Dorset: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Dorset £4.8m, North Herefordshire £4.8mNorth Herefordshire: £4.8mNorth Dorset: £4.8mNorth Herefordshire: £4.8mNorth Dorset: £4.8mNorth Herefordshire: £4.5mNorth Dorset: £4.6m

    £4.8m£4.8m£4.6mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Dorset £61.2m, North Herefordshire £57.9mNorth Herefordshire: £57.9mNorth Dorset: £61.2mNorth Herefordshire: £58.1mNorth Dorset: £61.4mNorth Herefordshire: £54.9mNorth Dorset: £58.0m

    £61.2m£61.4m£58.0mNorth Dorset is higher£57.9m£58.1m£54.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Dorset £13.6m, North Herefordshire £13.4mNorth Herefordshire: £13.4mNorth Dorset: £13.6mNorth Herefordshire: £13.5mNorth Dorset: £13.6mNorth Herefordshire: £12.7mNorth Dorset: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mNorth Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Dorset £11.1m, North Herefordshire £13.7mNorth Herefordshire: £13.7mNorth Dorset: £11.1mNorth Herefordshire: £13.8mNorth Dorset: £11.1mNorth Herefordshire: £13.0mNorth Dorset: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.1m£10.5mNorth Herefordshire is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Dorset £0.25m, North Herefordshire £0.27mNorth Herefordshire: £0.27mNorth Dorset: £0.25mNorth Herefordshire: £0.27mNorth Dorset: £0.25mNorth Herefordshire: £0.26mNorth Dorset: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mNorth Herefordshire is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Dorset £0.24m, North Herefordshire £0.29mNorth Herefordshire: £0.29mNorth Dorset: £0.24mNorth Herefordshire: £0.29mNorth Dorset: £0.24mNorth Herefordshire: £0.28mNorth Dorset: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mNorth Herefordshire is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Dorset £0.52m, North Herefordshire £0.77mNorth Herefordshire: £0.77mNorth Dorset: £0.52mNorth Herefordshire: £0.77mNorth Dorset: £0.52mNorth Herefordshire: £0.73mNorth Dorset: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mNorth Herefordshire is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Dorset 26,092, North Herefordshire 26,615North Herefordshire: 26,615North Dorset: 26,092

    26,092North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count26,615

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Dorset 1,677, North Herefordshire 1,908North Herefordshire: 1,908North Dorset: 1,677

    1,677North Herefordshire is higher1,908

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Dorset 3,259, North Herefordshire 3,097North Herefordshire: 3,097North Dorset: 3,259

    3,259North Dorset is higher3,097

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Dorset 4,753, North Herefordshire 4,847North Herefordshire: 4,847North Dorset: 4,753

    4,753North Herefordshire is higher4,847

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Dorset 7,195, North Herefordshire 7,245North Herefordshire: 7,245North Dorset: 7,195

    7,195North Herefordshire is higher7,245

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Dorset 1,058, North Herefordshire 1,039North Herefordshire: 1,039North Dorset: 1,058

    1,058North Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,039

Show the numbers
North Dorset and North Herefordshire, total
MeasureNorth DorsetNorth HerefordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£450.9m£452.8m£427.7m£458.1m£460.0m£434.5mNorth Herefordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£319.0m£320.4m£302.6m£323.7m£325.1m£307.0mNorth Herefordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£77.5m£77.9m£73.5m£77.0m£77.3m£73.0mNorth Dorset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£296.5m£297.8m£281.3m£300.3m£301.6m£284.9mNorth Herefordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£7.6m£7.7m£7.2mNorth Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mNorth Dorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.50m£0.51m£0.48mNorth Herefordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.3m£31.5m£29.7m£34.6m£34.7m£32.8mNorth Herefordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£8.7m£8.7m£8.3mNorth Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m£4.8m£4.8m£4.5mNorth Dorset
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£61.2m£61.4m£58.0m£57.9m£58.1m£54.9mNorth Dorset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mNorth Dorset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mNorth Herefordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mNorth Herefordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.29m£0.29m£0.28mNorth Herefordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mNorth Herefordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,09226,615North Herefordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6771,908North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2593,097North Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7534,847North Herefordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,1957,245North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0581,039North 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.
  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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