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North Somerset and Tewkesbury

95,778 and 100,835 residents (mid-2024).

North Somerset is higher than Tewkesbury on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 3 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 Somerset is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Tewkesbury on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

North Somerset Tewkesbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Somerset £4,304, Tewkesbury £4,027Tewkesbury: £4,027North Somerset: £4,304Tewkesbury: £4,044North Somerset: £4,323Tewkesbury: £3,820North Somerset: £4,083

    £4,304£4,323£4,083North Somerset is higher£4,027£4,044£3,820

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Somerset £12,646, Tewkesbury £12,495Tewkesbury: £12,495North Somerset: £12,646Tewkesbury: £12,548North Somerset: £12,700Tewkesbury: £11,852North Somerset: £11,995

    £12,646£12,700£11,995North Somerset is higher£12,495£12,548£11,852

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £1,175, Tewkesbury £1,423Tewkesbury: £1,423North Somerset: £1,175Tewkesbury: £1,429North Somerset: £1,180Tewkesbury: £1,349North Somerset: £1,115

    £1,175£1,180£1,115Tewkesbury is higher£1,423£1,429£1,349

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Somerset £11,784, Tewkesbury £11,622Tewkesbury: £11,622North Somerset: £11,784Tewkesbury: £11,672North Somerset: £11,834Tewkesbury: £11,024North Somerset: £11,177

    £11,784£11,834£11,177North Somerset is higher£11,622£11,672£11,024

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Somerset £223, Tewkesbury £255Tewkesbury: £255North Somerset: £223Tewkesbury: £257North Somerset: £224Tewkesbury: £242North Somerset: £211

    £223£224£211Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£255£257£242

  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 Somerset £626, Tewkesbury £601Tewkesbury: £601North Somerset: £626Tewkesbury: £604North Somerset: £629Tewkesbury: £570North Somerset: £594

    £626£629£594North Somerset is higher£601£604£570

  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 Somerset £14, Tewkesbury £16Tewkesbury: £16North Somerset: £14Tewkesbury: £16North Somerset: £14Tewkesbury: £15North Somerset: £13

    £14£14£13Tewkesbury is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £272, Tewkesbury £288Tewkesbury: £288North Somerset: £272Tewkesbury: £289North Somerset: £273Tewkesbury: £273North Somerset: £258

    £272£273£258Tewkesbury is higher£288£289£273

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £80, Tewkesbury £101Tewkesbury: £101North Somerset: £80Tewkesbury: £102North Somerset: £80Tewkesbury: £96North Somerset: £75

    £80£80£75Tewkesbury is higher£101£102£96

  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 Somerset £53, Tewkesbury £74Tewkesbury: £74North Somerset: £53Tewkesbury: £75North Somerset: £53Tewkesbury: £71North Somerset: £50

    £53£53£50Tewkesbury is higher£74£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £906, Tewkesbury £1,153Tewkesbury: £1,153North Somerset: £906Tewkesbury: £1,158North Somerset: £909Tewkesbury: £1,094North Somerset: £859

    £906£909£859Tewkesbury is higher£1,153£1,158£1,094

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Somerset £134, Tewkesbury £121Tewkesbury: £121North Somerset: £134Tewkesbury: £122North Somerset: £135Tewkesbury: £115North Somerset: £127

    £134£135£127North Somerset is higher£121£122£115

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £207, Tewkesbury £186Tewkesbury: £186North Somerset: £207Tewkesbury: £186North Somerset: £208Tewkesbury: £176North Somerset: £197

    £207£208£197North Somerset is higher£186£186£176

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £6.79, Tewkesbury £5.65Tewkesbury: £5.65North Somerset: £6.79Tewkesbury: £5.67North Somerset: £6.82Tewkesbury: £5.36North Somerset: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44North Somerset is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £2.64, Tewkesbury £3.62Tewkesbury: £3.62North Somerset: £2.64Tewkesbury: £3.63North Somerset: £2.65Tewkesbury: £3.43North Somerset: £2.50

    £2.64£2.65£2.50Tewkesbury is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Somerset £9.21, Tewkesbury £6.93Tewkesbury: £6.93North Somerset: £9.21Tewkesbury: £6.96North Somerset: £9.25Tewkesbury: £6.57North Somerset: £8.74

    £9.21£9.25£8.74North Somerset is higher£6.93£6.96£6.57

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Somerset 1,018.6, Tewkesbury 1,028.4Tewkesbury: 1,028.4North Somerset: 1,018.6

    1,018.6Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count1,028.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Somerset 54.6, Tewkesbury 62.2Tewkesbury: 62.2North Somerset: 54.6

    54.6Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count62.2

  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 Somerset 135.4, Tewkesbury 129.6Tewkesbury: 129.6North Somerset: 135.4

    135.4North Somerset is higher129.6

  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 Somerset 40.3, Tewkesbury 45.4Tewkesbury: 45.4North Somerset: 40.3

    40.3Tewkesbury is higher45.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Somerset 101.1, Tewkesbury 137.0Tewkesbury: 137.0North Somerset: 101.1

    101.1Tewkesbury is higher137.0

  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 Somerset 11.2, Tewkesbury 17.4Tewkesbury: 17.4North Somerset: 11.2

    11.2Tewkesbury is higher17.4

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North Somerset and Tewkesbury, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth SomersetTewkesburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,304£4,323£4,083£4,027£4,044£3,820North Somerset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,646£12,700£11,995£12,495£12,548£11,852North Somerset
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,175£1,180£1,115£1,423£1,429£1,349Tewkesbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,784£11,834£11,177£11,622£11,672£11,024North Somerset
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£223£224£211£255£257£242Tewkesbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£626£629£594£601£604£570North Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£14£13£16£16£15Tewkesbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£272£273£258£288£289£273Tewkesbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£80£75£101£102£96Tewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£53£53£50£74£75£71Tewkesbury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£906£909£859£1,153£1,158£1,094Tewkesbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£121£122£115North Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£207£208£197£186£186£176North Somerset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£5.65£5.67£5.36North Somerset
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.64£2.65£2.50£3.62£3.63£3.43Tewkesbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.21£9.25£8.74£6.93£6.96£6.57North Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.61,028.4Tewkesbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202654.662.2Tewkesbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.4129.6North Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.345.4Tewkesbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026101.1137.0Tewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202611.217.4Tewkesbury

Per resident

North Somerset is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Tewkesbury 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 Somerset Tewkesbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Somerset £4,304, Tewkesbury £4,027Tewkesbury: £4,027North Somerset: £4,304Tewkesbury: £4,044North Somerset: £4,323Tewkesbury: £3,820North Somerset: £4,083

    £4,304£4,323£4,083North Somerset is higher£4,027£4,044£3,820

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Somerset £3,145, Tewkesbury £2,667Tewkesbury: £2,667North Somerset: £3,145Tewkesbury: £2,678North Somerset: £3,158Tewkesbury: £2,530North Somerset: £2,983

    £3,145£3,158£2,983North Somerset is higher£2,667£2,678£2,530

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Somerset £665, Tewkesbury £842Tewkesbury: £842North Somerset: £665Tewkesbury: £846North Somerset: £668Tewkesbury: £799North Somerset: £631

    £665£668£631Tewkesbury is higher£842£846£799

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Somerset £2,930, Tewkesbury £2,481Tewkesbury: £2,481North Somerset: £2,930Tewkesbury: £2,491North Somerset: £2,943Tewkesbury: £2,353North Somerset: £2,779

    £2,930£2,943£2,779North Somerset is higher£2,481£2,491£2,353

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Somerset £55, Tewkesbury £55Tewkesbury: £55North Somerset: £55Tewkesbury: £55North Somerset: £56Tewkesbury: £52North Somerset: £53

    £55£56£53North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £156, Tewkesbury £128Tewkesbury: £128North Somerset: £156Tewkesbury: £129North Somerset: £156Tewkesbury: £122North Somerset: £148

    £156£156£148North Somerset is higher£128£129£122

  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 Somerset £3.37, Tewkesbury £3.42Tewkesbury: £3.42North Somerset: £3.37Tewkesbury: £3.43North Somerset: £3.39Tewkesbury: £3.24North Somerset: £3.20

    £3.37£3.39£3.20Tewkesbury is higher£3.42£3.43£3.24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £272, Tewkesbury £288Tewkesbury: £288North Somerset: £272Tewkesbury: £289North Somerset: £273Tewkesbury: £273North Somerset: £258

    £272£273£258Tewkesbury is higher£288£289£273

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £80, Tewkesbury £101Tewkesbury: £101North Somerset: £80Tewkesbury: £102North Somerset: £80Tewkesbury: £96North Somerset: £75

    £80£80£75Tewkesbury is higher£101£102£96

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Somerset £30, Tewkesbury £44Tewkesbury: £44North Somerset: £30Tewkesbury: £44North Somerset: £30Tewkesbury: £42North Somerset: £28

    £30£30£28Tewkesbury is higher£44£44£42

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Somerset £512, Tewkesbury £683Tewkesbury: £683North Somerset: £512Tewkesbury: £686North Somerset: £514Tewkesbury: £648North Somerset: £486

    £512£514£486Tewkesbury is higher£683£686£648

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Somerset £134, Tewkesbury £121Tewkesbury: £121North Somerset: £134Tewkesbury: £122North Somerset: £135Tewkesbury: £115North Somerset: £127

    £134£135£127North Somerset is higher£121£122£115

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Somerset £117, Tewkesbury £110Tewkesbury: £110North Somerset: £117Tewkesbury: £110North Somerset: £118Tewkesbury: £104North Somerset: £111

    £117£118£111North Somerset is higher£110£110£104

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Somerset £3.84, Tewkesbury £3.34Tewkesbury: £3.34North Somerset: £3.84Tewkesbury: £3.36North Somerset: £3.85Tewkesbury: £3.17North Somerset: £3.64

    £3.84£3.85£3.64North Somerset is higher£3.34£3.36£3.17

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Somerset £1.49, Tewkesbury £2.14Tewkesbury: £2.14North Somerset: £1.49Tewkesbury: £2.15North Somerset: £1.49Tewkesbury: £2.03North Somerset: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Tewkesbury is higher£2.14£2.15£2.03

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Somerset £9.21, Tewkesbury £6.93Tewkesbury: £6.93North Somerset: £9.21Tewkesbury: £6.96North Somerset: £9.25Tewkesbury: £6.57North Somerset: £8.74

    £9.21£9.25£8.74North Somerset is higher£6.93£6.96£6.57

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 253.3, Tewkesbury 219.5Tewkesbury: 219.5North Somerset: 253.3

    253.3North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count219.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 13.6, Tewkesbury 13.3Tewkesbury: 13.3North Somerset: 13.6

    13.6North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count13.3

  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 Somerset 33.7, Tewkesbury 27.7Tewkesbury: 27.7North Somerset: 33.7

    33.7North Somerset is higher27.7

  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 Somerset 40.3, Tewkesbury 45.4Tewkesbury: 45.4North Somerset: 40.3

    40.3Tewkesbury is higher45.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 57.2, Tewkesbury 81.1Tewkesbury: 81.1North Somerset: 57.2

    57.2Tewkesbury is higher81.1

  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 Somerset 6.3, Tewkesbury 10.3Tewkesbury: 10.3North Somerset: 6.3

    6.3Tewkesbury is higher10.3

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North Somerset and Tewkesbury, per resident
MeasureNorth SomersetTewkesburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,304£4,323£4,083£4,027£4,044£3,820North Somerset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,145£3,158£2,983£2,667£2,678£2,530North Somerset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£665£668£631£842£846£799Tewkesbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,930£2,943£2,779£2,481£2,491£2,353North Somerset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£56£53£55£55£52North Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£128£129£122North Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.37£3.39£3.20£3.42£3.43£3.24Tewkesbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£272£273£258£288£289£273Tewkesbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£80£75£101£102£96Tewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£30£30£28£44£44£42Tewkesbury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£512£514£486£683£686£648Tewkesbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£121£122£115North Somerset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£110£110£104North Somerset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.84£3.85£3.64£3.34£3.36£3.17North Somerset
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£2.14£2.15£2.03Tewkesbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.21£9.25£8.74£6.93£6.96£6.57North Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026253.3219.5North Somerset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.613.3North Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.727.7North Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.345.4Tewkesbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202657.281.1Tewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.310.3Tewkesbury

Total

North Somerset is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Tewkesbury on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

North Somerset Tewkesbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Somerset £412.3m, Tewkesbury £406.0mTewkesbury: £406.0mNorth Somerset: £412.3mTewkesbury: £407.8mNorth Somerset: £414.0mTewkesbury: £385.2mNorth Somerset: £391.0m

    £412.3m£414.0m£391.0mNorth Somerset is higher£406.0m£407.8m£385.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Somerset £301.2m, Tewkesbury £268.9mTewkesbury: £268.9mNorth Somerset: £301.2mTewkesbury: £270.1mNorth Somerset: £302.5mTewkesbury: £255.1mNorth Somerset: £285.7m

    £301.2m£302.5m£285.7mNorth Somerset is higher£268.9m£270.1m£255.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Somerset £63.7m, Tewkesbury £84.9mTewkesbury: £84.9mNorth Somerset: £63.7mTewkesbury: £85.3mNorth Somerset: £63.9mTewkesbury: £80.5mNorth Somerset: £60.4m

    £63.7m£63.9m£60.4mTewkesbury is higher£84.9m£85.3m£80.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Somerset £280.7m, Tewkesbury £250.1mTewkesbury: £250.1mNorth Somerset: £280.7mTewkesbury: £251.2mNorth Somerset: £281.8mTewkesbury: £237.3mNorth Somerset: £266.2m

    £280.7m£281.8m£266.2mNorth Somerset is higher£250.1m£251.2m£237.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Somerset £5.3m, Tewkesbury £5.5mTewkesbury: £5.5mNorth Somerset: £5.3mTewkesbury: £5.5mNorth Somerset: £5.3mTewkesbury: £5.2mNorth Somerset: £5.0m

    £5.3m£5.3m£5.0mTewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£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 Somerset £14.9m, Tewkesbury £12.9mTewkesbury: £12.9mNorth Somerset: £14.9mTewkesbury: £13.0mNorth Somerset: £15.0mTewkesbury: £12.3mNorth Somerset: £14.1m

    £14.9m£15.0m£14.1mNorth Somerset is higher£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Somerset £0.32m, Tewkesbury £0.34mTewkesbury: £0.34mNorth Somerset: £0.32mTewkesbury: £0.35mNorth Somerset: £0.32mTewkesbury: £0.33mNorth Somerset: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mTewkesbury is higher£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Somerset £26.0m, Tewkesbury £29.1mTewkesbury: £29.1mNorth Somerset: £26.0mTewkesbury: £29.2mNorth Somerset: £26.1mTewkesbury: £27.6mNorth Somerset: £24.7m

    £26.0m£26.1m£24.7mTewkesbury is higher£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Somerset £7.6m, Tewkesbury £10.2mTewkesbury: £10.2mNorth Somerset: £7.6mTewkesbury: £10.2mNorth Somerset: £7.6mTewkesbury: £9.7mNorth Somerset: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mTewkesbury is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Somerset £2.9m, Tewkesbury £4.4mTewkesbury: £4.4mNorth Somerset: £2.9mTewkesbury: £4.5mNorth Somerset: £2.9mTewkesbury: £4.2mNorth Somerset: £2.7m

    £2.9m£2.9m£2.7mTewkesbury is higher£4.4m£4.5m£4.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Somerset £49.1m, Tewkesbury £68.8mTewkesbury: £68.8mNorth Somerset: £49.1mTewkesbury: £69.1mNorth Somerset: £49.3mTewkesbury: £65.3mNorth Somerset: £46.5m

    £49.1m£49.3m£46.5mTewkesbury is higher£68.8m£69.1m£65.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Somerset £12.9m, Tewkesbury £12.2mTewkesbury: £12.2mNorth Somerset: £12.9mTewkesbury: £12.3mNorth Somerset: £12.9mTewkesbury: £11.6mNorth Somerset: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mNorth Somerset is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Somerset £11.2m, Tewkesbury £11.1mTewkesbury: £11.1mNorth Somerset: £11.2mTewkesbury: £11.1mNorth Somerset: £11.3mTewkesbury: £10.5mNorth Somerset: £10.7m

    £11.2m£11.3m£10.7mNorth Somerset is higher£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Somerset £0.37m, Tewkesbury £0.34mTewkesbury: £0.34mNorth Somerset: £0.37mTewkesbury: £0.34mNorth Somerset: £0.37mTewkesbury: £0.32mNorth Somerset: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mNorth Somerset is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Somerset £0.14m, Tewkesbury £0.22mTewkesbury: £0.22mNorth Somerset: £0.14mTewkesbury: £0.22mNorth Somerset: £0.14mTewkesbury: £0.20mNorth Somerset: £0.14m

    £0.14mTewkesbury is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Somerset £0.88m, Tewkesbury £0.70mTewkesbury: £0.70mNorth Somerset: £0.88mTewkesbury: £0.70mNorth Somerset: £0.89mTewkesbury: £0.66mNorth Somerset: £0.84m

    £0.88m£0.89m£0.84mNorth Somerset is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Somerset 24,261, Tewkesbury 22,134Tewkesbury: 22,134North Somerset: 24,261

    24,261North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count22,134

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Somerset 1,301, Tewkesbury 1,338Tewkesbury: 1,338North Somerset: 1,301

    1,301Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count1,338

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Somerset 3,224, Tewkesbury 2,789Tewkesbury: 2,789North Somerset: 3,224

    3,224North Somerset is higher2,789

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Somerset 3,856, Tewkesbury 4,577Tewkesbury: 4,577North Somerset: 3,856

    3,856Tewkesbury is higher4,577

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Somerset 5,477, Tewkesbury 8,178Tewkesbury: 8,178North Somerset: 5,477

    5,477Tewkesbury is higher8,178

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Somerset 606, Tewkesbury 1,037Tewkesbury: 1,037North Somerset: 606

    606Tewkesbury is higher1,037

Show the numbers
North Somerset and Tewkesbury, total
MeasureNorth SomersetTewkesburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£412.3m£414.0m£391.0m£406.0m£407.8m£385.2mNorth Somerset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£301.2m£302.5m£285.7m£268.9m£270.1m£255.1mNorth Somerset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£63.7m£63.9m£60.4m£84.9m£85.3m£80.5mTewkesbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£280.7m£281.8m£266.2m£250.1m£251.2m£237.3mNorth Somerset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mTewkesbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.9m£15.0m£14.1m£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mNorth Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£0.34m£0.35m£0.33mTewkesbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.0m£26.1m£24.7m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mTewkesbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£10.2m£10.2m£9.7mTewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.9m£2.9m£2.7m£4.4m£4.5m£4.2mTewkesbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£49.1m£49.3m£46.5m£68.8m£69.1m£65.3mTewkesbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNorth Somerset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.3m£10.7m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mNorth Somerset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mNorth Somerset
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.14m£0.22m£0.22m£0.20mTewkesbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mNorth Somerset
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,26122,134North Somerset
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3011,338Tewkesbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2242,789North Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,8564,577Tewkesbury
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,4778,178Tewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266061,037Tewkesbury

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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