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North West Hampshire and Reading West and Mid Berkshire

112,627 and 97,093 residents (mid-2024).

North West Hampshire is higher than Reading West and Mid Berkshire on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 10 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 West Hampshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 West Hampshire Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North West Hampshire £3,638, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771North West Hampshire: £3,638Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787North West Hampshire: £3,654Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577North West Hampshire: £3,451

    £3,638£3,654£3,451Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,771£3,787£3,577

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North West Hampshire £12,567, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £12,493Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,493North West Hampshire: £12,567Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,546North West Hampshire: £12,621Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,850North West Hampshire: £11,920

    £12,567£12,621£11,920North West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North West Hampshire £1,533, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,498Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,498North West Hampshire: £1,533Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,505North West Hampshire: £1,540Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,421North West Hampshire: £1,454

    £1,533£1,540£1,454North West Hampshire is higher£1,498£1,505£1,421

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North West Hampshire £11,726, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11,635Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,635North West Hampshire: £11,726Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,684North West Hampshire: £11,776Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,036North West Hampshire: £11,123

    £11,726£11,776£11,123North West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,635£11,684£11,036

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North West Hampshire £290, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £333Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £333North West Hampshire: £290Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £335North West Hampshire: £291Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £316North West Hampshire: £275

    £290£291£275Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£333£335£316

  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 West Hampshire £534, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £507Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £507North West Hampshire: £534Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £509North West Hampshire: £536Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £481North West Hampshire: £506

    £534£536£506North West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£507£509£481

  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 West Hampshire £17, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £19Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19North West Hampshire: £17Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19North West Hampshire: £17Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £18North West Hampshire: £16

    £17£17£16Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 West Hampshire £306, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261North West Hampshire: £306Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262North West Hampshire: £307Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248North West Hampshire: £290

    £306£307£290North West Hampshire is higher£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North West Hampshire £113, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123North West Hampshire: £113Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123North West Hampshire: £113Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116North West Hampshire: £107

    £113£113£107Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£123£123£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 West Hampshire £76, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £80Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80North West Hampshire: £76Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80North West Hampshire: £76Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £76North West Hampshire: £72

    £76£76£72Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North West Hampshire £1,263, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,245Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,245North West Hampshire: £1,263Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,251North West Hampshire: £1,268Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,181North West Hampshire: £1,198

    £1,263£1,268£1,198North West Hampshire is higher£1,245£1,251£1,181

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North West Hampshire £157, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155North West Hampshire: £157Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156North West Hampshire: £158Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147North West Hampshire: £149

    £157£158£149North West Hampshire is higher£155£156£147

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North West Hampshire £185, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £161Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £161North West Hampshire: £185Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £162North West Hampshire: £186Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £153North West Hampshire: £175

    £185£186£175North West Hampshire is higher£161£162£153

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North West Hampshire £6.06, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £8.10Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.10North West Hampshire: £6.06Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.13North West Hampshire: £6.09Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £7.68North West Hampshire: £5.75

    £6.06£6.09£5.75Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£8.10£8.13£7.68

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North West Hampshire £3.51, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3.55Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.55North West Hampshire: £3.51Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.57North West Hampshire: £3.53Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.37North West Hampshire: £3.33

    £3.51£3.53£3.33Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.55£3.57£3.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North West Hampshire £5.32, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87North West Hampshire: £5.32Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90North West Hampshire: £5.35Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52North West Hampshire: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North West Hampshire 1,019.8, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,000.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,000.7North West Hampshire: 1,019.8

    1,019.8North West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count1,000.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North West Hampshire 67.2, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 71.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 71.7North West Hampshire: 67.2

    67.2Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher71.7

  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 West Hampshire 117.1, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 109.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 109.4North West Hampshire: 117.1

    117.1North West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count109.4

  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 West Hampshire 46.6, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8North West Hampshire: 46.6

    46.6North West Hampshire is higher40.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North West Hampshire 137.2, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 130.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 130.7North West Hampshire: 137.2

    137.2North West Hampshire is higher130.7

  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 West Hampshire 16.6, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 17.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 17.9North West Hampshire: 16.6

    16.6Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count17.9

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North West Hampshire and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth West HampshireReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,638£3,654£3,451£3,771£3,787£3,577Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,567£12,621£11,920£12,493£12,546£11,850North West Hampshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,533£1,540£1,454£1,498£1,505£1,421North West Hampshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,726£11,776£11,123£11,635£11,684£11,036North West Hampshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£290£291£275£333£335£316Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£534£536£506£507£509£481North West Hampshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£19£19£18Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£306£307£290£261£262£248North West Hampshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£76£76£72£80£80£76Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,263£1,268£1,198£1,245£1,251£1,181North West Hampshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£157£158£149£155£156£147North West Hampshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£175£161£162£153North West Hampshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£8.10£8.13£7.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.51£3.53£3.33£3.55£3.57£3.37Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.81,000.7North West Hampshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202667.271.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026117.1109.4North West Hampshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.640.8North West Hampshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026137.2130.7North West Hampshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.617.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Per resident

North West Hampshire is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 West Hampshire Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North West Hampshire £3,638, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771North West Hampshire: £3,638Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787North West Hampshire: £3,654Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577North West Hampshire: £3,451

    £3,638£3,654£3,451Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,771£3,787£3,577

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North West Hampshire £2,097, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,315Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,315North West Hampshire: £2,097Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,325North West Hampshire: £2,106Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,196North West Hampshire: £1,989

    £2,097£2,106£1,989Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,315£2,325£2,196

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North West Hampshire £961, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £910Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £910North West Hampshire: £961Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £914North West Hampshire: £965Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £863North West Hampshire: £911

    £961£965£911North West Hampshire is higher£910£914£863

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North West Hampshire £1,956, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,156Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,156North West Hampshire: £1,956Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,165North West Hampshire: £1,965Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,045North West Hampshire: £1,856

    £1,956£1,965£1,856Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,156£2,165£2,045

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North West Hampshire £48, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £62Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62North West Hampshire: £48Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62North West Hampshire: £49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £59North West Hampshire: £46

    £48£49£46Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North West Hampshire £89, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £94Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94North West Hampshire: £89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94North West Hampshire: £89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £89North West Hampshire: £84

    £89£89£84Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£94£94£89

  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 West Hampshire £2.89, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3.43Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.43North West Hampshire: £2.89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.44North West Hampshire: £2.90Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.25North West Hampshire: £2.74

    £2.89£2.90£2.74Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£3.43£3.44£3.25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North West Hampshire £306, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261North West Hampshire: £306Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262North West Hampshire: £307Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248North West Hampshire: £290

    £306£307£290North West Hampshire is higher£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North West Hampshire £113, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123North West Hampshire: £113Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123North West Hampshire: £113Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116North West Hampshire: £107

    £113£113£107Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£123£123£116

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North West Hampshire £48, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49North West Hampshire: £48Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49North West Hampshire: £48Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £46North West Hampshire: £45

    £48£48£45Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North West Hampshire £791, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £756Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £756North West Hampshire: £791Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £760North West Hampshire: £795Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £717North West Hampshire: £751

    £791£795£751North West Hampshire is higher£756£760£717

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North West Hampshire £157, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155North West Hampshire: £157Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156North West Hampshire: £158Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147North West Hampshire: £149

    £157£158£149North West Hampshire is higher£155£156£147

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North West Hampshire £116, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £98Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98North West Hampshire: £116Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98North West Hampshire: £116Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £93North West Hampshire: £110

    £116£116£110North West Hampshire is higher£98£98£93

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North West Hampshire £3.81, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.91Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.91North West Hampshire: £3.81Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.93North West Hampshire: £3.82Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.66North West Hampshire: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North West Hampshire £2.19, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2.15Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.15North West Hampshire: £2.19Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.16North West Hampshire: £2.20Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.04North West Hampshire: £2.08

    £2.19£2.20£2.08North West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.15£2.16£2.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North West Hampshire £5.32, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87North West Hampshire: £5.32Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90North West Hampshire: £5.35Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52North West Hampshire: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North West Hampshire 170.2, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 185.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 185.5North West Hampshire: 170.2

    170.2Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count185.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North West Hampshire 11.2, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 13.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 13.3North West Hampshire: 11.2

    11.2Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher13.3

  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 West Hampshire 19.5, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 20.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 20.3North West Hampshire: 19.5

    19.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count20.3

  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 West Hampshire 46.6, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8North West Hampshire: 46.6

    46.6North West Hampshire is higher40.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North West Hampshire 86.0, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 79.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 79.4North West Hampshire: 86.0

    86.0North West Hampshire is higher79.4

  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 West Hampshire 10.4, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 10.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 10.9North West Hampshire: 10.4

    10.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count10.9

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North West Hampshire and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, per resident
MeasureNorth West HampshireReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,638£3,654£3,451£3,771£3,787£3,577Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,097£2,106£1,989£2,315£2,325£2,196Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£961£965£911£910£914£863North West Hampshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,956£1,965£1,856£2,156£2,165£2,045Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£48£49£46£62£62£59Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£94£94£89Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74£3.43£3.44£3.25Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£306£307£290£261£262£248North West Hampshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£48£48£45£49£49£46Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£791£795£751£756£760£717North West Hampshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£157£158£149£155£156£147North West Hampshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£98£98£93North West Hampshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£4.91£4.93£4.66Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.19£2.20£2.08£2.15£2.16£2.04North West Hampshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026170.2185.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.213.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.520.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.640.8North West Hampshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.079.4North West Hampshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.410.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Total

North West Hampshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 West Hampshire Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North West Hampshire £409.8m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £366.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £366.1mNorth West Hampshire: £409.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £367.7mNorth West Hampshire: £411.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £347.3mNorth West Hampshire: £388.7m

    £409.8m£411.5m£388.7mNorth West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North West Hampshire £236.1m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £224.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £224.8mNorth West Hampshire: £236.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £225.8mNorth West Hampshire: £237.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £213.2mNorth West Hampshire: £224.0m

    £236.1m£237.2m£224.0mNorth West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North West Hampshire £108.2m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £88.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.3mNorth West Hampshire: £108.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.7mNorth West Hampshire: £108.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £83.8mNorth West Hampshire: £102.6m

    £108.2m£108.7m£102.6mNorth West Hampshire is higher£88.3m£88.7m£83.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North West Hampshire £220.3m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £209.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £209.4mNorth West Hampshire: £220.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £210.3mNorth West Hampshire: £221.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £198.6mNorth West Hampshire: £209.0m

    £220.3m£221.3m£209.0mNorth West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North West Hampshire £5.4m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mNorth West Hampshire: £5.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mNorth West Hampshire: £5.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £5.7mNorth West Hampshire: £5.2m

    £5.4m£5.5m£5.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North West Hampshire £10.0m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.1mNorth West Hampshire: £10.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.2mNorth West Hampshire: £10.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.6mNorth West Hampshire: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.1m£9.5mNorth West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North West Hampshire £0.33m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.33mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mNorth West Hampshire: £0.33mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mNorth West Hampshire: £0.33mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.32mNorth West Hampshire: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North West Hampshire £34.4m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £25.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.3mNorth West Hampshire: £34.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.4mNorth West Hampshire: £34.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £24.0mNorth West Hampshire: £32.7m

    £34.4m£34.6m£32.7mNorth West Hampshire is higher£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North West Hampshire £12.7m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.9mNorth West Hampshire: £12.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £12.0mNorth West Hampshire: £12.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.3mNorth West Hampshire: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mNorth West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North West Hampshire £5.4m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mNorth West Hampshire: £5.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mNorth West Hampshire: £5.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.5mNorth West Hampshire: £5.1m

    £5.4m£5.4m£5.1mNorth West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North West Hampshire £89.1m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £73.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.4mNorth West Hampshire: £89.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.7mNorth West Hampshire: £89.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £69.7mNorth West Hampshire: £84.5m

    £89.1m£89.5m£84.5mNorth West Hampshire is higher£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North West Hampshire £17.7m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £15.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.0mNorth West Hampshire: £17.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.1mNorth West Hampshire: £17.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £14.3mNorth West Hampshire: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mNorth West Hampshire is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North West Hampshire £13.1m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.5mNorth West Hampshire: £13.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.6mNorth West Hampshire: £13.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.0mNorth West Hampshire: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.1m£12.4mNorth West Hampshire is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North West Hampshire £0.43m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.48mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mNorth West Hampshire: £0.43mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mNorth West Hampshire: £0.43mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.45mNorth West Hampshire: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North West Hampshire £0.25m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.21mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mNorth West Hampshire: £0.25mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mNorth West Hampshire: £0.25mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.20mNorth West Hampshire: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mNorth West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North West Hampshire £0.60m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.67mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mNorth West Hampshire: £0.60mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mNorth West Hampshire: £0.60mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.63mNorth West Hampshire: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North West Hampshire 19,163, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 18,008Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 18,008North West Hampshire: 19,163

    19,163North West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count18,008

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North West Hampshire 1,263, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,291Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,291North West Hampshire: 1,263

    1,263Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher1,291

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North West Hampshire 2,201, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,969Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,969North West Hampshire: 2,201

    2,201North West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count1,969

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North West Hampshire 5,243, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 3,964Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 3,964North West Hampshire: 5,243

    5,243North West Hampshire is higher3,964

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North West Hampshire 9,686, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 7,705Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 7,705North West Hampshire: 9,686

    9,686North West Hampshire is higher7,705

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North West Hampshire 1,171, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,053Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,053North West Hampshire: 1,171

    1,171North West Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count1,053

Show the numbers
North West Hampshire and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, total
MeasureNorth West HampshireReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£409.8m£411.5m£388.7m£366.1m£367.7m£347.3mNorth West Hampshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£236.1m£237.2m£224.0m£224.8m£225.8m£213.2mNorth West Hampshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£108.2m£108.7m£102.6m£88.3m£88.7m£83.8mNorth West Hampshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£220.3m£221.3m£209.0m£209.4m£210.3m£198.6mNorth West Hampshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m£9.1m£9.2m£8.6mNorth West Hampshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.33m£0.33m£0.32mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.4m£34.6m£32.7m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mNorth West Hampshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mNorth West Hampshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£4.7m£4.7m£4.5mNorth West Hampshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£89.1m£89.5m£84.5m£73.4m£73.7m£69.7mNorth West Hampshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mNorth West Hampshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m£9.5m£9.6m£9.0mNorth West Hampshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mNorth West Hampshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,16318,008North West Hampshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2631,291Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2011,969North West Hampshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2433,964North West Hampshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,6867,705North West Hampshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1711,053North West Hampshire

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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