Compare constituencies · East of England and South West
Norwich South and Bournemouth West
Norwich South is higher than Bournemouth West on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.
On 8 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.
Per person in the age group
Norwich South is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Bournemouth West on 4. 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
Norwich South Bournemouth West
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,194£4,212£3,978Bournemouth West is higher£4,252£4,271£4,034
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,826£12,881£12,166Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£12,751£12,805£12,095
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,920£1,928£1,821Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£1,963£1,972£1,862
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,422£11,471£10,835Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£11,353£11,401£10,769
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£599£602£569Bournemouth West is higher£621£623£589
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£768£771£729Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£742£746£704
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£36£36£34Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£460£462£437Norwich South is higher£445£447£422
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£109£110£104Norwich South is higher£94£95£89
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£87£88£83Norwich South is higher£84£84£80
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,448£1,454£1,374Bournemouth West is higher£1,582£1,589£1,501
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£322£324£306Norwich South is higher£276£277£262
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£370£372£351Norwich South is higher£286£287£271
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.19£8.23£7.77Norwich South is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.87£5.90£5.57Norwich South is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.46£5.48£5.18Norwich South is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,014.9Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count1,006.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
145.1Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count137.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
155.5Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count154.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.9Norwich South is higher66.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
194.4Norwich South is higher179.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
19.0Norwich South is higher18.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Norwich South | Bournemouth West | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,194£4,212£3,978 | £4,252£4,271£4,034 | Bournemouth West |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,826£12,881£12,166 | £12,751£12,805£12,095 | Norwich South |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,920£1,928£1,821 | £1,963£1,972£1,862 | Bournemouth West |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,422£11,471£10,835 | £11,353£11,401£10,769 | Norwich South |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £599£602£569 | £621£623£589 | Bournemouth West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £768£771£729 | £742£746£704 | Norwich South |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £36£36£34 | £35£35£33 | Norwich South |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £460£462£437 | £445£447£422 | Norwich South |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £109£110£104 | £94£95£89 | Norwich South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £87£88£83 | £84£84£80 | Norwich South |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,448£1,454£1,374 | £1,582£1,589£1,501 | Bournemouth West |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £322£324£306 | £276£277£262 | Norwich South |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £370£372£351 | £286£287£271 | Norwich South |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.19£8.23£7.77 | £5.64£5.66£5.35 | Norwich South |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.87£5.90£5.57 | £5.66£5.69£5.37 | Norwich South |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.46£5.48£5.18 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | Norwich South |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,014.9 | 1,006.4 | Norwich South |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 145.1 | 137.6 | Norwich South |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 155.5 | 154.1 | Norwich South |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.9 | 66.7 | Norwich South |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 194.4 | 179.4 | Norwich South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 19.0 | 18.7 | Norwich South |
Per resident
Norwich South is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Bournemouth West 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
Norwich South Bournemouth West
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,194£4,212£3,978Bournemouth West is higher£4,252£4,271£4,034
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,967£1,976£1,866Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£2,103£2,112£1,995
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,329£1,335£1,261Norwich South is higherDepends on how you count£1,329£1,334£1,260
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,752£1,759£1,662Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£1,873£1,880£1,776
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£92£92£87Bournemouth West is higher£102£103£97
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£118£118£112Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.55£5.57£5.26Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£5.71£5.74£5.42
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£460£462£437Norwich South is higher£445£447£422
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£109£110£104Norwich South is higher£94£95£89
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£61£61£57Norwich South is higher£57£57£54
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,002£1,007£951Bournemouth West is higher£1,071£1,075£1,016
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£322£324£306Norwich South is higher£276£277£262
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£256£257£243Norwich South is higher£193£194£183
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.67£5.70£5.38Norwich South is higher£3.82£3.83£3.62
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£4.07£4.09£3.86Norwich South is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.46£5.48£5.18Norwich South is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
155.7Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count166.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.3Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count22.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.9Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count25.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
69.9Norwich South is higher66.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
134.5Norwich South is higher121.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.2Norwich South is higher12.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Norwich South | Bournemouth West | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,194£4,212£3,978 | £4,252£4,271£4,034 | Bournemouth West |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,967£1,976£1,866 | £2,103£2,112£1,995 | Bournemouth West |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,329£1,335£1,261 | £1,329£1,334£1,260 | Norwich South |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,752£1,759£1,662 | £1,873£1,880£1,776 | Bournemouth West |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £92£92£87 | £102£103£97 | Bournemouth West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £118£118£112 | £122£123£116 | Bournemouth West |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.55£5.57£5.26 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | Bournemouth West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £460£462£437 | £445£447£422 | Norwich South |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £109£110£104 | £94£95£89 | Norwich South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £61£61£57 | £57£57£54 | Norwich South |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,002£1,007£951 | £1,071£1,075£1,016 | Bournemouth West |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £322£324£306 | £276£277£262 | Norwich South |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £256£257£243 | £193£194£183 | Norwich South |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.67£5.70£5.38 | £3.82£3.83£3.62 | Norwich South |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £4.07£4.09£3.86 | £3.83£3.84£3.63 | Norwich South |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.46£5.48£5.18 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | Norwich South |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 155.7 | 166.0 | Bournemouth West |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.3 | 22.7 | Bournemouth West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.9 | 25.4 | Bournemouth West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 69.9 | 66.7 | Norwich South |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 134.5 | 121.4 | Norwich South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.2 | 12.7 | Norwich South |
Total
Norwich South is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Bournemouth West on 11. 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
Norwich South Bournemouth West
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£456.3m£458.2m£432.8mBournemouth West is higher£477.5m£479.5m£452.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£214.0m£214.9m£203.0mBournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£236.1m£237.1m£224.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£144.6m£145.2m£137.1mBournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£149.2m£149.8m£141.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£190.6m£191.4m£180.8mBournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£210.2m£211.1m£199.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mBournemouth West is higher£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.8m£12.9m£12.2mBournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mBournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£50.1m£50.3m£47.5mNorwich South is higher£50.0m£50.2m£47.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mNorwich South is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.6m£6.6m£6.2mNorwich South is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£109.1m£109.5m£103.4mBournemouth West is higher£120.2m£120.7m£114.0m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£35.1m£35.2m£33.3mNorwich South is higher£31.0m£31.1m£29.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£27.9m£28.0m£26.4mNorwich South is higher£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mNorwich South is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mNorwich South is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.59m£0.60m£0.56mNorwich South is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
16,935Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count18,637
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,421Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count2,548
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,595Bournemouth West is higherDepends on how you count2,854
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,601Norwich South is higher7,490
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
14,635Norwich South is higher13,634
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,431Norwich South is higher1,421
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| Measure | Norwich South | Bournemouth West | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £456.3m£458.2m£432.8m | £477.5m£479.5m£452.9m | Bournemouth West |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £214.0m£214.9m£203.0m | £236.1m£237.1m£224.0m | Bournemouth West |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £144.6m£145.2m£137.1m | £149.2m£149.8m£141.5m | Bournemouth West |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £190.6m£191.4m£180.8m | £210.2m£211.1m£199.4m | Bournemouth West |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.0m£10.0m£9.5m | £11.5m£11.5m£10.9m | Bournemouth West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.8m£12.9m£12.2m | £13.7m£13.8m£13.0m | Bournemouth West |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.60m£0.61m£0.57m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | Bournemouth West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £50.1m£50.3m£47.5m | £50.0m£50.2m£47.4m | Norwich South |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.9m£11.9m£11.3m | £10.6m£10.6m£10.0m | Norwich South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.6m£6.6m£6.2m | £6.4m£6.4m£6.1m | Norwich South |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £109.1m£109.5m£103.4m | £120.2m£120.7m£114.0m | Bournemouth West |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £35.1m£35.2m£33.3m | £31.0m£31.1m£29.4m | Norwich South |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £27.9m£28.0m£26.4m | £21.7m£21.8m£20.6m | Norwich South |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.62m£0.62m£0.59m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | Norwich South |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.42m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | Norwich South |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.59m£0.60m£0.56m | £0.56m£0.57m£0.54m | Norwich South |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 16,935 | 18,637 | Bournemouth West |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,421 | 2,548 | Bournemouth West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,595 | 2,854 | Bournemouth West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,601 | 7,490 | Norwich South |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 14,635 | 13,634 | Norwich South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,431 | 1,421 | Norwich South |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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