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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Melksham and Devizes

90,420 and 95,301 residents (mid-2024).

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher than Melksham and Devizes on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 15 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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Per person in the age group

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4,687, Melksham and Devizes £4,520Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,687Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,707Melksham and Devizes: £4,288Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,445

    £4,687£4,707£4,445Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,520£4,540£4,288

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge £12,482, Melksham and Devizes £12,399Melksham and Devizes: £12,399Penistone and Stocksbridge: £12,482Melksham and Devizes: £12,452Penistone and Stocksbridge: £12,536Melksham and Devizes: £11,761Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,840

    £12,482£12,536£11,840Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£12,399£12,452£11,761

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £1,520, Melksham and Devizes £1,531Melksham and Devizes: £1,531Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,520Melksham and Devizes: £1,538Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,526Melksham and Devizes: £1,452Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,441

    £1,520£1,526£1,441Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£1,531£1,538£1,452

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge £11,419, Melksham and Devizes £11,581Melksham and Devizes: £11,581Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,419Melksham and Devizes: £11,630Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,468Melksham and Devizes: £10,985Penistone and Stocksbridge: £10,832

    £11,419£11,468£10,832Melksham and Devizes is higher£11,581£11,630£10,985

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge £314, Melksham and Devizes £228Melksham and Devizes: £228Penistone and Stocksbridge: £314Melksham and Devizes: £229Penistone and Stocksbridge: £315Melksham and Devizes: £216Penistone and Stocksbridge: £297

    £314£315£297Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£228£229£216

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £727, Melksham and Devizes £575Melksham and Devizes: £575Penistone and Stocksbridge: £727Melksham and Devizes: £578Penistone and Stocksbridge: £730Melksham and Devizes: £546Penistone and Stocksbridge: £690

    £727£730£690Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£575£578£546

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £22, Melksham and Devizes £16Melksham and Devizes: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £22Melksham and Devizes: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £22Melksham and Devizes: £15Penistone and Stocksbridge: £21

    £22£22£21Penistone and Stocksbridge 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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £472, Melksham and Devizes £310Melksham and Devizes: £310Penistone and Stocksbridge: £472Melksham and Devizes: £311Penistone and Stocksbridge: £474Melksham and Devizes: £294Penistone and Stocksbridge: £448

    £472£474£448Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£310£311£294

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £151, Melksham and Devizes £130Melksham and Devizes: £130Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Melksham and Devizes: £130Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Melksham and Devizes: £123Penistone and Stocksbridge: £143

    £151£151£143Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£130£130£123

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £120, Melksham and Devizes £82Melksham and Devizes: £82Penistone and Stocksbridge: £120Melksham and Devizes: £83Penistone and Stocksbridge: £120Melksham and Devizes: £78Penistone and Stocksbridge: £114

    £120£120£114Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£82£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £1,050, Melksham and Devizes £1,225Melksham and Devizes: £1,225Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,050Melksham and Devizes: £1,230Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,054Melksham and Devizes: £1,162Penistone and Stocksbridge: £996

    £1,050£1,054£996Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,225£1,230£1,162

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £144, Melksham and Devizes £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Melksham and Devizes: £136Penistone and Stocksbridge: £136

    £144£144£136Melksham and Devizes is higher£144£144£136

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £335, Melksham and Devizes £213Melksham and Devizes: £213Penistone and Stocksbridge: £335Melksham and Devizes: £213Penistone and Stocksbridge: £336Melksham and Devizes: £202Penistone and Stocksbridge: £317

    £335£336£317Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£213£213£202

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.23, Melksham and Devizes £6.54Melksham and Devizes: £6.54Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.23Melksham and Devizes: £6.56Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.27Melksham and Devizes: £6.20Penistone and Stocksbridge: £7.81

    £8.23£8.27£7.81Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.86, Melksham and Devizes £4.40Melksham and Devizes: £4.40Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.86Melksham and Devizes: £4.41Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.89Melksham and Devizes: £4.17Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.51

    £6.86£6.89£6.51Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.52, Melksham and Devizes £7.49Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.52Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.55Melksham and Devizes: £7.10Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,009.1, Melksham and Devizes 1,015.2Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,009.1

    1,009.1Melksham and Devizes is higher1,015.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge 87.8, Melksham and Devizes 58.9Melksham and Devizes: 58.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 87.8

    87.8Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher58.9

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 152.6, Melksham and Devizes 123.0Melksham and Devizes: 123.0Penistone and Stocksbridge: 152.6

    152.6Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher123.0

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 70.9, Melksham and Devizes 48.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0Penistone and Stocksbridge: 70.9

    70.9Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher48.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge 144.0, Melksham and Devizes 138.9Melksham and Devizes: 138.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 144.0

    144.0Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher138.9

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 26.5, Melksham and Devizes 17.9Melksham and Devizes: 17.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 26.5

    26.5Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher17.9

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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Melksham and Devizes, per person in the age group
MeasurePenistone and StocksbridgeMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,445£4,520£4,540£4,288Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,482£12,536£11,840£12,399£12,452£11,761Penistone and Stocksbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,520£1,526£1,441£1,531£1,538£1,452Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,419£11,468£10,832£11,581£11,630£10,985Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£297£228£229£216Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£727£730£690£575£578£546Penistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£16£16£15Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£472£474£448£310£311£294Penistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£130£130£123Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£120£120£114£82£83£78Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,050£1,054£996£1,225£1,230£1,162Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£144£144£136Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£335£336£317£213£213£202Penistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.23£8.27£7.81£6.54£6.56£6.20Penistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.86£6.89£6.51£4.40£4.41£4.17Penistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£7.49£7.52£7.10Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.11,015.2Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.858.9Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.6123.0Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.948.0Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.0138.9Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.517.9Penistone and Stocksbridge

Per resident

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4,687, Melksham and Devizes £4,520Melksham and Devizes: £4,520Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,687Melksham and Devizes: £4,540Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,707Melksham and Devizes: £4,288Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,445

    £4,687£4,707£4,445Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,520£4,540£4,288

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £3,022, Melksham and Devizes £3,050Melksham and Devizes: £3,050Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3,022Melksham and Devizes: £3,063Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3,035Melksham and Devizes: £2,893Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,866

    £3,022£3,035£2,866Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£3,050£3,063£2,893

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £890, Melksham and Devizes £879Melksham and Devizes: £879Penistone and Stocksbridge: £890Melksham and Devizes: £883Penistone and Stocksbridge: £894Melksham and Devizes: £834Penistone and Stocksbridge: £844

    £890£894£844Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£879£883£834

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £2,764, Melksham and Devizes £2,849Melksham and Devizes: £2,849Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,764Melksham and Devizes: £2,861Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,776Melksham and Devizes: £2,702Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,622

    £2,764£2,776£2,622Melksham and Devizes is higher£2,849£2,861£2,702

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £76, Melksham and Devizes £56Melksham and Devizes: £56Penistone and Stocksbridge: £76Melksham and Devizes: £56Penistone and Stocksbridge: £76Melksham and Devizes: £53Penistone and Stocksbridge: £72

    £76£76£72Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£56£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £176, Melksham and Devizes £142Melksham and Devizes: £142Penistone and Stocksbridge: £176Melksham and Devizes: £142Penistone and Stocksbridge: £177Melksham and Devizes: £134Penistone and Stocksbridge: £167

    £176£177£167Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£142£142£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £5.40, Melksham and Devizes £3.84Melksham and Devizes: £3.84Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.40Melksham and Devizes: £3.85Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.42Melksham and Devizes: £3.64Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£3.84£3.85£3.64

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £472, Melksham and Devizes £310Melksham and Devizes: £310Penistone and Stocksbridge: £472Melksham and Devizes: £311Penistone and Stocksbridge: £474Melksham and Devizes: £294Penistone and Stocksbridge: £448

    £472£474£448Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£310£311£294

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £151, Melksham and Devizes £130Melksham and Devizes: £130Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Melksham and Devizes: £130Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Melksham and Devizes: £123Penistone and Stocksbridge: £143

    £151£151£143Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£130£130£123

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £70, Melksham and Devizes £47Melksham and Devizes: £47Penistone and Stocksbridge: £70Melksham and Devizes: £48Penistone and Stocksbridge: £71Melksham and Devizes: £45Penistone and Stocksbridge: £67

    £70£71£67Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£47£48£45

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £615, Melksham and Devizes £704Melksham and Devizes: £704Penistone and Stocksbridge: £615Melksham and Devizes: £707Penistone and Stocksbridge: £617Melksham and Devizes: £667Penistone and Stocksbridge: £583

    £615£617£583Melksham and Devizes is higher£704£707£667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £144, Melksham and Devizes £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Melksham and Devizes: £144Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Melksham and Devizes: £136Penistone and Stocksbridge: £136

    £144£144£136Melksham and Devizes is higher£144£144£136

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £196, Melksham and Devizes £122Melksham and Devizes: £122Penistone and Stocksbridge: £196Melksham and Devizes: £123Penistone and Stocksbridge: £197Melksham and Devizes: £116Penistone and Stocksbridge: £186

    £196£197£186Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£122£123£116

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4.82, Melksham and Devizes £3.75Melksham and Devizes: £3.75Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.82Melksham and Devizes: £3.77Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.84Melksham and Devizes: £3.56Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4.02, Melksham and Devizes £2.52Melksham and Devizes: £2.52Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.02Melksham and Devizes: £2.53Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.03Melksham and Devizes: £2.39Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£2.52£2.53£2.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.52, Melksham and Devizes £7.49Melksham and Devizes: £7.49Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.52Melksham and Devizes: £7.52Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.55Melksham and Devizes: £7.10Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 244.3, Melksham and Devizes 249.8Melksham and Devizes: 249.8Penistone and Stocksbridge: 244.3

    244.3Melksham and Devizes is higher249.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 21.3, Melksham and Devizes 14.5Melksham and Devizes: 14.5Penistone and Stocksbridge: 21.3

    21.3Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher14.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 37.0, Melksham and Devizes 30.3Melksham and Devizes: 30.3Penistone and Stocksbridge: 37.0

    37.0Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher30.3

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 70.9, Melksham and Devizes 48.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0Penistone and Stocksbridge: 70.9

    70.9Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher48.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 84.3, Melksham and Devizes 79.8Melksham and Devizes: 79.8Penistone and Stocksbridge: 84.3

    84.3Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher79.8

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 15.5, Melksham and Devizes 10.3Melksham and Devizes: 10.3Penistone and Stocksbridge: 15.5

    15.5Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher10.3

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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Melksham and Devizes, per resident
MeasurePenistone and StocksbridgeMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,445£4,520£4,540£4,288Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,022£3,035£2,866£3,050£3,063£2,893Melksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£890£894£844£879£883£834Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,764£2,776£2,622£2,849£2,861£2,702Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£56£56£53Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£142£142£134Penistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£3.84£3.85£3.64Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£472£474£448£310£311£294Penistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£130£130£123Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£47£48£45Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£615£617£583£704£707£667Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£144£144£136Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£122£123£116Penistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£3.75£3.77£3.56Penistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£2.52£2.53£2.39Penistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£7.49£7.52£7.10Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026244.3249.8Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.314.5Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.030.3Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.948.0Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.379.8Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.510.3Penistone and Stocksbridge

Total

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes on 7. 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £423.8m, Melksham and Devizes £430.8mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £423.8mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £425.6mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £402.0m

    £423.8m£425.6m£402.0mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £273.2m, Melksham and Devizes £290.7mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £273.2mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £274.4mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £259.2m

    £273.2m£274.4m£259.2mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £80.5m, Melksham and Devizes £83.8mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £80.5mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £80.8mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £76.3m

    £80.5m£80.8m£76.3mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £249.9m, Melksham and Devizes £271.5mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £249.9mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £251.0mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £237.1m

    £249.9m£251.0m£237.1mMelksham and Devizes is higher£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.9m, Melksham and Devizes £5.3mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.9mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.9mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.5m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £15.9m, Melksham and Devizes £13.5mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £15.9mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £16.0mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.49m, Melksham and Devizes £0.37mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.49mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.49mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £42.7m, Melksham and Devizes £29.5mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £42.7mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £42.9mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £40.5m

    £42.7m£42.9m£40.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £13.6m, Melksham and Devizes £12.4mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.6mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.7mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.4m, Melksham and Devizes £4.5mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.4mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.4mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.0m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £55.6m, Melksham and Devizes £67.0mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £55.6mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £55.8mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £52.7m

    £55.6m£55.8m£52.7mMelksham and Devizes is higher£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £13.0m, Melksham and Devizes £13.7mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.0mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.0mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.0m£12.3mMelksham and Devizes is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £17.7m, Melksham and Devizes £11.6mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £17.7mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £17.8mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.44m, Melksham and Devizes £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.44mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.44mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.36m, Melksham and Devizes £0.24mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.23mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.77m, Melksham and Devizes £0.71mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.77mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.77mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 22,087, Melksham and Devizes 23,802Melksham and Devizes: 23,802Penistone and Stocksbridge: 22,087

    22,087Melksham and Devizes is higher23,802

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,921, Melksham and Devizes 1,380Melksham and Devizes: 1,380Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,921

    1,921Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher1,380

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 3,341, Melksham and Devizes 2,884Melksham and Devizes: 2,884Penistone and Stocksbridge: 3,341

    3,341Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher2,884

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 6,411, Melksham and Devizes 4,574Melksham and Devizes: 4,574Penistone and Stocksbridge: 6,411

    6,411Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher4,574

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 7,623, Melksham and Devizes 7,601Melksham and Devizes: 7,601Penistone and Stocksbridge: 7,623

    7,623Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher7,601

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,402, Melksham and Devizes 982Melksham and Devizes: 982Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,402

    1,402Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher982

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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Melksham and Devizes, total
MeasurePenistone and StocksbridgeMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m£430.8m£432.6m£408.6mMelksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£273.2m£274.4m£259.2m£290.7m£291.9m£275.7mMelksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£80.5m£80.8m£76.3m£83.8m£84.2m£79.5mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£249.9m£251.0m£237.1m£271.5m£272.7m£257.5mMelksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.7m£42.9m£40.5m£29.5m£29.7m£28.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£12.4m£12.4m£11.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£55.6m£55.8m£52.7m£67.0m£67.3m£63.6mMelksham and Devizes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mMelksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£11.6m£11.7m£11.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mPenistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,08723,802Melksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9211,380Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3412,884Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,4114,574Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6237,601Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,402982Penistone and Stocksbridge

Sources

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

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  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.
  3. 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.
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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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