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Portsmouth North and Bristol North East

103,518 and 102,663 residents (mid-2024).

Portsmouth North is higher than Bristol North East on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Portsmouth North is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bristol North East 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

Portsmouth North Bristol North East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Portsmouth North £4,154, Bristol North East £4,210Bristol North East: £4,210Portsmouth North: £4,154Bristol North East: £4,228Portsmouth North: £4,171Bristol North East: £3,993Portsmouth North: £3,940

    £4,154£4,171£3,940Bristol North East is higher£4,210£4,228£3,993

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Portsmouth North £12,859, Bristol North East £12,943Bristol North East: £12,943Portsmouth North: £12,859Bristol North East: £12,998Portsmouth North: £12,914Bristol North East: £12,277Portsmouth North: £12,197

    £12,859£12,914£12,197Bristol North East is higherDepends on how you count£12,943£12,998£12,277

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth North £2,097, Bristol North East £2,098Bristol North East: £2,098Portsmouth North: £2,097Bristol North East: £2,107Portsmouth North: £2,105Bristol North East: £1,990Portsmouth North: £1,989

    £2,097£2,105£1,989Bristol North East is higher£2,098£2,107£1,990

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Portsmouth North £11,639, Bristol North East £11,459Bristol North East: £11,459Portsmouth North: £11,639Bristol North East: £11,508Portsmouth North: £11,688Bristol North East: £10,870Portsmouth North: £11,040

    £11,639£11,688£11,040Portsmouth North is higher£11,459£11,508£10,870

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Portsmouth North £493, Bristol North East £612Bristol North East: £612Portsmouth North: £493Bristol North East: £614Portsmouth North: £495Bristol North East: £580Portsmouth North: £467

    £493£495£467Bristol North East is higher£612£614£580

  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: Portsmouth North £698, Bristol North East £840Bristol North East: £840Portsmouth North: £698Bristol North East: £843Portsmouth North: £701Bristol North East: £796Portsmouth North: £662

    £698£701£662Bristol North East is higher£840£843£796

  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: Portsmouth North £30, Bristol North East £33Bristol North East: £33Portsmouth North: £30Bristol North East: £33Portsmouth North: £30Bristol North East: £31Portsmouth North: £28

    £30£30£28Bristol North East is higher£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth North £411, Bristol North East £494Bristol North East: £494Portsmouth North: £411Bristol North East: £496Portsmouth North: £413Bristol North East: £469Portsmouth North: £390

    £411£413£390Bristol North East is higher£494£496£469

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth North £158, Bristol North East £128Bristol North East: £128Portsmouth North: £158Bristol North East: £128Portsmouth North: £159Bristol North East: £121Portsmouth North: £150

    £158£159£150Portsmouth North is higher£128£128£121

  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: Portsmouth North £118, Bristol North East £87Bristol North East: £87Portsmouth North: £118Bristol North East: £88Portsmouth North: £118Bristol North East: £83Portsmouth North: £112

    £118£118£112Portsmouth North is higher£87£88£83

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth North £1,678, Bristol North East £1,633Bristol North East: £1,633Portsmouth North: £1,678Bristol North East: £1,640Portsmouth North: £1,685Bristol North East: £1,549Portsmouth North: £1,592

    £1,678£1,685£1,592Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£1,633£1,640£1,549

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Portsmouth North £224, Bristol North East £322Bristol North East: £322Portsmouth North: £224Bristol North East: £323Portsmouth North: £224Bristol North East: £305Portsmouth North: £212

    £224£224£212Bristol North East is higher£322£323£305

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth North £286, Bristol North East £367Bristol North East: £367Portsmouth North: £286Bristol North East: £369Portsmouth North: £287Bristol North East: £348Portsmouth North: £272

    £286£287£272Bristol North East is higher£367£369£348

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth North £6.88, Bristol North East £5.37Bristol North East: £5.37Portsmouth North: £6.88Bristol North East: £5.39Portsmouth North: £6.91Bristol North East: £5.09Portsmouth North: £6.53

    £6.88£6.91£6.53Portsmouth North is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth North £7.77, Bristol North East £5.74Bristol North East: £5.74Portsmouth North: £7.77Bristol North East: £5.76Portsmouth North: £7.80Bristol North East: £5.44Portsmouth North: £7.37

    £7.77£7.80£7.37Portsmouth North is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Portsmouth North £4.77, Bristol North East £4.86Bristol North East: £4.86Portsmouth North: £4.77Bristol North East: £4.88Portsmouth North: £4.79Bristol North East: £4.61Portsmouth North: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Bristol North East is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Portsmouth North 1,022.2, Bristol North East 1,005.6Bristol North East: 1,005.6Portsmouth North: 1,022.2

    1,022.2Portsmouth North is higher1,005.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Portsmouth North 116.4, Bristol North East 129.8Bristol North East: 129.8Portsmouth North: 116.4

    116.4Bristol North East is higher129.8

  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: Portsmouth North 150.9, Bristol North East 169.2Bristol North East: 169.2Portsmouth North: 150.9

    150.9Bristol North East is higher169.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth North 62.2, Bristol North East 72.4Bristol North East: 72.4Portsmouth North: 62.2

    62.2Bristol North East is higher72.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Portsmouth North 192.3, Bristol North East 194.8Bristol North East: 194.8Portsmouth North: 192.3

    192.3Bristol North East is higher194.8

  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: Portsmouth North 25.9, Bristol North East 19.3Bristol North East: 19.3Portsmouth North: 25.9

    25.9Portsmouth North is higher19.3

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Portsmouth North and Bristol North East, per person in the age group
MeasurePortsmouth NorthBristol North EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,154£4,171£3,940£4,210£4,228£3,993Bristol North East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,859£12,914£12,197£12,943£12,998£12,277Bristol North East
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,097£2,105£1,989£2,098£2,107£1,990Bristol North East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,639£11,688£11,040£11,459£11,508£10,870Portsmouth North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£493£495£467£612£614£580Bristol North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£698£701£662£840£843£796Bristol North East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£33£33£31Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£411£413£390£494£496£469Bristol North East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£128£128£121Portsmouth North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£118£118£112£87£88£83Portsmouth North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,678£1,685£1,592£1,633£1,640£1,549Portsmouth North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£224£224£212£322£323£305Bristol North East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£272£367£369£348Bristol North East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53£5.37£5.39£5.09Portsmouth North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37£5.74£5.76£5.44Portsmouth North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£4.86£4.88£4.61Bristol North East
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.21,005.6Portsmouth North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.4129.8Bristol North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026150.9169.2Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.272.4Bristol North East
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026192.3194.8Bristol North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.919.3Portsmouth North

Per resident

Portsmouth North is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bristol North East 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

Portsmouth North Bristol North East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Portsmouth North £4,154, Bristol North East £4,210Bristol North East: £4,210Portsmouth North: £4,154Bristol North East: £4,228Portsmouth North: £4,171Bristol North East: £3,993Portsmouth North: £3,940

    £4,154£4,171£3,940Bristol North East is higher£4,210£4,228£3,993

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Portsmouth North £2,022, Bristol North East £1,866Bristol North East: £1,866Portsmouth North: £2,022Bristol North East: £1,874Portsmouth North: £2,031Bristol North East: £1,770Portsmouth North: £1,918

    £2,022£2,031£1,918Portsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£1,866£1,874£1,770

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Portsmouth North £1,334, Bristol North East £1,395Bristol North East: £1,395Portsmouth North: £1,334Bristol North East: £1,401Portsmouth North: £1,340Bristol North East: £1,323Portsmouth North: £1,266

    £1,334£1,340£1,266Bristol North East is higher£1,395£1,401£1,323

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Portsmouth North £1,830, Bristol North East £1,652Bristol North East: £1,652Portsmouth North: £1,830Bristol North East: £1,659Portsmouth North: £1,838Bristol North East: £1,567Portsmouth North: £1,736

    £1,830£1,838£1,736Portsmouth North is higher£1,652£1,659£1,567

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Portsmouth North £77, Bristol North East £88Bristol North East: £88Portsmouth North: £77Bristol North East: £89Portsmouth North: £78Bristol North East: £84Portsmouth North: £73

    £77£78£73Bristol North East is higher£88£89£84

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth North £110, Bristol North East £121Bristol North East: £121Portsmouth North: £110Bristol North East: £122Portsmouth North: £110Bristol North East: £115Portsmouth North: £104

    £110£110£104Bristol North East is higher£121£122£115

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Portsmouth North £4.66, Bristol North East £4.74Bristol North East: £4.74Portsmouth North: £4.66Bristol North East: £4.76Portsmouth North: £4.68Bristol North East: £4.50Portsmouth North: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Bristol North East is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth North £411, Bristol North East £494Bristol North East: £494Portsmouth North: £411Bristol North East: £496Portsmouth North: £413Bristol North East: £469Portsmouth North: £390

    £411£413£390Bristol North East is higher£494£496£469

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Portsmouth North £158, Bristol North East £128Bristol North East: £128Portsmouth North: £158Bristol North East: £128Portsmouth North: £159Bristol North East: £121Portsmouth North: £150

    £158£159£150Portsmouth North is higher£128£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Portsmouth North £75, Bristol North East £58Bristol North East: £58Portsmouth North: £75Bristol North East: £58Portsmouth North: £75Bristol North East: £55Portsmouth North: £71

    £75£75£71Portsmouth North is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Portsmouth North £1,068, Bristol North East £1,085Bristol North East: £1,085Portsmouth North: £1,068Bristol North East: £1,090Portsmouth North: £1,073Bristol North East: £1,030Portsmouth North: £1,013

    £1,068£1,073£1,013Bristol North East is higherDepends on how you count£1,085£1,090£1,030

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Portsmouth North £224, Bristol North East £322Bristol North East: £322Portsmouth North: £224Bristol North East: £323Portsmouth North: £224Bristol North East: £305Portsmouth North: £212

    £224£224£212Bristol North East is higher£322£323£305

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Portsmouth North £182, Bristol North East £244Bristol North East: £244Portsmouth North: £182Bristol North East: £245Portsmouth North: £183Bristol North East: £231Portsmouth North: £173

    £182£183£173Bristol North East is higher£244£245£231

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Portsmouth North £4.39, Bristol North East £3.56Bristol North East: £3.56Portsmouth North: £4.39Bristol North East: £3.58Portsmouth North: £4.40Bristol North East: £3.38Portsmouth North: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Portsmouth North is higher£3.56£3.58£3.38

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Portsmouth North £4.94, Bristol North East £3.82Bristol North East: £3.82Portsmouth North: £4.94Bristol North East: £3.83Portsmouth North: £4.97Bristol North East: £3.62Portsmouth North: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Portsmouth North is higher£3.82£3.83£3.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Portsmouth North £4.77, Bristol North East £4.86Bristol North East: £4.86Portsmouth North: £4.77Bristol North East: £4.88Portsmouth North: £4.79Bristol North East: £4.61Portsmouth North: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Bristol North East is higher£4.86£4.88£4.61

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth North 160.7, Bristol North East 145.0Bristol North East: 145.0Portsmouth North: 160.7

    160.7Portsmouth North is higher145.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth North 18.3, Bristol North East 18.7Bristol North East: 18.7Portsmouth North: 18.3

    18.3Bristol North East is higher18.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth North 23.7, Bristol North East 24.4Bristol North East: 24.4Portsmouth North: 23.7

    23.7Bristol North East is higher24.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth North 62.2, Bristol North East 72.4Bristol North East: 72.4Portsmouth North: 62.2

    62.2Bristol North East is higher72.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth North 122.4, Bristol North East 129.5Bristol North East: 129.5Portsmouth North: 122.4

    122.4Bristol North East is higher129.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Portsmouth North 16.5, Bristol North East 12.8Bristol North East: 12.8Portsmouth North: 16.5

    16.5Portsmouth North is higher12.8

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Portsmouth North and Bristol North East, per resident
MeasurePortsmouth NorthBristol North EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,154£4,171£3,940£4,210£4,228£3,993Bristol North East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,022£2,031£1,918£1,866£1,874£1,770Portsmouth North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,334£1,340£1,266£1,395£1,401£1,323Bristol North East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,830£1,838£1,736£1,652£1,659£1,567Portsmouth North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£88£89£84Bristol North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£121£122£115Bristol North East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£4.74£4.76£4.50Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£411£413£390£494£496£469Bristol North East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£128£128£121Portsmouth North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£75£75£71£58£58£55Portsmouth North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,068£1,073£1,013£1,085£1,090£1,030Bristol North East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£224£224£212£322£323£305Bristol North East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£182£183£173£244£245£231Bristol North East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£3.56£3.58£3.38Portsmouth North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£3.82£3.83£3.62Portsmouth North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£4.86£4.88£4.61Bristol North East
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.7145.0Portsmouth North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.318.7Bristol North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.724.4Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.272.4Bristol North East
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026122.4129.5Bristol North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.512.8Portsmouth North

Total

Portsmouth North is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bristol North East 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

Portsmouth North Bristol North East

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Portsmouth North £430.0m, Bristol North East £432.2mBristol North East: £432.2mPortsmouth North: £430.0mBristol North East: £434.0mPortsmouth North: £431.8mBristol North East: £409.9mPortsmouth North: £407.9m

    £430.0m£431.8m£407.9mBristol North East is higher£432.2m£434.0m£409.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Portsmouth North £209.3m, Bristol North East £191.6mBristol North East: £191.6mPortsmouth North: £209.3mBristol North East: £192.4mPortsmouth North: £210.2mBristol North East: £181.7mPortsmouth North: £198.6m

    £209.3m£210.2m£198.6mPortsmouth North is higherDepends on how you count£191.6m£192.4m£181.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Portsmouth North £138.1m, Bristol North East £143.2mBristol North East: £143.2mPortsmouth North: £138.1mBristol North East: £143.8mPortsmouth North: £138.7mBristol North East: £135.8mPortsmouth North: £131.0m

    £138.1m£138.7m£131.0mBristol North East is higher£143.2m£143.8m£135.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Portsmouth North £189.5m, Bristol North East £169.6mBristol North East: £169.6mPortsmouth North: £189.5mBristol North East: £170.3mPortsmouth North: £190.3mBristol North East: £160.9mPortsmouth North: £179.7m

    £189.5m£190.3m£179.7mPortsmouth North is higher£169.6m£170.3m£160.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Portsmouth North £8.0m, Bristol North East £9.1mBristol North East: £9.1mPortsmouth North: £8.0mBristol North East: £9.1mPortsmouth North: £8.1mBristol North East: £8.6mPortsmouth North: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mBristol North East is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth North £11.4m, Bristol North East £12.4mBristol North East: £12.4mPortsmouth North: £11.4mBristol North East: £12.5mPortsmouth North: £11.4mBristol North East: £11.8mPortsmouth North: £10.8m

    £11.4m£11.4m£10.8mBristol North East is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Portsmouth North £0.48m, Bristol North East £0.49mBristol North East: £0.49mPortsmouth North: £0.48mBristol North East: £0.49mPortsmouth North: £0.48mBristol North East: £0.46mPortsmouth North: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mBristol North East is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth North £42.5m, Bristol North East £50.7mBristol North East: £50.7mPortsmouth North: £42.5mBristol North East: £51.0mPortsmouth North: £42.7mBristol North East: £48.1mPortsmouth North: £40.4m

    £42.5m£42.7m£40.4mBristol North East is higher£50.7m£51.0m£48.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth North £16.3m, Bristol North East £13.1mBristol North East: £13.1mPortsmouth North: £16.3mBristol North East: £13.2mPortsmouth North: £16.4mBristol North East: £12.4mPortsmouth North: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mPortsmouth North is higher£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Portsmouth North £7.7m, Bristol North East £6.0mBristol North East: £6.0mPortsmouth North: £7.7mBristol North East: £6.0mPortsmouth North: £7.8mBristol North East: £5.7mPortsmouth North: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.8m£7.3mPortsmouth North is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Portsmouth North £110.6m, Bristol North East £111.4mBristol North East: £111.4mPortsmouth North: £110.6mBristol North East: £111.9mPortsmouth North: £111.0mBristol North East: £105.7mPortsmouth North: £104.9m

    £110.6m£111.0m£104.9mBristol North East is higherDepends on how you count£111.4m£111.9m£105.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Portsmouth North £23.1m, Bristol North East £33.1mBristol North East: £33.1mPortsmouth North: £23.1mBristol North East: £33.2mPortsmouth North: £23.2mBristol North East: £31.4mPortsmouth North: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mBristol North East is higher£33.1m£33.2m£31.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Portsmouth North £18.9m, Bristol North East £25.1mBristol North East: £25.1mPortsmouth North: £18.9mBristol North East: £25.2mPortsmouth North: £18.9mBristol North East: £23.8mPortsmouth North: £17.9m

    £18.9m£18.9m£17.9mBristol North East is higher£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Portsmouth North £0.45m, Bristol North East £0.37mBristol North East: £0.37mPortsmouth North: £0.45mBristol North East: £0.37mPortsmouth North: £0.46mBristol North East: £0.35mPortsmouth North: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mPortsmouth North is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Portsmouth North £0.51m, Bristol North East £0.39mBristol North East: £0.39mPortsmouth North: £0.51mBristol North East: £0.39mPortsmouth North: £0.51mBristol North East: £0.37mPortsmouth North: £0.49m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.49mPortsmouth North is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Portsmouth North £0.49m, Bristol North East £0.50mBristol North East: £0.50mPortsmouth North: £0.49mBristol North East: £0.50mPortsmouth North: £0.49mBristol North East: £0.47mPortsmouth North: £0.47m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.47mBristol North East is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Portsmouth North 16,640, Bristol North East 14,884Bristol North East: 14,884Portsmouth North: 16,640

    16,640Portsmouth North is higher14,884

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Portsmouth North 1,895, Bristol North East 1,921Bristol North East: 1,921Portsmouth North: 1,895

    1,895Bristol North East is higher1,921

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth North 2,456, Bristol North East 2,504Bristol North East: 2,504Portsmouth North: 2,456

    2,456Bristol North East is higher2,504

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Portsmouth North 6,434, Bristol North East 7,430Bristol North East: 7,430Portsmouth North: 6,434

    6,434Bristol North East is higher7,430

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Portsmouth North 12,669, Bristol North East 13,297Bristol North East: 13,297Portsmouth North: 12,669

    12,669Bristol North East is higher13,297

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Portsmouth North 1,707, Bristol North East 1,315Bristol North East: 1,315Portsmouth North: 1,707

    1,707Portsmouth North is higher1,315

Show the numbers
Portsmouth North and Bristol North East, total
MeasurePortsmouth NorthBristol North EastHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.0m£431.8m£407.9m£432.2m£434.0m£409.9mBristol North East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£209.3m£210.2m£198.6m£191.6m£192.4m£181.7mPortsmouth North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£138.1m£138.7m£131.0m£143.2m£143.8m£135.8mBristol North East
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£189.5m£190.3m£179.7m£169.6m£170.3m£160.9mPortsmouth North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mBristol North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBristol North East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mBristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.5m£42.7m£40.4m£50.7m£51.0m£48.1mBristol North East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£13.1m£13.2m£12.4mPortsmouth North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mPortsmouth North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£110.6m£111.0m£104.9m£111.4m£111.9m£105.7mBristol North East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£33.1m£33.2m£31.4mBristol North East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.9m£18.9m£17.9m£25.1m£25.2m£23.8mBristol North East
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mPortsmouth North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mPortsmouth North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mBristol North East
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,64014,884Portsmouth North
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8951,921Bristol North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4562,504Bristol North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,4347,430Bristol North East
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,66913,297Bristol North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7071,315Portsmouth North

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.
  10. 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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