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Reading Central and Oxford East

122,660 and 120,232 residents (mid-2024).

Reading Central is higher than Oxford East on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

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

Reading Central Oxford East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading Central £3,020, Oxford East £3,211Oxford East: £3,211Reading Central: £3,020Oxford East: £3,225Reading Central: £3,033Oxford East: £3,046Reading Central: £2,865

    £3,020£3,033£2,865Oxford East is higher£3,211£3,225£3,046

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £12,570, Oxford East £12,179Oxford East: £12,179Reading Central: £12,570Oxford East: £12,231Reading Central: £12,624Oxford East: £11,552Reading Central: £11,923

    £12,570£12,624£11,923Reading Central is higherDepends on how you count£12,179£12,231£11,552

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £1,584, Oxford East £1,604Oxford East: £1,604Reading Central: £1,584Oxford East: £1,611Reading Central: £1,591Oxford East: £1,521Reading Central: £1,502

    £1,584£1,591£1,502Oxford East is higherDepends on how you count£1,604£1,611£1,521

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £10,963, Oxford East £10,822Oxford East: £10,822Reading Central: £10,963Oxford East: £10,868Reading Central: £11,010Oxford East: £10,265Reading Central: £10,399

    £10,963£11,010£10,399Reading Central is higherDepends on how you count£10,822£10,868£10,265

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £987, Oxford East £680Oxford East: £680Reading Central: £987Oxford East: £683Reading Central: £991Oxford East: £645Reading Central: £936

    £987£991£936Reading Central is higher£680£683£645

  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: Reading Central £585, Oxford East £646Oxford East: £646Reading Central: £585Oxford East: £649Reading Central: £587Oxford East: £613Reading Central: £555

    £585£587£555Oxford East is higher£646£649£613

  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: Reading Central £36, Oxford East £31Oxford East: £31Reading Central: £36Oxford East: £31Reading Central: £36Oxford East: £30Reading Central: £34

    £36£36£34Reading Central is higher£31£31£30

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £234, Oxford East £298Oxford East: £298Reading Central: £234Oxford East: £299Reading Central: £235Oxford East: £283Reading Central: £222

    £234£235£222Oxford East is higher£298£299£283

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £87, Oxford East £116Oxford East: £116Reading Central: £87Oxford East: £116Reading Central: £87Oxford East: £110Reading Central: £83

    £87£87£83Oxford East is higher£116£116£110

  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: Reading Central £55, Oxford East £69Oxford East: £69Reading Central: £55Oxford East: £69Reading Central: £55Oxford East: £65Reading Central: £52

    £55£55£52Oxford East is higher£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £1,363, Oxford East £1,323Oxford East: £1,323Reading Central: £1,363Oxford East: £1,329Reading Central: £1,368Oxford East: £1,255Reading Central: £1,293

    £1,363£1,368£1,293Reading Central is higher£1,323£1,329£1,255

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading Central £246, Oxford East £291Oxford East: £291Reading Central: £246Oxford East: £292Reading Central: £247Oxford East: £276Reading Central: £233

    £246£247£233Oxford East is higher£291£292£276

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £154, Oxford East £202Oxford East: £202Reading Central: £154Oxford East: £203Reading Central: £154Oxford East: £191Reading Central: £146

    £154£154£146Oxford East is higher£202£203£191

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £9.47, Oxford East £4.92Oxford East: £4.92Reading Central: £9.47Oxford East: £4.94Reading Central: £9.51Oxford East: £4.67Reading Central: £8.98

    £9.47£9.51£8.98Reading Central is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £3.33, Oxford East £4.77Oxford East: £4.77Reading Central: £3.33Oxford East: £4.79Reading Central: £3.35Oxford East: £4.52Reading Central: £3.16

    £3.33£3.35£3.16Oxford East is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading Central £4.14, Oxford East £4.95Oxford East: £4.95Reading Central: £4.14Oxford East: £4.98Reading Central: £4.16Oxford East: £4.70Reading Central: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Oxford East is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading Central 976.7, Oxford East 972.0Oxford East: 972.0Reading Central: 976.7

    976.7Reading Central is higherDepends on how you count972.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading Central 144.2, Oxford East 125.1Oxford East: 125.1Reading Central: 144.2

    144.2Reading Central is higher125.1

  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: Reading Central 125.5, Oxford East 132.4Oxford East: 132.4Reading Central: 125.5

    125.5Oxford East is higher132.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 37.2, Oxford East 45.8Oxford East: 45.8Reading Central: 37.2

    37.2Oxford East is higher45.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Reading Central 151.1, Oxford East 145.2Oxford East: 145.2Reading Central: 151.1

    151.1Reading Central is higher145.2

  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: Reading Central 12.0, Oxford East 15.5Oxford East: 15.5Reading Central: 12.0

    12.0Oxford East is higher15.5

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Reading Central and Oxford East, per person in the age group
MeasureReading CentralOxford EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,020£3,033£2,865£3,211£3,225£3,046Oxford East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,570£12,624£11,923£12,179£12,231£11,552Reading Central
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,584£1,591£1,502£1,604£1,611£1,521Oxford East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,963£11,010£10,399£10,822£10,868£10,265Reading Central
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£987£991£936£680£683£645Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£585£587£555£646£649£613Oxford East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£31£31£30Reading Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£298£299£283Oxford East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£83£116£116£110Oxford East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£55£55£52£69£69£65Oxford East
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,363£1,368£1,293£1,323£1,329£1,255Reading Central
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£291£292£276Oxford East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£154£154£146£202£203£191Oxford East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.47£9.51£8.98£4.92£4.94£4.67Reading Central
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.33£3.35£3.16£4.77£4.79£4.52Oxford East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£4.95£4.98£4.70Oxford East
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026976.7972.0Reading Central
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.2125.1Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.5132.4Oxford East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.245.8Oxford East
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026151.1145.2Reading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.015.5Oxford East

Per resident

Reading Central is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Oxford East on 16. 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

Reading Central Oxford East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading Central £3,020, Oxford East £3,211Oxford East: £3,211Reading Central: £3,020Oxford East: £3,225Reading Central: £3,033Oxford East: £3,046Reading Central: £2,865

    £3,020£3,033£2,865Oxford East is higher£3,211£3,225£3,046

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading Central £1,333, Oxford East £1,363Oxford East: £1,363Reading Central: £1,333Oxford East: £1,369Reading Central: £1,339Oxford East: £1,293Reading Central: £1,264

    £1,333£1,339£1,264Oxford East is higherDepends on how you count£1,363£1,369£1,293

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading Central £1,116, Oxford East £1,138Oxford East: £1,138Reading Central: £1,116Oxford East: £1,143Reading Central: £1,121Oxford East: £1,080Reading Central: £1,059

    £1,116£1,121£1,059Oxford East is higherDepends on how you count£1,138£1,143£1,080

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading Central £1,163, Oxford East £1,211Oxford East: £1,211Reading Central: £1,163Oxford East: £1,216Reading Central: £1,168Oxford East: £1,149Reading Central: £1,103

    £1,163£1,168£1,103Oxford East is higherDepends on how you count£1,211£1,216£1,149

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading Central £105, Oxford East £76Oxford East: £76Reading Central: £105Oxford East: £76Reading Central: £105Oxford East: £72Reading Central: £99

    £105£105£99Reading Central is higher£76£76£72

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £62, Oxford East £72Oxford East: £72Reading Central: £62Oxford East: £73Reading Central: £62Oxford East: £69Reading Central: £59

    £62£62£59Oxford East is higher£72£73£69

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Reading Central £3.81, Oxford East £3.49Oxford East: £3.49Reading Central: £3.81Oxford East: £3.50Reading Central: £3.82Oxford East: £3.31Reading Central: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Reading Central is higher£3.49£3.50£3.31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £234, Oxford East £298Oxford East: £298Reading Central: £234Oxford East: £299Reading Central: £235Oxford East: £283Reading Central: £222

    £234£235£222Oxford East is higher£298£299£283

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £87, Oxford East £116Oxford East: £116Reading Central: £87Oxford East: £116Reading Central: £87Oxford East: £110Reading Central: £83

    £87£87£83Oxford East is higher£116£116£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Reading Central £39, Oxford East £49Oxford East: £49Reading Central: £39Oxford East: £49Reading Central: £39Oxford East: £46Reading Central: £37

    £39£39£37Oxford East is higher£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading Central £960, Oxford East £939Oxford East: £939Reading Central: £960Oxford East: £943Reading Central: £964Oxford East: £891Reading Central: £911

    £960£964£911Reading Central is higher£939£943£891

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading Central £246, Oxford East £291Oxford East: £291Reading Central: £246Oxford East: £292Reading Central: £247Oxford East: £276Reading Central: £233

    £246£247£233Oxford East is higher£291£292£276

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading Central £108, Oxford East £143Oxford East: £143Reading Central: £108Oxford East: £144Reading Central: £109Oxford East: £136Reading Central: £103

    £108£109£103Oxford East is higher£143£144£136

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading Central £6.67, Oxford East £3.49Oxford East: £3.49Reading Central: £6.67Oxford East: £3.50Reading Central: £6.70Oxford East: £3.31Reading Central: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Reading Central is higher£3.49£3.50£3.31

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading Central £2.34, Oxford East £3.38Oxford East: £3.38Reading Central: £2.34Oxford East: £3.40Reading Central: £2.35Oxford East: £3.21Reading Central: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Oxford East is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading Central £4.14, Oxford East £4.95Oxford East: £4.95Reading Central: £4.14Oxford East: £4.98Reading Central: £4.16Oxford East: £4.70Reading Central: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Oxford East is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 103.6, Oxford East 108.8Oxford East: 108.8Reading Central: 103.6

    103.6Oxford East is higherDepends on how you count108.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 15.3, Oxford East 14.0Oxford East: 14.0Reading Central: 15.3

    15.3Reading Central is higher14.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 13.3, Oxford East 14.8Oxford East: 14.8Reading Central: 13.3

    13.3Oxford East is higher14.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 37.2, Oxford East 45.8Oxford East: 45.8Reading Central: 37.2

    37.2Oxford East is higher45.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 106.4, Oxford East 103.0Oxford East: 103.0Reading Central: 106.4

    106.4Reading Central is higher103.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 8.5, Oxford East 11.0Oxford East: 11.0Reading Central: 8.5

    8.5Oxford East is higher11.0

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Reading Central and Oxford East, per resident
MeasureReading CentralOxford EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,020£3,033£2,865£3,211£3,225£3,046Oxford East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,333£1,339£1,264£1,363£1,369£1,293Oxford East
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,116£1,121£1,059£1,138£1,143£1,080Oxford East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,103£1,211£1,216£1,149Oxford East
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£76£76£72Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£72£73£69Oxford East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£3.49£3.50£3.31Reading Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£298£299£283Oxford East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£83£116£116£110Oxford East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£49£49£46Oxford East
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£960£964£911£939£943£891Reading Central
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£291£292£276Oxford East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£143£144£136Oxford East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£3.49£3.50£3.31Reading Central
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£3.38£3.40£3.21Oxford East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£4.95£4.98£4.70Oxford East
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.6108.8Oxford East
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.314.0Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.314.8Oxford East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.245.8Oxford East
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026106.4103.0Reading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.511.0Oxford East

Total

Reading Central is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Oxford East on 15. 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

Reading Central Oxford East

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading Central £370.5m, Oxford East £386.1mOxford East: £386.1mReading Central: £370.5mOxford East: £387.7mReading Central: £372.1mOxford East: £366.2mReading Central: £351.4m

    £370.5m£372.1m£351.4mOxford East is higher£386.1m£387.7m£366.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading Central £163.5m, Oxford East £163.9mOxford East: £163.9mReading Central: £163.5mOxford East: £164.6mReading Central: £164.2mOxford East: £155.5mReading Central: £155.1m

    £163.5m£164.2m£155.1mOxford East is higherDepends on how you count£163.9m£164.6m£155.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading Central £136.9m, Oxford East £136.8mOxford East: £136.8mReading Central: £136.9mOxford East: £137.4mReading Central: £137.5mOxford East: £129.8mReading Central: £129.9m

    £136.9m£137.5m£129.9mReading Central is higherDepends on how you count£136.8m£137.4m£129.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading Central £142.6m, Oxford East £145.6mOxford East: £145.6mReading Central: £142.6mOxford East: £146.3mReading Central: £143.2mOxford East: £138.1mReading Central: £135.3m

    £142.6m£143.2m£135.3mOxford East is higherDepends on how you count£145.6m£146.3m£138.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading Central £12.8m, Oxford East £9.2mOxford East: £9.2mReading Central: £12.8mOxford East: £9.2mReading Central: £12.9mOxford East: £8.7mReading Central: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mReading Central is higher£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £7.6m, Oxford East £8.7mOxford East: £8.7mReading Central: £7.6mOxford East: £8.7mReading Central: £7.6mOxford East: £8.2mReading Central: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mOxford East is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Reading Central £0.47m, Oxford East £0.42mOxford East: £0.42mReading Central: £0.47mOxford East: £0.42mReading Central: £0.47mOxford East: £0.40mReading Central: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mReading Central is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £28.8m, Oxford East £35.8mOxford East: £35.8mReading Central: £28.8mOxford East: £36.0mReading Central: £28.9mOxford East: £34.0mReading Central: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mOxford East is higher£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £10.7m, Oxford East £13.9mOxford East: £13.9mReading Central: £10.7mOxford East: £14.0mReading Central: £10.7mOxford East: £13.2mReading Central: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mOxford East is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading Central £4.7m, Oxford East £5.9mOxford East: £5.9mReading Central: £4.7mOxford East: £5.9mReading Central: £4.8mOxford East: £5.6mReading Central: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.8m£4.5mOxford East is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading Central £117.8m, Oxford East £112.9mOxford East: £112.9mReading Central: £117.8mOxford East: £113.4mReading Central: £118.3mOxford East: £107.1mReading Central: £111.7m

    £117.8m£118.3m£111.7mReading Central is higher£112.9m£113.4m£107.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading Central £30.1m, Oxford East £35.0mOxford East: £35.0mReading Central: £30.1mOxford East: £35.2mReading Central: £30.3mOxford East: £33.2mReading Central: £28.6m

    £30.1m£30.3m£28.6mOxford East is higher£35.0m£35.2m£33.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading Central £13.3m, Oxford East £17.2mOxford East: £17.2mReading Central: £13.3mOxford East: £17.3mReading Central: £13.3mOxford East: £16.3mReading Central: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mOxford East is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading Central £0.82m, Oxford East £0.42mOxford East: £0.42mReading Central: £0.82mOxford East: £0.42mReading Central: £0.82mOxford East: £0.40mReading Central: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mReading Central is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading Central £0.29m, Oxford East £0.41mOxford East: £0.41mReading Central: £0.29mOxford East: £0.41mReading Central: £0.29mOxford East: £0.39mReading Central: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mOxford East is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading Central £0.51m, Oxford East £0.60mOxford East: £0.60mReading Central: £0.51mOxford East: £0.60mReading Central: £0.51mOxford East: £0.56mReading Central: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mOxford East is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading Central 12,705, Oxford East 13,081Oxford East: 13,081Reading Central: 12,705

    12,705Oxford East is higherDepends on how you count13,081

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading Central 1,876, Oxford East 1,683Oxford East: 1,683Reading Central: 1,876

    1,876Reading Central is higher1,683

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading Central 1,633, Oxford East 1,782Oxford East: 1,782Reading Central: 1,633

    1,633Oxford East is higher1,782

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading Central 4,558, Oxford East 5,506Oxford East: 5,506Reading Central: 4,558

    4,558Oxford East is higher5,506

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading Central 13,055, Oxford East 12,389Oxford East: 12,389Reading Central: 13,055

    13,055Reading Central is higher12,389

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading Central 1,040, Oxford East 1,326Oxford East: 1,326Reading Central: 1,040

    1,040Oxford East is higher1,326

Show the numbers
Reading Central and Oxford East, total
MeasureReading CentralOxford EastHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.5m£372.1m£351.4m£386.1m£387.7m£366.2mOxford East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£163.5m£164.2m£155.1m£163.9m£164.6m£155.5mOxford East
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£136.9m£137.5m£129.9m£136.8m£137.4m£129.8mReading Central
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£142.6m£143.2m£135.3m£145.6m£146.3m£138.1mOxford East
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£9.2m£9.2m£8.7mReading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mOxford East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mReading Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mOxford East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mOxford East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mOxford East
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.8m£118.3m£111.7m£112.9m£113.4m£107.1mReading Central
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.1m£30.3m£28.6m£35.0m£35.2m£33.2mOxford East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mOxford East
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mReading Central
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mOxford East
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.60m£0.60m£0.56mOxford East
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,70513,081Oxford East
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8761,683Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,6331,782Oxford East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5585,506Oxford East
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,05512,389Reading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0401,326Oxford East

Sources

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

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  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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.