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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Buckingham and Bletchley

97,093 and 110,790 residents (mid-2024).

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher than Buckingham and Bletchley on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 1 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 West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Buckingham and Bletchley on 19. 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 West and Mid Berkshire Buckingham and Bletchley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Buckingham and Bletchley £3,780Buckingham and Bletchley: £3,780Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Buckingham and Bletchley: £3,796Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Buckingham and Bletchley: £3,585Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£3,780£3,796£3,585

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £12,493, Buckingham and Bletchley £12,615Buckingham and Bletchley: £12,615Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,493Buckingham and Bletchley: £12,668Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,546Buckingham and Bletchley: £11,966Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,850

    £12,493£12,546£11,850Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£12,615£12,668£11,966

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,498, Buckingham and Bletchley £1,782Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,782Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,498Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,790Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,505Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,691Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,421

    £1,498£1,505£1,421Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£1,782£1,790£1,691

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11,635, Buckingham and Bletchley £11,568Buckingham and Bletchley: £11,568Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,635Buckingham and Bletchley: £11,617Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,684Buckingham and Bletchley: £10,973Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,036

    £11,635£11,684£11,036Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,568£11,617£10,973

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £333, Buckingham and Bletchley £382Buckingham and Bletchley: £382Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £333Buckingham and Bletchley: £384Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £335Buckingham and Bletchley: £363Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £316

    £333£335£316Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£382£384£363

  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 West and Mid Berkshire £507, Buckingham and Bletchley £643Buckingham and Bletchley: £643Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £507Buckingham and Bletchley: £646Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £509Buckingham and Bletchley: £610Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £481

    £507£509£481Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£643£646£610

  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 West and Mid Berkshire £19, Buckingham and Bletchley £21Buckingham and Bletchley: £21Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Buckingham and Bletchley: £21Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Buckingham and Bletchley: £20Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £18

    £19£19£18Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261, Buckingham and Bletchley £308Buckingham and Bletchley: £308Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Buckingham and Bletchley: £309Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Buckingham and Bletchley: £292Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£308£309£292

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123, Buckingham and Bletchley £120Buckingham and Bletchley: £120Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Buckingham and Bletchley: £120Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Buckingham and Bletchley: £114Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£114

  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 West and Mid Berkshire £80, Buckingham and Bletchley £81Buckingham and Bletchley: £81Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Buckingham and Bletchley: £81Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Buckingham and Bletchley: £76Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £76

    £80£80£76Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£81£81£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,245, Buckingham and Bletchley £1,490Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,490Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,245Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,496Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,251Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,413Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£1,490£1,496£1,413

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Buckingham and Bletchley £163Buckingham and Bletchley: £163Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Buckingham and Bletchley: £164Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Buckingham and Bletchley: £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£163£164£155

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £161, Buckingham and Bletchley £196Buckingham and Bletchley: £196Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £161Buckingham and Bletchley: £197Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £162Buckingham and Bletchley: £186Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £153

    £161£162£153Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£196£197£186

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £8.10, Buckingham and Bletchley £11Buckingham and Bletchley: £11Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.10Buckingham and Bletchley: £11Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.13Buckingham and Bletchley: £11Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £7.68

    £8.10£8.13£7.68Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3.55, Buckingham and Bletchley £5.03Buckingham and Bletchley: £5.03Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.55Buckingham and Bletchley: £5.05Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.57Buckingham and Bletchley: £4.77Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.37

    £3.55£3.57£3.37Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Buckingham and Bletchley £5.83Buckingham and Bletchley: £5.83Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Buckingham and Bletchley: £5.85Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Buckingham and Bletchley: £5.53Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,000.7, Buckingham and Bletchley 1,009.0Buckingham and Bletchley: 1,009.0Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,000.7

    1,000.7Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 71.7, Buckingham and Bletchley 82.4Buckingham and Bletchley: 82.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 71.7

    71.7Buckingham and Bletchley is higher82.4

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 109.4, Buckingham and Bletchley 133.9Buckingham and Bletchley: 133.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 109.4

    109.4Buckingham and Bletchley is higher133.9

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 40.8, Buckingham and Bletchley 49.5Buckingham and Bletchley: 49.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Buckingham and Bletchley is higher49.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 130.7, Buckingham and Bletchley 166.4Buckingham and Bletchley: 166.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 130.7

    130.7Buckingham and Bletchley is higher166.4

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 17.9, Buckingham and Bletchley 18.7Buckingham and Bletchley: 18.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 17.9

    17.9Buckingham and Bletchley is higher18.7

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Buckingham and Bletchley, per person in the age group
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireBuckingham and BletchleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£3,780£3,796£3,585Buckingham and Bletchley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,615£12,668£11,966Buckingham and Bletchley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,498£1,505£1,421£1,782£1,790£1,691Buckingham and Bletchley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,684£11,036£11,568£11,617£10,973Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£333£335£316£382£384£363Buckingham and Bletchley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£507£509£481£643£646£610Buckingham and Bletchley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£21£21£20Buckingham and Bletchley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£308£309£292Buckingham and Bletchley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£120£120£114Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£80£80£76£81£81£76Buckingham and Bletchley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£1,490£1,496£1,413Buckingham and Bletchley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£163£164£155Buckingham and Bletchley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£162£153£196£197£186Buckingham and Bletchley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68£11Buckingham and Bletchley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37£5.03£5.05£4.77Buckingham and Bletchley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.83£5.85£5.53Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.71,009.0Buckingham and Bletchley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.782.4Buckingham and Bletchley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.4133.9Buckingham and Bletchley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.849.5Buckingham and Bletchley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.7166.4Buckingham and Bletchley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.918.7Buckingham and Bletchley

Per resident

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Buckingham and Bletchley on 17. 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 West and Mid Berkshire Buckingham and Bletchley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Buckingham and Bletchley £3,780Buckingham and Bletchley: £3,780Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Buckingham and Bletchley: £3,796Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Buckingham and Bletchley: £3,585Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£3,780£3,796£3,585

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,315, Buckingham and Bletchley £2,092Buckingham and Bletchley: £2,092Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,315Buckingham and Bletchley: £2,100Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,325Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,984Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,196

    £2,315£2,325£2,196Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,092£2,100£1,984

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £910, Buckingham and Bletchley £1,092Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,092Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £910Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,097Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £914Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,036Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £863

    £910£914£863Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£1,092£1,097£1,036

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,156, Buckingham and Bletchley £1,918Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,918Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,156Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,926Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,165Buckingham and Bletchley: £1,819Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,045

    £2,156£2,165£2,045Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,918£1,926£1,819

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £62, Buckingham and Bletchley £63Buckingham and Bletchley: £63Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Buckingham and Bletchley: £64Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Buckingham and Bletchley: £60Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £59

    £62£62£59Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£63£64£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £94, Buckingham and Bletchley £107Buckingham and Bletchley: £107Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Buckingham and Bletchley: £107Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Buckingham and Bletchley: £101Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £89

    £94£94£89Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£107£107£101

  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 West and Mid Berkshire £3.43, Buckingham and Bletchley £3.49Buckingham and Bletchley: £3.49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.43Buckingham and Bletchley: £3.50Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.44Buckingham and Bletchley: £3.31Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Buckingham and Bletchley 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 West and Mid Berkshire £261, Buckingham and Bletchley £308Buckingham and Bletchley: £308Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Buckingham and Bletchley: £309Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Buckingham and Bletchley: £292Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£308£309£292

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123, Buckingham and Bletchley £120Buckingham and Bletchley: £120Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Buckingham and Bletchley: £120Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Buckingham and Bletchley: £114Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£114

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £49, Buckingham and Bletchley £49Buckingham and Bletchley: £49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Buckingham and Bletchley: £50Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Buckingham and Bletchley: £47Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £46

    £49£49£46Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£49£50£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £756, Buckingham and Bletchley £913Buckingham and Bletchley: £913Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £756Buckingham and Bletchley: £917Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £760Buckingham and Bletchley: £866Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £717

    £756£760£717Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£913£917£866

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Buckingham and Bletchley £163Buckingham and Bletchley: £163Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Buckingham and Bletchley: £164Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Buckingham and Bletchley: £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£163£164£155

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £98, Buckingham and Bletchley £120Buckingham and Bletchley: £120Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Buckingham and Bletchley: £121Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Buckingham and Bletchley: £114Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £93

    £98£98£93Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£120£121£114

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.91, Buckingham and Bletchley £6.79Buckingham and Bletchley: £6.79Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.91Buckingham and Bletchley: £6.82Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.93Buckingham and Bletchley: £6.44Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£6.79£6.82£6.44

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2.15, Buckingham and Bletchley £3.09Buckingham and Bletchley: £3.09Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.15Buckingham and Bletchley: £3.10Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.16Buckingham and Bletchley: £2.93Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.04

    £2.15£2.16£2.04Buckingham and Bletchley is higher£3.09£3.10£2.93

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Buckingham and Bletchley £5.83Buckingham and Bletchley: £5.83Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Buckingham and Bletchley: £5.85Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Buckingham and Bletchley: £5.53Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 185.5, Buckingham and Bletchley 167.3Buckingham and Bletchley: 167.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 185.5

    185.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count167.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 13.3, Buckingham and Bletchley 13.7Buckingham and Bletchley: 13.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 13.3

    13.3Buckingham and Bletchley is higher13.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 20.3, Buckingham and Bletchley 22.2Buckingham and Bletchley: 22.2Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 20.3

    20.3Buckingham and Bletchley is higher22.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8, Buckingham and Bletchley 49.5Buckingham and Bletchley: 49.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Buckingham and Bletchley is higher49.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 79.4, Buckingham and Bletchley 102.0Buckingham and Bletchley: 102.0Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 79.4

    79.4Buckingham and Bletchley is higher102.0

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 10.9, Buckingham and Bletchley 11.5Buckingham and Bletchley: 11.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 10.9

    10.9Buckingham and Bletchley is higher11.5

Show the numbers
Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Buckingham and Bletchley, per resident
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireBuckingham and BletchleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£3,780£3,796£3,585Buckingham and Bletchley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,315£2,325£2,196£2,092£2,100£1,984Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£863£1,092£1,097£1,036Buckingham and Bletchley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,156£2,165£2,045£1,918£1,926£1,819Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£63£64£60Buckingham and Bletchley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£107£107£101Buckingham and Bletchley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£3.49£3.50£3.31Buckingham and Bletchley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£308£309£292Buckingham and Bletchley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£120£120£114Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£49£50£47Buckingham and Bletchley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717£913£917£866Buckingham and Bletchley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£163£164£155Buckingham and Bletchley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£120£121£114Buckingham and Bletchley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£6.79£6.82£6.44Buckingham and Bletchley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.15£2.16£2.04£3.09£3.10£2.93Buckingham and Bletchley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.83£5.85£5.53Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.5167.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.313.7Buckingham and Bletchley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.322.2Buckingham and Bletchley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.849.5Buckingham and Bletchley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.4102.0Buckingham and Bletchley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.911.5Buckingham and Bletchley

Total

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Buckingham and Bletchley on 21. 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 West and Mid Berkshire Buckingham and Bletchley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £366.1m, Buckingham and Bletchley £418.8mBuckingham and Bletchley: £418.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £366.1mBuckingham and Bletchley: £420.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £367.7mBuckingham and Bletchley: £397.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £347.3m

    £366.1m£367.7m£347.3mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£418.8m£420.5m£397.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £224.8m, Buckingham and Bletchley £231.7mBuckingham and Bletchley: £231.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £224.8mBuckingham and Bletchley: £232.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £225.8mBuckingham and Bletchley: £219.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £213.2m

    £224.8m£225.8m£213.2mBuckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£231.7m£232.7m£219.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £88.3m, Buckingham and Bletchley £121.0mBuckingham and Bletchley: £121.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.3mBuckingham and Bletchley: £121.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.7mBuckingham and Bletchley: £114.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £83.8m

    £88.3m£88.7m£83.8mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£121.0m£121.5m£114.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £209.4m, Buckingham and Bletchley £212.5mBuckingham and Bletchley: £212.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £209.4mBuckingham and Bletchley: £213.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £210.3mBuckingham and Bletchley: £201.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £198.6m

    £209.4m£210.3m£198.6mBuckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.0m, Buckingham and Bletchley £7.0mBuckingham and Bletchley: £7.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mBuckingham and Bletchley: £7.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mBuckingham and Bletchley: £6.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£7.0m£7.1m£6.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.1m, Buckingham and Bletchley £11.8mBuckingham and Bletchley: £11.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.1mBuckingham and Bletchley: £11.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.2mBuckingham and Bletchley: £11.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.2m£8.6mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.33m, Buckingham and Bletchley £0.39mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.39mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.39mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.37mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.32m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.32mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £25.3m, Buckingham and Bletchley £34.1mBuckingham and Bletchley: £34.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.3mBuckingham and Bletchley: £34.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.4mBuckingham and Bletchley: £32.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.4m£24.0mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£34.1m£34.2m£32.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11.9m, Buckingham and Bletchley £13.3mBuckingham and Bletchley: £13.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.9mBuckingham and Bletchley: £13.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £12.0mBuckingham and Bletchley: £12.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mBuckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.7m, Buckingham and Bletchley £5.5mBuckingham and Bletchley: £5.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mBuckingham and Bletchley: £5.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mBuckingham and Bletchley: £5.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.5mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £73.4m, Buckingham and Bletchley £101.1mBuckingham and Bletchley: £101.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.4mBuckingham and Bletchley: £101.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.7mBuckingham and Bletchley: £95.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £69.7m

    £73.4m£73.7m£69.7mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£101.1m£101.6m£95.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £15.0m, Buckingham and Bletchley £18.0mBuckingham and Bletchley: £18.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.0mBuckingham and Bletchley: £18.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.1mBuckingham and Bletchley: £17.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.5m, Buckingham and Bletchley £13.3mBuckingham and Bletchley: £13.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.5mBuckingham and Bletchley: £13.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.6mBuckingham and Bletchley: £12.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.48m, Buckingham and Bletchley £0.75mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.75mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.76mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.71mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.21m, Buckingham and Bletchley £0.34mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.34mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.34mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.32mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mBuckingham and Bletchley is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.67m, Buckingham and Bletchley £0.65mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.65mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.65mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mBuckingham and Bletchley: £0.61mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 18,008, Buckingham and Bletchley 18,535Buckingham and Bletchley: 18,535Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 18,008

    18,008Buckingham and Bletchley is higherDepends on how you count18,535

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,291, Buckingham and Bletchley 1,514Buckingham and Bletchley: 1,514Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,291

    1,291Buckingham and Bletchley is higher1,514

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,969, Buckingham and Bletchley 2,460Buckingham and Bletchley: 2,460Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,969

    1,969Buckingham and Bletchley is higher2,460

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 3,964, Buckingham and Bletchley 5,489Buckingham and Bletchley: 5,489Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 3,964

    3,964Buckingham and Bletchley is higher5,489

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 7,705, Buckingham and Bletchley 11,295Buckingham and Bletchley: 11,295Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 7,705

    7,705Buckingham and Bletchley is higher11,295

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,053, Buckingham and Bletchley 1,271Buckingham and Bletchley: 1,271Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,053

    1,053Buckingham and Bletchley is higher1,271

Show the numbers
Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Buckingham and Bletchley, total
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireBuckingham and BletchleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m£418.8m£420.5m£397.2mBuckingham and Bletchley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m£231.7m£232.7m£219.8mBuckingham and Bletchley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.3m£88.7m£83.8m£121.0m£121.5m£114.8mBuckingham and Bletchley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m£212.5m£213.4m£201.6mBuckingham and Bletchley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£7.0m£7.1m£6.7mBuckingham and Bletchley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m£11.8m£11.9m£11.2mBuckingham and Bletchley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBuckingham and Bletchley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m£34.1m£34.2m£32.3mBuckingham and Bletchley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mBuckingham and Bletchley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mBuckingham and Bletchley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m£101.1m£101.6m£95.9mBuckingham and Bletchley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£18.0m£18.1m£17.1mBuckingham and Bletchley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mBuckingham and Bletchley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.75m£0.76m£0.71mBuckingham and Bletchley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mBuckingham and Bletchley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,00818,535Buckingham and Bletchley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2911,514Buckingham and Bletchley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,9692,460Buckingham and Bletchley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,9645,489Buckingham and Bletchley
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,70511,295Buckingham and Bletchley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0531,271Buckingham and Bletchley

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  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.
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