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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Newbury

97,093 and 100,351 residents (mid-2024).

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher than Newbury on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 6 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 12 of 22 measures, and Newbury on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Reading West and Mid Berkshire Newbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Newbury £3,837Newbury: £3,837Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Newbury: £3,854Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Newbury: £3,640Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Newbury is higher£3,837£3,854£3,640

  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, Newbury £12,723Newbury: £12,723Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,493Newbury: £12,777Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,546Newbury: £12,069Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,850

    £12,493£12,546£11,850Newbury is higher£12,723£12,777£12,069

  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, Newbury £1,449Newbury: £1,449Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,498Newbury: £1,455Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,505Newbury: £1,375Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,421

    £1,498£1,505£1,421Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,449£1,455£1,375

  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, Newbury £11,874Newbury: £11,874Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,635Newbury: £11,925Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,684Newbury: £11,263Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,036

    £11,635£11,684£11,036Newbury is higher£11,874£11,925£11,263

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £333, Newbury £295Newbury: £295Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £333Newbury: £296Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £335Newbury: £280Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £316

    £333£335£316Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£295£296£280

  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, Newbury £536Newbury: £536Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £507Newbury: £538Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £509Newbury: £508Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £481

    £507£509£481Newbury is higher£536£538£508

  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, Newbury £19Newbury: £19Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Newbury: £19Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Newbury: £18Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £18

    £19£19£18Newbury is higher£19£19£18

  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, Newbury £260Newbury: £260Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Newbury: £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Newbury: £247Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£260£261£247

  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, Newbury £122Newbury: £122Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Newbury: £122Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Newbury: £116Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£122£122£116

  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, Newbury £67Newbury: £67Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Newbury: £67Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Newbury: £63Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £76

    £80£80£76Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£67£67£63

  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, Newbury £1,204Newbury: £1,204Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,245Newbury: £1,210Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,251Newbury: £1,142Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,204£1,210£1,142

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Newbury £197Newbury: £197Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Newbury: £198Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Newbury: £187Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Newbury is higher£197£198£187

  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, Newbury £169Newbury: £169Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £161Newbury: £170Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £162Newbury: £160Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £153

    £161£162£153Newbury is higher£169£170£160

  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, Newbury £6.35Newbury: £6.35Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.10Newbury: £6.37Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.13Newbury: £6.02Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £7.68

    £8.10£8.13£7.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

  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, Newbury £2.74Newbury: £2.74Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.55Newbury: £2.75Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.57Newbury: £2.60Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.37

    £3.55£3.57£3.37Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£2.74£2.75£2.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Newbury £5.41Newbury: £5.41Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Newbury: £5.43Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Newbury: £5.13Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  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, Newbury 1,021.5Newbury: 1,021.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,000.7

    1,000.7Newbury is higher1,021.5

  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, Newbury 72.1Newbury: 72.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 71.7

    71.7Newbury is higher72.1

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 109.4, Newbury 111.1Newbury: 111.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 109.4

    109.4Newbury is higher111.1

  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, Newbury 40.7Newbury: 40.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count40.7

  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, Newbury 130.5Newbury: 130.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 130.7

    130.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count130.5

  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, Newbury 15.7Newbury: 15.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 17.9

    17.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher15.7

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Newbury, per person in the age group
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireNewburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£3,837£3,854£3,640Newbury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,723£12,777£12,069Newbury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,498£1,505£1,421£1,449£1,455£1,375Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,684£11,036£11,874£11,925£11,263Newbury
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£333£335£316£295£296£280Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£507£509£481£536£538£508Newbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£19£19£18Newbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£260£261£247Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£122£122£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£80£80£76£67£67£63Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£1,204£1,210£1,142Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£197£198£187Newbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£162£153£169£170£160Newbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68£6.35£6.37£6.02Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37£2.74£2.75£2.60Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.41£5.43£5.13Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.71,021.5Newbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.772.1Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.4111.1Newbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.840.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.7130.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.915.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Per resident

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Newbury on 11. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Reading West and Mid Berkshire Newbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Newbury £3,837Newbury: £3,837Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Newbury: £3,854Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Newbury: £3,640Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Newbury is higher£3,837£3,854£3,640

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,315, Newbury £2,359Newbury: £2,359Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,315Newbury: £2,369Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,325Newbury: £2,238Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,196

    £2,315£2,325£2,196Newbury is higher£2,359£2,369£2,238

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £910, Newbury £894Newbury: £894Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £910Newbury: £898Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £914Newbury: £848Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £863

    £910£914£863Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£894£898£848

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,156, Newbury £2,201Newbury: £2,201Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,156Newbury: £2,211Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,165Newbury: £2,088Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,045

    £2,156£2,165£2,045Newbury is higher£2,201£2,211£2,088

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £62, Newbury £55Newbury: £55Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Newbury: £55Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Newbury: £52Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £59

    £62£62£59Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£55£55£52

  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, Newbury £99Newbury: £99Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Newbury: £100Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Newbury: £94Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £89

    £94£94£89Newbury is higher£99£100£94

  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, Newbury £3.46Newbury: £3.46Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.43Newbury: £3.47Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.44Newbury: £3.28Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Newbury is higher£3.46£3.47£3.28

  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, Newbury £260Newbury: £260Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Newbury: £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Newbury: £247Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£260£261£247

  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, Newbury £122Newbury: £122Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Newbury: £122Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Newbury: £116Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£122£122£116

  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, Newbury £41Newbury: £41Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Newbury: £41Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Newbury: £39Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £46

    £49£49£46Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £756, Newbury £743Newbury: £743Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £756Newbury: £746Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £760Newbury: £705Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £717

    £756£760£717Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£743£746£705

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Newbury £197Newbury: £197Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Newbury: £198Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Newbury: £187Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Newbury is higher£197£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £98, Newbury £104Newbury: £104Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Newbury: £105Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Newbury: £99Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £93

    £98£98£93Newbury is higher£104£105£99

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.91, Newbury £3.91Newbury: £3.91Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.91Newbury: £3.93Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.93Newbury: £3.71Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£3.91£3.93£3.71

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2.15, Newbury £1.69Newbury: £1.69Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.15Newbury: £1.69Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.16Newbury: £1.60Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.04

    £2.15£2.16£2.04Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£1.69£1.69£1.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Newbury £5.41Newbury: £5.41Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Newbury: £5.43Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Newbury: £5.13Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 185.5, Newbury 189.4Newbury: 189.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 185.5

    185.5Newbury is higher189.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 13.3, Newbury 13.4Newbury: 13.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 13.3

    13.3Newbury is higher13.4

  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, Newbury 20.6Newbury: 20.6Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 20.3

    20.3Newbury is higher20.6

  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, Newbury 40.7Newbury: 40.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count40.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 79.4, Newbury 80.5Newbury: 80.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 79.4

    79.4Newbury is higherDepends on how you count80.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 10.9, Newbury 9.7Newbury: 9.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 10.9

    10.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher9.7

Show the numbers
Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Newbury, per resident
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireNewburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£3,837£3,854£3,640Newbury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,315£2,325£2,196£2,359£2,369£2,238Newbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£863£894£898£848Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,156£2,165£2,045£2,201£2,211£2,088Newbury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£55£55£52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£99£100£94Newbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£3.46£3.47£3.28Newbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£260£261£247Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£122£122£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£41£41£39Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717£743£746£705Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£197£198£187Newbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£104£105£99Newbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£3.91£3.93£3.71Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.15£2.16£2.04£1.69£1.69£1.60Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.41£5.43£5.13Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.5189.4Newbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.313.4Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.320.6Newbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.840.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.480.5Newbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.99.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Total

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Newbury 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 West and Mid Berkshire Newbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £366.1m, Newbury £385.1mNewbury: £385.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £366.1mNewbury: £386.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £367.7mNewbury: £365.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £347.3m

    £366.1m£367.7m£347.3mNewbury is higher£385.1m£386.7m£365.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £224.8m, Newbury £236.7mNewbury: £236.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £224.8mNewbury: £237.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £225.8mNewbury: £224.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £213.2m

    £224.8m£225.8m£213.2mNewbury is higher£236.7m£237.7m£224.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £88.3m, Newbury £89.7mNewbury: £89.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.3mNewbury: £90.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.7mNewbury: £85.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £83.8m

    £88.3m£88.7m£83.8mNewbury is higherDepends on how you count£89.7m£90.1m£85.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £209.4m, Newbury £220.9mNewbury: £220.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £209.4mNewbury: £221.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £210.3mNewbury: £209.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £198.6m

    £209.4m£210.3m£198.6mNewbury is higher£220.9m£221.9m£209.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.0m, Newbury £5.5mNewbury: £5.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mNewbury: £5.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mNewbury: £5.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m

  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, Newbury £10.0mNewbury: £10.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.1mNewbury: £10.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.2mNewbury: £9.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.2m£8.6mNewbury is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

  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, Newbury £0.35mNewbury: £0.35mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mNewbury: £0.35mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mNewbury: £0.33mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.32m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.32mNewbury is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

  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, Newbury £26.1mNewbury: £26.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.3mNewbury: £26.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.4mNewbury: £24.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.4m£24.0mNewbury is higherDepends on how you count£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m

  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, Newbury £12.2mNewbury: £12.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.9mNewbury: £12.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £12.0mNewbury: £11.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mNewbury is higherDepends on how you count£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

  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, Newbury £4.1mNewbury: £4.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mNewbury: £4.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mNewbury: £3.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £73.4m, Newbury £74.6mNewbury: £74.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.4mNewbury: £74.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.7mNewbury: £70.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £69.7m

    £73.4m£73.7m£69.7mNewbury is higherDepends on how you count£74.6m£74.9m£70.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £15.0m, Newbury £19.8mNewbury: £19.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.0mNewbury: £19.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.1mNewbury: £18.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mNewbury is higher£19.8m£19.8m£18.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.5m, Newbury £10.5mNewbury: £10.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.5mNewbury: £10.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.6mNewbury: £9.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mNewbury is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.48m, Newbury £0.39mNewbury: £0.39mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mNewbury: £0.39mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mNewbury: £0.37mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.21m, Newbury £0.17mNewbury: £0.17mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mNewbury: £0.17mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mNewbury: £0.16mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.67m, Newbury £0.54mNewbury: £0.54mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mNewbury: £0.54mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mNewbury: £0.51mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 18,008, Newbury 19,005Newbury: 19,005Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 18,008

    18,008Newbury is higher19,005

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,291, Newbury 1,342Newbury: 1,342Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,291

    1,291Newbury is higher1,342

  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, Newbury 2,067Newbury: 2,067Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,969

    1,969Newbury is higher2,067

  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, Newbury 4,082Newbury: 4,082Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 3,964

    3,964Newbury is higherDepends on how you count4,082

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 7,705, Newbury 8,076Newbury: 8,076Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 7,705

    7,705Newbury is higherDepends on how you count8,076

  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, Newbury 974Newbury: 974Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,053

    1,053Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher974

Show the numbers
Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Newbury, total
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireNewburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m£385.1m£386.7m£365.2mNewbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m£236.7m£237.7m£224.5mNewbury
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.3m£88.7m£83.8m£89.7m£90.1m£85.1mNewbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m£220.9m£221.9m£209.6mNewbury
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mNewbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mNewbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mNewbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mNewbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m£4.1m£4.1m£3.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m£74.6m£74.9m£70.7mNewbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£19.8m£19.8m£18.7mNewbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mNewbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,00819,005Newbury
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2911,342Newbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,9692,067Newbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,9644,082Newbury
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,7058,076Newbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,053974Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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