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Rother Valley and Bridgwater

94,085 and 103,600 residents (mid-2024).

Rother Valley is higher than Bridgwater on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 11 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

Rother Valley is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Bridgwater on 9. 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

Rother Valley Bridgwater

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £4,851, Bridgwater £4,692Bridgwater: £4,692Rother Valley: £4,851Bridgwater: £4,712Rother Valley: £4,872Bridgwater: £4,451Rother Valley: £4,602

    £4,851£4,872£4,602Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,692£4,712£4,451

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rother Valley £12,844, Bridgwater £12,750Bridgwater: £12,750Rother Valley: £12,844Bridgwater: £12,804Rother Valley: £12,899Bridgwater: £12,094Rother Valley: £12,183

    £12,844£12,899£12,183Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,750£12,804£12,094

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £2,036, Bridgwater £2,076Bridgwater: £2,076Rother Valley: £2,036Bridgwater: £2,085Rother Valley: £2,045Bridgwater: £1,969Rother Valley: £1,931

    £2,036£2,045£1,931Bridgwater is higher£2,076£2,085£1,969

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Rother Valley £11,628, Bridgwater £11,640Bridgwater: £11,640Rother Valley: £11,628Bridgwater: £11,690Rother Valley: £11,678Bridgwater: £11,041Rother Valley: £11,030

    £11,628£11,678£11,030Bridgwater is higherDepends on how you count£11,640£11,690£11,041

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rother Valley £342, Bridgwater £378Bridgwater: £378Rother Valley: £342Bridgwater: £380Rother Valley: £343Bridgwater: £359Rother Valley: £324

    £342£343£324Bridgwater is higher£378£380£359

  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: Rother Valley £850, Bridgwater £706Bridgwater: £706Rother Valley: £850Bridgwater: £709Rother Valley: £854Bridgwater: £669Rother Valley: £806

    £850£854£806Rother Valley is higher£706£709£669

  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: Rother Valley £24, Bridgwater £26Bridgwater: £26Rother Valley: £24Bridgwater: £26Rother Valley: £24Bridgwater: £24Rother Valley: £23

    £24£24£23Bridgwater is higher£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £540, Bridgwater £442Bridgwater: £442Rother Valley: £540Bridgwater: £444Rother Valley: £542Bridgwater: £419Rother Valley: £512

    £540£542£512Rother Valley is higher£442£444£419

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £187, Bridgwater £128Bridgwater: £128Rother Valley: £187Bridgwater: £128Rother Valley: £188Bridgwater: £121Rother Valley: £178

    £187£188£178Rother Valley is higher£128£128£121

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £172, Bridgwater £113Bridgwater: £113Rother Valley: £172Bridgwater: £113Rother Valley: £173Bridgwater: £107Rother Valley: £163

    £172£173£163Rother Valley is higher£113£113£107

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £1,499, Bridgwater £1,696Bridgwater: £1,696Rother Valley: £1,499Bridgwater: £1,703Rother Valley: £1,505Bridgwater: £1,608Rother Valley: £1,422

    £1,499£1,505£1,422Bridgwater is higher£1,696£1,703£1,608

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rother Valley £140, Bridgwater £173Bridgwater: £173Rother Valley: £140Bridgwater: £173Rother Valley: £141Bridgwater: £164Rother Valley: £133

    £140£141£133Bridgwater is higher£173£173£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £348, Bridgwater £260Bridgwater: £260Rother Valley: £348Bridgwater: £261Rother Valley: £350Bridgwater: £247Rother Valley: £330

    £348£350£330Rother Valley is higher£260£261£247

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £8.37, Bridgwater £3.95Bridgwater: £3.95Rother Valley: £8.37Bridgwater: £3.97Rother Valley: £8.41Bridgwater: £3.75Rother Valley: £7.94

    £8.37£8.41£7.94Rother Valley is higher£3.95£3.97£3.75

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley £8.13, Bridgwater £3.85Bridgwater: £3.85Rother Valley: £8.13Bridgwater: £3.86Rother Valley: £8.16Bridgwater: £3.65Rother Valley: £7.71

    £8.13£8.16£7.71Rother Valley is higher£3.85£3.86£3.65

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £8.14, Bridgwater £5.98Bridgwater: £5.98Rother Valley: £8.14Bridgwater: £6.00Rother Valley: £8.17Bridgwater: £5.67Rother Valley: £7.72

    £8.14£8.17£7.72Rother Valley is higher£5.98£6.00£5.67

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rother Valley 1,014.2, Bridgwater 1,016.6Bridgwater: 1,016.6Rother Valley: 1,014.2

    1,014.2Bridgwater is higherDepends on how you count1,016.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rother Valley 91.2, Bridgwater 98.6Bridgwater: 98.6Rother Valley: 91.2

    91.2Bridgwater is higher98.6

  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: Rother Valley 172.9, Bridgwater 151.5Bridgwater: 151.5Rother Valley: 172.9

    172.9Rother Valley is higher151.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 81.2, Bridgwater 67.2Bridgwater: 67.2Rother Valley: 81.2

    81.2Rother Valley is higher67.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Rother Valley 189.9, Bridgwater 194.1Bridgwater: 194.1Rother Valley: 189.9

    189.9Bridgwater is higher194.1

  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: Rother Valley 38.5, Bridgwater 24.8Bridgwater: 24.8Rother Valley: 38.5

    38.5Rother Valley is higher24.8

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Rother Valley and Bridgwater, per person in the age group
MeasureRother ValleyBridgwaterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,851£4,872£4,602£4,692£4,712£4,451Rother Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,844£12,899£12,183£12,750£12,804£12,094Rother Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,036£2,045£1,931£2,076£2,085£1,969Bridgwater
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,628£11,678£11,030£11,640£11,690£11,041Bridgwater
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£342£343£324£378£380£359Bridgwater
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£850£854£806£706£709£669Rother Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£26£26£24Bridgwater
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£540£542£512£442£444£419Rother Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£128£128£121Rother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£173£163£113£113£107Rother Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,499£1,505£1,422£1,696£1,703£1,608Bridgwater
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£140£141£133£173£173£164Bridgwater
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£348£350£330£260£261£247Rother Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.37£8.41£7.94£3.95£3.97£3.75Rother Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.13£8.16£7.71£3.85£3.86£3.65Rother Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.14£8.17£7.72£5.98£6.00£5.67Rother Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.21,016.6Bridgwater
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202691.298.6Bridgwater
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.9151.5Rother Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.267.2Rother Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026189.9194.1Bridgwater
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.524.8Rother Valley

Per resident

Rother Valley is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Bridgwater on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Rother Valley Bridgwater

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £4,851, Bridgwater £4,692Bridgwater: £4,692Rother Valley: £4,851Bridgwater: £4,712Rother Valley: £4,872Bridgwater: £4,451Rother Valley: £4,602

    £4,851£4,872£4,602Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,692£4,712£4,451

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £2,769, Bridgwater £2,704Bridgwater: £2,704Rother Valley: £2,769Bridgwater: £2,716Rother Valley: £2,781Bridgwater: £2,565Rother Valley: £2,627

    £2,769£2,781£2,627Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,704£2,716£2,565

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £1,206, Bridgwater £1,240Bridgwater: £1,240Rother Valley: £1,206Bridgwater: £1,246Rother Valley: £1,212Bridgwater: £1,177Rother Valley: £1,144

    £1,206£1,212£1,144Bridgwater is higher£1,240£1,246£1,177

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rother Valley £2,507, Bridgwater £2,469Bridgwater: £2,469Rother Valley: £2,507Bridgwater: £2,479Rother Valley: £2,518Bridgwater: £2,342Rother Valley: £2,378

    £2,507£2,518£2,378Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,469£2,479£2,342

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rother Valley £74, Bridgwater £80Bridgwater: £80Rother Valley: £74Bridgwater: £81Rother Valley: £74Bridgwater: £76Rother Valley: £70

    £74£74£70Bridgwater is higher£80£81£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £183, Bridgwater £150Bridgwater: £150Rother Valley: £183Bridgwater: £150Rother Valley: £184Bridgwater: £142Rother Valley: £174

    £183£184£174Rother Valley is higher£150£150£142

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £5.12, Bridgwater £5.41Bridgwater: £5.41Rother Valley: £5.12Bridgwater: £5.43Rother Valley: £5.15Bridgwater: £5.13Rother Valley: £4.86

    £5.12£5.15£4.86Bridgwater is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £540, Bridgwater £442Bridgwater: £442Rother Valley: £540Bridgwater: £444Rother Valley: £542Bridgwater: £419Rother Valley: £512

    £540£542£512Rother Valley is higher£442£444£419

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £187, Bridgwater £128Bridgwater: £128Rother Valley: £187Bridgwater: £128Rother Valley: £188Bridgwater: £121Rother Valley: £178

    £187£188£178Rother Valley is higher£128£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rother Valley £102, Bridgwater £67Bridgwater: £67Rother Valley: £102Bridgwater: £68Rother Valley: £102Bridgwater: £64Rother Valley: £97

    £102£102£97Rother Valley is higher£67£68£64

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rother Valley £888, Bridgwater £1,013Bridgwater: £1,013Rother Valley: £888Bridgwater: £1,017Rother Valley: £892Bridgwater: £961Rother Valley: £843

    £888£892£843Bridgwater is higher£1,013£1,017£961

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rother Valley £140, Bridgwater £173Bridgwater: £173Rother Valley: £140Bridgwater: £173Rother Valley: £141Bridgwater: £164Rother Valley: £133

    £140£141£133Bridgwater is higher£173£173£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rother Valley £206, Bridgwater £155Bridgwater: £155Rother Valley: £206Bridgwater: £156Rother Valley: £207Bridgwater: £147Rother Valley: £196

    £206£207£196Rother Valley is higher£155£156£147

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rother Valley £4.97, Bridgwater £2.36Bridgwater: £2.36Rother Valley: £4.97Bridgwater: £2.37Rother Valley: £4.99Bridgwater: £2.24Rother Valley: £4.71

    £4.97£4.99£4.71Rother Valley is higher£2.36£2.37£2.24

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rother Valley £4.82, Bridgwater £2.30Bridgwater: £2.30Rother Valley: £4.82Bridgwater: £2.31Rother Valley: £4.84Bridgwater: £2.18Rother Valley: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Rother Valley is higher£2.30£2.31£2.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rother Valley £8.14, Bridgwater £5.98Bridgwater: £5.98Rother Valley: £8.14Bridgwater: £6.00Rother Valley: £8.17Bridgwater: £5.67Rother Valley: £7.72

    £8.14£8.17£7.72Rother Valley is higher£5.98£6.00£5.67

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 218.7, Bridgwater 215.6Bridgwater: 215.6Rother Valley: 218.7

    218.7Rother Valley is higherDepends on how you count215.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 19.7, Bridgwater 20.9Bridgwater: 20.9Rother Valley: 19.7

    19.7Bridgwater is higher20.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 37.3, Bridgwater 32.1Bridgwater: 32.1Rother Valley: 37.3

    37.3Rother Valley is higher32.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 81.2, Bridgwater 67.2Bridgwater: 67.2Rother Valley: 81.2

    81.2Rother Valley is higher67.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 112.5, Bridgwater 116.0Bridgwater: 116.0Rother Valley: 112.5

    112.5Bridgwater is higher116.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rother Valley 22.8, Bridgwater 14.8Bridgwater: 14.8Rother Valley: 22.8

    22.8Rother Valley is higher14.8

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Rother Valley and Bridgwater, per resident
MeasureRother ValleyBridgwaterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,851£4,872£4,602£4,692£4,712£4,451Rother Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,769£2,781£2,627£2,704£2,716£2,565Rother Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,206£1,212£1,144£1,240£1,246£1,177Bridgwater
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,507£2,518£2,378£2,469£2,479£2,342Rother Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£80£81£76Bridgwater
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174£150£150£142Rother Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.12£5.15£4.86£5.41£5.43£5.13Bridgwater
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£540£542£512£442£444£419Rother Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£128£128£121Rother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£67£68£64Rother Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£888£892£843£1,013£1,017£961Bridgwater
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£140£141£133£173£173£164Bridgwater
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£155£156£147Rother Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71£2.36£2.37£2.24Rother Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£2.30£2.31£2.18Rother Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.14£8.17£7.72£5.98£6.00£5.67Rother Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026218.7215.6Rother Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.720.9Bridgwater
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.332.1Rother Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.267.2Rother Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.5116.0Bridgwater
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.814.8Rother Valley

Total

Rother Valley is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Bridgwater 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

Rother Valley Bridgwater

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rother Valley £456.4m, Bridgwater £486.1mBridgwater: £486.1mRother Valley: £456.4mBridgwater: £488.2mRother Valley: £458.4mBridgwater: £461.1mRother Valley: £432.9m

    £456.4m£458.4m£432.9mBridgwater is higherDepends on how you count£486.1m£488.2m£461.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rother Valley £260.5m, Bridgwater £280.1mBridgwater: £280.1mRother Valley: £260.5mBridgwater: £281.3mRother Valley: £261.6mBridgwater: £265.7mRother Valley: £247.1m

    £260.5m£261.6m£247.1mBridgwater is higherDepends on how you count£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rother Valley £113.5m, Bridgwater £128.5mBridgwater: £128.5mRother Valley: £113.5mBridgwater: £129.1mRother Valley: £114.0mBridgwater: £121.9mRother Valley: £107.7m

    £113.5m£114.0m£107.7mBridgwater is higher£128.5m£129.1m£121.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rother Valley £235.9m, Bridgwater £255.8mBridgwater: £255.8mRother Valley: £235.9mBridgwater: £256.8mRother Valley: £236.9mBridgwater: £242.6mRother Valley: £223.7m

    £235.9m£236.9m£223.7mBridgwater is higherDepends on how you count£255.8m£256.8m£242.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rother Valley £6.9m, Bridgwater £8.3mBridgwater: £8.3mRother Valley: £6.9mBridgwater: £8.3mRother Valley: £7.0mBridgwater: £7.9mRother Valley: £6.6m

    £6.9m£7.0m£6.6mBridgwater is higher£8.3m£8.3m£7.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley £17.2m, Bridgwater £15.5mBridgwater: £15.5mRother Valley: £17.2mBridgwater: £15.6mRother Valley: £17.3mBridgwater: £14.7mRother Valley: £16.4m

    £17.2m£17.3m£16.4mRother Valley is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Rother Valley £0.48m, Bridgwater £0.56mBridgwater: £0.56mRother Valley: £0.48mBridgwater: £0.56mRother Valley: £0.48mBridgwater: £0.53mRother Valley: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mBridgwater is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley £50.8m, Bridgwater £45.8mBridgwater: £45.8mRother Valley: £50.8mBridgwater: £46.0mRother Valley: £51.0mBridgwater: £43.4mRother Valley: £48.2m

    £50.8m£51.0m£48.2mRother Valley is higher£45.8m£46.0m£43.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley £17.6m, Bridgwater £13.2mBridgwater: £13.2mRother Valley: £17.6mBridgwater: £13.3mRother Valley: £17.7mBridgwater: £12.5mRother Valley: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mRother Valley is higher£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rother Valley £9.6m, Bridgwater £7.0mBridgwater: £7.0mRother Valley: £9.6mBridgwater: £7.0mRother Valley: £9.6mBridgwater: £6.6mRother Valley: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mRother Valley is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rother Valley £83.6m, Bridgwater £105.0mBridgwater: £105.0mRother Valley: £83.6mBridgwater: £105.4mRother Valley: £83.9mBridgwater: £99.6mRother Valley: £79.3m

    £83.6m£83.9m£79.3mBridgwater is higher£105.0m£105.4m£99.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rother Valley £13.2m, Bridgwater £17.9mBridgwater: £17.9mRother Valley: £13.2mBridgwater: £18.0mRother Valley: £13.2mBridgwater: £17.0mRother Valley: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.2m£12.5mBridgwater is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rother Valley £19.4m, Bridgwater £16.1mBridgwater: £16.1mRother Valley: £19.4mBridgwater: £16.2mRother Valley: £19.5mBridgwater: £15.3mRother Valley: £18.4m

    £19.4m£19.5m£18.4mRother Valley is higher£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rother Valley £0.47m, Bridgwater £0.24mBridgwater: £0.24mRother Valley: £0.47mBridgwater: £0.25mRother Valley: £0.47mBridgwater: £0.23mRother Valley: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mRother Valley is higher£0.24m£0.25m£0.23m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rother Valley £0.45m, Bridgwater £0.24mBridgwater: £0.24mRother Valley: £0.45mBridgwater: £0.24mRother Valley: £0.46mBridgwater: £0.23mRother Valley: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.46m£0.43mRother Valley is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rother Valley £0.77m, Bridgwater £0.62mBridgwater: £0.62mRother Valley: £0.77mBridgwater: £0.62mRother Valley: £0.77mBridgwater: £0.59mRother Valley: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mRother Valley is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rother Valley 20,572, Bridgwater 22,336Bridgwater: 22,336Rother Valley: 20,572

    20,572Bridgwater is higherDepends on how you count22,336

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rother Valley 1,850, Bridgwater 2,166Bridgwater: 2,166Rother Valley: 1,850

    1,850Bridgwater is higher2,166

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley 3,507, Bridgwater 3,328Bridgwater: 3,328Rother Valley: 3,507

    3,507Rother Valley is higher3,328

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rother Valley 7,641, Bridgwater 6,962Bridgwater: 6,962Rother Valley: 7,641

    7,641Rother Valley is higher6,962

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rother Valley 10,588, Bridgwater 12,017Bridgwater: 12,017Rother Valley: 10,588

    10,588Bridgwater is higher12,017

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rother Valley 2,149, Bridgwater 1,533Bridgwater: 1,533Rother Valley: 2,149

    2,149Rother Valley is higher1,533

Show the numbers
Rother Valley and Bridgwater, total
MeasureRother ValleyBridgwaterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£456.4m£458.4m£432.9m£486.1m£488.2m£461.1mBridgwater
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£260.5m£261.6m£247.1m£280.1m£281.3m£265.7mBridgwater
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£113.5m£114.0m£107.7m£128.5m£129.1m£121.9mBridgwater
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£235.9m£236.9m£223.7m£255.8m£256.8m£242.6mBridgwater
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£7.0m£6.6m£8.3m£8.3m£7.9mBridgwater
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.4m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mRother Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBridgwater
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£50.8m£51.0m£48.2m£45.8m£46.0m£43.4mRother Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mRother Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mRother Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m£105.0m£105.4m£99.6mBridgwater
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mBridgwater
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m£16.1m£16.2m£15.3mRother Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.24m£0.25m£0.23mRother Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mRother Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mRother Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,57222,336Bridgwater
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8502,166Bridgwater
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5073,328Rother Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,6416,962Rother Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,58812,017Bridgwater
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1491,533Rother Valley

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.
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  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.