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Salisbury and Wells and Mendip Hills

94,654 and 92,935 residents (mid-2024).

Salisbury is higher than Wells and Mendip Hills on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 7 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Salisbury is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Wells and Mendip Hills 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

Salisbury Wells and Mendip Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Salisbury £4,450, Wells and Mendip Hills £4,636Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,636Salisbury: £4,450Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,656Salisbury: £4,468Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,398Salisbury: £4,221

    £4,450£4,468£4,221Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£4,636£4,656£4,398

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Salisbury £12,407, Wells and Mendip Hills £12,403Wells and Mendip Hills: £12,403Salisbury: £12,407Wells and Mendip Hills: £12,456Salisbury: £12,460Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,765Salisbury: £11,769

    £12,407£12,460£11,769Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£12,403£12,456£11,765

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £1,536, Wells and Mendip Hills £1,488Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,488Salisbury: £1,536Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,494Salisbury: £1,542Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,412Salisbury: £1,457

    £1,536£1,542£1,457Salisbury is higher£1,488£1,494£1,412

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Salisbury £11,515, Wells and Mendip Hills £11,581Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,581Salisbury: £11,515Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,630Salisbury: £11,564Wells and Mendip Hills: £10,985Salisbury: £10,922

    £11,515£11,564£10,922Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£11,581£11,630£10,985

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Salisbury £270, Wells and Mendip Hills £245Wells and Mendip Hills: £245Salisbury: £270Wells and Mendip Hills: £246Salisbury: £271Wells and Mendip Hills: £233Salisbury: £256

    £270£271£256Salisbury is higher£245£246£233

  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: Salisbury £606, Wells and Mendip Hills £561Wells and Mendip Hills: £561Salisbury: £606Wells and Mendip Hills: £563Salisbury: £609Wells and Mendip Hills: £532Salisbury: £575

    £606£609£575Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£561£563£532

  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: Salisbury £16, Wells and Mendip Hills £16Wells and Mendip Hills: £16Salisbury: £16Wells and Mendip Hills: £16Salisbury: £16Wells and Mendip Hills: £15Salisbury: £15

    £16£16£15Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £327, Wells and Mendip Hills £332Wells and Mendip Hills: £332Salisbury: £327Wells and Mendip Hills: £334Salisbury: £328Wells and Mendip Hills: £315Salisbury: £310

    £327£328£310Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£332£334£315

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £96, Wells and Mendip Hills £98Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Salisbury: £96Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Salisbury: £96Wells and Mendip Hills: £93Salisbury: £91

    £96£96£91Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£98£98£93

  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: Salisbury £78, Wells and Mendip Hills £77Wells and Mendip Hills: £77Salisbury: £78Wells and Mendip Hills: £78Salisbury: £78Wells and Mendip Hills: £73Salisbury: £74

    £78£78£74Salisbury is higher£77£78£73

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £1,238, Wells and Mendip Hills £1,178Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,178Salisbury: £1,238Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,183Salisbury: £1,243Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,118Salisbury: £1,174

    £1,238£1,243£1,174Salisbury is higher£1,178£1,183£1,118

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Salisbury £161, Wells and Mendip Hills £127Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Salisbury: £161Wells and Mendip Hills: £128Salisbury: £161Wells and Mendip Hills: £121Salisbury: £152

    £161£161£152Salisbury is higher£127£128£121

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £213, Wells and Mendip Hills £224Wells and Mendip Hills: £224Salisbury: £213Wells and Mendip Hills: £225Salisbury: £214Wells and Mendip Hills: £212Salisbury: £202

    £213£214£202Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£224£225£212

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £3.94, Wells and Mendip Hills £5.46Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.46Salisbury: £3.94Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.48Salisbury: £3.96Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.18Salisbury: £3.74

    £3.94£3.96£3.74Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£5.46£5.48£5.18

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Salisbury £2.16, Wells and Mendip Hills £3.17Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.17Salisbury: £2.16Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.19Salisbury: £2.17Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.01Salisbury: £2.05

    £2.16£2.17£2.05Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£3.17£3.19£3.01

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Salisbury £5.45, Wells and Mendip Hills £6.24Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.24Salisbury: £5.45Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.27Salisbury: £5.47Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.92Salisbury: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£6.24£6.27£5.92

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Salisbury 1,010.4, Wells and Mendip Hills 1,022.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 1,022.5Salisbury: 1,010.4

    1,010.4Wells and Mendip Hills is higher1,022.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Salisbury 67.1, Wells and Mendip Hills 62.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 62.7Salisbury: 67.1

    67.1Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count62.7

  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: Salisbury 130.7, Wells and Mendip Hills 120.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 120.7Salisbury: 130.7

    130.7Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count120.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 48.3, Wells and Mendip Hills 49.4Wells and Mendip Hills: 49.4Salisbury: 48.3

    48.3Wells and Mendip Hills is higher49.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Salisbury 139.6, Wells and Mendip Hills 130.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 130.5Salisbury: 139.6

    139.6Salisbury is higher130.5

  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: Salisbury 17.4, Wells and Mendip Hills 16.3Wells and Mendip Hills: 16.3Salisbury: 17.4

    17.4Salisbury is higher16.3

Show the numbers
Salisbury and Wells and Mendip Hills, per person in the age group
MeasureSalisburyWells and Mendip HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,450£4,468£4,221£4,636£4,656£4,398Wells and Mendip Hills
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,407£12,460£11,769£12,403£12,456£11,765Salisbury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,536£1,542£1,457£1,488£1,494£1,412Salisbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,515£11,564£10,922£11,581£11,630£10,985Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£270£271£256£245£246£233Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£609£575£561£563£532Salisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£16£16£15Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£328£310£332£334£315Wells and Mendip Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£98£98£93Wells and Mendip Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£77£78£73Salisbury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,238£1,243£1,174£1,178£1,183£1,118Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£127£128£121Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£213£214£202£224£225£212Wells and Mendip Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.94£3.96£3.74£5.46£5.48£5.18Wells and Mendip Hills
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.16£2.17£2.05£3.17£3.19£3.01Wells and Mendip Hills
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£6.24£6.27£5.92Wells and Mendip Hills
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.41,022.5Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202667.162.7Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026130.7120.7Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.349.4Wells and Mendip Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026139.6130.5Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.416.3Salisbury

Per resident

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

Salisbury Wells and Mendip Hills

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Salisbury £4,450, Wells and Mendip Hills £4,636Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,636Salisbury: £4,450Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,656Salisbury: £4,468Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,398Salisbury: £4,221

    £4,450£4,468£4,221Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£4,636£4,656£4,398

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Salisbury £2,973, Wells and Mendip Hills £3,234Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,234Salisbury: £2,973Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,248Salisbury: £2,986Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,068Salisbury: £2,820

    £2,973£2,986£2,820Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3,234£3,248£3,068

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Salisbury £888, Wells and Mendip Hills £838Wells and Mendip Hills: £838Salisbury: £888Wells and Mendip Hills: £842Salisbury: £892Wells and Mendip Hills: £795Salisbury: £842

    £888£892£842Salisbury is higher£838£842£795

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Salisbury £2,759, Wells and Mendip Hills £3,020Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,020Salisbury: £2,759Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,033Salisbury: £2,771Wells and Mendip Hills: £2,865Salisbury: £2,617

    £2,759£2,771£2,617Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£3,020£3,033£2,865

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Salisbury £65, Wells and Mendip Hills £64Wells and Mendip Hills: £64Salisbury: £65Wells and Mendip Hills: £64Salisbury: £65Wells and Mendip Hills: £61Salisbury: £61

    £65£65£61Salisbury is higher£64£64£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £145, Wells and Mendip Hills £146Wells and Mendip Hills: £146Salisbury: £145Wells and Mendip Hills: £147Salisbury: £146Wells and Mendip Hills: £139Salisbury: £138

    £145£146£138Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£139

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Salisbury £3.91, Wells and Mendip Hills £4.19Wells and Mendip Hills: £4.19Salisbury: £3.91Wells and Mendip Hills: £4.20Salisbury: £3.93Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.97Salisbury: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£4.19£4.20£3.97

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £327, Wells and Mendip Hills £332Wells and Mendip Hills: £332Salisbury: £327Wells and Mendip Hills: £334Salisbury: £328Wells and Mendip Hills: £315Salisbury: £310

    £327£328£310Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£332£334£315

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Salisbury £96, Wells and Mendip Hills £98Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Salisbury: £96Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Salisbury: £96Wells and Mendip Hills: £93Salisbury: £91

    £96£96£91Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£98£98£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Salisbury £45, Wells and Mendip Hills £44Wells and Mendip Hills: £44Salisbury: £45Wells and Mendip Hills: £44Salisbury: £45Wells and Mendip Hills: £41Salisbury: £43

    £45£45£43Salisbury is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Salisbury £716, Wells and Mendip Hills £664Wells and Mendip Hills: £664Salisbury: £716Wells and Mendip Hills: £667Salisbury: £719Wells and Mendip Hills: £630Salisbury: £679

    £716£719£679Salisbury is higher£664£667£630

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Salisbury £161, Wells and Mendip Hills £127Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Salisbury: £161Wells and Mendip Hills: £128Salisbury: £161Wells and Mendip Hills: £121Salisbury: £152

    £161£161£152Salisbury is higher£127£128£121

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Salisbury £123, Wells and Mendip Hills £126Wells and Mendip Hills: £126Salisbury: £123Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Salisbury: £124Wells and Mendip Hills: £120Salisbury: £117

    £123£124£117Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£126£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Salisbury £2.28, Wells and Mendip Hills £3.08Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.08Salisbury: £2.28Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.09Salisbury: £2.29Wells and Mendip Hills: £2.92Salisbury: £2.16

    £2.28£2.29£2.16Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£3.08£3.09£2.92

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Salisbury £1.24, Wells and Mendip Hills £1.79Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.79Salisbury: £1.24Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.80Salisbury: £1.25Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.70Salisbury: £1.18

    £1.24£1.25£1.18Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£1.79£1.80£1.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Salisbury £5.45, Wells and Mendip Hills £6.24Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.24Salisbury: £5.45Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.27Salisbury: £5.47Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.92Salisbury: £5.17

    £5.45£5.47£5.17Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£6.24£6.27£5.92

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 242.1, Wells and Mendip Hills 266.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 266.7Salisbury: 242.1

    242.1Wells and Mendip Hills is higher266.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 16.1, Wells and Mendip Hills 16.3Wells and Mendip Hills: 16.3Salisbury: 16.1

    16.1Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count16.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 31.3, Wells and Mendip Hills 31.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 31.5Salisbury: 31.3

    31.3Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count31.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 48.3, Wells and Mendip Hills 49.4Wells and Mendip Hills: 49.4Salisbury: 48.3

    48.3Wells and Mendip Hills is higher49.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 80.7, Wells and Mendip Hills 73.5Wells and Mendip Hills: 73.5Salisbury: 80.7

    80.7Salisbury is higher73.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Salisbury 10.1, Wells and Mendip Hills 9.2Wells and Mendip Hills: 9.2Salisbury: 10.1

    10.1Salisbury is higher9.2

Show the numbers
Salisbury and Wells and Mendip Hills, per resident
MeasureSalisburyWells and Mendip HillsHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,450£4,468£4,221£4,636£4,656£4,398Wells and Mendip Hills
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,973£2,986£2,820£3,234£3,248£3,068Wells and Mendip Hills
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£888£892£842£838£842£795Salisbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,759£2,771£2,617£3,020£3,033£2,865Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£65£61£64£64£61Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£146£147£139Wells and Mendip Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£4.19£4.20£3.97Wells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£328£310£332£334£315Wells and Mendip Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£98£98£93Wells and Mendip Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£45£43£44£44£41Salisbury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£716£719£679£664£667£630Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£127£128£121Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£126£127£120Wells and Mendip Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.28£2.29£2.16£3.08£3.09£2.92Wells and Mendip Hills
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.24£1.25£1.18£1.79£1.80£1.70Wells and Mendip Hills
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.45£5.47£5.17£6.24£6.27£5.92Wells and Mendip Hills
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026242.1266.7Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.116.3Wells and Mendip Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.331.5Wells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202648.349.4Wells and Mendip Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.773.5Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.19.2Salisbury

Total

Salisbury is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Wells and Mendip Hills 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

Salisbury Wells and Mendip Hills

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Salisbury £421.2m, Wells and Mendip Hills £430.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £430.9mSalisbury: £421.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £432.7mSalisbury: £423.0mWells and Mendip Hills: £408.7mSalisbury: £399.5m

    £421.2m£423.0m£399.5mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£430.9m£432.7m£408.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Salisbury £281.4m, Wells and Mendip Hills £300.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £300.6mSalisbury: £281.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £301.9mSalisbury: £282.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £285.1mSalisbury: £266.9m

    £281.4m£282.6m£266.9mWells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£300.6m£301.9m£285.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Salisbury £84.1m, Wells and Mendip Hills £77.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £77.9mSalisbury: £84.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £78.3mSalisbury: £84.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £73.9mSalisbury: £79.7m

    £84.1m£84.4m£79.7mSalisbury is higher£77.9m£78.3m£73.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Salisbury £261.2m, Wells and Mendip Hills £280.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £280.7mSalisbury: £261.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £281.9mSalisbury: £262.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £266.2mSalisbury: £247.7m

    £261.2m£262.3m£247.7mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£280.7m£281.9m£266.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Salisbury £6.1m, Wells and Mendip Hills £5.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £5.9mSalisbury: £6.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £6.0mSalisbury: £6.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £5.6mSalisbury: £5.8m

    £6.1m£6.1m£5.8mSalisbury is higher£5.9m£6.0m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Salisbury £13.8m, Wells and Mendip Hills £13.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £13.6mSalisbury: £13.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £13.6mSalisbury: £13.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £12.9mSalisbury: £13.0m

    £13.8m£13.8m£13.0mSalisbury is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Salisbury £0.37m, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.39mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.39mSalisbury: £0.37mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.39mSalisbury: £0.37mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.37mSalisbury: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Salisbury £30.9m, Wells and Mendip Hills £30.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £30.9mSalisbury: £30.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £31.0mSalisbury: £31.0mWells and Mendip Hills: £29.3mSalisbury: £29.3m

    £30.9m£31.0m£29.3mSalisbury is higherDepends on how you count£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Salisbury £9.1m, Wells and Mendip Hills £9.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £9.1mSalisbury: £9.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £9.1mSalisbury: £9.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £8.6mSalisbury: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mSalisbury is higherDepends on how you count£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Salisbury £4.3m, Wells and Mendip Hills £4.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £4.1mSalisbury: £4.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £4.1mSalisbury: £4.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £3.8mSalisbury: £4.1m

    £4.3m£4.3m£4.1mSalisbury is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Salisbury £67.8m, Wells and Mendip Hills £61.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £61.7mSalisbury: £67.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £62.0mSalisbury: £68.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £58.5mSalisbury: £64.3m

    £67.8m£68.1m£64.3mSalisbury is higher£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Salisbury £15.2m, Wells and Mendip Hills £11.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.8mSalisbury: £15.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.9mSalisbury: £15.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.2mSalisbury: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mSalisbury is higher£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Salisbury £11.7m, Wells and Mendip Hills £11.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.7mSalisbury: £11.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.8mSalisbury: £11.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.1mSalisbury: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.7m£11.1mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Salisbury £0.22m, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.29mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.29mSalisbury: £0.22mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.29mSalisbury: £0.22mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.27mSalisbury: £0.20m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.20mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Salisbury £0.12m, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.17mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.17mSalisbury: £0.12mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.17mSalisbury: £0.12mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.16mSalisbury: £0.11m

    £0.12m£0.12m£0.11mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Salisbury £0.52m, Wells and Mendip Hills £0.58mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.58mSalisbury: £0.52mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.58mSalisbury: £0.52mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.55mSalisbury: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Salisbury 22,915, Wells and Mendip Hills 24,781Wells and Mendip Hills: 24,781Salisbury: 22,915

    22,915Wells and Mendip Hills is higher24,781

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Salisbury 1,521, Wells and Mendip Hills 1,519Wells and Mendip Hills: 1,519Salisbury: 1,521

    1,521Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count1,519

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Salisbury 2,964, Wells and Mendip Hills 2,925Wells and Mendip Hills: 2,925Salisbury: 2,964

    2,964Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count2,925

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Salisbury 4,568, Wells and Mendip Hills 4,593Wells and Mendip Hills: 4,593Salisbury: 4,568

    4,568Wells and Mendip Hills is higher4,593

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Salisbury 7,640, Wells and Mendip Hills 6,832Wells and Mendip Hills: 6,832Salisbury: 7,640

    7,640Salisbury is higher6,832

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Salisbury 952, Wells and Mendip Hills 854Wells and Mendip Hills: 854Salisbury: 952

    952Salisbury is higher854

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Salisbury and Wells and Mendip Hills, total
MeasureSalisburyWells and Mendip HillsHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m£430.9m£432.7m£408.7mWells and Mendip Hills
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m£300.6m£301.9m£285.1mWells and Mendip Hills
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£84.1m£84.4m£79.7m£77.9m£78.3m£73.9mSalisbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£261.2m£262.3m£247.7m£280.7m£281.9m£266.2mWells and Mendip Hills
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m£5.9m£6.0m£5.6mSalisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.8m£13.0m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mSalisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mSalisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mSalisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m£4.1m£4.1m£3.8mSalisbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m£61.7m£62.0m£58.5mSalisbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£11.8m£11.9m£11.2mSalisbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mWells and Mendip Hills
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mWells and Mendip Hills
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m£0.17m£0.17m£0.16mWells and Mendip Hills
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mWells and Mendip Hills
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,91524,781Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5211,519Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9642,925Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5684,593Wells and Mendip Hills
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6406,832Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026952854Salisbury

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.