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Sherwood Forest and Yeovil

107,420 and 106,814 residents (mid-2024).

Sherwood Forest is higher than Yeovil on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 13 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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Per person in the age group

Sherwood Forest is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Yeovil on 4. 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

Sherwood Forest Yeovil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4,568, Yeovil £4,696Yeovil: £4,696Sherwood Forest: £4,568Yeovil: £4,716Sherwood Forest: £4,587Yeovil: £4,455Sherwood Forest: £4,333

    £4,568£4,587£4,333Yeovil is higher£4,696£4,716£4,455

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £12,700, Yeovil £12,388Yeovil: £12,388Sherwood Forest: £12,700Yeovil: £12,440Sherwood Forest: £12,754Yeovil: £11,750Sherwood Forest: £12,047

    £12,700£12,754£12,047Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,388£12,440£11,750

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £1,940, Yeovil £1,882Yeovil: £1,882Sherwood Forest: £1,940Yeovil: £1,890Sherwood Forest: £1,948Yeovil: £1,785Sherwood Forest: £1,840

    £1,940£1,948£1,840Sherwood Forest is higher£1,882£1,890£1,785

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £11,573, Yeovil £11,439Yeovil: £11,439Sherwood Forest: £11,573Yeovil: £11,488Sherwood Forest: £11,622Yeovil: £10,851Sherwood Forest: £10,978

    £11,573£11,622£10,978Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,439£11,488£10,851

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest £310, Yeovil £309Yeovil: £309Sherwood Forest: £310Yeovil: £311Sherwood Forest: £312Yeovil: £293Sherwood Forest: £294

    £310£312£294Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£309£311£293

  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: Sherwood Forest £795, Yeovil £618Yeovil: £618Sherwood Forest: £795Yeovil: £621Sherwood Forest: £799Yeovil: £587Sherwood Forest: £754

    £795£799£754Sherwood Forest is higher£618£621£587

  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: Sherwood Forest £22, Yeovil £21Yeovil: £21Sherwood Forest: £22Yeovil: £21Sherwood Forest: £22Yeovil: £20Sherwood Forest: £21

    £22£22£21Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £558, Yeovil £396Yeovil: £396Sherwood Forest: £558Yeovil: £397Sherwood Forest: £560Yeovil: £375Sherwood Forest: £529

    £558£560£529Sherwood Forest is higher£396£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £165, Yeovil £117Yeovil: £117Sherwood Forest: £165Yeovil: £118Sherwood Forest: £165Yeovil: £111Sherwood Forest: £156

    £165£165£156Sherwood Forest is higher£117£118£111

  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: Sherwood Forest £146, Yeovil £102Yeovil: £102Sherwood Forest: £146Yeovil: £103Sherwood Forest: £146Yeovil: £97Sherwood Forest: £138

    £146£146£138Sherwood Forest is higher£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £1,437, Yeovil £1,491Yeovil: £1,491Sherwood Forest: £1,437Yeovil: £1,497Sherwood Forest: £1,443Yeovil: £1,414Sherwood Forest: £1,363

    £1,437£1,443£1,363Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£1,491£1,497£1,414

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £131, Yeovil £178Yeovil: £178Sherwood Forest: £131Yeovil: £179Sherwood Forest: £131Yeovil: £169Sherwood Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Yeovil is higher£178£179£169

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £341, Yeovil £279Yeovil: £279Sherwood Forest: £341Yeovil: £280Sherwood Forest: £343Yeovil: £265Sherwood Forest: £324

    £341£343£324Sherwood Forest is higher£279£280£265

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £6.79, Yeovil £5.01Yeovil: £5.01Sherwood Forest: £6.79Yeovil: £5.03Sherwood Forest: £6.82Yeovil: £4.75Sherwood Forest: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Sherwood Forest is higher£5.01£5.03£4.75

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest £8.54, Yeovil £5.00Yeovil: £5.00Sherwood Forest: £8.54Yeovil: £5.02Sherwood Forest: £8.58Yeovil: £4.74Sherwood Forest: £8.10

    £8.54£8.58£8.10Sherwood Forest is higher£5.00£5.02£4.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.16, Yeovil £5.89Yeovil: £5.89Sherwood Forest: £4.16Yeovil: £5.92Sherwood Forest: £4.18Yeovil: £5.59Sherwood Forest: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Yeovil is higher£5.89£5.92£5.59

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest 1,029.2, Yeovil 1,005.6Yeovil: 1,005.6Sherwood Forest: 1,029.2

    1,029.2Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,005.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sherwood Forest 84.1, Yeovil 78.6Yeovil: 78.6Sherwood Forest: 84.1

    84.1Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count78.6

  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: Sherwood Forest 166.1, Yeovil 133.2Yeovil: 133.2Sherwood Forest: 166.1

    166.1Sherwood Forest is higher133.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 79.6, Yeovil 58.8Yeovil: 58.8Sherwood Forest: 79.6

    79.6Sherwood Forest is higher58.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sherwood Forest 182.3, Yeovil 173.9Yeovil: 173.9Sherwood Forest: 182.3

    182.3Sherwood Forest is higher173.9

  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: Sherwood Forest 31.2, Yeovil 21.6Yeovil: 21.6Sherwood Forest: 31.2

    31.2Sherwood Forest is higher21.6

Show the numbers
Sherwood Forest and Yeovil, per person in the age group
MeasureSherwood ForestYeovilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,568£4,587£4,333£4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,700£12,754£12,047£12,388£12,440£11,750Sherwood Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,940£1,948£1,840£1,882£1,890£1,785Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,573£11,622£10,978£11,439£11,488£10,851Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£310£312£294£309£311£293Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£795£799£754£618£621£587Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£21£21£20Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£558£560£529£396£397£375Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£117£118£111Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£146£138£102£103£97Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,437£1,443£1,363£1,491£1,497£1,414Yeovil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£178£179£169Yeovil
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£341£343£324£279£280£265Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£5.01£5.03£4.75Sherwood Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.54£8.58£8.10£5.00£5.02£4.74Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£5.89£5.92£5.59Yeovil
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,029.21,005.6Sherwood Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202684.178.6Sherwood Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.1133.2Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.658.8Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.3173.9Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.221.6Sherwood Forest

Per resident

Sherwood Forest is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Yeovil 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

Sherwood Forest Yeovil

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4,568, Yeovil £4,696Yeovil: £4,696Sherwood Forest: £4,568Yeovil: £4,716Sherwood Forest: £4,587Yeovil: £4,455Sherwood Forest: £4,333

    £4,568£4,587£4,333Yeovil is higher£4,696£4,716£4,455

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £2,528, Yeovil £2,906Yeovil: £2,906Sherwood Forest: £2,528Yeovil: £2,918Sherwood Forest: £2,538Yeovil: £2,756Sherwood Forest: £2,398

    £2,528£2,538£2,398Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£2,906£2,918£2,756

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £1,183, Yeovil £1,094Yeovil: £1,094Sherwood Forest: £1,183Yeovil: £1,099Sherwood Forest: £1,188Yeovil: £1,038Sherwood Forest: £1,122

    £1,183£1,188£1,122Sherwood Forest is higher£1,094£1,099£1,038

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sherwood Forest £2,303, Yeovil £2,683Yeovil: £2,683Sherwood Forest: £2,303Yeovil: £2,695Sherwood Forest: £2,313Yeovil: £2,545Sherwood Forest: £2,185

    £2,303£2,313£2,185Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£2,683£2,695£2,545

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £62, Yeovil £73Yeovil: £73Sherwood Forest: £62Yeovil: £73Sherwood Forest: £62Yeovil: £69Sherwood Forest: £59

    £62£62£59Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£73£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £158, Yeovil £145Yeovil: £145Sherwood Forest: £158Yeovil: £146Sherwood Forest: £159Yeovil: £138Sherwood Forest: £150

    £158£159£150Sherwood Forest is higher£145£146£138

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.35, Yeovil £4.84Yeovil: £4.84Sherwood Forest: £4.35Yeovil: £4.86Sherwood Forest: £4.37Yeovil: £4.59Sherwood Forest: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£4.84£4.86£4.59

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £558, Yeovil £396Yeovil: £396Sherwood Forest: £558Yeovil: £397Sherwood Forest: £560Yeovil: £375Sherwood Forest: £529

    £558£560£529Sherwood Forest is higher£396£397£375

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £165, Yeovil £117Yeovil: £117Sherwood Forest: £165Yeovil: £118Sherwood Forest: £165Yeovil: £111Sherwood Forest: £156

    £165£165£156Sherwood Forest is higher£117£118£111

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sherwood Forest £89, Yeovil £60Yeovil: £60Sherwood Forest: £89Yeovil: £60Sherwood Forest: £89Yeovil: £56Sherwood Forest: £84

    £89£89£84Sherwood Forest is higher£60£60£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £876, Yeovil £867Yeovil: £867Sherwood Forest: £876Yeovil: £870Sherwood Forest: £880Yeovil: £822Sherwood Forest: £831

    £876£880£831Sherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£867£870£822

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sherwood Forest £131, Yeovil £178Yeovil: £178Sherwood Forest: £131Yeovil: £179Sherwood Forest: £131Yeovil: £169Sherwood Forest: £124

    £131£131£124Yeovil is higher£178£179£169

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sherwood Forest £208, Yeovil £162Yeovil: £162Sherwood Forest: £208Yeovil: £163Sherwood Forest: £209Yeovil: £154Sherwood Forest: £198

    £208£209£198Sherwood Forest is higher£162£163£154

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.14, Yeovil £2.91Yeovil: £2.91Sherwood Forest: £4.14Yeovil: £2.92Sherwood Forest: £4.16Yeovil: £2.76Sherwood Forest: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Sherwood Forest is higher£2.91£2.92£2.76

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sherwood Forest £5.21, Yeovil £2.90Yeovil: £2.90Sherwood Forest: £5.21Yeovil: £2.91Sherwood Forest: £5.23Yeovil: £2.75Sherwood Forest: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Sherwood Forest is higher£2.90£2.91£2.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sherwood Forest £4.16, Yeovil £5.89Yeovil: £5.89Sherwood Forest: £4.16Yeovil: £5.92Sherwood Forest: £4.18Yeovil: £5.59Sherwood Forest: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Yeovil is higher£5.89£5.92£5.59

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 204.8, Yeovil 235.9Yeovil: 235.9Sherwood Forest: 204.8

    204.8Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count235.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 16.7, Yeovil 18.4Yeovil: 18.4Sherwood Forest: 16.7

    16.7Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count18.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 33.1, Yeovil 31.3Yeovil: 31.3Sherwood Forest: 33.1

    33.1Sherwood Forest is higher31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 79.6, Yeovil 58.8Yeovil: 58.8Sherwood Forest: 79.6

    79.6Sherwood Forest is higher58.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 111.2, Yeovil 101.1Yeovil: 101.1Sherwood Forest: 111.2

    111.2Sherwood Forest is higher101.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sherwood Forest 19.0, Yeovil 12.6Yeovil: 12.6Sherwood Forest: 19.0

    19.0Sherwood Forest is higher12.6

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Sherwood Forest and Yeovil, per resident
MeasureSherwood ForestYeovilHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,568£4,587£4,333£4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,528£2,538£2,398£2,906£2,918£2,756Yeovil
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,183£1,188£1,122£1,094£1,099£1,038Sherwood Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,303£2,313£2,185£2,683£2,695£2,545Yeovil
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£73£73£69Yeovil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£158£159£150£145£146£138Sherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£4.84£4.86£4.59Yeovil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£558£560£529£396£397£375Sherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£117£118£111Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£60£60£56Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£876£880£831£867£870£822Sherwood Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£131£124£178£179£169Yeovil
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£208£209£198£162£163£154Sherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£2.91£2.92£2.76Sherwood Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£2.90£2.91£2.75Sherwood Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£5.89£5.92£5.59Yeovil
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026204.8235.9Yeovil
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.718.4Yeovil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.131.3Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202679.658.8Sherwood Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.2101.1Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.012.6Sherwood Forest

Total

Sherwood Forest is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Yeovil 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

Sherwood Forest Yeovil

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £490.7m, Yeovil £501.6mYeovil: £501.6mSherwood Forest: £490.7mYeovil: £503.8mSherwood Forest: £492.8mYeovil: £475.8mSherwood Forest: £465.4m

    £490.7m£492.8m£465.4mYeovil is higher£501.6m£503.8m£475.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £271.5m, Yeovil £310.4mYeovil: £310.4mSherwood Forest: £271.5mYeovil: £311.7mSherwood Forest: £272.7mYeovil: £294.4mSherwood Forest: £257.6m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.6mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£310.4m£311.7m£294.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £127.1m, Yeovil £116.9mYeovil: £116.9mSherwood Forest: £127.1mYeovil: £117.4mSherwood Forest: £127.6mYeovil: £110.8mSherwood Forest: £120.5m

    £127.1m£127.6m£120.5mSherwood Forest is higher£116.9m£117.4m£110.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sherwood Forest £247.4m, Yeovil £286.6mYeovil: £286.6mSherwood Forest: £247.4mYeovil: £287.8mSherwood Forest: £248.5mYeovil: £271.9mSherwood Forest: £234.7m

    £247.4m£248.5m£234.7mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£286.6m£287.8m£271.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sherwood Forest £6.6m, Yeovil £7.7mYeovil: £7.7mSherwood Forest: £6.6mYeovil: £7.8mSherwood Forest: £6.7mYeovil: £7.4mSherwood Forest: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.7m£6.3mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.8m£7.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £17.0m, Yeovil £15.5mYeovil: £15.5mSherwood Forest: £17.0mYeovil: £15.6mSherwood Forest: £17.1mYeovil: £14.7mSherwood Forest: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mSherwood Forest 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: Sherwood Forest £0.47m, Yeovil £0.52mYeovil: £0.52mSherwood Forest: £0.47mYeovil: £0.52mSherwood Forest: £0.47mYeovil: £0.49mSherwood Forest: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £59.9m, Yeovil £42.3mYeovil: £42.3mSherwood Forest: £59.9mYeovil: £42.4mSherwood Forest: £60.2mYeovil: £40.1mSherwood Forest: £56.8m

    £59.9m£60.2m£56.8mSherwood Forest is higher£42.3m£42.4m£40.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £17.7m, Yeovil £12.5mYeovil: £12.5mSherwood Forest: £17.7mYeovil: £12.6mSherwood Forest: £17.7mYeovil: £11.9mSherwood Forest: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSherwood Forest is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sherwood Forest £9.5m, Yeovil £6.4mYeovil: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £9.5mYeovil: £6.4mSherwood Forest: £9.6mYeovil: £6.0mSherwood Forest: £9.1m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.1mSherwood Forest is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sherwood Forest £94.1m, Yeovil £92.6mYeovil: £92.6mSherwood Forest: £94.1mYeovil: £93.0mSherwood Forest: £94.5mYeovil: £87.8mSherwood Forest: £89.3m

    £94.1m£94.5m£89.3mSherwood Forest is higherDepends on how you count£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sherwood Forest £14.1m, Yeovil £19.0mYeovil: £19.0mSherwood Forest: £14.1mYeovil: £19.1mSherwood Forest: £14.1mYeovil: £18.0mSherwood Forest: £13.3m

    £14.1m£14.1m£13.3mYeovil is higher£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sherwood Forest £22.4m, Yeovil £17.3mYeovil: £17.3mSherwood Forest: £22.4mYeovil: £17.4mSherwood Forest: £22.5mYeovil: £16.4mSherwood Forest: £21.2m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.2mSherwood Forest is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sherwood Forest £0.44m, Yeovil £0.31mYeovil: £0.31mSherwood Forest: £0.44mYeovil: £0.31mSherwood Forest: £0.45mYeovil: £0.30mSherwood Forest: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.45m£0.42mSherwood Forest is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sherwood Forest £0.56m, Yeovil £0.31mYeovil: £0.31mSherwood Forest: £0.56mYeovil: £0.31mSherwood Forest: £0.56mYeovil: £0.29mSherwood Forest: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSherwood Forest is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sherwood Forest £0.45m, Yeovil £0.63mYeovil: £0.63mSherwood Forest: £0.45mYeovil: £0.63mSherwood Forest: £0.45mYeovil: £0.60mSherwood Forest: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mYeovil is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sherwood Forest 22,003, Yeovil 25,194Yeovil: 25,194Sherwood Forest: 22,003

    22,003Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count25,194

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sherwood Forest 1,797, Yeovil 1,969Yeovil: 1,969Sherwood Forest: 1,797

    1,797Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count1,969

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 3,551, Yeovil 3,338Yeovil: 3,338Sherwood Forest: 3,551

    3,551Sherwood Forest is higher3,338

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 8,546, Yeovil 6,275Yeovil: 6,275Sherwood Forest: 8,546

    8,546Sherwood Forest is higher6,275

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sherwood Forest 11,941, Yeovil 10,796Yeovil: 10,796Sherwood Forest: 11,941

    11,941Sherwood Forest is higher10,796

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sherwood Forest 2,044, Yeovil 1,340Yeovil: 1,340Sherwood Forest: 2,044

    2,044Sherwood Forest is higher1,340

Show the numbers
Sherwood Forest and Yeovil, total
MeasureSherwood ForestYeovilHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£490.7m£492.8m£465.4m£501.6m£503.8m£475.8mYeovil
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m£310.4m£311.7m£294.4mYeovil
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£127.1m£127.6m£120.5m£116.9m£117.4m£110.8mSherwood Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£247.4m£248.5m£234.7m£286.6m£287.8m£271.9mYeovil
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m£7.7m£7.8m£7.4mYeovil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mSherwood Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mYeovil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.9m£60.2m£56.8m£42.3m£42.4m£40.1mSherwood Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mSherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m£6.4m£6.4m£6.0mSherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.1m£94.5m£89.3m£92.6m£93.0m£87.8mSherwood Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mYeovil
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mSherwood Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mSherwood Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mSherwood Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mYeovil
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,00325,194Yeovil
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7971,969Yeovil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5513,338Sherwood Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5466,275Sherwood Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,94110,796Sherwood Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0441,340Sherwood Forest

Sources

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

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  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.
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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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