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Shipley and Taunton and Wellington

98,904 and 112,724 residents (mid-2024).

Shipley is higher than Taunton and Wellington on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Shipley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Taunton and Wellington 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

Shipley Taunton and Wellington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shipley £4,379, Taunton and Wellington £4,374Taunton and Wellington: £4,374Shipley: £4,379Taunton and Wellington: £4,392Shipley: £4,397Taunton and Wellington: £4,149Shipley: £4,153

    £4,379£4,397£4,153Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£4,374£4,392£4,149

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Shipley £12,396, Taunton and Wellington £12,426Taunton and Wellington: £12,426Shipley: £12,396Taunton and Wellington: £12,479Shipley: £12,449Taunton and Wellington: £11,786Shipley: £11,758

    £12,396£12,449£11,758Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£12,426£12,479£11,786

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Shipley £1,686, Taunton and Wellington £1,704Taunton and Wellington: £1,704Shipley: £1,686Taunton and Wellington: £1,711Shipley: £1,693Taunton and Wellington: £1,616Shipley: £1,599

    £1,686£1,693£1,599Taunton and Wellington is higher£1,704£1,711£1,616

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Shipley £11,428, Taunton and Wellington £11,376Taunton and Wellington: £11,376Shipley: £11,428Taunton and Wellington: £11,425Shipley: £11,477Taunton and Wellington: £10,791Shipley: £10,840

    £11,428£11,477£10,840Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£11,376£11,425£10,791

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Shipley £312, Taunton and Wellington £337Taunton and Wellington: £337Shipley: £312Taunton and Wellington: £338Shipley: £314Taunton and Wellington: £319Shipley: £296

    £312£314£296Taunton and Wellington is higher£337£338£319

  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: Shipley £634, Taunton and Wellington £692Taunton and Wellington: £692Shipley: £634Taunton and Wellington: £695Shipley: £637Taunton and Wellington: £656Shipley: £602

    £634£637£602Taunton and Wellington is higher£692£695£656

  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: Shipley £21, Taunton and Wellington £21Taunton and Wellington: £21Shipley: £21Taunton and Wellington: £21Shipley: £21Taunton and Wellington: £20Shipley: £20

    £21£21£20Shipley 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: Shipley £396, Taunton and Wellington £388Taunton and Wellington: £388Shipley: £396Taunton and Wellington: £389Shipley: £397Taunton and Wellington: £368Shipley: £375

    £396£397£375Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£388£389£368

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shipley £111, Taunton and Wellington £108Taunton and Wellington: £108Shipley: £111Taunton and Wellington: £109Shipley: £111Taunton and Wellington: £103Shipley: £105

    £111£111£105Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103

  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: Shipley £100, Taunton and Wellington £81Taunton and Wellington: £81Shipley: £100Taunton and Wellington: £81Shipley: £100Taunton and Wellington: £76Shipley: £95

    £100£100£95Shipley is higher£81£81£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Shipley £1,283, Taunton and Wellington £1,353Taunton and Wellington: £1,353Shipley: £1,283Taunton and Wellington: £1,358Shipley: £1,288Taunton and Wellington: £1,283Shipley: £1,217

    £1,283£1,288£1,217Taunton and Wellington is higher£1,353£1,358£1,283

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shipley £153, Taunton and Wellington £184Taunton and Wellington: £184Shipley: £153Taunton and Wellington: £185Shipley: £154Taunton and Wellington: £174Shipley: £145

    £153£154£145Taunton and Wellington is higher£184£185£174

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shipley £289, Taunton and Wellington £263Taunton and Wellington: £263Shipley: £289Taunton and Wellington: £264Shipley: £290Taunton and Wellington: £249Shipley: £274

    £289£290£274Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£263£264£249

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Shipley £9.07, Taunton and Wellington £4.12Taunton and Wellington: £4.12Shipley: £9.07Taunton and Wellington: £4.14Shipley: £9.11Taunton and Wellington: £3.91Shipley: £8.60

    £9.07£9.11£8.60Shipley is higher£4.12£4.14£3.91

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Shipley £5.00, Taunton and Wellington £3.92Taunton and Wellington: £3.92Shipley: £5.00Taunton and Wellington: £3.94Shipley: £5.02Taunton and Wellington: £3.72Shipley: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Shipley is higher£3.92£3.94£3.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shipley £7.27, Taunton and Wellington £7.38Taunton and Wellington: £7.38Shipley: £7.27Taunton and Wellington: £7.41Shipley: £7.31Taunton and Wellington: £7.00Shipley: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Taunton and Wellington is higher£7.38£7.41£7.00

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shipley 1,003.6, Taunton and Wellington 1,005.8Taunton and Wellington: 1,005.8Shipley: 1,003.6

    1,003.6Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count1,005.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Shipley 82.7, Taunton and Wellington 83.7Taunton and Wellington: 83.7Shipley: 82.7

    82.7Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count83.7

  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: Shipley 135.9, Taunton and Wellington 145.8Taunton and Wellington: 145.8Shipley: 135.9

    135.9Taunton and Wellington is higher145.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 61.8, Taunton and Wellington 56.9Taunton and Wellington: 56.9Shipley: 61.8

    61.8Shipley is higherDepends on how you count56.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Shipley 160.6, Taunton and Wellington 157.7Taunton and Wellington: 157.7Shipley: 160.6

    160.6Shipley is higherDepends on how you count157.7

  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: Shipley 23.3, Taunton and Wellington 17.6Taunton and Wellington: 17.6Shipley: 23.3

    23.3Shipley is higher17.6

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Shipley and Taunton and Wellington, per person in the age group
MeasureShipleyTaunton and WellingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,379£4,397£4,153£4,374£4,392£4,149Shipley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,396£12,449£11,758£12,426£12,479£11,786Taunton and Wellington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,686£1,693£1,599£1,704£1,711£1,616Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,428£11,477£10,840£11,376£11,425£10,791Shipley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£312£314£296£337£338£319Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£634£637£602£692£695£656Taunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£21£21£20Shipley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£388£389£368Shipley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£108£109£103Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£100£100£95£81£81£76Shipley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,283£1,288£1,217£1,353£1,358£1,283Taunton and Wellington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£184£185£174Taunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£289£290£274£263£264£249Shipley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.07£9.11£8.60£4.12£4.14£3.91Shipley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£3.92£3.94£3.72Shipley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£7.38£7.41£7.00Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.61,005.8Taunton and Wellington
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202682.783.7Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.9145.8Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.856.9Shipley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026160.6157.7Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.317.6Shipley

Per resident

Shipley is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Taunton and Wellington 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

Shipley Taunton and Wellington

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Shipley £4,379, Taunton and Wellington £4,374Taunton and Wellington: £4,374Shipley: £4,379Taunton and Wellington: £4,392Shipley: £4,397Taunton and Wellington: £4,149Shipley: £4,153

    £4,379£4,397£4,153Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£4,374£4,392£4,149

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Shipley £2,714, Taunton and Wellington £2,674Taunton and Wellington: £2,674Shipley: £2,714Taunton and Wellington: £2,686Shipley: £2,726Taunton and Wellington: £2,537Shipley: £2,575

    £2,714£2,726£2,575Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£2,674£2,686£2,537

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Shipley £997, Taunton and Wellington £1,012Taunton and Wellington: £1,012Shipley: £997Taunton and Wellington: £1,017Shipley: £1,002Taunton and Wellington: £960Shipley: £946

    £997£1,002£946Taunton and Wellington is higher£1,012£1,017£960

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Shipley £2,503, Taunton and Wellington £2,448Taunton and Wellington: £2,448Shipley: £2,503Taunton and Wellington: £2,459Shipley: £2,513Taunton and Wellington: £2,322Shipley: £2,374

    £2,503£2,513£2,374Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£2,448£2,459£2,322

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Shipley £68, Taunton and Wellington £72Taunton and Wellington: £72Shipley: £68Taunton and Wellington: £73Shipley: £69Taunton and Wellington: £69Shipley: £65

    £68£69£65Taunton and Wellington is higher£72£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Shipley £139, Taunton and Wellington £149Taunton and Wellington: £149Shipley: £139Taunton and Wellington: £150Shipley: £139Taunton and Wellington: £141Shipley: £132

    £139£139£132Taunton and Wellington is higher£149£150£141

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Shipley £4.58, Taunton and Wellington £4.49Taunton and Wellington: £4.49Shipley: £4.58Taunton and Wellington: £4.51Shipley: £4.59Taunton and Wellington: £4.26Shipley: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£4.49£4.51£4.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Shipley £396, Taunton and Wellington £388Taunton and Wellington: £388Shipley: £396Taunton and Wellington: £389Shipley: £397Taunton and Wellington: £368Shipley: £375

    £396£397£375Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£388£389£368

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Shipley £111, Taunton and Wellington £108Taunton and Wellington: £108Shipley: £111Taunton and Wellington: £109Shipley: £111Taunton and Wellington: £103Shipley: £105

    £111£111£105Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Shipley £59, Taunton and Wellington £48Taunton and Wellington: £48Shipley: £59Taunton and Wellington: £48Shipley: £59Taunton and Wellington: £45Shipley: £56

    £59£59£56Shipley is higher£48£48£45

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Shipley £759, Taunton and Wellington £804Taunton and Wellington: £804Shipley: £759Taunton and Wellington: £807Shipley: £762Taunton and Wellington: £762Shipley: £720

    £759£762£720Taunton and Wellington is higher£804£807£762

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Shipley £153, Taunton and Wellington £184Taunton and Wellington: £184Shipley: £153Taunton and Wellington: £185Shipley: £154Taunton and Wellington: £174Shipley: £145

    £153£154£145Taunton and Wellington is higher£184£185£174

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Shipley £171, Taunton and Wellington £156Taunton and Wellington: £156Shipley: £171Taunton and Wellington: £157Shipley: £172Taunton and Wellington: £148Shipley: £162

    £171£172£162Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£156£157£148

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Shipley £5.37, Taunton and Wellington £2.45Taunton and Wellington: £2.45Shipley: £5.37Taunton and Wellington: £2.46Shipley: £5.39Taunton and Wellington: £2.32Shipley: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Shipley is higher£2.45£2.46£2.32

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Shipley £2.95, Taunton and Wellington £2.33Taunton and Wellington: £2.33Shipley: £2.95Taunton and Wellington: £2.34Shipley: £2.96Taunton and Wellington: £2.21Shipley: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80Shipley is higher£2.33£2.34£2.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Shipley £7.27, Taunton and Wellington £7.38Taunton and Wellington: £7.38Shipley: £7.27Taunton and Wellington: £7.41Shipley: £7.31Taunton and Wellington: £7.00Shipley: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Taunton and Wellington is higher£7.38£7.41£7.00

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 219.8, Taunton and Wellington 216.5Taunton and Wellington: 216.5Shipley: 219.8

    219.8Shipley is higherDepends on how you count216.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 18.1, Taunton and Wellington 18.0Taunton and Wellington: 18.0Shipley: 18.1

    18.1Shipley is higherDepends on how you count18.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 29.8, Taunton and Wellington 31.4Taunton and Wellington: 31.4Shipley: 29.8

    29.8Taunton and Wellington is higher31.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 61.8, Taunton and Wellington 56.9Taunton and Wellington: 56.9Shipley: 61.8

    61.8Shipley is higherDepends on how you count56.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 95.0, Taunton and Wellington 93.7Taunton and Wellington: 93.7Shipley: 95.0

    95.0Shipley is higherDepends on how you count93.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Shipley 13.8, Taunton and Wellington 10.5Taunton and Wellington: 10.5Shipley: 13.8

    13.8Shipley is higher10.5

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Shipley and Taunton and Wellington, per resident
MeasureShipleyTaunton and WellingtonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,379£4,397£4,153£4,374£4,392£4,149Shipley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,714£2,726£2,575£2,674£2,686£2,537Shipley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£997£1,002£946£1,012£1,017£960Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,503£2,513£2,374£2,448£2,459£2,322Shipley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£68£69£65£72£73£69Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£149£150£141Taunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£4.49£4.51£4.26Shipley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£388£389£368Shipley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£108£109£103Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£59£56£48£48£45Shipley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£759£762£720£804£807£762Taunton and Wellington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£184£185£174Taunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£171£172£162£156£157£148Shipley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£2.45£2.46£2.32Shipley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£2.33£2.34£2.21Shipley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£7.38£7.41£7.00Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026219.8216.5Shipley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.118.0Shipley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.831.4Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.856.9Shipley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202695.093.7Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.810.5Shipley

Total

Shipley is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Taunton and Wellington on 18. 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

Shipley Taunton and Wellington

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Shipley £433.1m, Taunton and Wellington £493.0mTaunton and Wellington: £493.0mShipley: £433.1mTaunton and Wellington: £495.1mShipley: £434.9mTaunton and Wellington: £467.6mShipley: £410.8m

    £433.1m£434.9m£410.8mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£493.0m£495.1m£467.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Shipley £268.5m, Taunton and Wellington £301.4mTaunton and Wellington: £301.4mShipley: £268.5mTaunton and Wellington: £302.7mShipley: £269.6mTaunton and Wellington: £285.9mShipley: £254.7m

    £268.5m£269.6m£254.7mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£301.4m£302.7m£285.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Shipley £98.6m, Taunton and Wellington £114.1mTaunton and Wellington: £114.1mShipley: £98.6mTaunton and Wellington: £114.6mShipley: £99.1mTaunton and Wellington: £108.2mShipley: £93.6m

    £98.6m£99.1m£93.6mTaunton and Wellington is higher£114.1m£114.6m£108.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Shipley £247.5m, Taunton and Wellington £276.0mTaunton and Wellington: £276.0mShipley: £247.5mTaunton and Wellington: £277.2mShipley: £248.6mTaunton and Wellington: £261.8mShipley: £234.8m

    £247.5m£248.6m£234.8mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£276.0m£277.2m£261.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Shipley £6.8m, Taunton and Wellington £8.2mTaunton and Wellington: £8.2mShipley: £6.8mTaunton and Wellington: £8.2mShipley: £6.8mTaunton and Wellington: £7.7mShipley: £6.4m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.4mTaunton and Wellington is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shipley £13.7m, Taunton and Wellington £16.8mTaunton and Wellington: £16.8mShipley: £13.7mTaunton and Wellington: £16.9mShipley: £13.8mTaunton and Wellington: £15.9mShipley: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.8m£13.0mTaunton and Wellington is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Shipley £0.45m, Taunton and Wellington £0.51mTaunton and Wellington: £0.51mShipley: £0.45mTaunton and Wellington: £0.51mShipley: £0.45mTaunton and Wellington: £0.48mShipley: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shipley £39.1m, Taunton and Wellington £43.7mTaunton and Wellington: £43.7mShipley: £39.1mTaunton and Wellington: £43.9mShipley: £39.3mTaunton and Wellington: £41.4mShipley: £37.1m

    £39.1m£39.3m£37.1mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£43.7m£43.9m£41.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Shipley £11.0m, Taunton and Wellington £12.2mTaunton and Wellington: £12.2mShipley: £11.0mTaunton and Wellington: £12.3mShipley: £11.0mTaunton and Wellington: £11.6mShipley: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mTaunton and Wellington 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: Shipley £5.8m, Taunton and Wellington £5.4mTaunton and Wellington: £5.4mShipley: £5.8mTaunton and Wellington: £5.4mShipley: £5.9mTaunton and Wellington: £5.1mShipley: £5.5m

    £5.8m£5.9m£5.5mShipley is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Shipley £75.1m, Taunton and Wellington £90.6mTaunton and Wellington: £90.6mShipley: £75.1mTaunton and Wellington: £91.0mShipley: £75.4mTaunton and Wellington: £85.9mShipley: £71.2m

    £75.1m£75.4m£71.2mTaunton and Wellington is higher£90.6m£91.0m£85.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Shipley £15.1m, Taunton and Wellington £20.7mTaunton and Wellington: £20.7mShipley: £15.1mTaunton and Wellington: £20.8mShipley: £15.2mTaunton and Wellington: £19.6mShipley: £14.4m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.4mTaunton and Wellington is higher£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Shipley £16.9m, Taunton and Wellington £17.6mTaunton and Wellington: £17.6mShipley: £16.9mTaunton and Wellington: £17.7mShipley: £17.0mTaunton and Wellington: £16.7mShipley: £16.1m

    £16.9m£17.0m£16.1mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Shipley £0.53m, Taunton and Wellington £0.28mTaunton and Wellington: £0.28mShipley: £0.53mTaunton and Wellington: £0.28mShipley: £0.53mTaunton and Wellington: £0.26mShipley: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mShipley is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Shipley £0.29m, Taunton and Wellington £0.26mTaunton and Wellington: £0.26mShipley: £0.29mTaunton and Wellington: £0.26mShipley: £0.29mTaunton and Wellington: £0.25mShipley: £0.28m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.28mShipley is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Shipley £0.72m, Taunton and Wellington £0.83mTaunton and Wellington: £0.83mShipley: £0.72mTaunton and Wellington: £0.84mShipley: £0.72mTaunton and Wellington: £0.79mShipley: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mTaunton and Wellington is higher£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Shipley 21,736, Taunton and Wellington 24,399Taunton and Wellington: 24,399Shipley: 21,736

    21,736Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count24,399

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Shipley 1,791, Taunton and Wellington 2,031Taunton and Wellington: 2,031Shipley: 1,791

    1,791Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count2,031

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Shipley 2,943, Taunton and Wellington 3,537Taunton and Wellington: 3,537Shipley: 2,943

    2,943Taunton and Wellington is higher3,537

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Shipley 6,116, Taunton and Wellington 6,417Taunton and Wellington: 6,417Shipley: 6,116

    6,116Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count6,417

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Shipley 9,399, Taunton and Wellington 10,564Taunton and Wellington: 10,564Shipley: 9,399

    9,399Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count10,564

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Shipley 1,363, Taunton and Wellington 1,180Taunton and Wellington: 1,180Shipley: 1,363

    1,363Shipley is higher1,180

Show the numbers
Shipley and Taunton and Wellington, total
MeasureShipleyTaunton and WellingtonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£433.1m£434.9m£410.8m£493.0m£495.1m£467.6mTaunton and Wellington
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£268.5m£269.6m£254.7m£301.4m£302.7m£285.9mTaunton and Wellington
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£98.6m£99.1m£93.6m£114.1m£114.6m£108.2mTaunton and Wellington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£247.5m£248.6m£234.8m£276.0m£277.2m£261.8mTaunton and Wellington
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£8.2m£8.2m£7.7mTaunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mTaunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mTaunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m£43.7m£43.9m£41.4mTaunton and Wellington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mTaunton and Wellington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.9m£5.5m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mShipley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£75.1m£75.4m£71.2m£90.6m£91.0m£85.9mTaunton and Wellington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.4m£20.7m£20.8m£19.6mTaunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m£17.6m£17.7m£16.7mTaunton and Wellington
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mShipley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mShipley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.83m£0.84m£0.79mTaunton and Wellington
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,73624,399Taunton and Wellington
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7912,031Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9433,537Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1166,417Taunton and Wellington
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,39910,564Taunton and Wellington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3631,180Shipley

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.
  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.