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South Cotswolds and Winchester

96,434 and 109,065 residents (mid-2024).

South Cotswolds is higher than Winchester on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

South Cotswolds is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Winchester 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

South Cotswolds Winchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Cotswolds £4,100, Winchester £3,753Winchester: £3,753South Cotswolds: £4,100Winchester: £3,769South Cotswolds: £4,117Winchester: £3,560South Cotswolds: £3,889

    £4,100£4,117£3,889South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£3,753£3,769£3,560

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Cotswolds £12,380, Winchester £12,398Winchester: £12,398South Cotswolds: £12,380Winchester: £12,451South Cotswolds: £12,433Winchester: £11,760South Cotswolds: £11,743

    £12,380£12,433£11,743Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£12,398£12,451£11,760

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Cotswolds £1,158, Winchester £1,163Winchester: £1,163South Cotswolds: £1,158Winchester: £1,168South Cotswolds: £1,163Winchester: £1,103South Cotswolds: £1,099

    £1,158£1,163£1,099Winchester is higher£1,163£1,168£1,103

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Cotswolds £11,574, Winchester £11,614Winchester: £11,614South Cotswolds: £11,574Winchester: £11,664South Cotswolds: £11,624Winchester: £11,017South Cotswolds: £10,979

    £11,574£11,624£10,979Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£11,614£11,664£11,017

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Cotswolds £226, Winchester £249Winchester: £249South Cotswolds: £226Winchester: £250South Cotswolds: £227Winchester: £236South Cotswolds: £214

    £226£227£214Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£249£250£236

  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: South Cotswolds £565, Winchester £520Winchester: £520South Cotswolds: £565Winchester: £522South Cotswolds: £567Winchester: £493South Cotswolds: £536

    £565£567£536South Cotswolds is higher£520£522£493

  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: South Cotswolds £15, Winchester £15Winchester: £15South Cotswolds: £15Winchester: £15South Cotswolds: £15Winchester: £14South Cotswolds: £14

    £15£15£14Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£15£15£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Cotswolds £229, Winchester £245Winchester: £245South Cotswolds: £229Winchester: £246South Cotswolds: £230Winchester: £232South Cotswolds: £217

    £229£230£217Winchester is higher£245£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Cotswolds £96, Winchester £82Winchester: £82South Cotswolds: £96Winchester: £83South Cotswolds: £97Winchester: £78South Cotswolds: £91

    £96£97£91South Cotswolds is higher£82£83£78

  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: South Cotswolds £61, Winchester £59Winchester: £59South Cotswolds: £61Winchester: £60South Cotswolds: £61Winchester: £56South Cotswolds: £58

    £61£61£58South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£59£60£56

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Cotswolds £956, Winchester £945Winchester: £945South Cotswolds: £956Winchester: £949South Cotswolds: £960Winchester: £896South Cotswolds: £907

    £956£960£907South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£945£949£896

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Cotswolds £117, Winchester £156Winchester: £156South Cotswolds: £117Winchester: £157South Cotswolds: £117Winchester: £148South Cotswolds: £111

    £117£117£111Winchester is higher£156£157£148

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Cotswolds £133, Winchester £149Winchester: £149South Cotswolds: £133Winchester: £150South Cotswolds: £133Winchester: £142South Cotswolds: £126

    £133£133£126Winchester is higher£149£150£142

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Cotswolds £6.76, Winchester £5.52Winchester: £5.52South Cotswolds: £6.76Winchester: £5.55South Cotswolds: £6.79Winchester: £5.24South Cotswolds: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41South Cotswolds is higher£5.52£5.55£5.24

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Cotswolds £2.16, Winchester £3.19Winchester: £3.19South Cotswolds: £2.16Winchester: £3.21South Cotswolds: £2.17Winchester: £3.03South Cotswolds: £2.05

    £2.16£2.17£2.05Winchester is higher£3.19£3.21£3.03

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Cotswolds £6.94, Winchester £5.70Winchester: £5.70South Cotswolds: £6.94Winchester: £5.73South Cotswolds: £6.97Winchester: £5.41South Cotswolds: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58South Cotswolds is higher£5.70£5.73£5.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Cotswolds 1,013.7, Winchester 1,004.0Winchester: 1,004.0South Cotswolds: 1,013.7

    1,013.7South Cotswolds is higher1,004.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Cotswolds 58.7, Winchester 58.8Winchester: 58.8South Cotswolds: 58.7

    58.7Winchester is higherDepends on how you count58.8

  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: South Cotswolds 121.7, Winchester 110.2Winchester: 110.2South Cotswolds: 121.7

    121.7South Cotswolds is higher110.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Cotswolds 35.2, Winchester 36.3Winchester: 36.3South Cotswolds: 35.2

    35.2Winchester is higher36.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: South Cotswolds 105.2, Winchester 102.9Winchester: 102.9South Cotswolds: 105.2

    105.2South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count102.9

  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: South Cotswolds 13.6, Winchester 13.3Winchester: 13.3South Cotswolds: 13.6

    13.6South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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South Cotswolds and Winchester, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth CotswoldsWinchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,100£4,117£3,889£3,753£3,769£3,560South Cotswolds
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,380£12,433£11,743£12,398£12,451£11,760Winchester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,158£1,163£1,099£1,163£1,168£1,103Winchester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,574£11,624£10,979£11,614£11,664£11,017Winchester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£226£227£214£249£250£236Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£565£567£536£520£522£493South Cotswolds
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£15£14£15£15£14Winchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£229£230£217£245£246£232Winchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£82£83£78South Cotswolds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£61£61£58£59£60£56South Cotswolds
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£956£960£907£945£949£896South Cotswolds
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£156£157£148Winchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£133£126£149£150£142Winchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£5.52£5.55£5.24South Cotswolds
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.16£2.17£2.05£3.19£3.21£3.03Winchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.70£5.73£5.41South Cotswolds
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.71,004.0South Cotswolds
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.758.8Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.7110.2South Cotswolds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.236.3Winchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026105.2102.9South Cotswolds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.613.3South Cotswolds

Per resident

South Cotswolds is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Winchester 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

South Cotswolds Winchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Cotswolds £4,100, Winchester £3,753Winchester: £3,753South Cotswolds: £4,100Winchester: £3,769South Cotswolds: £4,117Winchester: £3,560South Cotswolds: £3,889

    £4,100£4,117£3,889South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£3,753£3,769£3,560

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Cotswolds £2,982, Winchester £2,558Winchester: £2,558South Cotswolds: £2,982Winchester: £2,568South Cotswolds: £2,995Winchester: £2,426South Cotswolds: £2,829

    £2,982£2,995£2,829South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£2,558£2,568£2,426

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Cotswolds £669, Winchester £706Winchester: £706South Cotswolds: £669Winchester: £709South Cotswolds: £672Winchester: £670South Cotswolds: £634

    £669£672£634Winchester is higher£706£709£670

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Cotswolds £2,788, Winchester £2,396Winchester: £2,396South Cotswolds: £2,788Winchester: £2,406South Cotswolds: £2,800Winchester: £2,273South Cotswolds: £2,645

    £2,788£2,800£2,645South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£2,396£2,406£2,273

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Cotswolds £54, Winchester £51Winchester: £51South Cotswolds: £54Winchester: £52South Cotswolds: £55Winchester: £49South Cotswolds: £52

    £54£55£52South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£51£52£49

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Cotswolds £136, Winchester £107Winchester: £107South Cotswolds: £136Winchester: £108South Cotswolds: £137Winchester: £102South Cotswolds: £129

    £136£137£129South Cotswolds is higher£107£108£102

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: South Cotswolds £3.62, Winchester £3.14Winchester: £3.14South Cotswolds: £3.62Winchester: £3.16South Cotswolds: £3.63Winchester: £2.98South Cotswolds: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Cotswolds £229, Winchester £245Winchester: £245South Cotswolds: £229Winchester: £246South Cotswolds: £230Winchester: £232South Cotswolds: £217

    £229£230£217Winchester is higher£245£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Cotswolds £96, Winchester £82Winchester: £82South Cotswolds: £96Winchester: £83South Cotswolds: £97Winchester: £78South Cotswolds: £91

    £96£97£91South Cotswolds is higher£82£83£78

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Cotswolds £35, Winchester £36Winchester: £36South Cotswolds: £35Winchester: £36South Cotswolds: £35Winchester: £34South Cotswolds: £33

    £35£35£33Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Cotswolds £552, Winchester £574Winchester: £574South Cotswolds: £552Winchester: £577South Cotswolds: £554Winchester: £545South Cotswolds: £523

    £552£554£523Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£574£577£545

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Cotswolds £117, Winchester £156Winchester: £156South Cotswolds: £117Winchester: £157South Cotswolds: £117Winchester: £148South Cotswolds: £111

    £117£117£111Winchester is higher£156£157£148

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Cotswolds £77, Winchester £91Winchester: £91South Cotswolds: £77Winchester: £91South Cotswolds: £77Winchester: £86South Cotswolds: £73

    £77£77£73Winchester is higher£91£91£86

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Cotswolds £3.90, Winchester £3.35Winchester: £3.35South Cotswolds: £3.90Winchester: £3.37South Cotswolds: £3.92Winchester: £3.18South Cotswolds: £3.70

    £3.90£3.92£3.70South Cotswolds is higher£3.35£3.37£3.18

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Cotswolds £1.25, Winchester £1.94Winchester: £1.94South Cotswolds: £1.25Winchester: £1.95South Cotswolds: £1.26Winchester: £1.84South Cotswolds: £1.19

    £1.25£1.26£1.19Winchester is higher£1.94£1.95£1.84

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Cotswolds £6.94, Winchester £5.70Winchester: £5.70South Cotswolds: £6.94Winchester: £5.73South Cotswolds: £6.97Winchester: £5.41South Cotswolds: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58South Cotswolds is higher£5.70£5.73£5.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Cotswolds 244.2, Winchester 207.1Winchester: 207.1South Cotswolds: 244.2

    244.2South Cotswolds is higher207.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Cotswolds 14.1, Winchester 12.1Winchester: 12.1South Cotswolds: 14.1

    14.1South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count12.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Cotswolds 29.3, Winchester 22.7Winchester: 22.7South Cotswolds: 29.3

    29.3South Cotswolds is higher22.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Cotswolds 35.2, Winchester 36.3Winchester: 36.3South Cotswolds: 35.2

    35.2Winchester is higher36.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Cotswolds 60.8, Winchester 62.5Winchester: 62.5South Cotswolds: 60.8

    60.8Winchester is higherDepends on how you count62.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Cotswolds 7.8, Winchester 8.1Winchester: 8.1South Cotswolds: 7.8

    7.8Winchester is higherDepends on how you count8.1

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South Cotswolds and Winchester, per resident
MeasureSouth CotswoldsWinchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,100£4,117£3,889£3,753£3,769£3,560South Cotswolds
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,982£2,995£2,829£2,558£2,568£2,426South Cotswolds
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£669£672£634£706£709£670Winchester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,788£2,800£2,645£2,396£2,406£2,273South Cotswolds
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£54£55£52£51£52£49South Cotswolds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£107£108£102South Cotswolds
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£3.14£3.16£2.98South Cotswolds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£229£230£217£245£246£232Winchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91£82£83£78South Cotswolds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£35£35£33£36£36£34Winchester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£552£554£523£574£577£545Winchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£156£157£148Winchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£91£91£86Winchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.90£3.92£3.70£3.35£3.37£3.18South Cotswolds
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.25£1.26£1.19£1.94£1.95£1.84Winchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£5.70£5.73£5.41South Cotswolds
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026244.2207.1South Cotswolds
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.112.1South Cotswolds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.322.7South Cotswolds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.236.3Winchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202660.862.5Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.88.1Winchester

Total

South Cotswolds is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Winchester on 12. 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

South Cotswolds Winchester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Cotswolds £395.4m, Winchester £409.3mWinchester: £409.3mSouth Cotswolds: £395.4mWinchester: £411.1mSouth Cotswolds: £397.0mWinchester: £388.2mSouth Cotswolds: £375.0m

    £395.4m£397.0m£375.0mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£409.3m£411.1m£388.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Cotswolds £287.6m, Winchester £278.9mWinchester: £278.9mSouth Cotswolds: £287.6mWinchester: £280.1mSouth Cotswolds: £288.8mWinchester: £264.6mSouth Cotswolds: £272.8m

    £287.6m£288.8m£272.8mSouth Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£278.9m£280.1m£264.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Cotswolds £64.5m, Winchester £77.0mWinchester: £77.0mSouth Cotswolds: £64.5mWinchester: £77.4mSouth Cotswolds: £64.8mWinchester: £73.1mSouth Cotswolds: £61.2m

    £64.5m£64.8m£61.2mWinchester is higher£77.0m£77.4m£73.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Cotswolds £268.9m, Winchester £261.3mWinchester: £261.3mSouth Cotswolds: £268.9mWinchester: £262.4mSouth Cotswolds: £270.0mWinchester: £247.9mSouth Cotswolds: £255.0m

    £268.9m£270.0m£255.0mSouth Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£261.3m£262.4m£247.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Cotswolds £5.2m, Winchester £5.6mWinchester: £5.6mSouth Cotswolds: £5.2mWinchester: £5.6mSouth Cotswolds: £5.3mWinchester: £5.3mSouth Cotswolds: £5.0m

    £5.2m£5.3m£5.0mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Cotswolds £13.1m, Winchester £11.7mWinchester: £11.7mSouth Cotswolds: £13.1mWinchester: £11.7mSouth Cotswolds: £13.2mWinchester: £11.1mSouth Cotswolds: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.4mSouth Cotswolds is higher£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: South Cotswolds £0.35m, Winchester £0.34mWinchester: £0.34mSouth Cotswolds: £0.35mWinchester: £0.34mSouth Cotswolds: £0.35mWinchester: £0.32mSouth Cotswolds: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mSouth Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Cotswolds £22.0m, Winchester £26.7mWinchester: £26.7mSouth Cotswolds: £22.0mWinchester: £26.8mSouth Cotswolds: £22.1mWinchester: £25.3mSouth Cotswolds: £20.9m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.9mWinchester is higher£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Cotswolds £9.3m, Winchester £9.0mWinchester: £9.0mSouth Cotswolds: £9.3mWinchester: £9.0mSouth Cotswolds: £9.3mWinchester: £8.5mSouth Cotswolds: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mSouth Cotswolds is higher£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Cotswolds £3.4m, Winchester £3.9mWinchester: £3.9mSouth Cotswolds: £3.4mWinchester: £4.0mSouth Cotswolds: £3.4mWinchester: £3.7mSouth Cotswolds: £3.2m

    £3.4m£3.4m£3.2mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£3.9m£4.0m£3.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Cotswolds £53.2m, Winchester £62.6mWinchester: £62.6mSouth Cotswolds: £53.2mWinchester: £62.9mSouth Cotswolds: £53.4mWinchester: £59.4mSouth Cotswolds: £50.5m

    £53.2m£53.4m£50.5mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£62.6m£62.9m£59.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Cotswolds £11.3m, Winchester £17.0mWinchester: £17.0mSouth Cotswolds: £11.3mWinchester: £17.1mSouth Cotswolds: £11.3mWinchester: £16.2mSouth Cotswolds: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.3m£10.7mWinchester is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Cotswolds £7.4m, Winchester £9.9mWinchester: £9.9mSouth Cotswolds: £7.4mWinchester: £9.9mSouth Cotswolds: £7.4mWinchester: £9.4mSouth Cotswolds: £7.0m

    £7.4m£7.4m£7.0mWinchester is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Cotswolds £0.38m, Winchester £0.37mWinchester: £0.37mSouth Cotswolds: £0.38mWinchester: £0.37mSouth Cotswolds: £0.38mWinchester: £0.35mSouth Cotswolds: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mSouth Cotswolds is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: South Cotswolds £0.12m, Winchester £0.21mWinchester: £0.21mSouth Cotswolds: £0.12mWinchester: £0.21mSouth Cotswolds: £0.12mWinchester: £0.20mSouth Cotswolds: £0.11m

    £0.12m£0.12m£0.11mWinchester is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Cotswolds £0.67m, Winchester £0.62mWinchester: £0.62mSouth Cotswolds: £0.67mWinchester: £0.62mSouth Cotswolds: £0.67mWinchester: £0.59mSouth Cotswolds: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mSouth Cotswolds is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Cotswolds 23,548, Winchester 22,590Winchester: 22,590South Cotswolds: 23,548

    23,548South Cotswolds is higher22,590

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Cotswolds 1,364, Winchester 1,323Winchester: 1,323South Cotswolds: 1,364

    1,364South Cotswolds is higherDepends on how you count1,323

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Cotswolds 2,828, Winchester 2,479Winchester: 2,479South Cotswolds: 2,828

    2,828South Cotswolds is higher2,479

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Cotswolds 3,395, Winchester 3,954Winchester: 3,954South Cotswolds: 3,395

    3,395Winchester is higher3,954

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Cotswolds 5,860, Winchester 6,817Winchester: 6,817South Cotswolds: 5,860

    5,860Winchester is higherDepends on how you count6,817

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Cotswolds 756, Winchester 883Winchester: 883South Cotswolds: 756

    756Winchester is higherDepends on how you count883

Show the numbers
South Cotswolds and Winchester, total
MeasureSouth CotswoldsWinchesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£395.4m£397.0m£375.0m£409.3m£411.1m£388.2mWinchester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£287.6m£288.8m£272.8m£278.9m£280.1m£264.6mSouth Cotswolds
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£64.5m£64.8m£61.2m£77.0m£77.4m£73.1mWinchester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£268.9m£270.0m£255.0m£261.3m£262.4m£247.9mSouth Cotswolds
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mWinchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m£11.7m£11.7m£11.1mSouth Cotswolds
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mSouth Cotswolds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m£26.7m£26.8m£25.3mWinchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mSouth Cotswolds
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.4m£3.4m£3.2m£3.9m£4.0m£3.7mWinchester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£53.2m£53.4m£50.5m£62.6m£62.9m£59.4mWinchester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m£17.0m£17.1m£16.2mWinchester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m£9.9m£9.9m£9.4mWinchester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mSouth Cotswolds
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mWinchester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mSouth Cotswolds
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,54822,590South Cotswolds
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3641,323South Cotswolds
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8282,479South Cotswolds
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,3953,954Winchester
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,8606,817Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026756883Winchester

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.
  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.
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