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St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire and Didcot and Wantage

112,677 and 115,695 residents (mid-2024).

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher than Didcot and Wantage on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Didcot and Wantage 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

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire Didcot and Wantage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £3,389, Didcot and Wantage £3,390Didcot and Wantage: £3,390St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,389Didcot and Wantage: £3,405St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,404Didcot and Wantage: £3,216St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,215

    £3,389£3,404£3,215Didcot and Wantage is higher£3,390£3,405£3,216

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £12,960, Didcot and Wantage £12,458Didcot and Wantage: £12,458St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12,960Didcot and Wantage: £12,511St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £13,015Didcot and Wantage: £11,817St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12,293

    £12,960£13,015£12,293St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,458£12,511£11,817

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £1,277, Didcot and Wantage £1,363Didcot and Wantage: £1,363St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,277Didcot and Wantage: £1,369St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,282Didcot and Wantage: £1,293St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,211

    £1,277£1,282£1,211Didcot and Wantage is higher£1,363£1,369£1,293

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £12,027, Didcot and Wantage £11,664Didcot and Wantage: £11,664St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12,027Didcot and Wantage: £11,714St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12,078Didcot and Wantage: £11,064St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11,408

    £12,027£12,078£11,408St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,664£11,714£11,064

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £279, Didcot and Wantage £235Didcot and Wantage: £235St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £279Didcot and Wantage: £236St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £280Didcot and Wantage: £223St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £264

    £279£280£264St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£235£236£223

  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: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £638, Didcot and Wantage £544Didcot and Wantage: £544St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £638Didcot and Wantage: £547St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £640Didcot and Wantage: £516St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £605

    £638£640£605St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£544£547£516

  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: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £17, Didcot and Wantage £14Didcot and Wantage: £14St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £17Didcot and Wantage: £14St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £17Didcot and Wantage: £14St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £16

    £17£17£16St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £273, Didcot and Wantage £222Didcot and Wantage: £222St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £273Didcot and Wantage: £223St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £274Didcot and Wantage: £211St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £259

    £273£274£259St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£222£223£211

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £85, Didcot and Wantage £115Didcot and Wantage: £115St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £85Didcot and Wantage: £116St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £86Didcot and Wantage: £109St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £81

    £85£86£81Didcot and Wantage is higher£115£116£109

  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: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £68, Didcot and Wantage £64Didcot and Wantage: £64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £68Didcot and Wantage: £64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £68Didcot and Wantage: £60St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £64

    £68£68£64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£64£64£60

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £1,035, Didcot and Wantage £1,147Didcot and Wantage: £1,147St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,035Didcot and Wantage: £1,152St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,040Didcot and Wantage: £1,088St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £982

    £1,035£1,040£982Didcot and Wantage is higher£1,147£1,152£1,088

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £117, Didcot and Wantage £128Didcot and Wantage: £128St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £117Didcot and Wantage: £129St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £118Didcot and Wantage: £121St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £111

    £117£118£111Didcot and Wantage is higher£128£129£121

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £163, Didcot and Wantage £144Didcot and Wantage: £144St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £163Didcot and Wantage: £145St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £164Didcot and Wantage: £137St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £155

    £163£164£155St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£144£145£137

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £7.62, Didcot and Wantage £6.34Didcot and Wantage: £6.34St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £7.62Didcot and Wantage: £6.36St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £7.65Didcot and Wantage: £6.01St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £7.23

    £7.62£7.65£7.23St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £2.91, Didcot and Wantage £2.78Didcot and Wantage: £2.78St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.91Didcot and Wantage: £2.80St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.92Didcot and Wantage: £2.64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£2.78£2.80£2.64

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £5.39, Didcot and Wantage £6.05Didcot and Wantage: £6.05St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.39Didcot and Wantage: £6.08St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.41Didcot and Wantage: £5.74St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Didcot and Wantage is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 1,033.7, Didcot and Wantage 1,010.9Didcot and Wantage: 1,010.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 1,033.7

    1,033.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count1,010.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 65.1, Didcot and Wantage 55.9Didcot and Wantage: 55.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 65.1

    65.1St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher55.9

  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: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 140.3, Didcot and Wantage 116.2Didcot and Wantage: 116.2St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 140.3

    140.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher116.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 40.8, Didcot and Wantage 35.7Didcot and Wantage: 35.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 40.8

    40.8St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher35.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 119.6, Didcot and Wantage 121.1Didcot and Wantage: 121.1St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 119.6

    119.6Didcot and Wantage is higher121.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 15.7, Didcot and Wantage 14.9Didcot and Wantage: 14.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 15.7

    15.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher14.9

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St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire and Didcot and Wantage, per person in the age group
MeasureSt Neots and Mid CambridgeshireDidcot and WantageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,389£3,404£3,215£3,390£3,405£3,216Didcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,960£13,015£12,293£12,458£12,511£11,817St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,277£1,282£1,211£1,363£1,369£1,293Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,027£12,078£11,408£11,664£11,714£11,064St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£279£280£264£235£236£223St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£638£640£605£544£547£516St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£14St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£222£223£211St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£86£81£115£116£109Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£68£68£64£64£64£60St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,035£1,040£982£1,147£1,152£1,088Didcot and Wantage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£128£129£121Didcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£163£164£155£144£145£137St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.62£7.65£7.23£6.34£6.36£6.01St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£2.78£2.80£2.64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£6.05£6.08£5.74Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,033.71,010.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202665.155.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.3116.2St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.835.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026119.6121.1Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.714.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

Per resident

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Didcot and Wantage 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

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire Didcot and Wantage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £3,389, Didcot and Wantage £3,390Didcot and Wantage: £3,390St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,389Didcot and Wantage: £3,405St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,404Didcot and Wantage: £3,216St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £3,215

    £3,389£3,404£3,215Didcot and Wantage is higher£3,390£3,405£3,216

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £2,113, Didcot and Wantage £2,072Didcot and Wantage: £2,072St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2,113Didcot and Wantage: £2,081St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2,122Didcot and Wantage: £1,965St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2,005

    £2,113£2,122£2,005St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,072£2,081£1,965

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £795, Didcot and Wantage £847Didcot and Wantage: £847St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £795Didcot and Wantage: £850St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £799Didcot and Wantage: £803St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £754

    £795£799£754Didcot and Wantage is higher£847£850£803

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £1,961, Didcot and Wantage £1,940Didcot and Wantage: £1,940St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,961Didcot and Wantage: £1,948St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,970Didcot and Wantage: £1,840St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1,860

    £1,961£1,970£1,860St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,940£1,948£1,840

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £45, Didcot and Wantage £39Didcot and Wantage: £39St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £45Didcot and Wantage: £39St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £46Didcot and Wantage: £37St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £43

    £45£46£43St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£39£39£37

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £104, Didcot and Wantage £91Didcot and Wantage: £91St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £104Didcot and Wantage: £91St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £104Didcot and Wantage: £86St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £99

    £104£104£99St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£91£91£86

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £2.72, Didcot and Wantage £2.38Didcot and Wantage: £2.38St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.72Didcot and Wantage: £2.39St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.73Didcot and Wantage: £2.26St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £2.58

    £2.72£2.73£2.58St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£2.38£2.39£2.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £273, Didcot and Wantage £222Didcot and Wantage: £222St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £273Didcot and Wantage: £223St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £274Didcot and Wantage: £211St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £259

    £273£274£259St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£222£223£211

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £85, Didcot and Wantage £115Didcot and Wantage: £115St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £85Didcot and Wantage: £116St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £86Didcot and Wantage: £109St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £81

    £85£86£81Didcot and Wantage is higher£115£116£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £42, Didcot and Wantage £40Didcot and Wantage: £40St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £42Didcot and Wantage: £40St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £42Didcot and Wantage: £38St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £40

    £42£42£40St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£40£40£38

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £645, Didcot and Wantage £712Didcot and Wantage: £712St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £645Didcot and Wantage: £715St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £648Didcot and Wantage: £675St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £612

    £645£648£612Didcot and Wantage is higher£712£715£675

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £117, Didcot and Wantage £128Didcot and Wantage: £128St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £117Didcot and Wantage: £129St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £118Didcot and Wantage: £121St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £111

    £117£118£111Didcot and Wantage is higher£128£129£121

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £102, Didcot and Wantage £89Didcot and Wantage: £89St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £102Didcot and Wantage: £90St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £102Didcot and Wantage: £85St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £97

    £102£102£97St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£89£90£85

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £4.74, Didcot and Wantage £3.93Didcot and Wantage: £3.93St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.74Didcot and Wantage: £3.95St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.76Didcot and Wantage: £3.73St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.50

    £4.74£4.76£4.50St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£3.93£3.95£3.73

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £1.81, Didcot and Wantage £1.73Didcot and Wantage: £1.73St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1.81Didcot and Wantage: £1.74St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1.82Didcot and Wantage: £1.64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £1.72

    £1.81£1.82£1.72St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£1.73£1.74£1.64

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £5.39, Didcot and Wantage £6.05Didcot and Wantage: £6.05St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.39Didcot and Wantage: £6.08St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.41Didcot and Wantage: £5.74St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.11

    £5.39£5.41£5.11Didcot and Wantage is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 168.6, Didcot and Wantage 168.1Didcot and Wantage: 168.1St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 168.6

    168.6St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count168.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 10.6, Didcot and Wantage 9.3Didcot and Wantage: 9.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 10.6

    10.6St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher9.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 22.9, Didcot and Wantage 19.3Didcot and Wantage: 19.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 22.9

    22.9St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher19.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 40.8, Didcot and Wantage 35.7Didcot and Wantage: 35.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 40.8

    40.8St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher35.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 74.5, Didcot and Wantage 75.2Didcot and Wantage: 75.2St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 74.5

    74.5Didcot and Wantage is higher75.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 9.8, Didcot and Wantage 9.3Didcot and Wantage: 9.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 9.8

    9.8St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher9.3

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St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire and Didcot and Wantage, per resident
MeasureSt Neots and Mid CambridgeshireDidcot and WantageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,389£3,404£3,215£3,390£3,405£3,216Didcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,113£2,122£2,005£2,072£2,081£1,965St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£795£799£754£847£850£803Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,961£1,970£1,860£1,940£1,948£1,840St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£45£46£43£39£39£37St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£99£91£91£86St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.72£2.73£2.58£2.38£2.39£2.26St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£273£274£259£222£223£211St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£86£81£115£116£109Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£40£40£38St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£645£648£612£712£715£675Didcot and Wantage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£128£129£121Didcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97£89£90£85St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.74£4.76£4.50£3.93£3.95£3.73St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.81£1.82£1.72£1.73£1.74£1.64St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.39£5.41£5.11£6.05£6.08£5.74Didcot and Wantage
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.6168.1St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.69.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.919.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.835.7St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.575.2Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.89.3St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

Total

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Didcot and Wantage 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

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire Didcot and Wantage

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £381.9m, Didcot and Wantage £392.2mDidcot and Wantage: £392.2mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £381.9mDidcot and Wantage: £393.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £383.5mDidcot and Wantage: £372.0mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £362.2m

    £381.9m£383.5m£362.2mDidcot and Wantage is higher£392.2m£393.9m£372.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £238.1m, Didcot and Wantage £239.7mDidcot and Wantage: £239.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £238.1mDidcot and Wantage: £240.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £239.1mDidcot and Wantage: £227.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £225.9m

    £238.1m£239.1m£225.9mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£239.7m£240.7m£227.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £89.6m, Didcot and Wantage £98.0mDidcot and Wantage: £98.0mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £89.6mDidcot and Wantage: £98.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £90.0mDidcot and Wantage: £92.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £85.0m

    £89.6m£90.0m£85.0mDidcot and Wantage is higher£98.0m£98.4m£92.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £221.0m, Didcot and Wantage £224.4mDidcot and Wantage: £224.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £221.0mDidcot and Wantage: £225.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £221.9mDidcot and Wantage: £212.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £209.6m

    £221.0m£221.9m£209.6mDidcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count£224.4m£225.4m£212.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £5.1m, Didcot and Wantage £4.5mDidcot and Wantage: £4.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.1mDidcot and Wantage: £4.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £5.1mDidcot and Wantage: £4.3mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £11.7m, Didcot and Wantage £10.5mDidcot and Wantage: £10.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.7mDidcot and Wantage: £10.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.8mDidcot and Wantage: £9.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £0.31m, Didcot and Wantage £0.28mDidcot and Wantage: £0.28mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.31mDidcot and Wantage: £0.28mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.31mDidcot and Wantage: £0.26mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.29m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.29mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £30.7m, Didcot and Wantage £25.7mDidcot and Wantage: £25.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £30.7mDidcot and Wantage: £25.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £30.8mDidcot and Wantage: £24.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £29.1m

    £30.7m£30.8m£29.1mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£25.7m£25.9m£24.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £9.6m, Didcot and Wantage £13.3mDidcot and Wantage: £13.3mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £9.6mDidcot and Wantage: £13.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £9.6mDidcot and Wantage: £12.6mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mDidcot and Wantage is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £4.7m, Didcot and Wantage £4.6mDidcot and Wantage: £4.6mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.7mDidcot and Wantage: £4.6mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.8mDidcot and Wantage: £4.3mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.8m£4.5mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£4.6m£4.6m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £72.7m, Didcot and Wantage £82.4mDidcot and Wantage: £82.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £72.7mDidcot and Wantage: £82.7mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £73.0mDidcot and Wantage: £78.1mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £68.9m

    £72.7m£73.0m£68.9mDidcot and Wantage is higher£82.4m£82.7m£78.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £13.2m, Didcot and Wantage £14.8mDidcot and Wantage: £14.8mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £13.2mDidcot and Wantage: £14.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £13.3mDidcot and Wantage: £14.0mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £12.6m

    £13.2m£13.3m£12.6mDidcot and Wantage is higher£14.8m£14.9m£14.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £11.5m, Didcot and Wantage £10.4mDidcot and Wantage: £10.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.5mDidcot and Wantage: £10.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £11.5mDidcot and Wantage: £9.8mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.5m£10.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £0.53m, Didcot and Wantage £0.46mDidcot and Wantage: £0.46mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.53mDidcot and Wantage: £0.46mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.54mDidcot and Wantage: £0.43mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.51m

    £0.53m£0.54m£0.51mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £0.20m, Didcot and Wantage £0.20mDidcot and Wantage: £0.20mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.20mDidcot and Wantage: £0.20mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.21mDidcot and Wantage: £0.19mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.19m

    £0.20m£0.21m£0.19mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire £0.61m, Didcot and Wantage £0.70mDidcot and Wantage: £0.70mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.61mDidcot and Wantage: £0.70mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.61mDidcot and Wantage: £0.66mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mDidcot and Wantage is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 18,993, Didcot and Wantage 19,448Didcot and Wantage: 19,448St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 18,993

    18,993Didcot and Wantage is higherDepends on how you count19,448

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 1,196, Didcot and Wantage 1,075Didcot and Wantage: 1,075St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 1,196

    1,196St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher1,075

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 2,578, Didcot and Wantage 2,236Didcot and Wantage: 2,236St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 2,578

    2,578St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher2,236

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 4,602, Didcot and Wantage 4,134Didcot and Wantage: 4,134St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 4,602

    4,602St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher4,134

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 8,392, Didcot and Wantage 8,698Didcot and Wantage: 8,698St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 8,392

    8,392Didcot and Wantage is higher8,698

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 1,101, Didcot and Wantage 1,070Didcot and Wantage: 1,070St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire: 1,101

    1,101St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is higher1,070

Show the numbers
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire and Didcot and Wantage, total
MeasureSt Neots and Mid CambridgeshireDidcot and WantageHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£381.9m£383.5m£362.2m£392.2m£393.9m£372.0mDidcot and Wantage
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£238.1m£239.1m£225.9m£239.7m£240.7m£227.4mDidcot and Wantage
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£89.6m£90.0m£85.0m£98.0m£98.4m£92.9mDidcot and Wantage
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£221.0m£221.9m£209.6m£224.4m£225.4m£212.9mDidcot and Wantage
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£10.5m£10.5m£9.9mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m£25.7m£25.9m£24.4mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mDidcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m£4.6m£4.6m£4.3mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£72.7m£73.0m£68.9m£82.4m£82.7m£78.1mDidcot and Wantage
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.6m£14.8m£14.9m£14.0mDidcot and Wantage
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m£10.4m£10.4m£9.8mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.20m£0.21m£0.19m£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mDidcot and Wantage
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,99319,448Didcot and Wantage
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1961,075St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5782,236St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,6024,134St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,3928,698Didcot and Wantage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1011,070St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

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.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.