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Stevenage and Northampton South

102,464 and 114,719 residents (mid-2024).

Stevenage is higher than Northampton South on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Stevenage is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Northampton South 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

Stevenage Northampton South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Northampton South £3,595Northampton South: £3,595Stevenage: £4,105Northampton South: £3,610Stevenage: £4,123Northampton South: £3,410Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Stevenage is higher£3,595£3,610£3,410

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £12,996, Northampton South £13,401Northampton South: £13,401Stevenage: £12,996Northampton South: £13,458Stevenage: £13,051Northampton South: £12,712Stevenage: £12,327

    £12,996£13,051£12,327Northampton South is higherDepends on how you count£13,401£13,458£12,712

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,985, Northampton South £1,636Northampton South: £1,636Stevenage: £1,985Northampton South: £1,643Stevenage: £1,994Northampton South: £1,552Stevenage: £1,883

    £1,985£1,994£1,883Stevenage is higher£1,636£1,643£1,552

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £11,777, Northampton South £12,162Northampton South: £12,162Stevenage: £11,777Northampton South: £12,214Stevenage: £11,827Northampton South: £11,537Stevenage: £11,171

    £11,777£11,827£11,171Northampton South is higherDepends on how you count£12,162£12,214£11,537

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £442, Northampton South £456Northampton South: £456Stevenage: £442Northampton South: £458Stevenage: £444Northampton South: £433Stevenage: £420

    £442£444£420Northampton South is higherDepends on how you count£456£458£433

  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: Stevenage £751, Northampton South £758Northampton South: £758Stevenage: £751Northampton South: £761Stevenage: £754Northampton South: £719Stevenage: £712

    £751£754£712Northampton South is higherDepends on how you count£758£761£719

  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: Stevenage £25, Northampton South £25Northampton South: £25Stevenage: £25Northampton South: £25Stevenage: £25Northampton South: £23Stevenage: £24

    £25£25£24Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Northampton South £362Northampton South: £362Stevenage: £397Northampton South: £364Stevenage: £399Northampton South: £343Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£362£364£343

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Northampton South £108Northampton South: £108Stevenage: £179Northampton South: £108Stevenage: £180Northampton South: £102Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£108£108£102

  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: Stevenage £119, Northampton South £88Northampton South: £88Stevenage: £119Northampton South: £88Stevenage: £120Northampton South: £83Stevenage: £113

    £119£120£113Stevenage is higher£88£88£83

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,576, Northampton South £1,329Northampton South: £1,329Stevenage: £1,576Northampton South: £1,334Stevenage: £1,583Northampton South: £1,260Stevenage: £1,495

    £1,576£1,583£1,495Stevenage is higher£1,329£1,334£1,260

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Northampton South £137Northampton South: £137Stevenage: £228Northampton South: £138Stevenage: £228Northampton South: £130Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Stevenage is higher£137£138£130

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £275, Northampton South £206Northampton South: £206Stevenage: £275Northampton South: £207Stevenage: £276Northampton South: £195Stevenage: £261

    £275£276£261Stevenage is higher£206£207£195

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £8.03, Northampton South £7.98Northampton South: £7.98Stevenage: £8.03Northampton South: £8.01Stevenage: £8.07Northampton South: £7.57Stevenage: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£7.98£8.01£7.57

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £7.19, Northampton South £5.72Northampton South: £5.72Stevenage: £7.19Northampton South: £5.75Stevenage: £7.22Northampton South: £5.43Stevenage: £6.82

    £7.19£7.22£6.82Stevenage is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Northampton South £7.60Northampton South: £7.60Stevenage: £7.15Northampton South: £7.63Stevenage: £7.18Northampton South: £7.21Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Northampton South is higher£7.60£7.63£7.21

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 1,020.9, Northampton South 1,045.8Northampton South: 1,045.8Stevenage: 1,020.9

    1,020.9Northampton South is higherDepends on how you count1,045.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 102.6, Northampton South 96.9Northampton South: 96.9Stevenage: 102.6

    102.6Stevenage is higher96.9

  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: Stevenage 156.9, Northampton South 158.4Northampton South: 158.4Stevenage: 156.9

    156.9Northampton South is higherDepends on how you count158.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 62.2, Northampton South 51.1Northampton South: 51.1Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Stevenage is higher51.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stevenage 182.3, Northampton South 154.1Northampton South: 154.1Stevenage: 182.3

    182.3Stevenage is higher154.1

  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: Stevenage 26.4, Northampton South 19.4Northampton South: 19.4Stevenage: 26.4

    26.4Stevenage is higher19.4

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Stevenage and Northampton South, per person in the age group
MeasureStevenageNorthampton SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£3,595£3,610£3,410Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,996£13,051£12,327£13,401£13,458£12,712Northampton South
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,985£1,994£1,883£1,636£1,643£1,552Stevenage
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,777£11,827£11,171£12,162£12,214£11,537Northampton South
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£442£444£420£456£458£433Northampton South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£751£754£712£758£761£719Northampton South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£25£25£23Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£362£364£343Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£108£108£102Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£119£120£113£88£88£83Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,576£1,583£1,495£1,329£1,334£1,260Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£137£138£130Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£275£276£261£206£207£195Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£7.98£8.01£7.57Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.19£7.22£6.82£5.72£5.75£5.43Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£7.60£7.63£7.21Northampton South
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.91,045.8Northampton South
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.696.9Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.9158.4Northampton South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.251.1Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.3154.1Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.419.4Stevenage

Per resident

Stevenage is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Northampton South on 1. 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

Stevenage Northampton South

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Northampton South £3,595Northampton South: £3,595Stevenage: £4,105Northampton South: £3,610Stevenage: £4,123Northampton South: £3,410Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Stevenage is higher£3,595£3,610£3,410

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stevenage £2,037, Northampton South £1,938Northampton South: £1,938Stevenage: £2,037Northampton South: £1,946Stevenage: £2,045Northampton South: £1,838Stevenage: £1,932

    £2,037£2,045£1,932Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,938£1,946£1,838

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,258, Northampton South £1,042Northampton South: £1,042Stevenage: £1,258Northampton South: £1,047Stevenage: £1,263Northampton South: £989Stevenage: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Stevenage is higher£1,042£1,047£989

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stevenage £1,846, Northampton South £1,759Northampton South: £1,759Stevenage: £1,846Northampton South: £1,766Stevenage: £1,853Northampton South: £1,668Stevenage: £1,751

    £1,846£1,853£1,751Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,759£1,766£1,668

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stevenage £69, Northampton South £66Northampton South: £66Stevenage: £69Northampton South: £66Stevenage: £70Northampton South: £63Stevenage: £66

    £69£70£66Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£66£66£63

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £118, Northampton South £110Northampton South: £110Stevenage: £118Northampton South: £110Stevenage: £118Northampton South: £104Stevenage: £112

    £118£118£112Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stevenage £3.97, Northampton South £3.55Northampton South: £3.55Stevenage: £3.97Northampton South: £3.57Stevenage: £3.99Northampton South: £3.37Stevenage: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£3.55£3.57£3.37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Northampton South £362Northampton South: £362Stevenage: £397Northampton South: £364Stevenage: £399Northampton South: £343Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£362£364£343

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Northampton South £108Northampton South: £108Stevenage: £179Northampton South: £108Stevenage: £180Northampton South: £102Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£108£108£102

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stevenage £76, Northampton South £56Northampton South: £56Stevenage: £76Northampton South: £56Stevenage: £76Northampton South: £53Stevenage: £72

    £76£76£72Stevenage is higher£56£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stevenage £998, Northampton South £846Northampton South: £846Stevenage: £998Northampton South: £850Stevenage: £1,002Northampton South: £803Stevenage: £947

    £998£1,002£947Stevenage is higher£846£850£803

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Northampton South £137Northampton South: £137Stevenage: £228Northampton South: £138Stevenage: £228Northampton South: £130Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Stevenage is higher£137£138£130

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £174, Northampton South £131Northampton South: £131Stevenage: £174Northampton South: £132Stevenage: £175Northampton South: £124Stevenage: £165

    £174£175£165Stevenage is higher£131£132£124

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £5.09, Northampton South £5.08Northampton South: £5.08Stevenage: £5.09Northampton South: £5.10Stevenage: £5.11Northampton South: £4.82Stevenage: £4.83

    £5.09£5.11£4.83Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£5.08£5.10£4.82

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stevenage £4.55, Northampton South £3.65Northampton South: £3.65Stevenage: £4.55Northampton South: £3.66Stevenage: £4.57Northampton South: £3.46Stevenage: £4.32

    £4.55£4.57£4.32Stevenage is higher£3.65£3.66£3.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Northampton South £7.60Northampton South: £7.60Stevenage: £7.15Northampton South: £7.63Stevenage: £7.18Northampton South: £7.21Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Northampton South is higher£7.60£7.63£7.21

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 160.0, Northampton South 151.2Northampton South: 151.2Stevenage: 160.0

    160.0Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count151.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.1, Northampton South 14.0Northampton South: 14.0Stevenage: 16.1

    16.1Stevenage is higher14.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 24.6, Northampton South 22.9Northampton South: 22.9Stevenage: 24.6

    24.6Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count22.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 62.2, Northampton South 51.1Northampton South: 51.1Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Stevenage is higher51.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 115.5, Northampton South 98.2Northampton South: 98.2Stevenage: 115.5

    115.5Stevenage is higher98.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.7, Northampton South 12.3Northampton South: 12.3Stevenage: 16.7

    16.7Stevenage is higher12.3

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Stevenage and Northampton South, per resident
MeasureStevenageNorthampton SouthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£3,595£3,610£3,410Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,037£2,045£1,932£1,938£1,946£1,838Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£1,042£1,047£989Stevenage
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,846£1,853£1,751£1,759£1,766£1,668Stevenage
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£66£66£63Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£110£110£104Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£3.55£3.57£3.37Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£362£364£343Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£108£108£102Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£56£56£53Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£998£1,002£947£846£850£803Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£137£138£130Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£131£132£124Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£5.08£5.10£4.82Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.55£4.57£4.32£3.65£3.66£3.46Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£7.60£7.63£7.21Northampton South
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.0151.2Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.114.0Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.622.9Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.251.1Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026115.598.2Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.712.3Stevenage

Total

Stevenage is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Northampton South 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

Stevenage Northampton South

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stevenage £420.7m, Northampton South £412.4mNorthampton South: £412.4mStevenage: £420.7mNorthampton South: £414.1mStevenage: £422.4mNorthampton South: £391.1mStevenage: £399.0m

    £420.7m£422.4m£399.0mStevenage is higher£412.4m£414.1m£391.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stevenage £208.7m, Northampton South £222.3mNorthampton South: £222.3mStevenage: £208.7mNorthampton South: £223.2mStevenage: £209.6mNorthampton South: £210.9mStevenage: £197.9m

    £208.7m£209.6m£197.9mNorthampton South is higherDepends on how you count£222.3m£223.2m£210.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stevenage £128.9m, Northampton South £119.6mNorthampton South: £119.6mStevenage: £128.9mNorthampton South: £120.1mStevenage: £129.4mNorthampton South: £113.4mStevenage: £122.2m

    £128.9m£129.4m£122.2mStevenage is higher£119.6m£120.1m£113.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stevenage £189.1m, Northampton South £201.7mNorthampton South: £201.7mStevenage: £189.1mNorthampton South: £202.6mStevenage: £189.9mNorthampton South: £191.4mStevenage: £179.4m

    £189.1m£189.9m£179.4mNorthampton South is higherDepends on how you count£201.7m£202.6m£191.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage £7.1m, Northampton South £7.6mNorthampton South: £7.6mStevenage: £7.1mNorthampton South: £7.6mStevenage: £7.1mNorthampton South: £7.2mStevenage: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mNorthampton South is higherDepends on how you count£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £12.1m, Northampton South £12.6mNorthampton South: £12.6mStevenage: £12.1mNorthampton South: £12.6mStevenage: £12.1mNorthampton South: £11.9mStevenage: £11.4m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.4mNorthampton South is higherDepends on how you count£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stevenage £0.41m, Northampton South £0.41mNorthampton South: £0.41mStevenage: £0.41mNorthampton South: £0.41mStevenage: £0.41mNorthampton South: £0.39mStevenage: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNorthampton South is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £40.7m, Northampton South £41.5mNorthampton South: £41.5mStevenage: £40.7mNorthampton South: £41.7mStevenage: £40.9mNorthampton South: £39.4mStevenage: £38.6m

    £40.7m£40.9m£38.6mNorthampton South is higherDepends on how you count£41.5m£41.7m£39.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £18.4m, Northampton South £12.4mNorthampton South: £12.4mStevenage: £18.4mNorthampton South: £12.4mStevenage: £18.5mNorthampton South: £11.7mStevenage: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mStevenage is higher£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage £7.8m, Northampton South £6.4mNorthampton South: £6.4mStevenage: £7.8mNorthampton South: £6.5mStevenage: £7.8mNorthampton South: £6.1mStevenage: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mStevenage is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage £102.3m, Northampton South £97.1mNorthampton South: £97.1mStevenage: £102.3mNorthampton South: £97.5mStevenage: £102.7mNorthampton South: £92.1mStevenage: £97.0m

    £102.3m£102.7m£97.0mStevenage is higher£97.1m£97.5m£92.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stevenage £23.3m, Northampton South £15.7mNorthampton South: £15.7mStevenage: £23.3mNorthampton South: £15.8mStevenage: £23.4mNorthampton South: £14.9mStevenage: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mStevenage is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stevenage £17.8m, Northampton South £15.0mNorthampton South: £15.0mStevenage: £17.8mNorthampton South: £15.1mStevenage: £17.9mNorthampton South: £14.3mStevenage: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mStevenage is higher£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stevenage £0.52m, Northampton South £0.58mNorthampton South: £0.58mStevenage: £0.52mNorthampton South: £0.59mStevenage: £0.52mNorthampton South: £0.55mStevenage: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mNorthampton South is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stevenage £0.47m, Northampton South £0.42mNorthampton South: £0.42mStevenage: £0.47mNorthampton South: £0.42mStevenage: £0.47mNorthampton South: £0.40mStevenage: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mStevenage is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stevenage £0.73m, Northampton South £0.87mNorthampton South: £0.87mStevenage: £0.73mNorthampton South: £0.88mStevenage: £0.73mNorthampton South: £0.83mStevenage: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mNorthampton South is higher£0.87m£0.88m£0.83m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stevenage 16,392, Northampton South 17,347Northampton South: 17,347Stevenage: 16,392

    16,392Northampton South is higherDepends on how you count17,347

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage 1,648, Northampton South 1,607Northampton South: 1,607Stevenage: 1,648

    1,648Stevenage is higher1,607

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 2,519, Northampton South 2,627Northampton South: 2,627Stevenage: 2,519

    2,519Northampton South is higherDepends on how you count2,627

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 6,374, Northampton South 5,861Northampton South: 5,861Stevenage: 6,374

    6,374Stevenage is higher5,861

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage 11,831, Northampton South 11,262Northampton South: 11,262Stevenage: 11,831

    11,831Stevenage is higher11,262

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage 1,714, Northampton South 1,414Northampton South: 1,414Stevenage: 1,714

    1,714Stevenage is higher1,414

Show the numbers
Stevenage and Northampton South, total
MeasureStevenageNorthampton SouthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£420.7m£422.4m£399.0m£412.4m£414.1m£391.1mStevenage
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.7m£209.6m£197.9m£222.3m£223.2m£210.9mNorthampton South
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£128.9m£129.4m£122.2m£119.6m£120.1m£113.4mStevenage
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£189.1m£189.9m£179.4m£201.7m£202.6m£191.4mNorthampton South
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mNorthampton South
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mNorthampton South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNorthampton South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m£41.5m£41.7m£39.4mNorthampton South
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£12.4m£12.4m£11.7mStevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mStevenage
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.3m£102.7m£97.0m£97.1m£97.5m£92.1mStevenage
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mStevenage
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mStevenage
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mNorthampton South
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mStevenage
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.87m£0.88m£0.83mNorthampton South
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,39217,347Northampton South
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6481,607Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5192,627Northampton South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3745,861Stevenage
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,83111,262Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7141,414Stevenage

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  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.