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Stevenage and Swindon North

102,464 and 111,224 residents (mid-2024).

Stevenage is higher than Swindon North on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 4 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 20 of 22 measures, and Swindon North on 2. 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 Swindon North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Swindon North £3,723Swindon North: £3,723Stevenage: £4,105Swindon North: £3,739Stevenage: £4,123Swindon North: £3,531Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Stevenage is higher£3,723£3,739£3,531

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £12,996, Swindon North £12,742Swindon North: £12,742Stevenage: £12,996Swindon North: £12,796Stevenage: £13,051Swindon North: £12,086Stevenage: £12,327

    £12,996£13,051£12,327Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£12,742£12,796£12,086

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,985, Swindon North £1,752Swindon North: £1,752Stevenage: £1,985Swindon North: £1,759Stevenage: £1,994Swindon North: £1,661Stevenage: £1,883

    £1,985£1,994£1,883Stevenage is higher£1,752£1,759£1,661

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £11,777, Swindon North £11,611Swindon North: £11,611Stevenage: £11,777Swindon North: £11,661Stevenage: £11,827Swindon North: £11,014Stevenage: £11,171

    £11,777£11,827£11,171Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£11,611£11,661£11,014

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £442, Swindon North £456Swindon North: £456Stevenage: £442Swindon North: £458Stevenage: £444Swindon North: £432Stevenage: £420

    £442£444£420Swindon North is higher£456£458£432

  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, Swindon North £650Swindon North: £650Stevenage: £751Swindon North: £653Stevenage: £754Swindon North: £617Stevenage: £712

    £751£754£712Stevenage is higher£650£653£617

  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, Swindon North £24Swindon North: £24Stevenage: £25Swindon North: £24Stevenage: £25Swindon North: £23Stevenage: £24

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Swindon North £359Swindon North: £359Stevenage: £397Swindon North: £360Stevenage: £399Swindon North: £340Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Stevenage is higher£359£360£340

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Swindon North £158Swindon North: £158Stevenage: £179Swindon North: £158Stevenage: £180Swindon North: £149Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£158£158£149

  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, Swindon North £97Swindon North: £97Stevenage: £119Swindon North: £98Stevenage: £120Swindon North: £92Stevenage: £113

    £119£120£113Stevenage is higher£97£98£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,576, Swindon North £1,426Swindon North: £1,426Stevenage: £1,576Swindon North: £1,432Stevenage: £1,583Swindon North: £1,353Stevenage: £1,495

    £1,576£1,583£1,495Stevenage is higher£1,426£1,432£1,353

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Swindon North £151Swindon North: £151Stevenage: £228Swindon North: £152Stevenage: £228Swindon North: £144Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Stevenage is higher£151£152£144

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £275, Swindon North £217Swindon North: £217Stevenage: £275Swindon North: £218Stevenage: £276Swindon North: £206Stevenage: £261

    £275£276£261Stevenage is higher£217£218£206

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £8.03, Swindon North £6.67Swindon North: £6.67Stevenage: £8.03Swindon North: £6.70Stevenage: £8.07Swindon North: £6.33Stevenage: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Stevenage is higher£6.67£6.70£6.33

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £7.19, Swindon North £4.53Swindon North: £4.53Stevenage: £7.19Swindon North: £4.55Stevenage: £7.22Swindon North: £4.30Stevenage: £6.82

    £7.19£7.22£6.82Stevenage is higher£4.53£4.55£4.30

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Swindon North £7.33Swindon North: £7.33Stevenage: £7.15Swindon North: £7.36Stevenage: £7.18Swindon North: £6.95Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Swindon North is higher£7.33£7.36£6.95

  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, Swindon North 1,006.7Swindon North: 1,006.7Stevenage: 1,020.9

    1,020.9Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count1,006.7

  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, Swindon North 95.9Swindon North: 95.9Stevenage: 102.6

    102.6Stevenage is higher95.9

  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, Swindon North 142.1Swindon North: 142.1Stevenage: 156.9

    156.9Stevenage is higher142.1

  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, Swindon North 55.0Swindon North: 55.0Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Stevenage is higher55.0

  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, Swindon North 162.4Swindon North: 162.4Stevenage: 182.3

    182.3Stevenage is higher162.4

  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, Swindon North 21.6Swindon North: 21.6Stevenage: 26.4

    26.4Stevenage is higher21.6

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Stevenage and Swindon North, per person in the age group
MeasureStevenageSwindon NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£3,723£3,739£3,531Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,996£13,051£12,327£12,742£12,796£12,086Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,985£1,994£1,883£1,752£1,759£1,661Stevenage
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,777£11,827£11,171£11,611£11,661£11,014Stevenage
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£442£444£420£456£458£432Swindon North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£751£754£712£650£653£617Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£24£24£23Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£359£360£340Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£158£158£149Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£119£120£113£97£98£92Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,576£1,583£1,495£1,426£1,432£1,353Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£151£152£144Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£275£276£261£217£218£206Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£6.67£6.70£6.33Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.19£7.22£6.82£4.53£4.55£4.30Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£7.33£7.36£6.95Swindon North
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.91,006.7Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.695.9Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.9142.1Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.255.0Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.3162.4Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.421.6Stevenage

Per resident

Stevenage is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Swindon North on 2. 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 Swindon North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Swindon North £3,723Swindon North: £3,723Stevenage: £4,105Swindon North: £3,739Stevenage: £4,123Swindon North: £3,531Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Stevenage is higher£3,723£3,739£3,531

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stevenage £2,037, Swindon North £1,941Swindon North: £1,941Stevenage: £2,037Swindon North: £1,949Stevenage: £2,045Swindon North: £1,841Stevenage: £1,932

    £2,037£2,045£1,932Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,941£1,949£1,841

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,258, Swindon North £1,107Swindon North: £1,107Stevenage: £1,258Swindon North: £1,112Stevenage: £1,263Swindon North: £1,050Stevenage: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Stevenage is higher£1,107£1,112£1,050

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stevenage £1,846, Swindon North £1,769Swindon North: £1,769Stevenage: £1,846Swindon North: £1,776Stevenage: £1,853Swindon North: £1,678Stevenage: £1,751

    £1,846£1,853£1,751Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,769£1,776£1,678

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stevenage £69, Swindon North £69Swindon North: £69Stevenage: £69Swindon North: £70Stevenage: £70Swindon North: £66Stevenage: £66

    £69£70£66Swindon North is higher£69£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £118, Swindon North £99Swindon North: £99Stevenage: £118Swindon North: £100Stevenage: £118Swindon North: £94Stevenage: £112

    £118£118£112Stevenage is higher£99£100£94

  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, Swindon North £3.68Swindon North: £3.68Stevenage: £3.97Swindon North: £3.69Stevenage: £3.99Swindon North: £3.49Stevenage: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£3.68£3.69£3.49

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Swindon North £359Swindon North: £359Stevenage: £397Swindon North: £360Stevenage: £399Swindon North: £340Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Stevenage is higher£359£360£340

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Swindon North £158Swindon North: £158Stevenage: £179Swindon North: £158Stevenage: £180Swindon North: £149Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£158£158£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stevenage £76, Swindon North £61Swindon North: £61Stevenage: £76Swindon North: £62Stevenage: £76Swindon North: £58Stevenage: £72

    £76£76£72Stevenage is higher£61£62£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stevenage £998, Swindon North £901Swindon North: £901Stevenage: £998Swindon North: £905Stevenage: £1,002Swindon North: £855Stevenage: £947

    £998£1,002£947Stevenage is higher£901£905£855

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Swindon North £151Swindon North: £151Stevenage: £228Swindon North: £152Stevenage: £228Swindon North: £144Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Stevenage is higher£151£152£144

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £174, Swindon North £137Swindon North: £137Stevenage: £174Swindon North: £138Stevenage: £175Swindon North: £130Stevenage: £165

    £174£175£165Stevenage is higher£137£138£130

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £5.09, Swindon North £4.22Swindon North: £4.22Stevenage: £5.09Swindon North: £4.23Stevenage: £5.11Swindon North: £4.00Stevenage: £4.83

    £5.09£5.11£4.83Stevenage is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stevenage £4.55, Swindon North £2.87Swindon North: £2.87Stevenage: £4.55Swindon North: £2.88Stevenage: £4.57Swindon North: £2.72Stevenage: £4.32

    £4.55£4.57£4.32Stevenage is higher£2.87£2.88£2.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Swindon North £7.33Swindon North: £7.33Stevenage: £7.15Swindon North: £7.36Stevenage: £7.18Swindon North: £6.95Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Swindon North is higher£7.33£7.36£6.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 160.0, Swindon North 153.3Swindon North: 153.3Stevenage: 160.0

    160.0Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count153.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.1, Swindon North 14.6Swindon North: 14.6Stevenage: 16.1

    16.1Stevenage is higher14.6

  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, Swindon North 21.7Swindon North: 21.7Stevenage: 24.6

    24.6Stevenage is higher21.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 62.2, Swindon North 55.0Swindon North: 55.0Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Stevenage is higher55.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 115.5, Swindon North 102.7Swindon North: 102.7Stevenage: 115.5

    115.5Stevenage is higher102.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.7, Swindon North 13.6Swindon North: 13.6Stevenage: 16.7

    16.7Stevenage is higher13.6

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Stevenage and Swindon North, per resident
MeasureStevenageSwindon NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£3,723£3,739£3,531Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,037£2,045£1,932£1,941£1,949£1,841Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£1,107£1,112£1,050Stevenage
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,846£1,853£1,751£1,769£1,776£1,678Stevenage
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£69£70£66Swindon North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£99£100£94Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£3.68£3.69£3.49Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£359£360£340Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£158£158£149Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£61£62£58Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£998£1,002£947£901£905£855Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£151£152£144Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£137£138£130Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£4.22£4.23£4.00Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.55£4.57£4.32£2.87£2.88£2.72Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£7.33£7.36£6.95Swindon North
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.0153.3Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.114.6Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.621.7Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.255.0Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026115.5102.7Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.713.6Stevenage

Total

Stevenage is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Swindon North on 6. 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 Swindon North

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stevenage £420.7m, Swindon North £414.1mSwindon North: £414.1mStevenage: £420.7mSwindon North: £415.8mStevenage: £422.4mSwindon North: £392.7mStevenage: £399.0m

    £420.7m£422.4m£399.0mStevenage is higher£414.1m£415.8m£392.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stevenage £208.7m, Swindon North £215.9mSwindon North: £215.9mStevenage: £208.7mSwindon North: £216.8mStevenage: £209.6mSwindon North: £204.8mStevenage: £197.9m

    £208.7m£209.6m£197.9mSwindon North is higherDepends on how you count£215.9m£216.8m£204.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stevenage £128.9m, Swindon North £123.1mSwindon North: £123.1mStevenage: £128.9mSwindon North: £123.7mStevenage: £129.4mSwindon North: £116.8mStevenage: £122.2m

    £128.9m£129.4m£122.2mStevenage is higher£123.1m£123.7m£116.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stevenage £189.1m, Swindon North £196.7mSwindon North: £196.7mStevenage: £189.1mSwindon North: £197.6mStevenage: £189.9mSwindon North: £186.6mStevenage: £179.4m

    £189.1m£189.9m£179.4mSwindon North is higherDepends on how you count£196.7m£197.6m£186.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage £7.1m, Swindon North £7.7mSwindon North: £7.7mStevenage: £7.1mSwindon North: £7.8mStevenage: £7.1mSwindon North: £7.3mStevenage: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mSwindon North is higher£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £12.1m, Swindon North £11.0mSwindon North: £11.0mStevenage: £12.1mSwindon North: £11.1mStevenage: £12.1mSwindon North: £10.5mStevenage: £11.4m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.4mStevenage is higher£11.0m£11.1m£10.5m

  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, Swindon North £0.41mSwindon North: £0.41mStevenage: £0.41mSwindon North: £0.41mStevenage: £0.41mSwindon North: £0.39mStevenage: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSwindon North 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, Swindon North £39.9mSwindon North: £39.9mStevenage: £40.7mSwindon North: £40.1mStevenage: £40.9mSwindon North: £37.8mStevenage: £38.6m

    £40.7m£40.9m£38.6mStevenage is higher£39.9m£40.1m£37.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £18.4m, Swindon North £17.5mSwindon North: £17.5mStevenage: £18.4mSwindon North: £17.6mStevenage: £18.5mSwindon North: £16.6mStevenage: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mStevenage is higher£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage £7.8m, Swindon North £6.8mSwindon North: £6.8mStevenage: £7.8mSwindon North: £6.9mStevenage: £7.8mSwindon North: £6.5mStevenage: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mStevenage is higher£6.8m£6.9m£6.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage £102.3m, Swindon North £100.3mSwindon North: £100.3mStevenage: £102.3mSwindon North: £100.7mStevenage: £102.7mSwindon North: £95.1mStevenage: £97.0m

    £102.3m£102.7m£97.0mStevenage is higher£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stevenage £23.3m, Swindon North £16.8mSwindon North: £16.8mStevenage: £23.3mSwindon North: £16.9mStevenage: £23.4mSwindon North: £16.0mStevenage: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mStevenage is higher£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stevenage £17.8m, Swindon North £15.2mSwindon North: £15.2mStevenage: £17.8mSwindon North: £15.3mStevenage: £17.9mSwindon North: £14.5mStevenage: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mStevenage is higher£15.2m£15.3m£14.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stevenage £0.52m, Swindon North £0.47mSwindon North: £0.47mStevenage: £0.52mSwindon North: £0.47mStevenage: £0.52mSwindon North: £0.45mStevenage: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mStevenage is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stevenage £0.47m, Swindon North £0.32mSwindon North: £0.32mStevenage: £0.47mSwindon North: £0.32mStevenage: £0.47mSwindon North: £0.30mStevenage: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mStevenage is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stevenage £0.73m, Swindon North £0.81mSwindon North: £0.81mStevenage: £0.73mSwindon North: £0.82mStevenage: £0.73mSwindon North: £0.77mStevenage: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mSwindon North is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stevenage 16,392, Swindon North 17,055Swindon North: 17,055Stevenage: 16,392

    16,392Swindon North is higherDepends on how you count17,055

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage 1,648, Swindon North 1,624Swindon North: 1,624Stevenage: 1,648

    1,648Stevenage is higher1,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 2,519, Swindon North 2,408Swindon North: 2,408Stevenage: 2,519

    2,519Stevenage is higher2,408

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 6,374, Swindon North 6,122Swindon North: 6,122Stevenage: 6,374

    6,374Stevenage is higher6,122

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage 11,831, Swindon North 11,418Swindon North: 11,418Stevenage: 11,831

    11,831Stevenage is higher11,418

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage 1,714, Swindon North 1,515Swindon North: 1,515Stevenage: 1,714

    1,714Stevenage is higher1,515

Show the numbers
Stevenage and Swindon North, total
MeasureStevenageSwindon NorthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£420.7m£422.4m£399.0m£414.1m£415.8m£392.7mStevenage
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.7m£209.6m£197.9m£215.9m£216.8m£204.8mSwindon North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£128.9m£129.4m£122.2m£123.1m£123.7m£116.8mStevenage
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£189.1m£189.9m£179.4m£196.7m£197.6m£186.6mSwindon North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£7.7m£7.8m£7.3mSwindon North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m£11.0m£11.1m£10.5mStevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSwindon North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m£39.9m£40.1m£37.8mStevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mStevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£6.8m£6.9m£6.5mStevenage
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.3m£102.7m£97.0m£100.3m£100.7m£95.1mStevenage
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£16.8m£16.9m£16.0mStevenage
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£15.2m£15.3m£14.5mStevenage
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mStevenage
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mStevenage
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSwindon North
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,39217,055Swindon North
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6481,624Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5192,408Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3746,122Stevenage
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,83111,418Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7141,515Stevenage

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.