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Taunton and Wellington and Shipley

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

Taunton and Wellington is higher than Shipley on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 11 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Taunton and Wellington is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Shipley on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Taunton and Wellington Shipley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £21£21£20Shipley is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    83.7Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count82.7

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Taunton and Wellington 145.8, Shipley 135.9Shipley: 135.9Taunton and Wellington: 145.8

    145.8Taunton and Wellington is higher135.9

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

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

    56.9Shipley is higherDepends on how you count61.8

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

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

    157.7Shipley is higherDepends on how you count160.6

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

    17.6Shipley is higher23.3

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Taunton and Wellington and Shipley, per person in the age group
MeasureTaunton and WellingtonShipleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,374£4,392£4,149£4,379£4,397£4,153Shipley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,426£12,479£11,786£12,396£12,449£11,758Taunton and Wellington
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,704£1,711£1,616£1,686£1,693£1,599Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,376£11,425£10,791£11,428£11,477£10,840Shipley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£337£338£319£312£314£296Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£692£695£656£634£637£602Taunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£21£21£20Shipley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£388£389£368£396£397£375Shipley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£111£111£105Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£76£100£100£95Shipley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,353£1,358£1,283£1,283£1,288£1,217Taunton and Wellington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£174£153£154£145Taunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£263£264£249£289£290£274Shipley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.12£4.14£3.91£9.07£9.11£8.60Shipley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.92£3.94£3.72£5.00£5.02£4.74Shipley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.38£7.41£7.00£7.27£7.31£6.90Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.81,003.6Taunton and Wellington
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.782.7Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.8135.9Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.961.8Shipley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026157.7160.6Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.623.3Shipley

Per resident

Taunton and Wellington is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Shipley on 15. 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

Taunton and Wellington Shipley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    216.5Shipley is higherDepends on how you count219.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    18.0Shipley is higherDepends on how you count18.1

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

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

    31.4Taunton and Wellington is higher29.8

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

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

    56.9Shipley is higherDepends on how you count61.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    93.7Shipley is higherDepends on how you count95.0

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

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

    10.5Shipley is higher13.8

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Taunton and Wellington and Shipley, per resident
MeasureTaunton and WellingtonShipleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,374£4,392£4,149£4,379£4,397£4,153Shipley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,674£2,686£2,537£2,714£2,726£2,575Shipley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,012£1,017£960£997£1,002£946Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,448£2,459£2,322£2,503£2,513£2,374Shipley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£72£73£69£68£69£65Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£139£139£132Taunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£4.58£4.59£4.34Shipley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£388£389£368£396£397£375Shipley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£111£111£105Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£48£48£45£59£59£56Shipley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£804£807£762£759£762£720Taunton and Wellington
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£174£153£154£145Taunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£171£172£162Shipley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.45£2.46£2.32£5.37£5.39£5.09Shipley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.33£2.34£2.21£2.95£2.96£2.80Shipley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.38£7.41£7.00£7.27£7.31£6.90Taunton and Wellington
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026216.5219.8Shipley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.018.1Shipley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.429.8Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.961.8Shipley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202693.795.0Shipley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.513.8Shipley

Total

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

Taunton and Wellington Shipley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mTaunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Taunton and Wellington £5.4m, Shipley £5.8mShipley: £5.8mTaunton and Wellington: £5.4mShipley: £5.9mTaunton and Wellington: £5.4mShipley: £5.5mTaunton and Wellington: £5.1m

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    24,399Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count21,736

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    2,031Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count1,791

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

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

    3,537Taunton and Wellington is higher2,943

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

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

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

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    10,564Taunton and Wellington is higherDepends on how you count9,399

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

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

    1,180Shipley is higher1,363

Show the numbers
Taunton and Wellington and Shipley, total
MeasureTaunton and WellingtonShipleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£493.0m£495.1m£467.6m£433.1m£434.9m£410.8mTaunton and Wellington
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£301.4m£302.7m£285.9m£268.5m£269.6m£254.7mTaunton and Wellington
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£114.1m£114.6m£108.2m£98.6m£99.1m£93.6mTaunton and Wellington
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.0m£277.2m£261.8m£247.5m£248.6m£234.8mTaunton and Wellington
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mTaunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mTaunton and Wellington
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mTaunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.7m£43.9m£41.4m£39.1m£39.3m£37.1mTaunton and Wellington
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mTaunton and Wellington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£5.8m£5.9m£5.5mShipley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£90.6m£91.0m£85.9m£75.1m£75.4m£71.2mTaunton and Wellington
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m£15.1m£15.2m£14.4mTaunton and Wellington
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mTaunton and Wellington
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mShipley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.29m£0.29m£0.28mShipley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mTaunton and Wellington
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,39921,736Taunton and Wellington
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0311,791Taunton and Wellington
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5372,943Taunton and Wellington
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,4176,116Taunton and Wellington
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,5649,399Taunton and Wellington
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1801,363Shipley

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.