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Wells and Mendip Hills and Salisbury

92,935 and 94,654 residents (mid-2024).

Wells and Mendip Hills is higher than Salisbury on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Wells and Mendip Hills is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Salisbury 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

Wells and Mendip Hills Salisbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £4,636, Salisbury £4,450Salisbury: £4,450Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,636Salisbury: £4,468Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,656Salisbury: £4,221Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,398

    £4,636£4,656£4,398Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£4,450£4,468£4,221

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wells and Mendip Hills £12,403, Salisbury £12,407Salisbury: £12,407Wells and Mendip Hills: £12,403Salisbury: £12,460Wells and Mendip Hills: £12,456Salisbury: £11,769Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,765

    £12,403£12,456£11,765Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£12,407£12,460£11,769

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wells and Mendip Hills £1,488, Salisbury £1,536Salisbury: £1,536Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,488Salisbury: £1,542Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,494Salisbury: £1,457Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,412

    £1,488£1,494£1,412Salisbury is higher£1,536£1,542£1,457

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wells and Mendip Hills £11,581, Salisbury £11,515Salisbury: £11,515Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,581Salisbury: £11,564Wells and Mendip Hills: £11,630Salisbury: £10,922Wells and Mendip Hills: £10,985

    £11,581£11,630£10,985Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£11,515£11,564£10,922

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wells and Mendip Hills £245, Salisbury £270Salisbury: £270Wells and Mendip Hills: £245Salisbury: £271Wells and Mendip Hills: £246Salisbury: £256Wells and Mendip Hills: £233

    £245£246£233Salisbury is higher£270£271£256

  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: Wells and Mendip Hills £561, Salisbury £606Salisbury: £606Wells and Mendip Hills: £561Salisbury: £609Wells and Mendip Hills: £563Salisbury: £575Wells and Mendip Hills: £532

    £561£563£532Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£606£609£575

  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: Wells and Mendip Hills £16, Salisbury £16Salisbury: £16Wells and Mendip Hills: £16Salisbury: £16Wells and Mendip Hills: £16Salisbury: £15Wells and Mendip Hills: £15

    £16£16£15Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £332, Salisbury £327Salisbury: £327Wells and Mendip Hills: £332Salisbury: £328Wells and Mendip Hills: £334Salisbury: £310Wells and Mendip Hills: £315

    £332£334£315Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £98, Salisbury £96Salisbury: £96Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Salisbury: £96Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Salisbury: £91Wells and Mendip Hills: £93

    £98£98£93Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

  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: Wells and Mendip Hills £77, Salisbury £78Salisbury: £78Wells and Mendip Hills: £77Salisbury: £78Wells and Mendip Hills: £78Salisbury: £74Wells and Mendip Hills: £73

    £77£78£73Salisbury is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wells and Mendip Hills £1,178, Salisbury £1,238Salisbury: £1,238Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,178Salisbury: £1,243Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,183Salisbury: £1,174Wells and Mendip Hills: £1,118

    £1,178£1,183£1,118Salisbury is higher£1,238£1,243£1,174

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £127, Salisbury £161Salisbury: £161Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Salisbury: £161Wells and Mendip Hills: £128Salisbury: £152Wells and Mendip Hills: £121

    £127£128£121Salisbury is higher£161£161£152

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wells and Mendip Hills £224, Salisbury £213Salisbury: £213Wells and Mendip Hills: £224Salisbury: £214Wells and Mendip Hills: £225Salisbury: £202Wells and Mendip Hills: £212

    £224£225£212Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£213£214£202

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wells and Mendip Hills £5.46, Salisbury £3.94Salisbury: £3.94Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.46Salisbury: £3.96Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.48Salisbury: £3.74Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£3.94£3.96£3.74

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wells and Mendip Hills £3.17, Salisbury £2.16Salisbury: £2.16Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.17Salisbury: £2.17Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.19Salisbury: £2.05Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.01

    £3.17£3.19£3.01Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£2.16£2.17£2.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £6.24, Salisbury £5.45Salisbury: £5.45Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.24Salisbury: £5.47Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.27Salisbury: £5.17Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.92

    £6.24£6.27£5.92Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wells and Mendip Hills 1,022.5, Salisbury 1,010.4Salisbury: 1,010.4Wells and Mendip Hills: 1,022.5

    1,022.5Wells and Mendip Hills is higher1,010.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wells and Mendip Hills 62.7, Salisbury 67.1Salisbury: 67.1Wells and Mendip Hills: 62.7

    62.7Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count67.1

  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: Wells and Mendip Hills 120.7, Salisbury 130.7Salisbury: 130.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 120.7

    120.7Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count130.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wells and Mendip Hills 49.4, Salisbury 48.3Salisbury: 48.3Wells and Mendip Hills: 49.4

    49.4Wells and Mendip Hills is higher48.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wells and Mendip Hills 130.5, Salisbury 139.6Salisbury: 139.6Wells and Mendip Hills: 130.5

    130.5Salisbury is higher139.6

  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: Wells and Mendip Hills 16.3, Salisbury 17.4Salisbury: 17.4Wells and Mendip Hills: 16.3

    16.3Salisbury is higher17.4

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Wells and Mendip Hills and Salisbury, per person in the age group
MeasureWells and Mendip HillsSalisburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,636£4,656£4,398£4,450£4,468£4,221Wells and Mendip Hills
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,403£12,456£11,765£12,407£12,460£11,769Salisbury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,488£1,494£1,412£1,536£1,542£1,457Salisbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,581£11,630£10,985£11,515£11,564£10,922Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£233£270£271£256Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£561£563£532£606£609£575Salisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£16£16£15Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£332£334£315£327£328£310Wells and Mendip Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£96£96£91Wells and Mendip Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£77£78£73£78£78£74Salisbury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,118£1,238£1,243£1,174Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£161£161£152Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£224£225£212£213£214£202Wells and Mendip Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£3.94£3.96£3.74Wells and Mendip Hills
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.17£3.19£3.01£2.16£2.17£2.05Wells and Mendip Hills
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.24£6.27£5.92£5.45£5.47£5.17Wells and Mendip Hills
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.51,010.4Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.767.1Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.7130.7Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.448.3Wells and Mendip Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.5139.6Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.317.4Salisbury

Per resident

Wells and Mendip Hills is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Salisbury 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

Wells and Mendip Hills Salisbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £4,636, Salisbury £4,450Salisbury: £4,450Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,636Salisbury: £4,468Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,656Salisbury: £4,221Wells and Mendip Hills: £4,398

    £4,636£4,656£4,398Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£4,450£4,468£4,221

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £3,234, Salisbury £2,973Salisbury: £2,973Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,234Salisbury: £2,986Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,248Salisbury: £2,820Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,068

    £3,234£3,248£3,068Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£2,973£2,986£2,820

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £838, Salisbury £888Salisbury: £888Wells and Mendip Hills: £838Salisbury: £892Wells and Mendip Hills: £842Salisbury: £842Wells and Mendip Hills: £795

    £838£842£795Salisbury is higher£888£892£842

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £3,020, Salisbury £2,759Salisbury: £2,759Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,020Salisbury: £2,771Wells and Mendip Hills: £3,033Salisbury: £2,617Wells and Mendip Hills: £2,865

    £3,020£3,033£2,865Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£2,759£2,771£2,617

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £64, Salisbury £65Salisbury: £65Wells and Mendip Hills: £64Salisbury: £65Wells and Mendip Hills: £64Salisbury: £61Wells and Mendip Hills: £61

    £64£64£61Salisbury is higher£65£65£61

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £146, Salisbury £145Salisbury: £145Wells and Mendip Hills: £146Salisbury: £146Wells and Mendip Hills: £147Salisbury: £138Wells and Mendip Hills: £139

    £146£147£139Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £4.19, Salisbury £3.91Salisbury: £3.91Wells and Mendip Hills: £4.19Salisbury: £3.93Wells and Mendip Hills: £4.20Salisbury: £3.71Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£3.91£3.93£3.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £332, Salisbury £327Salisbury: £327Wells and Mendip Hills: £332Salisbury: £328Wells and Mendip Hills: £334Salisbury: £310Wells and Mendip Hills: £315

    £332£334£315Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £98, Salisbury £96Salisbury: £96Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Salisbury: £96Wells and Mendip Hills: £98Salisbury: £91Wells and Mendip Hills: £93

    £98£98£93Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £44, Salisbury £45Salisbury: £45Wells and Mendip Hills: £44Salisbury: £45Wells and Mendip Hills: £44Salisbury: £43Wells and Mendip Hills: £41

    £44£44£41Salisbury is higher£45£45£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £664, Salisbury £716Salisbury: £716Wells and Mendip Hills: £664Salisbury: £719Wells and Mendip Hills: £667Salisbury: £679Wells and Mendip Hills: £630

    £664£667£630Salisbury is higher£716£719£679

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £127, Salisbury £161Salisbury: £161Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Salisbury: £161Wells and Mendip Hills: £128Salisbury: £152Wells and Mendip Hills: £121

    £127£128£121Salisbury is higher£161£161£152

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £126, Salisbury £123Salisbury: £123Wells and Mendip Hills: £126Salisbury: £124Wells and Mendip Hills: £127Salisbury: £117Wells and Mendip Hills: £120

    £126£127£120Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£123£124£117

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £3.08, Salisbury £2.28Salisbury: £2.28Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.08Salisbury: £2.29Wells and Mendip Hills: £3.09Salisbury: £2.16Wells and Mendip Hills: £2.92

    £3.08£3.09£2.92Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£2.28£2.29£2.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £1.79, Salisbury £1.24Salisbury: £1.24Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.79Salisbury: £1.25Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.80Salisbury: £1.18Wells and Mendip Hills: £1.70

    £1.79£1.80£1.70Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£1.24£1.25£1.18

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wells and Mendip Hills £6.24, Salisbury £5.45Salisbury: £5.45Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.24Salisbury: £5.47Wells and Mendip Hills: £6.27Salisbury: £5.17Wells and Mendip Hills: £5.92

    £6.24£6.27£5.92Wells and Mendip Hills is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wells and Mendip Hills 266.7, Salisbury 242.1Salisbury: 242.1Wells and Mendip Hills: 266.7

    266.7Wells and Mendip Hills is higher242.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wells and Mendip Hills 16.3, Salisbury 16.1Salisbury: 16.1Wells and Mendip Hills: 16.3

    16.3Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count16.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wells and Mendip Hills 31.5, Salisbury 31.3Salisbury: 31.3Wells and Mendip Hills: 31.5

    31.5Wells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wells and Mendip Hills 49.4, Salisbury 48.3Salisbury: 48.3Wells and Mendip Hills: 49.4

    49.4Wells and Mendip Hills is higher48.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wells and Mendip Hills 73.5, Salisbury 80.7Salisbury: 80.7Wells and Mendip Hills: 73.5

    73.5Salisbury is higher80.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wells and Mendip Hills 9.2, Salisbury 10.1Salisbury: 10.1Wells and Mendip Hills: 9.2

    9.2Salisbury is higher10.1

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Wells and Mendip Hills and Salisbury, per resident
MeasureWells and Mendip HillsSalisburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,636£4,656£4,398£4,450£4,468£4,221Wells and Mendip Hills
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,234£3,248£3,068£2,973£2,986£2,820Wells and Mendip Hills
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£838£842£795£888£892£842Salisbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,020£3,033£2,865£2,759£2,771£2,617Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£64£64£61£65£65£61Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£145£146£138Wells and Mendip Hills
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£3.91£3.93£3.71Wells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£332£334£315£327£328£310Wells and Mendip Hills
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£96£96£91Wells and Mendip Hills
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£44£41£45£45£43Salisbury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£664£667£630£716£719£679Salisbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£161£161£152Salisbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£126£127£120£123£124£117Wells and Mendip Hills
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.08£3.09£2.92£2.28£2.29£2.16Wells and Mendip Hills
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.79£1.80£1.70£1.24£1.25£1.18Wells and Mendip Hills
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.24£6.27£5.92£5.45£5.47£5.17Wells and Mendip Hills
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026266.7242.1Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.316.1Wells and Mendip Hills
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.531.3Wells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.448.3Wells and Mendip Hills
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202673.580.7Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.210.1Salisbury

Total

Wells and Mendip Hills is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Salisbury 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

Wells and Mendip Hills Salisbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £430.9m, Salisbury £421.2mSalisbury: £421.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £430.9mSalisbury: £423.0mWells and Mendip Hills: £432.7mSalisbury: £399.5mWells and Mendip Hills: £408.7m

    £430.9m£432.7m£408.7mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £300.6m, Salisbury £281.4mSalisbury: £281.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £300.6mSalisbury: £282.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £301.9mSalisbury: £266.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £285.1m

    £300.6m£301.9m£285.1mWells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £77.9m, Salisbury £84.1mSalisbury: £84.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £77.9mSalisbury: £84.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £78.3mSalisbury: £79.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £73.9m

    £77.9m£78.3m£73.9mSalisbury is higher£84.1m£84.4m£79.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £280.7m, Salisbury £261.2mSalisbury: £261.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £280.7mSalisbury: £262.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £281.9mSalisbury: £247.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £266.2m

    £280.7m£281.9m£266.2mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£261.2m£262.3m£247.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £5.9m, Salisbury £6.1mSalisbury: £6.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £5.9mSalisbury: £6.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £6.0mSalisbury: £5.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £5.6m

    £5.9m£6.0m£5.6mSalisbury is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £13.6m, Salisbury £13.8mSalisbury: £13.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £13.6mSalisbury: £13.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £13.6mSalisbury: £13.0mWells and Mendip Hills: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mSalisbury is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£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: Wells and Mendip Hills £0.39m, Salisbury £0.37mSalisbury: £0.37mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.39mSalisbury: £0.37mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.39mSalisbury: £0.35mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWells and Mendip Hills is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £30.9m, Salisbury £30.9mSalisbury: £30.9mWells and Mendip Hills: £30.9mSalisbury: £31.0mWells and Mendip Hills: £31.0mSalisbury: £29.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £29.3m

    £30.9m£31.0m£29.3mSalisbury is higherDepends on how you count£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £9.1m, Salisbury £9.1mSalisbury: £9.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £9.1mSalisbury: £9.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £9.1mSalisbury: £8.6mWells and Mendip Hills: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mSalisbury is higherDepends on how you count£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £4.1m, Salisbury £4.3mSalisbury: £4.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £4.1mSalisbury: £4.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £4.1mSalisbury: £4.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £3.8m

    £4.1m£4.1m£3.8mSalisbury is higher£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £61.7m, Salisbury £67.8mSalisbury: £67.8mWells and Mendip Hills: £61.7mSalisbury: £68.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £62.0mSalisbury: £64.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £58.5m

    £61.7m£62.0m£58.5mSalisbury is higher£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £11.8m, Salisbury £15.2mSalisbury: £15.2mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.8mSalisbury: £15.3mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.9mSalisbury: £14.4mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.9m£11.2mSalisbury is higher£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £11.7m, Salisbury £11.7mSalisbury: £11.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.7mSalisbury: £11.7mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.8mSalisbury: £11.1mWells and Mendip Hills: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £0.29m, Salisbury £0.22mSalisbury: £0.22mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.29mSalisbury: £0.22mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.29mSalisbury: £0.20mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £0.17m, Salisbury £0.12mSalisbury: £0.12mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.17mSalisbury: £0.12mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.17mSalisbury: £0.11mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.16m

    £0.17m£0.17m£0.16mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wells and Mendip Hills £0.58m, Salisbury £0.52mSalisbury: £0.52mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.58mSalisbury: £0.52mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.58mSalisbury: £0.49mWells and Mendip Hills: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mWells and Mendip Hills is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wells and Mendip Hills 24,781, Salisbury 22,915Salisbury: 22,915Wells and Mendip Hills: 24,781

    24,781Wells and Mendip Hills is higher22,915

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wells and Mendip Hills 1,519, Salisbury 1,521Salisbury: 1,521Wells and Mendip Hills: 1,519

    1,519Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count1,521

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wells and Mendip Hills 2,925, Salisbury 2,964Salisbury: 2,964Wells and Mendip Hills: 2,925

    2,925Salisbury is higherDepends on how you count2,964

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wells and Mendip Hills 4,593, Salisbury 4,568Salisbury: 4,568Wells and Mendip Hills: 4,593

    4,593Wells and Mendip Hills is higher4,568

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wells and Mendip Hills 6,832, Salisbury 7,640Salisbury: 7,640Wells and Mendip Hills: 6,832

    6,832Salisbury is higher7,640

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wells and Mendip Hills 854, Salisbury 952Salisbury: 952Wells and Mendip Hills: 854

    854Salisbury is higher952

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Wells and Mendip Hills and Salisbury, total
MeasureWells and Mendip HillsSalisburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£430.9m£432.7m£408.7m£421.2m£423.0m£399.5mWells and Mendip Hills
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£300.6m£301.9m£285.1m£281.4m£282.6m£266.9mWells and Mendip Hills
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£77.9m£78.3m£73.9m£84.1m£84.4m£79.7mSalisbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£280.7m£281.9m£266.2m£261.2m£262.3m£247.7mWells and Mendip Hills
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.9m£6.0m£5.6m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mSalisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£13.8m£13.8m£13.0mSalisbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWells and Mendip Hills
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m£30.9m£31.0m£29.3mSalisbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mSalisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m£4.3m£4.3m£4.1mSalisbury
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m£67.8m£68.1m£64.3mSalisbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mSalisbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£11.7m£11.7m£11.1mWells and Mendip Hills
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.22m£0.22m£0.20mWells and Mendip Hills
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m£0.12m£0.12m£0.11mWells and Mendip Hills
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mWells and Mendip Hills
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,78122,915Wells and Mendip Hills
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5191,521Salisbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9252,964Salisbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5934,568Wells and Mendip Hills
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,8327,640Salisbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026854952Salisbury

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.