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Welwyn Hatfield and Aldershot

116,887 and 124,531 residents (mid-2024).

Welwyn Hatfield is higher than Aldershot on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Welwyn Hatfield is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Aldershot on 5. 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

Welwyn Hatfield Aldershot

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £3,807, Aldershot £3,453Aldershot: £3,453Welwyn Hatfield: £3,807Aldershot: £3,468Welwyn Hatfield: £3,823Aldershot: £3,276Welwyn Hatfield: £3,611

    £3,807£3,823£3,611Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3,453£3,468£3,276

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield £13,004, Aldershot £12,295Aldershot: £12,295Welwyn Hatfield: £13,004Aldershot: £12,348Welwyn Hatfield: £13,059Aldershot: £11,663Welwyn Hatfield: £12,335

    £13,004£13,059£12,335Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,295£12,348£11,663

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £1,783, Aldershot £1,472Aldershot: £1,472Welwyn Hatfield: £1,783Aldershot: £1,478Welwyn Hatfield: £1,790Aldershot: £1,396Welwyn Hatfield: £1,691

    £1,783£1,790£1,691Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,472£1,478£1,396

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield £11,824, Aldershot £10,629Aldershot: £10,629Welwyn Hatfield: £11,824Aldershot: £10,675Welwyn Hatfield: £11,874Aldershot: £10,082Welwyn Hatfield: £11,216

    £11,824£11,874£11,216Welwyn Hatfield is higher£10,629£10,675£10,082

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield £432, Aldershot £1,068Aldershot: £1,068Welwyn Hatfield: £432Aldershot: £1,073Welwyn Hatfield: £434Aldershot: £1,013Welwyn Hatfield: £410

    £432£434£410Aldershot is higher£1,068£1,073£1,013

  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: Welwyn Hatfield £724, Aldershot £564Aldershot: £564Welwyn Hatfield: £724Aldershot: £566Welwyn Hatfield: £728Aldershot: £535Welwyn Hatfield: £687

    £724£728£687Welwyn Hatfield is higher£564£566£535

  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: Welwyn Hatfield £23, Aldershot £34Aldershot: £34Welwyn Hatfield: £23Aldershot: £34Welwyn Hatfield: £23Aldershot: £32Welwyn Hatfield: £22

    £23£23£22Aldershot is higher£34£34£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £343, Aldershot £263Aldershot: £263Welwyn Hatfield: £343Aldershot: £264Welwyn Hatfield: £344Aldershot: £250Welwyn Hatfield: £325

    £343£344£325Welwyn Hatfield is higher£263£264£250

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £119, Aldershot £119Aldershot: £119Welwyn Hatfield: £119Aldershot: £120Welwyn Hatfield: £120Aldershot: £113Welwyn Hatfield: £113

    £119£120£113Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

  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: Welwyn Hatfield £81, Aldershot £69Aldershot: £69Welwyn Hatfield: £81Aldershot: £69Welwyn Hatfield: £81Aldershot: £65Welwyn Hatfield: £76

    £81£81£76Welwyn Hatfield is higher£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £1,472, Aldershot £1,198Aldershot: £1,198Welwyn Hatfield: £1,472Aldershot: £1,204Welwyn Hatfield: £1,479Aldershot: £1,137Welwyn Hatfield: £1,397

    £1,472£1,479£1,397Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,198£1,204£1,137

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £257, Aldershot £223Aldershot: £223Welwyn Hatfield: £257Aldershot: £224Welwyn Hatfield: £258Aldershot: £212Welwyn Hatfield: £244

    £257£258£244Welwyn Hatfield is higher£223£224£212

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £218, Aldershot £194Aldershot: £194Welwyn Hatfield: £218Aldershot: £195Welwyn Hatfield: £219Aldershot: £184Welwyn Hatfield: £206

    £218£219£206Welwyn Hatfield is higher£194£195£184

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £7.01, Aldershot £7.33Aldershot: £7.33Welwyn Hatfield: £7.01Aldershot: £7.36Welwyn Hatfield: £7.04Aldershot: £6.95Welwyn Hatfield: £6.65

    £7.01£7.04£6.65Aldershot is higher£7.33£7.36£6.95

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £5.10, Aldershot £2.74Aldershot: £2.74Welwyn Hatfield: £5.10Aldershot: £2.75Welwyn Hatfield: £5.12Aldershot: £2.60Welwyn Hatfield: £4.84

    £5.10£5.12£4.84Welwyn Hatfield is higher£2.74£2.75£2.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £5.19, Aldershot £6.44Aldershot: £6.44Welwyn Hatfield: £5.19Aldershot: £6.47Welwyn Hatfield: £5.21Aldershot: £6.11Welwyn Hatfield: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Aldershot is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield 1,011.3, Aldershot 929.8Aldershot: 929.8Welwyn Hatfield: 1,011.3

    1,011.3Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count929.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield 91.8, Aldershot 137.5Aldershot: 137.5Welwyn Hatfield: 91.8

    91.8Aldershot is higher137.5

  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: Welwyn Hatfield 149.9, Aldershot 121.9Aldershot: 121.9Welwyn Hatfield: 149.9

    149.9Welwyn Hatfield is higher121.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 52.6, Aldershot 41.8Aldershot: 41.8Welwyn Hatfield: 52.6

    52.6Welwyn Hatfield is higher41.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield 157.2, Aldershot 133.5Aldershot: 133.5Welwyn Hatfield: 157.2

    157.2Welwyn Hatfield is higher133.5

  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: Welwyn Hatfield 18.0, Aldershot 15.0Aldershot: 15.0Welwyn Hatfield: 18.0

    18.0Welwyn Hatfield is higher15.0

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Welwyn Hatfield and Aldershot, per person in the age group
MeasureWelwyn HatfieldAldershotHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,807£3,823£3,611£3,453£3,468£3,276Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,004£13,059£12,335£12,295£12,348£11,663Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,783£1,790£1,691£1,472£1,478£1,396Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,824£11,874£11,216£10,629£10,675£10,082Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£432£434£410£1,068£1,073£1,013Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£724£728£687£564£566£535Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£34£34£32Aldershot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£263£264£250Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£119£120£113Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£76£69£69£65Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,472£1,479£1,397£1,198£1,204£1,137Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£257£258£244£223£224£212Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£218£219£206£194£195£184Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.01£7.04£6.65£7.33£7.36£6.95Aldershot
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.10£5.12£4.84£2.74£2.75£2.60Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£6.44£6.47£6.11Aldershot
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.3929.8Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202691.8137.5Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.9121.9Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.641.8Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026157.2133.5Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.015.0Welwyn Hatfield

Per resident

Welwyn Hatfield is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Aldershot on 5. 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

Welwyn Hatfield Aldershot

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £3,807, Aldershot £3,453Aldershot: £3,453Welwyn Hatfield: £3,807Aldershot: £3,468Welwyn Hatfield: £3,823Aldershot: £3,276Welwyn Hatfield: £3,611

    £3,807£3,823£3,611Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3,453£3,468£3,276

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £1,914, Aldershot £1,883Aldershot: £1,883Welwyn Hatfield: £1,914Aldershot: £1,891Welwyn Hatfield: £1,922Aldershot: £1,786Welwyn Hatfield: £1,816

    £1,914£1,922£1,816Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,883£1,891£1,786

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £1,169, Aldershot £959Aldershot: £959Welwyn Hatfield: £1,169Aldershot: £963Welwyn Hatfield: £1,174Aldershot: £909Welwyn Hatfield: £1,108

    £1,169£1,174£1,108Welwyn Hatfield is higher£959£963£909

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £1,741, Aldershot £1,628Aldershot: £1,628Welwyn Hatfield: £1,741Aldershot: £1,635Welwyn Hatfield: £1,748Aldershot: £1,544Welwyn Hatfield: £1,651

    £1,741£1,748£1,651Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,628£1,635£1,544

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £64, Aldershot £164Aldershot: £164Welwyn Hatfield: £64Aldershot: £164Welwyn Hatfield: £64Aldershot: £155Welwyn Hatfield: £60

    £64£64£60Aldershot is higher£164£164£155

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £107, Aldershot £86Aldershot: £86Welwyn Hatfield: £107Aldershot: £87Welwyn Hatfield: £107Aldershot: £82Welwyn Hatfield: £101

    £107£107£101Welwyn Hatfield is higher£86£87£82

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £3.39, Aldershot £5.17Aldershot: £5.17Welwyn Hatfield: £3.39Aldershot: £5.19Welwyn Hatfield: £3.41Aldershot: £4.90Welwyn Hatfield: £3.22

    £3.39£3.41£3.22Aldershot is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £343, Aldershot £263Aldershot: £263Welwyn Hatfield: £343Aldershot: £264Welwyn Hatfield: £344Aldershot: £250Welwyn Hatfield: £325

    £343£344£325Welwyn Hatfield is higher£263£264£250

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £119, Aldershot £119Aldershot: £119Welwyn Hatfield: £119Aldershot: £120Welwyn Hatfield: £120Aldershot: £113Welwyn Hatfield: £113

    £119£120£113Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £53, Aldershot £45Aldershot: £45Welwyn Hatfield: £53Aldershot: £45Welwyn Hatfield: £53Aldershot: £42Welwyn Hatfield: £50

    £53£53£50Welwyn Hatfield is higher£45£45£42

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £965, Aldershot £781Aldershot: £781Welwyn Hatfield: £965Aldershot: £784Welwyn Hatfield: £969Aldershot: £741Welwyn Hatfield: £915

    £965£969£915Welwyn Hatfield is higher£781£784£741

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £257, Aldershot £223Aldershot: £223Welwyn Hatfield: £257Aldershot: £224Welwyn Hatfield: £258Aldershot: £212Welwyn Hatfield: £244

    £257£258£244Welwyn Hatfield is higher£223£224£212

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £143, Aldershot £127Aldershot: £127Welwyn Hatfield: £143Aldershot: £127Welwyn Hatfield: £143Aldershot: £120Welwyn Hatfield: £135

    £143£143£135Welwyn Hatfield is higher£127£127£120

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £4.60, Aldershot £4.77Aldershot: £4.77Welwyn Hatfield: £4.60Aldershot: £4.79Welwyn Hatfield: £4.62Aldershot: £4.52Welwyn Hatfield: £4.36

    £4.60£4.62£4.36Aldershot is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £3.34, Aldershot £1.79Aldershot: £1.79Welwyn Hatfield: £3.34Aldershot: £1.80Welwyn Hatfield: £3.36Aldershot: £1.70Welwyn Hatfield: £3.17

    £3.34£3.36£3.17Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1.79£1.80£1.70

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £5.19, Aldershot £6.44Aldershot: £6.44Welwyn Hatfield: £5.19Aldershot: £6.47Welwyn Hatfield: £5.21Aldershot: £6.11Welwyn Hatfield: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Aldershot is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 148.9, Aldershot 142.4Aldershot: 142.4Welwyn Hatfield: 148.9

    148.9Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count142.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 13.5, Aldershot 21.1Aldershot: 21.1Welwyn Hatfield: 13.5

    13.5Aldershot is higher21.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 22.1, Aldershot 18.7Aldershot: 18.7Welwyn Hatfield: 22.1

    22.1Welwyn Hatfield is higher18.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 52.6, Aldershot 41.8Aldershot: 41.8Welwyn Hatfield: 52.6

    52.6Welwyn Hatfield is higher41.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 103.1, Aldershot 87.0Aldershot: 87.0Welwyn Hatfield: 103.1

    103.1Welwyn Hatfield is higher87.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 11.8, Aldershot 9.8Aldershot: 9.8Welwyn Hatfield: 11.8

    11.8Welwyn Hatfield is higher9.8

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Welwyn Hatfield and Aldershot, per resident
MeasureWelwyn HatfieldAldershotHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,807£3,823£3,611£3,453£3,468£3,276Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,914£1,922£1,816£1,883£1,891£1,786Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,169£1,174£1,108£959£963£909Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,741£1,748£1,651£1,628£1,635£1,544Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£64£64£60£164£164£155Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£86£87£82Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.39£3.41£3.22£5.17£5.19£4.90Aldershot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£263£264£250Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£119£120£113Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£45£45£42Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£965£969£915£781£784£741Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£257£258£244£223£224£212Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£143£143£135£127£127£120Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.60£4.62£4.36£4.77£4.79£4.52Aldershot
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.34£3.36£3.17£1.79£1.80£1.70Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£6.44£6.47£6.11Aldershot
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026148.9142.4Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.521.1Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.118.7Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.641.8Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026103.187.0Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.89.8Welwyn Hatfield

Total

Welwyn Hatfield is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Aldershot on 8. 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

Welwyn Hatfield Aldershot

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Welwyn Hatfield £444.9m, Aldershot £430.1mAldershot: £430.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £444.9mAldershot: £431.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £446.8mAldershot: £407.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £422.0m

    £444.9m£446.8m£422.0mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£430.1m£431.9m£407.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Welwyn Hatfield £223.7m, Aldershot £234.5mAldershot: £234.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £223.7mAldershot: £235.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £224.7mAldershot: £222.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £212.2m

    £223.7m£224.7m£212.2mAldershot is higherDepends on how you count£234.5m£235.5m£222.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Welwyn Hatfield £136.6m, Aldershot £119.4mAldershot: £119.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £136.6mAldershot: £119.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £137.2mAldershot: £113.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £129.6m

    £136.6m£137.2m£129.6mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£119.4m£119.9m£113.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Welwyn Hatfield £203.4m, Aldershot £202.7mAldershot: £202.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £203.4mAldershot: £203.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £204.3mAldershot: £192.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £193.0m

    £203.4m£204.3m£193.0mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£202.7m£203.6m£192.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Welwyn Hatfield £7.4m, Aldershot £20.4mAldershot: £20.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.4mAldershot: £20.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.5mAldershot: £19.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.1m

    £7.4m£7.5m£7.1mAldershot is higher£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £12.5m, Aldershot £10.8mAldershot: £10.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.5mAldershot: £10.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.5mAldershot: £10.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £11.8m

    £12.5m£12.5m£11.8mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £0.40m, Aldershot £0.64mAldershot: £0.64mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.40mAldershot: £0.65mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.40mAldershot: £0.61mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mAldershot is higher£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £40.0m, Aldershot £32.8mAldershot: £32.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £40.0mAldershot: £32.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £40.2mAldershot: £31.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £38.0m

    £40.0m£40.2m£38.0mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £13.9m, Aldershot £14.8mAldershot: £14.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.9mAldershot: £14.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.0mAldershot: £14.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.2m

    £13.9m£14.0m£13.2mAldershot is higherDepends on how you count£14.8m£14.9m£14.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £6.2m, Aldershot £5.6mAldershot: £5.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.2mAldershot: £5.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.2mAldershot: £5.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £5.9m

    £6.2m£6.2m£5.9mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Welwyn Hatfield £112.8m, Aldershot £97.2mAldershot: £97.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £112.8mAldershot: £97.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £113.3mAldershot: £92.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £107.0m

    £112.8m£113.3m£107.0mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£97.2m£97.6m£92.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Welwyn Hatfield £30.0m, Aldershot £27.8mAldershot: £27.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £30.0mAldershot: £27.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £30.1mAldershot: £26.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.1m£28.5mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Welwyn Hatfield £16.7m, Aldershot £15.8mAldershot: £15.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.7mAldershot: £15.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.7mAldershot: £15.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Welwyn Hatfield £0.54m, Aldershot £0.59mAldershot: £0.59mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.54mAldershot: £0.60mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.54mAldershot: £0.56mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mAldershot is higher£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Welwyn Hatfield £0.39m, Aldershot £0.22mAldershot: £0.22mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mAldershot: £0.22mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mAldershot: £0.21mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Welwyn Hatfield £0.61m, Aldershot £0.80mAldershot: £0.80mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.61mAldershot: £0.81mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.61mAldershot: £0.76mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.57m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.57mAldershot is higher£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Welwyn Hatfield 17,400, Aldershot 17,731Aldershot: 17,731Welwyn Hatfield: 17,400

    17,400Aldershot is higherDepends on how you count17,731

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Welwyn Hatfield 1,580, Aldershot 2,621Aldershot: 2,621Welwyn Hatfield: 1,580

    1,580Aldershot is higher2,621

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield 2,579, Aldershot 2,325Aldershot: 2,325Welwyn Hatfield: 2,579

    2,579Welwyn Hatfield is higher2,325

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield 6,146, Aldershot 5,210Aldershot: 5,210Welwyn Hatfield: 6,146

    6,146Welwyn Hatfield is higher5,210

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Welwyn Hatfield 12,046, Aldershot 10,833Aldershot: 10,833Welwyn Hatfield: 12,046

    12,046Welwyn Hatfield is higher10,833

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield 1,376, Aldershot 1,214Aldershot: 1,214Welwyn Hatfield: 1,376

    1,376Welwyn Hatfield is higher1,214

Show the numbers
Welwyn Hatfield and Aldershot, total
MeasureWelwyn HatfieldAldershotHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£444.9m£446.8m£422.0m£430.1m£431.9m£407.9mWelwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.7m£224.7m£212.2m£234.5m£235.5m£222.4mAldershot
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£136.6m£137.2m£129.6m£119.4m£119.9m£113.2mWelwyn Hatfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.4m£204.3m£193.0m£202.7m£203.6m£192.3mWelwyn Hatfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.5m£7.1m£20.4m£20.5m£19.3mAldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.5m£11.8m£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mWelwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.64m£0.65m£0.61mAldershot
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.0m£40.2m£38.0m£32.8m£32.9m£31.1mWelwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m£14.8m£14.9m£14.1mAldershot
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mWelwyn Hatfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£112.8m£113.3m£107.0m£97.2m£97.6m£92.2mWelwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m£27.8m£27.9m£26.4mWelwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£15.8m£15.8m£15.0mWelwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.59m£0.60m£0.56mAldershot
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mWelwyn Hatfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m£0.80m£0.81m£0.76mAldershot
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,40017,731Aldershot
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5802,621Aldershot
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5792,325Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1465,210Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,04610,833Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3761,214Welwyn Hatfield

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.
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  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.
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