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West Dorset and West Worcestershire

96,334 and 102,513 residents (mid-2024).

West Dorset is higher than West Worcestershire on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 12 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

West Dorset is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and West Worcestershire 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

West Dorset West Worcestershire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Dorset £5,446, West Worcestershire £4,973West Worcestershire: £4,973West Dorset: £5,446West Worcestershire: £4,994West Dorset: £5,469West Worcestershire: £4,717West Dorset: £5,165

    £5,446£5,469£5,165West Dorset is higher£4,973£4,994£4,717

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Dorset £12,235, West Worcestershire £12,566West Worcestershire: £12,566West Dorset: £12,235West Worcestershire: £12,620West Dorset: £12,287West Worcestershire: £11,920West Dorset: £11,606

    £12,235£12,287£11,606West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£12,566£12,620£11,920

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dorset £1,694, West Worcestershire £1,621West Worcestershire: £1,621West Dorset: £1,694West Worcestershire: £1,628West Dorset: £1,701West Worcestershire: £1,538West Dorset: £1,606

    £1,694£1,701£1,606West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£1,621£1,628£1,538

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Dorset £11,328, West Worcestershire £11,586West Worcestershire: £11,586West Dorset: £11,328West Worcestershire: £11,635West Dorset: £11,377West Worcestershire: £10,989West Dorset: £10,745

    £11,328£11,377£10,745West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£11,586£11,635£10,989

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Dorset £267, West Worcestershire £272West Worcestershire: £272West Dorset: £267West Worcestershire: £273West Dorset: £268West Worcestershire: £258West Dorset: £253

    £267£268£253West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£272£273£258

  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: West Dorset £622, West Worcestershire £691West Worcestershire: £691West Dorset: £622West Worcestershire: £694West Dorset: £625West Worcestershire: £655West Dorset: £590

    £622£625£590West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£691£694£655

  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: West Dorset £17, West Worcestershire £18West Worcestershire: £18West Dorset: £17West Worcestershire: £18West Dorset: £17West Worcestershire: £17West Dorset: £17

    £17West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Dorset £373, West Worcestershire £356West Worcestershire: £356West Dorset: £373West Worcestershire: £358West Dorset: £374West Worcestershire: £338West Dorset: £354

    £373£374£354West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£356£358£338

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Dorset £107, West Worcestershire £96West Worcestershire: £96West Dorset: £107West Worcestershire: £96West Dorset: £107West Worcestershire: £91West Dorset: £101

    £107£107£101West Dorset is higher£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: West Dorset £92, West Worcestershire £100West Worcestershire: £100West Dorset: £92West Worcestershire: £101West Dorset: £92West Worcestershire: £95West Dorset: £87

    £92£92£87West Worcestershire is higher£100£101£95

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dorset £1,316, West Worcestershire £1,266West Worcestershire: £1,266West Dorset: £1,316West Worcestershire: £1,272West Dorset: £1,321West Worcestershire: £1,201West Dorset: £1,248

    £1,316£1,321£1,248West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£1,266£1,272£1,201

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Dorset £197, West Worcestershire £151West Worcestershire: £151West Dorset: £197West Worcestershire: £152West Dorset: £198West Worcestershire: £144West Dorset: £187

    £197£198£187West Dorset is higher£151£152£144

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dorset £278, West Worcestershire £243West Worcestershire: £243West Dorset: £278West Worcestershire: £244West Dorset: £280West Worcestershire: £230West Dorset: £264

    £278£280£264West Dorset is higher£243£244£230

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dorset £3.63, West Worcestershire £6.41West Worcestershire: £6.41West Dorset: £3.63West Worcestershire: £6.44West Dorset: £3.64West Worcestershire: £6.08West Dorset: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44West Worcestershire is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Dorset £3.87, West Worcestershire £5.37West Worcestershire: £5.37West Dorset: £3.87West Worcestershire: £5.39West Dorset: £3.89West Worcestershire: £5.09West Dorset: £3.67

    £3.87£3.89£3.67West Worcestershire is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Dorset £7.05, West Worcestershire £4.61West Worcestershire: £4.61West Dorset: £7.05West Worcestershire: £4.63West Dorset: £7.08West Worcestershire: £4.37West Dorset: £6.69

    £7.05£7.08£6.69West Dorset is higher£4.61£4.63£4.37

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Dorset 1,000.6, West Worcestershire 1,016.5West Worcestershire: 1,016.5West Dorset: 1,000.6

    1,000.6West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count1,016.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Dorset 68.2, West Worcestershire 70.5West Worcestershire: 70.5West Dorset: 68.2

    68.2West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count70.5

  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: West Dorset 127.3, West Worcestershire 139.1West Worcestershire: 139.1West Dorset: 127.3

    127.3West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count139.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Dorset 55.1, West Worcestershire 51.5West Worcestershire: 51.5West Dorset: 55.1

    55.1West Dorset is higher51.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Dorset 154.0, West Worcestershire 146.4West Worcestershire: 146.4West Dorset: 154.0

    154.0West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count146.4

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Dorset 20.7, West Worcestershire 22.2West Worcestershire: 22.2West Dorset: 20.7

    20.7West Worcestershire is higher22.2

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West Dorset and West Worcestershire, per person in the age group
MeasureWest DorsetWest WorcestershireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,446£5,469£5,165£4,973£4,994£4,717West Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,235£12,287£11,606£12,566£12,620£11,920West Worcestershire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,694£1,701£1,606£1,621£1,628£1,538West Dorset
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745£11,586£11,635£10,989West Worcestershire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£267£268£253£272£273£258West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£622£625£590£691£694£655West Worcestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£18£18£17West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£373£374£354£356£358£338West Dorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£96£96£91West Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£100£101£95West Worcestershire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,316£1,321£1,248£1,266£1,272£1,201West Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£151£152£144West Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£278£280£264£243£244£230West Dorset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£6.41£6.44£6.08West Worcestershire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.87£3.89£3.67£5.37£5.39£5.09West Worcestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.05£7.08£6.69£4.61£4.63£4.37West Dorset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.61,016.5West Worcestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.270.5West Worcestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.3139.1West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.151.5West Dorset
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.0146.4West Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.722.2West Worcestershire

Per resident

West Dorset is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and West Worcestershire 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

West Dorset West Worcestershire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Dorset £5,446, West Worcestershire £4,973West Worcestershire: £4,973West Dorset: £5,446West Worcestershire: £4,994West Dorset: £5,469West Worcestershire: £4,717West Dorset: £5,165

    £5,446£5,469£5,165West Dorset is higher£4,973£4,994£4,717

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Dorset £3,871, West Worcestershire £3,461West Worcestershire: £3,461West Dorset: £3,871West Worcestershire: £3,476West Dorset: £3,887West Worcestershire: £3,283West Dorset: £3,671

    £3,871£3,887£3,671West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£3,461£3,476£3,283

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Dorset £891, West Worcestershire £904West Worcestershire: £904West Dorset: £891West Worcestershire: £908West Dorset: £895West Worcestershire: £858West Dorset: £845

    £891£895£845West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£904£908£858

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Dorset £3,584, West Worcestershire £3,191West Worcestershire: £3,191West Dorset: £3,584West Worcestershire: £3,204West Dorset: £3,599West Worcestershire: £3,027West Dorset: £3,399

    £3,584£3,599£3,399West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£3,191£3,204£3,027

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Dorset £85, West Worcestershire £75West Worcestershire: £75West Dorset: £85West Worcestershire: £75West Dorset: £85West Worcestershire: £71West Dorset: £80

    £85£85£80West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£75£75£71

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Dorset £197, West Worcestershire £190West Worcestershire: £190West Dorset: £197West Worcestershire: £191West Dorset: £198West Worcestershire: £181West Dorset: £187

    £197£198£187West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£181

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Dorset £5.50, West Worcestershire £4.93West Worcestershire: £4.93West Dorset: £5.50West Worcestershire: £4.95West Dorset: £5.53West Worcestershire: £4.68West Dorset: £5.22

    £5.50£5.53£5.22West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£4.93£4.95£4.68

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Dorset £373, West Worcestershire £356West Worcestershire: £356West Dorset: £373West Worcestershire: £358West Dorset: £374West Worcestershire: £338West Dorset: £354

    £373£374£354West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£356£358£338

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Dorset £107, West Worcestershire £96West Worcestershire: £96West Dorset: £107West Worcestershire: £96West Dorset: £107West Worcestershire: £91West Dorset: £101

    £107£107£101West Dorset is higher£96£96£91

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Dorset £48, West Worcestershire £56West Worcestershire: £56West Dorset: £48West Worcestershire: £56West Dorset: £49West Worcestershire: £53West Dorset: £46

    £48£49£46West Worcestershire is higher£56£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Dorset £692, West Worcestershire £707West Worcestershire: £707West Dorset: £692West Worcestershire: £710West Dorset: £695West Worcestershire: £670West Dorset: £657

    £692£695£657West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£707£710£670

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Dorset £197, West Worcestershire £151West Worcestershire: £151West Dorset: £197West Worcestershire: £152West Dorset: £198West Worcestershire: £144West Dorset: £187

    £197£198£187West Dorset is higher£151£152£144

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Dorset £146, West Worcestershire £135West Worcestershire: £135West Dorset: £146West Worcestershire: £136West Dorset: £147West Worcestershire: £128West Dorset: £139

    £146£147£139West Dorset is higher£135£136£128

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Dorset £1.91, West Worcestershire £3.57West Worcestershire: £3.57West Dorset: £1.91West Worcestershire: £3.59West Dorset: £1.92West Worcestershire: £3.39West Dorset: £1.81

    £1.91£1.92£1.81West Worcestershire is higher£3.57£3.59£3.39

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Dorset £2.03, West Worcestershire £2.99West Worcestershire: £2.99West Dorset: £2.03West Worcestershire: £3.01West Dorset: £2.04West Worcestershire: £2.84West Dorset: £1.93

    £2.03£2.04£1.93West Worcestershire is higher£2.99£3.01£2.84

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Dorset £7.05, West Worcestershire £4.61West Worcestershire: £4.61West Dorset: £7.05West Worcestershire: £4.63West Dorset: £7.08West Worcestershire: £4.37West Dorset: £6.69

    £7.05£7.08£6.69West Dorset is higher£4.61£4.63£4.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Dorset 316.5, West Worcestershire 280.0West Worcestershire: 280.0West Dorset: 316.5

    316.5West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count280.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Dorset 21.6, West Worcestershire 19.4West Worcestershire: 19.4West Dorset: 21.6

    21.6West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count19.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Dorset 40.3, West Worcestershire 38.3West Worcestershire: 38.3West Dorset: 40.3

    40.3West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count38.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Dorset 55.1, West Worcestershire 51.5West Worcestershire: 51.5West Dorset: 55.1

    55.1West Dorset is higher51.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Dorset 81.0, West Worcestershire 81.7West Worcestershire: 81.7West Dorset: 81.0

    81.0West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count81.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Dorset 10.9, West Worcestershire 12.4West Worcestershire: 12.4West Dorset: 10.9

    10.9West Worcestershire is higher12.4

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West Dorset and West Worcestershire, per resident
MeasureWest DorsetWest WorcestershireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,446£5,469£5,165£4,973£4,994£4,717West Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,871£3,887£3,671£3,461£3,476£3,283West Dorset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£891£895£845£904£908£858West Worcestershire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,584£3,599£3,399£3,191£3,204£3,027West Dorset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£85£85£80£75£75£71West Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£190£191£181West Dorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22£4.93£4.95£4.68West Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£373£374£354£356£358£338West Dorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£96£96£91West Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£48£49£46£56£56£53West Worcestershire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£692£695£657£707£710£670West Worcestershire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£151£152£144West Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£135£136£128West Dorset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£1.91£1.92£1.81£3.57£3.59£3.39West Worcestershire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.03£2.04£1.93£2.99£3.01£2.84West Worcestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.05£7.08£6.69£4.61£4.63£4.37West Dorset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026316.5280.0West Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.619.4West Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.338.3West Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.151.5West Dorset
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202681.081.7West Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.912.4West Worcestershire

Total

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

West Dorset West Worcestershire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Dorset £524.6m, West Worcestershire £509.8mWest Worcestershire: £509.8mWest Dorset: £524.6mWest Worcestershire: £512.0mWest Dorset: £526.8mWest Worcestershire: £483.6mWest Dorset: £497.6m

    £524.6m£526.8m£497.6mWest Dorset is higher£509.8m£512.0m£483.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Dorset £372.9m, West Worcestershire £354.8mWest Worcestershire: £354.8mWest Dorset: £372.9mWest Worcestershire: £356.3mWest Dorset: £374.5mWest Worcestershire: £336.5mWest Dorset: £353.7m

    £372.9m£374.5m£353.7mWest Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£354.8m£356.3m£336.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Dorset £85.9m, West Worcestershire £92.7mWest Worcestershire: £92.7mWest Dorset: £85.9mWest Worcestershire: £93.1mWest Dorset: £86.2mWest Worcestershire: £88.0mWest Dorset: £81.4m

    £85.9m£86.2m£81.4mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£92.7m£93.1m£88.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Dorset £345.2m, West Worcestershire £327.1mWest Worcestershire: £327.1mWest Dorset: £345.2mWest Worcestershire: £328.5mWest Dorset: £346.7mWest Worcestershire: £310.3mWest Dorset: £327.5m

    £345.2m£346.7m£327.5mWest Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£327.1m£328.5m£310.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Dorset £8.1m, West Worcestershire £7.7mWest Worcestershire: £7.7mWest Dorset: £8.1mWest Worcestershire: £7.7mWest Dorset: £8.2mWest Worcestershire: £7.3mWest Dorset: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.2m£7.7mWest Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Dorset £19.0m, West Worcestershire £19.5mWest Worcestershire: £19.5mWest Dorset: £19.0mWest Worcestershire: £19.6mWest Dorset: £19.0mWest Worcestershire: £18.5mWest Dorset: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.0m£18.0mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Dorset £0.53m, West Worcestershire £0.51mWest Worcestershire: £0.51mWest Dorset: £0.53mWest Worcestershire: £0.51mWest Dorset: £0.53mWest Worcestershire: £0.48mWest Dorset: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mWest Dorset is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Dorset £35.9m, West Worcestershire £36.5mWest Worcestershire: £36.5mWest Dorset: £35.9mWest Worcestershire: £36.7mWest Dorset: £36.1mWest Worcestershire: £34.6mWest Dorset: £34.1m

    £35.9m£36.1m£34.1mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£36.5m£36.7m£34.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Dorset £10.3m, West Worcestershire £9.8mWest Worcestershire: £9.8mWest Dorset: £10.3mWest Worcestershire: £9.9mWest Dorset: £10.3mWest Worcestershire: £9.3mWest Dorset: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mWest Dorset is higher£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Dorset £4.7m, West Worcestershire £5.7mWest Worcestershire: £5.7mWest Dorset: £4.7mWest Worcestershire: £5.8mWest Dorset: £4.7mWest Worcestershire: £5.4mWest Dorset: £4.4m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.4mWest Worcestershire is higher£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Dorset £66.7m, West Worcestershire £72.4mWest Worcestershire: £72.4mWest Dorset: £66.7mWest Worcestershire: £72.7mWest Dorset: £67.0mWest Worcestershire: £68.7mWest Dorset: £63.3m

    £66.7m£67.0m£63.3mWest Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count£72.4m£72.7m£68.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Dorset £19.0m, West Worcestershire £15.5mWest Worcestershire: £15.5mWest Dorset: £19.0mWest Worcestershire: £15.6mWest Dorset: £19.1mWest Worcestershire: £14.7mWest Dorset: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mWest Dorset is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Dorset £14.1m, West Worcestershire £13.9mWest Worcestershire: £13.9mWest Dorset: £14.1mWest Worcestershire: £13.9mWest Dorset: £14.2mWest Worcestershire: £13.2mWest Dorset: £13.4m

    £14.1m£14.2m£13.4mWest Dorset is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Dorset £0.18m, West Worcestershire £0.37mWest Worcestershire: £0.37mWest Dorset: £0.18mWest Worcestershire: £0.37mWest Dorset: £0.18mWest Worcestershire: £0.35mWest Dorset: £0.17m

    £0.18m£0.18m£0.17mWest Worcestershire is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Dorset £0.20m, West Worcestershire £0.31mWest Worcestershire: £0.31mWest Dorset: £0.20mWest Worcestershire: £0.31mWest Dorset: £0.20mWest Worcestershire: £0.29mWest Dorset: £0.19m

    £0.20m£0.20m£0.19mWest Worcestershire is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Dorset £0.68m, West Worcestershire £0.47mWest Worcestershire: £0.47mWest Dorset: £0.68mWest Worcestershire: £0.47mWest Dorset: £0.68mWest Worcestershire: £0.45mWest Dorset: £0.64m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.64mWest Dorset is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Dorset 30,492, West Worcestershire 28,700West Worcestershire: 28,700West Dorset: 30,492

    30,492West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count28,700

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Dorset 2,079, West Worcestershire 1,990West Worcestershire: 1,990West Dorset: 2,079

    2,079West Dorset is higherDepends on how you count1,990

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Dorset 3,880, West Worcestershire 3,926West Worcestershire: 3,926West Dorset: 3,880

    3,880West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count3,926

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Dorset 5,305, West Worcestershire 5,274West Worcestershire: 5,274West Dorset: 5,305

    5,305West Dorset is higher5,274

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Dorset 7,806, West Worcestershire 8,371West Worcestershire: 8,371West Dorset: 7,806

    7,806West Worcestershire is higherDepends on how you count8,371

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Dorset 1,051, West Worcestershire 1,267West Worcestershire: 1,267West Dorset: 1,051

    1,051West Worcestershire is higher1,267

Show the numbers
West Dorset and West Worcestershire, total
MeasureWest DorsetWest WorcestershireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£524.6m£526.8m£497.6m£509.8m£512.0m£483.6mWest Dorset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£372.9m£374.5m£353.7m£354.8m£356.3m£336.5mWest Dorset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£85.9m£86.2m£81.4m£92.7m£93.1m£88.0mWest Worcestershire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£345.2m£346.7m£327.5m£327.1m£328.5m£310.3mWest Dorset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.2m£7.7m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mWest Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.0m£18.0m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mWest Worcestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mWest Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m£36.5m£36.7m£34.6mWest Worcestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mWest Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m£5.7m£5.8m£5.4mWest Worcestershire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m£72.4m£72.7m£68.7mWest Worcestershire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mWest Dorset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m£13.9m£13.9m£13.2mWest Dorset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWest Worcestershire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mWest Worcestershire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mWest Dorset
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,49228,700West Dorset
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0791,990West Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8803,926West Worcestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,3055,274West Dorset
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,8068,371West Worcestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0511,267West Worcestershire

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.
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