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Winchester and East Hampshire
Winchester is higher than East Hampshire on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.
On 13 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.
Per person in the age group
Winchester is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and East Hampshire 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
Winchester East Hampshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,753£3,769£3,560East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,189£4,206£3,973
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,398£12,451£11,760Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£12,372£12,425£11,736
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,163£1,168£1,103East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,217£1,222£1,154
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,614£11,664£11,017East Hampshire is higher£11,661£11,710£11,061
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£249£250£236Winchester is higher£203£204£193
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£520£522£493Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£496£498£470
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£15£15£14Winchester is higher£12
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£245£246£232Winchester is higher£224£225£213
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£82£83£78East Hampshire is higher£99£99£94
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£59£60£56East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£63£63£60
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£945£949£896East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£969£973£919
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£156£157£148Winchester is higher£126£126£119
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£149£150£142East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.52£5.55£5.24East Hampshire is higher£7.31£7.34£6.93
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.19£3.21£3.03East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.91£3.93£3.71
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.70£5.73£5.41East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.96£5.98£5.65
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,004.0Winchester is higherDepends on how you count999.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
58.8Winchester is higher48.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
110.2Winchester is higherDepends on how you count106.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
36.3Winchester is higher34.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
102.9East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count111.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
13.3East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count15.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Winchester | East Hampshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,753£3,769£3,560 | £4,189£4,206£3,973 | East Hampshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,398£12,451£11,760 | £12,372£12,425£11,736 | Winchester |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,163£1,168£1,103 | £1,217£1,222£1,154 | East Hampshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,614£11,664£11,017 | £11,661£11,710£11,061 | East Hampshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £249£250£236 | £203£204£193 | Winchester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £520£522£493 | £496£498£470 | Winchester |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £15£15£14 | £12 | Winchester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £245£246£232 | £224£225£213 | Winchester |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £82£83£78 | £99£99£94 | East Hampshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £59£60£56 | £63£63£60 | East Hampshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £945£949£896 | £969£973£919 | East Hampshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £156£157£148 | £126£126£119 | Winchester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £149£150£142 | £173£174£164 | East Hampshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.52£5.55£5.24 | £7.31£7.34£6.93 | East Hampshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.19£3.21£3.03 | £3.91£3.93£3.71 | East Hampshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.70£5.73£5.41 | £5.96£5.98£5.65 | East Hampshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,004.0 | 999.6 | Winchester |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 58.8 | 48.1 | Winchester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 110.2 | 106.3 | Winchester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 36.3 | 34.8 | Winchester |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 102.9 | 111.1 | East Hampshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 13.3 | 15.5 | East Hampshire |
Per resident
Winchester is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and East Hampshire on 14. 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
Winchester East Hampshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,753£3,769£3,560East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,189£4,206£3,973
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,558£2,568£2,426East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,033£3,046£2,877
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£706£709£670Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£701£704£665
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,396£2,406£2,273East Hampshire is higher£2,858£2,870£2,711
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£51£52£49Winchester is higher£50£50£47
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£107£108£102East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£122£122£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.14£3.16£2.98Winchester is higher£3.05£3.06£2.89
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£245£246£232Winchester is higher£224£225£213
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£82£83£78East Hampshire is higher£99£99£94
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£36£36£34East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£36£37£35
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£574£577£545Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£559£561£530
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£156£157£148Winchester is higher£126£126£119
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£91£91£86East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£100£100£95
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.35£3.37£3.18East Hampshire is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.94£1.95£1.84East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.26£2.27£2.14
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.70£5.73£5.41East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.96£5.98£5.65
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
207.1East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count245.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.1Winchester is higher11.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.7East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count26.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
36.3Winchester is higher34.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
62.5East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count64.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
8.1East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count8.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Winchester | East Hampshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,753£3,769£3,560 | £4,189£4,206£3,973 | East Hampshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,558£2,568£2,426 | £3,033£3,046£2,877 | East Hampshire |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £706£709£670 | £701£704£665 | Winchester |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,396£2,406£2,273 | £2,858£2,870£2,711 | East Hampshire |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £51£52£49 | £50£50£47 | Winchester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £107£108£102 | £122£122£115 | East Hampshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | £3.05£3.06£2.89 | Winchester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £245£246£232 | £224£225£213 | Winchester |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £82£83£78 | £99£99£94 | East Hampshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £36£36£34 | £36£37£35 | East Hampshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £574£577£545 | £559£561£530 | Winchester |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £156£157£148 | £126£126£119 | Winchester |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £91£91£86 | £100£100£95 | East Hampshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.35£3.37£3.18 | £4.22£4.23£4.00 | East Hampshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.94£1.95£1.84 | £2.26£2.27£2.14 | East Hampshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.70£5.73£5.41 | £5.96£5.98£5.65 | East Hampshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 207.1 | 245.0 | East Hampshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.1 | 11.8 | Winchester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.7 | 26.1 | East Hampshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 36.3 | 34.8 | Winchester |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 62.5 | 64.1 | East Hampshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 8.1 | 8.9 | East Hampshire |
Total
Winchester is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and East Hampshire 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
Winchester East Hampshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£409.3m£411.1m£388.2mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£389.5m£391.2m£369.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£278.9m£280.1m£264.6mEast Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£77.0m£77.4m£73.1mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£65.2m£65.5m£61.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£261.3m£262.4m£247.9mEast Hampshire is higher£265.8m£266.9m£252.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mWinchester is higher£4.6m£4.7m£4.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.7m£11.7m£11.1mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mWinchester is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£26.7m£26.8m£25.3mWinchester is higher£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.0m£9.0m£8.5mEast Hampshire is higher£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.9m£4.0m£3.7mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£3.4m£3.4m£3.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£62.6m£62.9m£59.4mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£52.0m£52.2m£49.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£17.0m£17.1m£16.2mWinchester is higher£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£9.9m£9.9m£9.4mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mEast Hampshire is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,590East Hampshire is higherDepends on how you count22,785
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,323Winchester is higher1,097
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,479Winchester is higherDepends on how you count2,424
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
3,954Winchester is higher3,238
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
6,817Winchester is higherDepends on how you count5,959
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
883Winchester is higherDepends on how you count831
Show the numbers
| Measure | Winchester | East Hampshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £409.3m£411.1m£388.2m | £389.5m£391.2m£369.5m | Winchester |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £278.9m£280.1m£264.6m | £282.0m£283.2m£267.5m | East Hampshire |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £77.0m£77.4m£73.1m | £65.2m£65.5m£61.9m | Winchester |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £261.3m£262.4m£247.9m | £265.8m£266.9m£252.1m | East Hampshire |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.6m£5.6m£5.3m | £4.6m£4.7m£4.4m | Winchester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.7m£11.7m£11.1m | £11.3m£11.3m£10.7m | Winchester |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.27m | Winchester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £26.7m£26.8m£25.3m | £20.8m£20.9m£19.8m | Winchester |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.0m£9.0m£8.5m | £9.2m£9.2m£8.7m | East Hampshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.9m£4.0m£3.7m | £3.4m£3.4m£3.2m | Winchester |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £62.6m£62.9m£59.4m | £52.0m£52.2m£49.3m | Winchester |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £17.0m£17.1m£16.2m | £11.7m£11.7m£11.1m | Winchester |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £9.9m£9.9m£9.4m | £9.3m£9.3m£8.8m | Winchester |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | East Hampshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.21m£0.21m£0.20m | £0.21m£0.21m£0.20m | Winchester |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.62m£0.62m£0.59m | £0.55m£0.56m£0.53m | Winchester |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,590 | 22,785 | East Hampshire |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,323 | 1,097 | Winchester |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,479 | 2,424 | Winchester |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 3,954 | 3,238 | Winchester |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 6,817 | 5,959 | Winchester |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 883 | 831 | Winchester |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.