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Wycombe and Colchester

112,299 and 119,956 residents (mid-2024).

Wycombe is higher than Colchester on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Wycombe is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Colchester on 18. 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

Wycombe Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wycombe £3,440, Colchester £3,752Colchester: £3,752Wycombe: £3,440Colchester: £3,768Wycombe: £3,454Colchester: £3,559Wycombe: £3,263

    £3,440£3,454£3,263Colchester is higher£3,752£3,768£3,559

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wycombe £12,867, Colchester £13,174Colchester: £13,174Wycombe: £12,867Colchester: £13,231Wycombe: £12,922Colchester: £12,497Wycombe: £12,205

    £12,867£12,922£12,205Colchester is higher£13,174£13,231£12,497

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wycombe £1,767, Colchester £1,924Colchester: £1,924Wycombe: £1,767Colchester: £1,933Wycombe: £1,774Colchester: £1,825Wycombe: £1,676

    £1,767£1,774£1,676Colchester is higher£1,924£1,933£1,825

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wycombe £11,722, Colchester £11,720Colchester: £11,720Wycombe: £11,722Colchester: £11,770Wycombe: £11,772Colchester: £11,117Wycombe: £11,119

    £11,722£11,772£11,119Wycombe is higherDepends on how you count£11,720£11,770£11,117

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wycombe £496, Colchester £527Colchester: £527Wycombe: £496Colchester: £529Wycombe: £498Colchester: £500Wycombe: £470

    £496£498£470Colchester is higher£527£529£500

  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: Wycombe £624, Colchester £900Colchester: £900Wycombe: £624Colchester: £904Wycombe: £626Colchester: £854Wycombe: £592

    £624£626£592Colchester is higher£900£904£854

  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: Wycombe £26, Colchester £27Colchester: £27Wycombe: £26Colchester: £27Wycombe: £26Colchester: £26Wycombe: £25

    £26£26£25Colchester is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wycombe £250, Colchester £383Colchester: £383Wycombe: £250Colchester: £384Wycombe: £251Colchester: £363Wycombe: £237

    £250£251£237Colchester is higher£383£384£363

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wycombe £108, Colchester £162Colchester: £162Wycombe: £108Colchester: £163Wycombe: £108Colchester: £154Wycombe: £102

    £108£108£102Colchester is higher£162£163£154

  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: Wycombe £87, Colchester £99Colchester: £99Wycombe: £87Colchester: £100Wycombe: £87Colchester: £94Wycombe: £82

    £87£87£82Colchester is higher£99£100£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wycombe £1,504, Colchester £1,560Colchester: £1,560Wycombe: £1,504Colchester: £1,567Wycombe: £1,511Colchester: £1,480Wycombe: £1,427

    £1,504£1,511£1,427Colchester is higher£1,560£1,567£1,480

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wycombe £227, Colchester £202Colchester: £202Wycombe: £227Colchester: £203Wycombe: £228Colchester: £192Wycombe: £215

    £227£228£215Wycombe is higher£202£203£192

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wycombe £160, Colchester £250Colchester: £250Wycombe: £160Colchester: £251Wycombe: £161Colchester: £237Wycombe: £152

    £160£161£152Colchester is higher£250£251£237

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wycombe £11, Colchester £7.84Colchester: £7.84Wycombe: £11Colchester: £7.88Wycombe: £11Colchester: £7.44Wycombe: £11

    £11Wycombe is higher£7.84£7.88£7.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wycombe £4.46, Colchester £6.50Colchester: £6.50Wycombe: £4.46Colchester: £6.53Wycombe: £4.48Colchester: £6.17Wycombe: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Colchester is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wycombe £5.70, Colchester £4.64Colchester: £4.64Wycombe: £5.70Colchester: £4.66Wycombe: £5.73Colchester: £4.40Wycombe: £5.41

    £5.70£5.73£5.41Wycombe is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wycombe 1,006.3, Colchester 1,013.8Colchester: 1,013.8Wycombe: 1,006.3

    1,006.3Colchester is higher1,013.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wycombe 102.9, Colchester 108.8Colchester: 108.8Wycombe: 102.9

    102.9Colchester is higher108.8

  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: Wycombe 129.5, Colchester 177.7Colchester: 177.7Wycombe: 129.5

    129.5Colchester is higher177.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wycombe 40.2, Colchester 60.8Colchester: 60.8Wycombe: 40.2

    40.2Colchester is higher60.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wycombe 160.5, Colchester 177.2Colchester: 177.2Wycombe: 160.5

    160.5Colchester is higher177.2

  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: Wycombe 19.3, Colchester 22.2Colchester: 22.2Wycombe: 19.3

    19.3Colchester is higher22.2

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Wycombe and Colchester, per person in the age group
MeasureWycombeColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,440£3,454£3,263£3,752£3,768£3,559Colchester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,867£12,922£12,205£13,174£13,231£12,497Colchester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,767£1,774£1,676£1,924£1,933£1,825Colchester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,722£11,772£11,119£11,720£11,770£11,117Wycombe
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£496£498£470£527£529£500Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£624£626£592£900£904£854Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£27£27£26Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£383£384£363Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£162£163£154Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£87£87£82£99£100£94Colchester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,504£1,511£1,427£1,560£1,567£1,480Colchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£227£228£215£202£203£192Wycombe
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£160£161£152£250£251£237Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£7.84£7.88£7.44Wycombe
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£6.50£6.53£6.17Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.70£5.73£5.41£4.64£4.66£4.40Wycombe
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,013.8Colchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.9108.8Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.5177.7Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.260.8Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026160.5177.2Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.322.2Colchester

Per resident

Wycombe is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Colchester on 18. 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

Wycombe Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wycombe £3,440, Colchester £3,752Colchester: £3,752Wycombe: £3,440Colchester: £3,768Wycombe: £3,454Colchester: £3,559Wycombe: £3,263

    £3,440£3,454£3,263Colchester is higher£3,752£3,768£3,559

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wycombe £1,703, Colchester £1,740Colchester: £1,740Wycombe: £1,703Colchester: £1,748Wycombe: £1,710Colchester: £1,651Wycombe: £1,616

    £1,703£1,710£1,616Colchester is higher£1,740£1,748£1,651

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wycombe £1,146, Colchester £1,260Colchester: £1,260Wycombe: £1,146Colchester: £1,265Wycombe: £1,151Colchester: £1,195Wycombe: £1,087

    £1,146£1,151£1,087Colchester is higher£1,260£1,265£1,195

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wycombe £1,552, Colchester £1,548Colchester: £1,548Wycombe: £1,552Colchester: £1,555Wycombe: £1,558Colchester: £1,469Wycombe: £1,472

    £1,552£1,558£1,472Wycombe is higherDepends on how you count£1,548£1,555£1,469

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wycombe £66, Colchester £70Colchester: £70Wycombe: £66Colchester: £70Wycombe: £66Colchester: £66Wycombe: £62

    £66£66£62Colchester is higher£70£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wycombe £83, Colchester £119Colchester: £119Wycombe: £83Colchester: £119Wycombe: £83Colchester: £113Wycombe: £78

    £83£83£78Colchester is higher£119£119£113

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wycombe £3.44, Colchester £3.56Colchester: £3.56Wycombe: £3.44Colchester: £3.58Wycombe: £3.45Colchester: £3.38Wycombe: £3.26

    £3.44£3.45£3.26Colchester is higher£3.56£3.58£3.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wycombe £250, Colchester £383Colchester: £383Wycombe: £250Colchester: £384Wycombe: £251Colchester: £363Wycombe: £237

    £250£251£237Colchester is higher£383£384£363

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wycombe £108, Colchester £162Colchester: £162Wycombe: £108Colchester: £163Wycombe: £108Colchester: £154Wycombe: £102

    £108£108£102Colchester is higher£162£163£154

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wycombe £56, Colchester £65Colchester: £65Wycombe: £56Colchester: £65Wycombe: £56Colchester: £62Wycombe: £53

    £56£56£53Colchester is higher£65£65£62

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wycombe £976, Colchester £1,021Colchester: £1,021Wycombe: £976Colchester: £1,026Wycombe: £980Colchester: £969Wycombe: £926

    £976£980£926Colchester is higher£1,021£1,026£969

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wycombe £227, Colchester £202Colchester: £202Wycombe: £227Colchester: £203Wycombe: £228Colchester: £192Wycombe: £215

    £227£228£215Wycombe is higher£202£203£192

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wycombe £104, Colchester £164Colchester: £164Wycombe: £104Colchester: £165Wycombe: £104Colchester: £155Wycombe: £98

    £104£104£98Colchester is higher£164£165£155

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wycombe £7.36, Colchester £5.13Colchester: £5.13Wycombe: £7.36Colchester: £5.16Wycombe: £7.39Colchester: £4.87Wycombe: £6.98

    £7.36£7.39£6.98Wycombe is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wycombe £2.89, Colchester £4.26Colchester: £4.26Wycombe: £2.89Colchester: £4.28Wycombe: £2.90Colchester: £4.04Wycombe: £2.74

    £2.89£2.90£2.74Colchester is higher£4.26£4.28£4.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wycombe £5.70, Colchester £4.64Colchester: £4.64Wycombe: £5.70Colchester: £4.66Wycombe: £5.73Colchester: £4.40Wycombe: £5.41

    £5.70£5.73£5.41Wycombe is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wycombe 133.2, Colchester 133.9Colchester: 133.9Wycombe: 133.2

    133.2Colchester is higher133.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wycombe 13.6, Colchester 14.4Colchester: 14.4Wycombe: 13.6

    13.6Colchester is higher14.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wycombe 17.1, Colchester 23.5Colchester: 23.5Wycombe: 17.1

    17.1Colchester is higher23.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wycombe 40.2, Colchester 60.8Colchester: 60.8Wycombe: 40.2

    40.2Colchester is higher60.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wycombe 104.1, Colchester 116.0Colchester: 116.0Wycombe: 104.1

    104.1Colchester is higher116.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wycombe 12.5, Colchester 14.5Colchester: 14.5Wycombe: 12.5

    12.5Colchester is higher14.5

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Wycombe and Colchester, per resident
MeasureWycombeColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,440£3,454£3,263£3,752£3,768£3,559Colchester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,703£1,710£1,616£1,740£1,748£1,651Colchester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,146£1,151£1,087£1,260£1,265£1,195Colchester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,552£1,558£1,472£1,548£1,555£1,469Wycombe
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£66£66£62£70£70£66Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£119£119£113Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.44£3.45£3.26£3.56£3.58£3.38Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£383£384£363Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£162£163£154Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£65£65£62Colchester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£976£980£926£1,021£1,026£969Colchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£227£228£215£202£203£192Wycombe
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£164£165£155Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.36£7.39£6.98£5.13£5.16£4.87Wycombe
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74£4.26£4.28£4.04Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.70£5.73£5.41£4.64£4.66£4.40Wycombe
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026133.2133.9Colchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.614.4Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.123.5Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.260.8Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026104.1116.0Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.514.5Colchester

Total

Wycombe is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Colchester on 19. 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

Wycombe Colchester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wycombe £386.3m, Colchester £450.0mColchester: £450.0mWycombe: £386.3mColchester: £452.0mWycombe: £387.9mColchester: £426.9mWycombe: £366.4m

    £386.3m£387.9m£366.4mColchester is higher£450.0m£452.0m£426.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wycombe £191.3m, Colchester £208.8mColchester: £208.8mWycombe: £191.3mColchester: £209.7mWycombe: £192.1mColchester: £198.0mWycombe: £181.4m

    £191.3m£192.1m£181.4mColchester is higher£208.8m£209.7m£198.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wycombe £128.7m, Colchester £151.1mColchester: £151.1mWycombe: £128.7mColchester: £151.8mWycombe: £129.3mColchester: £143.3mWycombe: £122.1m

    £128.7m£129.3m£122.1mColchester is higher£151.1m£151.8m£143.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wycombe £174.2m, Colchester £185.7mColchester: £185.7mWycombe: £174.2mColchester: £186.5mWycombe: £175.0mColchester: £176.2mWycombe: £165.3m

    £174.2m£175.0m£165.3mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£185.7m£186.5m£176.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wycombe £7.4m, Colchester £8.4mColchester: £8.4mWycombe: £7.4mColchester: £8.4mWycombe: £7.4mColchester: £7.9mWycombe: £7.0m

    £7.4m£7.4m£7.0mColchester is higher£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wycombe £9.3m, Colchester £14.3mColchester: £14.3mWycombe: £9.3mColchester: £14.3mWycombe: £9.3mColchester: £13.5mWycombe: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mColchester is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wycombe £0.39m, Colchester £0.43mColchester: £0.43mWycombe: £0.39mColchester: £0.43mWycombe: £0.39mColchester: £0.40mWycombe: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mColchester is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wycombe £28.1m, Colchester £45.9mColchester: £45.9mWycombe: £28.1mColchester: £46.1mWycombe: £28.2mColchester: £43.6mWycombe: £26.7m

    £28.1m£28.2m£26.7mColchester is higher£45.9m£46.1m£43.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wycombe £12.1m, Colchester £19.4mColchester: £19.4mWycombe: £12.1mColchester: £19.5mWycombe: £12.1mColchester: £18.4mWycombe: £11.5m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.5mColchester is higher£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wycombe £6.3m, Colchester £7.8mColchester: £7.8mWycombe: £6.3mColchester: £7.8mWycombe: £6.3mColchester: £7.4mWycombe: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.3m£6.0mColchester is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wycombe £109.6m, Colchester £122.5mColchester: £122.5mWycombe: £109.6mColchester: £123.1mWycombe: £110.1mColchester: £116.2mWycombe: £104.0m

    £109.6m£110.1m£104.0mColchester is higher£122.5m£123.1m£116.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wycombe £25.5m, Colchester £24.2mColchester: £24.2mWycombe: £25.5mColchester: £24.3mWycombe: £25.6mColchester: £23.0mWycombe: £24.2m

    £25.5m£25.6m£24.2mWycombe is higher£24.2m£24.3m£23.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wycombe £11.7m, Colchester £19.7mColchester: £19.7mWycombe: £11.7mColchester: £19.7mWycombe: £11.7mColchester: £18.6mWycombe: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.7m£11.1mColchester is higher£19.7m£19.7m£18.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wycombe £0.83m, Colchester £0.62mColchester: £0.62mWycombe: £0.83mColchester: £0.62mWycombe: £0.83mColchester: £0.58mWycombe: £0.78m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.78mWycombe is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wycombe £0.32m, Colchester £0.51mColchester: £0.51mWycombe: £0.32mColchester: £0.51mWycombe: £0.33mColchester: £0.48mWycombe: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.33m£0.31mColchester is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wycombe £0.64m, Colchester £0.56mColchester: £0.56mWycombe: £0.64mColchester: £0.56mWycombe: £0.64mColchester: £0.53mWycombe: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mWycombe is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wycombe 14,959, Colchester 16,066Colchester: 16,066Wycombe: 14,959

    14,959Colchester is higher16,066

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wycombe 1,530, Colchester 1,724Colchester: 1,724Wycombe: 1,530

    1,530Colchester is higher1,724

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wycombe 1,925, Colchester 2,816Colchester: 2,816Wycombe: 1,925

    1,925Colchester is higher2,816

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wycombe 4,513, Colchester 7,287Colchester: 7,287Wycombe: 4,513

    4,513Colchester is higher7,287

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wycombe 11,695, Colchester 13,918Colchester: 13,918Wycombe: 11,695

    11,695Colchester is higher13,918

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wycombe 1,405, Colchester 1,743Colchester: 1,743Wycombe: 1,405

    1,405Colchester is higher1,743

Show the numbers
Wycombe and Colchester, total
MeasureWycombeColchesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£386.3m£387.9m£366.4m£450.0m£452.0m£426.9mColchester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£191.3m£192.1m£181.4m£208.8m£209.7m£198.0mColchester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£128.7m£129.3m£122.1m£151.1m£151.8m£143.3mColchester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£174.2m£175.0m£165.3m£185.7m£186.5m£176.2mColchester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m£8.4m£8.4m£7.9mColchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mColchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mColchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.1m£28.2m£26.7m£45.9m£46.1m£43.6mColchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m£19.4m£19.5m£18.4mColchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mColchester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£109.6m£110.1m£104.0m£122.5m£123.1m£116.2mColchester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m£24.2m£24.3m£23.0mWycombe
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m£19.7m£19.7m£18.6mColchester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m£0.62m£0.62m£0.58mWycombe
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mColchester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mWycombe
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,95916,066Colchester
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5301,724Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,9252,816Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5137,287Colchester
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,69513,918Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4051,743Colchester

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.
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  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.