Compare constituencies · South West and East Midlands
Yeovil and High Peak
Yeovil is higher than High Peak on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 20 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.
Per person in the age group
Yeovil is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and High Peak 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
Yeovil High Peak
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil is higher£4,507£4,526£4,275
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,388£12,440£11,750High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£12,886£12,941£12,223
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,882£1,890£1,785Yeovil is higher£1,641£1,648£1,556
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,439£11,488£10,851High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£11,831£11,881£11,222
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£309£311£293High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£335£337£318
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£618£621£587High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£698£701£662
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£396£397£375High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£432£434£410
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£128£128£121
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£102£103£97Yeovil is higher£90£90£85
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,491£1,497£1,414Yeovil is higher£1,194£1,199£1,133
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£178£179£169Yeovil is higher£155£156£147
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£279£280£265High Peak is higher£343£345£325
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.01£5.03£4.75High Peak is higher£8.52£8.55£8.08
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.00£5.02£4.74Yeovil is higher£4.69£4.71£4.45
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.89£5.92£5.59High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£6.03£6.06£5.72
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,005.6High Peak is higherDepends on how you count1,043.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
78.6High Peak is higherDepends on how you count87.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
133.2High Peak is higherDepends on how you count144.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.8High Peak is higherDepends on how you count65.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
173.9Yeovil is higher151.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
21.6Yeovil is higher19.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Yeovil | High Peak | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,696£4,716£4,455 | £4,507£4,526£4,275 | Yeovil |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,388£12,440£11,750 | £12,886£12,941£12,223 | High Peak |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,882£1,890£1,785 | £1,641£1,648£1,556 | Yeovil |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,439£11,488£10,851 | £11,831£11,881£11,222 | High Peak |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £309£311£293 | £335£337£318 | High Peak |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £618£621£587 | £698£701£662 | High Peak |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £22£22£21 | High Peak |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £396£397£375 | £432£434£410 | High Peak |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £128£128£121 | High Peak |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £90£90£85 | Yeovil |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,491£1,497£1,414 | £1,194£1,199£1,133 | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £155£156£147 | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £279£280£265 | £343£345£325 | High Peak |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.01£5.03£4.75 | £8.52£8.55£8.08 | High Peak |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.00£5.02£4.74 | £4.69£4.71£4.45 | Yeovil |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | £6.03£6.06£5.72 | High Peak |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,005.6 | 1,043.5 | High Peak |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 78.6 | 87.1 | High Peak |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 133.2 | 144.7 | High Peak |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.8 | 65.3 | High Peak |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 173.9 | 151.8 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 21.6 | 19.3 | Yeovil |
Per resident
Yeovil is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and High Peak on 11. 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
Yeovil High Peak
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil is higher£4,507£4,526£4,275
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,906£2,918£2,756Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£2,792£2,804£2,648
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,094£1,099£1,038Yeovil is higher£994£998£942
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,683£2,695£2,545Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£2,563£2,574£2,431
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£73£73£69High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£73£73£69
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£145£146£138High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£151£152£143
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.84£4.86£4.59High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£4.85£4.87£4.60
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£396£397£375High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£432£434£410
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£128£128£121
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£60£60£56Yeovil is higher£55£55£52
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£867£870£822Yeovil is higher£723£726£686
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£178£179£169Yeovil is higher£155£156£147
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£162£163£154High Peak is higher£208£209£197
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.91£2.92£2.76High Peak is higher£5.16£5.18£4.89
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.90£2.91£2.75Yeovil is higher£2.84£2.85£2.69
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.89£5.92£5.59High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£6.03£6.06£5.72
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
235.9Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count226.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.4High Peak is higherDepends on how you count18.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.3High Peak is higherDepends on how you count31.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.8High Peak is higherDepends on how you count65.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
101.1Yeovil is higher92.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.6Yeovil is higher11.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Yeovil | High Peak | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,696£4,716£4,455 | £4,507£4,526£4,275 | Yeovil |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,906£2,918£2,756 | £2,792£2,804£2,648 | Yeovil |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,094£1,099£1,038 | £994£998£942 | Yeovil |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,683£2,695£2,545 | £2,563£2,574£2,431 | Yeovil |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £73£73£69 | £73£73£69 | High Peak |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £145£146£138 | £151£152£143 | High Peak |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.84£4.86£4.59 | £4.85£4.87£4.60 | High Peak |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £396£397£375 | £432£434£410 | High Peak |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £128£128£121 | High Peak |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £60£60£56 | £55£55£52 | Yeovil |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £867£870£822 | £723£726£686 | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £155£156£147 | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £162£163£154 | £208£209£197 | High Peak |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.91£2.92£2.76 | £5.16£5.18£4.89 | High Peak |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.90£2.91£2.75 | £2.84£2.85£2.69 | Yeovil |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | £6.03£6.06£5.72 | High Peak |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 235.9 | 226.1 | Yeovil |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.4 | 18.9 | High Peak |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.3 | 31.3 | High Peak |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.8 | 65.3 | High Peak |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 101.1 | 92.0 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.6 | 11.7 | Yeovil |
Total
Yeovil is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and High Peak on 2. 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
Yeovil High Peak
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£501.6m£503.8m£475.8mYeovil is higher£414.5m£416.2m£393.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£310.4m£311.7m£294.4mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£116.9m£117.4m£110.8mYeovil is higher£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£286.6m£287.8m£271.9mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£235.7m£236.7m£223.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.7m£7.8m£7.4mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£42.3m£42.4m£40.1mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£39.8m£39.9m£37.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.4m£6.4m£6.0mYeovil is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£92.6m£93.0m£87.8mYeovil is higher£66.5m£66.8m£63.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mYeovil is higher£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mHigh Peak is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mHigh Peak is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mYeovil is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
25,194Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count20,790
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,969Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count1,735
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,338Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count2,882
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,275Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count6,002
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,796Yeovil is higher8,456
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,340Yeovil is higher1,075
Show the numbers
| Measure | Yeovil | High Peak | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £501.6m£503.8m£475.8m | £414.5m£416.2m£393.1m | Yeovil |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £310.4m£311.7m£294.4m | £256.7m£257.8m£243.5m | Yeovil |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £116.9m£117.4m£110.8m | £91.4m£91.8m£86.7m | Yeovil |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £286.6m£287.8m£271.9m | £235.7m£236.7m£223.6m | Yeovil |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.7m£7.8m£7.4m | £6.7m£6.7m£6.3m | Yeovil |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.5m£15.6m£14.7m | £13.9m£14.0m£13.2m | Yeovil |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | £0.45m£0.45m£0.42m | Yeovil |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £42.3m£42.4m£40.1m | £39.8m£39.9m£37.7m | Yeovil |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.4m£6.4m£6.0m | £5.0m£5.0m£4.8m | Yeovil |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £92.6m£93.0m£87.8m | £66.5m£66.8m£63.1m | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.0m£19.1m£18.0m | £14.3m£14.4m£13.6m | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.3m£17.4m£16.4m | £19.1m£19.2m£18.1m | High Peak |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.30m | £0.47m£0.48m£0.45m | High Peak |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.29m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Yeovil |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | £0.55m£0.56m£0.53m | Yeovil |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 25,194 | 20,790 | Yeovil |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,969 | 1,735 | Yeovil |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,338 | 2,882 | Yeovil |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,275 | 6,002 | Yeovil |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,796 | 8,456 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,340 | 1,075 | Yeovil |
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.