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Yeovil and Newton Abbot
Yeovil is higher than Newton Abbot on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.
On 6 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 4 of 22 measures, and Newton Abbot 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
Yeovil Newton Abbot
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,696£4,716£4,455Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£5,149£5,171£4,884
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,388£12,440£11,750Newton Abbot is higher£12,614£12,667£11,965
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,882£1,890£1,785Yeovil is higher£1,843£1,851£1,748
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,439£11,488£10,851Newton Abbot is higher£11,494£11,543£10,902
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£309£311£293Newton Abbot is higher£346£347£328
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£618£621£587Newton Abbot is higher£751£754£712
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Newton Abbot is higher£23£23£22
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£396£397£375Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£415
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111Newton Abbot is higher£149£150£142
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£102£103£97Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,491£1,497£1,414Yeovil is higher£1,385£1,391£1,314
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£178£179£169Yeovil is higher£176£177£167
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£279£280£265Newton Abbot is higher£331£332£314
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.01£5.03£4.75Newton Abbot is higher£5.95£5.97£5.64
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.00£5.02£4.74Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£5.38£5.40£5.10
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.89£5.92£5.59Newton Abbot is higher£7.26£7.29£6.89
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,005.6Newton Abbot is higher1,017.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
78.6Newton Abbot is higher88.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
133.2Newton Abbot is higher154.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.8Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count65.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
173.9Yeovil is higher165.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
21.6Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count24.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Yeovil | Newton Abbot | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,696£4,716£4,455 | £5,149£5,171£4,884 | Newton Abbot |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,388£12,440£11,750 | £12,614£12,667£11,965 | Newton Abbot |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,882£1,890£1,785 | £1,843£1,851£1,748 | Yeovil |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,439£11,488£10,851 | £11,494£11,543£10,902 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £309£311£293 | £346£347£328 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £618£621£587 | £751£754£712 | Newton Abbot |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £23£23£22 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £396£397£375 | £437£439£415 | Newton Abbot |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £149£150£142 | Newton Abbot |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £116£117£110 | Newton Abbot |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,491£1,497£1,414 | £1,385£1,391£1,314 | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £176£177£167 | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £279£280£265 | £331£332£314 | Newton Abbot |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.01£5.03£4.75 | £5.95£5.97£5.64 | Newton Abbot |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.00£5.02£4.74 | £5.38£5.40£5.10 | Newton Abbot |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | £7.26£7.29£6.89 | Newton Abbot |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,005.6 | 1,017.0 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 78.6 | 88.3 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 133.2 | 154.5 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.8 | 65.2 | Newton Abbot |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 173.9 | 165.8 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 21.6 | 24.4 | Newton Abbot |
Per resident
Yeovil is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Newton Abbot 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
Yeovil Newton Abbot
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,696£4,716£4,455Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£5,149£5,171£4,884
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,906£2,918£2,756Newton Abbot is higher£3,330£3,344£3,159
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,094£1,099£1,038Yeovil is higher£1,049£1,054£995
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,683£2,695£2,545Newton Abbot is higher£3,034£3,047£2,878
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£73£73£69Newton Abbot is higher£91£92£87
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£145£146£138Newton Abbot is higher£198£199£188
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.84£4.86£4.59Newton Abbot is higher£6.13£6.15£5.81
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£396£397£375Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£415
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111Newton Abbot is higher£149£150£142
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£60£60£56Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£66£66£63
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£867£870£822Yeovil is higher£788£792£748
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£178£179£169Yeovil is higher£176£177£167
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£162£163£154Newton Abbot is higher£188£189£179
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.91£2.92£2.76Newton Abbot is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.90£2.91£2.75Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count£3.07£3.08£2.91
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.89£5.92£5.59Newton Abbot is higher£7.26£7.29£6.89
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
235.9Newton Abbot is higher268.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.4Newton Abbot is higher23.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.3Newton Abbot is higher40.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.8Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count65.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
101.1Yeovil is higher94.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.6Newton Abbot is higherDepends on how you count13.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Yeovil | Newton Abbot | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,696£4,716£4,455 | £5,149£5,171£4,884 | Newton Abbot |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,906£2,918£2,756 | £3,330£3,344£3,159 | Newton Abbot |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,094£1,099£1,038 | £1,049£1,054£995 | Yeovil |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,683£2,695£2,545 | £3,034£3,047£2,878 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £73£73£69 | £91£92£87 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £145£146£138 | £198£199£188 | Newton Abbot |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.84£4.86£4.59 | £6.13£6.15£5.81 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £396£397£375 | £437£439£415 | Newton Abbot |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £149£150£142 | Newton Abbot |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £60£60£56 | £66£66£63 | Newton Abbot |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £867£870£822 | £788£792£748 | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £176£177£167 | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £162£163£154 | £188£189£179 | Newton Abbot |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.91£2.92£2.76 | £3.38£3.40£3.21 | Newton Abbot |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.90£2.91£2.75 | £3.07£3.08£2.91 | Newton Abbot |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | £7.26£7.29£6.89 | Newton Abbot |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 235.9 | 268.5 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.4 | 23.3 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.3 | 40.8 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.8 | 65.2 | Newton Abbot |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 101.1 | 94.4 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.6 | 13.9 | Newton Abbot |
Total
Yeovil is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Newton Abbot 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
Yeovil Newton Abbot
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£501.6m£503.8m£475.8mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£488.9m£491.0m£463.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£310.4m£311.7m£294.4mNewton Abbot is higher£316.2m£317.5m£299.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£116.9m£117.4m£110.8mYeovil is higher£99.6m£100.1m£94.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£286.6m£287.8m£271.9mNewton Abbot is higher£288.1m£289.3m£273.3m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.7m£7.8m£7.4mNewton Abbot is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mNewton Abbot is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mNewton Abbot is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£42.3m£42.4m£40.1mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£41.5m£41.7m£39.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mNewton Abbot is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.4m£6.4m£6.0mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£92.6m£93.0m£87.8mYeovil is higher£74.9m£75.2m£71.0m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mYeovil is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mNewton Abbot is higher£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mNewton Abbot is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mNewton Abbot is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
25,194Newton Abbot is higher25,492
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,969Newton Abbot is higher2,212
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,338Newton Abbot is higher3,872
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,275Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count6,191
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,796Yeovil is higher8,966
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,340Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count1,321
Show the numbers
| Measure | Yeovil | Newton Abbot | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £501.6m£503.8m£475.8m | £488.9m£491.0m£463.7m | Yeovil |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £310.4m£311.7m£294.4m | £316.2m£317.5m£299.9m | Newton Abbot |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £116.9m£117.4m£110.8m | £99.6m£100.1m£94.5m | Yeovil |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £286.6m£287.8m£271.9m | £288.1m£289.3m£273.3m | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.7m£7.8m£7.4m | £8.7m£8.7m£8.2m | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.5m£15.6m£14.7m | £18.8m£18.9m£17.9m | Newton Abbot |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | £0.58m£0.58m£0.55m | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £42.3m£42.4m£40.1m | £41.5m£41.7m£39.4m | Yeovil |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | £14.2m£14.2m£13.5m | Newton Abbot |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.4m£6.4m£6.0m | £6.3m£6.3m£6.0m | Yeovil |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £92.6m£93.0m£87.8m | £74.9m£75.2m£71.0m | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.0m£19.1m£18.0m | £16.7m£16.8m£15.9m | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.3m£17.4m£16.4m | £17.9m£17.9m£16.9m | Newton Abbot |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.30m | £0.32m£0.32m£0.31m | Newton Abbot |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.29m | £0.29m£0.29m£0.28m | Yeovil |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | £0.69m£0.69m£0.65m | Newton Abbot |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 25,194 | 25,492 | Newton Abbot |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,969 | 2,212 | Newton Abbot |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,338 | 3,872 | Newton Abbot |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,275 | 6,191 | Yeovil |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,796 | 8,966 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,340 | 1,321 | 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.