Compare constituencies · South West and West Midlands
Yeovil and North Shropshire
Yeovil is higher than North Shropshire on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 10 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.
Per person in the age group
Yeovil is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and North Shropshire on 13. 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 North Shropshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil is higher£4,682£4,702£4,441
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,388£12,440£11,750North Shropshire is higher£12,576£12,629£11,929
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,882£1,890£1,785Yeovil is higher£1,606£1,613£1,524
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,439£11,488£10,851North Shropshire is higher£11,508£11,557£10,916
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£309£311£293North Shropshire is higher£340£342£323
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£618£621£587North Shropshire is higher£704£707£668
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20North Shropshire is higher£23£23£22
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£396£397£375North Shropshire is higher£434£436£412
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111Yeovil is higher£103£104£98
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£102£103£97Yeovil is higher£97£97£92
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,491£1,497£1,414Yeovil is higher£1,220£1,225£1,157
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£178£179£169Yeovil is higher£154£155£146
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£279£280£265Yeovil is higher£276£277£262
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.01£5.03£4.75North Shropshire is higher£6.72£6.74£6.37
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.00£5.02£4.74North Shropshire is higher£6.93£6.96£6.57
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.89£5.92£5.59North Shropshire is higher£7.36£7.39£6.98
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,005.6North Shropshire is higher1,029.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
78.6North Shropshire is higher87.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
133.2North Shropshire is higher145.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.8North Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count60.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
173.9Yeovil is higher155.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
21.6Yeovil is higher20.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Yeovil | North Shropshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,696£4,716£4,455 | £4,682£4,702£4,441 | Yeovil |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,388£12,440£11,750 | £12,576£12,629£11,929 | North Shropshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,882£1,890£1,785 | £1,606£1,613£1,524 | Yeovil |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,439£11,488£10,851 | £11,508£11,557£10,916 | North Shropshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £309£311£293 | £340£342£323 | North Shropshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £618£621£587 | £704£707£668 | North Shropshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £23£23£22 | North Shropshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £396£397£375 | £434£436£412 | North Shropshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £103£104£98 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £102£103£97 | £97£97£92 | Yeovil |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,491£1,497£1,414 | £1,220£1,225£1,157 | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £154£155£146 | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £279£280£265 | £276£277£262 | Yeovil |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.01£5.03£4.75 | £6.72£6.74£6.37 | North Shropshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.00£5.02£4.74 | £6.93£6.96£6.57 | North Shropshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | £7.36£7.39£6.98 | North Shropshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,005.6 | 1,029.5 | North Shropshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 78.6 | 87.5 | North Shropshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 133.2 | 145.3 | North Shropshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.8 | 60.3 | North Shropshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 173.9 | 155.1 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 21.6 | 20.8 | Yeovil |
Per resident
Yeovil is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and North Shropshire on 13. 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 North Shropshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil is higher£4,682£4,702£4,441
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,906£2,918£2,756North Shropshire is higher£3,049£3,062£2,892
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,094£1,099£1,038Yeovil is higher£934£938£886
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,683£2,695£2,545North Shropshire is higher£2,790£2,802£2,647
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£73£73£69North Shropshire is higher£82£83£78
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£145£146£138North Shropshire is higher£171£172£162
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.84£4.86£4.59North Shropshire is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£396£397£375North Shropshire is higher£434£436£412
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£118£111Yeovil is higher£103£104£98
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£60£60£56Yeovil is higher£56£57£54
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£867£870£822Yeovil is higher£709£712£672
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£178£179£169Yeovil is higher£154£155£146
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£162£163£154Yeovil is higher£160£161£152
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.91£2.92£2.76North Shropshire is higher£3.90£3.92£3.70
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.90£2.91£2.75North Shropshire is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.89£5.92£5.59North Shropshire is higher£7.36£7.39£6.98
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
235.9North Shropshire is higher249.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.4North Shropshire is higher21.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.3North Shropshire is higher35.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
58.8North Shropshire is higherDepends on how you count60.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
101.1Yeovil is higher90.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.6Yeovil is higher12.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Yeovil | North Shropshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,696£4,716£4,455 | £4,682£4,702£4,441 | Yeovil |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,906£2,918£2,756 | £3,049£3,062£2,892 | North Shropshire |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,094£1,099£1,038 | £934£938£886 | Yeovil |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,683£2,695£2,545 | £2,790£2,802£2,647 | North Shropshire |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £73£73£69 | £82£83£78 | North Shropshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £145£146£138 | £171£172£162 | North Shropshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.84£4.86£4.59 | £5.53£5.56£5.25 | North Shropshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £396£397£375 | £434£436£412 | North Shropshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£118£111 | £103£104£98 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £60£60£56 | £56£57£54 | Yeovil |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £867£870£822 | £709£712£672 | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £178£179£169 | £154£155£146 | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £162£163£154 | £160£161£152 | Yeovil |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.91£2.92£2.76 | £3.90£3.92£3.70 | North Shropshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.90£2.91£2.75 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | North Shropshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | £7.36£7.39£6.98 | North Shropshire |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 235.9 | 249.6 | North Shropshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.4 | 21.2 | North Shropshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.3 | 35.2 | North Shropshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 58.8 | 60.3 | North Shropshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 101.1 | 90.2 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.6 | 12.1 | Yeovil |
Total
Yeovil is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and North Shropshire 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 North Shropshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£501.6m£503.8m£475.8mYeovil is higher£483.4m£485.5m£458.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£310.4m£311.7m£294.4mNorth Shropshire is higher£314.8m£316.2m£298.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£116.9m£117.4m£110.8mYeovil is higher£96.4m£96.8m£91.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£286.6m£287.8m£271.9mNorth Shropshire is higher£288.1m£289.3m£273.3m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.7m£7.8m£7.4mNorth Shropshire is higher£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mNorth Shropshire is higher£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mNorth Shropshire is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£42.3m£42.4m£40.1mNorth Shropshire is higher£44.9m£45.1m£42.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mYeovil is higher£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.4m£6.4m£6.0mYeovil is higher£5.8m£5.9m£5.5m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£92.6m£93.0m£87.8mYeovil is higher£73.2m£73.5m£69.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mYeovil is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mYeovil is higher£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.30mNorth Shropshire is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mNorth Shropshire is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mNorth Shropshire is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
25,194North Shropshire is higher25,774
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,969North Shropshire is higher2,190
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,338North Shropshire is higher3,638
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,275Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count6,229
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,796Yeovil is higher9,311
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,340Yeovil is higher1,247
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| Measure | Yeovil | North Shropshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £501.6m£503.8m£475.8m | £483.4m£485.5m£458.6m | Yeovil |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £310.4m£311.7m£294.4m | £314.8m£316.2m£298.6m | North Shropshire |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £116.9m£117.4m£110.8m | £96.4m£96.8m£91.5m | Yeovil |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £286.6m£287.8m£271.9m | £288.1m£289.3m£273.3m | North Shropshire |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.7m£7.8m£7.4m | £8.5m£8.6m£8.1m | North Shropshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.5m£15.6m£14.7m | £17.6m£17.7m£16.7m | North Shropshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | £0.57m£0.57m£0.54m | North Shropshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £42.3m£42.4m£40.1m | £44.9m£45.1m£42.6m | North Shropshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | £10.6m£10.7m£10.1m | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.4m£6.4m£6.0m | £5.8m£5.9m£5.5m | Yeovil |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £92.6m£93.0m£87.8m | £73.2m£73.5m£69.4m | Yeovil |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.0m£19.1m£18.0m | £15.9m£16.0m£15.1m | Yeovil |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.3m£17.4m£16.4m | £16.6m£16.6m£15.7m | Yeovil |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.30m | £0.40m£0.40m£0.38m | North Shropshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.31m£0.31m£0.29m | £0.42m£0.42m£0.39m | North Shropshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | £0.76m£0.76m£0.72m | North Shropshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 25,194 | 25,774 | North Shropshire |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,969 | 2,190 | North Shropshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,338 | 3,638 | North Shropshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,275 | 6,229 | Yeovil |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,796 | 9,311 | Yeovil |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,340 | 1,247 | 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.