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Yeovil and Shrewsbury

106,814 and 104,230 residents (mid-2024).

Yeovil is higher than Shrewsbury on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 4 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Yeovil is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Shrewsbury on 9. 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 Shrewsbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Yeovil £4,696, Shrewsbury £4,342Shrewsbury: £4,342Yeovil: £4,696Shrewsbury: £4,361Yeovil: £4,716Shrewsbury: £4,119Yeovil: £4,455

    £4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil is higher£4,342£4,361£4,119

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Yeovil £12,388, Shrewsbury £12,234Shrewsbury: £12,234Yeovil: £12,388Shrewsbury: £12,286Yeovil: £12,440Shrewsbury: £11,604Yeovil: £11,750

    £12,388£12,440£11,750Yeovil is higher£12,234£12,286£11,604

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Yeovil £1,882, Shrewsbury £1,599Shrewsbury: £1,599Yeovil: £1,882Shrewsbury: £1,606Yeovil: £1,890Shrewsbury: £1,517Yeovil: £1,785

    £1,882£1,890£1,785Yeovil is higher£1,599£1,606£1,517

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Yeovil £11,439, Shrewsbury £11,170Shrewsbury: £11,170Yeovil: £11,439Shrewsbury: £11,218Yeovil: £11,488Shrewsbury: £10,595Yeovil: £10,851

    £11,439£11,488£10,851Yeovil is higher£11,170£11,218£10,595

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Yeovil £309, Shrewsbury £319Shrewsbury: £319Yeovil: £309Shrewsbury: £320Yeovil: £311Shrewsbury: £303Yeovil: £293

    £309£311£293Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£319£320£303

  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: Yeovil £618, Shrewsbury £723Shrewsbury: £723Yeovil: £618Shrewsbury: £726Yeovil: £621Shrewsbury: £686Yeovil: £587

    £618£621£587Shrewsbury is higher£723£726£686

  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: Yeovil £21, Shrewsbury £21Shrewsbury: £21Yeovil: £21Shrewsbury: £21Yeovil: £21Shrewsbury: £20Yeovil: £20

    £21£21£20Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Yeovil £396, Shrewsbury £398Shrewsbury: £398Yeovil: £396Shrewsbury: £400Yeovil: £397Shrewsbury: £378Yeovil: £375

    £396£397£375Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£398£400£378

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Yeovil £117, Shrewsbury £98Shrewsbury: £98Yeovil: £117Shrewsbury: £98Yeovil: £118Shrewsbury: £93Yeovil: £111

    £117£118£111Yeovil is higher£98£98£93

  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: Yeovil £102, Shrewsbury £82Shrewsbury: £82Yeovil: £102Shrewsbury: £82Yeovil: £103Shrewsbury: £78Yeovil: £97

    £102£103£97Yeovil is higher£82£82£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Yeovil £1,491, Shrewsbury £1,224Shrewsbury: £1,224Yeovil: £1,491Shrewsbury: £1,230Yeovil: £1,497Shrewsbury: £1,161Yeovil: £1,414

    £1,491£1,497£1,414Yeovil is higher£1,224£1,230£1,161

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Yeovil £178, Shrewsbury £173Shrewsbury: £173Yeovil: £178Shrewsbury: £174Yeovil: £179Shrewsbury: £164Yeovil: £169

    £178£179£169Yeovil is higher£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Yeovil £279, Shrewsbury £280Shrewsbury: £280Yeovil: £279Shrewsbury: £281Yeovil: £280Shrewsbury: £266Yeovil: £265

    £279£280£265Shrewsbury is higher£280£281£266

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Yeovil £5.01, Shrewsbury £7.56Shrewsbury: £7.56Yeovil: £5.01Shrewsbury: £7.59Yeovil: £5.03Shrewsbury: £7.17Yeovil: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Shrewsbury is higher£7.56£7.59£7.17

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Yeovil £5.00, Shrewsbury £5.09Shrewsbury: £5.09Yeovil: £5.00Shrewsbury: £5.11Yeovil: £5.02Shrewsbury: £4.83Yeovil: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Shrewsbury is higher£5.09£5.11£4.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Yeovil £5.89, Shrewsbury £4.99Shrewsbury: £4.99Yeovil: £5.89Shrewsbury: £5.01Yeovil: £5.92Shrewsbury: £4.73Yeovil: £5.59

    £5.89£5.92£5.59Yeovil is higher£4.99£5.01£4.73

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Yeovil 1,005.6, Shrewsbury 998.3Shrewsbury: 998.3Yeovil: 1,005.6

    1,005.6Yeovil is higher998.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Yeovil 78.6, Shrewsbury 83.9Shrewsbury: 83.9Yeovil: 78.6

    78.6Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count83.9

  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: Yeovil 133.2, Shrewsbury 144.3Shrewsbury: 144.3Yeovil: 133.2

    133.2Shrewsbury is higher144.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Yeovil 58.8, Shrewsbury 54.6Shrewsbury: 54.6Yeovil: 58.8

    58.8Yeovil is higher54.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Yeovil 173.9, Shrewsbury 148.5Shrewsbury: 148.5Yeovil: 173.9

    173.9Yeovil is higher148.5

  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: Yeovil 21.6, Shrewsbury 17.6Shrewsbury: 17.6Yeovil: 21.6

    21.6Yeovil is higher17.6

Show the numbers
Yeovil and Shrewsbury, per person in the age group
MeasureYeovilShrewsburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,696£4,716£4,455£4,342£4,361£4,119Yeovil
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,388£12,440£11,750£12,234£12,286£11,604Yeovil
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,882£1,890£1,785£1,599£1,606£1,517Yeovil
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,439£11,488£10,851£11,170£11,218£10,595Yeovil
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£309£311£293£319£320£303Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£618£621£587£723£726£686Shrewsbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£21£21£20Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£398£400£378Shrewsbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£98£98£93Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97£82£82£78Yeovil
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,491£1,497£1,414£1,224£1,230£1,161Yeovil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£173£174£164Yeovil
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£279£280£265£280£281£266Shrewsbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£7.56£7.59£7.17Shrewsbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£5.09£5.11£4.83Shrewsbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.89£5.92£5.59£4.99£5.01£4.73Yeovil
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.6998.3Yeovil
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.683.9Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.2144.3Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.854.6Yeovil
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026173.9148.5Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.617.6Yeovil

Per resident

Yeovil is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Shrewsbury on 7. 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 Shrewsbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Yeovil £4,696, Shrewsbury £4,342Shrewsbury: £4,342Yeovil: £4,696Shrewsbury: £4,361Yeovil: £4,716Shrewsbury: £4,119Yeovil: £4,455

    £4,696£4,716£4,455Yeovil is higher£4,342£4,361£4,119

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Yeovil £2,906, Shrewsbury £2,718Shrewsbury: £2,718Yeovil: £2,906Shrewsbury: £2,729Yeovil: £2,918Shrewsbury: £2,578Yeovil: £2,756

    £2,906£2,918£2,756Yeovil is higher£2,718£2,729£2,578

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Yeovil £1,094, Shrewsbury £951Shrewsbury: £951Yeovil: £1,094Shrewsbury: £955Yeovil: £1,099Shrewsbury: £902Yeovil: £1,038

    £1,094£1,099£1,038Yeovil is higher£951£955£902

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Yeovil £2,683, Shrewsbury £2,481Shrewsbury: £2,481Yeovil: £2,683Shrewsbury: £2,492Yeovil: £2,695Shrewsbury: £2,354Yeovil: £2,545

    £2,683£2,695£2,545Yeovil is higher£2,481£2,492£2,354

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Yeovil £73, Shrewsbury £71Shrewsbury: £71Yeovil: £73Shrewsbury: £71Yeovil: £73Shrewsbury: £67Yeovil: £69

    £73£73£69Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£71£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Yeovil £145, Shrewsbury £161Shrewsbury: £161Yeovil: £145Shrewsbury: £161Yeovil: £146Shrewsbury: £152Yeovil: £138

    £145£146£138Shrewsbury is higher£161£161£152

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Yeovil £4.84, Shrewsbury £4.73Shrewsbury: £4.73Yeovil: £4.84Shrewsbury: £4.75Yeovil: £4.86Shrewsbury: £4.49Yeovil: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count£4.73£4.75£4.49

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Yeovil £396, Shrewsbury £398Shrewsbury: £398Yeovil: £396Shrewsbury: £400Yeovil: £397Shrewsbury: £378Yeovil: £375

    £396£397£375Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count£398£400£378

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Yeovil £117, Shrewsbury £98Shrewsbury: £98Yeovil: £117Shrewsbury: £98Yeovil: £118Shrewsbury: £93Yeovil: £111

    £117£118£111Yeovil is higher£98£98£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Yeovil £60, Shrewsbury £49Shrewsbury: £49Yeovil: £60Shrewsbury: £49Yeovil: £60Shrewsbury: £46Yeovil: £56

    £60£60£56Yeovil is higher£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Yeovil £867, Shrewsbury £728Shrewsbury: £728Yeovil: £867Shrewsbury: £731Yeovil: £870Shrewsbury: £691Yeovil: £822

    £867£870£822Yeovil is higher£728£731£691

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Yeovil £178, Shrewsbury £173Shrewsbury: £173Yeovil: £178Shrewsbury: £174Yeovil: £179Shrewsbury: £164Yeovil: £169

    £178£179£169Yeovil is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Yeovil £162, Shrewsbury £167Shrewsbury: £167Yeovil: £162Shrewsbury: £167Yeovil: £163Shrewsbury: £158Yeovil: £154

    £162£163£154Shrewsbury is higher£167£167£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Yeovil £2.91, Shrewsbury £4.49Shrewsbury: £4.49Yeovil: £2.91Shrewsbury: £4.51Yeovil: £2.92Shrewsbury: £4.26Yeovil: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76Shrewsbury is higher£4.49£4.51£4.26

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Yeovil £2.90, Shrewsbury £3.03Shrewsbury: £3.03Yeovil: £2.90Shrewsbury: £3.04Yeovil: £2.91Shrewsbury: £2.87Yeovil: £2.75

    £2.90£2.91£2.75Shrewsbury is higher£3.03£3.04£2.87

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Yeovil £5.89, Shrewsbury £4.99Shrewsbury: £4.99Yeovil: £5.89Shrewsbury: £5.01Yeovil: £5.92Shrewsbury: £4.73Yeovil: £5.59

    £5.89£5.92£5.59Yeovil is higher£4.99£5.01£4.73

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Yeovil 235.9, Shrewsbury 221.8Shrewsbury: 221.8Yeovil: 235.9

    235.9Yeovil is higher221.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Yeovil 18.4, Shrewsbury 18.6Shrewsbury: 18.6Yeovil: 18.4

    18.4Shrewsbury is higherDepends on how you count18.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Yeovil 31.3, Shrewsbury 32.0Shrewsbury: 32.0Yeovil: 31.3

    31.3Shrewsbury is higher32.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Yeovil 58.8, Shrewsbury 54.6Shrewsbury: 54.6Yeovil: 58.8

    58.8Yeovil is higher54.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Yeovil 101.1, Shrewsbury 88.3Shrewsbury: 88.3Yeovil: 101.1

    101.1Yeovil is higher88.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Yeovil 12.6, Shrewsbury 10.5Shrewsbury: 10.5Yeovil: 12.6

    12.6Yeovil is higher10.5

Show the numbers
Yeovil and Shrewsbury, per resident
MeasureYeovilShrewsburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,696£4,716£4,455£4,342£4,361£4,119Yeovil
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,906£2,918£2,756£2,718£2,729£2,578Yeovil
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,094£1,099£1,038£951£955£902Yeovil
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,683£2,695£2,545£2,481£2,492£2,354Yeovil
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£71£71£67Yeovil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138£161£161£152Shrewsbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£4.73£4.75£4.49Yeovil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375£398£400£378Shrewsbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£98£98£93Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£56£49£49£46Yeovil
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£867£870£822£728£731£691Yeovil
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£173£174£164Yeovil
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£167£167£158Shrewsbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£4.49£4.51£4.26Shrewsbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.90£2.91£2.75£3.03£3.04£2.87Shrewsbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.89£5.92£5.59£4.99£5.01£4.73Yeovil
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026235.9221.8Yeovil
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.418.6Shrewsbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.332.0Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.854.6Yeovil
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.188.3Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.610.5Yeovil

Total

Yeovil is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Shrewsbury 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

Yeovil Shrewsbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Yeovil £501.6m, Shrewsbury £452.6mShrewsbury: £452.6mYeovil: £501.6mShrewsbury: £454.5mYeovil: £503.8mShrewsbury: £429.3mYeovil: £475.8m

    £501.6m£503.8m£475.8mYeovil is higher£452.6m£454.5m£429.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Yeovil £310.4m, Shrewsbury £283.3mShrewsbury: £283.3mYeovil: £310.4mShrewsbury: £284.5mYeovil: £311.7mShrewsbury: £268.7mYeovil: £294.4m

    £310.4m£311.7m£294.4mYeovil is higher£283.3m£284.5m£268.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Yeovil £116.9m, Shrewsbury £99.1mShrewsbury: £99.1mYeovil: £116.9mShrewsbury: £99.5mYeovil: £117.4mShrewsbury: £94.0mYeovil: £110.8m

    £116.9m£117.4m£110.8mYeovil is higher£99.1m£99.5m£94.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Yeovil £286.6m, Shrewsbury £258.6mShrewsbury: £258.6mYeovil: £286.6mShrewsbury: £259.7mYeovil: £287.8mShrewsbury: £245.3mYeovil: £271.9m

    £286.6m£287.8m£271.9mYeovil is higher£258.6m£259.7m£245.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Yeovil £7.7m, Shrewsbury £7.4mShrewsbury: £7.4mYeovil: £7.7mShrewsbury: £7.4mYeovil: £7.8mShrewsbury: £7.0mYeovil: £7.4m

    £7.7m£7.8m£7.4mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Yeovil £15.5m, Shrewsbury £16.7mShrewsbury: £16.7mYeovil: £15.5mShrewsbury: £16.8mYeovil: £15.6mShrewsbury: £15.9mYeovil: £14.7m

    £15.5m£15.6m£14.7mShrewsbury is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Yeovil £0.52m, Shrewsbury £0.49mShrewsbury: £0.49mYeovil: £0.52mShrewsbury: £0.49mYeovil: £0.52mShrewsbury: £0.47mYeovil: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Yeovil £42.3m, Shrewsbury £41.5mShrewsbury: £41.5mYeovil: £42.3mShrewsbury: £41.7mYeovil: £42.4mShrewsbury: £39.3mYeovil: £40.1m

    £42.3m£42.4m£40.1mYeovil is higherDepends on how you count£41.5m£41.7m£39.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Yeovil £12.5m, Shrewsbury £10.2mShrewsbury: £10.2mYeovil: £12.5mShrewsbury: £10.2mYeovil: £12.6mShrewsbury: £9.6mYeovil: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mYeovil is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Yeovil £6.4m, Shrewsbury £5.1mShrewsbury: £5.1mYeovil: £6.4mShrewsbury: £5.1mYeovil: £6.4mShrewsbury: £4.8mYeovil: £6.0m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.0mYeovil is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Yeovil £92.6m, Shrewsbury £75.9mShrewsbury: £75.9mYeovil: £92.6mShrewsbury: £76.2mYeovil: £93.0mShrewsbury: £72.0mYeovil: £87.8m

    £92.6m£93.0m£87.8mYeovil is higher£75.9m£76.2m£72.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Yeovil £19.0m, Shrewsbury £18.1mShrewsbury: £18.1mYeovil: £19.0mShrewsbury: £18.1mYeovil: £19.1mShrewsbury: £17.1mYeovil: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mYeovil is higher£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Yeovil £17.3m, Shrewsbury £17.4mShrewsbury: £17.4mYeovil: £17.3mShrewsbury: £17.4mYeovil: £17.4mShrewsbury: £16.5mYeovil: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mShrewsbury is higher£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Yeovil £0.31m, Shrewsbury £0.47mShrewsbury: £0.47mYeovil: £0.31mShrewsbury: £0.47mYeovil: £0.31mShrewsbury: £0.44mYeovil: £0.30m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.30mShrewsbury is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Yeovil £0.31m, Shrewsbury £0.32mShrewsbury: £0.32mYeovil: £0.31mShrewsbury: £0.32mYeovil: £0.31mShrewsbury: £0.30mYeovil: £0.29m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.29mShrewsbury is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Yeovil £0.63m, Shrewsbury £0.52mShrewsbury: £0.52mYeovil: £0.63mShrewsbury: £0.52mYeovil: £0.63mShrewsbury: £0.49mYeovil: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mYeovil is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Yeovil 25,194, Shrewsbury 23,114Shrewsbury: 23,114Yeovil: 25,194

    25,194Yeovil is higher23,114

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Yeovil 1,969, Shrewsbury 1,943Shrewsbury: 1,943Yeovil: 1,969

    1,969Yeovil is higherDepends on how you count1,943

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Yeovil 3,338, Shrewsbury 3,340Shrewsbury: 3,340Yeovil: 3,338

    3,338Shrewsbury is higher3,340

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Yeovil 6,275, Shrewsbury 5,687Shrewsbury: 5,687Yeovil: 6,275

    6,275Yeovil is higher5,687

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Yeovil 10,796, Shrewsbury 9,207Shrewsbury: 9,207Yeovil: 10,796

    10,796Yeovil is higher9,207

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Yeovil 1,340, Shrewsbury 1,091Shrewsbury: 1,091Yeovil: 1,340

    1,340Yeovil is higher1,091

Show the numbers
Yeovil and Shrewsbury, total
MeasureYeovilShrewsburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£501.6m£503.8m£475.8m£452.6m£454.5m£429.3mYeovil
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£310.4m£311.7m£294.4m£283.3m£284.5m£268.7mYeovil
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£116.9m£117.4m£110.8m£99.1m£99.5m£94.0mYeovil
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£286.6m£287.8m£271.9m£258.6m£259.7m£245.3mYeovil
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.8m£7.4m£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mYeovil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mShrewsbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mYeovil
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.3m£42.4m£40.1m£41.5m£41.7m£39.3mYeovil
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£10.2m£10.2m£9.6mYeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mYeovil
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m£75.9m£76.2m£72.0mYeovil
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£18.1m£18.1m£17.1mYeovil
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£17.4m£17.4m£16.5mShrewsbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mShrewsbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mShrewsbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mYeovil
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,19423,114Yeovil
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9691,943Yeovil
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3383,340Shrewsbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,2755,687Yeovil
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,7969,207Yeovil
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3401,091Yeovil

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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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.
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