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York Outer and Melksham and Devizes

94,870 and 95,301 residents (mid-2024).

York Outer is higher than Melksham and Devizes on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

York Outer is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes on 20. 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

York Outer Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: York Outer £4,068, Melksham and Devizes £4,520Melksham and Devizes: £4,520York Outer: £4,068Melksham and Devizes: £4,540York Outer: £4,085Melksham and Devizes: £4,288York Outer: £3,858

    £4,068£4,085£3,858Melksham and Devizes is higher£4,520£4,540£4,288

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: York Outer £12,394, Melksham and Devizes £12,399Melksham and Devizes: £12,399York Outer: £12,394Melksham and Devizes: £12,452York Outer: £12,447Melksham and Devizes: £11,761York Outer: £11,756

    £12,394£12,447£11,756Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£12,399£12,452£11,761

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: York Outer £934, Melksham and Devizes £1,531Melksham and Devizes: £1,531York Outer: £934Melksham and Devizes: £1,538York Outer: £938Melksham and Devizes: £1,452York Outer: £886

    £934£938£886Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,531£1,538£1,452

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: York Outer £11,490, Melksham and Devizes £11,581Melksham and Devizes: £11,581York Outer: £11,490Melksham and Devizes: £11,630York Outer: £11,539Melksham and Devizes: £10,985York Outer: £10,899

    £11,490£11,539£10,899Melksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£11,581£11,630£10,985

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: York Outer £195, Melksham and Devizes £228Melksham and Devizes: £228York Outer: £195Melksham and Devizes: £229York Outer: £196Melksham and Devizes: £216York Outer: £185

    £195£196£185Melksham and Devizes is higher£228£229£216

  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: York Outer £696, Melksham and Devizes £575Melksham and Devizes: £575York Outer: £696Melksham and Devizes: £578York Outer: £699Melksham and Devizes: £546York Outer: £660

    £696£699£660York Outer is higher£575£578£546

  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: York Outer £13, Melksham and Devizes £16Melksham and Devizes: £16York Outer: £13Melksham and Devizes: £16York Outer: £13Melksham and Devizes: £15York Outer: £13

    £13Melksham and Devizes is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: York Outer £240, Melksham and Devizes £310Melksham and Devizes: £310York Outer: £240Melksham and Devizes: £311York Outer: £241Melksham and Devizes: £294York Outer: £227

    £240£241£227Melksham and Devizes is higher£310£311£294

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: York Outer £99, Melksham and Devizes £130Melksham and Devizes: £130York Outer: £99Melksham and Devizes: £130York Outer: £99Melksham and Devizes: £123York Outer: £94

    £99£99£94Melksham and Devizes is higher£130£130£123

  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: York Outer £59, Melksham and Devizes £82Melksham and Devizes: £82York Outer: £59Melksham and Devizes: £83York Outer: £59Melksham and Devizes: £78York Outer: £56

    £59£59£56Melksham and Devizes is higher£82£83£78

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: York Outer £698, Melksham and Devizes £1,225Melksham and Devizes: £1,225York Outer: £698Melksham and Devizes: £1,230York Outer: £701Melksham and Devizes: £1,162York Outer: £662

    £698£701£662Melksham and Devizes is higher£1,225£1,230£1,162

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: York Outer £97, Melksham and Devizes £144Melksham and Devizes: £144York Outer: £97Melksham and Devizes: £144York Outer: £98Melksham and Devizes: £136York Outer: £92

    £97£98£92Melksham and Devizes is higher£144£144£136

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: York Outer £172, Melksham and Devizes £213Melksham and Devizes: £213York Outer: £172Melksham and Devizes: £213York Outer: £173Melksham and Devizes: £202York Outer: £163

    £172£173£163Melksham and Devizes is higher£213£213£202

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: York Outer £4.71, Melksham and Devizes £6.54Melksham and Devizes: £6.54York Outer: £4.71Melksham and Devizes: £6.56York Outer: £4.73Melksham and Devizes: £6.20York Outer: £4.47

    £4.71£4.73£4.47Melksham and Devizes is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: York Outer £1.29, Melksham and Devizes £4.40Melksham and Devizes: £4.40York Outer: £1.29Melksham and Devizes: £4.41York Outer: £1.29Melksham and Devizes: £4.17York Outer: £1.22

    £1.29£1.29£1.22Melksham and Devizes is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: York Outer £6.50, Melksham and Devizes £7.49Melksham and Devizes: £7.49York Outer: £6.50Melksham and Devizes: £7.52York Outer: £6.53Melksham and Devizes: £7.10York Outer: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Melksham and Devizes is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: York Outer 1,001.6, Melksham and Devizes 1,015.2Melksham and Devizes: 1,015.2York Outer: 1,001.6

    1,001.6Melksham and Devizes is higher1,015.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: York Outer 50.4, Melksham and Devizes 58.9Melksham and Devizes: 58.9York Outer: 50.4

    50.4Melksham and Devizes is higher58.9

  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: York Outer 140.6, Melksham and Devizes 123.0Melksham and Devizes: 123.0York Outer: 140.6

    140.6York Outer is higher123.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: York Outer 36.3, Melksham and Devizes 48.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0York Outer: 36.3

    36.3Melksham and Devizes is higher48.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: York Outer 89.8, Melksham and Devizes 138.9Melksham and Devizes: 138.9York Outer: 89.8

    89.8Melksham and Devizes is higher138.9

  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: York Outer 13.4, Melksham and Devizes 17.9Melksham and Devizes: 17.9York Outer: 13.4

    13.4Melksham and Devizes is higher17.9

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York Outer and Melksham and Devizes, per person in the age group
MeasureYork OuterMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,858£4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,394£12,447£11,756£12,399£12,452£11,761Melksham and Devizes
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£934£938£886£1,531£1,538£1,452Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,490£11,539£10,899£11,581£11,630£10,985Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£195£196£185£228£229£216Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£696£699£660£575£578£546York Outer
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13£16£16£15Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£240£241£227£310£311£294Melksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£130£130£123Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£59£59£56£82£83£78Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£698£701£662£1,225£1,230£1,162Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£144£144£136Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£173£163£213£213£202Melksham and Devizes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47£6.54£6.56£6.20Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.29£1.29£1.22£4.40£4.41£4.17Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.61,015.2Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202650.458.9Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.6123.0York Outer
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.348.0Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202689.8138.9Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.417.9Melksham and Devizes

Per resident

York Outer is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes 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

York Outer Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: York Outer £4,068, Melksham and Devizes £4,520Melksham and Devizes: £4,520York Outer: £4,068Melksham and Devizes: £4,540York Outer: £4,085Melksham and Devizes: £4,288York Outer: £3,858

    £4,068£4,085£3,858Melksham and Devizes is higher£4,520£4,540£4,288

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: York Outer £3,081, Melksham and Devizes £3,050Melksham and Devizes: £3,050York Outer: £3,081Melksham and Devizes: £3,063York Outer: £3,094Melksham and Devizes: £2,893York Outer: £2,922

    £3,081£3,094£2,922York Outer is higherDepends on how you count£3,050£3,063£2,893

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: York Outer £544, Melksham and Devizes £879Melksham and Devizes: £879York Outer: £544Melksham and Devizes: £883York Outer: £547Melksham and Devizes: £834York Outer: £516

    £544£547£516Melksham and Devizes is higher£879£883£834

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: York Outer £2,856, Melksham and Devizes £2,849Melksham and Devizes: £2,849York Outer: £2,856Melksham and Devizes: £2,861York Outer: £2,868Melksham and Devizes: £2,702York Outer: £2,709

    £2,856£2,868£2,709York Outer is higherDepends on how you count£2,849£2,861£2,702

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: York Outer £48, Melksham and Devizes £56Melksham and Devizes: £56York Outer: £48Melksham and Devizes: £56York Outer: £49Melksham and Devizes: £53York Outer: £46

    £48£49£46Melksham and Devizes is higher£56£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: York Outer £173, Melksham and Devizes £142Melksham and Devizes: £142York Outer: £173Melksham and Devizes: £142York Outer: £174Melksham and Devizes: £134York Outer: £164

    £173£174£164York Outer is higher£142£142£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: York Outer £3.33, Melksham and Devizes £3.84Melksham and Devizes: £3.84York Outer: £3.33Melksham and Devizes: £3.85York Outer: £3.35Melksham and Devizes: £3.64York Outer: £3.16

    £3.33£3.35£3.16Melksham and Devizes is higher£3.84£3.85£3.64

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: York Outer £240, Melksham and Devizes £310Melksham and Devizes: £310York Outer: £240Melksham and Devizes: £311York Outer: £241Melksham and Devizes: £294York Outer: £227

    £240£241£227Melksham and Devizes is higher£310£311£294

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: York Outer £99, Melksham and Devizes £130Melksham and Devizes: £130York Outer: £99Melksham and Devizes: £130York Outer: £99Melksham and Devizes: £123York Outer: £94

    £99£99£94Melksham and Devizes is higher£130£130£123

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: York Outer £34, Melksham and Devizes £47Melksham and Devizes: £47York Outer: £34Melksham and Devizes: £48York Outer: £34Melksham and Devizes: £45York Outer: £32

    £34£34£32Melksham and Devizes is higher£47£48£45

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: York Outer £407, Melksham and Devizes £704Melksham and Devizes: £704York Outer: £407Melksham and Devizes: £707York Outer: £408Melksham and Devizes: £667York Outer: £386

    £407£408£386Melksham and Devizes is higher£704£707£667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: York Outer £97, Melksham and Devizes £144Melksham and Devizes: £144York Outer: £97Melksham and Devizes: £144York Outer: £98Melksham and Devizes: £136York Outer: £92

    £97£98£92Melksham and Devizes is higher£144£144£136

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: York Outer £100, Melksham and Devizes £122Melksham and Devizes: £122York Outer: £100Melksham and Devizes: £123York Outer: £101Melksham and Devizes: £116York Outer: £95

    £100£101£95Melksham and Devizes is higher£122£123£116

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: York Outer £2.74, Melksham and Devizes £3.75Melksham and Devizes: £3.75York Outer: £2.74Melksham and Devizes: £3.77York Outer: £2.75Melksham and Devizes: £3.56York Outer: £2.60

    £2.74£2.75£2.60Melksham and Devizes is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: York Outer £0.75, Melksham and Devizes £2.52Melksham and Devizes: £2.52York Outer: £0.75Melksham and Devizes: £2.53York Outer: £0.75Melksham and Devizes: £2.39York Outer: £0.71

    £0.75£0.75£0.71Melksham and Devizes is higher£2.52£2.53£2.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: York Outer £6.50, Melksham and Devizes £7.49Melksham and Devizes: £7.49York Outer: £6.50Melksham and Devizes: £7.52York Outer: £6.53Melksham and Devizes: £7.10York Outer: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Melksham and Devizes is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: York Outer 249.0, Melksham and Devizes 249.8Melksham and Devizes: 249.8York Outer: 249.0

    249.0Melksham and Devizes is higher249.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: York Outer 12.5, Melksham and Devizes 14.5Melksham and Devizes: 14.5York Outer: 12.5

    12.5Melksham and Devizes is higher14.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: York Outer 34.9, Melksham and Devizes 30.3Melksham and Devizes: 30.3York Outer: 34.9

    34.9York Outer is higher30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: York Outer 36.3, Melksham and Devizes 48.0Melksham and Devizes: 48.0York Outer: 36.3

    36.3Melksham and Devizes is higher48.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: York Outer 52.3, Melksham and Devizes 79.8Melksham and Devizes: 79.8York Outer: 52.3

    52.3Melksham and Devizes is higher79.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: York Outer 7.8, Melksham and Devizes 10.3Melksham and Devizes: 10.3York Outer: 7.8

    7.8Melksham and Devizes is higher10.3

Show the numbers
York Outer and Melksham and Devizes, per resident
MeasureYork OuterMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,068£4,085£3,858£4,520£4,540£4,288Melksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,081£3,094£2,922£3,050£3,063£2,893York Outer
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£544£547£516£879£883£834Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,856£2,868£2,709£2,849£2,861£2,702York Outer
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£48£49£46£56£56£53Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164£142£142£134York Outer
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.33£3.35£3.16£3.84£3.85£3.64Melksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£240£241£227£310£311£294Melksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£130£130£123Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£34£34£32£47£48£45Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£407£408£386£704£707£667Melksham and Devizes
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£144£144£136Melksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95£122£123£116Melksham and Devizes
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.74£2.75£2.60£3.75£3.77£3.56Melksham and Devizes
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£0.75£0.75£0.71£2.52£2.53£2.39Melksham and Devizes
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£7.49£7.52£7.10Melksham and Devizes
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.0249.8Melksham and Devizes
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.514.5Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.930.3York Outer
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.348.0Melksham and Devizes
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202652.379.8Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.810.3Melksham and Devizes

Total

York Outer is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Melksham and Devizes 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

York Outer Melksham and Devizes

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: York Outer £385.9m, Melksham and Devizes £430.8mMelksham and Devizes: £430.8mYork Outer: £385.9mMelksham and Devizes: £432.6mYork Outer: £387.5mMelksham and Devizes: £408.6mYork Outer: £366.0m

    £385.9m£387.5m£366.0mMelksham and Devizes is higher£430.8m£432.6m£408.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: York Outer £292.3m, Melksham and Devizes £290.7mMelksham and Devizes: £290.7mYork Outer: £292.3mMelksham and Devizes: £291.9mYork Outer: £293.5mMelksham and Devizes: £275.7mYork Outer: £277.2m

    £292.3m£293.5m£277.2mYork Outer is higherDepends on how you count£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: York Outer £51.7m, Melksham and Devizes £83.8mMelksham and Devizes: £83.8mYork Outer: £51.7mMelksham and Devizes: £84.2mYork Outer: £51.9mMelksham and Devizes: £79.5mYork Outer: £49.0m

    £51.7m£51.9m£49.0mMelksham and Devizes is higher£83.8m£84.2m£79.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: York Outer £271.0m, Melksham and Devizes £271.5mMelksham and Devizes: £271.5mYork Outer: £271.0mMelksham and Devizes: £272.7mYork Outer: £272.1mMelksham and Devizes: £257.5mYork Outer: £257.0m

    £271.0m£272.1m£257.0mMelksham and Devizes is higherDepends on how you count£271.5m£272.7m£257.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: York Outer £4.6m, Melksham and Devizes £5.3mMelksham and Devizes: £5.3mYork Outer: £4.6mMelksham and Devizes: £5.4mYork Outer: £4.6mMelksham and Devizes: £5.1mYork Outer: £4.4m

    £4.6m£4.6m£4.4mMelksham and Devizes is higher£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: York Outer £16.4m, Melksham and Devizes £13.5mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mYork Outer: £16.4mMelksham and Devizes: £13.5mYork Outer: £16.5mMelksham and Devizes: £12.8mYork Outer: £15.6m

    £16.4m£16.5m£15.6mYork Outer is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: York Outer £0.32m, Melksham and Devizes £0.37mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mYork Outer: £0.32mMelksham and Devizes: £0.37mYork Outer: £0.32mMelksham and Devizes: £0.35mYork Outer: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: York Outer £22.7m, Melksham and Devizes £29.5mMelksham and Devizes: £29.5mYork Outer: £22.7mMelksham and Devizes: £29.7mYork Outer: £22.8mMelksham and Devizes: £28.0mYork Outer: £21.6m

    £22.7m£22.8m£21.6mMelksham and Devizes is higher£29.5m£29.7m£28.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: York Outer £9.4m, Melksham and Devizes £12.4mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mYork Outer: £9.4mMelksham and Devizes: £12.4mYork Outer: £9.4mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mYork Outer: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mMelksham and Devizes is higher£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: York Outer £3.2m, Melksham and Devizes £4.5mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mYork Outer: £3.2mMelksham and Devizes: £4.5mYork Outer: £3.3mMelksham and Devizes: £4.3mYork Outer: £3.1m

    £3.2m£3.3m£3.1mMelksham and Devizes is higher£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: York Outer £38.6m, Melksham and Devizes £67.0mMelksham and Devizes: £67.0mYork Outer: £38.6mMelksham and Devizes: £67.3mYork Outer: £38.7mMelksham and Devizes: £63.6mYork Outer: £36.6m

    £38.6m£38.7m£36.6mMelksham and Devizes is higher£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: York Outer £9.2m, Melksham and Devizes £13.7mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mYork Outer: £9.2mMelksham and Devizes: £13.7mYork Outer: £9.3mMelksham and Devizes: £13.0mYork Outer: £8.8m

    £9.2m£9.3m£8.8mMelksham and Devizes is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: York Outer £9.5m, Melksham and Devizes £11.6mMelksham and Devizes: £11.6mYork Outer: £9.5mMelksham and Devizes: £11.7mYork Outer: £9.5mMelksham and Devizes: £11.0mYork Outer: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mMelksham and Devizes is higher£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: York Outer £0.26m, Melksham and Devizes £0.36mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mYork Outer: £0.26mMelksham and Devizes: £0.36mYork Outer: £0.26mMelksham and Devizes: £0.34mYork Outer: £0.25m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.25mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: York Outer £0.07m, Melksham and Devizes £0.24mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mYork Outer: £0.07mMelksham and Devizes: £0.24mYork Outer: £0.07mMelksham and Devizes: £0.23mYork Outer: £0.07m

    £0.07mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: York Outer £0.62m, Melksham and Devizes £0.71mMelksham and Devizes: £0.71mYork Outer: £0.62mMelksham and Devizes: £0.72mYork Outer: £0.62mMelksham and Devizes: £0.68mYork Outer: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mMelksham and Devizes is higher£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: York Outer 23,619, Melksham and Devizes 23,802Melksham and Devizes: 23,802York Outer: 23,619

    23,619Melksham and Devizes is higher23,802

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: York Outer 1,188, Melksham and Devizes 1,380Melksham and Devizes: 1,380York Outer: 1,188

    1,188Melksham and Devizes is higher1,380

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: York Outer 3,315, Melksham and Devizes 2,884Melksham and Devizes: 2,884York Outer: 3,315

    3,315York Outer is higher2,884

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: York Outer 3,441, Melksham and Devizes 4,574Melksham and Devizes: 4,574York Outer: 3,441

    3,441Melksham and Devizes is higher4,574

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: York Outer 4,962, Melksham and Devizes 7,601Melksham and Devizes: 7,601York Outer: 4,962

    4,962Melksham and Devizes is higher7,601

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: York Outer 739, Melksham and Devizes 982Melksham and Devizes: 982York Outer: 739

    739Melksham and Devizes is higher982

Show the numbers
York Outer and Melksham and Devizes, total
MeasureYork OuterMelksham and DevizesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£385.9m£387.5m£366.0m£430.8m£432.6m£408.6mMelksham and Devizes
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£292.3m£293.5m£277.2m£290.7m£291.9m£275.7mYork Outer
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£51.7m£51.9m£49.0m£83.8m£84.2m£79.5mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.0m£272.1m£257.0m£271.5m£272.7m£257.5mMelksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m£5.3m£5.4m£5.1mMelksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.4m£16.5m£15.6m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mYork Outer
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mMelksham and Devizes
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m£29.5m£29.7m£28.0mMelksham and Devizes
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£12.4m£12.4m£11.7mMelksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.2m£3.3m£3.1m£4.5m£4.5m£4.3mMelksham and Devizes
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£38.6m£38.7m£36.6m£67.0m£67.3m£63.6mMelksham and Devizes
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.3m£8.8m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mMelksham and Devizes
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£11.6m£11.7m£11.0mMelksham and Devizes
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mMelksham and Devizes
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.07m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mMelksham and Devizes
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMelksham and Devizes
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,61923,802Melksham and Devizes
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1881,380Melksham and Devizes
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3152,884York Outer
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,4414,574Melksham and Devizes
Universal Credittotal, May 20264,9627,601Melksham and Devizes
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026739982Melksham and Devizes

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.
  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.