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York and Exeter

208,237 and 139,007 residents (mid-2024).

York is higher than Exeter on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

York is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 16. 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 Exeter

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: York £3,598, Exeter £3,690Exeter: £3,690York: £3,598Exeter: £3,706York: £3,614Exeter: £3,500York: £3,413

    £3,598£3,614£3,413Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£3,690£3,706£3,500

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: York £12,644, Exeter £12,441Exeter: £12,441York: £12,644Exeter: £12,494York: £12,698Exeter: £11,801York: £11,993

    £12,644£12,698£11,993York is higher£12,441£12,494£11,801

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: York £1,154, Exeter £1,467Exeter: £1,467York: £1,154Exeter: £1,473York: £1,159Exeter: £1,391York: £1,095

    £1,154£1,159£1,095Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£1,467£1,473£1,391

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: York £11,624, Exeter £11,341Exeter: £11,341York: £11,624Exeter: £11,389York: £11,673Exeter: £10,758York: £11,026

    £11,624£11,673£11,026York is higher£11,341£11,389£10,758

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: York £282, Exeter £409Exeter: £409York: £282Exeter: £411York: £283Exeter: £388York: £267

    £282£283£267Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£409£411£388

  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 £719, Exeter £664Exeter: £664York: £719Exeter: £667York: £723Exeter: £630York: £682

    £719£723£682York is higher£664£667£630

  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 £19, Exeter £26Exeter: £26York: £19Exeter: £26York: £19Exeter: £25York: £18

    £19£19£18Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: York £282, Exeter £393Exeter: £393York: £282Exeter: £394York: £283Exeter: £373York: £267

    £282£283£267Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£393£394£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: York £94, Exeter £127Exeter: £127York: £94Exeter: £128York: £94Exeter: £121York: £89

    £94£94£89Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£127£128£121

  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 £57, Exeter £70Exeter: £70York: £57Exeter: £70York: £58Exeter: £66York: £54

    £57£58£54Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£70£70£66

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: York £903, Exeter £1,103Exeter: £1,103York: £903Exeter: £1,108York: £907Exeter: £1,047York: £857

    £903£907£857Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£1,103£1,108£1,047

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: York £131, Exeter £223Exeter: £223York: £131Exeter: £224York: £132Exeter: £212York: £125

    £131£132£125Exeter is higher£223£224£212

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: York £187, Exeter £285Exeter: £285York: £187Exeter: £286York: £188Exeter: £270York: £178

    £187£188£178Exeter is higher£285£286£270

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: York £4.46, Exeter £4.67Exeter: £4.67York: £4.46Exeter: £4.69York: £4.48Exeter: £4.43York: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£4.67£4.69£4.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: York £1.76, Exeter £3.95Exeter: £3.95York: £1.76Exeter: £3.97York: £1.77Exeter: £3.75York: £1.67

    £1.76£1.77£1.67Exeter is higher£3.95£3.97£3.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: York £6.54, Exeter £4.68Exeter: £4.68York: £6.54Exeter: £4.70York: £6.56Exeter: £4.44York: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20York is higher£4.68£4.70£4.44

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: York 1,017.6, Exeter 1,007.1Exeter: 1,007.1York: 1,017.6

    1,017.6York is higher1,007.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: York 72.9, Exeter 105.8Exeter: 105.8York: 72.9

    72.9Exeter is higherDepends on how you count105.8

  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 144.4, Exeter 139.9Exeter: 139.9York: 144.4

    144.4York is higher139.9

  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 42.6, Exeter 57.8Exeter: 57.8York: 42.6

    42.6Exeter is higherDepends on how you count57.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: York 111.0, Exeter 136.8Exeter: 136.8York: 111.0

    111.0Exeter is higherDepends on how you count136.8

  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 13.2, Exeter 15.2Exeter: 15.2York: 13.2

    13.2Exeter is higherDepends on how you count15.2

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York and Exeter, per person in the age group
MeasureYorkExeterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,598£3,614£3,413£3,690£3,706£3,500Exeter
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,644£12,698£11,993£12,441£12,494£11,801York
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,154£1,159£1,095£1,467£1,473£1,391Exeter
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,624£11,673£11,026£11,341£11,389£10,758York
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£282£283£267£409£411£388Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£719£723£682£664£667£630York
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£26£26£25Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£393£394£373Exeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£127£128£121Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£57£58£54£70£70£66Exeter
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£903£907£857£1,103£1,108£1,047Exeter
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£125£223£224£212Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£187£188£178£285£286£270Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£4.67£4.69£4.43Exeter
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.76£1.77£1.67£3.95£3.97£3.75Exeter
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£4.68£4.70£4.44York
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.61,007.1York
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.9105.8Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.4139.9York
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.657.8Exeter
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026111.0136.8Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.215.2Exeter

Per resident

York is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 16. 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 Exeter

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: York £3,598, Exeter £3,690Exeter: £3,690York: £3,598Exeter: £3,706York: £3,614Exeter: £3,500York: £3,413

    £3,598£3,614£3,413Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£3,690£3,706£3,500

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: York £2,320, Exeter £1,923Exeter: £1,923York: £2,320Exeter: £1,931York: £2,330Exeter: £1,824York: £2,201

    £2,320£2,330£2,201York is higher£1,923£1,931£1,824

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: York £765, Exeter £1,019Exeter: £1,019York: £765Exeter: £1,024York: £768Exeter: £967York: £725

    £765£768£725Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£1,019£1,024£967

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: York £2,133, Exeter £1,753Exeter: £1,753York: £2,133Exeter: £1,760York: £2,142Exeter: £1,662York: £2,023

    £2,133£2,142£2,023York is higher£1,753£1,760£1,662

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: York £52, Exeter £63Exeter: £63York: £52Exeter: £63York: £52Exeter: £60York: £49

    £52£52£49Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£63£63£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: York £132, Exeter £103Exeter: £103York: £132Exeter: £103York: £133Exeter: £97York: £125

    £132£133£125York is higher£103£103£97

  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 £3.48, Exeter £4.06Exeter: £4.06York: £3.48Exeter: £4.08York: £3.49Exeter: £3.85York: £3.30

    £3.48£3.49£3.30Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: York £282, Exeter £393Exeter: £393York: £282Exeter: £394York: £283Exeter: £373York: £267

    £282£283£267Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£393£394£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: York £94, Exeter £127Exeter: £127York: £94Exeter: £128York: £94Exeter: £121York: £89

    £94£94£89Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£127£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: York £38, Exeter £49Exeter: £49York: £38Exeter: £49York: £38Exeter: £46York: £36

    £38£38£36Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: York £598, Exeter £767Exeter: £767York: £598Exeter: £770York: £601Exeter: £727York: £567

    £598£601£567Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£767£770£727

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: York £131, Exeter £223Exeter: £223York: £131Exeter: £224York: £132Exeter: £212York: £125

    £131£132£125Exeter is higher£223£224£212

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: York £124, Exeter £198Exeter: £198York: £124Exeter: £199York: £125Exeter: £188York: £118

    £124£125£118Exeter is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: York £2.95, Exeter £3.25Exeter: £3.25York: £2.95Exeter: £3.26York: £2.96Exeter: £3.08York: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£3.25£3.26£3.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: York £1.17, Exeter £2.74Exeter: £2.74York: £1.17Exeter: £2.75York: £1.18Exeter: £2.60York: £1.11

    £1.17£1.18£1.11Exeter is higher£2.74£2.75£2.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: York £6.54, Exeter £4.68Exeter: £4.68York: £6.54Exeter: £4.70York: £6.56Exeter: £4.44York: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20York is higher£4.68£4.70£4.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: York 186.8, Exeter 155.6Exeter: 155.6York: 186.8

    186.8York is higher155.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: York 13.4, Exeter 16.4Exeter: 16.4York: 13.4

    13.4Exeter is higherDepends on how you count16.4

  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 26.5, Exeter 21.6Exeter: 21.6York: 26.5

    26.5York is higher21.6

  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 42.6, Exeter 57.8Exeter: 57.8York: 42.6

    42.6Exeter is higherDepends on how you count57.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: York 73.5, Exeter 95.1Exeter: 95.1York: 73.5

    73.5Exeter is higherDepends on how you count95.1

  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 8.7, Exeter 10.6Exeter: 10.6York: 8.7

    8.7Exeter is higherDepends on how you count10.6

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York and Exeter, per resident
MeasureYorkExeterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,598£3,614£3,413£3,690£3,706£3,500Exeter
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,320£2,330£2,201£1,923£1,931£1,824York
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£765£768£725£1,019£1,024£967Exeter
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,133£2,142£2,023£1,753£1,760£1,662York
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£63£63£60Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£125£103£103£97York
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.48£3.49£3.30£4.06£4.08£3.85Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£393£394£373Exeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£127£128£121Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£38£38£36£49£49£46Exeter
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£598£601£567£767£770£727Exeter
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£131£132£125£223£224£212Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£198£199£188Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£3.25£3.26£3.08Exeter
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.17£1.18£1.11£2.74£2.75£2.60Exeter
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£4.68£4.70£4.44York
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026186.8155.6York
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.416.4Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.521.6York
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.657.8Exeter
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202673.595.1Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.710.6Exeter

Total

York is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 3. 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 Exeter

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: York £749.3m, Exeter £512.9mExeter: £512.9mYork: £749.3mExeter: £515.1mYork: £752.5mExeter: £486.5mYork: £710.7m

    £749.3m£752.5m£710.7mYork is higherDepends on how you count£512.9m£515.1m£486.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: York £483.2m, Exeter £267.2mExeter: £267.2mYork: £483.2mExeter: £268.4mYork: £485.3mExeter: £253.5mYork: £458.3m

    £483.2m£485.3m£458.3mYork is higher£267.2m£268.4m£253.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: York £159.2m, Exeter £141.7mExeter: £141.7mYork: £159.2mExeter: £142.3mYork: £159.9mExeter: £134.4mYork: £151.0m

    £159.2m£159.9m£151.0mYork is higherDepends on how you count£141.7m£142.3m£134.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: York £444.2m, Exeter £243.6mExeter: £243.6mYork: £444.2mExeter: £244.7mYork: £446.1mExeter: £231.1mYork: £421.4m

    £444.2m£446.1m£421.4mYork is higher£243.6m£244.7m£231.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: York £10.8m, Exeter £8.8mExeter: £8.8mYork: £10.8mExeter: £8.8mYork: £10.8mExeter: £8.3mYork: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mYork is higherDepends on how you count£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: York £27.5m, Exeter £14.3mExeter: £14.3mYork: £27.5mExeter: £14.3mYork: £27.6mExeter: £13.5mYork: £26.1m

    £27.5m£27.6m£26.1mYork is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: York £0.72m, Exeter £0.56mExeter: £0.56mYork: £0.72mExeter: £0.57mYork: £0.73mExeter: £0.53mYork: £0.69m

    £0.72m£0.73m£0.69mYork is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: York £58.7m, Exeter £54.6mExeter: £54.6mYork: £58.7mExeter: £54.8mYork: £58.9mExeter: £51.8mYork: £55.7m

    £58.7m£58.9m£55.7mYork is higherDepends on how you count£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: York £19.5m, Exeter £17.7mExeter: £17.7mYork: £19.5mExeter: £17.8mYork: £19.6mExeter: £16.8mYork: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mYork is higherDepends on how you count£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: York £7.9m, Exeter £6.8mExeter: £6.8mYork: £7.9mExeter: £6.8mYork: £7.9mExeter: £6.4mYork: £7.5m

    £7.9m£7.9m£7.5mYork is higherDepends on how you count£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: York £124.6m, Exeter £106.6mExeter: £106.6mYork: £124.6mExeter: £107.1mYork: £125.1mExeter: £101.1mYork: £118.2m

    £124.6m£125.1m£118.2mYork is higherDepends on how you count£106.6m£107.1m£101.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: York £27.4m, Exeter £31.0mExeter: £31.0mYork: £27.4mExeter: £31.2mYork: £27.5mExeter: £29.4mYork: £26.0m

    £27.4m£27.5m£26.0mExeter is higher£31.0m£31.2m£29.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: York £25.9m, Exeter £27.5mExeter: £27.5mYork: £25.9mExeter: £27.6mYork: £26.0mExeter: £26.1mYork: £24.5m

    £25.9m£26.0m£24.5mExeter is higher£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: York £0.61m, Exeter £0.45mExeter: £0.45mYork: £0.61mExeter: £0.45mYork: £0.62mExeter: £0.43mYork: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mYork is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: York £0.24m, Exeter £0.38mExeter: £0.38mYork: £0.24mExeter: £0.38mYork: £0.24mExeter: £0.36mYork: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mExeter is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: York £1.4m, Exeter £0.65mExeter: £0.65mYork: £1.4mExeter: £0.65mYork: £1.4mExeter: £0.62mYork: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mYork is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: York 38,890, Exeter 21,634Exeter: 21,634York: 38,890

    38,890York is higher21,634

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: York 2,786, Exeter 2,273Exeter: 2,273York: 2,786

    2,786York is higherDepends on how you count2,273

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: York 5,519, Exeter 3,005Exeter: 3,005York: 5,519

    5,519York is higher3,005

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: York 8,870, Exeter 8,027Exeter: 8,027York: 8,870

    8,870York is higherDepends on how you count8,027

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: York 15,311, Exeter 13,219Exeter: 13,219York: 15,311

    15,311York is higherDepends on how you count13,219

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: York 1,815, Exeter 1,472Exeter: 1,472York: 1,815

    1,815York is higherDepends on how you count1,472

Show the numbers
York and Exeter, total
MeasureYorkExeterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£749.3m£752.5m£710.7m£512.9m£515.1m£486.5mYork
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£483.2m£485.3m£458.3m£267.2m£268.4m£253.5mYork
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.2m£159.9m£151.0m£141.7m£142.3m£134.4mYork
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£444.2m£446.1m£421.4m£243.6m£244.7m£231.1mYork
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mYork
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mYork
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mYork
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£58.7m£58.9m£55.7m£54.6m£54.8m£51.8mYork
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mYork
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mYork
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£124.6m£125.1m£118.2m£106.6m£107.1m£101.1mYork
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m£31.0m£31.2m£29.4mExeter
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.9m£26.0m£24.5m£27.5m£27.6m£26.1mExeter
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mYork
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mExeter
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mYork
State Pensiontotal, March 202638,89021,634York
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7862,273York
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,5193,005York
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,8708,027York
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,31113,219York
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8151,472York

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  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.