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Herefordshire, County of and North Devon

192,067 and 101,035 residents (mid-2024).

Herefordshire, County of is higher than North Devon on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 21 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 19 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

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and North Devon 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

Herefordshire, County of North Devon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, North Devon £4,951North Devon: £4,951Herefordshire, County of: £4,730North Devon: £4,972Herefordshire, County of: £4,750North Devon: £4,696Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£4,951£4,972£4,696

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £12,360, North Devon £12,400North Devon: £12,400Herefordshire, County of: £12,360North Devon: £12,453Herefordshire, County of: £12,413North Devon: £11,762Herefordshire, County of: £11,724

    £12,360£12,413£11,724North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£12,400£12,453£11,762

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £1,601, North Devon £1,910North Devon: £1,910Herefordshire, County of: £1,601North Devon: £1,918Herefordshire, County of: £1,608North Devon: £1,812Herefordshire, County of: £1,518

    £1,601£1,608£1,518North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£1,910£1,918£1,812

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £11,422, North Devon £11,369North Devon: £11,369Herefordshire, County of: £11,422North Devon: £11,418Herefordshire, County of: £11,471North Devon: £10,784Herefordshire, County of: £10,834

    £11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of is higher£11,369£11,418£10,784

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of £313, North Devon £346North Devon: £346Herefordshire, County of: £313North Devon: £347Herefordshire, County of: £315North Devon: £328Herefordshire, County of: £297

    £313£315£297North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£346£347£328

  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: Herefordshire, County of £604, North Devon £662North Devon: £662Herefordshire, County of: £604North Devon: £665Herefordshire, County of: £607North Devon: £628Herefordshire, County of: £573

    £604£607£573North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£662£665£628

  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: Herefordshire, County of £21, North Devon £24North Devon: £24Herefordshire, County of: £21North Devon: £24Herefordshire, County of: £21North Devon: £22Herefordshire, County of: £20

    £21£21£20North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, North Devon £412North Devon: £412Herefordshire, County of: £389North Devon: £413Herefordshire, County of: £391North Devon: £390Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£412£413£390

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, North Devon £140North Devon: £140Herefordshire, County of: £97North Devon: £140Herefordshire, County of: £98North Devon: £133Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£133

  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: Herefordshire, County of £92, North Devon £109North Devon: £109Herefordshire, County of: £92North Devon: £109Herefordshire, County of: £92North Devon: £103Herefordshire, County of: £87

    £92£92£87North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£109£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £1,207, North Devon £1,477North Devon: £1,477Herefordshire, County of: £1,207North Devon: £1,483Herefordshire, County of: £1,212North Devon: £1,401Herefordshire, County of: £1,145

    £1,207£1,212£1,145North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£1,477£1,483£1,401

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, North Devon £183North Devon: £183Herefordshire, County of: £162North Devon: £184Herefordshire, County of: £163North Devon: £174Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£174

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £291, North Devon £315North Devon: £315Herefordshire, County of: £291North Devon: £316Herefordshire, County of: £292North Devon: £298Herefordshire, County of: £276

    £291£292£276North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£315£316£298

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £5.21, North Devon £5.23North Devon: £5.23Herefordshire, County of: £5.21North Devon: £5.25Herefordshire, County of: £5.23North Devon: £4.96Herefordshire, County of: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£5.23£5.25£4.96

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of £5.87, North Devon £4.35North Devon: £4.35Herefordshire, County of: £5.87North Devon: £4.37Herefordshire, County of: £5.90North Devon: £4.13Herefordshire, County of: £5.57

    £5.87£5.90£5.57Herefordshire, County of is higher£4.35£4.37£4.13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, North Devon £4.65North Devon: £4.65Herefordshire, County of: £8.82North Devon: £4.67Herefordshire, County of: £8.86North Devon: £4.41Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of is higher£4.65£4.67£4.41

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0, North Devon 1,022.3North Devon: 1,022.3Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0

    1,011.0North Devon is higherDepends on how you count1,022.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Herefordshire, County of 78.3, North Devon 89.3North Devon: 89.3Herefordshire, County of: 78.3

    78.3North Devon is higherDepends on how you count89.3

  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: Herefordshire, County of 124.1, North Devon 144.0North Devon: 144.0Herefordshire, County of: 124.1

    124.1North Devon is higherDepends on how you count144.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 55.5, North Devon 62.4North Devon: 62.4Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5North Devon is higherDepends on how you count62.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Herefordshire, County of 152.1, North Devon 181.3North Devon: 181.3Herefordshire, County of: 152.1

    152.1North Devon is higherDepends on how you count181.3

  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: Herefordshire, County of 19.9, North Devon 23.7North Devon: 23.7Herefordshire, County of: 19.9

    19.9North Devon is higherDepends on how you count23.7

Show the numbers
Herefordshire, County of and North Devon, per person in the age group
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofNorth DevonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£4,951£4,972£4,696North Devon
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,360£12,413£11,724£12,400£12,453£11,762North Devon
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,601£1,608£1,518£1,910£1,918£1,812North Devon
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,422£11,471£10,834£11,369£11,418£10,784Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£313£315£297£346£347£328North Devon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£607£573£662£665£628North Devon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20£24£24£22North Devon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£412£413£390North Devon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£140£140£133North Devon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£109£109£103North Devon
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,207£1,212£1,145£1,477£1,483£1,401North Devon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£183£184£174North Devon
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£291£292£276£315£316£298North Devon
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£5.23£5.25£4.96North Devon
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.87£5.90£5.57£4.35£4.37£4.13Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£4.65£4.67£4.41Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.01,022.3North Devon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.389.3North Devon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.1144.0North Devon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.562.4North Devon
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.1181.3North Devon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.923.7North Devon

Per resident

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 5 of 21 measures, and North Devon 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

Herefordshire, County of North Devon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £4,730, North Devon £4,951North Devon: £4,951Herefordshire, County of: £4,730North Devon: £4,972Herefordshire, County of: £4,750North Devon: £4,696Herefordshire, County of: £4,486

    £4,730£4,750£4,486North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£4,951£4,972£4,696

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3,154, North Devon £3,121North Devon: £3,121Herefordshire, County of: £3,154North Devon: £3,134Herefordshire, County of: £3,167North Devon: £2,960Herefordshire, County of: £2,991

    £3,154£3,167£2,991Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£3,121£3,134£2,960

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £919, North Devon £1,091North Devon: £1,091Herefordshire, County of: £919North Devon: £1,096Herefordshire, County of: £923North Devon: £1,035Herefordshire, County of: £871

    £919£923£871North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£1,091£1,096£1,035

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2,914, North Devon £2,861North Devon: £2,861Herefordshire, County of: £2,914North Devon: £2,873Herefordshire, County of: £2,927North Devon: £2,714Herefordshire, County of: £2,764

    £2,914£2,927£2,764Herefordshire, County of is higher£2,861£2,873£2,714

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £80, North Devon £87North Devon: £87Herefordshire, County of: £80North Devon: £87Herefordshire, County of: £80North Devon: £83Herefordshire, County of: £76

    £80£80£76North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£83

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £154, North Devon £167North Devon: £167Herefordshire, County of: £154North Devon: £167Herefordshire, County of: £155North Devon: £158Herefordshire, County of: £146

    £154£155£146North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£167£167£158

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £5.28, North Devon £5.92North Devon: £5.92Herefordshire, County of: £5.28North Devon: £5.95Herefordshire, County of: £5.30North Devon: £5.62Herefordshire, County of: £5.01

    £5.28£5.30£5.01North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£5.92£5.95£5.62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £389, North Devon £412North Devon: £412Herefordshire, County of: £389North Devon: £413Herefordshire, County of: £391North Devon: £390Herefordshire, County of: £369

    £389£391£369North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£412£413£390

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £97, North Devon £140North Devon: £140Herefordshire, County of: £97North Devon: £140Herefordshire, County of: £98North Devon: £133Herefordshire, County of: £92

    £97£98£92North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£140£140£133

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £53, North Devon £62North Devon: £62Herefordshire, County of: £53North Devon: £62Herefordshire, County of: £53North Devon: £59Herefordshire, County of: £50

    £53£53£50North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£62£62£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £693, North Devon £844North Devon: £844Herefordshire, County of: £693North Devon: £848Herefordshire, County of: £696North Devon: £801Herefordshire, County of: £657

    £693£696£657North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£844£848£801

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £162, North Devon £183North Devon: £183Herefordshire, County of: £162North Devon: £184Herefordshire, County of: £163North Devon: £174Herefordshire, County of: £154

    £162£163£154North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£183£184£174

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £167, North Devon £180North Devon: £180Herefordshire, County of: £167North Devon: £181Herefordshire, County of: £168North Devon: £171Herefordshire, County of: £158

    £167£168£158North Devon is higherDepends on how you count£180£181£171

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £2.99, North Devon £2.99North Devon: £2.99Herefordshire, County of: £2.99North Devon: £3.01Herefordshire, County of: £3.01North Devon: £2.84Herefordshire, County of: £2.84

    £2.99£3.01£2.84No difference to showDepends on how you count£2.99£3.01£2.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £3.37, North Devon £2.49North Devon: £2.49Herefordshire, County of: £3.37North Devon: £2.50Herefordshire, County of: £3.39North Devon: £2.36Herefordshire, County of: £3.20

    £3.37£3.39£3.20Herefordshire, County of is higher£2.49£2.50£2.36

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Herefordshire, County of £8.82, North Devon £4.65North Devon: £4.65Herefordshire, County of: £8.82North Devon: £4.67Herefordshire, County of: £8.86North Devon: £4.41Herefordshire, County of: £8.37

    £8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of is higher£4.65£4.67£4.41

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 258.0, North Devon 257.3North Devon: 257.3Herefordshire, County of: 258.0

    258.0Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count257.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 20.0, North Devon 22.5North Devon: 22.5Herefordshire, County of: 20.0

    20.0North Devon is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 31.7, North Devon 36.2North Devon: 36.2Herefordshire, County of: 31.7

    31.7North Devon is higherDepends on how you count36.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 55.5, North Devon 62.4North Devon: 62.4Herefordshire, County of: 55.5

    55.5North Devon is higherDepends on how you count62.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 87.3, North Devon 103.6North Devon: 103.6Herefordshire, County of: 87.3

    87.3North Devon is higherDepends on how you count103.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Herefordshire, County of 11.4, North Devon 13.5North Devon: 13.5Herefordshire, County of: 11.4

    11.4North Devon is higherDepends on how you count13.5

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Herefordshire, County of and North Devon, per resident
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofNorth DevonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,730£4,750£4,486£4,951£4,972£4,696North Devon
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,154£3,167£2,991£3,121£3,134£2,960Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£919£923£871£1,091£1,096£1,035North Devon
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,914£2,927£2,764£2,861£2,873£2,714Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76£87£87£83North Devon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£167£167£158North Devon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.28£5.30£5.01£5.92£5.95£5.62North Devon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£389£391£369£412£413£390North Devon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£140£140£133North Devon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£62£62£59North Devon
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£693£696£657£844£848£801North Devon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£183£184£174North Devon
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£180£181£171North Devon
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.99£3.01£2.84£2.99£3.01£2.84
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.37£3.39£3.20£2.49£2.50£2.36Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.82£8.86£8.37£4.65£4.67£4.41Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026258.0257.3Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.022.5North Devon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.736.2North Devon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.562.4North Devon
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.3103.6North Devon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.413.5North Devon

Total

Herefordshire, County of is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and North Devon on 0. 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

Herefordshire, County of North Devon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £908.4m, North Devon £500.2mNorth Devon: £500.2mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mNorth Devon: £502.3mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mNorth Devon: £474.5mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7m

    £908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£500.2m£502.3m£474.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £605.7m, North Devon £315.3mNorth Devon: £315.3mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mNorth Devon: £316.6mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mNorth Devon: £299.1mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5m

    £605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£315.3m£316.6m£299.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £176.5m, North Devon £110.3mNorth Devon: £110.3mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mNorth Devon: £110.7mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mNorth Devon: £104.6mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4m

    £176.5m£177.2m£167.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£110.3m£110.7m£104.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of £559.7m, North Devon £289.1mNorth Devon: £289.1mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mNorth Devon: £290.3mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mNorth Devon: £274.2mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9m

    £559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of is higher£289.1m£290.3m£274.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £15.4m, North Devon £8.8mNorth Devon: £8.8mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mNorth Devon: £8.8mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mNorth Devon: £8.3mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.4m£14.6mHerefordshire, County of 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: Herefordshire, County of £29.6m, North Devon £16.8mNorth Devon: £16.8mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mNorth Devon: £16.9mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mNorth Devon: £16.0mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £1.0m, North Devon £0.60mNorth Devon: £0.60mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mNorth Devon: £0.60mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mNorth Devon: £0.57mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £74.8m, North Devon £41.6mNorth Devon: £41.6mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mNorth Devon: £41.8mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mNorth Devon: £39.4mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9m

    £74.8m£75.1m£70.9mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£41.6m£41.8m£39.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £18.7m, North Devon £14.1mNorth Devon: £14.1mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mNorth Devon: £14.2mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mNorth Devon: £13.4mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of £10.1m, North Devon £6.3mNorth Devon: £6.3mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mNorth Devon: £6.3mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mNorth Devon: £5.9mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of £133.0m, North Devon £85.3mNorth Devon: £85.3mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mNorth Devon: £85.6mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mNorth Devon: £80.9mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2m

    £133.0m£133.6m£126.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£85.3m£85.6m£80.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Herefordshire, County of £31.1m, North Devon £18.5mNorth Devon: £18.5mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mNorth Devon: £18.6mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mNorth Devon: £17.5mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5m

    £31.1m£31.3m£29.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£18.5m£18.6m£17.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £32.1m, North Devon £18.2mNorth Devon: £18.2mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mNorth Devon: £18.2mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mNorth Devon: £17.2mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4m

    £32.1m£32.2m£30.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.57m, North Devon £0.30mNorth Devon: £0.30mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mNorth Devon: £0.30mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mNorth Devon: £0.29mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.58m£0.54mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Herefordshire, County of £0.65m, North Devon £0.25mNorth Devon: £0.25mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mNorth Devon: £0.25mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mNorth Devon: £0.24mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mHerefordshire, County of is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Herefordshire, County of £1.7m, North Devon £0.47mNorth Devon: £0.47mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mNorth Devon: £0.47mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mNorth Devon: £0.45mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Herefordshire, County of 49,545, North Devon 25,992North Devon: 25,992Herefordshire, County of: 49,545

    49,545Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count25,992

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 3,839, North Devon 2,270North Devon: 2,270Herefordshire, County of: 3,839

    3,839Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count2,270

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 6,081, North Devon 3,661North Devon: 3,661Herefordshire, County of: 6,081

    6,081Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count3,661

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 10,667, North Devon 6,306North Devon: 6,306Herefordshire, County of: 10,667

    10,667Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count6,306

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Herefordshire, County of 16,762, North Devon 10,466North Devon: 10,466Herefordshire, County of: 16,762

    16,762Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count10,466

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Herefordshire, County of 2,191, North Devon 1,367North Devon: 1,367Herefordshire, County of: 2,191

    2,191Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count1,367

Show the numbers
Herefordshire, County of and North Devon, total
MeasureHerefordshire, County ofNorth DevonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m£500.2m£502.3m£474.5mHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m£315.3m£316.6m£299.1mHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m£110.3m£110.7m£104.6mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m£289.1m£290.3m£274.2mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mHerefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£16.8m£16.9m£16.0mHerefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£74.8m£75.1m£70.9m£41.6m£41.8m£39.4mHerefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£14.1m£14.2m£13.4mHerefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£6.3m£6.3m£5.9mHerefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m£85.3m£85.6m£80.9mHerefordshire, County of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m£18.5m£18.6m£17.5mHerefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m£18.2m£18.2m£17.2mHerefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m£0.30m£0.30m£0.29mHerefordshire, County of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mHerefordshire, County of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202649,54525,992Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8392,270Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,0813,661Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,6676,306Herefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,76210,466Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1911,367Herefordshire, County of

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.