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South Gloucestershire and Rugby

305,766 and 122,666 residents (mid-2024).

South Gloucestershire is higher than Rugby on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 22 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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Per person in the age group

South Gloucestershire is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Rugby on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

South Gloucestershire Rugby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Gloucestershire £3,733, Rugby £3,624Rugby: £3,624South Gloucestershire: £3,733Rugby: £3,639South Gloucestershire: £3,749Rugby: £3,437South Gloucestershire: £3,541

    £3,733£3,749£3,541South Gloucestershire is higher£3,624£3,639£3,437

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Gloucestershire £12,671, Rugby £12,722Rugby: £12,722South Gloucestershire: £12,671Rugby: £12,776South Gloucestershire: £12,725Rugby: £12,067South Gloucestershire: £12,019

    £12,671£12,725£12,019Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£12,722£12,776£12,067

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Gloucestershire £1,432, Rugby £1,504Rugby: £1,504South Gloucestershire: £1,432Rugby: £1,511South Gloucestershire: £1,438Rugby: £1,427South Gloucestershire: £1,358

    £1,432£1,438£1,358Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£1,504£1,511£1,427

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Gloucestershire £11,626, Rugby £11,728Rugby: £11,728South Gloucestershire: £11,626Rugby: £11,778South Gloucestershire: £11,675Rugby: £11,124South Gloucestershire: £11,027

    £11,626£11,675£11,027Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£11,728£11,778£11,124

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Gloucestershire £284, Rugby £337Rugby: £337South Gloucestershire: £284Rugby: £339South Gloucestershire: £285Rugby: £320South Gloucestershire: £270

    £284£285£270Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£337£339£320

  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: South Gloucestershire £744, Rugby £637Rugby: £637South Gloucestershire: £744Rugby: £640South Gloucestershire: £747Rugby: £604South Gloucestershire: £705

    £744£747£705South Gloucestershire is higher£637£640£604

  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: South Gloucestershire £17, Rugby £20Rugby: £20South Gloucestershire: £17Rugby: £20South Gloucestershire: £18Rugby: £19South Gloucestershire: £17

    £17£18£17Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Gloucestershire £333, Rugby £327Rugby: £327South Gloucestershire: £333Rugby: £328South Gloucestershire: £335Rugby: £310South Gloucestershire: £316

    £333£335£316South Gloucestershire is higher£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Gloucestershire £111, Rugby £100Rugby: £100South Gloucestershire: £111Rugby: £100South Gloucestershire: £111Rugby: £95South Gloucestershire: £105

    £111£111£105South Gloucestershire is higher£100£100£95

  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: South Gloucestershire £71, Rugby £75Rugby: £75South Gloucestershire: £71Rugby: £75South Gloucestershire: £71Rugby: £71South Gloucestershire: £67

    £71£71£67Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£75£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Gloucestershire £1,140, Rugby £1,267Rugby: £1,267South Gloucestershire: £1,140Rugby: £1,272South Gloucestershire: £1,145Rugby: £1,202South Gloucestershire: £1,082

    £1,140£1,145£1,082Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£1,267£1,272£1,202

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Gloucestershire £136, Rugby £108Rugby: £108South Gloucestershire: £136Rugby: £109South Gloucestershire: £137Rugby: £103South Gloucestershire: £129

    £136£137£129South Gloucestershire is higher£108£109£103

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Gloucestershire £212, Rugby £153Rugby: £153South Gloucestershire: £212Rugby: £154South Gloucestershire: £213Rugby: £145South Gloucestershire: £201

    £212£213£201South Gloucestershire is higher£153£154£145

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Gloucestershire £4.79, Rugby £6.69Rugby: £6.69South Gloucestershire: £4.79Rugby: £6.72South Gloucestershire: £4.81Rugby: £6.35South Gloucestershire: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£6.69£6.72£6.35

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Gloucestershire £3.83, Rugby £2.56Rugby: £2.56South Gloucestershire: £3.83Rugby: £2.57South Gloucestershire: £3.84Rugby: £2.43South Gloucestershire: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63South Gloucestershire is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Gloucestershire £5.00, Rugby £5.51Rugby: £5.51South Gloucestershire: £5.00Rugby: £5.54South Gloucestershire: £5.02Rugby: £5.23South Gloucestershire: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£5.51£5.54£5.23

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Gloucestershire 1,018.6, Rugby 1,000.6Rugby: 1,000.6South Gloucestershire: 1,018.6

    1,018.6South Gloucestershire is higher1,000.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Gloucestershire 67.7, Rugby 79.1Rugby: 79.1South Gloucestershire: 67.7

    67.7Rugby is higherDepends on how you count79.1

  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: South Gloucestershire 153.8, Rugby 138.0Rugby: 138.0South Gloucestershire: 153.8

    153.8South Gloucestershire is higher138.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Gloucestershire 49.9, Rugby 50.0Rugby: 50.0South Gloucestershire: 49.9

    49.9Rugby is higherDepends on how you count50.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: South Gloucestershire 126.6, Rugby 142.3Rugby: 142.3South Gloucestershire: 126.6

    126.6Rugby is higherDepends on how you count142.3

  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: South Gloucestershire 15.9, Rugby 17.5Rugby: 17.5South Gloucestershire: 15.9

    15.9Rugby is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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South Gloucestershire and Rugby, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth GloucestershireRugbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,733£3,749£3,541£3,624£3,639£3,437South Gloucestershire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,671£12,725£12,019£12,722£12,776£12,067Rugby
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,432£1,438£1,358£1,504£1,511£1,427Rugby
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,626£11,675£11,027£11,728£11,778£11,124Rugby
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£284£285£270£337£339£320Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£744£747£705£637£640£604South Gloucestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£18£17£20£20£19Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£335£316£327£328£310South Gloucestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£100£100£95South Gloucestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£71£71£67£75£75£71Rugby
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,140£1,145£1,082£1,267£1,272£1,202Rugby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£108£109£103South Gloucestershire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£212£213£201£153£154£145South Gloucestershire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£6.69£6.72£6.35Rugby
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£2.56£2.57£2.43South Gloucestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£5.51£5.54£5.23Rugby
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.61,000.6South Gloucestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202667.779.1Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026153.8138.0South Gloucestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.950.0Rugby
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026126.6142.3Rugby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.917.5Rugby

Per resident

South Gloucestershire is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Rugby on 11. 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

South Gloucestershire Rugby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Gloucestershire £3,733, Rugby £3,624Rugby: £3,624South Gloucestershire: £3,733Rugby: £3,639South Gloucestershire: £3,749Rugby: £3,437South Gloucestershire: £3,541

    £3,733£3,749£3,541South Gloucestershire is higher£3,624£3,639£3,437

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Gloucestershire £2,243, Rugby £2,141Rugby: £2,141South Gloucestershire: £2,243Rugby: £2,150South Gloucestershire: £2,253Rugby: £2,031South Gloucestershire: £2,128

    £2,243£2,253£2,128South Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£2,141£2,150£2,031

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Gloucestershire £905, Rugby £941Rugby: £941South Gloucestershire: £905Rugby: £945South Gloucestershire: £909Rugby: £893South Gloucestershire: £858

    £905£909£858Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£941£945£893

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Gloucestershire £2,058, Rugby £1,974Rugby: £1,974South Gloucestershire: £2,058Rugby: £1,982South Gloucestershire: £2,067Rugby: £1,872South Gloucestershire: £1,952

    £2,058£2,067£1,952South Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£1,974£1,982£1,872

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Gloucestershire £50, Rugby £57Rugby: £57South Gloucestershire: £50Rugby: £57South Gloucestershire: £51Rugby: £54South Gloucestershire: £48

    £50£51£48Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Gloucestershire £132, Rugby £107Rugby: £107South Gloucestershire: £132Rugby: £108South Gloucestershire: £132Rugby: £102South Gloucestershire: £125

    £132£132£125South Gloucestershire is higher£107£108£102

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: South Gloucestershire £3.09, Rugby £3.31Rugby: £3.31South Gloucestershire: £3.09Rugby: £3.32South Gloucestershire: £3.10Rugby: £3.14South Gloucestershire: £2.93

    £3.09£3.10£2.93Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£3.31£3.32£3.14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Gloucestershire £333, Rugby £327Rugby: £327South Gloucestershire: £333Rugby: £328South Gloucestershire: £335Rugby: £310South Gloucestershire: £316

    £333£335£316South Gloucestershire is higher£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Gloucestershire £111, Rugby £100Rugby: £100South Gloucestershire: £111Rugby: £100South Gloucestershire: £111Rugby: £95South Gloucestershire: £105

    £111£111£105South Gloucestershire is higher£100£100£95

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Gloucestershire £45, Rugby £47Rugby: £47South Gloucestershire: £45Rugby: £47South Gloucestershire: £45Rugby: £45South Gloucestershire: £42

    £45£45£42Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£47£47£45

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Gloucestershire £721, Rugby £793Rugby: £793South Gloucestershire: £721Rugby: £796South Gloucestershire: £724Rugby: £752South Gloucestershire: £684

    £721£724£684Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£793£796£752

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Gloucestershire £136, Rugby £108Rugby: £108South Gloucestershire: £136Rugby: £109South Gloucestershire: £137Rugby: £103South Gloucestershire: £129

    £136£137£129South Gloucestershire is higher£108£109£103

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Gloucestershire £134, Rugby £96Rugby: £96South Gloucestershire: £134Rugby: £96South Gloucestershire: £135Rugby: £91South Gloucestershire: £127

    £134£135£127South Gloucestershire is higher£96£96£91

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Gloucestershire £3.03, Rugby £4.19Rugby: £4.19South Gloucestershire: £3.03Rugby: £4.20South Gloucestershire: £3.04Rugby: £3.97South Gloucestershire: £2.87

    £3.03£3.04£2.87Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£4.19£4.20£3.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Gloucestershire £2.41, Rugby £1.60Rugby: £1.60South Gloucestershire: £2.41Rugby: £1.61South Gloucestershire: £2.42Rugby: £1.52South Gloucestershire: £2.29

    £2.41£2.42£2.29South Gloucestershire is higher£1.60£1.61£1.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Gloucestershire £5.00, Rugby £5.51Rugby: £5.51South Gloucestershire: £5.00Rugby: £5.54South Gloucestershire: £5.02Rugby: £5.23South Gloucestershire: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£5.51£5.54£5.23

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Gloucestershire 180.3, Rugby 168.4Rugby: 168.4South Gloucestershire: 180.3

    180.3South Gloucestershire is higher168.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Gloucestershire 12.0, Rugby 13.3Rugby: 13.3South Gloucestershire: 12.0

    12.0Rugby is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Gloucestershire 27.2, Rugby 23.2Rugby: 23.2South Gloucestershire: 27.2

    27.2South Gloucestershire is higher23.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Gloucestershire 49.9, Rugby 50.0Rugby: 50.0South Gloucestershire: 49.9

    49.9Rugby is higherDepends on how you count50.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Gloucestershire 80.0, Rugby 89.0Rugby: 89.0South Gloucestershire: 80.0

    80.0Rugby is higherDepends on how you count89.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Gloucestershire 10.0, Rugby 11.0Rugby: 11.0South Gloucestershire: 10.0

    10.0Rugby is higherDepends on how you count11.0

Show the numbers
South Gloucestershire and Rugby, per resident
MeasureSouth GloucestershireRugbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,733£3,749£3,541£3,624£3,639£3,437South Gloucestershire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,243£2,253£2,128£2,141£2,150£2,031South Gloucestershire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£905£909£858£941£945£893Rugby
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,058£2,067£1,952£1,974£1,982£1,872South Gloucestershire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£50£51£48£57£57£54Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£132£125£107£108£102South Gloucestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.09£3.10£2.93£3.31£3.32£3.14Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£333£335£316£327£328£310South Gloucestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£100£100£95South Gloucestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£45£42£47£47£45Rugby
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£721£724£684£793£796£752Rugby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£108£109£103South Gloucestershire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£96£96£91South Gloucestershire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.03£3.04£2.87£4.19£4.20£3.97Rugby
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.41£2.42£2.29£1.60£1.61£1.52South Gloucestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£5.51£5.54£5.23Rugby
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026180.3168.4South Gloucestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.013.3Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.223.2South Gloucestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202649.950.0Rugby
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.089.0Rugby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.011.0Rugby

Total

South Gloucestershire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Rugby 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

South Gloucestershire Rugby

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Gloucestershire £1.1bn, Rugby £444.5mRugby: £444.5mSouth Gloucestershire: £1.1bnRugby: £446.4mSouth Gloucestershire: £1.1bnRugby: £421.6mSouth Gloucestershire: £1.1bn

    £1.1bnSouth Gloucestershire is higher£444.5m£446.4m£421.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Gloucestershire £685.9m, Rugby £262.7mRugby: £262.7mSouth Gloucestershire: £685.9mRugby: £263.8mSouth Gloucestershire: £688.8mRugby: £249.2mSouth Gloucestershire: £650.6m

    £685.9m£688.8m£650.6mSouth Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£262.7m£263.8m£249.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Gloucestershire £276.7m, Rugby £115.5mRugby: £115.5mSouth Gloucestershire: £276.7mRugby: £116.0mSouth Gloucestershire: £277.9mRugby: £109.5mSouth Gloucestershire: £262.5m

    £276.7m£277.9m£262.5mSouth Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£115.5m£116.0m£109.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Gloucestershire £629.3m, Rugby £242.1mRugby: £242.1mSouth Gloucestershire: £629.3mRugby: £243.2mSouth Gloucestershire: £632.0mRugby: £229.7mSouth Gloucestershire: £596.9m

    £629.3m£632.0m£596.9mSouth Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£242.1m£243.2m£229.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Gloucestershire £15.4m, Rugby £7.0mRugby: £7.0mSouth Gloucestershire: £15.4mRugby: £7.0mSouth Gloucestershire: £15.5mRugby: £6.6mSouth Gloucestershire: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.5m£14.6mSouth Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Gloucestershire £40.3m, Rugby £13.2mRugby: £13.2mSouth Gloucestershire: £40.3mRugby: £13.2mSouth Gloucestershire: £40.4mRugby: £12.5mSouth Gloucestershire: £38.2m

    £40.3m£40.4m£38.2mSouth Gloucestershire is higher£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: South Gloucestershire £0.95m, Rugby £0.41mRugby: £0.41mSouth Gloucestershire: £0.95mRugby: £0.41mSouth Gloucestershire: £0.95mRugby: £0.38mSouth Gloucestershire: £0.90m

    £0.95m£0.95m£0.90mSouth Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Gloucestershire £101.9m, Rugby £40.1mRugby: £40.1mSouth Gloucestershire: £101.9mRugby: £40.3mSouth Gloucestershire: £102.3mRugby: £38.1mSouth Gloucestershire: £96.6m

    £101.9m£102.3m£96.6mSouth Gloucestershire is higher£40.1m£40.3m£38.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Gloucestershire £33.8m, Rugby £12.3mRugby: £12.3mSouth Gloucestershire: £33.8mRugby: £12.3mSouth Gloucestershire: £33.9mRugby: £11.6mSouth Gloucestershire: £32.1m

    £33.8m£33.9m£32.1mSouth Gloucestershire is higher£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Gloucestershire £13.7m, Rugby £5.8mRugby: £5.8mSouth Gloucestershire: £13.7mRugby: £5.8mSouth Gloucestershire: £13.7mRugby: £5.5mSouth Gloucestershire: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mSouth Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Gloucestershire £220.4m, Rugby £97.2mRugby: £97.2mSouth Gloucestershire: £220.4mRugby: £97.7mSouth Gloucestershire: £221.3mRugby: £92.2mSouth Gloucestershire: £209.0m

    £220.4m£221.3m£209.0mSouth Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£97.2m£97.7m£92.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Gloucestershire £41.6m, Rugby £13.3mRugby: £13.3mSouth Gloucestershire: £41.6mRugby: £13.3mSouth Gloucestershire: £41.8mRugby: £12.6mSouth Gloucestershire: £39.5m

    £41.6m£41.8m£39.5mSouth Gloucestershire is higher£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Gloucestershire £41.0m, Rugby £11.8mRugby: £11.8mSouth Gloucestershire: £41.0mRugby: £11.8mSouth Gloucestershire: £41.2mRugby: £11.2mSouth Gloucestershire: £38.9m

    £41.0m£41.2m£38.9mSouth Gloucestershire is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Gloucestershire £0.92m, Rugby £0.51mRugby: £0.51mSouth Gloucestershire: £0.92mRugby: £0.52mSouth Gloucestershire: £0.93mRugby: £0.49mSouth Gloucestershire: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mSouth Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: South Gloucestershire £0.74m, Rugby £0.20mRugby: £0.20mSouth Gloucestershire: £0.74mRugby: £0.20mSouth Gloucestershire: £0.74mRugby: £0.19mSouth Gloucestershire: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mSouth Gloucestershire is higher£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Gloucestershire £1.5m, Rugby £0.68mRugby: £0.68mSouth Gloucestershire: £1.5mRugby: £0.68mSouth Gloucestershire: £1.5mRugby: £0.64mSouth Gloucestershire: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mSouth Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Gloucestershire 55,138, Rugby 20,659Rugby: 20,659South Gloucestershire: 55,138

    55,138South Gloucestershire is higher20,659

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Gloucestershire 3,665, Rugby 1,634Rugby: 1,634South Gloucestershire: 3,665

    3,665South Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count1,634

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Gloucestershire 8,323, Rugby 2,849Rugby: 2,849South Gloucestershire: 8,323

    8,323South Gloucestershire is higher2,849

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Gloucestershire 15,249, Rugby 6,132Rugby: 6,132South Gloucestershire: 15,249

    15,249South Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count6,132

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Gloucestershire 24,460, Rugby 10,919Rugby: 10,919South Gloucestershire: 24,460

    24,460South Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count10,919

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Gloucestershire 3,071, Rugby 1,344Rugby: 1,344South Gloucestershire: 3,071

    3,071South Gloucestershire is higherDepends on how you count1,344

Show the numbers
South Gloucestershire and Rugby, total
MeasureSouth GloucestershireRugbyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£444.5m£446.4m£421.6mSouth Gloucestershire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£685.9m£688.8m£650.6m£262.7m£263.8m£249.2mSouth Gloucestershire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£276.7m£277.9m£262.5m£115.5m£116.0m£109.5mSouth Gloucestershire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£629.3m£632.0m£596.9m£242.1m£243.2m£229.7mSouth Gloucestershire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mSouth Gloucestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.3m£40.4m£38.2m£13.2m£13.2m£12.5mSouth Gloucestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.95m£0.90m£0.41m£0.41m£0.38mSouth Gloucestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£101.9m£102.3m£96.6m£40.1m£40.3m£38.1mSouth Gloucestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.8m£33.9m£32.1m£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mSouth Gloucestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mSouth Gloucestershire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£220.4m£221.3m£209.0m£97.2m£97.7m£92.2mSouth Gloucestershire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£41.6m£41.8m£39.5m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mSouth Gloucestershire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mSouth Gloucestershire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.51m£0.52m£0.49mSouth Gloucestershire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mSouth Gloucestershire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mSouth Gloucestershire
State Pensiontotal, March 202655,13820,659South Gloucestershire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,6651,634South Gloucestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,3232,849South Gloucestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,2496,132South Gloucestershire
Universal Credittotal, May 202624,46010,919South Gloucestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0711,344South Gloucestershire

Sources

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

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  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.
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