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Swindon and Welwyn Hatfield

243,324 and 123,051 residents (mid-2024).

Swindon is higher than Welwyn Hatfield on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

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

Swindon Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Swindon £3,767, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Swindon: £3,767Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Swindon: £3,783Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Swindon: £3,573

    £3,767£3,783£3,573Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,837£3,624

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Swindon £12,603, Welwyn Hatfield £12,992Welwyn Hatfield: £12,992Swindon: £12,603Welwyn Hatfield: £13,047Swindon: £12,656Welwyn Hatfield: £12,323Swindon: £11,954

    £12,603£12,656£11,954Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,992£13,047£12,323

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Swindon £1,767, Welwyn Hatfield £1,725Welwyn Hatfield: £1,725Swindon: £1,767Welwyn Hatfield: £1,733Swindon: £1,775Welwyn Hatfield: £1,636Swindon: £1,676

    £1,767£1,775£1,676Swindon is higher£1,725£1,733£1,636

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Swindon £11,377, Welwyn Hatfield £11,842Welwyn Hatfield: £11,842Swindon: £11,377Welwyn Hatfield: £11,892Swindon: £11,425Welwyn Hatfield: £11,232Swindon: £10,791

    £11,377£11,425£10,791Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,842£11,892£11,232

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Swindon £568, Welwyn Hatfield £411Welwyn Hatfield: £411Swindon: £568Welwyn Hatfield: £412Swindon: £570Welwyn Hatfield: £390Swindon: £538

    £568£570£538Swindon is higher£411£412£390

  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: Swindon £632, Welwyn Hatfield £717Welwyn Hatfield: £717Swindon: £632Welwyn Hatfield: £721Swindon: £635Welwyn Hatfield: £681Swindon: £599

    £632£635£599Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£717£721£681

  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: Swindon £27, Welwyn Hatfield £22Welwyn Hatfield: £22Swindon: £27Welwyn Hatfield: £22Swindon: £27Welwyn Hatfield: £21Swindon: £25

    £27£27£25Swindon is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Swindon £359, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Swindon: £359Welwyn Hatfield: £337Swindon: £360Welwyn Hatfield: £319Swindon: £340

    £359£360£340Swindon is higher£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Swindon £144, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Swindon: £144Welwyn Hatfield: £117Swindon: £145Welwyn Hatfield: £110Swindon: £137

    £144£145£137Swindon is higher£116£117£110

  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: Swindon £89, Welwyn Hatfield £78Welwyn Hatfield: £78Swindon: £89Welwyn Hatfield: £78Swindon: £90Welwyn Hatfield: £74Swindon: £85

    £89£90£85Swindon is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Swindon £1,452, Welwyn Hatfield £1,425Welwyn Hatfield: £1,425Swindon: £1,452Welwyn Hatfield: £1,431Swindon: £1,459Welwyn Hatfield: £1,352Swindon: £1,378

    £1,452£1,459£1,378Swindon is higherDepends on how you count£1,425£1,431£1,352

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Swindon £191, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Swindon: £191Welwyn Hatfield: £257Swindon: £191Welwyn Hatfield: £243Swindon: £181

    £191£191£181Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Swindon £215, Welwyn Hatfield £210Welwyn Hatfield: £210Swindon: £215Welwyn Hatfield: £211Swindon: £216Welwyn Hatfield: £199Swindon: £204

    £215£216£204Swindon is higher£210£211£199

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Swindon £6.39, Welwyn Hatfield £6.88Welwyn Hatfield: £6.88Swindon: £6.39Welwyn Hatfield: £6.91Swindon: £6.42Welwyn Hatfield: £6.53Swindon: £6.06

    £6.39£6.42£6.06Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Swindon £4.28, Welwyn Hatfield £4.83Welwyn Hatfield: £4.83Swindon: £4.28Welwyn Hatfield: £4.85Swindon: £4.30Welwyn Hatfield: £4.58Swindon: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Swindon £6.03, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Swindon: £6.03Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Swindon: £6.06Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Swindon: £5.72

    £6.03£6.06£5.72Swindon is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Swindon 1,009.6, Welwyn Hatfield 1,010.0Welwyn Hatfield: 1,010.0Swindon: 1,009.6

    1,009.6Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count1,010.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Swindon 105.6, Welwyn Hatfield 87.3Welwyn Hatfield: 87.3Swindon: 105.6

    105.6Swindon is higher87.3

  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: Swindon 138.1, Welwyn Hatfield 147.8Welwyn Hatfield: 147.8Swindon: 138.1

    138.1Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count147.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Swindon 55.2, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Swindon: 55.2

    55.2Swindon is higher51.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Swindon 169.0, Welwyn Hatfield 152.7Welwyn Hatfield: 152.7Swindon: 169.0

    169.0Swindon is higher152.7

  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: Swindon 19.6, Welwyn Hatfield 17.5Welwyn Hatfield: 17.5Swindon: 19.6

    19.6Swindon is higher17.5

Show the numbers
Swindon and Welwyn Hatfield, per person in the age group
MeasureSwindonWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,767£3,783£3,573£3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,603£12,656£11,954£12,992£13,047£12,323Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,767£1,775£1,676£1,725£1,733£1,636Swindon
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,377£11,425£10,791£11,842£11,892£11,232Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£568£570£538£411£412£390Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£632£635£599£717£721£681Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£25£22£22£21Swindon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£359£360£340£336£337£319Swindon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£116£117£110Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£90£85£78£78£74Swindon
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,452£1,459£1,378£1,425£1,431£1,352Swindon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£191£181£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£215£216£204£210£211£199Swindon
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.39£6.42£6.06£6.88£6.91£6.53Welwyn Hatfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£4.83£4.85£4.58Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.03£6.06£5.72£5.78£5.80£5.48Swindon
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.61,010.0Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.687.3Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.1147.8Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.251.4Swindon
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026169.0152.7Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.617.5Swindon

Per resident

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

Swindon Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Swindon £3,767, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Swindon: £3,767Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Swindon: £3,783Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Swindon: £3,573

    £3,767£3,783£3,573Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,837£3,624

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Swindon £1,934, Welwyn Hatfield £1,976Welwyn Hatfield: £1,976Swindon: £1,934Welwyn Hatfield: £1,984Swindon: £1,943Welwyn Hatfield: £1,874Swindon: £1,835

    £1,934£1,943£1,835Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,976£1,984£1,874

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Swindon £1,133, Welwyn Hatfield £1,130Welwyn Hatfield: £1,130Swindon: £1,133Welwyn Hatfield: £1,135Swindon: £1,138Welwyn Hatfield: £1,072Swindon: £1,075

    £1,133£1,138£1,075Swindon is higher£1,130£1,135£1,072

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Swindon £1,746, Welwyn Hatfield £1,801Welwyn Hatfield: £1,801Swindon: £1,746Welwyn Hatfield: £1,809Swindon: £1,754Welwyn Hatfield: £1,708Swindon: £1,656

    £1,746£1,754£1,656Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,801£1,809£1,708

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Swindon £87, Welwyn Hatfield £62Welwyn Hatfield: £62Swindon: £87Welwyn Hatfield: £63Swindon: £87Welwyn Hatfield: £59Swindon: £83

    £87£87£83Swindon is higher£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Swindon £97, Welwyn Hatfield £109Welwyn Hatfield: £109Swindon: £97Welwyn Hatfield: £110Swindon: £97Welwyn Hatfield: £104Swindon: £92

    £97£97£92Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£109£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Swindon £4.07, Welwyn Hatfield £3.32Welwyn Hatfield: £3.32Swindon: £4.07Welwyn Hatfield: £3.34Swindon: £4.09Welwyn Hatfield: £3.15Swindon: £3.86

    £4.07£4.09£3.86Swindon is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Swindon £359, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Swindon: £359Welwyn Hatfield: £337Swindon: £360Welwyn Hatfield: £319Swindon: £340

    £359£360£340Swindon is higher£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Swindon £144, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Swindon: £144Welwyn Hatfield: £117Swindon: £145Welwyn Hatfield: £110Swindon: £137

    £144£145£137Swindon is higher£116£117£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Swindon £57, Welwyn Hatfield £51Welwyn Hatfield: £51Swindon: £57Welwyn Hatfield: £51Swindon: £58Welwyn Hatfield: £49Swindon: £54

    £57£58£54Swindon is higher£51£51£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Swindon £931, Welwyn Hatfield £934Welwyn Hatfield: £934Swindon: £931Welwyn Hatfield: £938Swindon: £935Welwyn Hatfield: £886Swindon: £883

    £931£935£883Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£934£938£886

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Swindon £191, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Swindon: £191Welwyn Hatfield: £257Swindon: £191Welwyn Hatfield: £243Swindon: £181

    £191£191£181Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Swindon £138, Welwyn Hatfield £138Welwyn Hatfield: £138Swindon: £138Welwyn Hatfield: £138Swindon: £138Welwyn Hatfield: £131Swindon: £131

    £138£138£131Swindon is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Swindon £4.10, Welwyn Hatfield £4.51Welwyn Hatfield: £4.51Swindon: £4.10Welwyn Hatfield: £4.53Swindon: £4.12Welwyn Hatfield: £4.28Swindon: £3.89

    £4.10£4.12£3.89Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£4.51£4.53£4.28

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Swindon £2.74, Welwyn Hatfield £3.16Welwyn Hatfield: £3.16Swindon: £2.74Welwyn Hatfield: £3.18Swindon: £2.75Welwyn Hatfield: £3.00Swindon: £2.60

    £2.74£2.75£2.60Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.16£3.18£3.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Swindon £6.03, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Swindon: £6.03Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Swindon: £6.06Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Swindon: £5.72

    £6.03£6.06£5.72Swindon is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Swindon 155.0, Welwyn Hatfield 153.6Welwyn Hatfield: 153.6Swindon: 155.0

    155.0Swindon is higherDepends on how you count153.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Swindon 16.2, Welwyn Hatfield 13.3Welwyn Hatfield: 13.3Swindon: 16.2

    16.2Swindon is higher13.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Swindon 21.2, Welwyn Hatfield 22.5Welwyn Hatfield: 22.5Swindon: 21.2

    21.2Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Swindon 55.2, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Swindon: 55.2

    55.2Swindon is higher51.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Swindon 108.3, Welwyn Hatfield 100.1Welwyn Hatfield: 100.1Swindon: 108.3

    108.3Swindon is higher100.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Swindon 12.6, Welwyn Hatfield 11.4Welwyn Hatfield: 11.4Swindon: 12.6

    12.6Swindon is higher11.4

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Swindon and Welwyn Hatfield, per resident
MeasureSwindonWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,767£3,783£3,573£3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,934£1,943£1,835£1,976£1,984£1,874Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,133£1,138£1,075£1,130£1,135£1,072Swindon
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,746£1,754£1,656£1,801£1,809£1,708Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£87£83£62£63£59Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92£109£110£104Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86£3.32£3.34£3.15Swindon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£359£360£340£336£337£319Swindon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£116£117£110Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£57£58£54£51£51£49Swindon
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£931£935£883£934£938£886Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£191£181£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£138£138£131Swindon
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.10£4.12£3.89£4.51£4.53£4.28Welwyn Hatfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.74£2.75£2.60£3.16£3.18£3.00Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.03£6.06£5.72£5.78£5.80£5.48Swindon
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026155.0153.6Swindon
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.213.3Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.222.5Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.251.4Swindon
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026108.3100.1Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.611.4Swindon

Total

Swindon is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield 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

Swindon Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Swindon £916.6m, Welwyn Hatfield £470.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £470.1mSwindon: £916.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £472.1mSwindon: £920.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £445.9mSwindon: £869.4m

    £916.6m£920.5m£869.4mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£470.1m£472.1m£445.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Swindon £470.7m, Welwyn Hatfield £243.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £243.2mSwindon: £470.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £244.2mSwindon: £472.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £230.6mSwindon: £446.4m

    £470.7m£472.7m£446.4mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Swindon £275.7m, Welwyn Hatfield £139.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.1mSwindon: £275.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.7mSwindon: £276.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £131.9mSwindon: £261.5m

    £275.7m£276.9m£261.5mSwindon is higher£139.1m£139.7m£131.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Swindon £424.9m, Welwyn Hatfield £221.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £221.6mSwindon: £424.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £222.6mSwindon: £426.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £210.2mSwindon: £403.0m

    £424.9m£426.7m£403.0mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Swindon £21.2m, Welwyn Hatfield £7.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mSwindon: £21.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mSwindon: £21.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.3mSwindon: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mSwindon is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Swindon £23.6m, Welwyn Hatfield £13.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.4mSwindon: £23.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mSwindon: £23.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.7mSwindon: £22.4m

    £23.6m£23.7m£22.4mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Swindon £0.99m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mSwindon: £0.99mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mSwindon: £0.99mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mSwindon: £0.94m

    £0.99m£0.99m£0.94mSwindon is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Swindon £87.3m, Welwyn Hatfield £41.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.3mSwindon: £87.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.5mSwindon: £87.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £39.2mSwindon: £82.8m

    £87.3m£87.7m£82.8mSwindon is higher£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Swindon £35.1m, Welwyn Hatfield £14.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mSwindon: £35.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mSwindon: £35.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mSwindon: £33.3m

    £35.1m£35.2m£33.3mSwindon is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Swindon £14.0m, Welwyn Hatfield £6.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mSwindon: £14.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mSwindon: £14.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.0mSwindon: £13.2m

    £14.0m£14.0m£13.2mSwindon is higher£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Swindon £226.6m, Welwyn Hatfield £114.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £114.9mSwindon: £226.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £115.4mSwindon: £227.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £109.0mSwindon: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.5m£214.9mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£114.9m£115.4m£109.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Swindon £46.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £31.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.5mSwindon: £46.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.7mSwindon: £46.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £29.9mSwindon: £44.0m

    £46.4m£46.6m£44.0mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Swindon £33.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £16.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.9mSwindon: £33.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £17.0mSwindon: £33.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.1mSwindon: £31.8m

    £33.5m£33.7m£31.8mSwindon is higher£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Swindon £1.00m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.55mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.55mSwindon: £1.00mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.56mSwindon: £1.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.53mSwindon: £0.95m

    £1.00m£1.0m£0.95mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Swindon £0.67m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.39mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mSwindon: £0.67mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mSwindon: £0.67mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.37mSwindon: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Swindon £1.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.71mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mSwindon: £1.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mSwindon: £1.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.67mSwindon: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mSwindon is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Swindon 37,706, Welwyn Hatfield 18,904Welwyn Hatfield: 18,904Swindon: 37,706

    37,706Swindon is higherDepends on how you count18,904

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Swindon 3,945, Welwyn Hatfield 1,633Welwyn Hatfield: 1,633Swindon: 3,945

    3,945Swindon is higher1,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Swindon 5,159, Welwyn Hatfield 2,767Welwyn Hatfield: 2,767Swindon: 5,159

    5,159Swindon is higherDepends on how you count2,767

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Swindon 13,438, Welwyn Hatfield 6,328Welwyn Hatfield: 6,328Swindon: 13,438

    13,438Swindon is higher6,328

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Swindon 26,362, Welwyn Hatfield 12,313Welwyn Hatfield: 12,313Swindon: 26,362

    26,362Swindon is higher12,313

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Swindon 3,064, Welwyn Hatfield 1,408Welwyn Hatfield: 1,408Swindon: 3,064

    3,064Swindon is higher1,408

Show the numbers
Swindon and Welwyn Hatfield, total
MeasureSwindonWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£916.6m£920.5m£869.4m£470.1m£472.1m£445.9mSwindon
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£470.7m£472.7m£446.4m£243.2m£244.2m£230.6mSwindon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£275.7m£276.9m£261.5m£139.1m£139.7m£131.9mSwindon
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£424.9m£426.7m£403.0m£221.6m£222.6m£210.2mSwindon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mSwindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSwindon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.99m£0.99m£0.94m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mSwindon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£87.3m£87.7m£82.8m£41.3m£41.5m£39.2mSwindon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mSwindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mSwindon
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m£114.9m£115.4m£109.0mSwindon
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£46.4m£46.6m£44.0m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mSwindon
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£33.5m£33.7m£31.8m£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mSwindon
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mSwindon
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mSwindon
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mSwindon
State Pensiontotal, March 202637,70618,904Swindon
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,9451,633Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,1592,767Swindon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,4386,328Swindon
Universal Credittotal, May 202626,36212,313Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0641,408Swindon

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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