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West Berkshire and Windsor and Maidenhead
West Berkshire is higher than Windsor and Maidenhead on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.
On 2 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
West Berkshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Windsor and Maidenhead on 7. 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
West Berkshire Windsor and Maidenhead
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,766£3,782£3,572West Berkshire is higher£3,358£3,373£3,186
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,624£12,678£11,974West Berkshire is higher£12,473£12,526£11,831
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,326£1,332£1,258West Berkshire is higher£1,131£1,135£1,072
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,839£11,889£11,229West Berkshire is higher£11,532£11,581£10,938
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£263£264£249Windsor and Maidenhead is higher£330£331£313
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£506£508£480Windsor and Maidenhead is higher£595£597£564
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Windsor and Maidenhead is higherDepends on how you count£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£250£251£237West Berkshire is higher£197£198£187
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£116£117£110West Berkshire is higher£78£78£74
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£66£66£62West Berkshire is higher£52£53£50
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,096£1,101£1,040West Berkshire is higher£946£950£897
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£156£157£148West Berkshire is higher£135£136£128
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£155£156£147West Berkshire is higher£121£122£115
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.88£6.91£6.53Windsor and Maidenhead is higher£9.21£9.25£8.74
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.38£2.39£2.26West Berkshire is higher£1.69£1.69£1.60
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.17£6.19£5.85Windsor and Maidenhead is higher£7.47£7.51£7.09
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,016.9West Berkshire is higher979.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
63.8Windsor and Maidenhead is higherDepends on how you count66.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
107.0Windsor and Maidenhead is higher123.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
38.5West Berkshire is higher31.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
118.9West Berkshire is higher101.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
15.3West Berkshire is higher11.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | West Berkshire | Windsor and Maidenhead | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,766£3,782£3,572 | £3,358£3,373£3,186 | West Berkshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,624£12,678£11,974 | £12,473£12,526£11,831 | West Berkshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,326£1,332£1,258 | £1,131£1,135£1,072 | West Berkshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,839£11,889£11,229 | £11,532£11,581£10,938 | West Berkshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £263£264£249 | £330£331£313 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £506£508£480 | £595£597£564 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £17£17£16 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £250£251£237 | £197£198£187 | West Berkshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £116£117£110 | £78£78£74 | West Berkshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £66£66£62 | £52£53£50 | West Berkshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,096£1,101£1,040 | £946£950£897 | West Berkshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £156£157£148 | £135£136£128 | West Berkshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £155£156£147 | £121£122£115 | West Berkshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.88£6.91£6.53 | £9.21£9.25£8.74 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.38£2.39£2.26 | £1.69£1.69£1.60 | West Berkshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,016.9 | 979.9 | West Berkshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 63.8 | 66.2 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 107.0 | 123.9 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 38.5 | 31.1 | West Berkshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 118.9 | 101.4 | West Berkshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 15.3 | 11.8 | West Berkshire |
Per resident
West Berkshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Windsor and Maidenhead on 5. 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
West Berkshire Windsor and Maidenhead
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,766£3,782£3,572West Berkshire is higher£3,358£3,373£3,186
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,429£2,440£2,304West Berkshire is higher£2,237£2,246£2,122
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£809£812£767West Berkshire is higher£704£707£668
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,278£2,288£2,161West Berkshire is higher£2,068£2,077£1,962
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£51£51£48Windsor and Maidenhead is higher£59£59£56
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£97£98£92Windsor and Maidenhead is higher£107£107£101
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.18£3.20£3.02West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.05£3.06£2.89
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£250£251£237West Berkshire is higher£197£198£187
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£116£117£110West Berkshire is higher£78£78£74
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£40£40£38West Berkshire is higher£33£33£31
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£669£671£634West Berkshire is higher£589£591£559
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£156£157£148West Berkshire is higher£135£136£128
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£94£95£90West Berkshire is higher£75£76£72
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.20£4.21£3.98Windsor and Maidenhead is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.45£1.46£1.38West Berkshire is higher£1.05£1.06£1.00
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.17£6.19£5.85Windsor and Maidenhead is higher£7.47£7.51£7.09
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
195.7West Berkshire is higher175.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.3West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count11.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.6Windsor and Maidenhead is higher22.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
38.5West Berkshire is higher31.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
72.5West Berkshire is higher63.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.3West Berkshire is higher7.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | West Berkshire | Windsor and Maidenhead | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,766£3,782£3,572 | £3,358£3,373£3,186 | West Berkshire |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,429£2,440£2,304 | £2,237£2,246£2,122 | West Berkshire |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £809£812£767 | £704£707£668 | West Berkshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,278£2,288£2,161 | £2,068£2,077£1,962 | West Berkshire |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £51£51£48 | £59£59£56 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £97£98£92 | £107£107£101 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.18£3.20£3.02 | £3.05£3.06£2.89 | West Berkshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £250£251£237 | £197£198£187 | West Berkshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £116£117£110 | £78£78£74 | West Berkshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £40£40£38 | £33£33£31 | West Berkshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £669£671£634 | £589£591£559 | West Berkshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £156£157£148 | £135£136£128 | West Berkshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £94£95£90 | £75£76£72 | West Berkshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.20£4.21£3.98 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.45£1.46£1.38 | £1.05£1.06£1.00 | West Berkshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 195.7 | 175.7 | West Berkshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.3 | 11.9 | West Berkshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.6 | 22.2 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 38.5 | 31.1 | West Berkshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 72.5 | 63.1 | West Berkshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.3 | 7.4 | West Berkshire |
Total
West Berkshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Windsor and Maidenhead on 5. 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
West Berkshire Windsor and Maidenhead
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£621.1m£623.8m£589.2mWest Berkshire is higher£533.2m£535.5m£505.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£400.6m£402.3m£380.0mWest Berkshire is higher£355.1m£356.6m£336.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£133.4m£133.9m£126.5mWest Berkshire is higher£111.7m£112.2m£106.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£375.7m£377.3m£356.4mWest Berkshire is higher£328.3m£329.7m£311.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£8.3m£8.4m£7.9mWindsor and Maidenhead is higher£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.1m£16.1m£15.2mWindsor and Maidenhead is higher£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mWest Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£41.2m£41.4m£39.1mWest Berkshire is higher£31.3m£31.5m£29.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.1m£19.2m£18.2mWest Berkshire is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.6m£6.6m£6.3mWest Berkshire is higher£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£110.2m£110.7m£104.6mWest Berkshire is higher£93.5m£93.9m£88.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£25.8m£25.9m£24.5mWest Berkshire is higher£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£15.6m£15.6m£14.8mWest Berkshire is higher£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mWindsor and Maidenhead is higher£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mWest Berkshire is higher£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mWindsor and Maidenhead is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
32,270West Berkshire is higher27,898
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,026West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count1,885
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,395Windsor and Maidenhead is higher3,528
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,355West Berkshire is higher4,933
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,960West Berkshire is higher10,023
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,535West Berkshire is higher1,169
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| Measure | West Berkshire | Windsor and Maidenhead | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £621.1m£623.8m£589.2m | £533.2m£535.5m£505.8m | West Berkshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £400.6m£402.3m£380.0m | £355.1m£356.6m£336.8m | West Berkshire |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £133.4m£133.9m£126.5m | £111.7m£112.2m£106.0m | West Berkshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £375.7m£377.3m£356.4m | £328.3m£329.7m£311.4m | West Berkshire |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £8.3m£8.4m£7.9m | £9.4m£9.4m£8.9m | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.1m£16.1m£15.2m | £16.9m£17.0m£16.1m | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | £0.48m£0.49m£0.46m | West Berkshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £41.2m£41.4m£39.1m | £31.3m£31.5m£29.7m | West Berkshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.1m£19.2m£18.2m | £12.3m£12.4m£11.7m | West Berkshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.6m£6.6m£6.3m | £5.2m£5.2m£4.9m | West Berkshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £110.2m£110.7m£104.6m | £93.5m£93.9m£88.7m | West Berkshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £25.8m£25.9m£24.5m | £21.5m£21.6m£20.4m | West Berkshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £15.6m£15.6m£14.8m | £12.0m£12.0m£11.4m | West Berkshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.91m£0.91m£0.86m | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.24m£0.24m£0.23m | £0.17m£0.17m£0.16m | West Berkshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.97m | £1.2m£1.2m£1.1m | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 32,270 | 27,898 | West Berkshire |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,026 | 1,885 | West Berkshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,395 | 3,528 | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,355 | 4,933 | West Berkshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,960 | 10,023 | West Berkshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,535 | 1,169 | West Berkshire |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.