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West Berkshire and Buckinghamshire

164,918 and 578,432 residents (mid-2024).

West Berkshire is higher than Buckinghamshire on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

West Berkshire is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Buckinghamshire on 12. 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 Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Berkshire £3,766, Buckinghamshire £3,617Buckinghamshire: £3,617West Berkshire: £3,766Buckinghamshire: £3,632West Berkshire: £3,782Buckinghamshire: £3,431West Berkshire: £3,572

    £3,766£3,782£3,572West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,617£3,632£3,431

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Berkshire £12,624, Buckinghamshire £12,703Buckinghamshire: £12,703West Berkshire: £12,624Buckinghamshire: £12,757West Berkshire: £12,678Buckinghamshire: £12,049West Berkshire: £11,974

    £12,624£12,678£11,974Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,703£12,757£12,049

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Berkshire £1,326, Buckinghamshire £1,367Buckinghamshire: £1,367West Berkshire: £1,326Buckinghamshire: £1,373West Berkshire: £1,332Buckinghamshire: £1,296West Berkshire: £1,258

    £1,326£1,332£1,258Buckinghamshire is higher£1,367£1,373£1,296

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Berkshire £11,839, Buckinghamshire £11,818Buckinghamshire: £11,818West Berkshire: £11,839Buckinghamshire: £11,868West Berkshire: £11,889Buckinghamshire: £11,209West Berkshire: £11,229

    £11,839£11,889£11,229West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,818£11,868£11,209

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Berkshire £263, Buckinghamshire £295Buckinghamshire: £295West Berkshire: £263Buckinghamshire: £296West Berkshire: £264Buckinghamshire: £279West Berkshire: £249

    £263£264£249Buckinghamshire is higher£295£296£279

  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: West Berkshire £506, Buckinghamshire £575Buckinghamshire: £575West Berkshire: £506Buckinghamshire: £577West Berkshire: £508Buckinghamshire: £545West Berkshire: £480

    £506£508£480Buckinghamshire is higher£575£577£545

  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: West Berkshire £17, Buckinghamshire £16Buckinghamshire: £16West Berkshire: £17Buckinghamshire: £16West Berkshire: £17Buckinghamshire: £15West Berkshire: £16

    £17£17£16West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Berkshire £250, Buckinghamshire £227Buckinghamshire: £227West Berkshire: £250Buckinghamshire: £228West Berkshire: £251Buckinghamshire: £216West Berkshire: £237

    £250£251£237West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£227£228£216

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Berkshire £116, Buckinghamshire £104Buckinghamshire: £104West Berkshire: £116Buckinghamshire: £104West Berkshire: £117Buckinghamshire: £98West Berkshire: £110

    £116£117£110West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

  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: West Berkshire £66, Buckinghamshire £71Buckinghamshire: £71West Berkshire: £66Buckinghamshire: £71West Berkshire: £66Buckinghamshire: £67West Berkshire: £62

    £66£66£62Buckinghamshire is higher£71£71£67

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Berkshire £1,096, Buckinghamshire £1,132Buckinghamshire: £1,132West Berkshire: £1,096Buckinghamshire: £1,137West Berkshire: £1,101Buckinghamshire: £1,074West Berkshire: £1,040

    £1,096£1,101£1,040Buckinghamshire is higher£1,132£1,137£1,074

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Berkshire £156, Buckinghamshire £150Buckinghamshire: £150West Berkshire: £156Buckinghamshire: £151West Berkshire: £157Buckinghamshire: £143West Berkshire: £148

    £156£157£148West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£143

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Berkshire £155, Buckinghamshire £151Buckinghamshire: £151West Berkshire: £155Buckinghamshire: £152West Berkshire: £156Buckinghamshire: £143West Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£151£152£143

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Berkshire £6.88, Buckinghamshire £9.38Buckinghamshire: £9.38West Berkshire: £6.88Buckinghamshire: £9.42West Berkshire: £6.91Buckinghamshire: £8.90West Berkshire: £6.53

    £6.88£6.91£6.53Buckinghamshire is higher£9.38£9.42£8.90

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Berkshire £2.38, Buckinghamshire £3.36Buckinghamshire: £3.36West Berkshire: £2.38Buckinghamshire: £3.38West Berkshire: £2.39Buckinghamshire: £3.19West Berkshire: £2.26

    £2.38£2.39£2.26Buckinghamshire is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Berkshire £6.17, Buckinghamshire £6.29Buckinghamshire: £6.29West Berkshire: £6.17Buckinghamshire: £6.32West Berkshire: £6.19Buckinghamshire: £5.97West Berkshire: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Buckinghamshire is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Berkshire 1,016.9, Buckinghamshire 1,004.5Buckinghamshire: 1,004.5West Berkshire: 1,016.9

    1,016.9West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count1,004.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Berkshire 63.8, Buckinghamshire 63.4Buckinghamshire: 63.4West Berkshire: 63.8

    63.8West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count63.4

  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: West Berkshire 107.0, Buckinghamshire 119.8Buckinghamshire: 119.8West Berkshire: 107.0

    107.0Buckinghamshire is higher119.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Berkshire 38.5, Buckinghamshire 35.7Buckinghamshire: 35.7West Berkshire: 38.5

    38.5West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count35.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Berkshire 118.9, Buckinghamshire 122.2Buckinghamshire: 122.2West Berkshire: 118.9

    118.9Buckinghamshire is higher122.2

  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: West Berkshire 15.3, Buckinghamshire 16.4Buckinghamshire: 16.4West Berkshire: 15.3

    15.3Buckinghamshire is higher16.4

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West Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, per person in the age group
MeasureWest BerkshireBuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,766£3,782£3,572£3,617£3,632£3,431West Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,624£12,678£11,974£12,703£12,757£12,049Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,326£1,332£1,258£1,367£1,373£1,296Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,839£11,889£11,229£11,818£11,868£11,209West Berkshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£263£264£249£295£296£279Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£506£508£480£575£577£545Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£16£16£15West Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£227£228£216West Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£104£104£98West Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£66£66£62£71£71£67Buckinghamshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,096£1,101£1,040£1,132£1,137£1,074Buckinghamshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£150£151£143West Berkshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£155£156£147£151£152£143West Berkshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53£9.38£9.42£8.90Buckinghamshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.38£2.39£2.26£3.36£3.38£3.19Buckinghamshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£6.29£6.32£5.97Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.91,004.5West Berkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.863.4West Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026107.0119.8Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202638.535.7West Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026118.9122.2Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.316.4Buckinghamshire

Per resident

West Berkshire is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Buckinghamshire 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

West Berkshire Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Berkshire £3,766, Buckinghamshire £3,617Buckinghamshire: £3,617West Berkshire: £3,766Buckinghamshire: £3,632West Berkshire: £3,782Buckinghamshire: £3,431West Berkshire: £3,572

    £3,766£3,782£3,572West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,617£3,632£3,431

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Berkshire £2,429, Buckinghamshire £2,295Buckinghamshire: £2,295West Berkshire: £2,429Buckinghamshire: £2,305West Berkshire: £2,440Buckinghamshire: £2,177West Berkshire: £2,304

    £2,429£2,440£2,304West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,295£2,305£2,177

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Berkshire £809, Buckinghamshire £834Buckinghamshire: £834West Berkshire: £809Buckinghamshire: £838West Berkshire: £812Buckinghamshire: £791West Berkshire: £767

    £809£812£767Buckinghamshire is higher£834£838£791

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Berkshire £2,278, Buckinghamshire £2,135Buckinghamshire: £2,135West Berkshire: £2,278Buckinghamshire: £2,144West Berkshire: £2,288Buckinghamshire: £2,025West Berkshire: £2,161

    £2,278£2,288£2,161West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,135£2,144£2,025

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Berkshire £51, Buckinghamshire £53Buckinghamshire: £53West Berkshire: £51Buckinghamshire: £53West Berkshire: £51Buckinghamshire: £50West Berkshire: £48

    £51£51£48Buckinghamshire is higher£53£53£50

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Berkshire £97, Buckinghamshire £104Buckinghamshire: £104West Berkshire: £97Buckinghamshire: £104West Berkshire: £98Buckinghamshire: £98West Berkshire: £92

    £97£98£92Buckinghamshire is higher£104£104£98

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Berkshire £3.18, Buckinghamshire £2.95Buckinghamshire: £2.95West Berkshire: £3.18Buckinghamshire: £2.96West Berkshire: £3.20Buckinghamshire: £2.80West Berkshire: £3.02

    £3.18£3.20£3.02West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.95£2.96£2.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Berkshire £250, Buckinghamshire £227Buckinghamshire: £227West Berkshire: £250Buckinghamshire: £228West Berkshire: £251Buckinghamshire: £216West Berkshire: £237

    £250£251£237West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£227£228£216

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Berkshire £116, Buckinghamshire £104Buckinghamshire: £104West Berkshire: £116Buckinghamshire: £104West Berkshire: £117Buckinghamshire: £98West Berkshire: £110

    £116£117£110West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Berkshire £40, Buckinghamshire £43Buckinghamshire: £43West Berkshire: £40Buckinghamshire: £44West Berkshire: £40Buckinghamshire: £41West Berkshire: £38

    £40£40£38Buckinghamshire is higher£43£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Berkshire £669, Buckinghamshire £691Buckinghamshire: £691West Berkshire: £669Buckinghamshire: £694West Berkshire: £671Buckinghamshire: £655West Berkshire: £634

    £669£671£634Buckinghamshire is higher£691£694£655

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Berkshire £156, Buckinghamshire £150Buckinghamshire: £150West Berkshire: £156Buckinghamshire: £151West Berkshire: £157Buckinghamshire: £143West Berkshire: £148

    £156£157£148West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£143

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Berkshire £94, Buckinghamshire £92Buckinghamshire: £92West Berkshire: £94Buckinghamshire: £93West Berkshire: £95Buckinghamshire: £88West Berkshire: £90

    £94£95£90West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£92£93£88

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Berkshire £4.20, Buckinghamshire £5.72Buckinghamshire: £5.72West Berkshire: £4.20Buckinghamshire: £5.75West Berkshire: £4.21Buckinghamshire: £5.43West Berkshire: £3.98

    £4.20£4.21£3.98Buckinghamshire is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Berkshire £1.45, Buckinghamshire £2.05Buckinghamshire: £2.05West Berkshire: £1.45Buckinghamshire: £2.05West Berkshire: £1.46Buckinghamshire: £1.94West Berkshire: £1.38

    £1.45£1.46£1.38Buckinghamshire is higher£2.05£2.05£1.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Berkshire £6.17, Buckinghamshire £6.29Buckinghamshire: £6.29West Berkshire: £6.17Buckinghamshire: £6.32West Berkshire: £6.19Buckinghamshire: £5.97West Berkshire: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Buckinghamshire is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Berkshire 195.7, Buckinghamshire 181.5Buckinghamshire: 181.5West Berkshire: 195.7

    195.7West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count181.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Berkshire 12.3, Buckinghamshire 11.5Buckinghamshire: 11.5West Berkshire: 12.3

    12.3West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count11.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Berkshire 20.6, Buckinghamshire 21.6Buckinghamshire: 21.6West Berkshire: 20.6

    20.6Buckinghamshire is higher21.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Berkshire 38.5, Buckinghamshire 35.7Buckinghamshire: 35.7West Berkshire: 38.5

    38.5West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count35.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Berkshire 72.5, Buckinghamshire 74.6Buckinghamshire: 74.6West Berkshire: 72.5

    72.5Buckinghamshire is higher74.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Berkshire 9.3, Buckinghamshire 10.0Buckinghamshire: 10.0West Berkshire: 9.3

    9.3Buckinghamshire is higher10.0

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West Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, per resident
MeasureWest BerkshireBuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,766£3,782£3,572£3,617£3,632£3,431West Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,429£2,440£2,304£2,295£2,305£2,177West Berkshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£809£812£767£834£838£791Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,278£2,288£2,161£2,135£2,144£2,025West Berkshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48£53£53£50Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92£104£104£98Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.18£3.20£3.02£2.95£2.96£2.80West Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£227£228£216West Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£104£104£98West Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£40£40£38£43£44£41Buckinghamshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£669£671£634£691£694£655Buckinghamshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£150£151£143West Berkshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£94£95£90£92£93£88West Berkshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.20£4.21£3.98£5.72£5.75£5.43Buckinghamshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.45£1.46£1.38£2.05£2.05£1.94Buckinghamshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£6.29£6.32£5.97Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026195.7181.5West Berkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.311.5West Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.621.6Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202638.535.7West Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202672.574.6Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.310.0Buckinghamshire

Total

West Berkshire is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Buckinghamshire on 22. 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 Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Berkshire £621.1m, Buckinghamshire £2.1bnBuckinghamshire: £2.1bnWest Berkshire: £621.1mBuckinghamshire: £2.1bnWest Berkshire: £623.8mBuckinghamshire: £2.0bnWest Berkshire: £589.2m

    £621.1m£623.8m£589.2mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.1bn£2.1bn£2.0bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Berkshire £400.6m, Buckinghamshire £1.3bnBuckinghamshire: £1.3bnWest Berkshire: £400.6mBuckinghamshire: £1.3bnWest Berkshire: £402.3mBuckinghamshire: £1.3bnWest Berkshire: £380.0m

    £400.6m£402.3m£380.0mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Berkshire £133.4m, Buckinghamshire £482.6mBuckinghamshire: £482.6mWest Berkshire: £133.4mBuckinghamshire: £484.6mWest Berkshire: £133.9mBuckinghamshire: £457.7mWest Berkshire: £126.5m

    £133.4m£133.9m£126.5mBuckinghamshire is higher£482.6m£484.6m£457.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Berkshire £375.7m, Buckinghamshire £1.2bnBuckinghamshire: £1.2bnWest Berkshire: £375.7mBuckinghamshire: £1.2bnWest Berkshire: £377.3mBuckinghamshire: £1.2bnWest Berkshire: £356.4m

    £375.7m£377.3m£356.4mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Berkshire £8.3m, Buckinghamshire £30.8mBuckinghamshire: £30.8mWest Berkshire: £8.3mBuckinghamshire: £30.9mWest Berkshire: £8.4mBuckinghamshire: £29.2mWest Berkshire: £7.9m

    £8.3m£8.4m£7.9mBuckinghamshire is higher£30.8m£30.9m£29.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Berkshire £16.1m, Buckinghamshire £60.0mBuckinghamshire: £60.0mWest Berkshire: £16.1mBuckinghamshire: £60.3mWest Berkshire: £16.1mBuckinghamshire: £57.0mWest Berkshire: £15.2m

    £16.1m£16.1m£15.2mBuckinghamshire is higher£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Berkshire £0.53m, Buckinghamshire £1.7mBuckinghamshire: £1.7mWest Berkshire: £0.53mBuckinghamshire: £1.7mWest Berkshire: £0.53mBuckinghamshire: £1.6mWest Berkshire: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Berkshire £41.2m, Buckinghamshire £131.5mBuckinghamshire: £131.5mWest Berkshire: £41.2mBuckinghamshire: £132.0mWest Berkshire: £41.4mBuckinghamshire: £124.7mWest Berkshire: £39.1m

    £41.2m£41.4m£39.1mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£131.5m£132.0m£124.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Berkshire £19.1m, Buckinghamshire £60.0mBuckinghamshire: £60.0mWest Berkshire: £19.1mBuckinghamshire: £60.2mWest Berkshire: £19.2mBuckinghamshire: £56.9mWest Berkshire: £18.2m

    £19.1m£19.2m£18.2mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£60.0m£60.2m£56.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Berkshire £6.6m, Buckinghamshire £25.1mBuckinghamshire: £25.1mWest Berkshire: £6.6mBuckinghamshire: £25.2mWest Berkshire: £6.6mBuckinghamshire: £23.8mWest Berkshire: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.6m£6.3mBuckinghamshire is higher£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Berkshire £110.2m, Buckinghamshire £399.6mBuckinghamshire: £399.6mWest Berkshire: £110.2mBuckinghamshire: £401.3mWest Berkshire: £110.7mBuckinghamshire: £379.0mWest Berkshire: £104.6m

    £110.2m£110.7m£104.6mBuckinghamshire is higher£399.6m£401.3m£379.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Berkshire £25.8m, Buckinghamshire £87.0mBuckinghamshire: £87.0mWest Berkshire: £25.8mBuckinghamshire: £87.3mWest Berkshire: £25.9mBuckinghamshire: £82.5mWest Berkshire: £24.5m

    £25.8m£25.9m£24.5mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£87.0m£87.3m£82.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Berkshire £15.6m, Buckinghamshire £53.4mBuckinghamshire: £53.4mWest Berkshire: £15.6mBuckinghamshire: £53.6mWest Berkshire: £15.6mBuckinghamshire: £50.6mWest Berkshire: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.6m£14.8mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£53.4m£53.6m£50.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Berkshire £0.69m, Buckinghamshire £3.3mBuckinghamshire: £3.3mWest Berkshire: £0.69mBuckinghamshire: £3.3mWest Berkshire: £0.70mBuckinghamshire: £3.1mWest Berkshire: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mBuckinghamshire is higher£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Berkshire £0.24m, Buckinghamshire £1.2mBuckinghamshire: £1.2mWest Berkshire: £0.24mBuckinghamshire: £1.2mWest Berkshire: £0.24mBuckinghamshire: £1.1mWest Berkshire: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mBuckinghamshire is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Berkshire £1.0m, Buckinghamshire £3.6mBuckinghamshire: £3.6mWest Berkshire: £1.0mBuckinghamshire: £3.7mWest Berkshire: £1.0mBuckinghamshire: £3.5mWest Berkshire: £0.97m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.97mBuckinghamshire is higher£3.6m£3.7m£3.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Berkshire 32,270, Buckinghamshire 104,980Buckinghamshire: 104,980West Berkshire: 32,270

    32,270Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count104,980

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Berkshire 2,026, Buckinghamshire 6,622Buckinghamshire: 6,622West Berkshire: 2,026

    2,026Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count6,622

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Berkshire 3,395, Buckinghamshire 12,515Buckinghamshire: 12,515West Berkshire: 3,395

    3,395Buckinghamshire is higher12,515

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Berkshire 6,355, Buckinghamshire 20,665Buckinghamshire: 20,665West Berkshire: 6,355

    6,355Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count20,665

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Berkshire 11,960, Buckinghamshire 43,137Buckinghamshire: 43,137West Berkshire: 11,960

    11,960Buckinghamshire is higher43,137

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Berkshire 1,535, Buckinghamshire 5,799Buckinghamshire: 5,799West Berkshire: 1,535

    1,535Buckinghamshire is higher5,799

Show the numbers
West Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, total
MeasureWest BerkshireBuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£621.1m£623.8m£589.2m£2.1bn£2.1bn£2.0bnBuckinghamshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£400.6m£402.3m£380.0m£1.3bnBuckinghamshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.4m£133.9m£126.5m£482.6m£484.6m£457.7mBuckinghamshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£375.7m£377.3m£356.4m£1.2bnBuckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.3m£8.4m£7.9m£30.8m£30.9m£29.2mBuckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m£60.0m£60.3m£57.0mBuckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBuckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.2m£41.4m£39.1m£131.5m£132.0m£124.7mBuckinghamshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.2m£60.0m£60.2m£56.9mBuckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.6m£6.3m£25.1m£25.2m£23.8mBuckinghamshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£110.2m£110.7m£104.6m£399.6m£401.3m£379.0mBuckinghamshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m£87.0m£87.3m£82.5mBuckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m£53.4m£53.6m£50.6mBuckinghamshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£3.3m£3.3m£3.1mBuckinghamshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBuckinghamshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m£3.6m£3.7m£3.5mBuckinghamshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,270104,980Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,0266,622Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,39512,515Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,35520,665Buckinghamshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,96043,137Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5355,799Buckinghamshire

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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