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Southampton and Gloucester

260,604 and 137,857 residents (mid-2024).

Southampton is higher than Gloucester on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Southampton is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 8. 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

Southampton Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Southampton £3,944, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Southampton: £3,944Gloucester: £4,139Southampton: £3,960Gloucester: £3,909Southampton: £3,741

    £3,944£3,960£3,741Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£4,121£4,139£3,909

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Southampton £12,757, Gloucester £12,713Gloucester: £12,713Southampton: £12,757Gloucester: £12,767Southampton: £12,812Gloucester: £12,058Southampton: £12,101

    £12,757£12,812£12,101Southampton is higherDepends on how you count£12,713£12,767£12,058

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Southampton £2,092, Gloucester £2,007Gloucester: £2,007Southampton: £2,092Gloucester: £2,016Southampton: £2,101Gloucester: £1,904Southampton: £1,984

    £2,092£2,101£1,984Southampton is higher£2,007£2,016£1,904

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Southampton £11,351, Gloucester £11,459Gloucester: £11,459Southampton: £11,351Gloucester: £11,508Southampton: £11,400Gloucester: £10,870Southampton: £10,767

    £11,351£11,400£10,767Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£11,459£11,508£10,870

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Southampton £690, Gloucester £466Gloucester: £466Southampton: £690Gloucester: £468Southampton: £693Gloucester: £442Southampton: £655

    £690£693£655Southampton is higher£466£468£442

  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: Southampton £679, Gloucester £761Gloucester: £761Southampton: £679Gloucester: £765Southampton: £682Gloucester: £722Southampton: £645

    £679£682£645Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£761£765£722

  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: Southampton £36, Gloucester £26Gloucester: £26Southampton: £36Gloucester: £26Southampton: £36Gloucester: £24Southampton: £34

    £36£36£34Southampton is higher£26£26£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Southampton £437, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Southampton: £437Gloucester: £429Southampton: £439Gloucester: £405Southampton: £415

    £437£439£415Southampton is higher£427£429£405

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Southampton £157, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Southampton: £157Gloucester: £126Southampton: £158Gloucester: £119Southampton: £149

    £157£158£149Southampton is higher£126£126£119

  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: Southampton £104, Gloucester £98Gloucester: £98Southampton: £104Gloucester: £99Southampton: £105Gloucester: £93Southampton: £99

    £104£105£99Southampton is higher£98£99£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Southampton £1,728, Gloucester £1,588Gloucester: £1,588Southampton: £1,728Gloucester: £1,595Southampton: £1,736Gloucester: £1,507Southampton: £1,639

    £1,728£1,736£1,639Southampton is higher£1,588£1,595£1,507

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Southampton £256, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Southampton: £256Gloucester: £250Southampton: £257Gloucester: £236Southampton: £242

    £256£257£242Southampton is higher£249£250£236

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Southampton £248, Gloucester £309Gloucester: £309Southampton: £248Gloucester: £311Southampton: £249Gloucester: £293Southampton: £235

    £248£249£235Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£309£311£293

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Southampton £5.63, Gloucester £6.08Gloucester: £6.08Southampton: £5.63Gloucester: £6.11Southampton: £5.65Gloucester: £5.77Southampton: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£6.08£6.11£5.77

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Southampton £5.60, Gloucester £5.18Gloucester: £5.18Southampton: £5.60Gloucester: £5.20Southampton: £5.62Gloucester: £4.91Southampton: £5.31

    £5.60£5.62£5.31Southampton is higher£5.18£5.20£4.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Southampton £4.79, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Southampton: £4.79Gloucester: £6.65Southampton: £4.81Gloucester: £6.28Southampton: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Southampton 1,005.3, Gloucester 1,019.0Gloucester: 1,019.0Southampton: 1,005.3

    1,005.3Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,019.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Southampton 145.8, Gloucester 103.6Gloucester: 103.6Southampton: 145.8

    145.8Southampton is higher103.6

  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: Southampton 148.1, Gloucester 161.6Gloucester: 161.6Southampton: 148.1

    148.1Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count161.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southampton 66.1, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Southampton: 66.1

    66.1Southampton is higher64.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Southampton 193.8, Gloucester 185.1Gloucester: 185.1Southampton: 193.8

    193.8Southampton is higher185.1

  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: Southampton 23.4, Gloucester 21.3Gloucester: 21.3Southampton: 23.4

    23.4Southampton is higher21.3

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Southampton and Gloucester, per person in the age group
MeasureSouthamptonGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,944£3,960£3,741£4,121£4,139£3,909Gloucester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,757£12,812£12,101£12,713£12,767£12,058Southampton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,092£2,101£1,984£2,007£2,016£1,904Southampton
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,351£11,400£10,767£11,459£11,508£10,870Gloucester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£690£693£655£466£468£442Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£679£682£645£761£765£722Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£26£26£24Southampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£415£427£429£405Southampton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£158£149£126£126£119Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£104£105£99£98£99£93Southampton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,728£1,736£1,639£1,588£1,595£1,507Southampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£256£257£242£249£250£236Southampton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£248£249£235£309£311£293Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£6.08£6.11£5.77Gloucester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.60£5.62£5.31£5.18£5.20£4.91Southampton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£6.62£6.65£6.28Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.31,019.0Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.8103.6Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026148.1161.6Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.164.3Southampton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026193.8185.1Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.421.3Southampton

Per resident

Southampton is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 8. 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

Southampton Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Southampton £3,944, Gloucester £4,121Gloucester: £4,121Southampton: £3,944Gloucester: £4,139Southampton: £3,960Gloucester: £3,909Southampton: £3,741

    £3,944£3,960£3,741Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£4,121£4,139£3,909

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Southampton £1,637, Gloucester £2,026Gloucester: £2,026Southampton: £1,637Gloucester: £2,035Southampton: £1,644Gloucester: £1,922Southampton: £1,553

    £1,637£1,644£1,553Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£2,026£2,035£1,922

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Southampton £1,451, Gloucester £1,287Gloucester: £1,287Southampton: £1,451Gloucester: £1,292Southampton: £1,457Gloucester: £1,221Southampton: £1,376

    £1,451£1,457£1,376Southampton is higher£1,287£1,292£1,221

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Southampton £1,457, Gloucester £1,826Gloucester: £1,826Southampton: £1,457Gloucester: £1,834Southampton: £1,463Gloucester: £1,733Southampton: £1,382

    £1,457£1,463£1,382Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,826£1,834£1,733

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Southampton £89, Gloucester £74Gloucester: £74Southampton: £89Gloucester: £75Southampton: £89Gloucester: £70Southampton: £84

    £89£89£84Southampton is higher£74£75£70

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Southampton £87, Gloucester £121Gloucester: £121Southampton: £87Gloucester: £122Southampton: £88Gloucester: £115Southampton: £83

    £87£88£83Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Southampton £4.66, Gloucester £4.10Gloucester: £4.10Southampton: £4.66Gloucester: £4.12Southampton: £4.68Gloucester: £3.89Southampton: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Southampton is higher£4.10£4.12£3.89

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Southampton £437, Gloucester £427Gloucester: £427Southampton: £437Gloucester: £429Southampton: £439Gloucester: £405Southampton: £415

    £437£439£415Southampton is higher£427£429£405

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Southampton £157, Gloucester £126Gloucester: £126Southampton: £157Gloucester: £126Southampton: £158Gloucester: £119Southampton: £149

    £157£158£149Southampton is higher£126£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Southampton £72, Gloucester £63Gloucester: £63Southampton: £72Gloucester: £63Southampton: £73Gloucester: £60Southampton: £69

    £72£73£69Southampton is higher£63£63£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Southampton £1,199, Gloucester £1,018Gloucester: £1,018Southampton: £1,199Gloucester: £1,023Southampton: £1,204Gloucester: £966Southampton: £1,137

    £1,199£1,204£1,137Southampton is higher£1,018£1,023£966

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Southampton £256, Gloucester £249Gloucester: £249Southampton: £256Gloucester: £250Southampton: £257Gloucester: £236Southampton: £242

    £256£257£242Southampton is higher£249£250£236

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Southampton £172, Gloucester £198Gloucester: £198Southampton: £172Gloucester: £199Southampton: £173Gloucester: £188Southampton: £163

    £172£173£163Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Southampton £3.91, Gloucester £3.90Gloucester: £3.90Southampton: £3.91Gloucester: £3.92Southampton: £3.93Gloucester: £3.70Southampton: £3.71

    £3.91£3.93£3.71Southampton is higherDepends on how you count£3.90£3.92£3.70

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Southampton £3.88, Gloucester £3.32Gloucester: £3.32Southampton: £3.88Gloucester: £3.34Southampton: £3.90Gloucester: £3.15Southampton: £3.68

    £3.88£3.90£3.68Southampton is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Southampton £4.79, Gloucester £6.62Gloucester: £6.62Southampton: £4.79Gloucester: £6.65Southampton: £4.81Gloucester: £6.28Southampton: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£6.62£6.65£6.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Southampton 129.0, Gloucester 162.4Gloucester: 162.4Southampton: 129.0

    129.0Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count162.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Southampton 18.7, Gloucester 16.5Gloucester: 16.5Southampton: 18.7

    18.7Southampton is higher16.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southampton 19.0, Gloucester 25.8Gloucester: 25.8Southampton: 19.0

    19.0Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count25.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southampton 66.1, Gloucester 64.3Gloucester: 64.3Southampton: 66.1

    66.1Southampton is higher64.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Southampton 134.5, Gloucester 118.6Gloucester: 118.6Southampton: 134.5

    134.5Southampton is higher118.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southampton 16.3, Gloucester 13.7Gloucester: 13.7Southampton: 16.3

    16.3Southampton is higher13.7

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Southampton and Gloucester, per resident
MeasureSouthamptonGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,944£3,960£3,741£4,121£4,139£3,909Gloucester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,637£1,644£1,553£2,026£2,035£1,922Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,451£1,457£1,376£1,287£1,292£1,221Southampton
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,457£1,463£1,382£1,826£1,834£1,733Gloucester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£74£75£70Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£88£83£121£122£115Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£4.10£4.12£3.89Southampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£415£427£429£405Southampton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£158£149£126£126£119Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£72£73£69£63£63£60Southampton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,199£1,204£1,137£1,018£1,023£966Southampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£256£257£242£249£250£236Southampton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£172£173£163£198£199£188Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71£3.90£3.92£3.70Southampton
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.88£3.90£3.68£3.32£3.34£3.15Southampton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£6.62£6.65£6.28Gloucester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026129.0162.4Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.716.5Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.025.8Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.164.3Southampton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.5118.6Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.313.7Southampton

Total

Southampton is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Gloucester 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

Southampton Gloucester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Southampton £1.0bn, Gloucester £568.1mGloucester: £568.1mSouthampton: £1.0bnGloucester: £570.6mSouthampton: £1.0bnGloucester: £538.9mSouthampton: £974.8m

    £1.0bn£1.0bn£974.8mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£568.1m£570.6m£538.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Southampton £426.7m, Gloucester £279.3mGloucester: £279.3mSouthampton: £426.7mGloucester: £280.5mSouthampton: £428.6mGloucester: £265.0mSouthampton: £404.8m

    £426.7m£428.6m£404.8mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£279.3m£280.5m£265.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Southampton £378.2m, Gloucester £177.4mGloucester: £177.4mSouthampton: £378.2mGloucester: £178.1mSouthampton: £379.8mGloucester: £168.3mSouthampton: £358.7m

    £378.2m£379.8m£358.7mSouthampton is higher£177.4m£178.1m£168.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Southampton £379.7m, Gloucester £251.8mGloucester: £251.8mSouthampton: £379.7mGloucester: £252.9mSouthampton: £381.3mGloucester: £238.8mSouthampton: £360.2m

    £379.7m£381.3m£360.2mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£251.8m£252.9m£238.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Southampton £23.1m, Gloucester £10.2mGloucester: £10.2mSouthampton: £23.1mGloucester: £10.3mSouthampton: £23.2mGloucester: £9.7mSouthampton: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mSouthampton is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Southampton £22.7m, Gloucester £16.7mGloucester: £16.7mSouthampton: £22.7mGloucester: £16.8mSouthampton: £22.8mGloucester: £15.9mSouthampton: £21.6m

    £22.7m£22.8m£21.6mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Southampton £1.2m, Gloucester £0.57mGloucester: £0.57mSouthampton: £1.2mGloucester: £0.57mSouthampton: £1.2mGloucester: £0.54mSouthampton: £1.2m

    £1.2mSouthampton is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Southampton £113.9m, Gloucester £58.9mGloucester: £58.9mSouthampton: £113.9mGloucester: £59.1mSouthampton: £114.4mGloucester: £55.8mSouthampton: £108.1m

    £113.9m£114.4m£108.1mSouthampton is higher£58.9m£59.1m£55.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Southampton £41.0m, Gloucester £17.3mGloucester: £17.3mSouthampton: £41.0mGloucester: £17.4mSouthampton: £41.2mGloucester: £16.4mSouthampton: £38.9m

    £41.0m£41.2m£38.9mSouthampton is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Southampton £18.9m, Gloucester £8.7mGloucester: £8.7mSouthampton: £18.9mGloucester: £8.7mSouthampton: £19.0mGloucester: £8.2mSouthampton: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mSouthampton is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Southampton £312.4m, Gloucester £140.4mGloucester: £140.4mSouthampton: £312.4mGloucester: £141.0mSouthampton: £313.8mGloucester: £133.1mSouthampton: £296.4m

    £312.4m£313.8m£296.4mSouthampton is higher£140.4m£141.0m£133.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Southampton £66.6m, Gloucester £34.3mGloucester: £34.3mSouthampton: £66.6mGloucester: £34.5mSouthampton: £66.9mGloucester: £32.6mSouthampton: £63.2m

    £66.6m£66.9m£63.2mSouthampton is higher£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Southampton £44.8m, Gloucester £27.3mGloucester: £27.3mSouthampton: £44.8mGloucester: £27.4mSouthampton: £45.0mGloucester: £25.9mSouthampton: £42.5m

    £44.8m£45.0m£42.5mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Southampton £1.0m, Gloucester £0.54mGloucester: £0.54mSouthampton: £1.0mGloucester: £0.54mSouthampton: £1.0mGloucester: £0.51mSouthampton: £0.97m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.97mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Southampton £1.0m, Gloucester £0.46mGloucester: £0.46mSouthampton: £1.0mGloucester: £0.46mSouthampton: £1.0mGloucester: £0.43mSouthampton: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mSouthampton is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Southampton £1.2m, Gloucester £0.91mGloucester: £0.91mSouthampton: £1.2mGloucester: £0.92mSouthampton: £1.3mGloucester: £0.87mSouthampton: £1.2m

    £1.2m£1.3m£1.2mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Southampton 33,626, Gloucester 22,391Gloucester: 22,391Southampton: 33,626

    33,626Southampton is higherDepends on how you count22,391

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Southampton 4,877, Gloucester 2,276Gloucester: 2,276Southampton: 4,877

    4,877Southampton is higher2,276

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Southampton 4,953, Gloucester 3,550Gloucester: 3,550Southampton: 4,953

    4,953Southampton is higherDepends on how you count3,550

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Southampton 17,220, Gloucester 8,858Gloucester: 8,858Southampton: 17,220

    17,220Southampton is higher8,858

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Southampton 35,041, Gloucester 16,355Gloucester: 16,355Southampton: 35,041

    35,041Southampton is higher16,355

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Southampton 4,235, Gloucester 1,882Gloucester: 1,882Southampton: 4,235

    4,235Southampton is higher1,882

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Southampton and Gloucester, total
MeasureSouthamptonGloucesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0bn£1.0bn£974.8m£568.1m£570.6m£538.9mSouthampton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£426.7m£428.6m£404.8m£279.3m£280.5m£265.0mSouthampton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£378.2m£379.8m£358.7m£177.4m£178.1m£168.3mSouthampton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£379.7m£381.3m£360.2m£251.8m£252.9m£238.8mSouthampton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mSouthampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mSouthampton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mSouthampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£113.9m£114.4m£108.1m£58.9m£59.1m£55.8mSouthampton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mSouthampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mSouthampton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£312.4m£313.8m£296.4m£140.4m£141.0m£133.1mSouthampton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£66.6m£66.9m£63.2m£34.3m£34.5m£32.6mSouthampton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.8m£45.0m£42.5m£27.3m£27.4m£25.9mSouthampton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mSouthampton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mSouthampton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.3m£1.2m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mSouthampton
State Pensiontotal, March 202633,62622,391Southampton
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,8772,276Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,9533,550Southampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202617,2208,858Southampton
Universal Credittotal, May 202635,04116,355Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,2351,882Southampton

Sources

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

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  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.