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Wiltshire and Test Valley

524,001 and 135,169 residents (mid-2024).

Wiltshire is higher than Test Valley on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Wiltshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 4. 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

Wiltshire Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wiltshire £4,140, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Wiltshire: £4,140Test Valley: £4,000Wiltshire: £4,157Test Valley: £3,778Wiltshire: £3,927

    £4,140£4,157£3,927Wiltshire is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wiltshire £12,371, Test Valley £12,493Test Valley: £12,493Wiltshire: £12,371Test Valley: £12,546Wiltshire: £12,424Test Valley: £11,850Wiltshire: £11,735

    £12,371£12,424£11,735Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wiltshire £1,474, Test Valley £1,400Test Valley: £1,400Wiltshire: £1,474Test Valley: £1,406Wiltshire: £1,481Test Valley: £1,328Wiltshire: £1,399

    £1,474£1,481£1,399Wiltshire is higher£1,400£1,406£1,328

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wiltshire £11,494, Test Valley £11,694Test Valley: £11,694Wiltshire: £11,494Test Valley: £11,744Wiltshire: £11,542Test Valley: £11,092Wiltshire: £10,902

    £11,494£11,542£10,902Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,694£11,744£11,092

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wiltshire £269, Test Valley £245Test Valley: £245Wiltshire: £269Test Valley: £246Wiltshire: £270Test Valley: £233Wiltshire: £255

    £269£270£255Wiltshire is higher£245£246£233

  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: Wiltshire £592, Test Valley £539Test Valley: £539Wiltshire: £592Test Valley: £541Wiltshire: £594Test Valley: £511Wiltshire: £561

    £592£594£561Wiltshire is higher£539£541£511

  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: Wiltshire £17, Test Valley £15Test Valley: £15Wiltshire: £17Test Valley: £15Wiltshire: £17Test Valley: £14Wiltshire: £16

    £17£17£16Wiltshire is higher£15£15£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wiltshire £312, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Wiltshire: £312Test Valley: £290Wiltshire: £313Test Valley: £274Wiltshire: £296

    £312£313£296Wiltshire is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wiltshire £124, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Wiltshire: £124Test Valley: £101Wiltshire: £124Test Valley: £96Wiltshire: £117

    £124£124£117Wiltshire is higher£101£101£96

  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: Wiltshire £81, Test Valley £73Test Valley: £73Wiltshire: £81Test Valley: £73Wiltshire: £82Test Valley: £69Wiltshire: £77

    £81£82£77Wiltshire is higher£73£73£69

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wiltshire £1,191, Test Valley £1,139Test Valley: £1,139Wiltshire: £1,191Test Valley: £1,144Wiltshire: £1,197Test Valley: £1,080Wiltshire: £1,130

    £1,191£1,197£1,130Wiltshire is higher£1,139£1,144£1,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wiltshire £130, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Wiltshire: £130Test Valley: £148Wiltshire: £130Test Valley: £139Wiltshire: £123

    £130£130£123Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£147£148£139

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wiltshire £192, Test Valley £181Test Valley: £181Wiltshire: £192Test Valley: £182Wiltshire: £193Test Valley: £171Wiltshire: £182

    £192£193£182Wiltshire is higher£181£182£171

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wiltshire £5.83, Test Valley £4.82Test Valley: £4.82Wiltshire: £5.83Test Valley: £4.84Wiltshire: £5.85Test Valley: £4.57Wiltshire: £5.53

    £5.83£5.85£5.53Wiltshire is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wiltshire £3.55, Test Valley £3.06Test Valley: £3.06Wiltshire: £3.55Test Valley: £3.07Wiltshire: £3.57Test Valley: £2.90Wiltshire: £3.37

    £3.55£3.57£3.37Wiltshire is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wiltshire £5.43, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Wiltshire: £5.43Test Valley: £6.17Wiltshire: £5.45Test Valley: £5.83Wiltshire: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£6.15£6.17£5.83

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wiltshire 1,011.6, Test Valley 1,009.0Test Valley: 1,009.0Wiltshire: 1,011.6

    1,011.6Wiltshire is higher1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wiltshire 66.6, Test Valley 59.2Test Valley: 59.2Wiltshire: 66.6

    66.6Wiltshire is higher59.2

  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: Wiltshire 126.6, Test Valley 115.9Test Valley: 115.9Wiltshire: 126.6

    126.6Wiltshire is higher115.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wiltshire 47.7, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Wiltshire: 47.7

    47.7Wiltshire is higher43.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wiltshire 135.0, Test Valley 128.8Test Valley: 128.8Wiltshire: 135.0

    135.0Wiltshire is higher128.8

  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: Wiltshire 17.9, Test Valley 16.4Test Valley: 16.4Wiltshire: 17.9

    17.9Wiltshire is higher16.4

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Wiltshire and Test Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureWiltshireTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,140£4,157£3,927£3,983£4,000£3,778Wiltshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,371£12,424£11,735£12,493£12,546£11,850Test Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,474£1,481£1,399£1,400£1,406£1,328Wiltshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,494£11,542£10,902£11,694£11,744£11,092Test Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£269£270£255£245£246£233Wiltshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£592£594£561£539£541£511Wiltshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£15£15£14Wiltshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£312£313£296£289£290£274Wiltshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£101£101£96Wiltshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£82£77£73£73£69Wiltshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,191£1,197£1,130£1,139£1,144£1,080Wiltshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£192£193£182£181£182£171Wiltshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.83£5.85£5.53£4.82£4.84£4.57Wiltshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37£3.06£3.07£2.90Wiltshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.61,009.0Wiltshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202666.659.2Wiltshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.6115.9Wiltshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.743.9Wiltshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026135.0128.8Wiltshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.916.4Wiltshire

Per resident

Wiltshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 2. 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

Wiltshire Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wiltshire £4,140, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Wiltshire: £4,140Test Valley: £4,000Wiltshire: £4,157Test Valley: £3,778Wiltshire: £3,927

    £4,140£4,157£3,927Wiltshire is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wiltshire £2,691, Test Valley £2,601Test Valley: £2,601Wiltshire: £2,691Test Valley: £2,612Wiltshire: £2,702Test Valley: £2,467Wiltshire: £2,552

    £2,691£2,702£2,552Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wiltshire £878, Test Valley £839Test Valley: £839Wiltshire: £878Test Valley: £843Wiltshire: £882Test Valley: £796Wiltshire: £833

    £878£882£833Wiltshire is higher£839£843£796

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wiltshire £2,500, Test Valley £2,434Test Valley: £2,434Wiltshire: £2,500Test Valley: £2,445Wiltshire: £2,510Test Valley: £2,309Wiltshire: £2,371

    £2,500£2,510£2,371Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wiltshire £59, Test Valley £51Test Valley: £51Wiltshire: £59Test Valley: £51Wiltshire: £59Test Valley: £48Wiltshire: £56

    £59£59£56Wiltshire is higher£51£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wiltshire £129, Test Valley £112Test Valley: £112Wiltshire: £129Test Valley: £113Wiltshire: £129Test Valley: £106Wiltshire: £122

    £129£129£122Wiltshire is higher£112£113£106

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wiltshire £3.69, Test Valley £3.14Test Valley: £3.14Wiltshire: £3.69Test Valley: £3.16Wiltshire: £3.71Test Valley: £2.98Wiltshire: £3.50

    £3.69£3.71£3.50Wiltshire is higher£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wiltshire £312, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Wiltshire: £312Test Valley: £290Wiltshire: £313Test Valley: £274Wiltshire: £296

    £312£313£296Wiltshire is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wiltshire £124, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Wiltshire: £124Test Valley: £101Wiltshire: £124Test Valley: £96Wiltshire: £117

    £124£124£117Wiltshire is higher£101£101£96

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wiltshire £48, Test Valley £44Test Valley: £44Wiltshire: £48Test Valley: £44Wiltshire: £49Test Valley: £41Wiltshire: £46

    £48£49£46Wiltshire is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wiltshire £710, Test Valley £682Test Valley: £682Wiltshire: £710Test Valley: £685Wiltshire: £713Test Valley: £647Wiltshire: £673

    £710£713£673Wiltshire is higher£682£685£647

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wiltshire £130, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Wiltshire: £130Test Valley: £148Wiltshire: £130Test Valley: £139Wiltshire: £123

    £130£130£123Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£147£148£139

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wiltshire £114, Test Valley £108Test Valley: £108Wiltshire: £114Test Valley: £109Wiltshire: £115Test Valley: £103Wiltshire: £109

    £114£115£109Wiltshire is higher£108£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wiltshire £3.47, Test Valley £2.89Test Valley: £2.89Wiltshire: £3.47Test Valley: £2.90Wiltshire: £3.48Test Valley: £2.74Wiltshire: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Wiltshire is higher£2.89£2.90£2.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wiltshire £2.12, Test Valley £1.83Test Valley: £1.83Wiltshire: £2.12Test Valley: £1.84Wiltshire: £2.13Test Valley: £1.74Wiltshire: £2.01

    £2.12£2.13£2.01Wiltshire is higher£1.83£1.84£1.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wiltshire £5.43, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Wiltshire: £5.43Test Valley: £6.17Wiltshire: £5.45Test Valley: £5.83Wiltshire: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£6.15£6.17£5.83

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wiltshire 220.0, Test Valley 210.1Test Valley: 210.1Wiltshire: 220.0

    220.0Wiltshire is higher210.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wiltshire 14.5, Test Valley 12.3Test Valley: 12.3Wiltshire: 14.5

    14.5Wiltshire is higher12.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wiltshire 27.5, Test Valley 24.1Test Valley: 24.1Wiltshire: 27.5

    27.5Wiltshire is higher24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wiltshire 47.7, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Wiltshire: 47.7

    47.7Wiltshire is higher43.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wiltshire 80.4, Test Valley 77.2Test Valley: 77.2Wiltshire: 80.4

    80.4Wiltshire is higher77.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wiltshire 10.7, Test Valley 9.8Test Valley: 9.8Wiltshire: 10.7

    10.7Wiltshire is higher9.8

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Wiltshire and Test Valley, per resident
MeasureWiltshireTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,140£4,157£3,927£3,983£4,000£3,778Wiltshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,691£2,702£2,552£2,601£2,612£2,467Wiltshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£878£882£833£839£843£796Wiltshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,500£2,510£2,371£2,434£2,445£2,309Wiltshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£59£56£51£51£48Wiltshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£112£113£106Wiltshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.69£3.71£3.50£3.14£3.16£2.98Wiltshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£312£313£296£289£290£274Wiltshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£101£101£96Wiltshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£48£49£46£44£44£41Wiltshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£710£713£673£682£685£647Wiltshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£114£115£109£108£109£103Wiltshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£2.89£2.90£2.74Wiltshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.12£2.13£2.01£1.83£1.84£1.74Wiltshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.0210.1Wiltshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.512.3Wiltshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.524.1Wiltshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.743.9Wiltshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.477.2Wiltshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.79.8Wiltshire

Total

Wiltshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Test Valley 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

Wiltshire Test Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wiltshire £2.2bn, Test Valley £538.4mTest Valley: £538.4mWiltshire: £2.2bnTest Valley: £540.6mWiltshire: £2.2bnTest Valley: £510.7mWiltshire: £2.1bn

    £2.2bn£2.2bn£2.1bnWiltshire is higher£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wiltshire £1.4bn, Test Valley £351.6mTest Valley: £351.6mWiltshire: £1.4bnTest Valley: £353.1mWiltshire: £1.4bnTest Valley: £333.5mWiltshire: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wiltshire £460.1m, Test Valley £113.4mTest Valley: £113.4mWiltshire: £460.1mTest Valley: £113.9mWiltshire: £462.1mTest Valley: £107.6mWiltshire: £436.4m

    £460.1m£462.1m£436.4mWiltshire is higher£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wiltshire £1.3bn, Test Valley £329.1mTest Valley: £329.1mWiltshire: £1.3bnTest Valley: £330.5mWiltshire: £1.3bnTest Valley: £312.1mWiltshire: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wiltshire £30.7m, Test Valley £6.9mTest Valley: £6.9mWiltshire: £30.7mTest Valley: £6.9mWiltshire: £30.8mTest Valley: £6.6mWiltshire: £29.1m

    £30.7m£30.8m£29.1mWiltshire is higher£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wiltshire £67.4m, Test Valley £15.2mTest Valley: £15.2mWiltshire: £67.4mTest Valley: £15.2mWiltshire: £67.7mTest Valley: £14.4mWiltshire: £64.0m

    £67.4m£67.7m£64.0mWiltshire is higher£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wiltshire £1.9m, Test Valley £0.42mTest Valley: £0.42mWiltshire: £1.9mTest Valley: £0.43mWiltshire: £1.9mTest Valley: £0.40mWiltshire: £1.8m

    £1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWiltshire is higher£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wiltshire £163.6m, Test Valley £39.1mTest Valley: £39.1mWiltshire: £163.6mTest Valley: £39.2mWiltshire: £164.3mTest Valley: £37.1mWiltshire: £155.1m

    £163.6m£164.3m£155.1mWiltshire is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wiltshire £64.7m, Test Valley £13.6mTest Valley: £13.6mWiltshire: £64.7mTest Valley: £13.7mWiltshire: £65.0mTest Valley: £12.9mWiltshire: £61.4m

    £64.7m£65.0m£61.4mWiltshire is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wiltshire £25.4m, Test Valley £5.9mTest Valley: £5.9mWiltshire: £25.4mTest Valley: £5.9mWiltshire: £25.5mTest Valley: £5.6mWiltshire: £24.1m

    £25.4m£25.5m£24.1mWiltshire is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wiltshire £371.8m, Test Valley £92.2mTest Valley: £92.2mWiltshire: £371.8mTest Valley: £92.6mWiltshire: £373.4mTest Valley: £87.5mWiltshire: £352.7m

    £371.8m£373.4m£352.7mWiltshire is higher£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wiltshire £68.0m, Test Valley £19.9mTest Valley: £19.9mWiltshire: £68.0mTest Valley: £20.0mWiltshire: £68.3mTest Valley: £18.8mWiltshire: £64.5m

    £68.0m£68.3m£64.5mWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wiltshire £60.0m, Test Valley £14.6mTest Valley: £14.6mWiltshire: £60.0mTest Valley: £14.7mWiltshire: £60.2mTest Valley: £13.9mWiltshire: £56.9m

    £60.0m£60.2m£56.9mWiltshire is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wiltshire £1.8m, Test Valley £0.39mTest Valley: £0.39mWiltshire: £1.8mTest Valley: £0.39mWiltshire: £1.8mTest Valley: £0.37mWiltshire: £1.7m

    £1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWiltshire is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wiltshire £1.1m, Test Valley £0.25mTest Valley: £0.25mWiltshire: £1.1mTest Valley: £0.25mWiltshire: £1.1mTest Valley: £0.23mWiltshire: £1.1m

    £1.1mWiltshire is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wiltshire £2.8m, Test Valley £0.83mTest Valley: £0.83mWiltshire: £2.8mTest Valley: £0.83mWiltshire: £2.9mTest Valley: £0.79mWiltshire: £2.7m

    £2.8m£2.9m£2.7mWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wiltshire 115,293, Test Valley 28,393Test Valley: 28,393Wiltshire: 115,293

    115,293Wiltshire is higher28,393

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wiltshire 7,585, Test Valley 1,665Test Valley: 1,665Wiltshire: 7,585

    7,585Wiltshire is higher1,665

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wiltshire 14,428, Test Valley 3,260Test Valley: 3,260Wiltshire: 14,428

    14,428Wiltshire is higher3,260

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wiltshire 25,017, Test Valley 5,929Test Valley: 5,929Wiltshire: 25,017

    25,017Wiltshire is higher5,929

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wiltshire 42,122, Test Valley 10,429Test Valley: 10,429Wiltshire: 42,122

    42,122Wiltshire is higher10,429

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wiltshire 5,581, Test Valley 1,325Test Valley: 1,325Wiltshire: 5,581

    5,581Wiltshire is higher1,325

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Wiltshire and Test Valley, total
MeasureWiltshireTest ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.2bn£2.2bn£2.1bn£538.4m£540.6m£510.7mWiltshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£351.6m£353.1m£333.5mWiltshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£460.1m£462.1m£436.4m£113.4m£113.9m£107.6mWiltshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£329.1m£330.5m£312.1mWiltshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m£6.9m£6.9m£6.6mWiltshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.4m£67.7m£64.0m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mWiltshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mWiltshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£163.6m£164.3m£155.1m£39.1m£39.2m£37.1mWiltshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mWiltshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mWiltshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£371.8m£373.4m£352.7m£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mWiltshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£68.0m£68.3m£64.5m£19.9m£20.0m£18.8mWiltshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.2m£56.9m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mWiltshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWiltshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mWiltshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mWiltshire
State Pensiontotal, March 2026115,29328,393Wiltshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,5851,665Wiltshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202614,4283,260Wiltshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,0175,929Wiltshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202642,12210,429Wiltshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,5811,325Wiltshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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