Compare local authorities · South West and East of England
Wiltshire and Broadland
Wiltshire is higher than Broadland on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 15 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
Wiltshire is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Broadland 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
Wiltshire Broadland
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,140£4,157£3,927Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£4,383£4,401£4,157
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,371£12,424£11,735Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£12,374£12,426£11,737
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,474£1,481£1,399Wiltshire is higher£1,311£1,316£1,243
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,494£11,542£10,902Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,446£11,495£10,857
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£269£270£255Wiltshire is higher£230£231£218
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£592£594£561Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£681£684£646
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£16£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£312£313£296Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£331£333£314
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£124£124£117Wiltshire is higher£102£103£97
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£81£82£77Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£84£85£80
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,191£1,197£1,130Wiltshire is higher£973£978£923
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£130£130£123Wiltshire is higher£110£111£105
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£192£193£182Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£243£244£231
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.83£5.85£5.53Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£6.68£6.71£6.34
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.55£3.57£3.37Wiltshire is higher£3.26£3.27£3.09
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.43£5.45£5.15Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£7.58£7.61£7.19
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,011.6Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count1,003.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
66.6Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count64.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
126.6Broadland is higherDepends on how you count141.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.7Broadland is higherDepends on how you count50.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
135.0Wiltshire is higher127.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.9Broadland is higherDepends on how you count19.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wiltshire | Broadland | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,140£4,157£3,927 | £4,383£4,401£4,157 | Broadland |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,371£12,424£11,735 | £12,374£12,426£11,737 | Broadland |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,474£1,481£1,399 | £1,311£1,316£1,243 | Wiltshire |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,494£11,542£10,902 | £11,446£11,495£10,857 | Wiltshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £269£270£255 | £230£231£218 | Wiltshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £592£594£561 | £681£684£646 | Broadland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £16£17£16 | Wiltshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £312£313£296 | £331£333£314 | Broadland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £124£124£117 | £102£103£97 | Wiltshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £81£82£77 | £84£85£80 | Broadland |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,191£1,197£1,130 | £973£978£923 | Wiltshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £130£130£123 | £110£111£105 | Wiltshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £192£193£182 | £243£244£231 | Broadland |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.83£5.85£5.53 | £6.68£6.71£6.34 | Broadland |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.55£3.57£3.37 | £3.26£3.27£3.09 | Wiltshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.43£5.45£5.15 | £7.58£7.61£7.19 | Broadland |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,011.6 | 1,003.6 | Wiltshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 66.6 | 64.2 | Wiltshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 126.6 | 141.6 | Broadland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.7 | 50.9 | Broadland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 135.0 | 127.7 | Wiltshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.9 | 19.5 | Broadland |
Per resident
Wiltshire is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Broadland on 15. 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 Broadland
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,140£4,157£3,927Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£4,383£4,401£4,157
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,691£2,702£2,552Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£3,073£3,086£2,915
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£878£882£833Wiltshire is higher£758£762£719
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,500£2,510£2,371Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£2,843£2,855£2,696
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£59£59£56Wiltshire is higher£57£57£54
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£129£129£122Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£169£170£160
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.69£3.71£3.50Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£4.09£4.11£3.88
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£312£313£296Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£331£333£314
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£124£124£117Wiltshire is higher£102£103£97
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£48£49£46Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£46
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£710£713£673Wiltshire is higher£563£566£534
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£130£130£123Wiltshire is higher£110£111£105
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£114£115£109Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£133
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.47£3.48£3.29Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£3.86£3.87£3.66
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.12£2.13£2.01Wiltshire is higher£1.89£1.90£1.79
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.43£5.45£5.15Broadland is higherDepends on how you count£7.58£7.61£7.19
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
220.0Broadland is higherDepends on how you count249.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.5Broadland is higherDepends on how you count16.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.5Broadland is higherDepends on how you count35.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.7Broadland is higherDepends on how you count50.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
80.4Wiltshire is higher73.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.7Broadland is higherDepends on how you count11.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wiltshire | Broadland | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,140£4,157£3,927 | £4,383£4,401£4,157 | Broadland |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,691£2,702£2,552 | £3,073£3,086£2,915 | Broadland |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £878£882£833 | £758£762£719 | Wiltshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,500£2,510£2,371 | £2,843£2,855£2,696 | Broadland |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £59£59£56 | £57£57£54 | Wiltshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £129£129£122 | £169£170£160 | Broadland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.69£3.71£3.50 | £4.09£4.11£3.88 | Broadland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £312£313£296 | £331£333£314 | Broadland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £124£124£117 | £102£103£97 | Wiltshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £48£49£46 | £49£49£46 | Broadland |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £710£713£673 | £563£566£534 | Wiltshire |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £130£130£123 | £110£111£105 | Wiltshire |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £114£115£109 | £141£141£133 | Broadland |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.47£3.48£3.29 | £3.86£3.87£3.66 | Broadland |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.12£2.13£2.01 | £1.89£1.90£1.79 | Wiltshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.43£5.45£5.15 | £7.58£7.61£7.19 | Broadland |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 220.0 | 249.2 | Broadland |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.5 | 16.0 | Broadland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.5 | 35.2 | Broadland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.7 | 50.9 | Broadland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 80.4 | 73.9 | Wiltshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.7 | 11.3 | Broadland |
Total
Wiltshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Broadland 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 Broadland
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£2.2bn£2.2bn£2.1bnWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£604.4m£606.9m£573.3m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£423.7m£425.5m£401.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£460.1m£462.1m£436.4mWiltshire is higher£104.6m£105.0m£99.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£392.0m£393.6m£371.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£30.7m£30.8m£29.1mWiltshire is higher£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£67.4m£67.7m£64.0mWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£163.6m£164.3m£155.1mWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£45.7m£45.9m£43.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mWiltshire is higher£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£25.4m£25.5m£24.1mWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.8m£6.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£371.8m£373.4m£352.7mWiltshire is higher£77.6m£78.0m£73.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£68.0m£68.3m£64.5mWiltshire is higher£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£60.0m£60.2m£56.9mWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£1.1mWiltshire is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£2.8m£2.9m£2.7mWiltshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.1m£0.99m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
115,293Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count34,367
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
7,585Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count2,200
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
14,428Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count4,849
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
25,017Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count7,019
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
42,122Wiltshire is higher10,185
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,581Wiltshire is higherDepends on how you count1,552
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wiltshire | Broadland | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £2.2bn£2.2bn£2.1bn | £604.4m£606.9m£573.3m | Wiltshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn | £423.7m£425.5m£401.9m | Wiltshire |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £460.1m£462.1m£436.4m | £104.6m£105.0m£99.2m | Wiltshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn | £392.0m£393.6m£371.8m | Wiltshire |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £30.7m£30.8m£29.1m | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | Wiltshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £67.4m£67.7m£64.0m | £23.3m£23.4m£22.1m | Wiltshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.9m£1.9m£1.8m | £0.56m£0.57m£0.53m | Wiltshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £163.6m£164.3m£155.1m | £45.7m£45.9m£43.3m | Wiltshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £64.7m£65.0m£61.4m | £14.1m£14.2m£13.4m | Wiltshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £25.4m£25.5m£24.1m | £6.7m£6.8m£6.4m | Wiltshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £371.8m£373.4m£352.7m | £77.6m£78.0m£73.7m | Wiltshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £68.0m£68.3m£64.5m | £15.2m£15.3m£14.4m | Wiltshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £60.0m£60.2m£56.9m | £19.4m£19.5m£18.4m | Wiltshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £1.8m£1.8m£1.7m | £0.53m£0.54m£0.51m | Wiltshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £1.1m | £0.26m£0.26m£0.25m | Wiltshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £2.8m£2.9m£2.7m | £1.0m£1.1m£0.99m | Wiltshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 115,293 | 34,367 | Wiltshire |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 7,585 | 2,200 | Wiltshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 14,428 | 4,849 | Wiltshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 25,017 | 7,019 | Wiltshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 42,122 | 10,185 | Wiltshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,581 | 1,552 | Wiltshire |
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.