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Central Bedfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield

316,062 and 123,051 residents (mid-2024).

Central Bedfordshire is higher than Welwyn Hatfield on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 17 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Central Bedfordshire is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 16. 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

Central Bedfordshire Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £3,653, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Central Bedfordshire: £3,653Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Central Bedfordshire: £3,669Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Central Bedfordshire: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,837£3,624

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire £12,823, Welwyn Hatfield £12,992Welwyn Hatfield: £12,992Central Bedfordshire: £12,823Welwyn Hatfield: £13,047Central Bedfordshire: £12,878Welwyn Hatfield: £12,323Central Bedfordshire: £12,164

    £12,823£12,878£12,164Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,992£13,047£12,323

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £1,460, Welwyn Hatfield £1,725Welwyn Hatfield: £1,725Central Bedfordshire: £1,460Welwyn Hatfield: £1,733Central Bedfordshire: £1,466Welwyn Hatfield: £1,636Central Bedfordshire: £1,384

    £1,460£1,466£1,384Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,725£1,733£1,636

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire £11,951, Welwyn Hatfield £11,842Welwyn Hatfield: £11,842Central Bedfordshire: £11,951Welwyn Hatfield: £11,892Central Bedfordshire: £12,002Welwyn Hatfield: £11,232Central Bedfordshire: £11,336

    £11,951£12,002£11,336Central Bedfordshire is higher£11,842£11,892£11,232

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire £278, Welwyn Hatfield £411Welwyn Hatfield: £411Central Bedfordshire: £278Welwyn Hatfield: £412Central Bedfordshire: £280Welwyn Hatfield: £390Central Bedfordshire: £264

    £278£280£264Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£411£412£390

  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: Central Bedfordshire £577, Welwyn Hatfield £717Welwyn Hatfield: £717Central Bedfordshire: £577Welwyn Hatfield: £721Central Bedfordshire: £579Welwyn Hatfield: £681Central Bedfordshire: £547

    £577£579£547Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£717£721£681

  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: Central Bedfordshire £18, Welwyn Hatfield £22Welwyn Hatfield: £22Central Bedfordshire: £18Welwyn Hatfield: £22Central Bedfordshire: £18Welwyn Hatfield: £21Central Bedfordshire: £17

    £18£18£17Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £282, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Central Bedfordshire: £282Welwyn Hatfield: £337Central Bedfordshire: £283Welwyn Hatfield: £319Central Bedfordshire: £267

    £282£283£267Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £123, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Central Bedfordshire: £123Welwyn Hatfield: £117Central Bedfordshire: £124Welwyn Hatfield: £110Central Bedfordshire: £117

    £123£124£117Central Bedfordshire is higher£116£117£110

  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: Central Bedfordshire £81, Welwyn Hatfield £78Welwyn Hatfield: £78Central Bedfordshire: £81Welwyn Hatfield: £78Central Bedfordshire: £81Welwyn Hatfield: £74Central Bedfordshire: £76

    £81£81£76Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £1,183, Welwyn Hatfield £1,425Welwyn Hatfield: £1,425Central Bedfordshire: £1,183Welwyn Hatfield: £1,431Central Bedfordshire: £1,188Welwyn Hatfield: £1,352Central Bedfordshire: £1,122

    £1,183£1,188£1,122Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,425£1,431£1,352

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £139, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Central Bedfordshire: £139Welwyn Hatfield: £257Central Bedfordshire: £139Welwyn Hatfield: £243Central Bedfordshire: £132

    £139£139£132Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £183, Welwyn Hatfield £210Welwyn Hatfield: £210Central Bedfordshire: £183Welwyn Hatfield: £211Central Bedfordshire: £184Welwyn Hatfield: £199Central Bedfordshire: £174

    £183£184£174Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£210£211£199

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £8.72, Welwyn Hatfield £6.88Welwyn Hatfield: £6.88Central Bedfordshire: £8.72Welwyn Hatfield: £6.91Central Bedfordshire: £8.76Welwyn Hatfield: £6.53Central Bedfordshire: £8.27

    £8.72£8.76£8.27Central Bedfordshire is higher£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £4.66, Welwyn Hatfield £4.83Welwyn Hatfield: £4.83Central Bedfordshire: £4.66Welwyn Hatfield: £4.85Central Bedfordshire: £4.68Welwyn Hatfield: £4.58Central Bedfordshire: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £4.80, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Central Bedfordshire: £4.80Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Central Bedfordshire: £4.82Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Central Bedfordshire: £4.55

    £4.80£4.82£4.55Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.78£5.80£5.48

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire 1,027.4, Welwyn Hatfield 1,010.0Welwyn Hatfield: 1,010.0Central Bedfordshire: 1,027.4

    1,027.4Central Bedfordshire is higher1,010.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire 71.0, Welwyn Hatfield 87.3Welwyn Hatfield: 87.3Central Bedfordshire: 71.0

    71.0Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count87.3

  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: Central Bedfordshire 126.4, Welwyn Hatfield 147.8Welwyn Hatfield: 147.8Central Bedfordshire: 126.4

    126.4Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count147.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 45.3, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Central Bedfordshire: 45.3

    45.3Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count51.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire 132.4, Welwyn Hatfield 152.7Welwyn Hatfield: 152.7Central Bedfordshire: 132.4

    132.4Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count152.7

  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: Central Bedfordshire 18.5, Welwyn Hatfield 17.5Welwyn Hatfield: 17.5Central Bedfordshire: 18.5

    18.5Central Bedfordshire is higher17.5

Show the numbers
Central Bedfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield, per person in the age group
MeasureCentral BedfordshireWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,823£12,878£12,164£12,992£13,047£12,323Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,460£1,466£1,384£1,725£1,733£1,636Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,951£12,002£11,336£11,842£11,892£11,232Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£278£280£264£411£412£390Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£579£547£717£721£681Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£22£22£21Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£116£117£110Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£76£78£78£74Central Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,183£1,188£1,122£1,425£1,431£1,352Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£183£184£174£210£211£199Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.72£8.76£8.27£6.88£6.91£6.53Central Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£4.83£4.85£4.58Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.80£4.82£4.55£5.78£5.80£5.48Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,027.41,010.0Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.087.3Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.4147.8Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.351.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026132.4152.7Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.517.5Central Bedfordshire

Per resident

Central Bedfordshire is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 16. 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

Central Bedfordshire Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £3,653, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Central Bedfordshire: £3,653Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Central Bedfordshire: £3,669Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Central Bedfordshire: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,837£3,624

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £2,200, Welwyn Hatfield £1,976Welwyn Hatfield: £1,976Central Bedfordshire: £2,200Welwyn Hatfield: £1,984Central Bedfordshire: £2,209Welwyn Hatfield: £1,874Central Bedfordshire: £2,087

    £2,200£2,209£2,087Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,976£1,984£1,874

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £905, Welwyn Hatfield £1,130Welwyn Hatfield: £1,130Central Bedfordshire: £905Welwyn Hatfield: £1,135Central Bedfordshire: £908Welwyn Hatfield: £1,072Central Bedfordshire: £858

    £905£908£858Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,130£1,135£1,072

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £2,050, Welwyn Hatfield £1,801Welwyn Hatfield: £1,801Central Bedfordshire: £2,050Welwyn Hatfield: £1,809Central Bedfordshire: £2,059Welwyn Hatfield: £1,708Central Bedfordshire: £1,945

    £2,050£2,059£1,945Central Bedfordshire is higher£1,801£1,809£1,708

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £48, Welwyn Hatfield £62Welwyn Hatfield: £62Central Bedfordshire: £48Welwyn Hatfield: £63Central Bedfordshire: £48Welwyn Hatfield: £59Central Bedfordshire: £45

    £48£48£45Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £99, Welwyn Hatfield £109Welwyn Hatfield: £109Central Bedfordshire: £99Welwyn Hatfield: £110Central Bedfordshire: £99Welwyn Hatfield: £104Central Bedfordshire: £94

    £99£99£94Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£109£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £3.04, Welwyn Hatfield £3.32Welwyn Hatfield: £3.32Central Bedfordshire: £3.04Welwyn Hatfield: £3.34Central Bedfordshire: £3.05Welwyn Hatfield: £3.15Central Bedfordshire: £2.88

    £3.04£3.05£2.88Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.32£3.34£3.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £282, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Central Bedfordshire: £282Welwyn Hatfield: £337Central Bedfordshire: £283Welwyn Hatfield: £319Central Bedfordshire: £267

    £282£283£267Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £123, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Central Bedfordshire: £123Welwyn Hatfield: £117Central Bedfordshire: £124Welwyn Hatfield: £110Central Bedfordshire: £117

    £123£124£117Central Bedfordshire is higher£116£117£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £50, Welwyn Hatfield £51Welwyn Hatfield: £51Central Bedfordshire: £50Welwyn Hatfield: £51Central Bedfordshire: £50Welwyn Hatfield: £49Central Bedfordshire: £47

    £50£50£47Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £733, Welwyn Hatfield £934Welwyn Hatfield: £934Central Bedfordshire: £733Welwyn Hatfield: £938Central Bedfordshire: £736Welwyn Hatfield: £886Central Bedfordshire: £695

    £733£736£695Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£934£938£886

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £139, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Central Bedfordshire: £139Welwyn Hatfield: £257Central Bedfordshire: £139Welwyn Hatfield: £243Central Bedfordshire: £132

    £139£139£132Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £113, Welwyn Hatfield £138Welwyn Hatfield: £138Central Bedfordshire: £113Welwyn Hatfield: £138Central Bedfordshire: £114Welwyn Hatfield: £131Central Bedfordshire: £108

    £113£114£108Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £5.41, Welwyn Hatfield £4.51Welwyn Hatfield: £4.51Central Bedfordshire: £5.41Welwyn Hatfield: £4.53Central Bedfordshire: £5.43Welwyn Hatfield: £4.28Central Bedfordshire: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Central Bedfordshire is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £2.89, Welwyn Hatfield £3.16Welwyn Hatfield: £3.16Central Bedfordshire: £2.89Welwyn Hatfield: £3.18Central Bedfordshire: £2.90Welwyn Hatfield: £3.00Central Bedfordshire: £2.74

    £2.89£2.90£2.74Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.16£3.18£3.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £4.80, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Central Bedfordshire: £4.80Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Central Bedfordshire: £4.82Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Central Bedfordshire: £4.55

    £4.80£4.82£4.55Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.78£5.80£5.48

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 176.3, Welwyn Hatfield 153.6Welwyn Hatfield: 153.6Central Bedfordshire: 176.3

    176.3Central Bedfordshire is higher153.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 12.2, Welwyn Hatfield 13.3Welwyn Hatfield: 13.3Central Bedfordshire: 12.2

    12.2Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 21.7, Welwyn Hatfield 22.5Welwyn Hatfield: 22.5Central Bedfordshire: 21.7

    21.7Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 45.3, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Central Bedfordshire: 45.3

    45.3Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count51.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 82.1, Welwyn Hatfield 100.1Welwyn Hatfield: 100.1Central Bedfordshire: 82.1

    82.1Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count100.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 11.5, Welwyn Hatfield 11.4Welwyn Hatfield: 11.4Central Bedfordshire: 11.5

    11.5Central Bedfordshire is higher11.4

Show the numbers
Central Bedfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield, per resident
MeasureCentral BedfordshireWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,200£2,209£2,087£1,976£1,984£1,874Central Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£905£908£858£1,130£1,135£1,072Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,050£2,059£1,945£1,801£1,809£1,708Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£48£48£45£62£63£59Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£109£110£104Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.04£3.05£2.88£3.32£3.34£3.15Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£116£117£110Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£50£47£51£51£49Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£733£736£695£934£938£886Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£113£114£108£138£138£131Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£4.51£4.53£4.28Central Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74£3.16£3.18£3.00Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.80£4.82£4.55£5.78£5.80£5.48Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026176.3153.6Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.213.3Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.722.5Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.351.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.1100.1Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.511.4Central Bedfordshire

Total

Central Bedfordshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield 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

Central Bedfordshire Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £1.2bn, Welwyn Hatfield £470.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £470.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.2bnWelwyn Hatfield: £472.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.2bnWelwyn Hatfield: £445.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£470.1m£472.1m£445.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £695.3m, Welwyn Hatfield £243.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £243.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £695.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £244.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £698.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £230.6mCentral Bedfordshire: £659.5m

    £695.3m£698.3m£659.5mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £285.9m, Welwyn Hatfield £139.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £285.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £287.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £131.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £271.2m

    £285.9m£287.1m£271.2mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£139.1m£139.7m£131.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Central Bedfordshire £648.0m, Welwyn Hatfield £221.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £221.6mCentral Bedfordshire: £648.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £222.6mCentral Bedfordshire: £650.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £210.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £614.6m

    £648.0m£650.8m£614.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire £15.1m, Welwyn Hatfield £7.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £31.3m, Welwyn Hatfield £13.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £31.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £31.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £29.7m

    £31.3m£31.4m£29.7mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £0.96m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.96mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.96mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.96m£0.91mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £89.0m, Welwyn Hatfield £41.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £89.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £89.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £39.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £84.4m

    £89.0m£89.4m£84.4mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £39.0m, Welwyn Hatfield £14.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £39.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £39.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £37.0m

    £39.0m£39.2m£37.0mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £15.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £6.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire £231.7m, Welwyn Hatfield £114.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £114.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £231.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £115.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £232.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £109.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £219.7m

    £231.7m£232.6m£219.7mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£114.9m£115.4m£109.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Central Bedfordshire £43.9m, Welwyn Hatfield £31.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £43.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £44.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £29.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £41.6m

    £43.9m£44.1m£41.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Central Bedfordshire £35.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £16.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £35.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £17.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £36.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £34.0m

    £35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Central Bedfordshire £1.7m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.55mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.55mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.56mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.53mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Central Bedfordshire £0.91m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.39mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.91mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.92mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.37mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.87m

    £0.91m£0.92m£0.87mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £1.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.71mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.67mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Central Bedfordshire 55,708, Welwyn Hatfield 18,904Welwyn Hatfield: 18,904Central Bedfordshire: 55,708

    55,708Central Bedfordshire is higher18,904

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire 3,847, Welwyn Hatfield 1,633Welwyn Hatfield: 1,633Central Bedfordshire: 3,847

    3,847Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire 6,854, Welwyn Hatfield 2,767Welwyn Hatfield: 2,767Central Bedfordshire: 6,854

    6,854Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count2,767

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire 14,324, Welwyn Hatfield 6,328Welwyn Hatfield: 6,328Central Bedfordshire: 14,324

    14,324Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count6,328

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire 25,933, Welwyn Hatfield 12,313Welwyn Hatfield: 12,313Central Bedfordshire: 25,933

    25,933Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count12,313

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire 3,626, Welwyn Hatfield 1,408Welwyn Hatfield: 1,408Central Bedfordshire: 3,626

    3,626Central Bedfordshire is higher1,408

Show the numbers
Central Bedfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield, total
MeasureCentral BedfordshireWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£470.1m£472.1m£445.9mCentral Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£695.3m£698.3m£659.5m£243.2m£244.2m£230.6mCentral Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.9m£287.1m£271.2m£139.1m£139.7m£131.9mCentral Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£648.0m£650.8m£614.6m£221.6m£222.6m£210.2mCentral Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mCentral Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.3m£31.4m£29.7m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mCentral Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mCentral Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.0m£89.4m£84.4m£41.3m£41.5m£39.2mCentral Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mCentral Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mCentral Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£231.7m£232.6m£219.7m£114.9m£115.4m£109.0mCentral Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mCentral Bedfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mCentral Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mCentral Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCentral Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mCentral Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202655,70818,904Central Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8471,633Central Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,8542,767Central Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,3246,328Central Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202625,93312,313Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6261,408Central Bedfordshire

Sources

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

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