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Dorset and Herefordshire, County of

389,341 and 192,067 residents (mid-2024).

Dorset is higher than Herefordshire, County of on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Dorset is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 9. 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

Dorset Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dorset £5,217, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Dorset: £5,217Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Dorset: £5,239Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Dorset: £4,948

    £5,217£5,239£4,948Dorset is higher£4,730£4,750£4,486

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dorset £12,394, Herefordshire, County of £12,360Herefordshire, County of: £12,360Dorset: £12,394Herefordshire, County of: £12,413Dorset: £12,446Herefordshire, County of: £11,724Dorset: £11,756

    £12,394£12,446£11,756Dorset is higher£12,360£12,413£11,724

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £1,701, Herefordshire, County of £1,601Herefordshire, County of: £1,601Dorset: £1,701Herefordshire, County of: £1,608Dorset: £1,708Herefordshire, County of: £1,518Dorset: £1,613

    £1,701£1,708£1,613Dorset is higher£1,601£1,608£1,518

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dorset £11,463, Herefordshire, County of £11,422Herefordshire, County of: £11,422Dorset: £11,463Herefordshire, County of: £11,471Dorset: £11,512Herefordshire, County of: £10,834Dorset: £10,873

    £11,463£11,512£10,873Dorset is higher£11,422£11,471£10,834

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dorset £269, Herefordshire, County of £313Herefordshire, County of: £313Dorset: £269Herefordshire, County of: £315Dorset: £270Herefordshire, County of: £297Dorset: £255

    £269£270£255Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£313£315£297

  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: Dorset £643, Herefordshire, County of £604Herefordshire, County of: £604Dorset: £643Herefordshire, County of: £607Dorset: £646Herefordshire, County of: £573Dorset: £610

    £643£646£610Dorset is higher£604£607£573

  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: Dorset £18, Herefordshire, County of £21Herefordshire, County of: £21Dorset: £18Herefordshire, County of: £21Dorset: £18Herefordshire, County of: £20Dorset: £17

    £18£18£17Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £386, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Dorset: £386Herefordshire, County of: £391Dorset: £388Herefordshire, County of: £369Dorset: £366

    £386£388£366Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £107, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Dorset: £107Herefordshire, County of: £98Dorset: £108Herefordshire, County of: £92Dorset: £102

    £107£108£102Dorset is higher£97£98£92

  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: Dorset £99, Herefordshire, County of £92Herefordshire, County of: £92Dorset: £99Herefordshire, County of: £92Dorset: £99Herefordshire, County of: £87Dorset: £94

    £99£99£94Dorset is higher£92£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £1,319, Herefordshire, County of £1,207Herefordshire, County of: £1,207Dorset: £1,319Herefordshire, County of: £1,212Dorset: £1,325Herefordshire, County of: £1,145Dorset: £1,251

    £1,319£1,325£1,251Dorset is higher£1,207£1,212£1,145

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dorset £180, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Dorset: £180Herefordshire, County of: £163Dorset: £181Herefordshire, County of: £154Dorset: £171

    £180£181£171Dorset is higher£162£163£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £273, Herefordshire, County of £291Herefordshire, County of: £291Dorset: £273Herefordshire, County of: £292Dorset: £274Herefordshire, County of: £276Dorset: £259

    £273£274£259Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£291£292£276

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £4.35, Herefordshire, County of £5.21Herefordshire, County of: £5.21Dorset: £4.35Herefordshire, County of: £5.23Dorset: £4.37Herefordshire, County of: £4.94Dorset: £4.13

    £4.35£4.37£4.13Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dorset £5.09, Herefordshire, County of £5.87Herefordshire, County of: £5.87Dorset: £5.09Herefordshire, County of: £5.90Dorset: £5.11Herefordshire, County of: £5.57Dorset: £4.83

    £5.09£5.11£4.83Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dorset £5.94, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Dorset: £5.94Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Dorset: £5.96Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Dorset: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dorset 1,009.1, Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0Dorset: 1,009.1

    1,009.1Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count1,011.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dorset 69.1, Herefordshire, County of 78.3Herefordshire, County of: 78.3Dorset: 69.1

    69.1Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count78.3

  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: Dorset 135.0, Herefordshire, County of 124.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1Dorset: 135.0

    135.0Dorset is higher124.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 57.2, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Dorset: 57.2

    57.2Dorset is higher55.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dorset 154.5, Herefordshire, County of 152.1Herefordshire, County of: 152.1Dorset: 154.5

    154.5Dorset is higherDepends on how you count152.1

  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: Dorset 21.6, Herefordshire, County of 19.9Herefordshire, County of: 19.9Dorset: 21.6

    21.6Dorset is higher19.9

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Dorset and Herefordshire, County of, per person in the age group
MeasureDorsetHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,217£5,239£4,948£4,730£4,750£4,486Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,394£12,446£11,756£12,360£12,413£11,724Dorset
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,701£1,708£1,613£1,601£1,608£1,518Dorset
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,463£11,512£10,873£11,422£11,471£10,834Dorset
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£269£270£255£313£315£297Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£646£610£604£607£573Dorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£21£21£20Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£386£388£366£389£391£369Herefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£97£98£92Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£92£92£87Dorset
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,319£1,325£1,251£1,207£1,212£1,145Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£162£163£154Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£273£274£259£291£292£276Herefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.35£4.37£4.13£5.21£5.23£4.94Herefordshire, County of
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£5.87£5.90£5.57Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.11,011.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.178.3Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.0124.1Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.255.5Dorset
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.5152.1Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.619.9Dorset

Per resident

Dorset is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of 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

Dorset Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dorset £5,217, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730Dorset: £5,217Herefordshire, County of: £4,750Dorset: £5,239Herefordshire, County of: £4,486Dorset: £4,948

    £5,217£5,239£4,948Dorset is higher£4,730£4,750£4,486

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dorset £3,610, Herefordshire, County of £3,154Herefordshire, County of: £3,154Dorset: £3,610Herefordshire, County of: £3,167Dorset: £3,626Herefordshire, County of: £2,991Dorset: £3,425

    £3,610£3,626£3,425Dorset is higher£3,154£3,167£2,991

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dorset £927, Herefordshire, County of £919Herefordshire, County of: £919Dorset: £927Herefordshire, County of: £923Dorset: £931Herefordshire, County of: £871Dorset: £879

    £927£931£879Dorset is higher£919£923£871

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dorset £3,339, Herefordshire, County of £2,914Herefordshire, County of: £2,914Dorset: £3,339Herefordshire, County of: £2,927Dorset: £3,354Herefordshire, County of: £2,764Dorset: £3,168

    £3,339£3,354£3,168Dorset is higher£2,914£2,927£2,764

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dorset £78, Herefordshire, County of £80Herefordshire, County of: £80Dorset: £78Herefordshire, County of: £80Dorset: £79Herefordshire, County of: £76Dorset: £74

    £78£79£74Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £187, Herefordshire, County of £154Herefordshire, County of: £154Dorset: £187Herefordshire, County of: £155Dorset: £188Herefordshire, County of: £146Dorset: £178

    £187£188£178Dorset is higher£154£155£146

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dorset £5.19, Herefordshire, County of £5.28Herefordshire, County of: £5.28Dorset: £5.19Herefordshire, County of: £5.30Dorset: £5.21Herefordshire, County of: £5.01Dorset: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£5.28£5.30£5.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £386, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389Dorset: £386Herefordshire, County of: £391Dorset: £388Herefordshire, County of: £369Dorset: £366

    £386£388£366Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dorset £107, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97Dorset: £107Herefordshire, County of: £98Dorset: £108Herefordshire, County of: £92Dorset: £102

    £107£108£102Dorset is higher£97£98£92

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dorset £54, Herefordshire, County of £53Herefordshire, County of: £53Dorset: £54Herefordshire, County of: £53Dorset: £54Herefordshire, County of: £50Dorset: £51

    £54£54£51Dorset is higher£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dorset £719, Herefordshire, County of £693Herefordshire, County of: £693Dorset: £719Herefordshire, County of: £696Dorset: £722Herefordshire, County of: £657Dorset: £682

    £719£722£682Dorset is higher£693£696£657

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dorset £180, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162Dorset: £180Herefordshire, County of: £163Dorset: £181Herefordshire, County of: £154Dorset: £171

    £180£181£171Dorset is higher£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dorset £149, Herefordshire, County of £167Herefordshire, County of: £167Dorset: £149Herefordshire, County of: £168Dorset: £149Herefordshire, County of: £158Dorset: £141

    £149£149£141Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dorset £2.37, Herefordshire, County of £2.99Herefordshire, County of: £2.99Dorset: £2.37Herefordshire, County of: £3.01Dorset: £2.38Herefordshire, County of: £2.84Dorset: £2.25

    £2.37£2.38£2.25Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£2.99£3.01£2.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dorset £2.77, Herefordshire, County of £3.37Herefordshire, County of: £3.37Dorset: £2.77Herefordshire, County of: £3.39Dorset: £2.78Herefordshire, County of: £3.20Dorset: £2.63

    £2.77£2.78£2.63Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£3.37£3.39£3.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dorset £5.94, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82Dorset: £5.94Herefordshire, County of: £8.86Dorset: £5.96Herefordshire, County of: £8.37Dorset: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£8.82£8.86£8.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 294.0, Herefordshire, County of 258.0Herefordshire, County of: 258.0Dorset: 294.0

    294.0Dorset is higherDepends on how you count258.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 20.1, Herefordshire, County of 20.0Herefordshire, County of: 20.0Dorset: 20.1

    20.1Dorset is higherDepends on how you count20.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 39.3, Herefordshire, County of 31.7Herefordshire, County of: 31.7Dorset: 39.3

    39.3Dorset is higher31.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 57.2, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5Dorset: 57.2

    57.2Dorset is higher55.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 84.2, Herefordshire, County of 87.3Herefordshire, County of: 87.3Dorset: 84.2

    84.2Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count87.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dorset 11.8, Herefordshire, County of 11.4Herefordshire, County of: 11.4Dorset: 11.8

    11.8Dorset is higher11.4

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Dorset and Herefordshire, County of, per resident
MeasureDorsetHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,217£5,239£4,948£4,730£4,750£4,486Dorset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,610£3,626£3,425£3,154£3,167£2,991Dorset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£927£931£879£919£923£871Dorset
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,339£3,354£3,168£2,914£2,927£2,764Dorset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£79£74£80£80£76Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£154£155£146Dorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£5.28£5.30£5.01Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£386£388£366£389£391£369Herefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£97£98£92Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£53£53£50Dorset
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£719£722£682£693£696£657Dorset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171£162£163£154Dorset
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141£167£168£158Herefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.37£2.38£2.25£2.99£3.01£2.84Herefordshire, County of
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.77£2.78£2.63£3.37£3.39£3.20Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026294.0258.0Dorset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.120.0Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.331.7Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.255.5Dorset
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.287.3Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.811.4Dorset

Total

Dorset is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of 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

Dorset Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dorset £2.0bn, Herefordshire, County of £908.4mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mDorset: £2.0bnHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mDorset: £2.0bnHerefordshire, County of: £861.7mDorset: £1.9bn

    £2.0bn£2.0bn£1.9bnDorset is higher£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dorset £1.4bn, Herefordshire, County of £605.7mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mDorset: £1.4bnHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mDorset: £1.4bnHerefordshire, County of: £574.5mDorset: £1.3bn

    £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnDorset is higher£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dorset £360.8m, Herefordshire, County of £176.5mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mDorset: £360.8mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mDorset: £362.3mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4mDorset: £342.2m

    £360.8m£362.3m£342.2mDorset is higher£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dorset £1.3bn, Herefordshire, County of £559.7mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mDorset: £1.3bnHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mDorset: £1.3bnHerefordshire, County of: £530.9mDorset: £1.2bn

    £1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnDorset is higher£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dorset £30.5m, Herefordshire, County of £15.4mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mDorset: £30.5mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mDorset: £30.7mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6mDorset: £28.9m

    £30.5m£30.7m£28.9mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dorset £73.0m, Herefordshire, County of £29.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mDorset: £73.0mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mDorset: £73.3mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1mDorset: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mDorset is higher£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dorset £2.0m, Herefordshire, County of £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mDorset: £2.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mDorset: £2.0mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96mDorset: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dorset £150.3m, Herefordshire, County of £74.8mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mDorset: £150.3mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mDorset: £151.0mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9mDorset: £142.6m

    £150.3m£151.0m£142.6mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£74.8m£75.1m£70.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dorset £41.7m, Herefordshire, County of £18.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mDorset: £41.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mDorset: £41.9mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7mDorset: £39.6m

    £41.7m£41.9m£39.6mDorset is higher£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dorset £20.9m, Herefordshire, County of £10.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mDorset: £20.9mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mDorset: £21.0mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6mDorset: £19.9m

    £20.9m£21.0m£19.9mDorset is higher£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dorset £279.9m, Herefordshire, County of £133.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mDorset: £279.9mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mDorset: £281.1mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2mDorset: £265.5m

    £279.9m£281.1m£265.5mDorset is higher£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dorset £70.2m, Herefordshire, County of £31.1mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mDorset: £70.2mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mDorset: £70.5mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5mDorset: £66.6m

    £70.2m£70.5m£66.6mDorset is higher£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dorset £57.9m, Herefordshire, County of £32.1mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mDorset: £57.9mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mDorset: £58.2mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4mDorset: £55.0m

    £57.9m£58.2m£55.0mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dorset £0.92m, Herefordshire, County of £0.57mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mDorset: £0.92mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mDorset: £0.93mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54mDorset: £0.88m

    £0.92m£0.93m£0.88mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dorset £1.1m, Herefordshire, County of £0.65mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mDorset: £1.1mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mDorset: £1.1mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61mDorset: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dorset £2.3m, Herefordshire, County of £1.7mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mDorset: £2.3mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mDorset: £2.3mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6mDorset: £2.2m

    £2.3m£2.3m£2.2mDorset is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dorset 114,452, Herefordshire, County of 49,545Herefordshire, County of: 49,545Dorset: 114,452

    114,452Dorset is higherDepends on how you count49,545

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dorset 7,835, Herefordshire, County of 3,839Herefordshire, County of: 3,839Dorset: 7,835

    7,835Dorset is higherDepends on how you count3,839

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dorset 15,308, Herefordshire, County of 6,081Herefordshire, County of: 6,081Dorset: 15,308

    15,308Dorset is higher6,081

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dorset 22,278, Herefordshire, County of 10,667Herefordshire, County of: 10,667Dorset: 22,278

    22,278Dorset is higher10,667

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dorset 32,777, Herefordshire, County of 16,762Herefordshire, County of: 16,762Dorset: 32,777

    32,777Dorset is higherDepends on how you count16,762

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dorset 4,591, Herefordshire, County of 2,191Herefordshire, County of: 2,191Dorset: 4,591

    4,591Dorset is higher2,191

Show the numbers
Dorset and Herefordshire, County of, total
MeasureDorsetHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.0bn£2.0bn£1.9bn£908.4m£912.3m£861.7mDorset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn£605.7m£608.3m£574.5mDorset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£360.8m£362.3m£342.2m£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mDorset
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn£559.7m£562.1m£530.9mDorset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£28.9m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mDorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mDorset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mDorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£150.3m£151.0m£142.6m£74.8m£75.1m£70.9mDorset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.7m£41.9m£39.6m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mDorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.9m£21.0m£19.9m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mDorset
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£279.9m£281.1m£265.5m£133.0m£133.6m£126.2mDorset
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£70.2m£70.5m£66.6m£31.1m£31.3m£29.5mDorset
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£57.9m£58.2m£55.0m£32.1m£32.2m£30.4mDorset
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mDorset
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDorset
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mDorset
State Pensiontotal, March 2026114,45249,545Dorset
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,8353,839Dorset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202615,3086,081Dorset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202622,27810,667Dorset
Universal Credittotal, May 202632,77716,762Dorset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,5912,191Dorset

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.
  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.
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