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Buckinghamshire and South Cambridgeshire

578,432 and 172,543 residents (mid-2024).

Buckinghamshire is higher than South Cambridgeshire on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Buckinghamshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and South Cambridgeshire on 6. 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

Buckinghamshire South Cambridgeshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Buckinghamshire £3,617, South Cambridgeshire £3,512South Cambridgeshire: £3,512Buckinghamshire: £3,617South Cambridgeshire: £3,527Buckinghamshire: £3,632South Cambridgeshire: £3,331Buckinghamshire: £3,431

    £3,617£3,632£3,431Buckinghamshire is higher£3,512£3,527£3,331

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Buckinghamshire £12,703, South Cambridgeshire £12,543South Cambridgeshire: £12,543Buckinghamshire: £12,703South Cambridgeshire: £12,596Buckinghamshire: £12,757South Cambridgeshire: £11,897Buckinghamshire: £12,049

    £12,703£12,757£12,049Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,543£12,596£11,897

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Buckinghamshire £1,367, South Cambridgeshire £1,169South Cambridgeshire: £1,169Buckinghamshire: £1,367South Cambridgeshire: £1,174Buckinghamshire: £1,373South Cambridgeshire: £1,109Buckinghamshire: £1,296

    £1,367£1,373£1,296Buckinghamshire is higher£1,169£1,174£1,109

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Buckinghamshire £11,818, South Cambridgeshire £11,676South Cambridgeshire: £11,676Buckinghamshire: £11,818South Cambridgeshire: £11,725Buckinghamshire: £11,868South Cambridgeshire: £11,075Buckinghamshire: £11,209

    £11,818£11,868£11,209Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,676£11,725£11,075

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Buckinghamshire £295, South Cambridgeshire £257South Cambridgeshire: £257Buckinghamshire: £295South Cambridgeshire: £258Buckinghamshire: £296South Cambridgeshire: £244Buckinghamshire: £279

    £295£296£279Buckinghamshire is higher£257£258£244

  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: Buckinghamshire £575, South Cambridgeshire £595South Cambridgeshire: £595Buckinghamshire: £575South Cambridgeshire: £598Buckinghamshire: £577South Cambridgeshire: £565Buckinghamshire: £545

    £575£577£545South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£595£598£565

  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: Buckinghamshire £16, South Cambridgeshire £15South Cambridgeshire: £15Buckinghamshire: £16South Cambridgeshire: £15Buckinghamshire: £16South Cambridgeshire: £14Buckinghamshire: £15

    £16£16£15Buckinghamshire 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: Buckinghamshire £227, South Cambridgeshire £245South Cambridgeshire: £245Buckinghamshire: £227South Cambridgeshire: £246Buckinghamshire: £228South Cambridgeshire: £232Buckinghamshire: £216

    £227£228£216South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Buckinghamshire £104, South Cambridgeshire £76South Cambridgeshire: £76Buckinghamshire: £104South Cambridgeshire: £76Buckinghamshire: £104South Cambridgeshire: £72Buckinghamshire: £98

    £104£104£98Buckinghamshire is higher£76£76£72

  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: Buckinghamshire £71, South Cambridgeshire £61South Cambridgeshire: £61Buckinghamshire: £71South Cambridgeshire: £62Buckinghamshire: £71South Cambridgeshire: £58Buckinghamshire: £67

    £71£71£67Buckinghamshire is higher£61£62£58

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Buckinghamshire £1,132, South Cambridgeshire £937South Cambridgeshire: £937Buckinghamshire: £1,132South Cambridgeshire: £941Buckinghamshire: £1,137South Cambridgeshire: £889Buckinghamshire: £1,074

    £1,132£1,137£1,074Buckinghamshire is higher£937£941£889

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Buckinghamshire £150, South Cambridgeshire £119South Cambridgeshire: £119Buckinghamshire: £150South Cambridgeshire: £119Buckinghamshire: £151South Cambridgeshire: £113Buckinghamshire: £143

    £150£151£143Buckinghamshire is higher£119£119£113

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Buckinghamshire £151, South Cambridgeshire £161South Cambridgeshire: £161Buckinghamshire: £151South Cambridgeshire: £161Buckinghamshire: £152South Cambridgeshire: £152Buckinghamshire: £143

    £151£152£143South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£161£161£152

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Buckinghamshire £9.38, South Cambridgeshire £7.03South Cambridgeshire: £7.03Buckinghamshire: £9.38South Cambridgeshire: £7.06Buckinghamshire: £9.42South Cambridgeshire: £6.67Buckinghamshire: £8.90

    £9.38£9.42£8.90Buckinghamshire is higher£7.03£7.06£6.67

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Buckinghamshire £3.36, South Cambridgeshire £3.11South Cambridgeshire: £3.11Buckinghamshire: £3.36South Cambridgeshire: £3.12Buckinghamshire: £3.38South Cambridgeshire: £2.95Buckinghamshire: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Buckinghamshire is higher£3.11£3.12£2.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Buckinghamshire £6.29, South Cambridgeshire £4.23South Cambridgeshire: £4.23Buckinghamshire: £6.29South Cambridgeshire: £4.25Buckinghamshire: £6.32South Cambridgeshire: £4.01Buckinghamshire: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Buckinghamshire is higher£4.23£4.25£4.01

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Buckinghamshire 1,004.5, South Cambridgeshire 1,007.4South Cambridgeshire: 1,007.4Buckinghamshire: 1,004.5

    1,004.5South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count1,007.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Buckinghamshire 63.4, South Cambridgeshire 58.5South Cambridgeshire: 58.5Buckinghamshire: 63.4

    63.4Buckinghamshire is higher58.5

  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: Buckinghamshire 119.8, South Cambridgeshire 127.2South Cambridgeshire: 127.2Buckinghamshire: 119.8

    119.8South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count127.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Buckinghamshire 35.7, South Cambridgeshire 37.7South Cambridgeshire: 37.7Buckinghamshire: 35.7

    35.7South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count37.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Buckinghamshire 122.2, South Cambridgeshire 106.3South Cambridgeshire: 106.3Buckinghamshire: 122.2

    122.2Buckinghamshire is higher106.3

  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: Buckinghamshire 16.4, South Cambridgeshire 13.9South Cambridgeshire: 13.9Buckinghamshire: 16.4

    16.4Buckinghamshire is higher13.9

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Buckinghamshire and South Cambridgeshire, per person in the age group
MeasureBuckinghamshireSouth CambridgeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,617£3,632£3,431£3,512£3,527£3,331Buckinghamshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,703£12,757£12,049£12,543£12,596£11,897Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,367£1,373£1,296£1,169£1,174£1,109Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,818£11,868£11,209£11,676£11,725£11,075Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£295£296£279£257£258£244Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£575£577£545£595£598£565South Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£15£15£14Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£245£246£232South Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£76£76£72Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£71£71£67£61£62£58Buckinghamshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,132£1,137£1,074£937£941£889Buckinghamshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£150£151£143£119£119£113Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£151£152£143£161£161£152South Cambridgeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.38£9.42£8.90£7.03£7.06£6.67Buckinghamshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£3.11£3.12£2.95Buckinghamshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97£4.23£4.25£4.01Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.51,007.4South Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.458.5Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026119.8127.2South Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.737.7South Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026122.2106.3Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.413.9Buckinghamshire

Per resident

Buckinghamshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and South Cambridgeshire 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

Buckinghamshire South Cambridgeshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Buckinghamshire £3,617, South Cambridgeshire £3,512South Cambridgeshire: £3,512Buckinghamshire: £3,617South Cambridgeshire: £3,527Buckinghamshire: £3,632South Cambridgeshire: £3,331Buckinghamshire: £3,431

    £3,617£3,632£3,431Buckinghamshire is higher£3,512£3,527£3,331

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Buckinghamshire £2,295, South Cambridgeshire £2,361South Cambridgeshire: £2,361Buckinghamshire: £2,295South Cambridgeshire: £2,371Buckinghamshire: £2,305South Cambridgeshire: £2,239Buckinghamshire: £2,177

    £2,295£2,305£2,177South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,361£2,371£2,239

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Buckinghamshire £834, South Cambridgeshire £707South Cambridgeshire: £707Buckinghamshire: £834South Cambridgeshire: £710Buckinghamshire: £838South Cambridgeshire: £671Buckinghamshire: £791

    £834£838£791Buckinghamshire is higher£707£710£671

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Buckinghamshire £2,135, South Cambridgeshire £2,198South Cambridgeshire: £2,198Buckinghamshire: £2,135South Cambridgeshire: £2,207Buckinghamshire: £2,144South Cambridgeshire: £2,085Buckinghamshire: £2,025

    £2,135£2,144£2,025South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,198£2,207£2,085

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Buckinghamshire £53, South Cambridgeshire £48South Cambridgeshire: £48Buckinghamshire: £53South Cambridgeshire: £49Buckinghamshire: £53South Cambridgeshire: £46Buckinghamshire: £50

    £53£53£50Buckinghamshire is higher£48£49£46

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Buckinghamshire £104, South Cambridgeshire £112South Cambridgeshire: £112Buckinghamshire: £104South Cambridgeshire: £113Buckinghamshire: £104South Cambridgeshire: £106Buckinghamshire: £98

    £104£104£98South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£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: Buckinghamshire £2.95, South Cambridgeshire £2.80South Cambridgeshire: £2.80Buckinghamshire: £2.95South Cambridgeshire: £2.82Buckinghamshire: £2.96South Cambridgeshire: £2.66Buckinghamshire: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80Buckinghamshire is higher£2.80£2.82£2.66

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Buckinghamshire £227, South Cambridgeshire £245South Cambridgeshire: £245Buckinghamshire: £227South Cambridgeshire: £246Buckinghamshire: £228South Cambridgeshire: £232Buckinghamshire: £216

    £227£228£216South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£232

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Buckinghamshire £104, South Cambridgeshire £76South Cambridgeshire: £76Buckinghamshire: £104South Cambridgeshire: £76Buckinghamshire: £104South Cambridgeshire: £72Buckinghamshire: £98

    £104£104£98Buckinghamshire is higher£76£76£72

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Buckinghamshire £43, South Cambridgeshire £37South Cambridgeshire: £37Buckinghamshire: £43South Cambridgeshire: £37Buckinghamshire: £44South Cambridgeshire: £35Buckinghamshire: £41

    £43£44£41Buckinghamshire is higher£37£37£35

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Buckinghamshire £691, South Cambridgeshire £567South Cambridgeshire: £567Buckinghamshire: £691South Cambridgeshire: £569Buckinghamshire: £694South Cambridgeshire: £538Buckinghamshire: £655

    £691£694£655Buckinghamshire is higher£567£569£538

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Buckinghamshire £150, South Cambridgeshire £119South Cambridgeshire: £119Buckinghamshire: £150South Cambridgeshire: £119Buckinghamshire: £151South Cambridgeshire: £113Buckinghamshire: £143

    £150£151£143Buckinghamshire is higher£119£119£113

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Buckinghamshire £92, South Cambridgeshire £97South Cambridgeshire: £97Buckinghamshire: £92South Cambridgeshire: £98Buckinghamshire: £93South Cambridgeshire: £92Buckinghamshire: £88

    £92£93£88South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Buckinghamshire £5.72, South Cambridgeshire £4.25South Cambridgeshire: £4.25Buckinghamshire: £5.72South Cambridgeshire: £4.27Buckinghamshire: £5.75South Cambridgeshire: £4.03Buckinghamshire: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Buckinghamshire is higher£4.25£4.27£4.03

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Buckinghamshire £2.05, South Cambridgeshire £1.89South Cambridgeshire: £1.89Buckinghamshire: £2.05South Cambridgeshire: £1.90Buckinghamshire: £2.05South Cambridgeshire: £1.79Buckinghamshire: £1.94

    £2.05£2.05£1.94Buckinghamshire is higher£1.89£1.90£1.79

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Buckinghamshire £6.29, South Cambridgeshire £4.23South Cambridgeshire: £4.23Buckinghamshire: £6.29South Cambridgeshire: £4.25Buckinghamshire: £6.32South Cambridgeshire: £4.01Buckinghamshire: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Buckinghamshire is higher£4.23£4.25£4.01

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Buckinghamshire 181.5, South Cambridgeshire 189.6South Cambridgeshire: 189.6Buckinghamshire: 181.5

    181.5South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count189.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Buckinghamshire 11.5, South Cambridgeshire 11.0South Cambridgeshire: 11.0Buckinghamshire: 11.5

    11.5Buckinghamshire is higher11.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Buckinghamshire 21.6, South Cambridgeshire 23.9South Cambridgeshire: 23.9Buckinghamshire: 21.6

    21.6South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count23.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Buckinghamshire 35.7, South Cambridgeshire 37.7South Cambridgeshire: 37.7Buckinghamshire: 35.7

    35.7South Cambridgeshire is higherDepends on how you count37.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Buckinghamshire 74.6, South Cambridgeshire 64.3South Cambridgeshire: 64.3Buckinghamshire: 74.6

    74.6Buckinghamshire is higher64.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Buckinghamshire 10.0, South Cambridgeshire 8.4South Cambridgeshire: 8.4Buckinghamshire: 10.0

    10.0Buckinghamshire is higher8.4

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Buckinghamshire and South Cambridgeshire, per resident
MeasureBuckinghamshireSouth CambridgeshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,617£3,632£3,431£3,512£3,527£3,331Buckinghamshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,295£2,305£2,177£2,361£2,371£2,239South Cambridgeshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£834£838£791£707£710£671Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,135£2,144£2,025£2,198£2,207£2,085South Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£48£49£46Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£112£113£106South Cambridgeshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£2.80£2.82£2.66Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£245£246£232South Cambridgeshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£76£76£72Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£43£44£41£37£37£35Buckinghamshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£691£694£655£567£569£538Buckinghamshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£150£151£143£119£119£113Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£92£93£88£97£98£92South Cambridgeshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£4.25£4.27£4.03Buckinghamshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.05£2.05£1.94£1.89£1.90£1.79Buckinghamshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97£4.23£4.25£4.01Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026181.5189.6South Cambridgeshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.511.0Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.623.9South Cambridgeshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.737.7South Cambridgeshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.664.3Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.08.4Buckinghamshire

Total

Buckinghamshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and South Cambridgeshire 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

Buckinghamshire South Cambridgeshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Buckinghamshire £2.1bn, South Cambridgeshire £606.0mSouth Cambridgeshire: £606.0mBuckinghamshire: £2.1bnSouth Cambridgeshire: £608.5mBuckinghamshire: £2.1bnSouth Cambridgeshire: £574.8mBuckinghamshire: £2.0bn

    £2.1bn£2.1bn£2.0bnBuckinghamshire is higher£606.0m£608.5m£574.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Buckinghamshire £1.3bn, South Cambridgeshire £407.4mSouth Cambridgeshire: £407.4mBuckinghamshire: £1.3bnSouth Cambridgeshire: £409.1mBuckinghamshire: £1.3bnSouth Cambridgeshire: £386.4mBuckinghamshire: £1.3bn

    £1.3bnBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£407.4m£409.1m£386.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Buckinghamshire £482.6m, South Cambridgeshire £122.1mSouth Cambridgeshire: £122.1mBuckinghamshire: £482.6mSouth Cambridgeshire: £122.6mBuckinghamshire: £484.6mSouth Cambridgeshire: £115.8mBuckinghamshire: £457.7m

    £482.6m£484.6m£457.7mBuckinghamshire is higher£122.1m£122.6m£115.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Buckinghamshire £1.2bn, South Cambridgeshire £379.2mSouth Cambridgeshire: £379.2mBuckinghamshire: £1.2bnSouth Cambridgeshire: £380.8mBuckinghamshire: £1.2bnSouth Cambridgeshire: £359.7mBuckinghamshire: £1.2bn

    £1.2bnBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£379.2m£380.8m£359.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Buckinghamshire £30.8m, South Cambridgeshire £8.3mSouth Cambridgeshire: £8.3mBuckinghamshire: £30.8mSouth Cambridgeshire: £8.4mBuckinghamshire: £30.9mSouth Cambridgeshire: £7.9mBuckinghamshire: £29.2m

    £30.8m£30.9m£29.2mBuckinghamshire is higher£8.3m£8.4m£7.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Buckinghamshire £60.0m, South Cambridgeshire £19.3mSouth Cambridgeshire: £19.3mBuckinghamshire: £60.0mSouth Cambridgeshire: £19.4mBuckinghamshire: £60.3mSouth Cambridgeshire: £18.3mBuckinghamshire: £57.0m

    £60.0m£60.3m£57.0mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Buckinghamshire £1.7m, South Cambridgeshire £0.48mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.48mBuckinghamshire: £1.7mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.49mBuckinghamshire: £1.7mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.46mBuckinghamshire: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBuckinghamshire is higher£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Buckinghamshire £131.5m, South Cambridgeshire £42.2mSouth Cambridgeshire: £42.2mBuckinghamshire: £131.5mSouth Cambridgeshire: £42.4mBuckinghamshire: £132.0mSouth Cambridgeshire: £40.0mBuckinghamshire: £124.7m

    £131.5m£132.0m£124.7mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£42.2m£42.4m£40.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Buckinghamshire £60.0m, South Cambridgeshire £13.1mSouth Cambridgeshire: £13.1mBuckinghamshire: £60.0mSouth Cambridgeshire: £13.1mBuckinghamshire: £60.2mSouth Cambridgeshire: £12.4mBuckinghamshire: £56.9m

    £60.0m£60.2m£56.9mBuckinghamshire is higher£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Buckinghamshire £25.1m, South Cambridgeshire £6.4mSouth Cambridgeshire: £6.4mBuckinghamshire: £25.1mSouth Cambridgeshire: £6.4mBuckinghamshire: £25.2mSouth Cambridgeshire: £6.1mBuckinghamshire: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mBuckinghamshire is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Buckinghamshire £399.6m, South Cambridgeshire £97.8mSouth Cambridgeshire: £97.8mBuckinghamshire: £399.6mSouth Cambridgeshire: £98.2mBuckinghamshire: £401.3mSouth Cambridgeshire: £92.8mBuckinghamshire: £379.0m

    £399.6m£401.3m£379.0mBuckinghamshire is higher£97.8m£98.2m£92.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Buckinghamshire £87.0m, South Cambridgeshire £20.5mSouth Cambridgeshire: £20.5mBuckinghamshire: £87.0mSouth Cambridgeshire: £20.6mBuckinghamshire: £87.3mSouth Cambridgeshire: £19.4mBuckinghamshire: £82.5m

    £87.0m£87.3m£82.5mBuckinghamshire is higher£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Buckinghamshire £53.4m, South Cambridgeshire £16.8mSouth Cambridgeshire: £16.8mBuckinghamshire: £53.4mSouth Cambridgeshire: £16.8mBuckinghamshire: £53.6mSouth Cambridgeshire: £15.9mBuckinghamshire: £50.6m

    £53.4m£53.6m£50.6mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Buckinghamshire £3.3m, South Cambridgeshire £0.73mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.73mBuckinghamshire: £3.3mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.74mBuckinghamshire: £3.3mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.70mBuckinghamshire: £3.1m

    £3.3m£3.3m£3.1mBuckinghamshire is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Buckinghamshire £1.2m, South Cambridgeshire £0.33mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.33mBuckinghamshire: £1.2mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.33mBuckinghamshire: £1.2mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.31mBuckinghamshire: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBuckinghamshire is higher£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Buckinghamshire £3.6m, South Cambridgeshire £0.73mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.73mBuckinghamshire: £3.6mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.73mBuckinghamshire: £3.7mSouth Cambridgeshire: £0.69mBuckinghamshire: £3.5m

    £3.6m£3.7m£3.5mBuckinghamshire is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Buckinghamshire 104,980, South Cambridgeshire 32,717South Cambridgeshire: 32,717Buckinghamshire: 104,980

    104,980Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count32,717

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Buckinghamshire 6,622, South Cambridgeshire 1,899South Cambridgeshire: 1,899Buckinghamshire: 6,622

    6,622Buckinghamshire is higher1,899

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Buckinghamshire 12,515, South Cambridgeshire 4,130South Cambridgeshire: 4,130Buckinghamshire: 12,515

    12,515Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count4,130

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Buckinghamshire 20,665, South Cambridgeshire 6,498South Cambridgeshire: 6,498Buckinghamshire: 20,665

    20,665Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count6,498

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Buckinghamshire 43,137, South Cambridgeshire 11,102South Cambridgeshire: 11,102Buckinghamshire: 43,137

    43,137Buckinghamshire is higher11,102

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Buckinghamshire 5,799, South Cambridgeshire 1,449South Cambridgeshire: 1,449Buckinghamshire: 5,799

    5,799Buckinghamshire is higher1,449

Show the numbers
Buckinghamshire and South Cambridgeshire, total
MeasureBuckinghamshireSouth CambridgeshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1bn£2.1bn£2.0bn£606.0m£608.5m£574.8mBuckinghamshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3bn£407.4m£409.1m£386.4mBuckinghamshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£482.6m£484.6m£457.7m£122.1m£122.6m£115.8mBuckinghamshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£379.2m£380.8m£359.7mBuckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£30.8m£30.9m£29.2m£8.3m£8.4m£7.9mBuckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mBuckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.48m£0.49m£0.46mBuckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£131.5m£132.0m£124.7m£42.2m£42.4m£40.0mBuckinghamshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.2m£56.9m£13.1m£13.1m£12.4mBuckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£6.4m£6.4m£6.1mBuckinghamshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£399.6m£401.3m£379.0m£97.8m£98.2m£92.8mBuckinghamshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£87.0m£87.3m£82.5m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mBuckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£53.4m£53.6m£50.6m£16.8m£16.8m£15.9mBuckinghamshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mBuckinghamshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.33m£0.33m£0.31mBuckinghamshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.7m£3.5m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mBuckinghamshire
State Pensiontotal, March 2026104,98032,717Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,6221,899Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202612,5154,130Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,6656,498Buckinghamshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202643,13711,102Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,7991,449Buckinghamshire

Sources

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

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  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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