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Cumberland and Mid Devon
Cumberland is higher than Mid Devon on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 5 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Cumberland is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Mid Devon on 3. 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
Cumberland Mid Devon
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,894£4,915£4,643Cumberland is higher£4,496£4,516£4,265
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,718£12,773£12,064Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£12,276£12,329£11,645
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,958£1,966£1,857Cumberland is higher£1,651£1,658£1,566
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,513£11,562£10,920Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count£11,334£11,382£10,751
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£351£353£333Cumberland is higher£307£309£292
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£831£835£788Cumberland is higher£614£616£582
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£24£24£22Cumberland is higher£21£21£20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£534£536£506Cumberland is higher£364£365£345
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£137£138£130Mid Devon is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£133
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£119£119£113Cumberland is higher£98£99£93
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,459£1,465£1,384Cumberland is higher£1,293£1,298£1,226
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£169£170£161Cumberland is higher£133£133£126
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£370£372£351Cumberland is higher£252£253£239
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Mid Devon is higherDepends on how you count£4.27£4.29£4.05
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.85£5.88£5.55Cumberland is higher£4.25£4.27£4.03
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.52£7.55£7.13Cumberland is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.8Mid Devon is higherDepends on how you count1,021.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
91.8Cumberland is higher79.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
164.3Cumberland is higher129.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
77.6Cumberland is higher54.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
176.5Cumberland is higher158.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
24.5Cumberland is higher21.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cumberland | Mid Devon | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,894£4,915£4,643 | £4,496£4,516£4,265 | Cumberland |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,718£12,773£12,064 | £12,276£12,329£11,645 | Cumberland |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,958£1,966£1,857 | £1,651£1,658£1,566 | Cumberland |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,513£11,562£10,920 | £11,334£11,382£10,751 | Cumberland |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £351£353£333 | £307£309£292 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £831£835£788 | £614£616£582 | Cumberland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £24£24£22 | £21£21£20 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £534£536£506 | £364£365£345 | Cumberland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £137£138£130 | £141£141£133 | Mid Devon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £119£119£113 | £98£99£93 | Cumberland |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,459£1,465£1,384 | £1,293£1,298£1,226 | Cumberland |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £169£170£161 | £133£133£126 | Cumberland |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £370£372£351 | £252£253£239 | Cumberland |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £4.27£4.29£4.05 | Mid Devon |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.85£5.88£5.55 | £4.25£4.27£4.03 | Cumberland |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.52£7.55£7.13 | £6.44£6.47£6.11 | Cumberland |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.8 | 1,021.9 | Mid Devon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 91.8 | 79.1 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 164.3 | 129.0 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 77.6 | 54.8 | Cumberland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 176.5 | 158.5 | Cumberland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 24.5 | 21.4 | Cumberland |
Per resident
Cumberland is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Mid Devon on 5. 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
Cumberland Mid Devon
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,894£4,915£4,643Cumberland is higher£4,496£4,516£4,265
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,882£2,895£2,734Mid Devon is higherDepends on how you count£2,896£2,908£2,747
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,164£1,169£1,104Cumberland is higher£957£961£908
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,609£2,620£2,475Mid Devon is higherDepends on how you count£2,673£2,685£2,536
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£80£80£76Cumberland is higher£73£73£69
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£188£189£179Cumberland is higher£145£145£137
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.32£5.35£5.05Cumberland is higher£5.02£5.04£4.76
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£534£536£506Cumberland is higher£364£365£345
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£137£138£130Mid Devon is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£133
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£71£71£67Cumberland is higher£57£57£54
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£868£871£823Cumberland is higher£750£753£711
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£169£170£161Cumberland is higher£133£133£126
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£220£221£209Cumberland is higher£146£147£138
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.39£2.40£2.27Mid Devon is higherDepends on how you count£2.48£2.49£2.35
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.48£3.49£3.30Cumberland is higher£2.47£2.48£2.34
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.52£7.55£7.13Cumberland is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
231.6Mid Devon is higherDepends on how you count241.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.8Cumberland is higher18.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
37.2Cumberland is higher30.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
77.6Cumberland is higher54.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
104.9Cumberland is higher91.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.6Cumberland is higher12.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Cumberland | Mid Devon | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,894£4,915£4,643 | £4,496£4,516£4,265 | Cumberland |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,882£2,895£2,734 | £2,896£2,908£2,747 | Mid Devon |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,164£1,169£1,104 | £957£961£908 | Cumberland |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,609£2,620£2,475 | £2,673£2,685£2,536 | Mid Devon |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £73£73£69 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £188£189£179 | £145£145£137 | Cumberland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | £5.02£5.04£4.76 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £534£536£506 | £364£365£345 | Cumberland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £137£138£130 | £141£141£133 | Mid Devon |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £71£71£67 | £57£57£54 | Cumberland |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £868£871£823 | £750£753£711 | Cumberland |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £169£170£161 | £133£133£126 | Cumberland |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £220£221£209 | £146£147£138 | Cumberland |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.39£2.40£2.27 | £2.48£2.49£2.35 | Mid Devon |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.48£3.49£3.30 | £2.47£2.48£2.34 | Cumberland |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.52£7.55£7.13 | £6.44£6.47£6.11 | Cumberland |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 231.6 | 241.0 | Mid Devon |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.8 | 18.7 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 37.2 | 30.4 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 77.6 | 54.8 | Cumberland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 104.9 | 91.9 | Cumberland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.6 | 12.4 | Cumberland |
Total
Cumberland is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Mid Devon 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
Cumberland Mid Devon
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bnCumberland is higher£382.7m£384.3m£363.0m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£807.1m£810.5m£765.6mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£246.4m£247.5m£233.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£325.9m£327.3m£309.2mCumberland is higher£81.5m£81.8m£77.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£730.6m£733.7m£693.0mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£227.5m£228.5m£215.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£22.3m£22.4m£21.1mCumberland is higher£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£52.7m£53.0m£50.0mCumberland is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCumberland is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£149.5m£150.1m£141.8mCumberland is higher£31.0m£31.1m£29.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£38.4m£38.6m£36.5mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.0m£11.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.8m£19.8m£18.7mCumberland is higher£4.8m£4.9m£4.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£242.9m£244.0m£230.4mCumberland is higher£63.8m£64.1m£60.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£47.4m£47.6m£45.0mCumberland is higher£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£61.6m£61.9m£58.5mCumberland is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.67m£0.67m£0.64mCumberland is higherDepends on how you count£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mCumberland is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mCumberland is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
64,839Cumberland is higherDepends on how you count20,512
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
5,824Cumberland is higher1,588
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
10,427Cumberland is higher2,590
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
21,741Cumberland is higher4,662
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
29,386Cumberland is higher7,819
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,075Cumberland is higher1,057
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| Measure | Cumberland | Mid Devon | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn | £382.7m£384.3m£363.0m | Cumberland |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £807.1m£810.5m£765.6m | £246.4m£247.5m£233.7m | Cumberland |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £325.9m£327.3m£309.2m | £81.5m£81.8m£77.3m | Cumberland |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £730.6m£733.7m£693.0m | £227.5m£228.5m£215.8m | Cumberland |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £22.3m£22.4m£21.1m | £6.2m£6.2m£5.9m | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £52.7m£53.0m£50.0m | £12.3m£12.4m£11.7m | Cumberland |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £149.5m£150.1m£141.8m | £31.0m£31.1m£29.4m | Cumberland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £38.4m£38.6m£36.5m | £12.0m£12.0m£11.3m | Cumberland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.8m£19.8m£18.7m | £4.8m£4.9m£4.6m | Cumberland |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £242.9m£244.0m£230.4m | £63.8m£64.1m£60.5m | Cumberland |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £47.4m£47.6m£45.0m | £11.3m£11.3m£10.7m | Cumberland |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £61.6m£61.9m£58.5m | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | Cumberland |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.67m£0.67m£0.64m | £0.21m£0.21m£0.20m | Cumberland |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.97m£0.98m£0.92m | £0.21m£0.21m£0.20m | Cumberland |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £2.1m£2.1m£2.0m | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | Cumberland |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 64,839 | 20,512 | Cumberland |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 5,824 | 1,588 | Cumberland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 10,427 | 2,590 | Cumberland |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 21,741 | 4,662 | Cumberland |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 29,386 | 7,819 | Cumberland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,075 | 1,057 | Cumberland |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.