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Cambridge and Exeter

151,666 and 139,007 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Exeter on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Cambridge is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 20. 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

Cambridge Exeter

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,584, Exeter £3,690Exeter: £3,690Cambridge: £2,584Exeter: £3,706Cambridge: £2,595Exeter: £3,500Cambridge: £2,451

    £2,584£2,595£2,451Exeter is higher£3,690£3,706£3,500

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £11,933, Exeter £12,441Exeter: £12,441Cambridge: £11,933Exeter: £12,494Cambridge: £11,984Exeter: £11,801Cambridge: £11,319

    £11,933£11,984£11,319Exeter is higher£12,441£12,494£11,801

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,064, Exeter £1,467Exeter: £1,467Cambridge: £1,064Exeter: £1,473Cambridge: £1,068Exeter: £1,391Cambridge: £1,009

    £1,064£1,068£1,009Exeter is higher£1,467£1,473£1,391

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,889, Exeter £11,341Exeter: £11,341Cambridge: £10,889Exeter: £11,389Cambridge: £10,936Exeter: £10,758Cambridge: £10,329

    £10,889£10,936£10,329Exeter is higher£11,341£11,389£10,758

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £490, Exeter £409Exeter: £409Cambridge: £490Exeter: £411Cambridge: £492Exeter: £388Cambridge: £465

    £490£492£465Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£409£411£388

  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: Cambridge £530, Exeter £664Exeter: £664Cambridge: £530Exeter: £667Cambridge: £532Exeter: £630Cambridge: £503

    £530£532£503Exeter is higher£664£667£630

  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: Cambridge £24, Exeter £26Exeter: £26Cambridge: £24Exeter: £26Cambridge: £24Exeter: £25Cambridge: £23

    £24£24£23Exeter is higher£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £245, Exeter £393Exeter: £393Cambridge: £245Exeter: £394Cambridge: £246Exeter: £373Cambridge: £233

    £245£246£233Exeter is higher£393£394£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Exeter £127Exeter: £127Cambridge: £56Exeter: £128Cambridge: £56Exeter: £121Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Exeter is higher£127£128£121

  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: Cambridge £41, Exeter £70Exeter: £70Cambridge: £41Exeter: £70Cambridge: £41Exeter: £66Cambridge: £39

    £41£41£39Exeter is higher£70£70£66

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £840, Exeter £1,103Exeter: £1,103Cambridge: £840Exeter: £1,108Cambridge: £844Exeter: £1,047Cambridge: £797

    £840£844£797Exeter is higher£1,103£1,108£1,047

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £195, Exeter £223Exeter: £223Cambridge: £195Exeter: £224Cambridge: £196Exeter: £212Cambridge: £185

    £195£196£185Exeter is higher£223£224£212

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £175, Exeter £285Exeter: £285Cambridge: £175Exeter: £286Cambridge: £175Exeter: £270Cambridge: £166

    £175£175£166Exeter is higher£285£286£270

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.43, Exeter £4.67Exeter: £4.67Cambridge: £5.43Exeter: £4.69Cambridge: £5.45Exeter: £4.43Cambridge: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Cambridge is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.38, Exeter £3.95Exeter: £3.95Cambridge: £2.38Exeter: £3.97Cambridge: £2.39Exeter: £3.75Cambridge: £2.26

    £2.38£2.39£2.26Exeter is higher£3.95£3.97£3.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.75, Exeter £4.68Exeter: £4.68Cambridge: £3.75Exeter: £4.70Cambridge: £3.77Exeter: £4.44Cambridge: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Exeter is higher£4.68£4.70£4.44

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 956.3, Exeter 1,007.1Exeter: 1,007.1Cambridge: 956.3

    956.3Exeter is higher1,007.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 97.5, Exeter 105.8Exeter: 105.8Cambridge: 97.5

    97.5Exeter is higher105.8

  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: Cambridge 110.8, Exeter 139.9Exeter: 139.9Cambridge: 110.8

    110.8Exeter is higher139.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 36.1, Exeter 57.8Exeter: 57.8Cambridge: 36.1

    36.1Exeter is higher57.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cambridge 95.6, Exeter 136.8Exeter: 136.8Cambridge: 95.6

    95.6Exeter is higher136.8

  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: Cambridge 9.2, Exeter 15.2Exeter: 15.2Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Exeter is higher15.2

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Cambridge and Exeter, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeExeterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,584£2,595£2,451£3,690£3,706£3,500Exeter
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,933£11,984£11,319£12,441£12,494£11,801Exeter
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,064£1,068£1,009£1,467£1,473£1,391Exeter
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,889£10,936£10,329£11,341£11,389£10,758Exeter
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465£409£411£388Cambridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£530£532£503£664£667£630Exeter
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£26£26£25Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£245£246£233£393£394£373Exeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£127£128£121Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£41£39£70£70£66Exeter
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£840£844£797£1,103£1,108£1,047Exeter
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£223£224£212Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£175£175£166£285£286£270Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£4.67£4.69£4.43Cambridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.38£2.39£2.26£3.95£3.97£3.75Exeter
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£4.68£4.70£4.44Exeter
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026956.31,007.1Exeter
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202697.5105.8Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.8139.9Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.157.8Exeter
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202695.6136.8Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.215.2Exeter

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 21. 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

Cambridge Exeter

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,584, Exeter £3,690Exeter: £3,690Cambridge: £2,584Exeter: £3,706Cambridge: £2,595Exeter: £3,500Cambridge: £2,451

    £2,584£2,595£2,451Exeter is higher£3,690£3,706£3,500

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,291, Exeter £1,923Exeter: £1,923Cambridge: £1,291Exeter: £1,931Cambridge: £1,297Exeter: £1,824Cambridge: £1,225

    £1,291£1,297£1,225Exeter is higher£1,923£1,931£1,824

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £793, Exeter £1,019Exeter: £1,019Cambridge: £793Exeter: £1,024Cambridge: £796Exeter: £967Cambridge: £752

    £793£796£752Exeter is higher£1,019£1,024£967

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,178, Exeter £1,753Exeter: £1,753Cambridge: £1,178Exeter: £1,760Cambridge: £1,183Exeter: £1,662Cambridge: £1,118

    £1,178£1,183£1,118Exeter is higher£1,753£1,760£1,662

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £53, Exeter £63Exeter: £63Cambridge: £53Exeter: £63Cambridge: £53Exeter: £60Cambridge: £50

    £53£53£50Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£63£63£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £57, Exeter £103Exeter: £103Cambridge: £57Exeter: £103Cambridge: £58Exeter: £97Cambridge: £54

    £57£58£54Exeter is higher£103£103£97

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cambridge £2.57, Exeter £4.06Exeter: £4.06Cambridge: £2.57Exeter: £4.08Cambridge: £2.58Exeter: £3.85Cambridge: £2.44

    £2.57£2.58£2.44Exeter is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £245, Exeter £393Exeter: £393Cambridge: £245Exeter: £394Cambridge: £246Exeter: £373Cambridge: £233

    £245£246£233Exeter is higher£393£394£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Exeter £127Exeter: £127Cambridge: £56Exeter: £128Cambridge: £56Exeter: £121Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Exeter is higher£127£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Exeter £49Exeter: £49Cambridge: £31Exeter: £49Cambridge: £31Exeter: £46Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Exeter is higher£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £626, Exeter £767Exeter: £767Cambridge: £626Exeter: £770Cambridge: £629Exeter: £727Cambridge: £594

    £626£629£594Exeter is higher£767£770£727

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £195, Exeter £223Exeter: £223Cambridge: £195Exeter: £224Cambridge: £196Exeter: £212Cambridge: £185

    £195£196£185Exeter is higher£223£224£212

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £130, Exeter £198Exeter: £198Cambridge: £130Exeter: £199Cambridge: £131Exeter: £188Cambridge: £123

    £130£131£123Exeter is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.05, Exeter £3.25Exeter: £3.25Cambridge: £4.05Exeter: £3.26Cambridge: £4.07Exeter: £3.08Cambridge: £3.84

    £4.05£4.07£3.84Cambridge is higher£3.25£3.26£3.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.77, Exeter £2.74Exeter: £2.74Cambridge: £1.77Exeter: £2.75Cambridge: £1.78Exeter: £2.60Cambridge: £1.68

    £1.77£1.78£1.68Exeter is higher£2.74£2.75£2.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.75, Exeter £4.68Exeter: £4.68Cambridge: £3.75Exeter: £4.70Cambridge: £3.77Exeter: £4.44Cambridge: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Exeter is higher£4.68£4.70£4.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 103.5, Exeter 155.6Exeter: 155.6Cambridge: 103.5

    103.5Exeter is higher155.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.6, Exeter 16.4Exeter: 16.4Cambridge: 10.6

    10.6Exeter is higher16.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 12.0, Exeter 21.6Exeter: 21.6Cambridge: 12.0

    12.0Exeter is higher21.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 36.1, Exeter 57.8Exeter: 57.8Cambridge: 36.1

    36.1Exeter is higher57.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 71.3, Exeter 95.1Exeter: 95.1Cambridge: 71.3

    71.3Exeter is higher95.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 6.8, Exeter 10.6Exeter: 10.6Cambridge: 6.8

    6.8Exeter is higher10.6

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Cambridge and Exeter, per resident
MeasureCambridgeExeterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,584£2,595£2,451£3,690£3,706£3,500Exeter
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,291£1,297£1,225£1,923£1,931£1,824Exeter
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£793£796£752£1,019£1,024£967Exeter
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,118£1,753£1,760£1,662Exeter
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£63£63£60Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£57£58£54£103£103£97Exeter
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.57£2.58£2.44£4.06£4.08£3.85Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£245£246£233£393£394£373Exeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£127£128£121Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£49£49£46Exeter
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£626£629£594£767£770£727Exeter
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£223£224£212Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£198£199£188Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.05£4.07£3.84£3.25£3.26£3.08Cambridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.77£1.78£1.68£2.74£2.75£2.60Exeter
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£4.68£4.70£4.44Exeter
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.5155.6Exeter
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.616.4Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.021.6Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.157.8Exeter
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.395.1Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.810.6Exeter

Total

Cambridge is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 21. 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

Cambridge Exeter

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £392.0m, Exeter £512.9mExeter: £512.9mCambridge: £392.0mExeter: £515.1mCambridge: £393.6mExeter: £486.5mCambridge: £371.8m

    £392.0m£393.6m£371.8mExeter is higher£512.9m£515.1m£486.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £195.8m, Exeter £267.2mExeter: £267.2mCambridge: £195.8mExeter: £268.4mCambridge: £196.7mExeter: £253.5mCambridge: £185.7m

    £195.8m£196.7m£185.7mExeter is higher£267.2m£268.4m£253.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £120.3m, Exeter £141.7mExeter: £141.7mCambridge: £120.3mExeter: £142.3mCambridge: £120.8mExeter: £134.4mCambridge: £114.1m

    £120.3m£120.8m£114.1mExeter is higher£141.7m£142.3m£134.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £178.7m, Exeter £243.6mExeter: £243.6mCambridge: £178.7mExeter: £244.7mCambridge: £179.5mExeter: £231.1mCambridge: £169.5m

    £178.7m£179.5m£169.5mExeter is higher£243.6m£244.7m£231.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £8.0m, Exeter £8.8mExeter: £8.8mCambridge: £8.0mExeter: £8.8mCambridge: £8.1mExeter: £8.3mCambridge: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £8.7m, Exeter £14.3mExeter: £14.3mCambridge: £8.7mExeter: £14.3mCambridge: £8.7mExeter: £13.5mCambridge: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.3mExeter is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cambridge £0.39m, Exeter £0.56mExeter: £0.56mCambridge: £0.39mExeter: £0.57mCambridge: £0.39mExeter: £0.53mCambridge: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mExeter is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £37.2m, Exeter £54.6mExeter: £54.6mCambridge: £37.2mExeter: £54.8mCambridge: £37.4mExeter: £51.8mCambridge: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mExeter is higher£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £8.5m, Exeter £17.7mExeter: £17.7mCambridge: £8.5mExeter: £17.8mCambridge: £8.5mExeter: £16.8mCambridge: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mExeter is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £4.7m, Exeter £6.8mExeter: £6.8mCambridge: £4.7mExeter: £6.8mCambridge: £4.7mExeter: £6.4mCambridge: £4.4m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.4mExeter is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £95.0m, Exeter £106.6mExeter: £106.6mCambridge: £95.0mExeter: £107.1mCambridge: £95.4mExeter: £101.1mCambridge: £90.1m

    £95.0m£95.4m£90.1mExeter is higher£106.6m£107.1m£101.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £29.6m, Exeter £31.0mExeter: £31.0mCambridge: £29.6mExeter: £31.2mCambridge: £29.8mExeter: £29.4mCambridge: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.8m£28.1mExeter is higher£31.0m£31.2m£29.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £19.7m, Exeter £27.5mExeter: £27.5mCambridge: £19.7mExeter: £27.6mCambridge: £19.8mExeter: £26.1mCambridge: £18.7m

    £19.7m£19.8m£18.7mExeter is higher£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.61m, Exeter £0.45mExeter: £0.45mCambridge: £0.61mExeter: £0.45mCambridge: £0.62mExeter: £0.43mCambridge: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mCambridge is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.27m, Exeter £0.38mExeter: £0.38mCambridge: £0.27mExeter: £0.38mCambridge: £0.27mExeter: £0.36mCambridge: £0.25m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.25mExeter is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.57m, Exeter £0.65mExeter: £0.65mCambridge: £0.57mExeter: £0.65mCambridge: £0.57mExeter: £0.62mCambridge: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mExeter is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 15,692, Exeter 21,634Exeter: 21,634Cambridge: 15,692

    15,692Exeter is higher21,634

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,600, Exeter 2,273Exeter: 2,273Cambridge: 1,600

    1,600Exeter is higher2,273

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,818, Exeter 3,005Exeter: 3,005Cambridge: 1,818

    1,818Exeter is higher3,005

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 5,479, Exeter 8,027Exeter: 8,027Cambridge: 5,479

    5,479Exeter is higher8,027

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 10,812, Exeter 13,219Exeter: 13,219Cambridge: 10,812

    10,812Exeter is higher13,219

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 1,034, Exeter 1,472Exeter: 1,472Cambridge: 1,034

    1,034Exeter is higher1,472

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Cambridge and Exeter, total
MeasureCambridgeExeterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.0m£393.6m£371.8m£512.9m£515.1m£486.5mExeter
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.8m£196.7m£185.7m£267.2m£268.4m£253.5mExeter
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m£141.7m£142.3m£134.4mExeter
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m£243.6m£244.7m£231.1mExeter
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mExeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mExeter
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mExeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£54.6m£54.8m£51.8mExeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mExeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mExeter
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m£106.6m£107.1m£101.1mExeter
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£31.0m£31.2m£29.4mExeter
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m£27.5m£27.6m£26.1mExeter
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mCambridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mExeter
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mExeter
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,69221,634Exeter
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6002,273Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,8183,005Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,4798,027Exeter
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,81213,219Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0341,472Exeter

Sources

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

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  11. 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.