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Cambridge and Oxford

151,666 and 167,827 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Oxford on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 2 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 3 of 22 measures, and Oxford on 19. 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 Oxford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,584, Oxford £2,878Oxford: £2,878Cambridge: £2,584Oxford: £2,890Cambridge: £2,595Oxford: £2,730Cambridge: £2,451

    £2,584£2,595£2,451Oxford is higher£2,878£2,890£2,730

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £11,933, Oxford £11,936Oxford: £11,936Cambridge: £11,933Oxford: £11,987Cambridge: £11,984Oxford: £11,322Cambridge: £11,319

    £11,933£11,984£11,319Oxford is higher£11,936£11,987£11,322

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,064, Oxford £1,274Oxford: £1,274Cambridge: £1,064Oxford: £1,279Cambridge: £1,068Oxford: £1,208Cambridge: £1,009

    £1,064£1,068£1,009Oxford is higher£1,274£1,279£1,208

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,889, Oxford £10,751Oxford: £10,751Cambridge: £10,889Oxford: £10,797Cambridge: £10,936Oxford: £10,198Cambridge: £10,329

    £10,889£10,936£10,329Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£10,751£10,797£10,198

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £490, Oxford £577Oxford: £577Cambridge: £490Oxford: £580Cambridge: £492Oxford: £548Cambridge: £465

    £490£492£465Oxford is higher£577£580£548

  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, Oxford £581Oxford: £581Cambridge: £530Oxford: £584Cambridge: £532Oxford: £552Cambridge: £503

    £530£532£503Oxford is higher£581£584£552

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

    £24£24£23Oxford 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, Oxford £248Oxford: £248Cambridge: £245Oxford: £249Cambridge: £246Oxford: £236Cambridge: £233

    £245£246£233Oxford is higher£248£249£236

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Oxford £94Oxford: £94Cambridge: £56Oxford: £95Cambridge: £56Oxford: £89Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Oxford is higher£94£95£89

  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, Oxford £53Oxford: £53Cambridge: £41Oxford: £53Cambridge: £41Oxford: £50Cambridge: £39

    £41£41£39Oxford is higher£53£53£50

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £840, Oxford £1,049Oxford: £1,049Cambridge: £840Oxford: £1,053Cambridge: £844Oxford: £995Cambridge: £797

    £840£844£797Oxford is higher£1,049£1,053£995

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £195, Oxford £253Oxford: £253Cambridge: £195Oxford: £254Cambridge: £196Oxford: £240Cambridge: £185

    £195£196£185Oxford is higher£253£254£240

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £175, Oxford £164Oxford: £164Cambridge: £175Oxford: £165Cambridge: £175Oxford: £156Cambridge: £166

    £175£175£166Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.43, Oxford £4.08Oxford: £4.08Cambridge: £5.43Oxford: £4.10Cambridge: £5.45Oxford: £3.87Cambridge: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Cambridge is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.38, Oxford £3.87Oxford: £3.87Cambridge: £2.38Oxford: £3.89Cambridge: £2.39Oxford: £3.67Cambridge: £2.26

    £2.38£2.39£2.26Oxford is higher£3.87£3.89£3.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.75, Oxford £4.83Oxford: £4.83Cambridge: £3.75Oxford: £4.85Cambridge: £3.77Oxford: £4.58Cambridge: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Oxford is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  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, Oxford 958.4Oxford: 958.4Cambridge: 956.3

    956.3Oxford is higher958.4

  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, Oxford 105.4Oxford: 105.4Cambridge: 97.5

    97.5Oxford is higher105.4

  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, Oxford 120.0Oxford: 120.0Cambridge: 110.8

    110.8Oxford is higher120.0

  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, Oxford 37.7Oxford: 37.7Cambridge: 36.1

    36.1Oxford is higher37.7

  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, Oxford 115.5Oxford: 115.5Cambridge: 95.6

    95.6Oxford is higher115.5

  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, Oxford 11.9Oxford: 11.9Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Oxford is higher11.9

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Cambridge and Oxford, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeOxfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,584£2,595£2,451£2,878£2,890£2,730Oxford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,933£11,984£11,319£11,936£11,987£11,322Oxford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,064£1,068£1,009£1,274£1,279£1,208Oxford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,889£10,936£10,329£10,751£10,797£10,198Cambridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465£577£580£548Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£530£532£503£581£584£552Oxford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£26£26£25Oxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£245£246£233£248£249£236Oxford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£94£95£89Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£41£39£53£53£50Oxford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£840£844£797£1,049£1,053£995Oxford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£253£254£240Oxford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£175£175£166£164£165£156Cambridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£4.08£4.10£3.87Cambridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.38£2.39£2.26£3.87£3.89£3.67Oxford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£4.83£4.85£4.58Oxford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026956.3958.4Oxford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202697.5105.4Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.8120.0Oxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.137.7Oxford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202695.6115.5Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.211.9Oxford

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Oxford 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 Oxford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,584, Oxford £2,878Oxford: £2,878Cambridge: £2,584Oxford: £2,890Cambridge: £2,595Oxford: £2,730Cambridge: £2,451

    £2,584£2,595£2,451Oxford is higher£2,878£2,890£2,730

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,291, Oxford £1,345Oxford: £1,345Cambridge: £1,291Oxford: £1,351Cambridge: £1,297Oxford: £1,276Cambridge: £1,225

    £1,291£1,297£1,225Oxford is higher£1,345£1,351£1,276

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £793, Oxford £932Oxford: £932Cambridge: £793Oxford: £936Cambridge: £796Oxford: £884Cambridge: £752

    £793£796£752Oxford is higher£932£936£884

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,178, Oxford £1,212Oxford: £1,212Cambridge: £1,178Oxford: £1,217Cambridge: £1,183Oxford: £1,149Cambridge: £1,118

    £1,178£1,183£1,118Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£1,212£1,217£1,149

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £53, Oxford £65Oxford: £65Cambridge: £53Oxford: £65Cambridge: £53Oxford: £62Cambridge: £50

    £53£53£50Oxford is higher£65£65£62

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £57, Oxford £66Oxford: £66Cambridge: £57Oxford: £66Cambridge: £58Oxford: £62Cambridge: £54

    £57£58£54Oxford is higher£66£66£62

  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, Oxford £2.95Oxford: £2.95Cambridge: £2.57Oxford: £2.96Cambridge: £2.58Oxford: £2.80Cambridge: £2.44

    £2.57£2.58£2.44Oxford is higher£2.95£2.96£2.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £245, Oxford £248Oxford: £248Cambridge: £245Oxford: £249Cambridge: £246Oxford: £236Cambridge: £233

    £245£246£233Oxford is higher£248£249£236

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Oxford £94Oxford: £94Cambridge: £56Oxford: £95Cambridge: £56Oxford: £89Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Oxford is higher£94£95£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Oxford £39Oxford: £39Cambridge: £31Oxford: £39Cambridge: £31Oxford: £37Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Oxford is higher£39£39£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £626, Oxford £767Oxford: £767Cambridge: £626Oxford: £770Cambridge: £629Oxford: £728Cambridge: £594

    £626£629£594Oxford is higher£767£770£728

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £195, Oxford £253Oxford: £253Cambridge: £195Oxford: £254Cambridge: £196Oxford: £240Cambridge: £185

    £195£196£185Oxford is higher£253£254£240

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £130, Oxford £120Oxford: £120Cambridge: £130Oxford: £121Cambridge: £131Oxford: £114Cambridge: £123

    £130£131£123Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£120£121£114

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.05, Oxford £2.98Oxford: £2.98Cambridge: £4.05Oxford: £3.00Cambridge: £4.07Oxford: £2.83Cambridge: £3.84

    £4.05£4.07£3.84Cambridge is higher£2.98£3.00£2.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.77, Oxford £2.83Oxford: £2.83Cambridge: £1.77Oxford: £2.84Cambridge: £1.78Oxford: £2.68Cambridge: £1.68

    £1.77£1.78£1.68Oxford is higher£2.83£2.84£2.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.75, Oxford £4.83Oxford: £4.83Cambridge: £3.75Oxford: £4.85Cambridge: £3.77Oxford: £4.58Cambridge: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Oxford is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 103.5, Oxford 108.0Oxford: 108.0Cambridge: 103.5

    103.5Oxford is higher108.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.6, Oxford 11.9Oxford: 11.9Cambridge: 10.6

    10.6Oxford is higher11.9

  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, Oxford 13.5Oxford: 13.5Cambridge: 12.0

    12.0Oxford is higher13.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 36.1, Oxford 37.7Oxford: 37.7Cambridge: 36.1

    36.1Oxford is higher37.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 71.3, Oxford 84.5Oxford: 84.5Cambridge: 71.3

    71.3Oxford is higher84.5

  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, Oxford 8.7Oxford: 8.7Cambridge: 6.8

    6.8Oxford is higher8.7

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Cambridge and Oxford, per resident
MeasureCambridgeOxfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,584£2,595£2,451£2,878£2,890£2,730Oxford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,291£1,297£1,225£1,345£1,351£1,276Oxford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£793£796£752£932£936£884Oxford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,118£1,212£1,217£1,149Oxford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£65£65£62Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£57£58£54£66£66£62Oxford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.57£2.58£2.44£2.95£2.96£2.80Oxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£245£246£233£248£249£236Oxford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£94£95£89Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£39£39£37Oxford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£626£629£594£767£770£728Oxford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£253£254£240Oxford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£120£121£114Cambridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.05£4.07£3.84£2.98£3.00£2.83Cambridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.77£1.78£1.68£2.83£2.84£2.68Oxford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£4.83£4.85£4.58Oxford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.5108.0Oxford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.611.9Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.013.5Oxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.137.7Oxford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.384.5Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.88.7Oxford

Total

Cambridge is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Oxford 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 Oxford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £392.0m, Oxford £483.0mOxford: £483.0mCambridge: £392.0mOxford: £485.0mCambridge: £393.6mOxford: £458.1mCambridge: £371.8m

    £392.0m£393.6m£371.8mOxford is higher£483.0m£485.0m£458.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £195.8m, Oxford £225.8mOxford: £225.8mCambridge: £195.8mOxford: £226.8mCambridge: £196.7mOxford: £214.2mCambridge: £185.7m

    £195.8m£196.7m£185.7mOxford is higher£225.8m£226.8m£214.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £120.3m, Oxford £156.4mOxford: £156.4mCambridge: £120.3mOxford: £157.0mCambridge: £120.8mOxford: £148.3mCambridge: £114.1m

    £120.3m£120.8m£114.1mOxford is higher£156.4m£157.0m£148.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £178.7m, Oxford £203.4mOxford: £203.4mCambridge: £178.7mOxford: £204.2mCambridge: £179.5mOxford: £192.9mCambridge: £169.5m

    £178.7m£179.5m£169.5mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£203.4m£204.2m£192.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £8.0m, Oxford £10.9mOxford: £10.9mCambridge: £8.0mOxford: £11.0mCambridge: £8.1mOxford: £10.4mCambridge: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mOxford is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £8.7m, Oxford £11.0mOxford: £11.0mCambridge: £8.7mOxford: £11.0mCambridge: £8.7mOxford: £10.4mCambridge: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.3mOxford is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

  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, Oxford £0.50mOxford: £0.50mCambridge: £0.39mOxford: £0.50mCambridge: £0.39mOxford: £0.47mCambridge: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mOxford is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £37.2m, Oxford £41.7mOxford: £41.7mCambridge: £37.2mOxford: £41.9mCambridge: £37.4mOxford: £39.5mCambridge: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mOxford is higher£41.7m£41.9m£39.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £8.5m, Oxford £15.8mOxford: £15.8mCambridge: £8.5mOxford: £15.9mCambridge: £8.5mOxford: £15.0mCambridge: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mOxford is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £4.7m, Oxford £6.5mOxford: £6.5mCambridge: £4.7mOxford: £6.5mCambridge: £4.7mOxford: £6.2mCambridge: £4.4m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.4mOxford is higher£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £95.0m, Oxford £128.8mOxford: £128.8mCambridge: £95.0mOxford: £129.3mCambridge: £95.4mOxford: £122.1mCambridge: £90.1m

    £95.0m£95.4m£90.1mOxford is higher£128.8m£129.3m£122.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £29.6m, Oxford £42.5mOxford: £42.5mCambridge: £29.6mOxford: £42.7mCambridge: £29.8mOxford: £40.3mCambridge: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.8m£28.1mOxford is higher£42.5m£42.7m£40.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £19.7m, Oxford £20.2mOxford: £20.2mCambridge: £19.7mOxford: £20.2mCambridge: £19.8mOxford: £19.1mCambridge: £18.7m

    £19.7m£19.8m£18.7mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.61m, Oxford £0.50mOxford: £0.50mCambridge: £0.61mOxford: £0.50mCambridge: £0.62mOxford: £0.48mCambridge: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mCambridge is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.27m, Oxford £0.47mOxford: £0.47mCambridge: £0.27mOxford: £0.48mCambridge: £0.27mOxford: £0.45mCambridge: £0.25m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.25mOxford is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.57m, Oxford £0.81mOxford: £0.81mCambridge: £0.57mOxford: £0.81mCambridge: £0.57mOxford: £0.77mCambridge: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mOxford is higher£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 15,692, Oxford 18,130Oxford: 18,130Cambridge: 15,692

    15,692Oxford is higher18,130

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,600, Oxford 1,994Oxford: 1,994Cambridge: 1,600

    1,600Oxford is higher1,994

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,818, Oxford 2,269Oxford: 2,269Cambridge: 1,818

    1,818Oxford is higher2,269

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 5,479, Oxford 6,331Oxford: 6,331Cambridge: 5,479

    5,479Oxford is higher6,331

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 10,812, Oxford 14,179Oxford: 14,179Cambridge: 10,812

    10,812Oxford is higher14,179

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 1,034, Oxford 1,463Oxford: 1,463Cambridge: 1,034

    1,034Oxford is higher1,463

Show the numbers
Cambridge and Oxford, total
MeasureCambridgeOxfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.0m£393.6m£371.8m£483.0m£485.0m£458.1mOxford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.8m£196.7m£185.7m£225.8m£226.8m£214.2mOxford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m£156.4m£157.0m£148.3mOxford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m£203.4m£204.2m£192.9mOxford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mOxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mOxford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mOxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£41.7m£41.9m£39.5mOxford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mOxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m£6.5m£6.5m£6.2mOxford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m£128.8m£129.3m£122.1mOxford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£42.5m£42.7m£40.3mOxford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m£20.2m£20.2m£19.1mOxford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mCambridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mOxford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mOxford
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,69218,130Oxford
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6001,994Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,8182,269Oxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,4796,331Oxford
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,81214,179Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0341,463Oxford

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.
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  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.