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Huntingdonshire and Test Valley
Huntingdonshire is higher than Test Valley on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 10 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Huntingdonshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 7. 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
Huntingdonshire Test Valley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,873£3,890£3,674Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3,983£4,000£3,778
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,755£12,810£12,099Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,493£12,546£11,850
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,383£1,389£1,312Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,400£1,406£1,328
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,832£11,882£11,223Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,694£11,744£11,092
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£265£266£251Huntingdonshire is higher£245£246£233
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£643£646£610Huntingdonshire is higher£539£541£511
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£16Huntingdonshire is higher£15£15£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£305£307£290Huntingdonshire is higher£289£290£274
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£97£97£92Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£80£80£76Huntingdonshire is higher£73£73£69
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,095£1,100£1,039Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,139£1,144£1,080
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£144£136Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£147£148£139
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£197£198£187Huntingdonshire is higher£181£182£171
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.14£6.16£5.82Huntingdonshire is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.74£4.76£4.50Huntingdonshire is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.39£5.41£5.11Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£6.15£6.17£5.83
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,021.2Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
64.6Huntingdonshire is higher59.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
141.7Huntingdonshire is higher115.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
45.2Huntingdonshire is higher43.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
128.6Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count128.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
18.3Huntingdonshire is higher16.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Huntingdonshire | Test Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,873£3,890£3,674 | £3,983£4,000£3,778 | Test Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,755£12,810£12,099 | £12,493£12,546£11,850 | Huntingdonshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,383£1,389£1,312 | £1,400£1,406£1,328 | Test Valley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,832£11,882£11,223 | £11,694£11,744£11,092 | Huntingdonshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £265£266£251 | £245£246£233 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £643£646£610 | £539£541£511 | Huntingdonshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £16 | £15£15£14 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £305£307£290 | £289£290£274 | Huntingdonshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £97£97£92 | £101£101£96 | Test Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £73£73£69 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,095£1,100£1,039 | £1,139£1,144£1,080 | Test Valley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£144£136 | £147£148£139 | Test Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £181£182£171 | Huntingdonshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.14£6.16£5.82 | £4.82£4.84£4.57 | Huntingdonshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.74£4.76£4.50 | £3.06£3.07£2.90 | Huntingdonshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.39£5.41£5.11 | £6.15£6.17£5.83 | Test Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,021.2 | 1,009.0 | Huntingdonshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 64.6 | 59.2 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 141.7 | 115.9 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 45.2 | 43.9 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 128.6 | 128.8 | Test Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 18.3 | 16.4 | Huntingdonshire |
Per resident
Huntingdonshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Test Valley 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
Huntingdonshire Test Valley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,873£3,890£3,674Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3,983£4,000£3,778
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,474£2,485£2,347Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£849£852£805Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£839£843£796
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,295£2,305£2,177Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,434£2,445£2,309
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£51£52£49Huntingdonshire is higher£51£51£48
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£125£125£118Huntingdonshire is higher£112£113£106
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.17£3.19£3.01Huntingdonshire is higher£3.14£3.16£2.98
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£305£307£290Huntingdonshire is higher£289£290£274
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£97£97£92Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£49£49£46Huntingdonshire is higher£44£44£41
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£672£675£638Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£682£685£647
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£144£136Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£147£148£139
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£121£121£115Huntingdonshire is higher£108£109£103
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.76£3.78£3.57Huntingdonshire is higher£2.89£2.90£2.74
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.91£2.92£2.76Huntingdonshire is higher£1.83£1.84£1.74
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.39£5.41£5.11Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£6.15£6.17£5.83
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
198.1Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count210.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.5Huntingdonshire is higher12.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.5Huntingdonshire is higher24.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
45.2Huntingdonshire is higher43.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
78.9Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count77.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.2Huntingdonshire is higher9.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Huntingdonshire | Test Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,873£3,890£3,674 | £3,983£4,000£3,778 | Test Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,474£2,485£2,347 | £2,601£2,612£2,467 | Test Valley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £849£852£805 | £839£843£796 | Huntingdonshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,295£2,305£2,177 | £2,434£2,445£2,309 | Test Valley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £51£52£49 | £51£51£48 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £125£125£118 | £112£113£106 | Huntingdonshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.17£3.19£3.01 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £305£307£290 | £289£290£274 | Huntingdonshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £97£97£92 | £101£101£96 | Test Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £49£49£46 | £44£44£41 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £672£675£638 | £682£685£647 | Test Valley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£144£136 | £147£148£139 | Test Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £121£121£115 | £108£109£103 | Huntingdonshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.76£3.78£3.57 | £2.89£2.90£2.74 | Huntingdonshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.91£2.92£2.76 | £1.83£1.84£1.74 | Huntingdonshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.39£5.41£5.11 | £6.15£6.17£5.83 | Test Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 198.1 | 210.1 | Test Valley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.5 | 12.3 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.5 | 24.1 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 45.2 | 43.9 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 78.9 | 77.2 | Huntingdonshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.2 | 9.8 | Huntingdonshire |
Total
Huntingdonshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Test Valley 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
Huntingdonshire Test Valley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£737.4m£740.5m£699.4mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£471.0m£473.0m£446.8mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£161.6m£162.2m£153.2mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£436.9m£438.8m£414.4mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.8m£9.8m£9.3mHuntingdonshire is higher£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£23.7m£23.8m£22.5mHuntingdonshire is higher£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mHuntingdonshire is higher£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£58.1m£58.4m£55.1mHuntingdonshire is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mHuntingdonshire is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£128.0m£128.5m£121.4mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£27.2m£27.3m£25.8mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.0m£23.1m£21.8mHuntingdonshire is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mHuntingdonshire is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mHuntingdonshire is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
37,711Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count28,393
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,384Huntingdonshire is higher1,665
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,232Huntingdonshire is higher3,260
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,602Huntingdonshire is higher5,929
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
15,020Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count10,429
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,136Huntingdonshire is higher1,325
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| Measure | Huntingdonshire | Test Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £737.4m£740.5m£699.4m | £538.4m£540.6m£510.7m | Huntingdonshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £471.0m£473.0m£446.8m | £351.6m£353.1m£333.5m | Huntingdonshire |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £161.6m£162.2m£153.2m | £113.4m£113.9m£107.6m | Huntingdonshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £436.9m£438.8m£414.4m | £329.1m£330.5m£312.1m | Huntingdonshire |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.8m£9.8m£9.3m | £6.9m£6.9m£6.6m | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £23.7m£23.8m£22.5m | £15.2m£15.2m£14.4m | Huntingdonshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.60m£0.61m£0.57m | £0.42m£0.43m£0.40m | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £58.1m£58.4m£55.1m | £39.1m£39.2m£37.1m | Huntingdonshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £18.4m£18.5m£17.5m | £13.6m£13.7m£12.9m | Huntingdonshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.3m£9.4m£8.8m | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £128.0m£128.5m£121.4m | £92.2m£92.6m£87.5m | Huntingdonshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £27.2m£27.3m£25.8m | £19.9m£20.0m£18.8m | Huntingdonshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.0m£23.1m£21.8m | £14.6m£14.7m£13.9m | Huntingdonshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.72m£0.72m£0.68m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | Huntingdonshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.55m£0.56m£0.53m | £0.25m£0.25m£0.23m | Huntingdonshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.97m | £0.83m£0.83m£0.79m | Huntingdonshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 37,711 | 28,393 | Huntingdonshire |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,384 | 1,665 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,232 | 3,260 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,602 | 5,929 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 15,020 | 10,429 | Huntingdonshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,136 | 1,325 | Huntingdonshire |
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.
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