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South Derbyshire and Test Valley

117,169 and 135,169 residents (mid-2024).

South Derbyshire is higher than Test Valley on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 8 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.

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Per person in the age group

South Derbyshire is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 4. 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

South Derbyshire Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Derbyshire £3,830, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983South Derbyshire: £3,830Test Valley: £4,000South Derbyshire: £3,847Test Valley: £3,778South Derbyshire: £3,633

    £3,830£3,847£3,633Test Valley is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Derbyshire £12,575, Test Valley £12,493Test Valley: £12,493South Derbyshire: £12,575Test Valley: £12,546South Derbyshire: £12,628Test Valley: £11,850South Derbyshire: £11,928

    £12,575£12,628£11,928South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Derbyshire £1,516, Test Valley £1,400Test Valley: £1,400South Derbyshire: £1,516Test Valley: £1,406South Derbyshire: £1,523Test Valley: £1,328South Derbyshire: £1,438

    £1,516£1,523£1,438South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,400£1,406£1,328

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Derbyshire £11,545, Test Valley £11,694Test Valley: £11,694South Derbyshire: £11,545Test Valley: £11,744South Derbyshire: £11,595Test Valley: £11,092South Derbyshire: £10,951

    £11,545£11,595£10,951Test Valley is higher£11,694£11,744£11,092

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Derbyshire £291, Test Valley £245Test Valley: £245South Derbyshire: £291Test Valley: £246South Derbyshire: £292Test Valley: £233South Derbyshire: £276

    £291£292£276South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£233

  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: South Derbyshire £719, Test Valley £539Test Valley: £539South Derbyshire: £719Test Valley: £541South Derbyshire: £722Test Valley: £511South Derbyshire: £682

    £719£722£682South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£539£541£511

  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: South Derbyshire £19, Test Valley £15Test Valley: £15South Derbyshire: £19Test Valley: £15South Derbyshire: £19Test Valley: £14South Derbyshire: £18

    £19£19£18South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£15£15£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Derbyshire £409, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289South Derbyshire: £409Test Valley: £290South Derbyshire: £411Test Valley: £274South Derbyshire: £388

    £409£411£388South Derbyshire is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Derbyshire £135, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101South Derbyshire: £135Test Valley: £101South Derbyshire: £135Test Valley: £96South Derbyshire: £128

    £135£135£128South Derbyshire is higher£101£101£96

  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: South Derbyshire £109, Test Valley £73Test Valley: £73South Derbyshire: £109Test Valley: £73South Derbyshire: £109Test Valley: £69South Derbyshire: £103

    £109£109£103South Derbyshire is higher£73£73£69

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Derbyshire £1,161, Test Valley £1,139Test Valley: £1,139South Derbyshire: £1,161Test Valley: £1,144South Derbyshire: £1,165Test Valley: £1,080South Derbyshire: £1,101

    £1,161£1,165£1,101South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£1,139£1,144£1,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Derbyshire £101, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147South Derbyshire: £101Test Valley: £148South Derbyshire: £101Test Valley: £139South Derbyshire: £96

    £101£101£96Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Derbyshire £237, Test Valley £181Test Valley: £181South Derbyshire: £237Test Valley: £182South Derbyshire: £238Test Valley: £171South Derbyshire: £225

    £237£238£225South Derbyshire is higher£181£182£171

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Derbyshire £5.32, Test Valley £4.82Test Valley: £4.82South Derbyshire: £5.32Test Valley: £4.84South Derbyshire: £5.35Test Valley: £4.57South Derbyshire: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.82£4.84£4.57

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Derbyshire £5.20, Test Valley £3.06Test Valley: £3.06South Derbyshire: £5.20Test Valley: £3.07South Derbyshire: £5.22Test Valley: £2.90South Derbyshire: £4.93

    £5.20£5.22£4.93South Derbyshire is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Derbyshire £5.84, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15South Derbyshire: £5.84Test Valley: £6.17South Derbyshire: £5.87Test Valley: £5.83South Derbyshire: £5.54

    £5.84£5.87£5.54Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Derbyshire 1,019.2, Test Valley 1,009.0Test Valley: 1,009.0South Derbyshire: 1,019.2

    1,019.2South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Derbyshire 75.3, Test Valley 59.2Test Valley: 59.2South Derbyshire: 75.3

    75.3South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count59.2

  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: South Derbyshire 150.2, Test Valley 115.9Test Valley: 115.9South Derbyshire: 150.2

    150.2South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count115.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Derbyshire 61.3, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9South Derbyshire: 61.3

    61.3South Derbyshire is higher43.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: South Derbyshire 144.4, Test Valley 128.8Test Valley: 128.8South Derbyshire: 144.4

    144.4South Derbyshire is higher128.8

  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: South Derbyshire 25.5, Test Valley 16.4Test Valley: 16.4South Derbyshire: 25.5

    25.5South Derbyshire is higher16.4

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South Derbyshire and Test Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth DerbyshireTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,830£3,847£3,633£3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,575£12,628£11,928£12,493£12,546£11,850South Derbyshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,516£1,523£1,438£1,400£1,406£1,328South Derbyshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,545£11,595£10,951£11,694£11,744£11,092Test Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£291£292£276£245£246£233South Derbyshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£719£722£682£539£541£511South Derbyshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£15£15£14South Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£409£411£388£289£290£274South Derbyshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£101£101£96South Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103£73£73£69South Derbyshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,161£1,165£1,101£1,139£1,144£1,080South Derbyshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£237£238£225£181£182£171South Derbyshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£4.82£4.84£4.57South Derbyshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.20£5.22£4.93£3.06£3.07£2.90South Derbyshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.84£5.87£5.54£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.21,009.0South Derbyshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202675.359.2South Derbyshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026150.2115.9South Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.343.9South Derbyshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.4128.8South Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.516.4South Derbyshire

Per resident

South Derbyshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Test Valley 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

South Derbyshire Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Derbyshire £3,830, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983South Derbyshire: £3,830Test Valley: £4,000South Derbyshire: £3,847Test Valley: £3,778South Derbyshire: £3,633

    £3,830£3,847£3,633Test Valley is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Derbyshire £2,232, Test Valley £2,601Test Valley: £2,601South Derbyshire: £2,232Test Valley: £2,612South Derbyshire: £2,242Test Valley: £2,467South Derbyshire: £2,118

    £2,232£2,242£2,118Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Derbyshire £948, Test Valley £839Test Valley: £839South Derbyshire: £948Test Valley: £843South Derbyshire: £952Test Valley: £796South Derbyshire: £899

    £948£952£899South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£839£843£796

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Derbyshire £2,050, Test Valley £2,434Test Valley: £2,434South Derbyshire: £2,050Test Valley: £2,445South Derbyshire: £2,058Test Valley: £2,309South Derbyshire: £1,944

    £2,050£2,058£1,944Test Valley is higher£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Derbyshire £52, Test Valley £51Test Valley: £51South Derbyshire: £52Test Valley: £51South Derbyshire: £52Test Valley: £48South Derbyshire: £49

    £52£52£49South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Derbyshire £128, Test Valley £112Test Valley: £112South Derbyshire: £128Test Valley: £113South Derbyshire: £128Test Valley: £106South Derbyshire: £121

    £128£128£121South Derbyshire 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: South Derbyshire £3.42, Test Valley £3.14Test Valley: £3.14South Derbyshire: £3.42Test Valley: £3.16South Derbyshire: £3.43Test Valley: £2.98South Derbyshire: £3.24

    £3.42£3.43£3.24South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Derbyshire £409, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289South Derbyshire: £409Test Valley: £290South Derbyshire: £411Test Valley: £274South Derbyshire: £388

    £409£411£388South Derbyshire is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Derbyshire £135, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101South Derbyshire: £135Test Valley: £101South Derbyshire: £135Test Valley: £96South Derbyshire: £128

    £135£135£128South Derbyshire is higher£101£101£96

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Derbyshire £68, Test Valley £44Test Valley: £44South Derbyshire: £68Test Valley: £44South Derbyshire: £68Test Valley: £41South Derbyshire: £64

    £68£68£64South Derbyshire is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Derbyshire £725, Test Valley £682Test Valley: £682South Derbyshire: £725Test Valley: £685South Derbyshire: £728Test Valley: £647South Derbyshire: £688

    £725£728£688South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£682£685£647

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Derbyshire £101, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147South Derbyshire: £101Test Valley: £148South Derbyshire: £101Test Valley: £139South Derbyshire: £96

    £101£101£96Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Derbyshire £148, Test Valley £108Test Valley: £108South Derbyshire: £148Test Valley: £109South Derbyshire: £149Test Valley: £103South Derbyshire: £140

    £148£149£140South Derbyshire is higher£108£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Derbyshire £3.33, Test Valley £2.89Test Valley: £2.89South Derbyshire: £3.33Test Valley: £2.90South Derbyshire: £3.35Test Valley: £2.74South Derbyshire: £3.16

    £3.33£3.35£3.16South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.89£2.90£2.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Derbyshire £3.25, Test Valley £1.83Test Valley: £1.83South Derbyshire: £3.25Test Valley: £1.84South Derbyshire: £3.26Test Valley: £1.74South Derbyshire: £3.08

    £3.25£3.26£3.08South Derbyshire is higher£1.83£1.84£1.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Derbyshire £5.84, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15South Derbyshire: £5.84Test Valley: £6.17South Derbyshire: £5.87Test Valley: £5.83South Derbyshire: £5.54

    £5.84£5.87£5.54Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Derbyshire 181.0, Test Valley 210.1Test Valley: 210.1South Derbyshire: 181.0

    181.0Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count210.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Derbyshire 13.4, Test Valley 12.3Test Valley: 12.3South Derbyshire: 13.4

    13.4South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count12.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Derbyshire 26.7, Test Valley 24.1Test Valley: 24.1South Derbyshire: 26.7

    26.7South Derbyshire is higherDepends on how you count24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Derbyshire 61.3, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9South Derbyshire: 61.3

    61.3South Derbyshire is higher43.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Derbyshire 90.3, Test Valley 77.2Test Valley: 77.2South Derbyshire: 90.3

    90.3South Derbyshire is higher77.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Derbyshire 15.9, Test Valley 9.8Test Valley: 9.8South Derbyshire: 15.9

    15.9South Derbyshire is higher9.8

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South Derbyshire and Test Valley, per resident
MeasureSouth DerbyshireTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,830£3,847£3,633£3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,232£2,242£2,118£2,601£2,612£2,467Test Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£948£952£899£839£843£796South Derbyshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,050£2,058£1,944£2,434£2,445£2,309Test Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£51£51£48South Derbyshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121£112£113£106South Derbyshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.42£3.43£3.24£3.14£3.16£2.98South Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£409£411£388£289£290£274South Derbyshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£101£101£96South Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£68£68£64£44£44£41South Derbyshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£725£728£688£682£685£647South Derbyshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£148£149£140£108£109£103South Derbyshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.33£3.35£3.16£2.89£2.90£2.74South Derbyshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£1.83£1.84£1.74South Derbyshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.84£5.87£5.54£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026181.0210.1Test Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.412.3South Derbyshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.724.1South Derbyshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202661.343.9South Derbyshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202690.377.2South Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.99.8South Derbyshire

Total

South Derbyshire is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 14. 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

South Derbyshire Test Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Derbyshire £448.8m, Test Valley £538.4mTest Valley: £538.4mSouth Derbyshire: £448.8mTest Valley: £540.6mSouth Derbyshire: £450.7mTest Valley: £510.7mSouth Derbyshire: £425.7m

    £448.8m£450.7m£425.7mTest Valley is higher£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Derbyshire £261.6m, Test Valley £351.6mTest Valley: £351.6mSouth Derbyshire: £261.6mTest Valley: £353.1mSouth Derbyshire: £262.7mTest Valley: £333.5mSouth Derbyshire: £248.1m

    £261.6m£262.7m£248.1mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Derbyshire £111.0m, Test Valley £113.4mTest Valley: £113.4mSouth Derbyshire: £111.0mTest Valley: £113.9mSouth Derbyshire: £111.5mTest Valley: £107.6mSouth Derbyshire: £105.3m

    £111.0m£111.5m£105.3mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Derbyshire £240.2m, Test Valley £329.1mTest Valley: £329.1mSouth Derbyshire: £240.2mTest Valley: £330.5mSouth Derbyshire: £241.2mTest Valley: £312.1mSouth Derbyshire: £227.8m

    £240.2m£241.2m£227.8mTest Valley is higher£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Derbyshire £6.1m, Test Valley £6.9mTest Valley: £6.9mSouth Derbyshire: £6.1mTest Valley: £6.9mSouth Derbyshire: £6.1mTest Valley: £6.6mSouth Derbyshire: £5.7m

    £6.1m£6.1m£5.7mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Derbyshire £15.0m, Test Valley £15.2mTest Valley: £15.2mSouth Derbyshire: £15.0mTest Valley: £15.2mSouth Derbyshire: £15.0mTest Valley: £14.4mSouth Derbyshire: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: South Derbyshire £0.40m, Test Valley £0.42mTest Valley: £0.42mSouth Derbyshire: £0.40mTest Valley: £0.43mSouth Derbyshire: £0.40mTest Valley: £0.40mSouth Derbyshire: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Derbyshire £47.9m, Test Valley £39.1mTest Valley: £39.1mSouth Derbyshire: £47.9mTest Valley: £39.2mSouth Derbyshire: £48.1mTest Valley: £37.1mSouth Derbyshire: £45.5m

    £47.9m£48.1m£45.5mSouth Derbyshire is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Derbyshire £15.8m, Test Valley £13.6mTest Valley: £13.6mSouth Derbyshire: £15.8mTest Valley: £13.7mSouth Derbyshire: £15.8mTest Valley: £12.9mSouth Derbyshire: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.8m£15.0mSouth Derbyshire is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Derbyshire £7.9m, Test Valley £5.9mTest Valley: £5.9mSouth Derbyshire: £7.9mTest Valley: £5.9mSouth Derbyshire: £8.0mTest Valley: £5.6mSouth Derbyshire: £7.5m

    £7.9m£8.0m£7.5mSouth Derbyshire is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Derbyshire £85.0m, Test Valley £92.2mTest Valley: £92.2mSouth Derbyshire: £85.0mTest Valley: £92.6mSouth Derbyshire: £85.3mTest Valley: £87.5mSouth Derbyshire: £80.6m

    £85.0m£85.3m£80.6mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Derbyshire £11.8m, Test Valley £19.9mTest Valley: £19.9mSouth Derbyshire: £11.8mTest Valley: £20.0mSouth Derbyshire: £11.9mTest Valley: £18.8mSouth Derbyshire: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.9m£11.2mTest Valley is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Derbyshire £17.3m, Test Valley £14.6mTest Valley: £14.6mSouth Derbyshire: £17.3mTest Valley: £14.7mSouth Derbyshire: £17.4mTest Valley: £13.9mSouth Derbyshire: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mSouth Derbyshire is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Derbyshire £0.39m, Test Valley £0.39mTest Valley: £0.39mSouth Derbyshire: £0.39mTest Valley: £0.39mSouth Derbyshire: £0.39mTest Valley: £0.37mSouth Derbyshire: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: South Derbyshire £0.38m, Test Valley £0.25mTest Valley: £0.25mSouth Derbyshire: £0.38mTest Valley: £0.25mSouth Derbyshire: £0.38mTest Valley: £0.23mSouth Derbyshire: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mSouth Derbyshire is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Derbyshire £0.68m, Test Valley £0.83mTest Valley: £0.83mSouth Derbyshire: £0.68mTest Valley: £0.83mSouth Derbyshire: £0.69mTest Valley: £0.79mSouth Derbyshire: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mTest Valley is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Derbyshire 21,202, Test Valley 28,393Test Valley: 28,393South Derbyshire: 21,202

    21,202Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count28,393

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Derbyshire 1,567, Test Valley 1,665Test Valley: 1,665South Derbyshire: 1,567

    1,567Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,665

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Derbyshire 3,124, Test Valley 3,260Test Valley: 3,260South Derbyshire: 3,124

    3,124Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count3,260

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Derbyshire 7,181, Test Valley 5,929Test Valley: 5,929South Derbyshire: 7,181

    7,181South Derbyshire is higher5,929

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Derbyshire 10,574, Test Valley 10,429Test Valley: 10,429South Derbyshire: 10,574

    10,574South Derbyshire is higher10,429

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Derbyshire 1,864, Test Valley 1,325Test Valley: 1,325South Derbyshire: 1,864

    1,864South Derbyshire is higher1,325

Show the numbers
South Derbyshire and Test Valley, total
MeasureSouth DerbyshireTest ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£448.8m£450.7m£425.7m£538.4m£540.6m£510.7mTest Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£261.6m£262.7m£248.1m£351.6m£353.1m£333.5mTest Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£111.0m£111.5m£105.3m£113.4m£113.9m£107.6mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£240.2m£241.2m£227.8m£329.1m£330.5m£312.1mTest Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m£6.9m£6.9m£6.6mTest Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mTest Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mTest Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£47.9m£48.1m£45.5m£39.1m£39.2m£37.1mSouth Derbyshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mSouth Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.9m£8.0m£7.5m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mSouth Derbyshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£85.0m£85.3m£80.6m£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mTest Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m£19.9m£20.0m£18.8mTest Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mSouth Derbyshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mTest Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mSouth Derbyshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,20228,393Test Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5671,665Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1243,260Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,1815,929South Derbyshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,57410,429South Derbyshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8641,325South Derbyshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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