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Exeter and Charnwood

139,007 and 188,310 residents (mid-2024).

Exeter is higher than Charnwood on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 2 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Exeter is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Charnwood on 10. 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

Exeter Charnwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Exeter £3,690, Charnwood £3,848Charnwood: £3,848Exeter: £3,690Charnwood: £3,865Exeter: £3,706Charnwood: £3,650Exeter: £3,500

    £3,690£3,706£3,500Charnwood is higher£3,848£3,865£3,650

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Exeter £12,441, Charnwood £12,884Charnwood: £12,884Exeter: £12,441Charnwood: £12,938Exeter: £12,494Charnwood: £12,221Exeter: £11,801

    £12,441£12,494£11,801Charnwood is higher£12,884£12,938£12,221

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £1,467, Charnwood £1,419Charnwood: £1,419Exeter: £1,467Charnwood: £1,425Exeter: £1,473Charnwood: £1,346Exeter: £1,391

    £1,467£1,473£1,391Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£1,419£1,425£1,346

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Exeter £11,341, Charnwood £11,820Charnwood: £11,820Exeter: £11,341Charnwood: £11,871Exeter: £11,389Charnwood: £11,212Exeter: £10,758

    £11,341£11,389£10,758Charnwood is higher£11,820£11,871£11,212

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Exeter £409, Charnwood £341Charnwood: £341Exeter: £409Charnwood: £342Exeter: £411Charnwood: £323Exeter: £388

    £409£411£388Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£341£342£323

  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: Exeter £664, Charnwood £701Charnwood: £701Exeter: £664Charnwood: £704Exeter: £667Charnwood: £665Exeter: £630

    £664£667£630Charnwood is higher£701£704£665

  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: Exeter £26, Charnwood £21Charnwood: £21Exeter: £26Charnwood: £21Exeter: £26Charnwood: £20Exeter: £25

    £26£26£25Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £393, Charnwood £351Charnwood: £351Exeter: £393Charnwood: £352Exeter: £394Charnwood: £333Exeter: £373

    £393£394£373Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£351£352£333

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £127, Charnwood £93Charnwood: £93Exeter: £127Charnwood: £94Exeter: £128Charnwood: £88Exeter: £121

    £127£128£121Exeter is higher£93£94£88

  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: Exeter £70, Charnwood £85Charnwood: £85Exeter: £70Charnwood: £85Exeter: £70Charnwood: £81Exeter: £66

    £70£70£66Charnwood is higher£85£85£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £1,103, Charnwood £1,095Charnwood: £1,095Exeter: £1,103Charnwood: £1,100Exeter: £1,108Charnwood: £1,039Exeter: £1,047

    £1,103£1,108£1,047Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£1,095£1,100£1,039

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Exeter £223, Charnwood £130Charnwood: £130Exeter: £223Charnwood: £130Exeter: £224Charnwood: £123Exeter: £212

    £223£224£212Exeter is higher£130£130£123

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £285, Charnwood £230Charnwood: £230Exeter: £285Charnwood: £231Exeter: £286Charnwood: £218Exeter: £270

    £285£286£270Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £4.67, Charnwood £5.76Charnwood: £5.76Exeter: £4.67Charnwood: £5.78Exeter: £4.69Charnwood: £5.46Exeter: £4.43

    £4.67£4.69£4.43Charnwood is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £3.95, Charnwood £3.75Charnwood: £3.75Exeter: £3.95Charnwood: £3.77Exeter: £3.97Charnwood: £3.56Exeter: £3.75

    £3.95£3.97£3.75Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£3.75£3.77£3.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Exeter £4.68, Charnwood £5.74Charnwood: £5.74Exeter: £4.68Charnwood: £5.76Exeter: £4.70Charnwood: £5.44Exeter: £4.44

    £4.68£4.70£4.44Charnwood is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Exeter 1,007.1, Charnwood 1,016.6Charnwood: 1,016.6Exeter: 1,007.1

    1,007.1Charnwood is higher1,016.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Exeter 105.8, Charnwood 80.9Charnwood: 80.9Exeter: 105.8

    105.8Exeter is higherDepends on how you count80.9

  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: Exeter 139.9, Charnwood 145.1Charnwood: 145.1Exeter: 139.9

    139.9Charnwood is higher145.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 57.8, Charnwood 51.7Charnwood: 51.7Exeter: 57.8

    57.8Exeter is higherDepends on how you count51.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Exeter 136.8, Charnwood 134.4Charnwood: 134.4Exeter: 136.8

    136.8Exeter is higherDepends on how you count134.4

  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: Exeter 15.2, Charnwood 19.0Charnwood: 19.0Exeter: 15.2

    15.2Charnwood is higher19.0

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Exeter and Charnwood, per person in the age group
MeasureExeterCharnwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,690£3,706£3,500£3,848£3,865£3,650Charnwood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,441£12,494£11,801£12,884£12,938£12,221Charnwood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,467£1,473£1,391£1,419£1,425£1,346Exeter
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,341£11,389£10,758£11,820£11,871£11,212Charnwood
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£409£411£388£341£342£323Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£664£667£630£701£704£665Charnwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£21£21£20Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£394£373£351£352£333Exeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£93£94£88Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£70£70£66£85£85£81Charnwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,103£1,108£1,047£1,095£1,100£1,039Exeter
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£223£224£212£130£130£123Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£285£286£270£230£231£218Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.67£4.69£4.43£5.76£5.78£5.46Charnwood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.95£3.97£3.75£3.75£3.77£3.56Exeter
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.68£4.70£4.44£5.74£5.76£5.44Charnwood
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.11,016.6Charnwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.880.9Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9145.1Charnwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.851.7Exeter
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026136.8134.4Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.219.0Charnwood

Per resident

Exeter is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Charnwood on 10. 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

Exeter Charnwood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Exeter £3,690, Charnwood £3,848Charnwood: £3,848Exeter: £3,690Charnwood: £3,865Exeter: £3,706Charnwood: £3,650Exeter: £3,500

    £3,690£3,706£3,500Charnwood is higher£3,848£3,865£3,650

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Exeter £1,923, Charnwood £2,361Charnwood: £2,361Exeter: £1,923Charnwood: £2,371Exeter: £1,931Charnwood: £2,239Exeter: £1,824

    £1,923£1,931£1,824Charnwood is higher£2,361£2,371£2,239

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Exeter £1,019, Charnwood £908Charnwood: £908Exeter: £1,019Charnwood: £912Exeter: £1,024Charnwood: £861Exeter: £967

    £1,019£1,024£967Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£908£912£861

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Exeter £1,753, Charnwood £2,166Charnwood: £2,166Exeter: £1,753Charnwood: £2,175Exeter: £1,760Charnwood: £2,055Exeter: £1,662

    £1,753£1,760£1,662Charnwood is higher£2,166£2,175£2,055

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Exeter £63, Charnwood £62Charnwood: £62Exeter: £63Charnwood: £63Exeter: £63Charnwood: £59Exeter: £60

    £63£63£60Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £103, Charnwood £128Charnwood: £128Exeter: £103Charnwood: £129Exeter: £103Charnwood: £122Exeter: £97

    £103£103£97Charnwood is higher£128£129£122

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Exeter £4.06, Charnwood £3.87Charnwood: £3.87Exeter: £4.06Charnwood: £3.89Exeter: £4.08Charnwood: £3.67Exeter: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£3.87£3.89£3.67

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £393, Charnwood £351Charnwood: £351Exeter: £393Charnwood: £352Exeter: £394Charnwood: £333Exeter: £373

    £393£394£373Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£351£352£333

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £127, Charnwood £93Charnwood: £93Exeter: £127Charnwood: £94Exeter: £128Charnwood: £88Exeter: £121

    £127£128£121Exeter is higher£93£94£88

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Exeter £49, Charnwood £54Charnwood: £54Exeter: £49Charnwood: £55Exeter: £49Charnwood: £52Exeter: £46

    £49£49£46Charnwood is higher£54£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Exeter £767, Charnwood £701Charnwood: £701Exeter: £767Charnwood: £704Exeter: £770Charnwood: £665Exeter: £727

    £767£770£727Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£701£704£665

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Exeter £223, Charnwood £130Charnwood: £130Exeter: £223Charnwood: £130Exeter: £224Charnwood: £123Exeter: £212

    £223£224£212Exeter is higher£130£130£123

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Exeter £198, Charnwood £147Charnwood: £147Exeter: £198Charnwood: £148Exeter: £199Charnwood: £139Exeter: £188

    £198£199£188Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£147£148£139

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Exeter £3.25, Charnwood £3.68Charnwood: £3.68Exeter: £3.25Charnwood: £3.69Exeter: £3.26Charnwood: £3.49Exeter: £3.08

    £3.25£3.26£3.08Charnwood is higher£3.68£3.69£3.49

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Exeter £2.74, Charnwood £2.40Charnwood: £2.40Exeter: £2.74Charnwood: £2.41Exeter: £2.75Charnwood: £2.28Exeter: £2.60

    £2.74£2.75£2.60Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£2.40£2.41£2.28

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Exeter £4.68, Charnwood £5.74Charnwood: £5.74Exeter: £4.68Charnwood: £5.76Exeter: £4.70Charnwood: £5.44Exeter: £4.44

    £4.68£4.70£4.44Charnwood is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 155.6, Charnwood 186.3Charnwood: 186.3Exeter: 155.6

    155.6Charnwood is higher186.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 16.4, Charnwood 14.8Charnwood: 14.8Exeter: 16.4

    16.4Exeter is higherDepends on how you count14.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 21.6, Charnwood 26.6Charnwood: 26.6Exeter: 21.6

    21.6Charnwood is higher26.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 57.8, Charnwood 51.7Charnwood: 51.7Exeter: 57.8

    57.8Exeter is higherDepends on how you count51.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 95.1, Charnwood 86.0Charnwood: 86.0Exeter: 95.1

    95.1Exeter is higherDepends on how you count86.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 10.6, Charnwood 12.1Charnwood: 12.1Exeter: 10.6

    10.6Charnwood is higher12.1

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Exeter and Charnwood, per resident
MeasureExeterCharnwoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,690£3,706£3,500£3,848£3,865£3,650Charnwood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,923£1,931£1,824£2,361£2,371£2,239Charnwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,019£1,024£967£908£912£861Exeter
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,753£1,760£1,662£2,166£2,175£2,055Charnwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£62£63£59Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£97£128£129£122Charnwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.87£3.89£3.67Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£394£373£351£352£333Exeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£93£94£88Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£54£55£52Charnwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£767£770£727£701£704£665Exeter
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£223£224£212£130£130£123Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£147£148£139Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£3.68£3.69£3.49Charnwood
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.74£2.75£2.60£2.40£2.41£2.28Exeter
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.68£4.70£4.44£5.74£5.76£5.44Charnwood
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026155.6186.3Charnwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.414.8Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.626.6Charnwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.851.7Exeter
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202695.186.0Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.612.1Charnwood

Total

Exeter is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Charnwood 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

Exeter Charnwood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Exeter £512.9m, Charnwood £724.7mCharnwood: £724.7mExeter: £512.9mCharnwood: £727.8mExeter: £515.1mCharnwood: £687.4mExeter: £486.5m

    £512.9m£515.1m£486.5mCharnwood is higher£724.7m£727.8m£687.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Exeter £267.2m, Charnwood £444.6mCharnwood: £444.6mExeter: £267.2mCharnwood: £446.5mExeter: £268.4mCharnwood: £421.7mExeter: £253.5m

    £267.2m£268.4m£253.5mCharnwood is higher£444.6m£446.5m£421.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Exeter £141.7m, Charnwood £171.0mCharnwood: £171.0mExeter: £141.7mCharnwood: £171.7mExeter: £142.3mCharnwood: £162.2mExeter: £134.4m

    £141.7m£142.3m£134.4mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Exeter £243.6m, Charnwood £407.9mCharnwood: £407.9mExeter: £243.6mCharnwood: £409.6mExeter: £244.7mCharnwood: £386.9mExeter: £231.1m

    £243.6m£244.7m£231.1mCharnwood is higher£407.9m£409.6m£386.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Exeter £8.8m, Charnwood £11.8mCharnwood: £11.8mExeter: £8.8mCharnwood: £11.8mExeter: £8.8mCharnwood: £11.2mExeter: £8.3m

    £8.8m£8.8m£8.3mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Exeter £14.3m, Charnwood £24.2mCharnwood: £24.2mExeter: £14.3mCharnwood: £24.3mExeter: £14.3mCharnwood: £23.0mExeter: £13.5m

    £14.3m£14.3m£13.5mCharnwood is higher£24.2m£24.3m£23.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Exeter £0.56m, Charnwood £0.73mCharnwood: £0.73mExeter: £0.56mCharnwood: £0.73mExeter: £0.57mCharnwood: £0.69mExeter: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.53mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Exeter £54.6m, Charnwood £66.0mCharnwood: £66.0mExeter: £54.6mCharnwood: £66.3mExeter: £54.8mCharnwood: £62.6mExeter: £51.8m

    £54.6m£54.8m£51.8mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£66.0m£66.3m£62.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Exeter £17.7m, Charnwood £17.6mCharnwood: £17.6mExeter: £17.7mCharnwood: £17.6mExeter: £17.8mCharnwood: £16.7mExeter: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mExeter is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Exeter £6.8m, Charnwood £10.2mCharnwood: £10.2mExeter: £6.8mCharnwood: £10.3mExeter: £6.8mCharnwood: £9.7mExeter: £6.4m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.4mCharnwood is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Exeter £106.6m, Charnwood £131.9mCharnwood: £131.9mExeter: £106.6mCharnwood: £132.5mExeter: £107.1mCharnwood: £125.1mExeter: £101.1m

    £106.6m£107.1m£101.1mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£131.9m£132.5m£125.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Exeter £31.0m, Charnwood £24.4mCharnwood: £24.4mExeter: £31.0mCharnwood: £24.6mExeter: £31.2mCharnwood: £23.2mExeter: £29.4m

    £31.0m£31.2m£29.4mExeter is higher£24.4m£24.6m£23.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Exeter £27.5m, Charnwood £27.7mCharnwood: £27.7mExeter: £27.5mCharnwood: £27.8mExeter: £27.6mCharnwood: £26.2mExeter: £26.1m

    £27.5m£27.6m£26.1mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Exeter £0.45m, Charnwood £0.69mCharnwood: £0.69mExeter: £0.45mCharnwood: £0.70mExeter: £0.45mCharnwood: £0.66mExeter: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mCharnwood is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Exeter £0.38m, Charnwood £0.45mCharnwood: £0.45mExeter: £0.38mCharnwood: £0.45mExeter: £0.38mCharnwood: £0.43mExeter: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mCharnwood is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Exeter £0.65m, Charnwood £1.1mCharnwood: £1.1mExeter: £0.65mCharnwood: £1.1mExeter: £0.65mCharnwood: £1.0mExeter: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mCharnwood is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Exeter 21,634, Charnwood 35,079Charnwood: 35,079Exeter: 21,634

    21,634Charnwood is higher35,079

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Exeter 2,273, Charnwood 2,793Charnwood: 2,793Exeter: 2,273

    2,273Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count2,793

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Exeter 3,005, Charnwood 5,008Charnwood: 5,008Exeter: 3,005

    3,005Charnwood is higher5,008

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Exeter 8,027, Charnwood 9,731Charnwood: 9,731Exeter: 8,027

    8,027Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count9,731

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Exeter 13,219, Charnwood 16,188Charnwood: 16,188Exeter: 13,219

    13,219Charnwood is higherDepends on how you count16,188

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Exeter 1,472, Charnwood 2,286Charnwood: 2,286Exeter: 1,472

    1,472Charnwood is higher2,286

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Exeter and Charnwood, total
MeasureExeterCharnwoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£512.9m£515.1m£486.5m£724.7m£727.8m£687.4mCharnwood
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£267.2m£268.4m£253.5m£444.6m£446.5m£421.7mCharnwood
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£141.7m£142.3m£134.4m£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mCharnwood
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£243.6m£244.7m£231.1m£407.9m£409.6m£386.9mCharnwood
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mCharnwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m£24.2m£24.3m£23.0mCharnwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mCharnwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m£66.0m£66.3m£62.6mCharnwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£17.6m£17.6m£16.7mExeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£10.2m£10.3m£9.7mCharnwood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£106.6m£107.1m£101.1m£131.9m£132.5m£125.1mCharnwood
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.0m£31.2m£29.4m£24.4m£24.6m£23.2mExeter
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m£27.7m£27.8m£26.2mCharnwood
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mCharnwood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mCharnwood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mCharnwood
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,63435,079Charnwood
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2732,793Charnwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0055,008Charnwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,0279,731Charnwood
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,21916,188Charnwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4722,286Charnwood

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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