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Exeter and Worcester

139,007 and 106,566 residents (mid-2024).

Exeter is higher than Worcester on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 17 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 6 of 22 measures, and Worcester on 16. 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 Worcester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Exeter £3,690, Worcester £4,078Worcester: £4,078Exeter: £3,690Worcester: £4,095Exeter: £3,706Worcester: £3,868Exeter: £3,500

    £3,690£3,706£3,500Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4,078£4,095£3,868

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Exeter £12,441, Worcester £12,778Worcester: £12,778Exeter: £12,441Worcester: £12,832Exeter: £12,494Worcester: £12,120Exeter: £11,801

    £12,441£12,494£11,801Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£12,778£12,832£12,120

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £1,467, Worcester £1,794Worcester: £1,794Exeter: £1,467Worcester: £1,801Exeter: £1,473Worcester: £1,701Exeter: £1,391

    £1,467£1,473£1,391Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,794£1,801£1,701

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Exeter £11,341, Worcester £11,593Worcester: £11,593Exeter: £11,341Worcester: £11,642Exeter: £11,389Worcester: £10,996Exeter: £10,758

    £11,341£11,389£10,758Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£11,593£11,642£10,996

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Exeter £409, Worcester £407Worcester: £407Exeter: £409Worcester: £409Exeter: £411Worcester: £386Exeter: £388

    £409£411£388Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£407£409£386

  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, Worcester £753Worcester: £753Exeter: £664Worcester: £756Exeter: £667Worcester: £714Exeter: £630

    £664£667£630Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£753£756£714

  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, Worcester £25Worcester: £25Exeter: £26Worcester: £25Exeter: £26Worcester: £24Exeter: £25

    £26£26£25Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £393, Worcester £402Worcester: £402Exeter: £393Worcester: £404Exeter: £394Worcester: £381Exeter: £373

    £393£394£373Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£402£404£381

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £127, Worcester £104Worcester: £104Exeter: £127Worcester: £105Exeter: £128Worcester: £99Exeter: £121

    £127£128£121Exeter is higher£104£105£99

  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, Worcester £92Worcester: £92Exeter: £70Worcester: £92Exeter: £70Worcester: £87Exeter: £66

    £70£70£66Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £1,103, Worcester £1,417Worcester: £1,417Exeter: £1,103Worcester: £1,423Exeter: £1,108Worcester: £1,344Exeter: £1,047

    £1,103£1,108£1,047Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,417£1,423£1,344

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Exeter £223, Worcester £207Worcester: £207Exeter: £223Worcester: £208Exeter: £224Worcester: £196Exeter: £212

    £223£224£212Exeter is higher£207£208£196

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £285, Worcester £273Worcester: £273Exeter: £285Worcester: £274Exeter: £286Worcester: £259Exeter: £270

    £285£286£270Exeter is higher£273£274£259

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £4.67, Worcester £6.72Worcester: £6.72Exeter: £4.67Worcester: £6.74Exeter: £4.69Worcester: £6.37Exeter: £4.43

    £4.67£4.69£4.43Worcester is higher£6.72£6.74£6.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Exeter £3.95, Worcester £4.92Worcester: £4.92Exeter: £3.95Worcester: £4.94Exeter: £3.97Worcester: £4.67Exeter: £3.75

    £3.95£3.97£3.75Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4.92£4.94£4.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Exeter £4.68, Worcester £6.22Worcester: £6.22Exeter: £4.68Worcester: £6.25Exeter: £4.70Worcester: £5.90Exeter: £4.44

    £4.68£4.70£4.44Worcester is higher£6.22£6.25£5.90

  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, Worcester 1,013.6Worcester: 1,013.6Exeter: 1,007.1

    1,007.1Worcester is higherDepends on how you count1,013.6

  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, Worcester 101.2Worcester: 101.2Exeter: 105.8

    105.8Exeter is higherDepends on how you count101.2

  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: Exeter 139.9, Worcester 157.5Worcester: 157.5Exeter: 139.9

    139.9Worcester is higherDepends on how you count157.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 57.8, Worcester 58.5Worcester: 58.5Exeter: 57.8

    57.8Worcester is higherDepends on how you count58.5

  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, Worcester 170.1Worcester: 170.1Exeter: 136.8

    136.8Worcester is higherDepends on how you count170.1

  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, Worcester 20.8Worcester: 20.8Exeter: 15.2

    15.2Worcester is higherDepends on how you count20.8

Show the numbers
Exeter and Worcester, per person in the age group
MeasureExeterWorcesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,690£3,706£3,500£4,078£4,095£3,868Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,441£12,494£11,801£12,778£12,832£12,120Worcester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,467£1,473£1,391£1,794£1,801£1,701Worcester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,341£11,389£10,758£11,593£11,642£10,996Worcester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£409£411£388£407£409£386Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£664£667£630£753£756£714Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£25£25£24Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£394£373£402£404£381Worcester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£104£105£99Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£70£70£66£92£92£87Worcester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,103£1,108£1,047£1,417£1,423£1,344Worcester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£223£224£212£207£208£196Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£285£286£270£273£274£259Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.67£4.69£4.43£6.72£6.74£6.37Worcester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.95£3.97£3.75£4.92£4.94£4.67Worcester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.68£4.70£4.44£6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.11,013.6Worcester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.8101.2Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9157.5Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.858.5Worcester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026136.8170.1Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.220.8Worcester

Per resident

Exeter is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Worcester 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

Exeter Worcester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Exeter £3,690, Worcester £4,078Worcester: £4,078Exeter: £3,690Worcester: £4,095Exeter: £3,706Worcester: £3,868Exeter: £3,500

    £3,690£3,706£3,500Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4,078£4,095£3,868

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Exeter £1,923, Worcester £2,198Worcester: £2,198Exeter: £1,923Worcester: £2,207Exeter: £1,931Worcester: £2,085Exeter: £1,824

    £1,923£1,931£1,824Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£2,198£2,207£2,085

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Exeter £1,019, Worcester £1,160Worcester: £1,160Exeter: £1,019Worcester: £1,165Exeter: £1,024Worcester: £1,101Exeter: £967

    £1,019£1,024£967Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,160£1,165£1,101

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Exeter £1,753, Worcester £1,994Worcester: £1,994Exeter: £1,753Worcester: £2,003Exeter: £1,760Worcester: £1,892Exeter: £1,662

    £1,753£1,760£1,662Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,994£2,003£1,892

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Exeter £63, Worcester £70Worcester: £70Exeter: £63Worcester: £70Exeter: £63Worcester: £66Exeter: £60

    £63£63£60Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£70£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £103, Worcester £129Worcester: £129Exeter: £103Worcester: £130Exeter: £103Worcester: £123Exeter: £97

    £103£103£97Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£129£130£123

  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, Worcester £4.33Worcester: £4.33Exeter: £4.06Worcester: £4.35Exeter: £4.08Worcester: £4.11Exeter: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4.33£4.35£4.11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £393, Worcester £402Worcester: £402Exeter: £393Worcester: £404Exeter: £394Worcester: £381Exeter: £373

    £393£394£373Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£402£404£381

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Exeter £127, Worcester £104Worcester: £104Exeter: £127Worcester: £105Exeter: £128Worcester: £99Exeter: £121

    £127£128£121Exeter is higher£104£105£99

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Exeter £49, Worcester £59Worcester: £59Exeter: £49Worcester: £60Exeter: £49Worcester: £56Exeter: £46

    £49£49£46Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£59£60£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Exeter £767, Worcester £917Worcester: £917Exeter: £767Worcester: £921Exeter: £770Worcester: £870Exeter: £727

    £767£770£727Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£917£921£870

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Exeter £223, Worcester £207Worcester: £207Exeter: £223Worcester: £208Exeter: £224Worcester: £196Exeter: £212

    £223£224£212Exeter is higher£207£208£196

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Exeter £198, Worcester £177Worcester: £177Exeter: £198Worcester: £177Exeter: £199Worcester: £168Exeter: £188

    £198£199£188Exeter is higher£177£177£168

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Exeter £3.25, Worcester £4.34Worcester: £4.34Exeter: £3.25Worcester: £4.36Exeter: £3.26Worcester: £4.12Exeter: £3.08

    £3.25£3.26£3.08Worcester is higher£4.34£4.36£4.12

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Exeter £2.74, Worcester £3.18Worcester: £3.18Exeter: £2.74Worcester: £3.20Exeter: £2.75Worcester: £3.02Exeter: £2.60

    £2.74£2.75£2.60Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£3.18£3.20£3.02

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Exeter £4.68, Worcester £6.22Worcester: £6.22Exeter: £4.68Worcester: £6.25Exeter: £4.70Worcester: £5.90Exeter: £4.44

    £4.68£4.70£4.44Worcester is higher£6.22£6.25£5.90

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 155.6, Worcester 174.4Worcester: 174.4Exeter: 155.6

    155.6Worcester is higherDepends on how you count174.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 16.4, Worcester 17.4Worcester: 17.4Exeter: 16.4

    16.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count17.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 21.6, Worcester 27.1Worcester: 27.1Exeter: 21.6

    21.6Worcester is higherDepends on how you count27.1

  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, Worcester 58.5Worcester: 58.5Exeter: 57.8

    57.8Worcester is higherDepends on how you count58.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Exeter 95.1, Worcester 110.0Worcester: 110.0Exeter: 95.1

    95.1Worcester is higherDepends on how you count110.0

  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, Worcester 13.4Worcester: 13.4Exeter: 10.6

    10.6Worcester is higherDepends on how you count13.4

Show the numbers
Exeter and Worcester, per resident
MeasureExeterWorcesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,690£3,706£3,500£4,078£4,095£3,868Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,923£1,931£1,824£2,198£2,207£2,085Worcester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,019£1,024£967£1,160£1,165£1,101Worcester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,753£1,760£1,662£1,994£2,003£1,892Worcester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£70£70£66Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£97£129£130£123Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£4.33£4.35£4.11Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£393£394£373£402£404£381Worcester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£104£105£99Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£59£60£56Worcester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£767£770£727£917£921£870Worcester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£223£224£212£207£208£196Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£177£177£168Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£4.34£4.36£4.12Worcester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.74£2.75£2.60£3.18£3.20£3.02Worcester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.68£4.70£4.44£6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026155.6174.4Worcester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.417.4Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.627.1Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.858.5Worcester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202695.1110.0Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.613.4Worcester

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Exeter £512.9m, Worcester £434.5mWorcester: £434.5mExeter: £512.9mWorcester: £436.4mExeter: £515.1mWorcester: £412.2mExeter: £486.5m

    £512.9m£515.1m£486.5mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£434.5m£436.4m£412.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Exeter £267.2m, Worcester £234.2mWorcester: £234.2mExeter: £267.2mWorcester: £235.2mExeter: £268.4mWorcester: £222.2mExeter: £253.5m

    £267.2m£268.4m£253.5mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Exeter £141.7m, Worcester £123.6mWorcester: £123.6mExeter: £141.7mWorcester: £124.2mExeter: £142.3mWorcester: £117.3mExeter: £134.4m

    £141.7m£142.3m£134.4mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Exeter £243.6m, Worcester £212.5mWorcester: £212.5mExeter: £243.6mWorcester: £213.4mExeter: £244.7mWorcester: £201.6mExeter: £231.1m

    £243.6m£244.7m£231.1mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Exeter £8.8m, Worcester £7.5mWorcester: £7.5mExeter: £8.8mWorcester: £7.5mExeter: £8.8mWorcester: £7.1mExeter: £8.3m

    £8.8m£8.8m£8.3mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Exeter £14.3m, Worcester £13.8mWorcester: £13.8mExeter: £14.3mWorcester: £13.9mExeter: £14.3mWorcester: £13.1mExeter: £13.5m

    £14.3m£14.3m£13.5mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m

  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, Worcester £0.46mWorcester: £0.46mExeter: £0.56mWorcester: £0.46mExeter: £0.57mWorcester: £0.44mExeter: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.57m£0.53mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Exeter £54.6m, Worcester £42.8mWorcester: £42.8mExeter: £54.6mWorcester: £43.0mExeter: £54.8mWorcester: £40.6mExeter: £51.8m

    £54.6m£54.8m£51.8mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£42.8m£43.0m£40.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Exeter £17.7m, Worcester £11.1mWorcester: £11.1mExeter: £17.7mWorcester: £11.2mExeter: £17.8mWorcester: £10.5mExeter: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mExeter is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Exeter £6.8m, Worcester £6.3mWorcester: £6.3mExeter: £6.8mWorcester: £6.4mExeter: £6.8mWorcester: £6.0mExeter: £6.4m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.4mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Exeter £106.6m, Worcester £97.7mWorcester: £97.7mExeter: £106.6mWorcester: £98.1mExeter: £107.1mWorcester: £92.7mExeter: £101.1m

    £106.6m£107.1m£101.1mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£97.7m£98.1m£92.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Exeter £31.0m, Worcester £22.0mWorcester: £22.0mExeter: £31.0mWorcester: £22.1mExeter: £31.2mWorcester: £20.9mExeter: £29.4m

    £31.0m£31.2m£29.4mExeter is higher£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Exeter £27.5m, Worcester £18.8mWorcester: £18.8mExeter: £27.5mWorcester: £18.9mExeter: £27.6mWorcester: £17.9mExeter: £26.1m

    £27.5m£27.6m£26.1mExeter is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Exeter £0.45m, Worcester £0.46mWorcester: £0.46mExeter: £0.45mWorcester: £0.46mExeter: £0.45mWorcester: £0.44mExeter: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mWorcester is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Exeter £0.38m, Worcester £0.34mWorcester: £0.34mExeter: £0.38mWorcester: £0.34mExeter: £0.38mWorcester: £0.32mExeter: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Exeter £0.65m, Worcester £0.66mWorcester: £0.66mExeter: £0.65mWorcester: £0.67mExeter: £0.65mWorcester: £0.63mExeter: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mWorcester is higher£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Exeter 21,634, Worcester 18,582Worcester: 18,582Exeter: 21,634

    21,634Exeter is higherDepends on how you count18,582

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Exeter 2,273, Worcester 1,856Worcester: 1,856Exeter: 2,273

    2,273Exeter is higherDepends on how you count1,856

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Exeter 3,005, Worcester 2,888Worcester: 2,888Exeter: 3,005

    3,005Exeter is higherDepends on how you count2,888

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Exeter 8,027, Worcester 6,233Worcester: 6,233Exeter: 8,027

    8,027Exeter is higherDepends on how you count6,233

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Exeter 13,219, Worcester 11,725Worcester: 11,725Exeter: 13,219

    13,219Exeter is higherDepends on how you count11,725

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Exeter 1,472, Worcester 1,431Worcester: 1,431Exeter: 1,472

    1,472Exeter is higherDepends on how you count1,431

Show the numbers
Exeter and Worcester, total
MeasureExeterWorcesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£512.9m£515.1m£486.5m£434.5m£436.4m£412.2mExeter
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£267.2m£268.4m£253.5m£234.2m£235.2m£222.2mExeter
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£141.7m£142.3m£134.4m£123.6m£124.2m£117.3mExeter
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£243.6m£244.7m£231.1m£212.5m£213.4m£201.6mExeter
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m£7.5m£7.5m£7.1mExeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m£13.8m£13.9m£13.1mExeter
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mExeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m£42.8m£43.0m£40.6mExeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£11.1m£11.2m£10.5mExeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mExeter
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£106.6m£107.1m£101.1m£97.7m£98.1m£92.7mExeter
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.0m£31.2m£29.4m£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mExeter
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m£18.8m£18.9m£17.9mExeter
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mWorcester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mExeter
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.66m£0.67m£0.63mWorcester
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,63418,582Exeter
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2731,856Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0052,888Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,0276,233Exeter
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,21911,725Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4721,431Exeter

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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  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.
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