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Teignbridge and South Hams
Teignbridge is higher than South Hams on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 4 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
Teignbridge is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and South Hams 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
Teignbridge South Hams
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,026£5,048£4,768Teignbridge is higher£4,789£4,810£4,543
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,494£12,547£11,851Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£12,151£12,203£11,526
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,755£1,762£1,664Teignbridge is higher£1,506£1,513£1,429
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,438£11,486£10,849Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£11,271£11,319£10,691
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£326£328£310Teignbridge is higher£305£306£289
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£708£711£671Teignbridge is higher£556£558£527
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£22£22£21Teignbridge is higher£20£20£19
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£410£411£389Teignbridge is higher£347£348£329
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£145£145£137Teignbridge is higher£111£112£106
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£112£112£106Teignbridge is higher£87£87£82
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,330£1,336£1,262Teignbridge is higher£1,147£1,152£1,088
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£159£160£151Teignbridge is higher£158£158£149
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£302£303£286Teignbridge is higher£263£264£249
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.75£5.77£5.45Teignbridge is higher£4.31£4.33£4.09
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.68£5.71£5.39South Hams is higherDepends on how you count£5.82£5.84£5.52
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.49£7.52£7.10Teignbridge is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,014.5South Hams is higherDepends on how you count1,015.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
83.6Teignbridge is higher75.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
147.3Teignbridge is higher118.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
61.0Teignbridge is higher52.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
160.1Teignbridge is higher139.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
24.1Teignbridge is higher18.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Teignbridge | South Hams | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,026£5,048£4,768 | £4,789£4,810£4,543 | Teignbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,494£12,547£11,851 | £12,151£12,203£11,526 | Teignbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,755£1,762£1,664 | £1,506£1,513£1,429 | Teignbridge |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,438£11,486£10,849 | £11,271£11,319£10,691 | Teignbridge |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £326£328£310 | £305£306£289 | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £708£711£671 | £556£558£527 | Teignbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £22£22£21 | £20£20£19 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £410£411£389 | £347£348£329 | Teignbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £145£145£137 | £111£112£106 | Teignbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £112£112£106 | £87£87£82 | Teignbridge |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,330£1,336£1,262 | £1,147£1,152£1,088 | Teignbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £159£160£151 | £158£158£149 | Teignbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £302£303£286 | £263£264£249 | Teignbridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.75£5.77£5.45 | £4.31£4.33£4.09 | Teignbridge |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.68£5.71£5.39 | £5.82£5.84£5.52 | South Hams |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.49£7.52£7.10 | £7.37£7.40£6.99 | Teignbridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,014.5 | 1,015.3 | South Hams |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 83.6 | 75.3 | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 147.3 | 118.1 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 61.0 | 52.0 | Teignbridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 160.1 | 139.2 | Teignbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 24.1 | 18.8 | Teignbridge |
Per resident
Teignbridge is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and South Hams 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
Teignbridge South Hams
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,026£5,048£4,768Teignbridge is higher£4,789£4,810£4,543
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,312£3,326£3,142South Hams is higherDepends on how you count£3,331£3,345£3,159
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£993£997£942Teignbridge is higher£836£839£793
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,032£3,045£2,876South Hams is higherDepends on how you count£3,089£3,102£2,930
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£87£87£82Teignbridge is higher£84£84£79
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£188£188£178Teignbridge is higher£152£153£144
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.88£5.91£5.58Teignbridge is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£410£411£389Teignbridge is higher£347£348£329
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£145£145£137Teignbridge is higher£111£112£106
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£63£63£60Teignbridge is higher£48£48£46
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£753£756£714Teignbridge is higher£636£639£603
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£159£160£151Teignbridge is higher£158£158£149
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£171£171£162Teignbridge is higher£146£146£138
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.25£3.26£3.08Teignbridge is higher£2.39£2.40£2.27
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.22£3.23£3.05South Hams is higherDepends on how you count£3.23£3.24£3.06
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.49£7.52£7.10Teignbridge is higher£7.37£7.40£6.99
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
269.0South Hams is higherDepends on how you count278.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.2Teignbridge is higher20.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
39.1Teignbridge is higher32.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
61.0Teignbridge is higher52.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
90.6Teignbridge is higher77.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.6Teignbridge is higher10.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Teignbridge | South Hams | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,026£5,048£4,768 | £4,789£4,810£4,543 | Teignbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,312£3,326£3,142 | £3,331£3,345£3,159 | South Hams |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £993£997£942 | £836£839£793 | Teignbridge |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,032£3,045£2,876 | £3,089£3,102£2,930 | South Hams |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £87£87£82 | £84£84£79 | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £188£188£178 | £152£153£144 | Teignbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.88£5.91£5.58 | £5.37£5.39£5.09 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £410£411£389 | £347£348£329 | Teignbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £145£145£137 | £111£112£106 | Teignbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £63£63£60 | £48£48£46 | Teignbridge |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £753£756£714 | £636£639£603 | Teignbridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £159£160£151 | £158£158£149 | Teignbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £171£171£162 | £146£146£138 | Teignbridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.25£3.26£3.08 | £2.39£2.40£2.27 | Teignbridge |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.22£3.23£3.05 | £3.23£3.24£3.06 | South Hams |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.49£7.52£7.10 | £7.37£7.40£6.99 | Teignbridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 269.0 | 278.3 | South Hams |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.2 | 20.7 | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 39.1 | 32.4 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 61.0 | 52.0 | Teignbridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 90.6 | 77.2 | Teignbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.6 | 10.4 | Teignbridge |
Total
Teignbridge is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and South Hams 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
Teignbridge South Hams
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£695.1m£698.1m£659.4mTeignbridge is higher£440.9m£442.8m£418.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£458.1m£460.0m£434.5mTeignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£306.6m£307.9m£290.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£137.3m£137.9m£130.3mTeignbridge is higher£76.9m£77.2m£73.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£419.3m£421.1m£397.8mTeignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£284.4m£285.6m£269.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mTeignbridge is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£26.0m£26.1m£24.6mTeignbridge is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mTeignbridge is higher£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£56.7m£56.9m£53.7mTeignbridge is higher£31.9m£32.1m£30.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mTeignbridge is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.7m£8.8m£8.3mTeignbridge is higher£4.4m£4.5m£4.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£104.1m£104.5m£98.7mTeignbridge is higher£58.6m£58.8m£55.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mTeignbridge is higher£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£23.6m£23.7m£22.4mTeignbridge is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mTeignbridge is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mTeignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mTeignbridge is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
37,195Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count25,617
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,064Teignbridge is higher1,901
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,400Teignbridge is higher2,979
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,434Teignbridge is higher4,782
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
12,531Teignbridge is higher7,106
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,882Teignbridge is higher960
Show the numbers
| Measure | Teignbridge | South Hams | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £695.1m£698.1m£659.4m | £440.9m£442.8m£418.2m | Teignbridge |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £458.1m£460.0m£434.5m | £306.6m£307.9m£290.8m | Teignbridge |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £137.3m£137.9m£130.3m | £76.9m£77.2m£73.0m | Teignbridge |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £419.3m£421.1m£397.8m | £284.4m£285.6m£269.8m | Teignbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £12.0m£12.0m£11.4m | £7.7m£7.7m£7.3m | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £26.0m£26.1m£24.6m | £14.0m£14.1m£13.3m | Teignbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.81m£0.82m£0.77m | £0.49m£0.50m£0.47m | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £56.7m£56.9m£53.7m | £31.9m£32.1m£30.3m | Teignbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.0m£20.1m£19.0m | £10.3m£10.3m£9.7m | Teignbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.7m£8.8m£8.3m | £4.4m£4.5m£4.2m | Teignbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £104.1m£104.5m£98.7m | £58.6m£58.8m£55.5m | Teignbridge |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £22.0m£22.1m£20.9m | £14.5m£14.6m£13.8m | Teignbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £23.6m£23.7m£22.4m | £13.4m£13.5m£12.7m | Teignbridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | £0.22m£0.22m£0.21m | Teignbridge |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.45m£0.42m | £0.30m£0.30m£0.28m | Teignbridge |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.0m£1.0m£0.98m | £0.68m£0.68m£0.64m | Teignbridge |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 37,195 | 25,617 | Teignbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,064 | 1,901 | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,400 | 2,979 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,434 | 4,782 | Teignbridge |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 12,531 | 7,106 | Teignbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,882 | 960 | Teignbridge |
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.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.