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West Devon and Herefordshire, County of

58,849 and 192,067 residents (mid-2024).

West Devon is higher than Herefordshire, County of on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 13 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

West Devon is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 17. 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

West Devon Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Devon £4,923, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730West Devon: £4,923Herefordshire, County of: £4,750West Devon: £4,944Herefordshire, County of: £4,486West Devon: £4,670

    £4,923£4,944£4,670West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£4,730£4,750£4,486

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Devon £12,031, Herefordshire, County of £12,360Herefordshire, County of: £12,360West Devon: £12,031Herefordshire, County of: £12,413West Devon: £12,082Herefordshire, County of: £11,724West Devon: £11,412

    £12,031£12,082£11,412Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£12,360£12,413£11,724

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Devon £1,586, Herefordshire, County of £1,601Herefordshire, County of: £1,601West Devon: £1,586Herefordshire, County of: £1,608West Devon: £1,593Herefordshire, County of: £1,518West Devon: £1,505

    £1,586£1,593£1,505Herefordshire, County of is higher£1,601£1,608£1,518

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Devon £11,127, Herefordshire, County of £11,422Herefordshire, County of: £11,422West Devon: £11,127Herefordshire, County of: £11,471West Devon: £11,175Herefordshire, County of: £10,834West Devon: £10,555

    £11,127£11,175£10,555Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£11,422£11,471£10,834

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Devon £292, Herefordshire, County of £313Herefordshire, County of: £313West Devon: £292Herefordshire, County of: £315West Devon: £293Herefordshire, County of: £297West Devon: £277

    £292£293£277Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£313£315£297

  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: West Devon £592, Herefordshire, County of £604Herefordshire, County of: £604West Devon: £592Herefordshire, County of: £607West Devon: £595Herefordshire, County of: £573West Devon: £562

    £592£595£562Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£604£607£573

  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: West Devon £19, Herefordshire, County of £21Herefordshire, County of: £21West Devon: £19Herefordshire, County of: £21West Devon: £20Herefordshire, County of: £20West Devon: £18

    £19£20£18Herefordshire, County of 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: West Devon £376, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389West Devon: £376Herefordshire, County of: £391West Devon: £377Herefordshire, County of: £369West Devon: £356

    £376£377£356Herefordshire, County of is higher£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Devon £117, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97West Devon: £117Herefordshire, County of: £98West Devon: £117Herefordshire, County of: £92West Devon: £111

    £117£117£111West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

  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: West Devon £95, Herefordshire, County of £92Herefordshire, County of: £92West Devon: £95Herefordshire, County of: £92West Devon: £95Herefordshire, County of: £87West Devon: £90

    £95£95£90West Devon 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: West Devon £1,188, Herefordshire, County of £1,207Herefordshire, County of: £1,207West Devon: £1,188Herefordshire, County of: £1,212West Devon: £1,193Herefordshire, County of: £1,145West Devon: £1,127

    £1,188£1,193£1,127Herefordshire, County of is higher£1,207£1,212£1,145

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Devon £147, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162West Devon: £147Herefordshire, County of: £163West Devon: £147Herefordshire, County of: £154West Devon: £139

    £147£147£139Herefordshire, County of is higher£162£163£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Devon £295, Herefordshire, County of £291Herefordshire, County of: £291West Devon: £295Herefordshire, County of: £292West Devon: £296Herefordshire, County of: £276West Devon: £280

    £295£296£280West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£291£292£276

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Devon £4.26, Herefordshire, County of £5.21Herefordshire, County of: £5.21West Devon: £4.26Herefordshire, County of: £5.23West Devon: £4.28Herefordshire, County of: £4.94West Devon: £4.04

    £4.26£4.28£4.04Herefordshire, County of is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Devon £4.65, Herefordshire, County of £5.87Herefordshire, County of: £5.87West Devon: £4.65Herefordshire, County of: £5.90West Devon: £4.67Herefordshire, County of: £5.57West Devon: £4.41

    £4.65£4.67£4.41Herefordshire, County of is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Devon £6.91, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82West Devon: £6.91Herefordshire, County of: £8.86West Devon: £6.93Herefordshire, County of: £8.37West Devon: £6.55

    £6.91£6.93£6.55Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Devon 1,003.3, Herefordshire, County of 1,011.0Herefordshire, County of: 1,011.0West Devon: 1,003.3

    1,003.3Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count1,011.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Devon 72.2, Herefordshire, County of 78.3Herefordshire, County of: 78.3West Devon: 72.2

    72.2Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count78.3

  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: West Devon 123.7, Herefordshire, County of 124.1Herefordshire, County of: 124.1West Devon: 123.7

    123.7Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count124.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Devon 55.5, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5West Devon: 55.5

    55.5Herefordshire, County of is higher55.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Devon 143.9, Herefordshire, County of 152.1Herefordshire, County of: 152.1West Devon: 143.9

    143.9Herefordshire, County of is higher152.1

  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: West Devon 20.0, Herefordshire, County of 19.9Herefordshire, County of: 19.9West Devon: 20.0

    20.0West Devon is higherDepends on how you count19.9

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West Devon and Herefordshire, County of, per person in the age group
MeasureWest DevonHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,923£4,944£4,670£4,730£4,750£4,486West Devon
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,082£11,412£12,360£12,413£11,724Herefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,586£1,593£1,505£1,601£1,608£1,518Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,127£11,175£10,555£11,422£11,471£10,834Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£292£293£277£313£315£297Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£592£595£562£604£607£573Herefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£20£18£21£21£20Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£376£377£356£389£391£369Herefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£97£98£92West Devon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90£92£92£87West Devon
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,188£1,193£1,127£1,207£1,212£1,145Herefordshire, County of
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£147£139£162£163£154Herefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£295£296£280£291£292£276West Devon
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.26£4.28£4.04£5.21£5.23£4.94Herefordshire, County of
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.65£4.67£4.41£5.87£5.90£5.57Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.91£6.93£6.55£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.31,011.0Herefordshire, County of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.278.3Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.7124.1Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.555.5Herefordshire, County of
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026143.9152.1Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.019.9West Devon

Per resident

West Devon is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 11. 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

West Devon Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Devon £4,923, Herefordshire, County of £4,730Herefordshire, County of: £4,730West Devon: £4,923Herefordshire, County of: £4,750West Devon: £4,944Herefordshire, County of: £4,486West Devon: £4,670

    £4,923£4,944£4,670West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£4,730£4,750£4,486

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Devon £3,393, Herefordshire, County of £3,154Herefordshire, County of: £3,154West Devon: £3,393Herefordshire, County of: £3,167West Devon: £3,407Herefordshire, County of: £2,991West Devon: £3,218

    £3,393£3,407£3,218West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£3,154£3,167£2,991

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Devon £884, Herefordshire, County of £919Herefordshire, County of: £919West Devon: £884Herefordshire, County of: £923West Devon: £888Herefordshire, County of: £871West Devon: £839

    £884£888£839Herefordshire, County of is higher£919£923£871

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Devon £3,138, Herefordshire, County of £2,914Herefordshire, County of: £2,914West Devon: £3,138Herefordshire, County of: £2,927West Devon: £3,151Herefordshire, County of: £2,764West Devon: £2,976

    £3,138£3,151£2,976West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£2,914£2,927£2,764

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Devon £82, Herefordshire, County of £80Herefordshire, County of: £80West Devon: £82Herefordshire, County of: £80West Devon: £83Herefordshire, County of: £76West Devon: £78

    £82£83£78West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£80£80£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Devon £167, Herefordshire, County of £154Herefordshire, County of: £154West Devon: £167Herefordshire, County of: £155West Devon: £168Herefordshire, County of: £146West Devon: £158

    £167£168£158West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£154£155£146

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Devon £5.49, Herefordshire, County of £5.28Herefordshire, County of: £5.28West Devon: £5.49Herefordshire, County of: £5.30West Devon: £5.52Herefordshire, County of: £5.01West Devon: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£5.28£5.30£5.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Devon £376, Herefordshire, County of £389Herefordshire, County of: £389West Devon: £376Herefordshire, County of: £391West Devon: £377Herefordshire, County of: £369West Devon: £356

    £376£377£356Herefordshire, County of is higher£389£391£369

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Devon £117, Herefordshire, County of £97Herefordshire, County of: £97West Devon: £117Herefordshire, County of: £98West Devon: £117Herefordshire, County of: £92West Devon: £111

    £117£117£111West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Devon £53, Herefordshire, County of £53Herefordshire, County of: £53West Devon: £53Herefordshire, County of: £53West Devon: £53Herefordshire, County of: £50West Devon: £50

    £53£53£50West Devon is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Devon £662, Herefordshire, County of £693Herefordshire, County of: £693West Devon: £662Herefordshire, County of: £696West Devon: £665Herefordshire, County of: £657West Devon: £628

    £662£665£628Herefordshire, County of is higher£693£696£657

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Devon £147, Herefordshire, County of £162Herefordshire, County of: £162West Devon: £147Herefordshire, County of: £163West Devon: £147Herefordshire, County of: £154West Devon: £139

    £147£147£139Herefordshire, County of is higher£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Devon £164, Herefordshire, County of £167Herefordshire, County of: £167West Devon: £164Herefordshire, County of: £168West Devon: £165Herefordshire, County of: £158West Devon: £156

    £164£165£156Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£167£168£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Devon £2.37, Herefordshire, County of £2.99Herefordshire, County of: £2.99West Devon: £2.37Herefordshire, County of: £3.01West Devon: £2.38Herefordshire, County of: £2.84West Devon: £2.25

    £2.37£2.38£2.25Herefordshire, County of is higher£2.99£3.01£2.84

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Devon £2.59, Herefordshire, County of £3.37Herefordshire, County of: £3.37West Devon: £2.59Herefordshire, County of: £3.39West Devon: £2.60Herefordshire, County of: £3.20West Devon: £2.46

    £2.59£2.60£2.46Herefordshire, County of is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Devon £6.91, Herefordshire, County of £8.82Herefordshire, County of: £8.82West Devon: £6.91Herefordshire, County of: £8.86West Devon: £6.93Herefordshire, County of: £8.37West Devon: £6.55

    £6.91£6.93£6.55Herefordshire, County of is higher£8.82£8.86£8.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Devon 282.9, Herefordshire, County of 258.0Herefordshire, County of: 258.0West Devon: 282.9

    282.9West Devon is higherDepends on how you count258.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Devon 20.4, Herefordshire, County of 20.0Herefordshire, County of: 20.0West Devon: 20.4

    20.4West Devon is higherDepends on how you count20.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Devon 34.9, Herefordshire, County of 31.7Herefordshire, County of: 31.7West Devon: 34.9

    34.9West Devon is higherDepends on how you count31.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Devon 55.5, Herefordshire, County of 55.5Herefordshire, County of: 55.5West Devon: 55.5

    55.5Herefordshire, County of is higher55.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Devon 80.2, Herefordshire, County of 87.3Herefordshire, County of: 87.3West Devon: 80.2

    80.2Herefordshire, County of is higher87.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Devon 11.2, Herefordshire, County of 11.4Herefordshire, County of: 11.4West Devon: 11.2

    11.2Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count11.4

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West Devon and Herefordshire, County of, per resident
MeasureWest DevonHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,923£4,944£4,670£4,730£4,750£4,486West Devon
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,393£3,407£3,218£3,154£3,167£2,991West Devon
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£884£888£839£919£923£871Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,138£3,151£2,976£2,914£2,927£2,764West Devon
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£82£83£78£80£80£76West Devon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158£154£155£146West Devon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£5.28£5.30£5.01West Devon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£376£377£356£389£391£369Herefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£97£98£92West Devon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£53£53£50West Devon
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£662£665£628£693£696£657Herefordshire, County of
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£147£139£162£163£154Herefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£167£168£158Herefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.37£2.38£2.25£2.99£3.01£2.84Herefordshire, County of
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.59£2.60£2.46£3.37£3.39£3.20Herefordshire, County of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.91£6.93£6.55£8.82£8.86£8.37Herefordshire, County of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026282.9258.0West Devon
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.420.0West Devon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.931.7West Devon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.555.5Herefordshire, County of
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.287.3Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.211.4Herefordshire, County of

Total

West Devon is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Herefordshire, County of on 22. 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

West Devon Herefordshire, County of

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Devon £289.7m, Herefordshire, County of £908.4mHerefordshire, County of: £908.4mWest Devon: £289.7mHerefordshire, County of: £912.3mWest Devon: £291.0mHerefordshire, County of: £861.7mWest Devon: £274.8m

    £289.7m£291.0m£274.8mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£908.4m£912.3m£861.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Devon £199.7m, Herefordshire, County of £605.7mHerefordshire, County of: £605.7mWest Devon: £199.7mHerefordshire, County of: £608.3mWest Devon: £200.5mHerefordshire, County of: £574.5mWest Devon: £189.4m

    £199.7m£200.5m£189.4mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Devon £52.0m, Herefordshire, County of £176.5mHerefordshire, County of: £176.5mWest Devon: £52.0mHerefordshire, County of: £177.2mWest Devon: £52.3mHerefordshire, County of: £167.4mWest Devon: £49.4m

    £52.0m£52.3m£49.4mHerefordshire, County of is higher£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Devon £184.7m, Herefordshire, County of £559.7mHerefordshire, County of: £559.7mWest Devon: £184.7mHerefordshire, County of: £562.1mWest Devon: £185.4mHerefordshire, County of: £530.9mWest Devon: £175.2m

    £184.7m£185.4m£175.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£559.7m£562.1m£530.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Devon £4.8m, Herefordshire, County of £15.4mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mWest Devon: £4.8mHerefordshire, County of: £15.4mWest Devon: £4.9mHerefordshire, County of: £14.6mWest Devon: £4.6m

    £4.8m£4.9m£4.6mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Devon £9.8m, Herefordshire, County of £29.6mHerefordshire, County of: £29.6mWest Devon: £9.8mHerefordshire, County of: £29.7mWest Devon: £9.9mHerefordshire, County of: £28.1mWest Devon: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.9m£9.3mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Devon £0.32m, Herefordshire, County of £1.0mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mWest Devon: £0.32mHerefordshire, County of: £1.0mWest Devon: £0.32mHerefordshire, County of: £0.96mWest Devon: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Devon £22.1m, Herefordshire, County of £74.8mHerefordshire, County of: £74.8mWest Devon: £22.1mHerefordshire, County of: £75.1mWest Devon: £22.2mHerefordshire, County of: £70.9mWest Devon: £21.0m

    £22.1m£22.2m£21.0mHerefordshire, County of is higher£74.8m£75.1m£70.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Devon £6.9m, Herefordshire, County of £18.7mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mWest Devon: £6.9mHerefordshire, County of: £18.7mWest Devon: £6.9mHerefordshire, County of: £17.7mWest Devon: £6.5m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.5mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Devon £3.1m, Herefordshire, County of £10.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.1mWest Devon: £3.1mHerefordshire, County of: £10.2mWest Devon: £3.1mHerefordshire, County of: £9.6mWest Devon: £3.0m

    £3.1m£3.1m£3.0mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Devon £39.0m, Herefordshire, County of £133.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.0mWest Devon: £39.0mHerefordshire, County of: £133.6mWest Devon: £39.1mHerefordshire, County of: £126.2mWest Devon: £37.0m

    £39.0m£39.1m£37.0mHerefordshire, County of is higher£133.0m£133.6m£126.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Devon £8.6m, Herefordshire, County of £31.1mHerefordshire, County of: £31.1mWest Devon: £8.6mHerefordshire, County of: £31.3mWest Devon: £8.7mHerefordshire, County of: £29.5mWest Devon: £8.2m

    £8.6m£8.7m£8.2mHerefordshire, County of is higher£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Devon £9.7m, Herefordshire, County of £32.1mHerefordshire, County of: £32.1mWest Devon: £9.7mHerefordshire, County of: £32.2mWest Devon: £9.7mHerefordshire, County of: £30.4mWest Devon: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mHerefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Devon £0.14m, Herefordshire, County of £0.57mHerefordshire, County of: £0.57mWest Devon: £0.14mHerefordshire, County of: £0.58mWest Devon: £0.14mHerefordshire, County of: £0.54mWest Devon: £0.13m

    £0.14m£0.14m£0.13mHerefordshire, County of is higher£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Devon £0.15m, Herefordshire, County of £0.65mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mWest Devon: £0.15mHerefordshire, County of: £0.65mWest Devon: £0.15mHerefordshire, County of: £0.61mWest Devon: £0.14m

    £0.15m£0.15m£0.14mHerefordshire, County of is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Devon £0.41m, Herefordshire, County of £1.7mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mWest Devon: £0.41mHerefordshire, County of: £1.7mWest Devon: £0.41mHerefordshire, County of: £1.6mWest Devon: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mHerefordshire, County of is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Devon 16,650, Herefordshire, County of 49,545Herefordshire, County of: 49,545West Devon: 16,650

    16,650Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count49,545

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Devon 1,198, Herefordshire, County of 3,839Herefordshire, County of: 3,839West Devon: 1,198

    1,198Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count3,839

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Devon 2,052, Herefordshire, County of 6,081Herefordshire, County of: 6,081West Devon: 2,052

    2,052Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count6,081

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Devon 3,268, Herefordshire, County of 10,667Herefordshire, County of: 10,667West Devon: 3,268

    3,268Herefordshire, County of is higher10,667

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Devon 4,719, Herefordshire, County of 16,762Herefordshire, County of: 16,762West Devon: 4,719

    4,719Herefordshire, County of is higher16,762

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Devon 656, Herefordshire, County of 2,191Herefordshire, County of: 2,191West Devon: 656

    656Herefordshire, County of is higherDepends on how you count2,191

Show the numbers
West Devon and Herefordshire, County of, total
MeasureWest DevonHerefordshire, County ofHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£289.7m£291.0m£274.8m£908.4m£912.3m£861.7mHerefordshire, County of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m£605.7m£608.3m£574.5mHerefordshire, County of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£52.0m£52.3m£49.4m£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£184.7m£185.4m£175.2m£559.7m£562.1m£530.9mHerefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.9m£4.6m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mHerefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m£29.6m£29.7m£28.1mHerefordshire, County of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mHerefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m£74.8m£75.1m£70.9mHerefordshire, County of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mHerefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£3.0m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mHerefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£39.0m£39.1m£37.0m£133.0m£133.6m£126.2mHerefordshire, County of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m£31.1m£31.3m£29.5mHerefordshire, County of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£32.1m£32.2m£30.4mHerefordshire, County of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.14m£0.14m£0.13m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mHerefordshire, County of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mHerefordshire, County of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mHerefordshire, County of
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,65049,545Herefordshire, County of
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1983,839Herefordshire, County of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,0526,081Herefordshire, County of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,26810,667Herefordshire, County of
Universal Credittotal, May 20264,71916,762Herefordshire, County of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266562,191Herefordshire, County of

Sources

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

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  4. 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.
  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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