Compare local authorities · South East and South West
Rother and Torridge
Rother is higher than Torridge on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 11 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
Rother is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Torridge on 8. 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
Rother Torridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,794£5,819£5,496Rother is higher£5,337£5,359£5,062
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,541£12,594£11,895Rother is higher£12,379£12,432£11,743
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,092£2,101£1,985Rother is higher£1,973£1,982£1,872
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,480£11,529£10,890Rother is higher£11,349£11,397£10,765
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£345£346£327Torridge is higherDepends on how you count£352£353£334
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£695£698£659Rother is higher£655£658£621
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Torridge is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£413£414£391Torridge is higherDepends on how you count£435£437£412
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£160£161£152Rother is higher£152£153£144
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£122£122£116Rother is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,654£1,661£1,569Rother is higher£1,486£1,492£1,409
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£205£206£194Rother is higher£185£185£175
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£305£306£289Torridge is higherDepends on how you count£357£359£339
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.32£5.35£5.05Rother is higherDepends on how you count£5.28£5.30£5.01
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.80£5.82£5.50Rother is higher£3.90£3.92£3.70
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.40£8.44£7.97Rother is higher£3.39£3.41£3.22
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,001.3Torridge is higherDepends on how you count1,034.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
82.9Torridge is higherDepends on how you count89.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
142.7Rother is higher139.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.6Torridge is higherDepends on how you count66.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
187.8Torridge is higherDepends on how you count189.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
26.3Rother is higherDepends on how you count25.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Rother | Torridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,794£5,819£5,496 | £5,337£5,359£5,062 | Rother |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,541£12,594£11,895 | £12,379£12,432£11,743 | Rother |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,092£2,101£1,985 | £1,973£1,982£1,872 | Rother |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,480£11,529£10,890 | £11,349£11,397£10,765 | Rother |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £345£346£327 | £352£353£334 | Torridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £695£698£659 | £655£658£621 | Rother |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £24£24£23 | Torridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £413£414£391 | £435£437£412 | Torridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £160£161£152 | £152£153£144 | Rother |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £122£122£116 | £121£122£115 | Rother |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,654£1,661£1,569 | £1,486£1,492£1,409 | Rother |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £205£206£194 | £185£185£175 | Rother |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £305£306£289 | £357£359£339 | Torridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | £5.28£5.30£5.01 | Rother |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.80£5.82£5.50 | £3.90£3.92£3.70 | Rother |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.40£8.44£7.97 | £3.39£3.41£3.22 | Rother |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,001.3 | 1,034.5 | Torridge |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 82.9 | 89.7 | Torridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 142.7 | 139.6 | Rother |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.6 | 66.5 | Torridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 187.8 | 189.0 | Torridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 26.3 | 25.9 | Rother |
Per resident
Rother is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Torridge on 8. 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
Rother Torridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,794£5,819£5,496Rother is higher£5,337£5,359£5,062
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,906£3,923£3,705Rother is higher£3,476£3,490£3,297
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,102£1,106£1,045Rother is higher£1,086£1,091£1,031
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£3,576£3,591£3,392Rother is higher£3,186£3,200£3,022
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£107£108£102Rother is higherDepends on how you count£99£99£94
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£216£217£205Rother is higher£184£185£174
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.49£6.52£6.16Torridge is higherDepends on how you count£6.76£6.79£6.41
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£413£414£391Torridge is higherDepends on how you count£435£437£412
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£160£161£152Rother is higher£152£153£144
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£64£64£61Torridge is higherDepends on how you count£67£67£63
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£871£875£826Rother is higher£818£822£776
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£205£206£194Rother is higher£185£185£175
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£161£161£152Torridge is higherDepends on how you count£197£198£187
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.80£2.82£2.66Torridge is higherDepends on how you count£2.91£2.92£2.76
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.06£3.07£2.90Rother is higher£2.15£2.16£2.04
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.40£8.44£7.97Rother is higher£3.39£3.41£3.22
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
311.9Rother is higherDepends on how you count290.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.8Rother is higherDepends on how you count25.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
44.5Rother is higher39.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
63.6Torridge is higherDepends on how you count66.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
98.9Torridge is higherDepends on how you count104.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.8Torridge is higherDepends on how you count14.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Rother | Torridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,794£5,819£5,496 | £5,337£5,359£5,062 | Rother |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,906£3,923£3,705 | £3,476£3,490£3,297 | Rother |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,102£1,106£1,045 | £1,086£1,091£1,031 | Rother |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £3,576£3,591£3,392 | £3,186£3,200£3,022 | Rother |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £107£108£102 | £99£99£94 | Rother |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £216£217£205 | £184£185£174 | Rother |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.49£6.52£6.16 | £6.76£6.79£6.41 | Torridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £413£414£391 | £435£437£412 | Torridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £160£161£152 | £152£153£144 | Rother |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £64£64£61 | £67£67£63 | Torridge |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £871£875£826 | £818£822£776 | Rother |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £205£206£194 | £185£185£175 | Rother |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £161£161£152 | £197£198£187 | Torridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.80£2.82£2.66 | £2.91£2.92£2.76 | Torridge |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.06£3.07£2.90 | £2.15£2.16£2.04 | Rother |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.40£8.44£7.97 | £3.39£3.41£3.22 | Rother |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 311.9 | 290.4 | Rother |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.8 | 25.2 | Rother |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 44.5 | 39.2 | Rother |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 63.6 | 66.5 | Torridge |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 98.9 | 104.0 | Torridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.8 | 14.3 | Torridge |
Total
Rother is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Torridge 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
Rother Torridge
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£555.9m£558.3m£527.3mRother is higher£372.0m£373.6m£352.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£374.8m£376.4m£355.5mRother is higher£242.3m£243.3m£229.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£105.7m£106.2m£100.3mRother is higher£75.7m£76.1m£71.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£343.1m£344.6m£325.4mRother is higher£222.1m£223.1m£210.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mRother is higherDepends on how you count£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.8m£20.9m£19.7mRother is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mRother is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£39.6m£39.8m£37.6mRother is higherDepends on how you count£30.3m£30.4m£28.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mRother is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.2m£6.2m£5.8mRother is higherDepends on how you count£4.6m£4.7m£4.4m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£83.6m£83.9m£79.3mRother is higher£57.0m£57.3m£54.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mRother is higher£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£15.4m£15.5m£14.6mRother is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mRother is higherDepends on how you count£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.29m£0.29m£0.28mRother is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mRother is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
29,925Rother is higherDepends on how you count20,247
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,477Rother is higherDepends on how you count1,756
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,266Rother is higher2,732
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,105Rother is higherDepends on how you count4,634
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,490Rother is higherDepends on how you count7,253
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,328Rother is higherDepends on how you count994
Show the numbers
| Measure | Rother | Torridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £555.9m£558.3m£527.3m | £372.0m£373.6m£352.9m | Rother |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £374.8m£376.4m£355.5m | £242.3m£243.3m£229.8m | Rother |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £105.7m£106.2m£100.3m | £75.7m£76.1m£71.8m | Rother |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £343.1m£344.6m£325.4m | £222.1m£223.1m£210.7m | Rother |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.3m£10.3m£9.8m | £6.9m£6.9m£6.5m | Rother |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.8m£20.9m£19.7m | £12.8m£12.9m£12.2m | Rother |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.62m£0.63m£0.59m | £0.47m£0.47m£0.45m | Rother |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £39.6m£39.8m£37.6m | £30.3m£30.4m£28.8m | Rother |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.4m£15.4m£14.6m | £10.6m£10.6m£10.0m | Rother |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.2m£6.2m£5.8m | £4.6m£4.7m£4.4m | Rother |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £83.6m£83.9m£79.3m | £57.0m£57.3m£54.1m | Rother |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.6m£19.7m£18.6m | £12.9m£12.9m£12.2m | Rother |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £15.4m£15.5m£14.6m | £13.7m£13.8m£13.0m | Rother |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.27m£0.27m£0.26m | £0.20m£0.20m£0.19m | Rother |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.29m£0.29m£0.28m | £0.15m£0.15m£0.14m | Rother |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.81m£0.81m£0.77m | £0.24m£0.24m£0.22m | Rother |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 29,925 | 20,247 | Rother |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,477 | 1,756 | Rother |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,266 | 2,732 | Rother |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,105 | 4,634 | Rother |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,490 | 7,253 | Rother |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,328 | 994 | Rother |
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.