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Uttlesford and South Oxfordshire

94,953 and 156,315 residents (mid-2024).

Uttlesford is higher than South Oxfordshire on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 0 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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Per person in the age group

Uttlesford is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and South Oxfordshire on 5. 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

Uttlesford South Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Uttlesford £3,691, South Oxfordshire £3,607South Oxfordshire: £3,607Uttlesford: £3,691South Oxfordshire: £3,622Uttlesford: £3,707South Oxfordshire: £3,421Uttlesford: £3,502

    £3,691£3,707£3,502Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£3,607£3,622£3,421

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Uttlesford £12,732, South Oxfordshire £12,450South Oxfordshire: £12,450Uttlesford: £12,732South Oxfordshire: £12,503Uttlesford: £12,786South Oxfordshire: £11,809Uttlesford: £12,077

    £12,732£12,786£12,077Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£12,450£12,503£11,809

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Uttlesford £1,141, South Oxfordshire £1,127South Oxfordshire: £1,127Uttlesford: £1,141South Oxfordshire: £1,131Uttlesford: £1,146South Oxfordshire: £1,069Uttlesford: £1,082

    £1,141£1,146£1,082Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£1,127£1,131£1,069

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Uttlesford £11,854, South Oxfordshire £11,683South Oxfordshire: £11,683Uttlesford: £11,854South Oxfordshire: £11,733Uttlesford: £11,904South Oxfordshire: £11,082Uttlesford: £11,244

    £11,854£11,904£11,244Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£11,683£11,733£11,082

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Uttlesford £241, South Oxfordshire £223South Oxfordshire: £223Uttlesford: £241South Oxfordshire: £224Uttlesford: £242South Oxfordshire: £211Uttlesford: £229

    £241£242£229Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£223£224£211

  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: Uttlesford £621, South Oxfordshire £531South Oxfordshire: £531Uttlesford: £621South Oxfordshire: £533Uttlesford: £624South Oxfordshire: £503Uttlesford: £589

    £621£624£589Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£531£533£503

  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: Uttlesford £15, South Oxfordshire £13South Oxfordshire: £13Uttlesford: £15South Oxfordshire: £13Uttlesford: £16South Oxfordshire: £13Uttlesford: £15

    £15£16£15Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Uttlesford £220, South Oxfordshire £197South Oxfordshire: £197Uttlesford: £220South Oxfordshire: £198Uttlesford: £221South Oxfordshire: £187Uttlesford: £209

    £220£221£209Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£197£198£187

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Uttlesford £83, South Oxfordshire £98South Oxfordshire: £98Uttlesford: £83South Oxfordshire: £98Uttlesford: £83South Oxfordshire: £93Uttlesford: £79

    £83£83£79South Oxfordshire is higher£98£98£93

  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: Uttlesford £56, South Oxfordshire £55South Oxfordshire: £55Uttlesford: £56South Oxfordshire: £55Uttlesford: £57South Oxfordshire: £52Uttlesford: £53

    £56£57£53Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Uttlesford £949, South Oxfordshire £935South Oxfordshire: £935Uttlesford: £949South Oxfordshire: £939Uttlesford: £953South Oxfordshire: £886Uttlesford: £900

    £949£953£900Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£935£939£886

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Uttlesford £135, South Oxfordshire £118South Oxfordshire: £118Uttlesford: £135South Oxfordshire: £118Uttlesford: £136South Oxfordshire: £112Uttlesford: £128

    £135£136£128Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£118£118£112

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Uttlesford £128, South Oxfordshire £128South Oxfordshire: £128Uttlesford: £128South Oxfordshire: £129Uttlesford: £129South Oxfordshire: £122Uttlesford: £121

    £128£129£121South Oxfordshire is higher£128£129£122

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Uttlesford £5.85, South Oxfordshire £6.11South Oxfordshire: £6.11Uttlesford: £5.85South Oxfordshire: £6.14Uttlesford: £5.88South Oxfordshire: £5.80Uttlesford: £5.55

    £5.85£5.88£5.55South Oxfordshire is higher£6.11£6.14£5.80

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Uttlesford £1.68, South Oxfordshire £2.53South Oxfordshire: £2.53Uttlesford: £1.68South Oxfordshire: £2.54Uttlesford: £1.68South Oxfordshire: £2.40Uttlesford: £1.59

    £1.68£1.68£1.59South Oxfordshire is higher£2.53£2.54£2.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Uttlesford £5.71, South Oxfordshire £6.98South Oxfordshire: £6.98Uttlesford: £5.71South Oxfordshire: £7.01Uttlesford: £5.74South Oxfordshire: £6.62Uttlesford: £5.42

    £5.71£5.74£5.42South Oxfordshire is higher£6.98£7.01£6.62

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Uttlesford 1,032.3, South Oxfordshire 1,000.5South Oxfordshire: 1,000.5Uttlesford: 1,032.3

    1,032.3Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count1,000.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Uttlesford 60.3, South Oxfordshire 52.4South Oxfordshire: 52.4Uttlesford: 60.3

    60.3Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count52.4

  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: Uttlesford 133.9, South Oxfordshire 111.8South Oxfordshire: 111.8Uttlesford: 133.9

    133.9Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count111.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Uttlesford 35.5, South Oxfordshire 30.6South Oxfordshire: 30.6Uttlesford: 35.5

    35.5Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count30.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Uttlesford 101.6, South Oxfordshire 98.2South Oxfordshire: 98.2Uttlesford: 101.6

    101.6Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count98.2

  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: Uttlesford 13.3, South Oxfordshire 12.8South Oxfordshire: 12.8Uttlesford: 13.3

    13.3Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count12.8

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Uttlesford and South Oxfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureUttlesfordSouth OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,691£3,707£3,502£3,607£3,622£3,421Uttlesford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,732£12,786£12,077£12,450£12,503£11,809Uttlesford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,141£1,146£1,082£1,127£1,131£1,069Uttlesford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,854£11,904£11,244£11,683£11,733£11,082Uttlesford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£241£242£229£223£224£211Uttlesford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£621£624£589£531£533£503Uttlesford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£16£15£13Uttlesford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209£197£198£187Uttlesford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£98£98£93South Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£56£57£53£55£55£52Uttlesford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£949£953£900£935£939£886Uttlesford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£118£118£112Uttlesford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£121£128£129£122South Oxfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55£6.11£6.14£5.80South Oxfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.68£1.68£1.59£2.53£2.54£2.40South Oxfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.71£5.74£5.42£6.98£7.01£6.62South Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,032.31,000.5Uttlesford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202660.352.4Uttlesford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.9111.8Uttlesford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.530.6Uttlesford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026101.698.2Uttlesford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.312.8Uttlesford

Per resident

Uttlesford is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and South Oxfordshire on 7. 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

Uttlesford South Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Uttlesford £3,691, South Oxfordshire £3,607South Oxfordshire: £3,607Uttlesford: £3,691South Oxfordshire: £3,622Uttlesford: £3,707South Oxfordshire: £3,421Uttlesford: £3,502

    £3,691£3,707£3,502Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£3,607£3,622£3,421

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Uttlesford £2,567, South Oxfordshire £2,503South Oxfordshire: £2,503Uttlesford: £2,567South Oxfordshire: £2,514Uttlesford: £2,578South Oxfordshire: £2,374Uttlesford: £2,435

    £2,567£2,578£2,435Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£2,503£2,514£2,374

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Uttlesford £680, South Oxfordshire £684South Oxfordshire: £684Uttlesford: £680South Oxfordshire: £687Uttlesford: £683South Oxfordshire: £649Uttlesford: £645

    £680£683£645South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£684£687£649

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Uttlesford £2,390, South Oxfordshire £2,349South Oxfordshire: £2,349Uttlesford: £2,390South Oxfordshire: £2,359Uttlesford: £2,400South Oxfordshire: £2,228Uttlesford: £2,267

    £2,390£2,400£2,267Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£2,349£2,359£2,228

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Uttlesford £49, South Oxfordshire £45South Oxfordshire: £45Uttlesford: £49South Oxfordshire: £45Uttlesford: £49South Oxfordshire: £42Uttlesford: £46

    £49£49£46Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£45£45£42

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Uttlesford £125, South Oxfordshire £107South Oxfordshire: £107Uttlesford: £125South Oxfordshire: £107Uttlesford: £126South Oxfordshire: £101Uttlesford: £119

    £125£126£119Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£107£107£101

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Uttlesford £3.12, South Oxfordshire £2.67South Oxfordshire: £2.67Uttlesford: £3.12South Oxfordshire: £2.68Uttlesford: £3.13South Oxfordshire: £2.53Uttlesford: £2.96

    £3.12£3.13£2.96Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£2.67£2.68£2.53

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Uttlesford £220, South Oxfordshire £197South Oxfordshire: £197Uttlesford: £220South Oxfordshire: £198Uttlesford: £221South Oxfordshire: £187Uttlesford: £209

    £220£221£209Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£197£198£187

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Uttlesford £83, South Oxfordshire £98South Oxfordshire: £98Uttlesford: £83South Oxfordshire: £98Uttlesford: £83South Oxfordshire: £93Uttlesford: £79

    £83£83£79South Oxfordshire is higher£98£98£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Uttlesford £34, South Oxfordshire £34South Oxfordshire: £34Uttlesford: £34South Oxfordshire: £34Uttlesford: £34South Oxfordshire: £32Uttlesford: £32

    £34£34£32Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£34£34£32

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Uttlesford £566, South Oxfordshire £567South Oxfordshire: £567Uttlesford: £566South Oxfordshire: £570Uttlesford: £568South Oxfordshire: £538Uttlesford: £537

    £566£568£537South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£567£570£538

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Uttlesford £135, South Oxfordshire £118South Oxfordshire: £118Uttlesford: £135South Oxfordshire: £118Uttlesford: £136South Oxfordshire: £112Uttlesford: £128

    £135£136£128Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count£118£118£112

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Uttlesford £76, South Oxfordshire £78South Oxfordshire: £78Uttlesford: £76South Oxfordshire: £78Uttlesford: £77South Oxfordshire: £74Uttlesford: £72

    £76£77£72South Oxfordshire is higher£78£78£74

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Uttlesford £3.49, South Oxfordshire £3.71South Oxfordshire: £3.71Uttlesford: £3.49South Oxfordshire: £3.73Uttlesford: £3.50South Oxfordshire: £3.52Uttlesford: £3.31

    £3.49£3.50£3.31South Oxfordshire is higher£3.71£3.73£3.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Uttlesford £1.00, South Oxfordshire £1.54South Oxfordshire: £1.54Uttlesford: £1.00South Oxfordshire: £1.55Uttlesford: £1.01South Oxfordshire: £1.46Uttlesford: £0.95

    £1.00£1.01£0.95South Oxfordshire is higher£1.54£1.55£1.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Uttlesford £5.71, South Oxfordshire £6.98South Oxfordshire: £6.98Uttlesford: £5.71South Oxfordshire: £7.01Uttlesford: £5.74South Oxfordshire: £6.62Uttlesford: £5.42

    £5.71£5.74£5.42South Oxfordshire is higher£6.98£7.01£6.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Uttlesford 208.2, South Oxfordshire 201.1South Oxfordshire: 201.1Uttlesford: 208.2

    208.2Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count201.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Uttlesford 12.2, South Oxfordshire 10.5South Oxfordshire: 10.5Uttlesford: 12.2

    12.2Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count10.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Uttlesford 27.0, South Oxfordshire 22.5South Oxfordshire: 22.5Uttlesford: 27.0

    27.0Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Uttlesford 35.5, South Oxfordshire 30.6South Oxfordshire: 30.6Uttlesford: 35.5

    35.5Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count30.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Uttlesford 60.5, South Oxfordshire 59.6South Oxfordshire: 59.6Uttlesford: 60.5

    60.5Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count59.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Uttlesford 7.9, South Oxfordshire 7.8South Oxfordshire: 7.8Uttlesford: 7.9

    7.9Uttlesford is higherDepends on how you count7.8

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Uttlesford and South Oxfordshire, per resident
MeasureUttlesfordSouth OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,691£3,707£3,502£3,607£3,622£3,421Uttlesford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,567£2,578£2,435£2,503£2,514£2,374Uttlesford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£680£683£645£684£687£649South Oxfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,390£2,400£2,267£2,349£2,359£2,228Uttlesford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£45£45£42Uttlesford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£107£107£101Uttlesford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.12£3.13£2.96£2.67£2.68£2.53Uttlesford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£220£221£209£197£198£187Uttlesford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£98£98£93South Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£34£34£32£34£34£32Uttlesford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£566£568£537£567£570£538South Oxfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£118£118£112Uttlesford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£76£77£72£78£78£74South Oxfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.49£3.50£3.31£3.71£3.73£3.52South Oxfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.00£1.01£0.95£1.54£1.55£1.46South Oxfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.71£5.74£5.42£6.98£7.01£6.62South Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026208.2201.1Uttlesford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.210.5Uttlesford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.022.5Uttlesford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.530.6Uttlesford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202660.559.6Uttlesford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.97.8Uttlesford

Total

Uttlesford is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and South Oxfordshire 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

Uttlesford South Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Uttlesford £350.5m, South Oxfordshire £563.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £563.8mUttlesford: £350.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £566.2mUttlesford: £352.0mSouth Oxfordshire: £534.8mUttlesford: £332.5m

    £350.5m£352.0m£332.5mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£563.8m£566.2m£534.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Uttlesford £243.7m, South Oxfordshire £391.3mSouth Oxfordshire: £391.3mUttlesford: £243.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £392.9mUttlesford: £244.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £371.1mUttlesford: £231.2m

    £243.7m£244.8m£231.2mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£391.3m£392.9m£371.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Uttlesford £64.6m, South Oxfordshire £106.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £106.9mUttlesford: £64.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £107.3mUttlesford: £64.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £101.4mUttlesford: £61.2m

    £64.6m£64.8m£61.2mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£106.9m£107.3m£101.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Uttlesford £226.9m, South Oxfordshire £367.2mSouth Oxfordshire: £367.2mUttlesford: £226.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £368.7mUttlesford: £227.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £348.3mUttlesford: £215.3m

    £226.9m£227.9m£215.3mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£367.2m£368.7m£348.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Uttlesford £4.6m, South Oxfordshire £7.0mSouth Oxfordshire: £7.0mUttlesford: £4.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £7.0mUttlesford: £4.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £6.6mUttlesford: £4.4m

    £4.6m£4.6m£4.4mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Uttlesford £11.9m, South Oxfordshire £16.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £16.7mUttlesford: £11.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £16.7mUttlesford: £11.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £15.8mUttlesford: £11.3m

    £11.9m£11.9m£11.3mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Uttlesford £0.30m, South Oxfordshire £0.42mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.42mUttlesford: £0.30mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.42mUttlesford: £0.30mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.39mUttlesford: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Uttlesford £20.9m, South Oxfordshire £30.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £30.8mUttlesford: £20.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £31.0mUttlesford: £21.0mSouth Oxfordshire: £29.3mUttlesford: £19.8m

    £20.9m£21.0m£19.8mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£30.8m£31.0m£29.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Uttlesford £7.9m, South Oxfordshire £15.3mSouth Oxfordshire: £15.3mUttlesford: £7.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £15.4mUttlesford: £7.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £14.5mUttlesford: £7.5m

    £7.9m£7.9m£7.5mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Uttlesford £3.2m, South Oxfordshire £5.2mSouth Oxfordshire: £5.2mUttlesford: £3.2mSouth Oxfordshire: £5.3mUttlesford: £3.2mSouth Oxfordshire: £5.0mUttlesford: £3.0m

    £3.2m£3.2m£3.0mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Uttlesford £53.7m, South Oxfordshire £88.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £88.6mUttlesford: £53.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £89.0mUttlesford: £53.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £84.1mUttlesford: £50.9m

    £53.7m£53.9m£50.9mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£88.6m£89.0m£84.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Uttlesford £12.9m, South Oxfordshire £18.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £18.4mUttlesford: £12.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £18.5mUttlesford: £12.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £17.5mUttlesford: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Uttlesford £7.2m, South Oxfordshire £12.2mSouth Oxfordshire: £12.2mUttlesford: £7.2mSouth Oxfordshire: £12.2mUttlesford: £7.3mSouth Oxfordshire: £11.5mUttlesford: £6.9m

    £7.2m£7.3m£6.9mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Uttlesford £0.33m, South Oxfordshire £0.58mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.58mUttlesford: £0.33mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.58mUttlesford: £0.33mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.55mUttlesford: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Uttlesford £0.10m, South Oxfordshire £0.24mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.24mUttlesford: £0.10mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.24mUttlesford: £0.10mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.23mUttlesford: £0.09m

    £0.10m£0.10m£0.09mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Uttlesford £0.54m, South Oxfordshire £1.1mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.1mUttlesford: £0.54mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.1mUttlesford: £0.54mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.0mUttlesford: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Uttlesford 19,764, South Oxfordshire 31,441South Oxfordshire: 31,441Uttlesford: 19,764

    19,764South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count31,441

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Uttlesford 1,154, South Oxfordshire 1,647South Oxfordshire: 1,647Uttlesford: 1,154

    1,154South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,647

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Uttlesford 2,564, South Oxfordshire 3,513South Oxfordshire: 3,513Uttlesford: 2,564

    2,564South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,513

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Uttlesford 3,369, South Oxfordshire 4,785South Oxfordshire: 4,785Uttlesford: 3,369

    3,369South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count4,785

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Uttlesford 5,746, South Oxfordshire 9,318South Oxfordshire: 9,318Uttlesford: 5,746

    5,746South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count9,318

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Uttlesford 751, South Oxfordshire 1,216South Oxfordshire: 1,216Uttlesford: 751

    751South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,216

Show the numbers
Uttlesford and South Oxfordshire, total
MeasureUttlesfordSouth OxfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£350.5m£352.0m£332.5m£563.8m£566.2m£534.8mSouth Oxfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£243.7m£244.8m£231.2m£391.3m£392.9m£371.1mSouth Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£64.6m£64.8m£61.2m£106.9m£107.3m£101.4mSouth Oxfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£226.9m£227.9m£215.3m£367.2m£368.7m£348.3mSouth Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.6m£4.6m£4.4m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mSouth Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mSouth Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mSouth Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m£30.8m£31.0m£29.3mSouth Oxfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mSouth Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.2m£3.2m£3.0m£5.2m£5.3m£5.0mSouth Oxfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£53.7m£53.9m£50.9m£88.6m£89.0m£84.1mSouth Oxfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mSouth Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m£12.2m£12.2m£11.5mSouth Oxfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mSouth Oxfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.10m£0.10m£0.09m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mSouth Oxfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mSouth Oxfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,76431,441South Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1541,647South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5643,513South Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,3694,785South Oxfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,7469,318South Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267511,216South Oxfordshire

Sources

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

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