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Cheltenham and Eastleigh

121,461 and 142,678 residents (mid-2024).

Cheltenham is higher than Eastleigh on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 6 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.

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Per person in the age group

Cheltenham is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Eastleigh on 13. 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

Cheltenham Eastleigh

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,799, Eastleigh £3,819Eastleigh: £3,819Cheltenham: £3,799Eastleigh: £3,836Cheltenham: £3,815Eastleigh: £3,623Cheltenham: £3,603

    £3,799£3,815£3,603Eastleigh is higher£3,819£3,836£3,623

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cheltenham £12,342, Eastleigh £12,566Eastleigh: £12,566Cheltenham: £12,342Eastleigh: £12,619Cheltenham: £12,394Eastleigh: £11,919Cheltenham: £11,707

    £12,342£12,394£11,707Eastleigh is higher£12,566£12,619£11,919

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £1,439, Eastleigh £1,426Eastleigh: £1,426Cheltenham: £1,439Eastleigh: £1,432Cheltenham: £1,445Eastleigh: £1,353Cheltenham: £1,365

    £1,439£1,445£1,365Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£1,426£1,432£1,353

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cheltenham £11,367, Eastleigh £11,625Eastleigh: £11,625Cheltenham: £11,367Eastleigh: £11,675Cheltenham: £11,416Eastleigh: £11,027Cheltenham: £10,782

    £11,367£11,416£10,782Eastleigh is higher£11,625£11,675£11,027

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cheltenham £335, Eastleigh £260Eastleigh: £260Cheltenham: £335Eastleigh: £261Cheltenham: £336Eastleigh: £247Cheltenham: £317

    £335£336£317Cheltenham is higher£260£261£247

  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: Cheltenham £620, Eastleigh £664Eastleigh: £664Cheltenham: £620Eastleigh: £667Cheltenham: £623Eastleigh: £630Cheltenham: £588

    £620£623£588Eastleigh is higher£664£667£630

  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: Cheltenham £19, Eastleigh £16Eastleigh: £16Cheltenham: £19Eastleigh: £17Cheltenham: £19Eastleigh: £16Cheltenham: £18

    £19£19£18Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£16£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £286, Eastleigh £291Eastleigh: £291Cheltenham: £286Eastleigh: £293Cheltenham: £288Eastleigh: £276Cheltenham: £272

    £286£288£272Eastleigh is higher£291£293£276

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £89, Eastleigh £125Eastleigh: £125Cheltenham: £89Eastleigh: £126Cheltenham: £89Eastleigh: £119Cheltenham: £84

    £89£89£84Eastleigh is higher£125£126£119

  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: Cheltenham £64, Eastleigh £75Eastleigh: £75Cheltenham: £64Eastleigh: £75Cheltenham: £64Eastleigh: £71Cheltenham: £61

    £64£64£61Eastleigh is higher£75£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £1,131, Eastleigh £1,177Eastleigh: £1,177Cheltenham: £1,131Eastleigh: £1,182Cheltenham: £1,136Eastleigh: £1,117Cheltenham: £1,073

    £1,131£1,136£1,073Eastleigh is higher£1,177£1,182£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £178, Eastleigh £143Eastleigh: £143Cheltenham: £178Eastleigh: £143Cheltenham: £179Eastleigh: £135Cheltenham: £169

    £178£179£169Cheltenham is higher£143£143£135

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £235, Eastleigh £165Eastleigh: £165Cheltenham: £235Eastleigh: £166Cheltenham: £236Eastleigh: £157Cheltenham: £222

    £235£236£222Cheltenham is higher£165£166£157

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £4.91, Eastleigh £4.99Eastleigh: £4.99Cheltenham: £4.91Eastleigh: £5.01Cheltenham: £4.93Eastleigh: £4.73Cheltenham: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£4.99£5.01£4.73

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham £4.15, Eastleigh £3.25Eastleigh: £3.25Cheltenham: £4.15Eastleigh: £3.26Cheltenham: £4.17Eastleigh: £3.08Cheltenham: £3.94

    £4.15£4.17£3.94Cheltenham is higher£3.25£3.26£3.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £6.98, Eastleigh £5.07Eastleigh: £5.07Cheltenham: £6.98Eastleigh: £5.09Cheltenham: £7.01Eastleigh: £4.81Cheltenham: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Cheltenham is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cheltenham 998.5, Eastleigh 1,006.3Eastleigh: 1,006.3Cheltenham: 998.5

    998.5Eastleigh is higher1,006.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cheltenham 76.3, Eastleigh 63.8Eastleigh: 63.8Cheltenham: 76.3

    76.3Cheltenham is higher63.8

  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: Cheltenham 131.8, Eastleigh 141.2Eastleigh: 141.2Cheltenham: 131.8

    131.8Eastleigh is higher141.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 42.7, Eastleigh 44.8Eastleigh: 44.8Cheltenham: 42.7

    42.7Eastleigh is higher44.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cheltenham 135.5, Eastleigh 130.1Eastleigh: 130.1Cheltenham: 135.5

    135.5Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count130.1

  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: Cheltenham 13.6, Eastleigh 17.1Eastleigh: 17.1Cheltenham: 13.6

    13.6Eastleigh is higher17.1

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Cheltenham and Eastleigh, per person in the age group
MeasureCheltenhamEastleighHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,799£3,815£3,603£3,819£3,836£3,623Eastleigh
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,342£12,394£11,707£12,566£12,619£11,919Eastleigh
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,439£1,445£1,365£1,426£1,432£1,353Cheltenham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,367£11,416£10,782£11,625£11,675£11,027Eastleigh
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£335£336£317£260£261£247Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£620£623£588£664£667£630Eastleigh
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£16£17£16Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£286£288£272£291£293£276Eastleigh
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£125£126£119Eastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£64£61£75£75£71Eastleigh
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,131£1,136£1,073£1,177£1,182£1,117Eastleigh
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£143£143£135Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£235£236£222£165£166£157Cheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£4.99£5.01£4.73Eastleigh
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.15£4.17£3.94£3.25£3.26£3.08Cheltenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£5.07£5.09£4.81Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026998.51,006.3Eastleigh
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.363.8Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026131.8141.2Eastleigh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.744.8Eastleigh
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026135.5130.1Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.617.1Eastleigh

Per resident

Cheltenham is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Eastleigh on 12. 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

Cheltenham Eastleigh

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £3,799, Eastleigh £3,819Eastleigh: £3,819Cheltenham: £3,799Eastleigh: £3,836Cheltenham: £3,815Eastleigh: £3,623Cheltenham: £3,603

    £3,799£3,815£3,603Eastleigh is higher£3,819£3,836£3,623

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £2,332, Eastleigh £2,385Eastleigh: £2,385Cheltenham: £2,332Eastleigh: £2,395Cheltenham: £2,342Eastleigh: £2,262Cheltenham: £2,212

    £2,332£2,342£2,212Eastleigh is higher£2,385£2,395£2,262

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £905, Eastleigh £870Eastleigh: £870Cheltenham: £905Eastleigh: £874Cheltenham: £909Eastleigh: £826Cheltenham: £859

    £905£909£859Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£870£874£826

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cheltenham £2,148, Eastleigh £2,206Eastleigh: £2,206Cheltenham: £2,148Eastleigh: £2,215Cheltenham: £2,157Eastleigh: £2,093Cheltenham: £2,038

    £2,148£2,157£2,038Eastleigh is higher£2,206£2,215£2,093

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £63, Eastleigh £49Eastleigh: £49Cheltenham: £63Eastleigh: £50Cheltenham: £63Eastleigh: £47Cheltenham: £60

    £63£63£60Cheltenham is higher£49£50£47

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £117, Eastleigh £126Eastleigh: £126Cheltenham: £117Eastleigh: £126Cheltenham: £118Eastleigh: £119Cheltenham: £111

    £117£118£111Eastleigh is higher£126£126£119

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £3.65, Eastleigh £3.13Eastleigh: £3.13Cheltenham: £3.65Eastleigh: £3.14Cheltenham: £3.66Eastleigh: £2.97Cheltenham: £3.46

    £3.65£3.66£3.46Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£3.13£3.14£2.97

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £286, Eastleigh £291Eastleigh: £291Cheltenham: £286Eastleigh: £293Cheltenham: £288Eastleigh: £276Cheltenham: £272

    £286£288£272Eastleigh is higher£291£293£276

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £89, Eastleigh £125Eastleigh: £125Cheltenham: £89Eastleigh: £126Cheltenham: £89Eastleigh: £119Cheltenham: £84

    £89£89£84Eastleigh is higher£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cheltenham £40, Eastleigh £46Eastleigh: £46Cheltenham: £40Eastleigh: £46Cheltenham: £41Eastleigh: £43Cheltenham: £38

    £40£41£38Eastleigh is higher£46£46£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cheltenham £712, Eastleigh £719Eastleigh: £719Cheltenham: £712Eastleigh: £722Cheltenham: £715Eastleigh: £682Cheltenham: £675

    £712£715£675Eastleigh is higher£719£722£682

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cheltenham £178, Eastleigh £143Eastleigh: £143Cheltenham: £178Eastleigh: £143Cheltenham: £179Eastleigh: £135Cheltenham: £169

    £178£179£169Cheltenham is higher£143£143£135

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £148, Eastleigh £101Eastleigh: £101Cheltenham: £148Eastleigh: £101Cheltenham: £148Eastleigh: £96Cheltenham: £140

    £148£148£140Cheltenham is higher£101£101£96

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cheltenham £3.09, Eastleigh £3.05Eastleigh: £3.05Cheltenham: £3.09Eastleigh: £3.06Cheltenham: £3.10Eastleigh: £2.89Cheltenham: £2.93

    £3.09£3.10£2.93Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count£3.05£3.06£2.89

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cheltenham £2.61, Eastleigh £1.98Eastleigh: £1.98Cheltenham: £2.61Eastleigh: £1.99Cheltenham: £2.63Eastleigh: £1.88Cheltenham: £2.48

    £2.61£2.63£2.48Cheltenham is higher£1.98£1.99£1.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cheltenham £6.98, Eastleigh £5.07Eastleigh: £5.07Cheltenham: £6.98Eastleigh: £5.09Cheltenham: £7.01Eastleigh: £4.81Cheltenham: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Cheltenham is higher£5.07£5.09£4.81

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 188.7, Eastleigh 191.0Eastleigh: 191.0Cheltenham: 188.7

    188.7Eastleigh is higher191.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 14.4, Eastleigh 12.1Eastleigh: 12.1Cheltenham: 14.4

    14.4Cheltenham is higher12.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 24.9, Eastleigh 26.8Eastleigh: 26.8Cheltenham: 24.9

    24.9Eastleigh is higher26.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 42.7, Eastleigh 44.8Eastleigh: 44.8Cheltenham: 42.7

    42.7Eastleigh is higher44.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 85.3, Eastleigh 79.4Eastleigh: 79.4Cheltenham: 85.3

    85.3Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count79.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cheltenham 8.6, Eastleigh 10.4Eastleigh: 10.4Cheltenham: 8.6

    8.6Eastleigh is higher10.4

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Cheltenham and Eastleigh, per resident
MeasureCheltenhamEastleighHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,799£3,815£3,603£3,819£3,836£3,623Eastleigh
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,332£2,342£2,212£2,385£2,395£2,262Eastleigh
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£905£909£859£870£874£826Cheltenham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,148£2,157£2,038£2,206£2,215£2,093Eastleigh
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£49£50£47Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£126£126£119Eastleigh
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.65£3.66£3.46£3.13£3.14£2.97Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£286£288£272£291£293£276Eastleigh
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84£125£126£119Eastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£40£41£38£46£46£43Eastleigh
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£712£715£675£719£722£682Eastleigh
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£143£143£135Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£101£101£96Cheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.09£3.10£2.93£3.05£3.06£2.89Cheltenham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.61£2.63£2.48£1.98£1.99£1.88Cheltenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£5.07£5.09£4.81Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026188.7191.0Eastleigh
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.412.1Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.926.8Eastleigh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.744.8Eastleigh
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202685.379.4Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.610.4Eastleigh

Total

Cheltenham is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Eastleigh on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Cheltenham Eastleigh

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cheltenham £461.4m, Eastleigh £544.9mEastleigh: £544.9mCheltenham: £461.4mEastleigh: £547.3mCheltenham: £463.4mEastleigh: £516.9mCheltenham: £437.6m

    £461.4m£463.4m£437.6mEastleigh is higher£544.9m£547.3m£516.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cheltenham £283.3m, Eastleigh £340.2mEastleigh: £340.2mCheltenham: £283.3mEastleigh: £341.7mCheltenham: £284.5mEastleigh: £322.7mCheltenham: £268.7m

    £283.3m£284.5m£268.7mEastleigh is higher£340.2m£341.7m£322.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cheltenham £110.0m, Eastleigh £124.2mEastleigh: £124.2mCheltenham: £110.0mEastleigh: £124.7mCheltenham: £110.4mEastleigh: £117.8mCheltenham: £104.3m

    £110.0m£110.4m£104.3mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£124.2m£124.7m£117.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham £260.9m, Eastleigh £314.8mEastleigh: £314.8mCheltenham: £260.9mEastleigh: £316.1mCheltenham: £262.0mEastleigh: £298.6mCheltenham: £247.5m

    £260.9m£262.0m£247.5mEastleigh is higher£314.8m£316.1m£298.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham £7.7m, Eastleigh £7.0mEastleigh: £7.0mCheltenham: £7.7mEastleigh: £7.1mCheltenham: £7.7mEastleigh: £6.7mCheltenham: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mCheltenham is higher£7.0m£7.1m£6.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham £14.2m, Eastleigh £18.0mEastleigh: £18.0mCheltenham: £14.2mEastleigh: £18.0mCheltenham: £14.3mEastleigh: £17.0mCheltenham: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mEastleigh is higher£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cheltenham £0.44m, Eastleigh £0.45mEastleigh: £0.45mCheltenham: £0.44mEastleigh: £0.45mCheltenham: £0.45mEastleigh: £0.42mCheltenham: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.45m£0.42mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham £34.8m, Eastleigh £41.6mEastleigh: £41.6mCheltenham: £34.8mEastleigh: £41.8mCheltenham: £34.9mEastleigh: £39.4mCheltenham: £33.0m

    £34.8m£34.9m£33.0mEastleigh is higher£41.6m£41.8m£39.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham £10.8m, Eastleigh £17.9mEastleigh: £17.9mCheltenham: £10.8mEastleigh: £18.0mCheltenham: £10.9mEastleigh: £17.0mCheltenham: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mEastleigh is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheltenham £4.9m, Eastleigh £6.5mEastleigh: £6.5mCheltenham: £4.9mEastleigh: £6.6mCheltenham: £4.9mEastleigh: £6.2mCheltenham: £4.6m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.6mEastleigh is higher£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham £86.4m, Eastleigh £102.5mEastleigh: £102.5mCheltenham: £86.4mEastleigh: £103.0mCheltenham: £86.8mEastleigh: £97.2mCheltenham: £82.0m

    £86.4m£86.8m£82.0mEastleigh is higher£102.5m£103.0m£97.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cheltenham £21.7m, Eastleigh £20.3mEastleigh: £20.3mCheltenham: £21.7mEastleigh: £20.4mCheltenham: £21.8mEastleigh: £19.3mCheltenham: £20.6m

    £21.7m£21.8m£20.6mCheltenham is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cheltenham £17.9m, Eastleigh £14.4mEastleigh: £14.4mCheltenham: £17.9mEastleigh: £14.5mCheltenham: £18.0mEastleigh: £13.7mCheltenham: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mCheltenham is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cheltenham £0.38m, Eastleigh £0.43mEastleigh: £0.43mCheltenham: £0.38mEastleigh: £0.44mCheltenham: £0.38mEastleigh: £0.41mCheltenham: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cheltenham £0.32m, Eastleigh £0.28mEastleigh: £0.28mCheltenham: £0.32mEastleigh: £0.28mCheltenham: £0.32mEastleigh: £0.27mCheltenham: £0.30m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.30mCheltenham is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cheltenham £0.85m, Eastleigh £0.72mEastleigh: £0.72mCheltenham: £0.85mEastleigh: £0.73mCheltenham: £0.85mEastleigh: £0.69mCheltenham: £0.80m

    £0.85m£0.85m£0.80mCheltenham is higher£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cheltenham 22,920, Eastleigh 27,246Eastleigh: 27,246Cheltenham: 22,920

    22,920Eastleigh is higher27,246

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cheltenham 1,752, Eastleigh 1,726Eastleigh: 1,726Cheltenham: 1,752

    1,752Cheltenham is higher1,726

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham 3,025, Eastleigh 3,822Eastleigh: 3,822Cheltenham: 3,025

    3,025Eastleigh is higher3,822

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cheltenham 5,180, Eastleigh 6,386Eastleigh: 6,386Cheltenham: 5,180

    5,180Eastleigh is higher6,386

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cheltenham 10,356, Eastleigh 11,329Eastleigh: 11,329Cheltenham: 10,356

    10,356Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count11,329

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cheltenham 1,041, Eastleigh 1,487Eastleigh: 1,487Cheltenham: 1,041

    1,041Eastleigh is higher1,487

Show the numbers
Cheltenham and Eastleigh, total
MeasureCheltenhamEastleighHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£461.4m£463.4m£437.6m£544.9m£547.3m£516.9mEastleigh
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£283.3m£284.5m£268.7m£340.2m£341.7m£322.7mEastleigh
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£110.0m£110.4m£104.3m£124.2m£124.7m£117.8mEastleigh
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£260.9m£262.0m£247.5m£314.8m£316.1m£298.6mEastleigh
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£7.0m£7.1m£6.7mCheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£18.0m£18.0m£17.0mEastleigh
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mEastleigh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.8m£34.9m£33.0m£41.6m£41.8m£39.4mEastleigh
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mEastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m£6.5m£6.6m£6.2mEastleigh
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£86.4m£86.8m£82.0m£102.5m£103.0m£97.2mEastleigh
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m£20.3m£20.4m£19.3mCheltenham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mCheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mEastleigh
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m£0.28m£0.28m£0.27mCheltenham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.85m£0.80m£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mCheltenham
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,92027,246Eastleigh
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7521,726Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0253,822Eastleigh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,1806,386Eastleigh
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,35611,329Eastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0411,487Eastleigh

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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