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Gloucester and Oadby and Wigston

137,857 and 61,293 residents (mid-2024).

Gloucester is higher than Oadby and Wigston on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 22 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

Gloucester is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Oadby and Wigston 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

Gloucester Oadby and Wigston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gloucester £4,121, Oadby and Wigston £4,001Oadby and Wigston: £4,001Gloucester: £4,121Oadby and Wigston: £4,018Gloucester: £4,139Oadby and Wigston: £3,795Gloucester: £3,909

    £4,121£4,139£3,909Gloucester is higher£4,001£4,018£3,795

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £12,713, Oadby and Wigston £12,796Oadby and Wigston: £12,796Gloucester: £12,713Oadby and Wigston: £12,851Gloucester: £12,767Oadby and Wigston: £12,138Gloucester: £12,058

    £12,713£12,767£12,058Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£12,796£12,851£12,138

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £2,007, Oadby and Wigston £1,476Oadby and Wigston: £1,476Gloucester: £2,007Oadby and Wigston: £1,482Gloucester: £2,016Oadby and Wigston: £1,400Gloucester: £1,904

    £2,007£2,016£1,904Gloucester is higher£1,476£1,482£1,400

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £11,459, Oadby and Wigston £11,583Oadby and Wigston: £11,583Gloucester: £11,459Oadby and Wigston: £11,632Gloucester: £11,508Oadby and Wigston: £10,987Gloucester: £10,870

    £11,459£11,508£10,870Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£11,583£11,632£10,987

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Gloucester £466, Oadby and Wigston £403Oadby and Wigston: £403Gloucester: £466Oadby and Wigston: £405Gloucester: £468Oadby and Wigston: £382Gloucester: £442

    £466£468£442Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£403£405£382

  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: Gloucester £761, Oadby and Wigston £787Oadby and Wigston: £787Gloucester: £761Oadby and Wigston: £790Gloucester: £765Oadby and Wigston: £746Gloucester: £722

    £761£765£722Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£787£790£746

  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: Gloucester £26, Oadby and Wigston £23Oadby and Wigston: £23Gloucester: £26Oadby and Wigston: £23Gloucester: £26Oadby and Wigston: £22Gloucester: £24

    £26£26£24Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£23£23£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £427, Oadby and Wigston £371Oadby and Wigston: £371Gloucester: £427Oadby and Wigston: £372Gloucester: £429Oadby and Wigston: £352Gloucester: £405

    £427£429£405Gloucester is higher£371£372£352

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £126, Oadby and Wigston £107Oadby and Wigston: £107Gloucester: £126Oadby and Wigston: £108Gloucester: £126Oadby and Wigston: £102Gloucester: £119

    £126£126£119Gloucester is higher£107£108£102

  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: Gloucester £98, Oadby and Wigston £103Oadby and Wigston: £103Gloucester: £98Oadby and Wigston: £103Gloucester: £99Oadby and Wigston: £97Gloucester: £93

    £98£99£93Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£103£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £1,588, Oadby and Wigston £1,125Oadby and Wigston: £1,125Gloucester: £1,588Oadby and Wigston: £1,130Gloucester: £1,595Oadby and Wigston: £1,067Gloucester: £1,507

    £1,588£1,595£1,507Gloucester is higher£1,125£1,130£1,067

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gloucester £249, Oadby and Wigston £126Oadby and Wigston: £126Gloucester: £249Oadby and Wigston: £126Gloucester: £250Oadby and Wigston: £119Gloucester: £236

    £249£250£236Gloucester is higher£126£126£119

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £309, Oadby and Wigston £235Oadby and Wigston: £235Gloucester: £309Oadby and Wigston: £236Gloucester: £311Oadby and Wigston: £222Gloucester: £293

    £309£311£293Gloucester is higher£235£236£222

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £6.08, Oadby and Wigston £7.42Oadby and Wigston: £7.42Gloucester: £6.08Oadby and Wigston: £7.45Gloucester: £6.11Oadby and Wigston: £7.04Gloucester: £5.77

    £6.08£6.11£5.77Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£7.42£7.45£7.04

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Gloucester £5.18, Oadby and Wigston £6.13Oadby and Wigston: £6.13Gloucester: £5.18Oadby and Wigston: £6.15Gloucester: £5.20Oadby and Wigston: £5.81Gloucester: £4.91

    £5.18£5.20£4.91Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£6.13£6.15£5.81

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gloucester £6.62, Oadby and Wigston £7.40Oadby and Wigston: £7.40Gloucester: £6.62Oadby and Wigston: £7.43Gloucester: £6.65Oadby and Wigston: £7.02Gloucester: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£7.40£7.43£7.02

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gloucester 1,019.0, Oadby and Wigston 990.0Oadby and Wigston: 990.0Gloucester: 1,019.0

    1,019.0Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count990.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Gloucester 103.6, Oadby and Wigston 87.4Oadby and Wigston: 87.4Gloucester: 103.6

    103.6Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count87.4

  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: Gloucester 161.6, Oadby and Wigston 159.6Oadby and Wigston: 159.6Gloucester: 161.6

    161.6Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count159.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 64.3, Oadby and Wigston 54.6Oadby and Wigston: 54.6Gloucester: 64.3

    64.3Gloucester is higher54.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Gloucester 185.1, Oadby and Wigston 145.4Oadby and Wigston: 145.4Gloucester: 185.1

    185.1Gloucester is higher145.4

  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: Gloucester 21.3, Oadby and Wigston 22.0Oadby and Wigston: 22.0Gloucester: 21.3

    21.3Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count22.0

Show the numbers
Gloucester and Oadby and Wigston, per person in the age group
MeasureGloucesterOadby and WigstonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,121£4,139£3,909£4,001£4,018£3,795Gloucester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,713£12,767£12,058£12,796£12,851£12,138Oadby and Wigston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,007£2,016£1,904£1,476£1,482£1,400Gloucester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,459£11,508£10,870£11,583£11,632£10,987Oadby and Wigston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£466£468£442£403£405£382Gloucester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£761£765£722£787£790£746Oadby and Wigston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£24£23£23£22Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£427£429£405£371£372£352Gloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£107£108£102Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£99£93£103£103£97Oadby and Wigston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,588£1,595£1,507£1,125£1,130£1,067Gloucester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£126£126£119Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£309£311£293£235£236£222Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.08£6.11£5.77£7.42£7.45£7.04Oadby and Wigston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.18£5.20£4.91£6.13£6.15£5.81Oadby and Wigston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£7.40£7.43£7.02Oadby and Wigston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.0990.0Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026103.687.4Gloucester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026161.6159.6Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.354.6Gloucester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026185.1145.4Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.322.0Oadby and Wigston

Per resident

Gloucester is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Oadby and Wigston 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

Gloucester Oadby and Wigston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Gloucester £4,121, Oadby and Wigston £4,001Oadby and Wigston: £4,001Gloucester: £4,121Oadby and Wigston: £4,018Gloucester: £4,139Oadby and Wigston: £3,795Gloucester: £3,909

    £4,121£4,139£3,909Gloucester is higher£4,001£4,018£3,795

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Gloucester £2,026, Oadby and Wigston £2,496Oadby and Wigston: £2,496Gloucester: £2,026Oadby and Wigston: £2,507Gloucester: £2,035Oadby and Wigston: £2,368Gloucester: £1,922

    £2,026£2,035£1,922Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£2,496£2,507£2,368

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Gloucester £1,287, Oadby and Wigston £893Oadby and Wigston: £893Gloucester: £1,287Oadby and Wigston: £897Gloucester: £1,292Oadby and Wigston: £847Gloucester: £1,221

    £1,287£1,292£1,221Gloucester is higher£893£897£847

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Gloucester £1,826, Oadby and Wigston £2,260Oadby and Wigston: £2,260Gloucester: £1,826Oadby and Wigston: £2,269Gloucester: £1,834Oadby and Wigston: £2,144Gloucester: £1,733

    £1,826£1,834£1,733Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£2,260£2,269£2,144

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Gloucester £74, Oadby and Wigston £79Oadby and Wigston: £79Gloucester: £74Oadby and Wigston: £79Gloucester: £75Oadby and Wigston: £75Gloucester: £70

    £74£75£70Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £121, Oadby and Wigston £154Oadby and Wigston: £154Gloucester: £121Oadby and Wigston: £154Gloucester: £122Oadby and Wigston: £146Gloucester: £115

    £121£122£115Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£154£154£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: Gloucester £4.10, Oadby and Wigston £4.51Oadby and Wigston: £4.51Gloucester: £4.10Oadby and Wigston: £4.53Gloucester: £4.12Oadby and Wigston: £4.28Gloucester: £3.89

    £4.10£4.12£3.89Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£4.51£4.53£4.28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £427, Oadby and Wigston £371Oadby and Wigston: £371Gloucester: £427Oadby and Wigston: £372Gloucester: £429Oadby and Wigston: £352Gloucester: £405

    £427£429£405Gloucester is higher£371£372£352

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Gloucester £126, Oadby and Wigston £107Oadby and Wigston: £107Gloucester: £126Oadby and Wigston: £108Gloucester: £126Oadby and Wigston: £102Gloucester: £119

    £126£126£119Gloucester is higher£107£108£102

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Gloucester £63, Oadby and Wigston £62Oadby and Wigston: £62Gloucester: £63Oadby and Wigston: £62Gloucester: £63Oadby and Wigston: £59Gloucester: £60

    £63£63£60Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£62£62£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Gloucester £1,018, Oadby and Wigston £681Oadby and Wigston: £681Gloucester: £1,018Oadby and Wigston: £684Gloucester: £1,023Oadby and Wigston: £646Gloucester: £966

    £1,018£1,023£966Gloucester is higher£681£684£646

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Gloucester £249, Oadby and Wigston £126Oadby and Wigston: £126Gloucester: £249Oadby and Wigston: £126Gloucester: £250Oadby and Wigston: £119Gloucester: £236

    £249£250£236Gloucester is higher£126£126£119

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Gloucester £198, Oadby and Wigston £142Oadby and Wigston: £142Gloucester: £198Oadby and Wigston: £143Gloucester: £199Oadby and Wigston: £135Gloucester: £188

    £198£199£188Gloucester is higher£142£143£135

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Gloucester £3.90, Oadby and Wigston £4.49Oadby and Wigston: £4.49Gloucester: £3.90Oadby and Wigston: £4.51Gloucester: £3.92Oadby and Wigston: £4.26Gloucester: £3.70

    £3.90£3.92£3.70Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£4.49£4.51£4.26

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Gloucester £3.32, Oadby and Wigston £3.70Oadby and Wigston: £3.70Gloucester: £3.32Oadby and Wigston: £3.72Gloucester: £3.34Oadby and Wigston: £3.51Gloucester: £3.15

    £3.32£3.34£3.15Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£3.70£3.72£3.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Gloucester £6.62, Oadby and Wigston £7.40Oadby and Wigston: £7.40Gloucester: £6.62Oadby and Wigston: £7.43Gloucester: £6.65Oadby and Wigston: £7.02Gloucester: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£7.40£7.43£7.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 162.4, Oadby and Wigston 193.1Oadby and Wigston: 193.1Gloucester: 162.4

    162.4Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count193.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 16.5, Oadby and Wigston 17.1Oadby and Wigston: 17.1Gloucester: 16.5

    16.5Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count17.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 25.8, Oadby and Wigston 31.1Oadby and Wigston: 31.1Gloucester: 25.8

    25.8Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count31.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 64.3, Oadby and Wigston 54.6Oadby and Wigston: 54.6Gloucester: 64.3

    64.3Gloucester is higher54.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 118.6, Oadby and Wigston 88.0Oadby and Wigston: 88.0Gloucester: 118.6

    118.6Gloucester is higher88.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Gloucester 13.7, Oadby and Wigston 13.3Oadby and Wigston: 13.3Gloucester: 13.7

    13.7Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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Gloucester and Oadby and Wigston, per resident
MeasureGloucesterOadby and WigstonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,121£4,139£3,909£4,001£4,018£3,795Gloucester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,026£2,035£1,922£2,496£2,507£2,368Oadby and Wigston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,287£1,292£1,221£893£897£847Gloucester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,826£1,834£1,733£2,260£2,269£2,144Oadby and Wigston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£75£70£79£79£75Oadby and Wigston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£154£154£146Oadby and Wigston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.10£4.12£3.89£4.51£4.53£4.28Oadby and Wigston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£427£429£405£371£372£352Gloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£107£108£102Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60£62£62£59Gloucester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,018£1,023£966£681£684£646Gloucester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£126£126£119Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£142£143£135Gloucester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.90£3.92£3.70£4.49£4.51£4.26Oadby and Wigston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.32£3.34£3.15£3.70£3.72£3.51Oadby and Wigston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£7.40£7.43£7.02Oadby and Wigston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026162.4193.1Oadby and Wigston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.517.1Oadby and Wigston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.831.1Oadby and Wigston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.354.6Gloucester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026118.688.0Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.713.3Gloucester

Total

Gloucester is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Oadby and Wigston 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

Gloucester Oadby and Wigston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Gloucester £568.1m, Oadby and Wigston £245.2mOadby and Wigston: £245.2mGloucester: £568.1mOadby and Wigston: £246.2mGloucester: £570.6mOadby and Wigston: £232.6mGloucester: £538.9m

    £568.1m£570.6m£538.9mGloucester is higher£245.2m£246.2m£232.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Gloucester £279.3m, Oadby and Wigston £153.0mOadby and Wigston: £153.0mGloucester: £279.3mOadby and Wigston: £153.7mGloucester: £280.5mOadby and Wigston: £145.1mGloucester: £265.0m

    £279.3m£280.5m£265.0mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£153.0m£153.7m£145.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Gloucester £177.4m, Oadby and Wigston £54.7mOadby and Wigston: £54.7mGloucester: £177.4mOadby and Wigston: £55.0mGloucester: £178.1mOadby and Wigston: £51.9mGloucester: £168.3m

    £177.4m£178.1m£168.3mGloucester is higher£54.7m£55.0m£51.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Gloucester £251.8m, Oadby and Wigston £138.5mOadby and Wigston: £138.5mGloucester: £251.8mOadby and Wigston: £139.1mGloucester: £252.9mOadby and Wigston: £131.4mGloucester: £238.8m

    £251.8m£252.9m£238.8mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£138.5m£139.1m£131.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Gloucester £10.2m, Oadby and Wigston £4.8mOadby and Wigston: £4.8mGloucester: £10.2mOadby and Wigston: £4.8mGloucester: £10.3mOadby and Wigston: £4.6mGloucester: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.3m£9.7mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £16.7m, Oadby and Wigston £9.4mOadby and Wigston: £9.4mGloucester: £16.7mOadby and Wigston: £9.5mGloucester: £16.8mOadby and Wigston: £8.9mGloucester: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£9.4m£9.5m£8.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Gloucester £0.57m, Oadby and Wigston £0.28mOadby and Wigston: £0.28mGloucester: £0.57mOadby and Wigston: £0.28mGloucester: £0.57mOadby and Wigston: £0.26mGloucester: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £58.9m, Oadby and Wigston £22.7mOadby and Wigston: £22.7mGloucester: £58.9mOadby and Wigston: £22.8mGloucester: £59.1mOadby and Wigston: £21.5mGloucester: £55.8m

    £58.9m£59.1m£55.8mGloucester is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Gloucester £17.3m, Oadby and Wigston £6.6mOadby and Wigston: £6.6mGloucester: £17.3mOadby and Wigston: £6.6mGloucester: £17.4mOadby and Wigston: £6.2mGloucester: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.4m£16.4mGloucester is higher£6.6m£6.6m£6.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gloucester £8.7m, Oadby and Wigston £3.8mOadby and Wigston: £3.8mGloucester: £8.7mOadby and Wigston: £3.8mGloucester: £8.7mOadby and Wigston: £3.6mGloucester: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Gloucester £140.4m, Oadby and Wigston £41.7mOadby and Wigston: £41.7mGloucester: £140.4mOadby and Wigston: £41.9mGloucester: £141.0mOadby and Wigston: £39.6mGloucester: £133.1m

    £140.4m£141.0m£133.1mGloucester is higher£41.7m£41.9m£39.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Gloucester £34.3m, Oadby and Wigston £7.7mOadby and Wigston: £7.7mGloucester: £34.3mOadby and Wigston: £7.7mGloucester: £34.5mOadby and Wigston: £7.3mGloucester: £32.6m

    £34.3m£34.5m£32.6mGloucester is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Gloucester £27.3m, Oadby and Wigston £8.7mOadby and Wigston: £8.7mGloucester: £27.3mOadby and Wigston: £8.7mGloucester: £27.4mOadby and Wigston: £8.3mGloucester: £25.9m

    £27.3m£27.4m£25.9mGloucester is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Gloucester £0.54m, Oadby and Wigston £0.28mOadby and Wigston: £0.28mGloucester: £0.54mOadby and Wigston: £0.28mGloucester: £0.54mOadby and Wigston: £0.26mGloucester: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Gloucester £0.46m, Oadby and Wigston £0.23mOadby and Wigston: £0.23mGloucester: £0.46mOadby and Wigston: £0.23mGloucester: £0.46mOadby and Wigston: £0.22mGloucester: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Gloucester £0.91m, Oadby and Wigston £0.45mOadby and Wigston: £0.45mGloucester: £0.91mOadby and Wigston: £0.46mGloucester: £0.92mOadby and Wigston: £0.43mGloucester: £0.87m

    £0.91m£0.92m£0.87mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Gloucester 22,391, Oadby and Wigston 11,838Oadby and Wigston: 11,838Gloucester: 22,391

    22,391Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count11,838

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Gloucester 2,276, Oadby and Wigston 1,045Oadby and Wigston: 1,045Gloucester: 2,276

    2,276Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,045

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Gloucester 3,550, Oadby and Wigston 1,908Oadby and Wigston: 1,908Gloucester: 3,550

    3,550Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count1,908

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Gloucester 8,858, Oadby and Wigston 3,347Oadby and Wigston: 3,347Gloucester: 8,858

    8,858Gloucester is higher3,347

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Gloucester 16,355, Oadby and Wigston 5,393Oadby and Wigston: 5,393Gloucester: 16,355

    16,355Gloucester is higher5,393

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Gloucester 1,882, Oadby and Wigston 815Oadby and Wigston: 815Gloucester: 1,882

    1,882Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count815

Show the numbers
Gloucester and Oadby and Wigston, total
MeasureGloucesterOadby and WigstonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£568.1m£570.6m£538.9m£245.2m£246.2m£232.6mGloucester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£279.3m£280.5m£265.0m£153.0m£153.7m£145.1mGloucester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£177.4m£178.1m£168.3m£54.7m£55.0m£51.9mGloucester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£251.8m£252.9m£238.8m£138.5m£139.1m£131.4mGloucester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m£4.8m£4.8m£4.6mGloucester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£9.4m£9.5m£8.9mGloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mGloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£58.9m£59.1m£55.8m£22.7m£22.8m£21.5mGloucester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m£6.6m£6.6m£6.2mGloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mGloucester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.4m£141.0m£133.1m£41.7m£41.9m£39.6mGloucester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mGloucester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m£8.7m£8.7m£8.3mGloucester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mGloucester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.23m£0.23m£0.22mGloucester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mGloucester
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,39111,838Gloucester
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2761,045Gloucester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5501,908Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,8583,347Gloucester
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,3555,393Gloucester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,882815Gloucester

Sources

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

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