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Tewkesbury and Test Valley

101,708 and 135,169 residents (mid-2024).

Tewkesbury is higher than Test Valley on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 20 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

Tewkesbury is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 3. 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

Tewkesbury Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tewkesbury £4,051, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Tewkesbury: £4,051Test Valley: £4,000Tewkesbury: £4,068Test Valley: £3,778Tewkesbury: £3,843

    £4,051£4,068£3,843Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£3,983£4,000£3,778

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Tewkesbury £12,540, Test Valley £12,493Test Valley: £12,493Tewkesbury: £12,540Test Valley: £12,546Tewkesbury: £12,593Test Valley: £11,850Tewkesbury: £11,895

    £12,540£12,593£11,895Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Tewkesbury £1,529, Test Valley £1,400Test Valley: £1,400Tewkesbury: £1,529Test Valley: £1,406Tewkesbury: £1,535Test Valley: £1,328Tewkesbury: £1,450

    £1,529£1,535£1,450Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£1,400£1,406£1,328

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Tewkesbury £11,665, Test Valley £11,694Test Valley: £11,694Tewkesbury: £11,665Test Valley: £11,744Tewkesbury: £11,715Test Valley: £11,092Tewkesbury: £11,065

    £11,665£11,715£11,065Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,694£11,744£11,092

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Tewkesbury £272, Test Valley £245Test Valley: £245Tewkesbury: £272Test Valley: £246Tewkesbury: £273Test Valley: £233Tewkesbury: £258

    £272£273£258Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£233

  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: Tewkesbury £586, Test Valley £539Test Valley: £539Tewkesbury: £586Test Valley: £541Tewkesbury: £588Test Valley: £511Tewkesbury: £555

    £586£588£555Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£539£541£511

  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: Tewkesbury £17, Test Valley £15Test Valley: £15Tewkesbury: £17Test Valley: £15Tewkesbury: £17Test Valley: £14Tewkesbury: £16

    £17£17£16Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£15£15£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tewkesbury £295, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Tewkesbury: £295Test Valley: £290Tewkesbury: £297Test Valley: £274Tewkesbury: £280

    £295£297£280Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tewkesbury £110, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Tewkesbury: £110Test Valley: £101Tewkesbury: £111Test Valley: £96Tewkesbury: £104

    £110£111£104Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

  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: Tewkesbury £81, Test Valley £73Test Valley: £73Tewkesbury: £81Test Valley: £73Tewkesbury: £82Test Valley: £69Tewkesbury: £77

    £81£82£77Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£73£73£69

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Tewkesbury £1,256, Test Valley £1,139Test Valley: £1,139Tewkesbury: £1,256Test Valley: £1,144Tewkesbury: £1,262Test Valley: £1,080Tewkesbury: £1,192

    £1,256£1,262£1,192Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£1,139£1,144£1,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tewkesbury £117, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Tewkesbury: £117Test Valley: £148Tewkesbury: £117Test Valley: £139Tewkesbury: £111

    £117£117£111Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tewkesbury £182, Test Valley £181Test Valley: £181Tewkesbury: £182Test Valley: £182Tewkesbury: £183Test Valley: £171Tewkesbury: £173

    £182£183£173Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£171

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Tewkesbury £5.67, Test Valley £4.82Test Valley: £4.82Tewkesbury: £5.67Test Valley: £4.84Tewkesbury: £5.70Test Valley: £4.57Tewkesbury: £5.38

    £5.67£5.70£5.38Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£4.82£4.84£4.57

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Tewkesbury £3.12, Test Valley £3.06Test Valley: £3.06Tewkesbury: £3.12Test Valley: £3.07Tewkesbury: £3.13Test Valley: £2.90Tewkesbury: £2.96

    £3.12£3.13£2.96Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£3.06£3.07£2.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tewkesbury £6.05, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Tewkesbury: £6.05Test Valley: £6.17Tewkesbury: £6.08Test Valley: £5.83Tewkesbury: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tewkesbury 1,032.4, Test Valley 1,009.0Test Valley: 1,009.0Tewkesbury: 1,032.4

    1,032.4Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Tewkesbury 66.8, Test Valley 59.2Test Valley: 59.2Tewkesbury: 66.8

    66.8Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count59.2

  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: Tewkesbury 129.0, Test Valley 115.9Test Valley: 115.9Tewkesbury: 129.0

    129.0Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count115.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tewkesbury 47.9, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Tewkesbury: 47.9

    47.9Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count43.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Tewkesbury 143.9, Test Valley 128.8Test Valley: 128.8Tewkesbury: 143.9

    143.9Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count128.8

  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: Tewkesbury 19.2, Test Valley 16.4Test Valley: 16.4Tewkesbury: 19.2

    19.2Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count16.4

Show the numbers
Tewkesbury and Test Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureTewkesburyTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,051£4,068£3,843£3,983£4,000£3,778Tewkesbury
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,540£12,593£11,895£12,493£12,546£11,850Tewkesbury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,529£1,535£1,450£1,400£1,406£1,328Tewkesbury
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,665£11,715£11,065£11,694£11,744£11,092Test Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£272£273£258£245£246£233Tewkesbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£586£588£555£539£541£511Tewkesbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£15£15£14Tewkesbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£295£297£280£289£290£274Tewkesbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£104£101£101£96Tewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£82£77£73£73£69Tewkesbury
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,256£1,262£1,192£1,139£1,144£1,080Tewkesbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£173£181£182£171Tewkesbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.67£5.70£5.38£4.82£4.84£4.57Tewkesbury
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.12£3.13£2.96£3.06£3.07£2.90Tewkesbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,032.41,009.0Tewkesbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202666.859.2Tewkesbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.0115.9Tewkesbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.943.9Tewkesbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026143.9128.8Tewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.216.4Tewkesbury

Per resident

Tewkesbury is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 3. 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

Tewkesbury Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Tewkesbury £4,051, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Tewkesbury: £4,051Test Valley: £4,000Tewkesbury: £4,068Test Valley: £3,778Tewkesbury: £3,843

    £4,051£4,068£3,843Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£3,983£4,000£3,778

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Tewkesbury £2,619, Test Valley £2,601Test Valley: £2,601Tewkesbury: £2,619Test Valley: £2,612Tewkesbury: £2,630Test Valley: £2,467Tewkesbury: £2,484

    £2,619£2,630£2,484Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Tewkesbury £904, Test Valley £839Test Valley: £839Tewkesbury: £904Test Valley: £843Tewkesbury: £907Test Valley: £796Tewkesbury: £857

    £904£907£857Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£839£843£796

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Tewkesbury £2,436, Test Valley £2,434Test Valley: £2,434Tewkesbury: £2,436Test Valley: £2,445Tewkesbury: £2,447Test Valley: £2,309Tewkesbury: £2,311

    £2,436£2,447£2,311Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Tewkesbury £57, Test Valley £51Test Valley: £51Tewkesbury: £57Test Valley: £51Tewkesbury: £57Test Valley: £48Tewkesbury: £54

    £57£57£54Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Tewkesbury £122, Test Valley £112Test Valley: £112Tewkesbury: £122Test Valley: £113Tewkesbury: £123Test Valley: £106Tewkesbury: £116

    £122£123£116Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£106

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Tewkesbury £3.61, Test Valley £3.14Test Valley: £3.14Tewkesbury: £3.61Test Valley: £3.16Tewkesbury: £3.62Test Valley: £2.98Tewkesbury: £3.42

    £3.61£3.62£3.42Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Tewkesbury £295, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Tewkesbury: £295Test Valley: £290Tewkesbury: £297Test Valley: £274Tewkesbury: £280

    £295£297£280Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Tewkesbury £110, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Tewkesbury: £110Test Valley: £101Tewkesbury: £111Test Valley: £96Tewkesbury: £104

    £110£111£104Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Tewkesbury £48, Test Valley £44Test Valley: £44Tewkesbury: £48Test Valley: £44Tewkesbury: £48Test Valley: £41Tewkesbury: £46

    £48£48£46Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Tewkesbury £743, Test Valley £682Test Valley: £682Tewkesbury: £743Test Valley: £685Tewkesbury: £746Test Valley: £647Tewkesbury: £704

    £743£746£704Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£682£685£647

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Tewkesbury £117, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Tewkesbury: £117Test Valley: £148Tewkesbury: £117Test Valley: £139Tewkesbury: £111

    £117£117£111Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Tewkesbury £108, Test Valley £108Test Valley: £108Tewkesbury: £108Test Valley: £109Tewkesbury: £108Test Valley: £103Tewkesbury: £102

    £108£108£102Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Tewkesbury £3.35, Test Valley £2.89Test Valley: £2.89Tewkesbury: £3.35Test Valley: £2.90Tewkesbury: £3.37Test Valley: £2.74Tewkesbury: £3.18

    £3.35£3.37£3.18Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£2.89£2.90£2.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Tewkesbury £1.84, Test Valley £1.83Test Valley: £1.83Tewkesbury: £1.84Test Valley: £1.84Tewkesbury: £1.85Test Valley: £1.74Tewkesbury: £1.75

    £1.84£1.85£1.75Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£1.83£1.84£1.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Tewkesbury £6.05, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Tewkesbury: £6.05Test Valley: £6.17Tewkesbury: £6.08Test Valley: £5.83Tewkesbury: £5.74

    £6.05£6.08£5.74Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Tewkesbury 215.6, Test Valley 210.1Test Valley: 210.1Tewkesbury: 215.6

    215.6Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count210.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tewkesbury 14.0, Test Valley 12.3Test Valley: 12.3Tewkesbury: 14.0

    14.0Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count12.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tewkesbury 27.0, Test Valley 24.1Test Valley: 24.1Tewkesbury: 27.0

    27.0Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tewkesbury 47.9, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Tewkesbury: 47.9

    47.9Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count43.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Tewkesbury 85.0, Test Valley 77.2Test Valley: 77.2Tewkesbury: 85.0

    85.0Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count77.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Tewkesbury 11.4, Test Valley 9.8Test Valley: 9.8Tewkesbury: 11.4

    11.4Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count9.8

Show the numbers
Tewkesbury and Test Valley, per resident
MeasureTewkesburyTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,051£4,068£3,843£3,983£4,000£3,778Tewkesbury
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,619£2,630£2,484£2,601£2,612£2,467Tewkesbury
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£904£907£857£839£843£796Tewkesbury
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,436£2,447£2,311£2,434£2,445£2,309Tewkesbury
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£51£51£48Tewkesbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£112£113£106Tewkesbury
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.61£3.62£3.42£3.14£3.16£2.98Tewkesbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£295£297£280£289£290£274Tewkesbury
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£104£101£101£96Tewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£48£48£46£44£44£41Tewkesbury
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£743£746£704£682£685£647Tewkesbury
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£108£109£103Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.35£3.37£3.18£2.89£2.90£2.74Tewkesbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.84£1.85£1.75£1.83£1.84£1.74Tewkesbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.6210.1Tewkesbury
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.012.3Tewkesbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.024.1Tewkesbury
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.943.9Tewkesbury
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202685.077.2Tewkesbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.49.8Tewkesbury

Total

Tewkesbury is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Test Valley 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

Tewkesbury Test Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Tewkesbury £412.0m, Test Valley £538.4mTest Valley: £538.4mTewkesbury: £412.0mTest Valley: £540.6mTewkesbury: £413.8mTest Valley: £510.7mTewkesbury: £390.8m

    £412.0m£413.8m£390.8mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Tewkesbury £266.4m, Test Valley £351.6mTest Valley: £351.6mTewkesbury: £266.4mTest Valley: £353.1mTewkesbury: £267.5mTest Valley: £333.5mTewkesbury: £252.7m

    £266.4m£267.5m£252.7mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Tewkesbury £91.9m, Test Valley £113.4mTest Valley: £113.4mTewkesbury: £91.9mTest Valley: £113.9mTewkesbury: £92.3mTest Valley: £107.6mTewkesbury: £87.2m

    £91.9m£92.3m£87.2mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Tewkesbury £247.8m, Test Valley £329.1mTest Valley: £329.1mTewkesbury: £247.8mTest Valley: £330.5mTewkesbury: £248.9mTest Valley: £312.1mTewkesbury: £235.1m

    £247.8m£248.9m£235.1mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Tewkesbury £5.8m, Test Valley £6.9mTest Valley: £6.9mTewkesbury: £5.8mTest Valley: £6.9mTewkesbury: £5.8mTest Valley: £6.6mTewkesbury: £5.5m

    £5.8m£5.8m£5.5mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tewkesbury £12.4m, Test Valley £15.2mTest Valley: £15.2mTewkesbury: £12.4mTest Valley: £15.2mTewkesbury: £12.5mTest Valley: £14.4mTewkesbury: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Tewkesbury £0.37m, Test Valley £0.42mTest Valley: £0.42mTewkesbury: £0.37mTest Valley: £0.43mTewkesbury: £0.37mTest Valley: £0.40mTewkesbury: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tewkesbury £30.0m, Test Valley £39.1mTest Valley: £39.1mTewkesbury: £30.0mTest Valley: £39.2mTewkesbury: £30.2mTest Valley: £37.1mTewkesbury: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.2m£28.5mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Tewkesbury £11.2m, Test Valley £13.6mTest Valley: £13.6mTewkesbury: £11.2mTest Valley: £13.7mTewkesbury: £11.2mTest Valley: £12.9mTewkesbury: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.2m£10.6mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tewkesbury £4.9m, Test Valley £5.9mTest Valley: £5.9mTewkesbury: £4.9mTest Valley: £5.9mTewkesbury: £4.9mTest Valley: £5.6mTewkesbury: £4.6m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.6mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Tewkesbury £75.5m, Test Valley £92.2mTest Valley: £92.2mTewkesbury: £75.5mTest Valley: £92.6mTewkesbury: £75.8mTest Valley: £87.5mTewkesbury: £71.6m

    £75.5m£75.8m£71.6mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Tewkesbury £11.9m, Test Valley £19.9mTest Valley: £19.9mTewkesbury: £11.9mTest Valley: £20.0mTewkesbury: £11.9mTest Valley: £18.8mTewkesbury: £11.3m

    £11.9m£11.9m£11.3mTest Valley is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Tewkesbury £10.9m, Test Valley £14.6mTest Valley: £14.6mTewkesbury: £10.9mTest Valley: £14.7mTewkesbury: £11.0mTest Valley: £13.9mTewkesbury: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Tewkesbury £0.34m, Test Valley £0.39mTest Valley: £0.39mTewkesbury: £0.34mTest Valley: £0.39mTewkesbury: £0.34mTest Valley: £0.37mTewkesbury: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Tewkesbury £0.19m, Test Valley £0.25mTest Valley: £0.25mTewkesbury: £0.19mTest Valley: £0.25mTewkesbury: £0.19mTest Valley: £0.23mTewkesbury: £0.18m

    £0.19m£0.19m£0.18mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Tewkesbury £0.62m, Test Valley £0.83mTest Valley: £0.83mTewkesbury: £0.62mTest Valley: £0.83mTewkesbury: £0.62mTest Valley: £0.79mTewkesbury: £0.58m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.58mTest Valley is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Tewkesbury 21,931, Test Valley 28,393Test Valley: 28,393Tewkesbury: 21,931

    21,931Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count28,393

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Tewkesbury 1,419, Test Valley 1,665Test Valley: 1,665Tewkesbury: 1,419

    1,419Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,665

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Tewkesbury 2,741, Test Valley 3,260Test Valley: 3,260Tewkesbury: 2,741

    2,741Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count3,260

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Tewkesbury 4,870, Test Valley 5,929Test Valley: 5,929Tewkesbury: 4,870

    4,870Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count5,929

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Tewkesbury 8,649, Test Valley 10,429Test Valley: 10,429Tewkesbury: 8,649

    8,649Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count10,429

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Tewkesbury 1,155, Test Valley 1,325Test Valley: 1,325Tewkesbury: 1,155

    1,155Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,325

Show the numbers
Tewkesbury and Test Valley, total
MeasureTewkesburyTest ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£412.0m£413.8m£390.8m£538.4m£540.6m£510.7mTest Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.4m£267.5m£252.7m£351.6m£353.1m£333.5mTest Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£91.9m£92.3m£87.2m£113.4m£113.9m£107.6mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£247.8m£248.9m£235.1m£329.1m£330.5m£312.1mTest Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m£6.9m£6.9m£6.6mTest Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mTest Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mTest Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m£39.1m£39.2m£37.1mTest Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mTest Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTest Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£75.5m£75.8m£71.6m£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mTest Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m£19.9m£20.0m£18.8mTest Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mTest Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mTest Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mTest Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,93128,393Test Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4191,665Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7413,260Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,8705,929Test Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,64910,429Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1551,325Test Valley

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 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.