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Tewkesbury and Test Valley
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.
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
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,051£4,068£3,843Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£3,983£4,000£3,778
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,540£12,593£11,895Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£12,493£12,546£11,850
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,529£1,535£1,450Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£1,400£1,406£1,328
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,665£11,715£11,065Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,694£11,744£11,092
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£272£273£258Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£233
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£586£588£555Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£539£541£511
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£15£15£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£295£297£280Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£110£111£104Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£81£82£77Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£73£73£69
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,256£1,262£1,192Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£1,139£1,144£1,080
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111Test Valley is higher£147£148£139
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£182£183£173Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£171
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.67£5.70£5.38Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£4.82£4.84£4.57
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.12£3.13£2.96Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£3.06£3.07£2.90
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.05£6.08£5.74Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,032.4Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
66.8Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count59.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
129.0Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count115.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.9Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count43.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
143.9Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count128.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
19.2Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count16.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tewkesbury | Test Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,051£4,068£3,843 | £3,983£4,000£3,778 | Tewkesbury |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,540£12,593£11,895 | £12,493£12,546£11,850 | Tewkesbury |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,529£1,535£1,450 | £1,400£1,406£1,328 | Tewkesbury |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,665£11,715£11,065 | £11,694£11,744£11,092 | Test Valley |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £272£273£258 | £245£246£233 | Tewkesbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £586£588£555 | £539£541£511 | Tewkesbury |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £15£15£14 | Tewkesbury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £295£297£280 | £289£290£274 | Tewkesbury |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £110£111£104 | £101£101£96 | Tewkesbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £81£82£77 | £73£73£69 | Tewkesbury |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,256£1,262£1,192 | £1,139£1,144£1,080 | Tewkesbury |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £147£148£139 | Test Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £182£183£173 | £181£182£171 | Tewkesbury |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.67£5.70£5.38 | £4.82£4.84£4.57 | Tewkesbury |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.12£3.13£2.96 | £3.06£3.07£2.90 | Tewkesbury |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.05£6.08£5.74 | £6.15£6.17£5.83 | Test Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,032.4 | 1,009.0 | Tewkesbury |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 66.8 | 59.2 | Tewkesbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 129.0 | 115.9 | Tewkesbury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.9 | 43.9 | Tewkesbury |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 143.9 | 128.8 | Tewkesbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 19.2 | 16.4 | Tewkesbury |
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
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,051£4,068£3,843Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£3,983£4,000£3,778
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,619£2,630£2,484Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£904£907£857Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£839£843£796
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,436£2,447£2,311Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,434£2,445£2,309
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£57£57£54Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£48
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£122£123£116Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£106
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.61£3.62£3.42Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£3.14£3.16£2.98
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£295£297£280Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£110£111£104Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£48£48£46Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£44£44£41
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£743£746£704Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£682£685£647
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111Test Valley is higher£147£148£139
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£108£108£102Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.35£3.37£3.18Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£2.89£2.90£2.74
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.84£1.85£1.75Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£1.83£1.84£1.74
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.05£6.08£5.74Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
215.6Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count210.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.0Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count12.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.0Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count24.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
47.9Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count43.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
85.0Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count77.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.4Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count9.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tewkesbury | Test Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,051£4,068£3,843 | £3,983£4,000£3,778 | Tewkesbury |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,619£2,630£2,484 | £2,601£2,612£2,467 | Tewkesbury |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £904£907£857 | £839£843£796 | Tewkesbury |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,436£2,447£2,311 | £2,434£2,445£2,309 | Tewkesbury |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £57£57£54 | £51£51£48 | Tewkesbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £122£123£116 | £112£113£106 | Tewkesbury |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.61£3.62£3.42 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | Tewkesbury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £295£297£280 | £289£290£274 | Tewkesbury |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £110£111£104 | £101£101£96 | Tewkesbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £48£48£46 | £44£44£41 | Tewkesbury |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £743£746£704 | £682£685£647 | Tewkesbury |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £147£148£139 | Test Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £108£108£102 | £108£109£103 | Test Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.35£3.37£3.18 | £2.89£2.90£2.74 | Tewkesbury |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.84£1.85£1.75 | £1.83£1.84£1.74 | Tewkesbury |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.05£6.08£5.74 | £6.15£6.17£5.83 | Test Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 215.6 | 210.1 | Tewkesbury |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.0 | 12.3 | Tewkesbury |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.0 | 24.1 | Tewkesbury |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 47.9 | 43.9 | Tewkesbury |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 85.0 | 77.2 | Tewkesbury |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.4 | 9.8 | Tewkesbury |
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
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£412.0m£413.8m£390.8mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£266.4m£267.5m£252.7mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£91.9m£92.3m£87.2mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£247.8m£248.9m£235.1mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£30.0m£30.2m£28.5mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.9m£4.9m£4.6mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£75.5m£75.8m£71.6mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mTest Valley is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.19m£0.19m£0.18mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.62m£0.62m£0.58mTest Valley is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
21,931Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count28,393
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,419Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,665
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,741Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count3,260
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,870Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count5,929
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
8,649Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count10,429
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,155Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,325
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| Measure | Tewkesbury | Test Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £412.0m£413.8m£390.8m | £538.4m£540.6m£510.7m | Test Valley |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £266.4m£267.5m£252.7m | £351.6m£353.1m£333.5m | Test Valley |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £91.9m£92.3m£87.2m | £113.4m£113.9m£107.6m | Test Valley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £247.8m£248.9m£235.1m | £329.1m£330.5m£312.1m | Test Valley |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.8m£5.8m£5.5m | £6.9m£6.9m£6.6m | Test Valley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | £15.2m£15.2m£14.4m | Test Valley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | £0.42m£0.43m£0.40m | Test Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £30.0m£30.2m£28.5m | £39.1m£39.2m£37.1m | Test Valley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.2m£11.2m£10.6m | £13.6m£13.7m£12.9m | Test Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.9m£4.9m£4.6m | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | Test Valley |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £75.5m£75.8m£71.6m | £92.2m£92.6m£87.5m | Test Valley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £11.9m£11.9m£11.3m | £19.9m£20.0m£18.8m | Test Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £10.9m£11.0m£10.4m | £14.6m£14.7m£13.9m | Test Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | Test Valley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.19m£0.19m£0.18m | £0.25m£0.25m£0.23m | Test Valley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.62m£0.62m£0.58m | £0.83m£0.83m£0.79m | Test Valley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 21,931 | 28,393 | Test Valley |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,419 | 1,665 | Test Valley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,741 | 3,260 | Test Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,870 | 5,929 | Test Valley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 8,649 | 10,429 | Test Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,155 | 1,325 | Test Valley |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.