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Eastleigh and Cheltenham

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

Eastleigh is higher than Cheltenham on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 16 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

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

Eastleigh Cheltenham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    £165£166£157Cheltenham 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: Eastleigh £4.99, Cheltenham £4.91Cheltenham: £4.91Eastleigh: £4.99Cheltenham: £4.93Eastleigh: £5.01Cheltenham: £4.66Eastleigh: £4.73

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    1,006.3Eastleigh is higher998.5

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

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

    63.8Cheltenham is higher76.3

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

    141.2Eastleigh is higher131.8

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

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

    44.8Eastleigh is higher42.7

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

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

    130.1Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count135.5

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

    17.1Eastleigh is higher13.6

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Eastleigh and Cheltenham, per person in the age group
MeasureEastleighCheltenhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,819£3,836£3,623£3,799£3,815£3,603Eastleigh
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,566£12,619£11,919£12,342£12,394£11,707Eastleigh
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,426£1,432£1,353£1,439£1,445£1,365Cheltenham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,625£11,675£11,027£11,367£11,416£10,782Eastleigh
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£260£261£247£335£336£317Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£664£667£630£620£623£588Eastleigh
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£17£16£19£19£18Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£291£293£276£286£288£272Eastleigh
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£89£89£84Eastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£75£75£71£64£64£61Eastleigh
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,177£1,182£1,117£1,131£1,136£1,073Eastleigh
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£143£135£178£179£169Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£165£166£157£235£236£222Cheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.99£5.01£4.73£4.91£4.93£4.66Eastleigh
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.25£3.26£3.08£4.15£4.17£3.94Cheltenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.07£5.09£4.81£6.98£7.01£6.62Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.3998.5Eastleigh
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.876.3Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.2131.8Eastleigh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.842.7Eastleigh
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.1135.5Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.113.6Eastleigh

Per resident

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

Eastleigh Cheltenham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    191.0Eastleigh is higher188.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    12.1Cheltenham is higher14.4

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

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

    26.8Eastleigh is higher24.9

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

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

    44.8Eastleigh is higher42.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    79.4Cheltenham is higherDepends on how you count85.3

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

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

    10.4Eastleigh is higher8.6

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Eastleigh and Cheltenham, per resident
MeasureEastleighCheltenhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,819£3,836£3,623£3,799£3,815£3,603Eastleigh
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,385£2,395£2,262£2,332£2,342£2,212Eastleigh
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£870£874£826£905£909£859Cheltenham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,206£2,215£2,093£2,148£2,157£2,038Eastleigh
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£50£47£63£63£60Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£117£118£111Eastleigh
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.13£3.14£2.97£3.65£3.66£3.46Cheltenham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£291£293£276£286£288£272Eastleigh
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£89£89£84Eastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£46£46£43£40£41£38Eastleigh
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£719£722£682£712£715£675Eastleigh
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£143£135£178£179£169Cheltenham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£148£148£140Cheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.05£3.06£2.89£3.09£3.10£2.93Cheltenham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.98£1.99£1.88£2.61£2.63£2.48Cheltenham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.07£5.09£4.81£6.98£7.01£6.62Cheltenham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026191.0188.7Eastleigh
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.114.4Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.824.9Eastleigh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.842.7Eastleigh
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.485.3Cheltenham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.48.6Eastleigh

Total

Eastleigh is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Cheltenham on 6. 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

Eastleigh Cheltenham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    27,246Eastleigh is higher22,920

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    1,726Cheltenham is higher1,752

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

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

    3,822Eastleigh is higher3,025

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

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

    6,386Eastleigh is higher5,180

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    11,329Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count10,356

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

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

    1,487Eastleigh is higher1,041

Show the numbers
Eastleigh and Cheltenham, total
MeasureEastleighCheltenhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£544.9m£547.3m£516.9m£461.4m£463.4m£437.6mEastleigh
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£340.2m£341.7m£322.7m£283.3m£284.5m£268.7mEastleigh
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£124.2m£124.7m£117.8m£110.0m£110.4m£104.3mEastleigh
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£314.8m£316.1m£298.6m£260.9m£262.0m£247.5mEastleigh
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.1m£6.7m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mCheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mEastleigh
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mEastleigh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.6m£41.8m£39.4m£34.8m£34.9m£33.0mEastleigh
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mEastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m£4.9m£4.9m£4.6mEastleigh
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.5m£103.0m£97.2m£86.4m£86.8m£82.0mEastleigh
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m£21.7m£21.8m£20.6mCheltenham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mCheltenham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mEastleigh
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mCheltenham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m£0.85m£0.85m£0.80mCheltenham
State Pensiontotal, March 202627,24622,920Eastleigh
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7261,752Cheltenham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8223,025Eastleigh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3865,180Eastleigh
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,32910,356Eastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4871,041Eastleigh

Sources

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

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  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.
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