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Test Valley and Huntingdonshire
Test Valley is higher than Huntingdonshire on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.
On 10 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
Test Valley is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Huntingdonshire on 15. 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
Test Valley Huntingdonshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3,873£3,890£3,674
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,493£12,546£11,850Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,755£12,810£12,099
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,400£1,406£1,328Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,383£1,389£1,312
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,694£11,744£11,092Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,832£11,882£11,223
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£245£246£233Huntingdonshire is higher£265£266£251
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£539£541£511Huntingdonshire is higher£643£646£610
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£15£15£14Huntingdonshire is higher£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£289£290£274Huntingdonshire is higher£305£307£290
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£101£101£96Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£73£73£69Huntingdonshire is higher£80£80£76
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,139£1,144£1,080Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,095£1,100£1,039
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£139Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£181£182£171Huntingdonshire is higher£197£198£187
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.82£4.84£4.57Huntingdonshire is higher£6.14£6.16£5.82
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3.06£3.07£2.90Huntingdonshire is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.39£5.41£5.11
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,009.0Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count1,021.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
59.2Huntingdonshire is higher64.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
115.9Huntingdonshire is higher141.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.9Huntingdonshire is higher45.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
128.8Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count128.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
16.4Huntingdonshire is higher18.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Test Valley | Huntingdonshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,983£4,000£3,778 | £3,873£3,890£3,674 | Test Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,493£12,546£11,850 | £12,755£12,810£12,099 | Huntingdonshire |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,400£1,406£1,328 | £1,383£1,389£1,312 | Test Valley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,694£11,744£11,092 | £11,832£11,882£11,223 | Huntingdonshire |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £245£246£233 | £265£266£251 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £539£541£511 | £643£646£610 | Huntingdonshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £15£15£14 | £16 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £289£290£274 | £305£307£290 | Huntingdonshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £101£101£96 | £97£97£92 | Test Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £73£73£69 | £80£80£76 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,139£1,144£1,080 | £1,095£1,100£1,039 | Test Valley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£139 | £143£144£136 | Test Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £181£182£171 | £197£198£187 | Huntingdonshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.82£4.84£4.57 | £6.14£6.16£5.82 | Huntingdonshire |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3.06£3.07£2.90 | £4.74£4.76£4.50 | Huntingdonshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.15£6.17£5.83 | £5.39£5.41£5.11 | Test Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,009.0 | 1,021.2 | Huntingdonshire |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 59.2 | 64.6 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 115.9 | 141.7 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.9 | 45.2 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 128.8 | 128.6 | Test Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 16.4 | 18.3 | Huntingdonshire |
Per resident
Test Valley is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Huntingdonshire on 14. 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
Test Valley Huntingdonshire
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3,873£3,890£3,674
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,601£2,612£2,467Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,474£2,485£2,347
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£839£843£796Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£849£852£805
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,434£2,445£2,309Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,295£2,305£2,177
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£51£51£48Huntingdonshire is higher£51£52£49
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£112£113£106Huntingdonshire is higher£125£125£118
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.14£3.16£2.98Huntingdonshire is higher£3.17£3.19£3.01
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£289£290£274Huntingdonshire is higher£305£307£290
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£101£101£96Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£44£44£41Huntingdonshire is higher£49£49£46
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£682£685£647Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£672£675£638
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£147£148£139Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£143£144£136
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£108£109£103Huntingdonshire is higher£121£121£115
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.89£2.90£2.74Huntingdonshire is higher£3.76£3.78£3.57
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.83£1.84£1.74Huntingdonshire is higher£2.91£2.92£2.76
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.39£5.41£5.11
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
210.1Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count198.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.3Huntingdonshire is higher12.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.1Huntingdonshire is higher27.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
43.9Huntingdonshire is higher45.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
77.2Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count78.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.8Huntingdonshire is higher11.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Test Valley | Huntingdonshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,983£4,000£3,778 | £3,873£3,890£3,674 | Test Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,601£2,612£2,467 | £2,474£2,485£2,347 | Test Valley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £839£843£796 | £849£852£805 | Huntingdonshire |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,434£2,445£2,309 | £2,295£2,305£2,177 | Test Valley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £51£51£48 | £51£52£49 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £112£113£106 | £125£125£118 | Huntingdonshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.14£3.16£2.98 | £3.17£3.19£3.01 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £289£290£274 | £305£307£290 | Huntingdonshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £101£101£96 | £97£97£92 | Test Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £44£44£41 | £49£49£46 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £682£685£647 | £672£675£638 | Test Valley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £147£148£139 | £143£144£136 | Test Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £108£109£103 | £121£121£115 | Huntingdonshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.89£2.90£2.74 | £3.76£3.78£3.57 | Huntingdonshire |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.83£1.84£1.74 | £2.91£2.92£2.76 | Huntingdonshire |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.15£6.17£5.83 | £5.39£5.41£5.11 | Test Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 210.1 | 198.1 | Test Valley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.3 | 12.5 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.1 | 27.5 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 43.9 | 45.2 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 77.2 | 78.9 | Huntingdonshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.8 | 11.2 | Huntingdonshire |
Total
Test Valley is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Huntingdonshire 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
Test Valley Huntingdonshire
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£538.4m£540.6m£510.7mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£737.4m£740.5m£699.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£351.6m£353.1m£333.5mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£471.0m£473.0m£446.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£113.4m£113.9m£107.6mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£161.6m£162.2m£153.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£329.1m£330.5m£312.1mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£436.9m£438.8m£414.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.9m£6.9m£6.6mHuntingdonshire is higher£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mHuntingdonshire is higher£23.7m£23.8m£22.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mHuntingdonshire is higher£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£39.1m£39.2m£37.1mHuntingdonshire is higher£58.1m£58.4m£55.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mHuntingdonshire is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£128.0m£128.5m£121.4m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£19.9m£20.0m£18.8mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mHuntingdonshire is higher£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mHuntingdonshire is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mHuntingdonshire is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mHuntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
28,393Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count37,711
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,665Huntingdonshire is higher2,384
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,260Huntingdonshire is higher5,232
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,929Huntingdonshire is higher8,602
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,429Huntingdonshire is higherDepends on how you count15,020
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,325Huntingdonshire is higher2,136
Show the numbers
| Measure | Test Valley | Huntingdonshire | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £538.4m£540.6m£510.7m | £737.4m£740.5m£699.4m | Huntingdonshire |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £351.6m£353.1m£333.5m | £471.0m£473.0m£446.8m | Huntingdonshire |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £113.4m£113.9m£107.6m | £161.6m£162.2m£153.2m | Huntingdonshire |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £329.1m£330.5m£312.1m | £436.9m£438.8m£414.4m | Huntingdonshire |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.9m£6.9m£6.6m | £9.8m£9.8m£9.3m | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.2m£15.2m£14.4m | £23.7m£23.8m£22.5m | Huntingdonshire |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.42m£0.43m£0.40m | £0.60m£0.61m£0.57m | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £39.1m£39.2m£37.1m | £58.1m£58.4m£55.1m | Huntingdonshire |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.6m£13.7m£12.9m | £18.4m£18.5m£17.5m | Huntingdonshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | £9.3m£9.4m£8.8m | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £92.2m£92.6m£87.5m | £128.0m£128.5m£121.4m | Huntingdonshire |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £19.9m£20.0m£18.8m | £27.2m£27.3m£25.8m | Huntingdonshire |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £14.6m£14.7m£13.9m | £23.0m£23.1m£21.8m | Huntingdonshire |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.72m£0.72m£0.68m | Huntingdonshire |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.25m£0.25m£0.23m | £0.55m£0.56m£0.53m | Huntingdonshire |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.83m£0.83m£0.79m | £1.0m£1.0m£0.97m | Huntingdonshire |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 28,393 | 37,711 | Huntingdonshire |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,665 | 2,384 | Huntingdonshire |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,260 | 5,232 | Huntingdonshire |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,929 | 8,602 | Huntingdonshire |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,429 | 15,020 | Huntingdonshire |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,325 | 2,136 | Huntingdonshire |
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.