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Test Valley and West Oxfordshire

135,169 and 120,826 residents (mid-2024).

Test Valley is higher than West Oxfordshire on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 22 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

Test Valley is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and West Oxfordshire on 1. 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 West Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Test Valley £3,983, West Oxfordshire £3,864West Oxfordshire: £3,864Test Valley: £3,983West Oxfordshire: £3,881Test Valley: £4,000West Oxfordshire: £3,665Test Valley: £3,778

    £3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley is higher£3,864£3,881£3,665

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Test Valley £12,493, West Oxfordshire £12,255West Oxfordshire: £12,255Test Valley: £12,493West Oxfordshire: £12,308Test Valley: £12,546West Oxfordshire: £11,625Test Valley: £11,850

    £12,493£12,546£11,850Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,255£12,308£11,625

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £1,400, West Oxfordshire £1,297West Oxfordshire: £1,297Test Valley: £1,400West Oxfordshire: £1,303Test Valley: £1,406West Oxfordshire: £1,230Test Valley: £1,328

    £1,400£1,406£1,328Test Valley is higher£1,297£1,303£1,230

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Test Valley £11,694, West Oxfordshire £11,479West Oxfordshire: £11,479Test Valley: £11,694West Oxfordshire: £11,528Test Valley: £11,744West Oxfordshire: £10,888Test Valley: £11,092

    £11,694£11,744£11,092Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,479£11,528£10,888

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Test Valley £245, West Oxfordshire £230West Oxfordshire: £230Test Valley: £245West Oxfordshire: £231Test Valley: £246West Oxfordshire: £218Test Valley: £233

    £245£246£233Test Valley is higher£230£231£218

  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: Test Valley £539, West Oxfordshire £533West Oxfordshire: £533Test Valley: £539West Oxfordshire: £535Test Valley: £541West Oxfordshire: £505Test Valley: £511

    £539£541£511Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£533£535£505

  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: Test Valley £15, West Oxfordshire £14West Oxfordshire: £14Test Valley: £15West Oxfordshire: £14Test Valley: £15West Oxfordshire: £13Test Valley: £14

    £15£15£14Test Valley is higher£14£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £289, West Oxfordshire £235West Oxfordshire: £235Test Valley: £289West Oxfordshire: £236Test Valley: £290West Oxfordshire: £222Test Valley: £274

    £289£290£274Test Valley is higher£235£236£222

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £101, West Oxfordshire £111West Oxfordshire: £111Test Valley: £101West Oxfordshire: £111Test Valley: £101West Oxfordshire: £105Test Valley: £96

    £101£101£96West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£111£111£105

  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: Test Valley £73, West Oxfordshire £61West Oxfordshire: £61Test Valley: £73West Oxfordshire: £61Test Valley: £73West Oxfordshire: £58Test Valley: £69

    £73£73£69Test Valley is higher£61£61£58

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £1,139, West Oxfordshire £1,083West Oxfordshire: £1,083Test Valley: £1,139West Oxfordshire: £1,088Test Valley: £1,144West Oxfordshire: £1,027Test Valley: £1,080

    £1,139£1,144£1,080Test Valley is higher£1,083£1,088£1,027

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Test Valley £147, West Oxfordshire £133West Oxfordshire: £133Test Valley: £147West Oxfordshire: £134Test Valley: £148West Oxfordshire: £126Test Valley: £139

    £147£148£139Test Valley is higher£133£134£126

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £181, West Oxfordshire £146West Oxfordshire: £146Test Valley: £181West Oxfordshire: £147Test Valley: £182West Oxfordshire: £139Test Valley: £171

    £181£182£171Test Valley is higher£146£147£139

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £4.82, West Oxfordshire £4.09West Oxfordshire: £4.09Test Valley: £4.82West Oxfordshire: £4.11Test Valley: £4.84West Oxfordshire: £3.88Test Valley: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Test Valley is higher£4.09£4.11£3.88

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £3.06, West Oxfordshire £2.48West Oxfordshire: £2.48Test Valley: £3.06West Oxfordshire: £2.49Test Valley: £3.07West Oxfordshire: £2.35Test Valley: £2.90

    £3.06£3.07£2.90Test Valley is higher£2.48£2.49£2.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Test Valley £6.15, West Oxfordshire £6.01West Oxfordshire: £6.01Test Valley: £6.15West Oxfordshire: £6.03Test Valley: £6.17West Oxfordshire: £5.70Test Valley: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Test Valley 1,009.0, West Oxfordshire 988.7West Oxfordshire: 988.7Test Valley: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Test Valley is higher988.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Test Valley 59.2, West Oxfordshire 54.5West Oxfordshire: 54.5Test Valley: 59.2

    59.2Test Valley is higher54.5

  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: Test Valley 115.9, West Oxfordshire 109.7West Oxfordshire: 109.7Test Valley: 115.9

    115.9Test Valley is higher109.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 43.9, West Oxfordshire 35.7West Oxfordshire: 35.7Test Valley: 43.9

    43.9Test Valley is higher35.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Test Valley 128.8, West Oxfordshire 113.0West Oxfordshire: 113.0Test Valley: 128.8

    128.8Test Valley is higher113.0

  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: Test Valley 16.4, West Oxfordshire 13.6West Oxfordshire: 13.6Test Valley: 16.4

    16.4Test Valley is higher13.6

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Test Valley and West Oxfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureTest ValleyWest OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,983£4,000£3,778£3,864£3,881£3,665Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,255£12,308£11,625Test Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,400£1,406£1,328£1,297£1,303£1,230Test Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,694£11,744£11,092£11,479£11,528£10,888Test Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£233£230£231£218Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£539£541£511£533£535£505Test Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£15£14£14£14£13Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£235£236£222Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£111£111£105West Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£73£73£69£61£61£58Test Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,139£1,144£1,080£1,083£1,088£1,027Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£133£134£126Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£181£182£171£146£147£139Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£4.09£4.11£3.88Test Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.06£3.07£2.90£2.48£2.49£2.35Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£6.01£6.03£5.70Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.0988.7Test Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202659.254.5Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.9109.7Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.935.7Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026128.8113.0Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.413.6Test Valley

Per resident

Test Valley is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and West Oxfordshire on 4. 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 West Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Test Valley £3,983, West Oxfordshire £3,864West Oxfordshire: £3,864Test Valley: £3,983West Oxfordshire: £3,881Test Valley: £4,000West Oxfordshire: £3,665Test Valley: £3,778

    £3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley is higher£3,864£3,881£3,665

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Test Valley £2,601, West Oxfordshire £2,603West Oxfordshire: £2,603Test Valley: £2,601West Oxfordshire: £2,614Test Valley: £2,612West Oxfordshire: £2,469Test Valley: £2,467

    £2,601£2,612£2,467West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,603£2,614£2,469

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Test Valley £839, West Oxfordshire £777West Oxfordshire: £777Test Valley: £839West Oxfordshire: £780Test Valley: £843West Oxfordshire: £737Test Valley: £796

    £839£843£796Test Valley is higher£777£780£737

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Test Valley £2,434, West Oxfordshire £2,438West Oxfordshire: £2,438Test Valley: £2,434West Oxfordshire: £2,448Test Valley: £2,445West Oxfordshire: £2,312Test Valley: £2,309

    £2,434£2,445£2,309West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,438£2,448£2,312

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Test Valley £51, West Oxfordshire £49West Oxfordshire: £49Test Valley: £51West Oxfordshire: £49Test Valley: £51West Oxfordshire: £46Test Valley: £48

    £51£51£48Test Valley is higher£49£49£46

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £112, West Oxfordshire £113West Oxfordshire: £113Test Valley: £112West Oxfordshire: £114Test Valley: £113West Oxfordshire: £107Test Valley: £106

    £112£113£106West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£113£114£107

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Test Valley £3.14, West Oxfordshire £3.00West Oxfordshire: £3.00Test Valley: £3.14West Oxfordshire: £3.02Test Valley: £3.16West Oxfordshire: £2.85Test Valley: £2.98

    £3.14£3.16£2.98Test Valley is higher£3.00£3.02£2.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £289, West Oxfordshire £235West Oxfordshire: £235Test Valley: £289West Oxfordshire: £236Test Valley: £290West Oxfordshire: £222Test Valley: £274

    £289£290£274Test Valley is higher£235£236£222

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £101, West Oxfordshire £111West Oxfordshire: £111Test Valley: £101West Oxfordshire: £111Test Valley: £101West Oxfordshire: £105Test Valley: £96

    £101£101£96West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£111£111£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Test Valley £44, West Oxfordshire £37West Oxfordshire: £37Test Valley: £44West Oxfordshire: £37Test Valley: £44West Oxfordshire: £35Test Valley: £41

    £44£44£41Test Valley is higher£37£37£35

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Test Valley £682, West Oxfordshire £649West Oxfordshire: £649Test Valley: £682West Oxfordshire: £651Test Valley: £685West Oxfordshire: £615Test Valley: £647

    £682£685£647Test Valley is higher£649£651£615

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Test Valley £147, West Oxfordshire £133West Oxfordshire: £133Test Valley: £147West Oxfordshire: £134Test Valley: £148West Oxfordshire: £126Test Valley: £139

    £147£148£139Test Valley is higher£133£134£126

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Test Valley £108, West Oxfordshire £88West Oxfordshire: £88Test Valley: £108West Oxfordshire: £88Test Valley: £109West Oxfordshire: £83Test Valley: £103

    £108£109£103Test Valley is higher£88£88£83

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Test Valley £2.89, West Oxfordshire £2.45West Oxfordshire: £2.45Test Valley: £2.89West Oxfordshire: £2.46Test Valley: £2.90West Oxfordshire: £2.32Test Valley: £2.74

    £2.89£2.90£2.74Test Valley is higher£2.45£2.46£2.32

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Test Valley £1.83, West Oxfordshire £1.49West Oxfordshire: £1.49Test Valley: £1.83West Oxfordshire: £1.49Test Valley: £1.84West Oxfordshire: £1.41Test Valley: £1.74

    £1.83£1.84£1.74Test Valley is higher£1.49£1.49£1.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Test Valley £6.15, West Oxfordshire £6.01West Oxfordshire: £6.01Test Valley: £6.15West Oxfordshire: £6.03Test Valley: £6.17West Oxfordshire: £5.70Test Valley: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 210.1, West Oxfordshire 210.0West Oxfordshire: 210.0Test Valley: 210.1

    210.1Test Valley is higher210.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 12.3, West Oxfordshire 11.6West Oxfordshire: 11.6Test Valley: 12.3

    12.3Test Valley is higher11.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 24.1, West Oxfordshire 23.3West Oxfordshire: 23.3Test Valley: 24.1

    24.1Test Valley is higher23.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 43.9, West Oxfordshire 35.7West Oxfordshire: 35.7Test Valley: 43.9

    43.9Test Valley is higher35.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 77.2, West Oxfordshire 67.7West Oxfordshire: 67.7Test Valley: 77.2

    77.2Test Valley is higher67.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 9.8, West Oxfordshire 8.2West Oxfordshire: 8.2Test Valley: 9.8

    9.8Test Valley is higher8.2

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Test Valley and West Oxfordshire, per resident
MeasureTest ValleyWest OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,983£4,000£3,778£3,864£3,881£3,665Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,601£2,612£2,467£2,603£2,614£2,469West Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£839£843£796£777£780£737Test Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,434£2,445£2,309£2,438£2,448£2,312West Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48£49£49£46Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106£113£114£107West Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.14£3.16£2.98£3.00£3.02£2.85Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£235£236£222Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£111£111£105West Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£44£41£37£37£35Test Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£682£685£647£649£651£615Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£133£134£126Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£88£88£83Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74£2.45£2.46£2.32Test Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.83£1.84£1.74£1.49£1.49£1.41Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£6.01£6.03£5.70Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.1210.0Test Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.311.6Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.123.3Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.935.7Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.267.7Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.88.2Test Valley

Total

Test Valley is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and West Oxfordshire on 0. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Test Valley West Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Test Valley £538.4m, West Oxfordshire £466.9mWest Oxfordshire: £466.9mTest Valley: £538.4mWest Oxfordshire: £468.9mTest Valley: £540.6mWest Oxfordshire: £442.9mTest Valley: £510.7m

    £538.4m£540.6m£510.7mTest Valley is higher£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Test Valley £351.6m, West Oxfordshire £314.5mWest Oxfordshire: £314.5mTest Valley: £351.6mWest Oxfordshire: £315.8mTest Valley: £353.1mWest Oxfordshire: £298.3mTest Valley: £333.5m

    £351.6m£353.1m£333.5mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£314.5m£315.8m£298.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Test Valley £113.4m, West Oxfordshire £93.9mWest Oxfordshire: £93.9mTest Valley: £113.4mWest Oxfordshire: £94.3mTest Valley: £113.9mWest Oxfordshire: £89.0mTest Valley: £107.6m

    £113.4m£113.9m£107.6mTest Valley is higher£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Test Valley £329.1m, West Oxfordshire £294.5mWest Oxfordshire: £294.5mTest Valley: £329.1mWest Oxfordshire: £295.8mTest Valley: £330.5mWest Oxfordshire: £279.4mTest Valley: £312.1m

    £329.1m£330.5m£312.1mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£294.5m£295.8m£279.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Test Valley £6.9m, West Oxfordshire £5.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mTest Valley: £6.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mTest Valley: £6.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.6mTest Valley: £6.6m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.6mTest Valley is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Test Valley £15.2m, West Oxfordshire £13.7mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mTest Valley: £15.2mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mTest Valley: £15.2mWest Oxfordshire: £13.0mTest Valley: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.2m£14.4mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Test Valley £0.42m, West Oxfordshire £0.36mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mTest Valley: £0.42mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mTest Valley: £0.43mWest Oxfordshire: £0.34mTest Valley: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.43m£0.40mTest Valley is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Test Valley £39.1m, West Oxfordshire £28.3mWest Oxfordshire: £28.3mTest Valley: £39.1mWest Oxfordshire: £28.5mTest Valley: £39.2mWest Oxfordshire: £26.9mTest Valley: £37.1m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.1mTest Valley is higher£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Test Valley £13.6m, West Oxfordshire £13.4mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mTest Valley: £13.6mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mTest Valley: £13.7mWest Oxfordshire: £12.7mTest Valley: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Test Valley £5.9m, West Oxfordshire £4.4mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mTest Valley: £5.9mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mTest Valley: £5.9mWest Oxfordshire: £4.2mTest Valley: £5.6m

    £5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTest Valley is higher£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Test Valley £92.2m, West Oxfordshire £78.4mWest Oxfordshire: £78.4mTest Valley: £92.2mWest Oxfordshire: £78.7mTest Valley: £92.6mWest Oxfordshire: £74.3mTest Valley: £87.5m

    £92.2m£92.6m£87.5mTest Valley is higher£78.4m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Test Valley £19.9m, West Oxfordshire £16.1mWest Oxfordshire: £16.1mTest Valley: £19.9mWest Oxfordshire: £16.2mTest Valley: £20.0mWest Oxfordshire: £15.3mTest Valley: £18.8m

    £19.9m£20.0m£18.8mTest Valley is higher£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Test Valley £14.6m, West Oxfordshire £10.6mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mTest Valley: £14.6mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mTest Valley: £14.7mWest Oxfordshire: £10.1mTest Valley: £13.9m

    £14.6m£14.7m£13.9mTest Valley is higher£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Test Valley £0.39m, West Oxfordshire £0.30mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mTest Valley: £0.39mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mTest Valley: £0.39mWest Oxfordshire: £0.28mTest Valley: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mTest Valley is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Test Valley £0.25m, West Oxfordshire £0.18mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mTest Valley: £0.25mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mTest Valley: £0.25mWest Oxfordshire: £0.17mTest Valley: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mTest Valley is higher£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Test Valley £0.83m, West Oxfordshire £0.73mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mTest Valley: £0.83mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mTest Valley: £0.83mWest Oxfordshire: £0.69mTest Valley: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mTest Valley is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Test Valley 28,393, West Oxfordshire 25,369West Oxfordshire: 25,369Test Valley: 28,393

    28,393Test Valley is higher25,369

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Test Valley 1,665, West Oxfordshire 1,399West Oxfordshire: 1,399Test Valley: 1,665

    1,665Test Valley is higher1,399

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Test Valley 3,260, West Oxfordshire 2,815West Oxfordshire: 2,815Test Valley: 3,260

    3,260Test Valley is higher2,815

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Test Valley 5,929, West Oxfordshire 4,314West Oxfordshire: 4,314Test Valley: 5,929

    5,929Test Valley is higher4,314

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Test Valley 10,429, West Oxfordshire 8,174West Oxfordshire: 8,174Test Valley: 10,429

    10,429Test Valley is higher8,174

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Test Valley 1,325, West Oxfordshire 987West Oxfordshire: 987Test Valley: 1,325

    1,325Test Valley is higher987

Show the numbers
Test Valley and West Oxfordshire, total
MeasureTest ValleyWest OxfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m£466.9m£468.9m£442.9mTest Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m£314.5m£315.8m£298.3mTest Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m£93.9m£94.3m£89.0mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m£294.5m£295.8m£279.4mTest Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTest Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mTest Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mTest Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m£28.3m£28.5m£26.9mTest Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£13.4m£13.4m£12.7mTest Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m£4.4m£4.4m£4.2mTest Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m£78.4m£78.7m£74.3mTest Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m£16.1m£16.2m£15.3mTest Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mTest Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mTest Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.18m£0.18m£0.17mTest Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,39325,369Test Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6651,399Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2602,815Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,9294,314Test Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,4298,174Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,325987Test Valley

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.
  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.