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Test Valley and Horsham

135,169 and 151,071 residents (mid-2024).

Test Valley is higher than Horsham on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 14 of 22 measures, and Horsham on 8. 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 Horsham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Test Valley £3,983, Horsham £4,030Horsham: £4,030Test Valley: £3,983Horsham: £4,047Test Valley: £4,000Horsham: £3,823Test Valley: £3,778

    £3,983£4,000£3,778Horsham is higher£4,030£4,047£3,823

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Test Valley £12,493, Horsham £12,611Horsham: £12,611Test Valley: £12,493Horsham: £12,664Test Valley: £12,546Horsham: £11,962Test Valley: £11,850

    £12,493£12,546£11,850Horsham is higher£12,611£12,664£11,962

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £1,400, Horsham £1,220Horsham: £1,220Test Valley: £1,400Horsham: £1,225Test Valley: £1,406Horsham: £1,157Test Valley: £1,328

    £1,400£1,406£1,328Test Valley is higher£1,220£1,225£1,157

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Test Valley £11,694, Horsham £11,804Horsham: £11,804Test Valley: £11,694Horsham: £11,854Test Valley: £11,744Horsham: £11,197Test Valley: £11,092

    £11,694£11,744£11,092Horsham is higher£11,804£11,854£11,197

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Test Valley £245, Horsham £236Horsham: £236Test Valley: £245Horsham: £237Test Valley: £246Horsham: £224Test Valley: £233

    £245£246£233Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£236£237£224

  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, Horsham £556Horsham: £556Test Valley: £539Horsham: £559Test Valley: £541Horsham: £528Test Valley: £511

    £539£541£511Horsham is higher£556£559£528

  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, Horsham £14Horsham: £14Test Valley: £15Horsham: £14Test Valley: £15Horsham: £14Test Valley: £14

    £15£15£14Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £289, Horsham £231Horsham: £231Test Valley: £289Horsham: £232Test Valley: £290Horsham: £219Test Valley: £274

    £289£290£274Test Valley is higher£231£232£219

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £101, Horsham £90Horsham: £90Test Valley: £101Horsham: £90Test Valley: £101Horsham: £85Test Valley: £96

    £101£101£96Test Valley is higher£90£90£85

  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, Horsham £63Horsham: £63Test Valley: £73Horsham: £63Test Valley: £73Horsham: £60Test Valley: £69

    £73£73£69Test Valley is higher£63£63£60

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £1,139, Horsham £980Horsham: £980Test Valley: £1,139Horsham: £984Test Valley: £1,144Horsham: £929Test Valley: £1,080

    £1,139£1,144£1,080Test Valley is higher£980£984£929

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Test Valley £147, Horsham £155Horsham: £155Test Valley: £147Horsham: £156Test Valley: £148Horsham: £147Test Valley: £139

    £147£148£139Horsham is higher£155£156£147

  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, Horsham £168Horsham: £168Test Valley: £181Horsham: £168Test Valley: £182Horsham: £159Test Valley: £171

    £181£182£171Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£168£168£159

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £4.82, Horsham £6.66Horsham: £6.66Test Valley: £4.82Horsham: £6.69Test Valley: £4.84Horsham: £6.32Test Valley: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Horsham is higher£6.66£6.69£6.32

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £3.06, Horsham £3.02Horsham: £3.02Test Valley: £3.06Horsham: £3.03Test Valley: £3.07Horsham: £2.86Test Valley: £2.90

    £3.06£3.07£2.90Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3.02£3.03£2.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Test Valley £6.15, Horsham £4.78Horsham: £4.78Test Valley: £6.15Horsham: £4.80Test Valley: £6.17Horsham: £4.53Test Valley: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley is higher£4.78£4.80£4.53

  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, Horsham 1,015.2Horsham: 1,015.2Test Valley: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Horsham is higher1,015.2

  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, Horsham 56.3Horsham: 56.3Test Valley: 59.2

    59.2Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count56.3

  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: Test Valley 115.9, Horsham 117.9Horsham: 117.9Test Valley: 115.9

    115.9Horsham is higher117.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 43.9, Horsham 35.2Horsham: 35.2Test Valley: 43.9

    43.9Test Valley is higher35.2

  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, Horsham 108.7Horsham: 108.7Test Valley: 128.8

    128.8Test Valley is higher108.7

  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, Horsham 14.2Horsham: 14.2Test Valley: 16.4

    16.4Test Valley is higher14.2

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Test Valley and Horsham, per person in the age group
MeasureTest ValleyHorshamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,983£4,000£3,778£4,030£4,047£3,823Horsham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,611£12,664£11,962Horsham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,400£1,406£1,328£1,220£1,225£1,157Test Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,694£11,744£11,092£11,804£11,854£11,197Horsham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£233£236£237£224Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£539£541£511£556£559£528Horsham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£15£14£14Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£231£232£219Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£90£90£85Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£73£73£69£63£63£60Test Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,139£1,144£1,080£980£984£929Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£155£156£147Horsham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£181£182£171£168£168£159Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£6.66£6.69£6.32Horsham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.06£3.07£2.90£3.02£3.03£2.86Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£4.78£4.80£4.53Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.01,015.2Horsham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202659.256.3Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.9117.9Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.935.2Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026128.8108.7Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.414.2Test Valley

Per resident

Test Valley is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Horsham on 11. 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 Horsham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Test Valley £3,983, Horsham £4,030Horsham: £4,030Test Valley: £3,983Horsham: £4,047Test Valley: £4,000Horsham: £3,823Test Valley: £3,778

    £3,983£4,000£3,778Horsham is higher£4,030£4,047£3,823

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Test Valley £2,601, Horsham £2,838Horsham: £2,838Test Valley: £2,601Horsham: £2,850Test Valley: £2,612Horsham: £2,692Test Valley: £2,467

    £2,601£2,612£2,467Horsham is higher£2,838£2,850£2,692

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Test Valley £839, Horsham £712Horsham: £712Test Valley: £839Horsham: £715Test Valley: £843Horsham: £676Test Valley: £796

    £839£843£796Test Valley is higher£712£715£676

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Test Valley £2,434, Horsham £2,656Horsham: £2,656Test Valley: £2,434Horsham: £2,667Test Valley: £2,445Horsham: £2,520Test Valley: £2,309

    £2,434£2,445£2,309Horsham is higher£2,656£2,667£2,520

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Test Valley £51, Horsham £53Horsham: £53Test Valley: £51Horsham: £53Test Valley: £51Horsham: £50Test Valley: £48

    £51£51£48Horsham is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £112, Horsham £125Horsham: £125Test Valley: £112Horsham: £126Test Valley: £113Horsham: £119Test Valley: £106

    £112£113£106Horsham is higher£125£126£119

  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, Horsham £3.22Horsham: £3.22Test Valley: £3.14Horsham: £3.23Test Valley: £3.16Horsham: £3.05Test Valley: £2.98

    £3.14£3.16£2.98Horsham is higherDepends on how you count£3.22£3.23£3.05

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £289, Horsham £231Horsham: £231Test Valley: £289Horsham: £232Test Valley: £290Horsham: £219Test Valley: £274

    £289£290£274Test Valley is higher£231£232£219

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £101, Horsham £90Horsham: £90Test Valley: £101Horsham: £90Test Valley: £101Horsham: £85Test Valley: £96

    £101£101£96Test Valley is higher£90£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Test Valley £44, Horsham £37Horsham: £37Test Valley: £44Horsham: £37Test Valley: £44Horsham: £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, Horsham £572Horsham: £572Test Valley: £682Horsham: £574Test Valley: £685Horsham: £543Test Valley: £647

    £682£685£647Test Valley is higher£572£574£543

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Test Valley £147, Horsham £155Horsham: £155Test Valley: £147Horsham: £156Test Valley: £148Horsham: £147Test Valley: £139

    £147£148£139Horsham is higher£155£156£147

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Test Valley £108, Horsham £98Horsham: £98Test Valley: £108Horsham: £98Test Valley: £109Horsham: £93Test Valley: £103

    £108£109£103Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£98£98£93

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Test Valley £2.89, Horsham £3.89Horsham: £3.89Test Valley: £2.89Horsham: £3.91Test Valley: £2.90Horsham: £3.69Test Valley: £2.74

    £2.89£2.90£2.74Horsham is higher£3.89£3.91£3.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Test Valley £1.83, Horsham £1.76Horsham: £1.76Test Valley: £1.83Horsham: £1.77Test Valley: £1.84Horsham: £1.67Test Valley: £1.74

    £1.83£1.84£1.74Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1.76£1.77£1.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Test Valley £6.15, Horsham £4.78Horsham: £4.78Test Valley: £6.15Horsham: £4.80Test Valley: £6.17Horsham: £4.53Test Valley: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley is higher£4.78£4.80£4.53

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 210.1, Horsham 228.4Horsham: 228.4Test Valley: 210.1

    210.1Horsham is higher228.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 12.3, Horsham 12.7Horsham: 12.7Test Valley: 12.3

    12.3Horsham is higherDepends on how you count12.7

  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, Horsham 26.5Horsham: 26.5Test Valley: 24.1

    24.1Horsham is higher26.5

  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, Horsham 35.2Horsham: 35.2Test Valley: 43.9

    43.9Test Valley is higher35.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 77.2, Horsham 63.5Horsham: 63.5Test Valley: 77.2

    77.2Test Valley is higher63.5

  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, Horsham 8.3Horsham: 8.3Test Valley: 9.8

    9.8Test Valley is higher8.3

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Test Valley and Horsham, per resident
MeasureTest ValleyHorshamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,983£4,000£3,778£4,030£4,047£3,823Horsham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,601£2,612£2,467£2,838£2,850£2,692Horsham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£839£843£796£712£715£676Test Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,434£2,445£2,309£2,656£2,667£2,520Horsham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48£53£53£50Horsham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106£125£126£119Horsham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.14£3.16£2.98£3.22£3.23£3.05Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£231£232£219Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£90£90£85Test Valley
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£572£574£543Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£155£156£147Horsham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£98£98£93Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74£3.89£3.91£3.69Horsham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.83£1.84£1.74£1.76£1.77£1.67Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£4.78£4.80£4.53Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.1228.4Horsham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.312.7Horsham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.126.5Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.935.2Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.263.5Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.88.3Test Valley

Total

Test Valley is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Horsham on 13. 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 Horsham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Test Valley £538.4m, Horsham £608.8mHorsham: £608.8mTest Valley: £538.4mHorsham: £611.4mTest Valley: £540.6mHorsham: £577.5mTest Valley: £510.7m

    £538.4m£540.6m£510.7mHorsham is higher£608.8m£611.4m£577.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Test Valley £351.6m, Horsham £428.7mHorsham: £428.7mTest Valley: £351.6mHorsham: £430.5mTest Valley: £353.1mHorsham: £406.6mTest Valley: £333.5m

    £351.6m£353.1m£333.5mHorsham is higher£428.7m£430.5m£406.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Test Valley £113.4m, Horsham £107.6mHorsham: £107.6mTest Valley: £113.4mHorsham: £108.0mTest Valley: £113.9mHorsham: £102.1mTest Valley: £107.6m

    £113.4m£113.9m£107.6mTest Valley is higher£107.6m£108.0m£102.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Test Valley £329.1m, Horsham £401.3mHorsham: £401.3mTest Valley: £329.1mHorsham: £403.0mTest Valley: £330.5mHorsham: £380.6mTest Valley: £312.1m

    £329.1m£330.5m£312.1mHorsham is higher£401.3m£403.0m£380.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Test Valley £6.9m, Horsham £8.0mHorsham: £8.0mTest Valley: £6.9mHorsham: £8.1mTest Valley: £6.9mHorsham: £7.6mTest Valley: £6.6m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.6mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Test Valley £15.2m, Horsham £18.9mHorsham: £18.9mTest Valley: £15.2mHorsham: £19.0mTest Valley: £15.2mHorsham: £17.9mTest Valley: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.2m£14.4mHorsham is higher£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m

  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, Horsham £0.49mHorsham: £0.49mTest Valley: £0.42mHorsham: £0.49mTest Valley: £0.43mHorsham: £0.46mTest Valley: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.43m£0.40mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Test Valley £39.1m, Horsham £34.9mHorsham: £34.9mTest Valley: £39.1mHorsham: £35.0mTest Valley: £39.2mHorsham: £33.1mTest Valley: £37.1m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.1mTest Valley is higher£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Test Valley £13.6m, Horsham £13.6mHorsham: £13.6mTest Valley: £13.6mHorsham: £13.6mTest Valley: £13.7mHorsham: £12.9mTest Valley: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mTest Valley is higher£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Test Valley £5.9m, Horsham £5.5mHorsham: £5.5mTest Valley: £5.9mHorsham: £5.6mTest Valley: £5.9mHorsham: £5.3mTest Valley: £5.6m

    £5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTest Valley is higher£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Test Valley £92.2m, Horsham £86.4mHorsham: £86.4mTest Valley: £92.2mHorsham: £86.8mTest Valley: £92.6mHorsham: £82.0mTest Valley: £87.5m

    £92.2m£92.6m£87.5mTest Valley is higher£86.4m£86.8m£82.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Test Valley £19.9m, Horsham £23.4mHorsham: £23.4mTest Valley: £19.9mHorsham: £23.5mTest Valley: £20.0mHorsham: £22.2mTest Valley: £18.8m

    £19.9m£20.0m£18.8mHorsham is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Test Valley £14.6m, Horsham £14.8mHorsham: £14.8mTest Valley: £14.6mHorsham: £14.8mTest Valley: £14.7mHorsham: £14.0mTest Valley: £13.9m

    £14.6m£14.7m£13.9mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Test Valley £0.39m, Horsham £0.59mHorsham: £0.59mTest Valley: £0.39mHorsham: £0.59mTest Valley: £0.39mHorsham: £0.56mTest Valley: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mHorsham is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Test Valley £0.25m, Horsham £0.27mHorsham: £0.27mTest Valley: £0.25mHorsham: £0.27mTest Valley: £0.25mHorsham: £0.25mTest Valley: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Test Valley £0.83m, Horsham £0.72mHorsham: £0.72mTest Valley: £0.83mHorsham: £0.72mTest Valley: £0.83mHorsham: £0.68mTest Valley: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mTest Valley is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Test Valley 28,393, Horsham 34,509Horsham: 34,509Test Valley: 28,393

    28,393Horsham is higher34,509

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Test Valley 1,665, Horsham 1,913Horsham: 1,913Test Valley: 1,665

    1,665Horsham is higherDepends on how you count1,913

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Test Valley 3,260, Horsham 4,007Horsham: 4,007Test Valley: 3,260

    3,260Horsham is higher4,007

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Test Valley 5,929, Horsham 5,310Horsham: 5,310Test Valley: 5,929

    5,929Test Valley is higher5,310

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Test Valley 10,429, Horsham 9,589Horsham: 9,589Test Valley: 10,429

    10,429Test Valley is higher9,589

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Test Valley 1,325, Horsham 1,248Horsham: 1,248Test Valley: 1,325

    1,325Test Valley is higher1,248

Show the numbers
Test Valley and Horsham, total
MeasureTest ValleyHorshamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m£608.8m£611.4m£577.5mHorsham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m£428.7m£430.5m£406.6mHorsham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m£107.6m£108.0m£102.1mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m£401.3m£403.0m£380.6mHorsham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mHorsham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mHorsham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mHorsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m£34.9m£35.0m£33.1mTest Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mTest Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m£5.5m£5.6m£5.3mTest Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m£86.4m£86.8m£82.0mTest Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mHorsham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m£14.8m£14.8m£14.0mHorsham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mHorsham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.27m£0.27m£0.25mHorsham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,39334,509Horsham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6651,913Horsham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2604,007Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,9295,310Test Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,4299,589Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3251,248Test Valley

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  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.