Who Gets What

Compare local authorities · South East and South East

Test Valley and Mid Sussex

135,169 and 161,122 residents (mid-2024).

Test Valley is higher than Mid Sussex on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 14 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.

Swap the two areas
Test Valley and Mid Sussex on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain
How to count
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Test Valley is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Mid Sussex on 7. 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 Mid Sussex

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Test Valley £3,983, Mid Sussex £3,722Mid Sussex: £3,722Test Valley: £3,983Mid Sussex: £3,738Test Valley: £4,000Mid Sussex: £3,531Test Valley: £3,778

    £3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3,722£3,738£3,531

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Test Valley £12,493, Mid Sussex £12,566Mid Sussex: £12,566Test Valley: £12,493Mid Sussex: £12,620Test Valley: £12,546Mid Sussex: £11,920Test Valley: £11,850

    £12,493£12,546£11,850Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£12,566£12,620£11,920

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £1,400, Mid Sussex £1,249Mid Sussex: £1,249Test Valley: £1,400Mid Sussex: £1,254Test Valley: £1,406Mid Sussex: £1,185Test Valley: £1,328

    £1,400£1,406£1,328Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,249£1,254£1,185

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Test Valley £11,694, Mid Sussex £11,745Mid Sussex: £11,745Test Valley: £11,694Mid Sussex: £11,795Test Valley: £11,744Mid Sussex: £11,141Test Valley: £11,092

    £11,694£11,744£11,092Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£11,745£11,795£11,141

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Test Valley £245, Mid Sussex £245Mid Sussex: £245Test Valley: £245Mid Sussex: £246Test Valley: £246Mid Sussex: £233Test Valley: £233

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

  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, Mid Sussex £562Mid Sussex: £562Test Valley: £539Mid Sussex: £565Test Valley: £541Mid Sussex: £533Test Valley: £511

    £539£541£511Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£562£565£533

  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, Mid Sussex £14Mid Sussex: £14Test Valley: £15Mid Sussex: £14Test Valley: £15Mid Sussex: £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, Mid Sussex £226Mid Sussex: £226Test Valley: £289Mid Sussex: £227Test Valley: £290Mid Sussex: £214Test Valley: £274

    £289£290£274Test Valley is higher£226£227£214

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £101, Mid Sussex £98Mid Sussex: £98Test Valley: £101Mid Sussex: £98Test Valley: £101Mid Sussex: £93Test Valley: £96

    £101£101£96Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£98£98£93

  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, Mid Sussex £56Mid Sussex: £56Test Valley: £73Mid Sussex: £56Test Valley: £73Mid Sussex: £53Test Valley: £69

    £73£73£69Test Valley is higher£56£56£53

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £1,139, Mid Sussex £1,024Mid Sussex: £1,024Test Valley: £1,139Mid Sussex: £1,028Test Valley: £1,144Mid Sussex: £971Test Valley: £1,080

    £1,139£1,144£1,080Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1,024£1,028£971

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Test Valley £147, Mid Sussex £150Mid Sussex: £150Test Valley: £147Mid Sussex: £150Test Valley: £148Mid Sussex: £142Test Valley: £139

    £147£148£139Mid Sussex is higher£150£150£142

  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, Mid Sussex £160Mid Sussex: £160Test Valley: £181Mid Sussex: £161Test Valley: £182Mid Sussex: £152Test Valley: £171

    £181£182£171Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£160£161£152

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £4.82, Mid Sussex £6.47Mid Sussex: £6.47Test Valley: £4.82Mid Sussex: £6.50Test Valley: £4.84Mid Sussex: £6.14Test Valley: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Mid Sussex is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Test Valley £3.06, Mid Sussex £2.49Mid Sussex: £2.49Test Valley: £3.06Mid Sussex: £2.50Test Valley: £3.07Mid Sussex: £2.36Test Valley: £2.90

    £3.06£3.07£2.90Test Valley is higher£2.49£2.50£2.36

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Test Valley £6.15, Mid Sussex £8.43Mid Sussex: £8.43Test Valley: £6.15Mid Sussex: £8.47Test Valley: £6.17Mid Sussex: £8.00Test Valley: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Mid Sussex is higher£8.43£8.47£8.00

  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, Mid Sussex 1,005.3Mid Sussex: 1,005.3Test Valley: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,005.3

  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, Mid Sussex 56.1Mid Sussex: 56.1Test Valley: 59.2

    59.2Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count56.1

  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, Mid Sussex 118.4Mid Sussex: 118.4Test Valley: 115.9

    115.9Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count118.4

  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, Mid Sussex 35.2Mid Sussex: 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, Mid Sussex 109.4Mid Sussex: 109.4Test Valley: 128.8

    128.8Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count109.4

  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, Mid Sussex 13.4Mid Sussex: 13.4Test Valley: 16.4

    16.4Test Valley is higher13.4

Show the numbers
Test Valley and Mid Sussex, per person in the age group
MeasureTest ValleyMid SussexHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,983£4,000£3,778£3,722£3,738£3,531Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,566£12,620£11,920Mid Sussex
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,400£1,406£1,328£1,249£1,254£1,185Test Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,694£11,744£11,092£11,745£11,795£11,141Mid Sussex
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£233£245£246£233Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£539£541£511£562£565£533Mid Sussex
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£226£227£214Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£98£98£93Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£73£73£69£56£56£53Test Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,139£1,144£1,080£1,024£1,028£971Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£150£150£142Mid Sussex
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£181£182£171£160£161£152Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£6.47£6.50£6.14Mid Sussex
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.06£3.07£2.90£2.49£2.50£2.36Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£8.43£8.47£8.00Mid Sussex
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.01,005.3Test Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202659.256.1Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.9118.4Mid Sussex
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 2026128.8109.4Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.413.4Test Valley

Per resident

Test Valley is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Mid Sussex on 3. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Test Valley Mid Sussex

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Test Valley £3,983, Mid Sussex £3,722Mid Sussex: £3,722Test Valley: £3,983Mid Sussex: £3,738Test Valley: £4,000Mid Sussex: £3,531Test Valley: £3,778

    £3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3,722£3,738£3,531

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Test Valley £2,601, Mid Sussex £2,494Mid Sussex: £2,494Test Valley: £2,601Mid Sussex: £2,504Test Valley: £2,612Mid Sussex: £2,366Test Valley: £2,467

    £2,601£2,612£2,467Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,494£2,504£2,366

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Test Valley £839, Mid Sussex £747Mid Sussex: £747Test Valley: £839Mid Sussex: £750Test Valley: £843Mid Sussex: £708Test Valley: £796

    £839£843£796Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£747£750£708

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Test Valley £2,434, Mid Sussex £2,331Mid Sussex: £2,331Test Valley: £2,434Mid Sussex: £2,341Test Valley: £2,445Mid Sussex: £2,211Test Valley: £2,309

    £2,434£2,445£2,309Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,331£2,341£2,211

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Test Valley £51, Mid Sussex £49Mid Sussex: £49Test Valley: £51Mid Sussex: £49Test Valley: £51Mid Sussex: £46Test Valley: £48

    £51£51£48Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£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, Mid Sussex £112Mid Sussex: £112Test Valley: £112Mid Sussex: £112Test Valley: £113Mid Sussex: £106Test Valley: £106

    £112£113£106Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£112£112£106

  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, Mid Sussex £2.83Mid Sussex: £2.83Test Valley: £3.14Mid Sussex: £2.84Test Valley: £3.16Mid Sussex: £2.68Test Valley: £2.98

    £3.14£3.16£2.98Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2.83£2.84£2.68

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £289, Mid Sussex £226Mid Sussex: £226Test Valley: £289Mid Sussex: £227Test Valley: £290Mid Sussex: £214Test Valley: £274

    £289£290£274Test Valley is higher£226£227£214

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Test Valley £101, Mid Sussex £98Mid Sussex: £98Test Valley: £101Mid Sussex: £98Test Valley: £101Mid Sussex: £93Test Valley: £96

    £101£101£96Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£98£98£93

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Test Valley £44, Mid Sussex £33Mid Sussex: £33Test Valley: £44Mid Sussex: £34Test Valley: £44Mid Sussex: £32Test Valley: £41

    £44£44£41Test Valley is higher£33£34£32

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Test Valley £682, Mid Sussex £612Mid Sussex: £612Test Valley: £682Mid Sussex: £615Test Valley: £685Mid Sussex: £581Test Valley: £647

    £682£685£647Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£612£615£581

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Test Valley £147, Mid Sussex £150Mid Sussex: £150Test Valley: £147Mid Sussex: £150Test Valley: £148Mid Sussex: £142Test Valley: £139

    £147£148£139Mid Sussex is higher£150£150£142

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Test Valley £108, Mid Sussex £96Mid Sussex: £96Test Valley: £108Mid Sussex: £96Test Valley: £109Mid Sussex: £91Test Valley: £103

    £108£109£103Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Test Valley £2.89, Mid Sussex £3.87Mid Sussex: £3.87Test Valley: £2.89Mid Sussex: £3.89Test Valley: £2.90Mid Sussex: £3.67Test Valley: £2.74

    £2.89£2.90£2.74Mid Sussex is higher£3.87£3.89£3.67

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Test Valley £1.83, Mid Sussex £1.49Mid Sussex: £1.49Test Valley: £1.83Mid Sussex: £1.49Test Valley: £1.84Mid Sussex: £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, Mid Sussex £8.43Mid Sussex: £8.43Test Valley: £6.15Mid Sussex: £8.47Test Valley: £6.17Mid Sussex: £8.00Test Valley: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Mid Sussex is higher£8.43£8.47£8.00

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 210.1, Mid Sussex 199.5Mid Sussex: 199.5Test Valley: 210.1

    210.1Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count199.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Test Valley 12.3, Mid Sussex 11.1Mid Sussex: 11.1Test Valley: 12.3

    12.3Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count11.1

  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, Mid Sussex 23.5Mid Sussex: 23.5Test Valley: 24.1

    24.1Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count23.5

  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, Mid Sussex 35.2Mid Sussex: 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, Mid Sussex 65.4Mid Sussex: 65.4Test Valley: 77.2

    77.2Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count65.4

  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, Mid Sussex 8.0Mid Sussex: 8.0Test Valley: 9.8

    9.8Test Valley is higher8.0

Show the numbers
Test Valley and Mid Sussex, per resident
MeasureTest ValleyMid SussexHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,983£4,000£3,778£3,722£3,738£3,531Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,601£2,612£2,467£2,494£2,504£2,366Test Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£839£843£796£747£750£708Test Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,434£2,445£2,309£2,331£2,341£2,211Test Valley
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£112£112£106Test Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.14£3.16£2.98£2.83£2.84£2.68Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£226£227£214Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£98£98£93Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£44£41£33£34£32Test Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£682£685£647£612£615£581Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139£150£150£142Mid Sussex
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£96£96£91Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74£3.87£3.89£3.67Mid Sussex
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£8.43£8.47£8.00Mid Sussex
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.1199.5Test Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.311.1Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.123.5Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.935.2Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.265.4Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.88.0Test Valley

Total

Test Valley is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Mid Sussex on 17. 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 Mid Sussex

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Test Valley £538.4m, Mid Sussex £599.8mMid Sussex: £599.8mTest Valley: £538.4mMid Sussex: £602.3mTest Valley: £540.6mMid Sussex: £568.9mTest Valley: £510.7m

    £538.4m£540.6m£510.7mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£599.8m£602.3m£568.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Test Valley £351.6m, Mid Sussex £401.8mMid Sussex: £401.8mTest Valley: £351.6mMid Sussex: £403.5mTest Valley: £353.1mMid Sussex: £381.1mTest Valley: £333.5m

    £351.6m£353.1m£333.5mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£401.8m£403.5m£381.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Test Valley £113.4m, Mid Sussex £120.3mMid Sussex: £120.3mTest Valley: £113.4mMid Sussex: £120.8mTest Valley: £113.9mMid Sussex: £114.1mTest Valley: £107.6m

    £113.4m£113.9m£107.6mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Test Valley £329.1m, Mid Sussex £375.5mMid Sussex: £375.5mTest Valley: £329.1mMid Sussex: £377.1mTest Valley: £330.5mMid Sussex: £356.2mTest Valley: £312.1m

    £329.1m£330.5m£312.1mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£375.5m£377.1m£356.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Test Valley £6.9m, Mid Sussex £7.8mMid Sussex: £7.8mTest Valley: £6.9mMid Sussex: £7.9mTest Valley: £6.9mMid Sussex: £7.4mTest Valley: £6.6m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.6mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£7.8m£7.9m£7.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Test Valley £15.2m, Mid Sussex £18.0mMid Sussex: £18.0mTest Valley: £15.2mMid Sussex: £18.1mTest Valley: £15.2mMid Sussex: £17.0mTest Valley: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.2m£14.4mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.1m£17.0m

  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, Mid Sussex £0.46mMid Sussex: £0.46mTest Valley: £0.42mMid Sussex: £0.46mTest Valley: £0.43mMid Sussex: £0.43mTest Valley: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.43m£0.40mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Test Valley £39.1m, Mid Sussex £36.4mMid Sussex: £36.4mTest Valley: £39.1mMid Sussex: £36.5mTest Valley: £39.2mMid Sussex: £34.5mTest Valley: £37.1m

    £39.1m£39.2m£37.1mTest Valley is higher£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Test Valley £13.6m, Mid Sussex £15.8mMid Sussex: £15.8mTest Valley: £13.6mMid Sussex: £15.8mTest Valley: £13.7mMid Sussex: £14.9mTest Valley: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Test Valley £5.9m, Mid Sussex £5.4mMid Sussex: £5.4mTest Valley: £5.9mMid Sussex: £5.4mTest Valley: £5.9mMid Sussex: £5.1mTest Valley: £5.6m

    £5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTest Valley is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Test Valley £92.2m, Mid Sussex £98.7mMid Sussex: £98.7mTest Valley: £92.2mMid Sussex: £99.1mTest Valley: £92.6mMid Sussex: £93.6mTest Valley: £87.5m

    £92.2m£92.6m£87.5mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£98.7m£99.1m£93.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Test Valley £19.9m, Mid Sussex £24.1mMid Sussex: £24.1mTest Valley: £19.9mMid Sussex: £24.2mTest Valley: £20.0mMid Sussex: £22.9mTest Valley: £18.8m

    £19.9m£20.0m£18.8mMid Sussex is higher£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Test Valley £14.6m, Mid Sussex £15.4mMid Sussex: £15.4mTest Valley: £14.6mMid Sussex: £15.5mTest Valley: £14.7mMid Sussex: £14.6mTest Valley: £13.9m

    £14.6m£14.7m£13.9mMid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Test Valley £0.39m, Mid Sussex £0.62mMid Sussex: £0.62mTest Valley: £0.39mMid Sussex: £0.63mTest Valley: £0.39mMid Sussex: £0.59mTest Valley: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mMid Sussex is higher£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Test Valley £0.25m, Mid Sussex £0.24mMid Sussex: £0.24mTest Valley: £0.25mMid Sussex: £0.24mTest Valley: £0.25mMid Sussex: £0.23mTest Valley: £0.23m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.23mTest Valley is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Test Valley £0.83m, Mid Sussex £1.4mMid Sussex: £1.4mTest Valley: £0.83mMid Sussex: £1.4mTest Valley: £0.83mMid Sussex: £1.3mTest Valley: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mMid Sussex is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Test Valley 28,393, Mid Sussex 32,145Mid Sussex: 32,145Test Valley: 28,393

    28,393Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count32,145

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Test Valley 1,665, Mid Sussex 1,794Mid Sussex: 1,794Test Valley: 1,665

    1,665Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count1,794

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Test Valley 3,260, Mid Sussex 3,786Mid Sussex: 3,786Test Valley: 3,260

    3,260Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count3,786

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Test Valley 5,929, Mid Sussex 5,674Mid Sussex: 5,674Test Valley: 5,929

    5,929Test Valley is higher5,674

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Test Valley 10,429, Mid Sussex 10,538Mid Sussex: 10,538Test Valley: 10,429

    10,429Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count10,538

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Test Valley 1,325, Mid Sussex 1,294Mid Sussex: 1,294Test Valley: 1,325

    1,325Test Valley is higher1,294

Show the numbers
Test Valley and Mid Sussex, total
MeasureTest ValleyMid SussexHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m£599.8m£602.3m£568.9mMid Sussex
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m£401.8m£403.5m£381.1mMid Sussex
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m£120.3m£120.8m£114.1mMid Sussex
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m£375.5m£377.1m£356.2mMid Sussex
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m£7.8m£7.9m£7.4mMid Sussex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m£18.0m£18.1m£17.0mMid Sussex
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mMid Sussex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m£36.4m£36.5m£34.5mTest Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£15.8m£15.8m£14.9mMid Sussex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mTest Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m£98.7m£99.1m£93.6mMid Sussex
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m£24.1m£24.2m£22.9mMid Sussex
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m£15.4m£15.5m£14.6mMid Sussex
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mMid Sussex
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mTest Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mMid Sussex
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,39332,145Mid Sussex
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6651,794Mid Sussex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2603,786Mid Sussex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,9295,674Test Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,42910,538Mid Sussex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3251,294Test 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  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.