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Dacorum and Swindon

161,139 and 243,324 residents (mid-2024).

Dacorum is higher than Swindon on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 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.

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Per person in the age group

Dacorum is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Swindon 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

Dacorum Swindon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dacorum £3,890, Swindon £3,767Swindon: £3,767Dacorum: £3,890Swindon: £3,783Dacorum: £3,907Swindon: £3,573Dacorum: £3,690

    £3,890£3,907£3,690Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£3,767£3,783£3,573

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dacorum £12,885, Swindon £12,603Swindon: £12,603Dacorum: £12,885Swindon: £12,656Dacorum: £12,940Swindon: £11,954Dacorum: £12,222

    £12,885£12,940£12,222Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£12,603£12,656£11,954

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £1,762, Swindon £1,767Swindon: £1,767Dacorum: £1,762Swindon: £1,775Dacorum: £1,770Swindon: £1,676Dacorum: £1,672

    £1,762£1,770£1,672Swindon is higher£1,767£1,775£1,676

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dacorum £11,889, Swindon £11,377Swindon: £11,377Dacorum: £11,889Swindon: £11,425Dacorum: £11,940Swindon: £10,791Dacorum: £11,277

    £11,889£11,940£11,277Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£11,377£11,425£10,791

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dacorum £354, Swindon £568Swindon: £568Dacorum: £354Swindon: £570Dacorum: £356Swindon: £538Dacorum: £336

    £354£356£336Swindon is higher£568£570£538

  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: Dacorum £622, Swindon £632Swindon: £632Dacorum: £622Swindon: £635Dacorum: £624Swindon: £599Dacorum: £590

    £622£624£590Swindon is higherDepends on how you count£632£635£599

  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: Dacorum £20, Swindon £27Swindon: £27Dacorum: £20Swindon: £27Dacorum: £21Swindon: £25Dacorum: £19

    £20£21£19Swindon is higher£27£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £307, Swindon £359Swindon: £359Dacorum: £307Swindon: £360Dacorum: £308Swindon: £340Dacorum: £291

    £307£308£291Swindon is higher£359£360£340

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £121, Swindon £144Swindon: £144Dacorum: £121Swindon: £145Dacorum: £122Swindon: £137Dacorum: £115

    £121£122£115Swindon is higher£144£145£137

  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: Dacorum £84, Swindon £89Swindon: £89Dacorum: £84Swindon: £90Dacorum: £84Swindon: £85Dacorum: £79

    £84£84£79Swindon is higher£89£90£85

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £1,442, Swindon £1,452Swindon: £1,452Dacorum: £1,442Swindon: £1,459Dacorum: £1,448Swindon: £1,378Dacorum: £1,367

    £1,442£1,448£1,367Swindon is higher£1,452£1,459£1,378

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dacorum £202, Swindon £191Swindon: £191Dacorum: £202Swindon: £191Dacorum: £203Swindon: £181Dacorum: £192

    £202£203£192Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£191£191£181

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £224, Swindon £215Swindon: £215Dacorum: £224Swindon: £216Dacorum: £225Swindon: £204Dacorum: £212

    £224£225£212Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £8.92, Swindon £6.39Swindon: £6.39Dacorum: £8.92Swindon: £6.42Dacorum: £8.96Swindon: £6.06Dacorum: £8.46

    £8.92£8.96£8.46Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£6.39£6.42£6.06

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dacorum £4.19, Swindon £4.28Swindon: £4.28Dacorum: £4.19Swindon: £4.30Dacorum: £4.20Swindon: £4.06Dacorum: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Swindon is higher£4.28£4.30£4.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dacorum £6.59, Swindon £6.03Swindon: £6.03Dacorum: £6.59Swindon: £6.06Dacorum: £6.62Swindon: £5.72Dacorum: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£6.03£6.06£5.72

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dacorum 1,017.0, Swindon 1,009.6Swindon: 1,009.6Dacorum: 1,017.0

    1,017.0Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count1,009.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dacorum 80.7, Swindon 105.6Swindon: 105.6Dacorum: 80.7

    80.7Swindon is higher105.6

  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: Dacorum 133.7, Swindon 138.1Swindon: 138.1Dacorum: 133.7

    133.7Swindon is higherDepends on how you count138.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 47.9, Swindon 55.2Swindon: 55.2Dacorum: 47.9

    47.9Swindon is higher55.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dacorum 151.5, Swindon 169.0Swindon: 169.0Dacorum: 151.5

    151.5Swindon is higher169.0

  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: Dacorum 18.9, Swindon 19.6Swindon: 19.6Dacorum: 18.9

    18.9Swindon is higher19.6

Show the numbers
Dacorum and Swindon, per person in the age group
MeasureDacorumSwindonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,890£3,907£3,690£3,767£3,783£3,573Dacorum
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,885£12,940£12,222£12,603£12,656£11,954Dacorum
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,762£1,770£1,672£1,767£1,775£1,676Swindon
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,889£11,940£11,277£11,377£11,425£10,791Dacorum
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£356£336£568£570£538Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£622£624£590£632£635£599Swindon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£21£19£27£27£25Swindon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£359£360£340Swindon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£144£145£137Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£84£84£79£89£90£85Swindon
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,442£1,448£1,367£1,452£1,459£1,378Swindon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192£191£191£181Dacorum
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£224£225£212£215£216£204Dacorum
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.92£8.96£8.46£6.39£6.42£6.06Dacorum
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£4.28£4.30£4.06Swindon
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£6.03£6.06£5.72Dacorum
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.01,009.6Dacorum
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202680.7105.6Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.7138.1Swindon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.955.2Swindon
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026151.5169.0Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.919.6Swindon

Per resident

Dacorum is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Swindon on 12. 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

Dacorum Swindon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dacorum £3,890, Swindon £3,767Swindon: £3,767Dacorum: £3,890Swindon: £3,783Dacorum: £3,907Swindon: £3,573Dacorum: £3,690

    £3,890£3,907£3,690Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£3,767£3,783£3,573

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dacorum £2,158, Swindon £1,934Swindon: £1,934Dacorum: £2,158Swindon: £1,943Dacorum: £2,168Swindon: £1,835Dacorum: £2,047

    £2,158£2,168£2,047Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£1,934£1,943£1,835

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dacorum £1,095, Swindon £1,133Swindon: £1,133Dacorum: £1,095Swindon: £1,138Dacorum: £1,100Swindon: £1,075Dacorum: £1,039

    £1,095£1,100£1,039Swindon is higher£1,133£1,138£1,075

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dacorum £1,992, Swindon £1,746Swindon: £1,746Dacorum: £1,992Swindon: £1,754Dacorum: £2,000Swindon: £1,656Dacorum: £1,889

    £1,992£2,000£1,889Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£1,746£1,754£1,656

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dacorum £59, Swindon £87Swindon: £87Dacorum: £59Swindon: £87Dacorum: £60Swindon: £83Dacorum: £56

    £59£60£56Swindon is higher£87£87£83

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £104, Swindon £97Swindon: £97Dacorum: £104Swindon: £97Dacorum: £105Swindon: £92Dacorum: £99

    £104£105£99Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dacorum £3.43, Swindon £4.07Swindon: £4.07Dacorum: £3.43Swindon: £4.09Dacorum: £3.44Swindon: £3.86Dacorum: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Swindon is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £307, Swindon £359Swindon: £359Dacorum: £307Swindon: £360Dacorum: £308Swindon: £340Dacorum: £291

    £307£308£291Swindon is higher£359£360£340

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dacorum £121, Swindon £144Swindon: £144Dacorum: £121Swindon: £145Dacorum: £122Swindon: £137Dacorum: £115

    £121£122£115Swindon is higher£144£145£137

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dacorum £52, Swindon £57Swindon: £57Dacorum: £52Swindon: £58Dacorum: £52Swindon: £54Dacorum: £49

    £52£52£49Swindon is higher£57£58£54

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dacorum £896, Swindon £931Swindon: £931Dacorum: £896Swindon: £935Dacorum: £900Swindon: £883Dacorum: £850

    £896£900£850Swindon is higher£931£935£883

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dacorum £202, Swindon £191Swindon: £191Dacorum: £202Swindon: £191Dacorum: £203Swindon: £181Dacorum: £192

    £202£203£192Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£191£191£181

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dacorum £139, Swindon £138Swindon: £138Dacorum: £139Swindon: £138Dacorum: £140Swindon: £131Dacorum: £132

    £139£140£132Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dacorum £5.55, Swindon £4.10Swindon: £4.10Dacorum: £5.55Swindon: £4.12Dacorum: £5.57Swindon: £3.89Dacorum: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£4.10£4.12£3.89

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dacorum £2.60, Swindon £2.74Swindon: £2.74Dacorum: £2.60Swindon: £2.75Dacorum: £2.62Swindon: £2.60Dacorum: £2.47

    £2.60£2.62£2.47Swindon is higher£2.74£2.75£2.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dacorum £6.59, Swindon £6.03Swindon: £6.03Dacorum: £6.59Swindon: £6.06Dacorum: £6.62Swindon: £5.72Dacorum: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count£6.03£6.06£5.72

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 170.4, Swindon 155.0Swindon: 155.0Dacorum: 170.4

    170.4Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count155.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 13.5, Swindon 16.2Swindon: 16.2Dacorum: 13.5

    13.5Swindon is higher16.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 22.4, Swindon 21.2Swindon: 21.2Dacorum: 22.4

    22.4Dacorum is higherDepends on how you count21.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 47.9, Swindon 55.2Swindon: 55.2Dacorum: 47.9

    47.9Swindon is higher55.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 94.1, Swindon 108.3Swindon: 108.3Dacorum: 94.1

    94.1Swindon is higher108.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dacorum 11.7, Swindon 12.6Swindon: 12.6Dacorum: 11.7

    11.7Swindon is higher12.6

Show the numbers
Dacorum and Swindon, per resident
MeasureDacorumSwindonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,890£3,907£3,690£3,767£3,783£3,573Dacorum
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,158£2,168£2,047£1,934£1,943£1,835Dacorum
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,095£1,100£1,039£1,133£1,138£1,075Swindon
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,992£2,000£1,889£1,746£1,754£1,656Dacorum
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£87£87£83Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£97£97£92Dacorum
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£4.07£4.09£3.86Swindon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£359£360£340Swindon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£144£145£137Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£57£58£54Swindon
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£896£900£850£931£935£883Swindon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£202£203£192£191£191£181Dacorum
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£138£138£131Dacorum
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£4.10£4.12£3.89Dacorum
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£2.74£2.75£2.60Swindon
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£6.03£6.06£5.72Dacorum
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026170.4155.0Dacorum
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.516.2Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.421.2Dacorum
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202647.955.2Swindon
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.1108.3Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.712.6Swindon

Total

Dacorum is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Swindon 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

Dacorum Swindon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dacorum £626.9m, Swindon £916.6mSwindon: £916.6mDacorum: £626.9mSwindon: £920.5mDacorum: £629.5mSwindon: £869.4mDacorum: £594.6m

    £626.9m£629.5m£594.6mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£916.6m£920.5m£869.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dacorum £347.8m, Swindon £470.7mSwindon: £470.7mDacorum: £347.8mSwindon: £472.7mDacorum: £349.3mSwindon: £446.4mDacorum: £329.9m

    £347.8m£349.3m£329.9mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£470.7m£472.7m£446.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dacorum £176.5m, Swindon £275.7mSwindon: £275.7mDacorum: £176.5mSwindon: £276.9mDacorum: £177.2mSwindon: £261.5mDacorum: £167.4m

    £176.5m£177.2m£167.4mSwindon is higher£275.7m£276.9m£261.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dacorum £320.9m, Swindon £424.9mSwindon: £424.9mDacorum: £320.9mSwindon: £426.7mDacorum: £322.3mSwindon: £403.0mDacorum: £304.4m

    £320.9m£322.3m£304.4mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£424.9m£426.7m£403.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dacorum £9.6m, Swindon £21.2mSwindon: £21.2mDacorum: £9.6mSwindon: £21.3mDacorum: £9.6mSwindon: £20.1mDacorum: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mSwindon is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dacorum £16.8m, Swindon £23.6mSwindon: £23.6mDacorum: £16.8mSwindon: £23.7mDacorum: £16.8mSwindon: £22.4mDacorum: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.8m£15.9mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dacorum £0.55m, Swindon £0.99mSwindon: £0.99mDacorum: £0.55mSwindon: £0.99mDacorum: £0.55mSwindon: £0.94mDacorum: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mSwindon is higher£0.99m£0.99m£0.94m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dacorum £49.5m, Swindon £87.3mSwindon: £87.3mDacorum: £49.5mSwindon: £87.7mDacorum: £49.7mSwindon: £82.8mDacorum: £46.9m

    £49.5m£49.7m£46.9mSwindon is higher£87.3m£87.7m£82.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dacorum £19.5m, Swindon £35.1mSwindon: £35.1mDacorum: £19.5mSwindon: £35.2mDacorum: £19.6mSwindon: £33.3mDacorum: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mSwindon is higher£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dacorum £8.4m, Swindon £14.0mSwindon: £14.0mDacorum: £8.4mSwindon: £14.0mDacorum: £8.4mSwindon: £13.2mDacorum: £8.0m

    £8.4m£8.4m£8.0mSwindon is higher£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dacorum £144.3m, Swindon £226.6mSwindon: £226.6mDacorum: £144.3mSwindon: £227.5mDacorum: £145.0mSwindon: £214.9mDacorum: £136.9m

    £144.3m£145.0m£136.9mSwindon is higher£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dacorum £32.5m, Swindon £46.4mSwindon: £46.4mDacorum: £32.5mSwindon: £46.6mDacorum: £32.7mSwindon: £44.0mDacorum: £30.9m

    £32.5m£32.7m£30.9mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£46.4m£46.6m£44.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dacorum £22.4m, Swindon £33.5mSwindon: £33.5mDacorum: £22.4mSwindon: £33.7mDacorum: £22.5mSwindon: £31.8mDacorum: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£33.5m£33.7m£31.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dacorum £0.89m, Swindon £1.00mSwindon: £1.00mDacorum: £0.89mSwindon: £1.0mDacorum: £0.90mSwindon: £0.95mDacorum: £0.85m

    £0.89m£0.90m£0.85mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dacorum £0.42m, Swindon £0.67mSwindon: £0.67mDacorum: £0.42mSwindon: £0.67mDacorum: £0.42mSwindon: £0.63mDacorum: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mSwindon is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dacorum £1.1m, Swindon £1.5mSwindon: £1.5mDacorum: £1.1mSwindon: £1.5mDacorum: £1.1mSwindon: £1.4mDacorum: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mSwindon is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dacorum 27,452, Swindon 37,706Swindon: 37,706Dacorum: 27,452

    27,452Swindon is higherDepends on how you count37,706

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dacorum 2,177, Swindon 3,945Swindon: 3,945Dacorum: 2,177

    2,177Swindon is higher3,945

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dacorum 3,609, Swindon 5,159Swindon: 5,159Dacorum: 3,609

    3,609Swindon is higherDepends on how you count5,159

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dacorum 7,715, Swindon 13,438Swindon: 13,438Dacorum: 7,715

    7,715Swindon is higher13,438

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dacorum 15,170, Swindon 26,362Swindon: 26,362Dacorum: 15,170

    15,170Swindon is higher26,362

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dacorum 1,889, Swindon 3,064Swindon: 3,064Dacorum: 1,889

    1,889Swindon is higher3,064

Show the numbers
Dacorum and Swindon, total
MeasureDacorumSwindonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£626.9m£629.5m£594.6m£916.6m£920.5m£869.4mSwindon
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£347.8m£349.3m£329.9m£470.7m£472.7m£446.4mSwindon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.5m£177.2m£167.4m£275.7m£276.9m£261.5mSwindon
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£320.9m£322.3m£304.4m£424.9m£426.7m£403.0mSwindon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mSwindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m£23.6m£23.7m£22.4mSwindon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.99m£0.99m£0.94mSwindon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£49.5m£49.7m£46.9m£87.3m£87.7m£82.8mSwindon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£35.1m£35.2m£33.3mSwindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.4m£8.4m£8.0m£14.0m£14.0m£13.2mSwindon
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£144.3m£145.0m£136.9m£226.6m£227.5m£214.9mSwindon
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.5m£32.7m£30.9m£46.4m£46.6m£44.0mSwindon
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£33.5m£33.7m£31.8mSwindon
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.90m£0.85m£1.00m£1.0m£0.95mSwindon
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mSwindon
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mSwindon
State Pensiontotal, March 202627,45237,706Swindon
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1773,945Swindon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6095,159Swindon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,71513,438Swindon
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,17026,362Swindon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8893,064Swindon

Sources

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

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  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.
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