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Hertsmere and Eastleigh

109,993 and 142,678 residents (mid-2024).

Hertsmere is higher than Eastleigh on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 8 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

Hertsmere is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Eastleigh 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

Hertsmere Eastleigh

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £4,116, Eastleigh £3,819Eastleigh: £3,819Hertsmere: £4,116Eastleigh: £3,836Hertsmere: £4,133Eastleigh: £3,623Hertsmere: £3,904

    £4,116£4,133£3,904Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£3,819£3,836£3,623

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hertsmere £12,816, Eastleigh £12,566Eastleigh: £12,566Hertsmere: £12,816Eastleigh: £12,619Hertsmere: £12,871Eastleigh: £11,919Hertsmere: £12,157

    £12,816£12,871£12,157Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£12,566£12,619£11,919

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £1,950, Eastleigh £1,426Eastleigh: £1,426Hertsmere: £1,950Eastleigh: £1,432Hertsmere: £1,958Eastleigh: £1,353Hertsmere: £1,849

    £1,950£1,958£1,849Hertsmere is higher£1,426£1,432£1,353

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hertsmere £11,561, Eastleigh £11,625Eastleigh: £11,625Hertsmere: £11,561Eastleigh: £11,675Hertsmere: £11,610Eastleigh: £11,027Hertsmere: £10,966

    £11,561£11,610£10,966Eastleigh is higher£11,625£11,675£11,027

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hertsmere £484, Eastleigh £260Eastleigh: £260Hertsmere: £484Eastleigh: £261Hertsmere: £486Eastleigh: £247Hertsmere: £459

    £484£486£459Hertsmere is higher£260£261£247

  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: Hertsmere £747, Eastleigh £664Eastleigh: £664Hertsmere: £747Eastleigh: £667Hertsmere: £751Eastleigh: £630Hertsmere: £709

    £747£751£709Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£664£667£630

  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: Hertsmere £24, Eastleigh £16Eastleigh: £16Hertsmere: £24Eastleigh: £17Hertsmere: £24Eastleigh: £16Hertsmere: £23

    £24£24£23Hertsmere is higher£16£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £332, Eastleigh £291Eastleigh: £291Hertsmere: £332Eastleigh: £293Hertsmere: £334Eastleigh: £276Hertsmere: £315

    £332£334£315Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£291£293£276

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £95, Eastleigh £125Eastleigh: £125Hertsmere: £95Eastleigh: £126Hertsmere: £95Eastleigh: £119Hertsmere: £90

    £95£95£90Eastleigh is higher£125£126£119

  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: Hertsmere £74, Eastleigh £75Eastleigh: £75Hertsmere: £74Eastleigh: £75Hertsmere: £74Eastleigh: £71Hertsmere: £70

    £74£74£70Eastleigh is higher£75£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £1,638, Eastleigh £1,177Eastleigh: £1,177Hertsmere: £1,638Eastleigh: £1,182Hertsmere: £1,645Eastleigh: £1,117Hertsmere: £1,554

    £1,638£1,645£1,554Hertsmere is higher£1,177£1,182£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hertsmere £229, Eastleigh £143Eastleigh: £143Hertsmere: £229Eastleigh: £143Hertsmere: £230Eastleigh: £135Hertsmere: £218

    £229£230£218Hertsmere is higher£143£143£135

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £224, Eastleigh £165Eastleigh: £165Hertsmere: £224Eastleigh: £166Hertsmere: £225Eastleigh: £157Hertsmere: £213

    £224£225£213Hertsmere is higher£165£166£157

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £9.73, Eastleigh £4.99Eastleigh: £4.99Hertsmere: £9.73Eastleigh: £5.01Hertsmere: £9.77Eastleigh: £4.73Hertsmere: £9.23

    £9.73£9.77£9.23Hertsmere is higher£4.99£5.01£4.73

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £3.95, Eastleigh £3.25Eastleigh: £3.25Hertsmere: £3.95Eastleigh: £3.26Hertsmere: £3.97Eastleigh: £3.08Hertsmere: £3.75

    £3.95£3.97£3.75Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£3.25£3.26£3.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £5.82, Eastleigh £5.07Eastleigh: £5.07Hertsmere: £5.82Eastleigh: £5.09Hertsmere: £5.84Eastleigh: £4.81Hertsmere: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£5.07£5.09£4.81

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hertsmere 1,000.4, Eastleigh 1,006.3Eastleigh: 1,006.3Hertsmere: 1,000.4

    1,000.4Eastleigh is higher1,006.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hertsmere 96.4, Eastleigh 63.8Eastleigh: 63.8Hertsmere: 96.4

    96.4Hertsmere is higher63.8

  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: Hertsmere 157.8, Eastleigh 141.2Eastleigh: 141.2Hertsmere: 157.8

    157.8Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count141.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 51.8, Eastleigh 44.8Eastleigh: 44.8Hertsmere: 51.8

    51.8Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count44.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere 160.9, Eastleigh 130.1Eastleigh: 130.1Hertsmere: 160.9

    160.9Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count130.1

  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: Hertsmere 17.4, Eastleigh 17.1Eastleigh: 17.1Hertsmere: 17.4

    17.4Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count17.1

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Hertsmere and Eastleigh, per person in the age group
MeasureHertsmereEastleighHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,116£4,133£3,904£3,819£3,836£3,623Hertsmere
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,816£12,871£12,157£12,566£12,619£11,919Hertsmere
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,950£1,958£1,849£1,426£1,432£1,353Hertsmere
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,561£11,610£10,966£11,625£11,675£11,027Eastleigh
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£484£486£459£260£261£247Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£747£751£709£664£667£630Hertsmere
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£16£17£16Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£332£334£315£291£293£276Hertsmere
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£125£126£119Eastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£74£74£70£75£75£71Eastleigh
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,638£1,645£1,554£1,177£1,182£1,117Hertsmere
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£229£230£218£143£143£135Hertsmere
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£224£225£213£165£166£157Hertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.73£9.77£9.23£4.99£5.01£4.73Hertsmere
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.95£3.97£3.75£3.25£3.26£3.08Hertsmere
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£5.07£5.09£4.81Hertsmere
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.41,006.3Eastleigh
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202696.463.8Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.8141.2Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.844.8Hertsmere
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026160.9130.1Hertsmere
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.417.1Hertsmere

Per resident

Hertsmere is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Eastleigh on 5. 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

Hertsmere Eastleigh

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £4,116, Eastleigh £3,819Eastleigh: £3,819Hertsmere: £4,116Eastleigh: £3,836Hertsmere: £4,133Eastleigh: £3,623Hertsmere: £3,904

    £4,116£4,133£3,904Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£3,819£3,836£3,623

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £2,250, Eastleigh £2,385Eastleigh: £2,385Hertsmere: £2,250Eastleigh: £2,395Hertsmere: £2,260Eastleigh: £2,262Hertsmere: £2,134

    £2,250£2,260£2,134Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£2,385£2,395£2,262

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £1,203, Eastleigh £870Eastleigh: £870Hertsmere: £1,203Eastleigh: £874Hertsmere: £1,208Eastleigh: £826Hertsmere: £1,141

    £1,203£1,208£1,141Hertsmere is higher£870£874£826

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hertsmere £2,030, Eastleigh £2,206Eastleigh: £2,206Hertsmere: £2,030Eastleigh: £2,215Hertsmere: £2,038Eastleigh: £2,093Hertsmere: £1,925

    £2,030£2,038£1,925Eastleigh is higher£2,206£2,215£2,093

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hertsmere £85, Eastleigh £49Eastleigh: £49Hertsmere: £85Eastleigh: £50Hertsmere: £85Eastleigh: £47Hertsmere: £81

    £85£85£81Hertsmere is higher£49£50£47

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £131, Eastleigh £126Eastleigh: £126Hertsmere: £131Eastleigh: £126Hertsmere: £132Eastleigh: £119Hertsmere: £124

    £131£132£124Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£126£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: Hertsmere £4.16, Eastleigh £3.13Eastleigh: £3.13Hertsmere: £4.16Eastleigh: £3.14Hertsmere: £4.18Eastleigh: £2.97Hertsmere: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Hertsmere is higher£3.13£3.14£2.97

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £332, Eastleigh £291Eastleigh: £291Hertsmere: £332Eastleigh: £293Hertsmere: £334Eastleigh: £276Hertsmere: £315

    £332£334£315Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£291£293£276

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £95, Eastleigh £125Eastleigh: £125Hertsmere: £95Eastleigh: £126Hertsmere: £95Eastleigh: £119Hertsmere: £90

    £95£95£90Eastleigh is higher£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £45, Eastleigh £46Eastleigh: £46Hertsmere: £45Eastleigh: £46Hertsmere: £46Eastleigh: £43Hertsmere: £43

    £45£46£43Eastleigh is higher£46£46£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hertsmere £1,011, Eastleigh £719Eastleigh: £719Hertsmere: £1,011Eastleigh: £722Hertsmere: £1,015Eastleigh: £682Hertsmere: £959

    £1,011£1,015£959Hertsmere is higher£719£722£682

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hertsmere £229, Eastleigh £143Eastleigh: £143Hertsmere: £229Eastleigh: £143Hertsmere: £230Eastleigh: £135Hertsmere: £218

    £229£230£218Hertsmere is higher£143£143£135

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hertsmere £138, Eastleigh £101Eastleigh: £101Hertsmere: £138Eastleigh: £101Hertsmere: £139Eastleigh: £96Hertsmere: £131

    £138£139£131Hertsmere is higher£101£101£96

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hertsmere £6.00, Eastleigh £3.05Eastleigh: £3.05Hertsmere: £6.00Eastleigh: £3.06Hertsmere: £6.02Eastleigh: £2.89Hertsmere: £5.69

    £6.00£6.02£5.69Hertsmere is higher£3.05£3.06£2.89

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hertsmere £2.44, Eastleigh £1.98Eastleigh: £1.98Hertsmere: £2.44Eastleigh: £1.99Hertsmere: £2.45Eastleigh: £1.88Hertsmere: £2.31

    £2.44£2.45£2.31Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£1.98£1.99£1.88

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £5.82, Eastleigh £5.07Eastleigh: £5.07Hertsmere: £5.82Eastleigh: £5.09Hertsmere: £5.84Eastleigh: £4.81Hertsmere: £5.52

    £5.82£5.84£5.52Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£5.07£5.09£4.81

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 175.6, Eastleigh 191.0Eastleigh: 191.0Hertsmere: 175.6

    175.6Eastleigh is higher191.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 16.9, Eastleigh 12.1Eastleigh: 12.1Hertsmere: 16.9

    16.9Hertsmere is higher12.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 27.7, Eastleigh 26.8Eastleigh: 26.8Hertsmere: 27.7

    27.7Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count26.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 51.8, Eastleigh 44.8Eastleigh: 44.8Hertsmere: 51.8

    51.8Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count44.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 99.3, Eastleigh 79.4Eastleigh: 79.4Hertsmere: 99.3

    99.3Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count79.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 10.7, Eastleigh 10.4Eastleigh: 10.4Hertsmere: 10.7

    10.7Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count10.4

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Hertsmere and Eastleigh, per resident
MeasureHertsmereEastleighHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,116£4,133£3,904£3,819£3,836£3,623Hertsmere
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,250£2,260£2,134£2,385£2,395£2,262Eastleigh
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,203£1,208£1,141£870£874£826Hertsmere
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,030£2,038£1,925£2,206£2,215£2,093Eastleigh
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£49£50£47Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£131£132£124£126£126£119Hertsmere
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£3.13£3.14£2.97Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£332£334£315£291£293£276Hertsmere
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£125£126£119Eastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£46£43£46£46£43Eastleigh
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,011£1,015£959£719£722£682Hertsmere
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£229£230£218£143£143£135Hertsmere
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131£101£101£96Hertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.00£6.02£5.69£3.05£3.06£2.89Hertsmere
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.44£2.45£2.31£1.98£1.99£1.88Hertsmere
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52£5.07£5.09£4.81Hertsmere
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026175.6191.0Eastleigh
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.912.1Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.726.8Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.844.8Hertsmere
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202699.379.4Hertsmere
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.710.4Hertsmere

Total

Hertsmere is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Eastleigh 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

Hertsmere Eastleigh

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hertsmere £452.7m, Eastleigh £544.9mEastleigh: £544.9mHertsmere: £452.7mEastleigh: £547.3mHertsmere: £454.6mEastleigh: £516.9mHertsmere: £429.4m

    £452.7m£454.6m£429.4mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£544.9m£547.3m£516.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hertsmere £247.5m, Eastleigh £340.2mEastleigh: £340.2mHertsmere: £247.5mEastleigh: £341.7mHertsmere: £248.6mEastleigh: £322.7mHertsmere: £234.8m

    £247.5m£248.6m£234.8mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£340.2m£341.7m£322.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hertsmere £132.4m, Eastleigh £124.2mEastleigh: £124.2mHertsmere: £132.4mEastleigh: £124.7mHertsmere: £132.9mEastleigh: £117.8mHertsmere: £125.5m

    £132.4m£132.9m£125.5mHertsmere is higher£124.2m£124.7m£117.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hertsmere £223.3m, Eastleigh £314.8mEastleigh: £314.8mHertsmere: £223.3mEastleigh: £316.1mHertsmere: £224.2mEastleigh: £298.6mHertsmere: £211.8m

    £223.3m£224.2m£211.8mEastleigh is higher£314.8m£316.1m£298.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hertsmere £9.4m, Eastleigh £7.0mEastleigh: £7.0mHertsmere: £9.4mEastleigh: £7.1mHertsmere: £9.4mEastleigh: £6.7mHertsmere: £8.9m

    £9.4m£9.4m£8.9mHertsmere is higher£7.0m£7.1m£6.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere £14.4m, Eastleigh £18.0mEastleigh: £18.0mHertsmere: £14.4mEastleigh: £18.0mHertsmere: £14.5mEastleigh: £17.0mHertsmere: £13.7m

    £14.4m£14.5m£13.7mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hertsmere £0.46m, Eastleigh £0.45mEastleigh: £0.45mHertsmere: £0.46mEastleigh: £0.45mHertsmere: £0.46mEastleigh: £0.42mHertsmere: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mHertsmere is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere £36.5m, Eastleigh £41.6mEastleigh: £41.6mHertsmere: £36.5mEastleigh: £41.8mHertsmere: £36.7mEastleigh: £39.4mHertsmere: £34.7m

    £36.5m£36.7m£34.7mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£41.6m£41.8m£39.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere £10.4m, Eastleigh £17.9mEastleigh: £17.9mHertsmere: £10.4mEastleigh: £18.0mHertsmere: £10.5mEastleigh: £17.0mHertsmere: £9.9m

    £10.4m£10.5m£9.9mEastleigh is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hertsmere £5.0m, Eastleigh £6.5mEastleigh: £6.5mHertsmere: £5.0mEastleigh: £6.6mHertsmere: £5.0mEastleigh: £6.2mHertsmere: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mEastleigh is higher£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hertsmere £111.2m, Eastleigh £102.5mEastleigh: £102.5mHertsmere: £111.2mEastleigh: £103.0mHertsmere: £111.7mEastleigh: £97.2mHertsmere: £105.5m

    £111.2m£111.7m£105.5mHertsmere is higher£102.5m£103.0m£97.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hertsmere £25.2m, Eastleigh £20.3mEastleigh: £20.3mHertsmere: £25.2mEastleigh: £20.4mHertsmere: £25.4mEastleigh: £19.3mHertsmere: £23.9m

    £25.2m£25.4m£23.9mHertsmere is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hertsmere £15.2m, Eastleigh £14.4mEastleigh: £14.4mHertsmere: £15.2mEastleigh: £14.5mHertsmere: £15.3mEastleigh: £13.7mHertsmere: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mHertsmere is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hertsmere £0.66m, Eastleigh £0.43mEastleigh: £0.43mHertsmere: £0.66mEastleigh: £0.44mHertsmere: £0.66mEastleigh: £0.41mHertsmere: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mHertsmere is higher£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hertsmere £0.27m, Eastleigh £0.28mEastleigh: £0.28mHertsmere: £0.27mEastleigh: £0.28mHertsmere: £0.27mEastleigh: £0.27mHertsmere: £0.25m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.25mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hertsmere £0.64m, Eastleigh £0.72mEastleigh: £0.72mHertsmere: £0.64mEastleigh: £0.73mHertsmere: £0.64mEastleigh: £0.69mHertsmere: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mEastleigh is higherDepends on how you count£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hertsmere 19,319, Eastleigh 27,246Eastleigh: 27,246Hertsmere: 19,319

    19,319Eastleigh is higher27,246

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hertsmere 1,861, Eastleigh 1,726Eastleigh: 1,726Hertsmere: 1,861

    1,861Hertsmere is higher1,726

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere 3,047, Eastleigh 3,822Eastleigh: 3,822Hertsmere: 3,047

    3,047Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count3,822

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere 5,697, Eastleigh 6,386Eastleigh: 6,386Hertsmere: 5,697

    5,697Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count6,386

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hertsmere 10,922, Eastleigh 11,329Eastleigh: 11,329Hertsmere: 10,922

    10,922Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count11,329

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hertsmere 1,180, Eastleigh 1,487Eastleigh: 1,487Hertsmere: 1,180

    1,180Eastleigh is higherDepends on how you count1,487

Show the numbers
Hertsmere and Eastleigh, total
MeasureHertsmereEastleighHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£452.7m£454.6m£429.4m£544.9m£547.3m£516.9mEastleigh
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£247.5m£248.6m£234.8m£340.2m£341.7m£322.7mEastleigh
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£132.4m£132.9m£125.5m£124.2m£124.7m£117.8mHertsmere
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£223.3m£224.2m£211.8m£314.8m£316.1m£298.6mEastleigh
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m£7.0m£7.1m£6.7mHertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m£18.0m£18.0m£17.0mEastleigh
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mHertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.5m£36.7m£34.7m£41.6m£41.8m£39.4mEastleigh
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mEastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£6.5m£6.6m£6.2mEastleigh
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£111.2m£111.7m£105.5m£102.5m£103.0m£97.2mHertsmere
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.2m£25.4m£23.9m£20.3m£20.4m£19.3mHertsmere
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mHertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.43m£0.44m£0.41mHertsmere
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m£0.28m£0.28m£0.27mEastleigh
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mEastleigh
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,31927,246Eastleigh
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8611,726Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0473,822Eastleigh
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6976,386Eastleigh
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,92211,329Eastleigh
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1801,487Eastleigh

Sources

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

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  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.
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