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South Ribble and Oadby and Wigston
South Ribble is higher than Oadby and Wigston on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 21 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.
Per person in the age group
South Ribble is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Oadby and Wigston 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
South Ribble Oadby and Wigston
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,294£4,312£4,073South Ribble is higher£4,001£4,018£3,795
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,735£12,789£12,080Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£12,796£12,851£12,138
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,554£1,560£1,474South Ribble is higher£1,476£1,482£1,400
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,723£11,773£11,120South Ribble is higher£11,583£11,632£10,987
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£281£282£267Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£403£405£382
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£711£714£675Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£787£790£746
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£19£18Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£23£23£22
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£432£434£410South Ribble is higher£371£372£352
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111South Ribble is higher£107£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£92£92£87Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£103£103£97
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,170£1,175£1,110South Ribble is higher£1,125£1,130£1,067
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129South Ribble is higher£126£126£119
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£284£285£269South Ribble is higher£235£236£222
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.52£5.55£5.24Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£7.42£7.45£7.04
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.67£2.68£2.53Oadby and Wigston is higher£6.13£6.15£5.81
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.10£7.13£6.73Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£7.40£7.43£7.02
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,022.7South Ribble is higher990.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
78.0Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count87.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
150.6Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count159.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
64.9South Ribble is higher54.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
145.4South Ribble is higher145.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.2Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count22.0
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| Measure | South Ribble | Oadby and Wigston | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,294£4,312£4,073 | £4,001£4,018£3,795 | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,735£12,789£12,080 | £12,796£12,851£12,138 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,554£1,560£1,474 | £1,476£1,482£1,400 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,723£11,773£11,120 | £11,583£11,632£10,987 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £281£282£267 | £403£405£382 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £711£714£675 | £787£790£746 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£19£18 | £23£23£22 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £432£434£410 | £371£372£352 | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £107£108£102 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £92£92£87 | £103£103£97 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,170£1,175£1,110 | £1,125£1,130£1,067 | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £126£126£119 | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £284£285£269 | £235£236£222 | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.52£5.55£5.24 | £7.42£7.45£7.04 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.67£2.68£2.53 | £6.13£6.15£5.81 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.10£7.13£6.73 | £7.40£7.43£7.02 | Oadby and Wigston |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,022.7 | 990.0 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 78.0 | 87.4 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 150.6 | 159.6 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 64.9 | 54.6 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 145.4 | 145.4 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.2 | 22.0 | Oadby and Wigston |
Per resident
South Ribble is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Oadby and Wigston on 9. 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
South Ribble Oadby and Wigston
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,294£4,312£4,073South Ribble is higher£4,001£4,018£3,795
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,658£2,669£2,521South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£2,496£2,507£2,368
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£943£947£895South Ribble is higher£893£897£847
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,447£2,457£2,321South Ribble is higher£2,260£2,269£2,144
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£59£59£56Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£148£149£141Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£154£154£146
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.03£4.04£3.82Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£4.51£4.53£4.28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£432£434£410South Ribble is higher£371£372£352
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111South Ribble is higher£107£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£56£56£53Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£62£62£59
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£710£713£673South Ribble is higher£681£684£646
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129South Ribble is higher£126£126£119
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£172£173£164South Ribble is higher£142£143£135
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.35£3.37£3.18Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£4.49£4.51£4.26
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.62£1.63£1.54Oadby and Wigston is higher£3.70£3.72£3.51
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.10£7.13£6.73Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£7.40£7.43£7.02
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
213.5South Ribble is higher193.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
16.3Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count17.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.4South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count31.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
64.9South Ribble is higher54.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
88.3South Ribble is higher88.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.2Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count13.3
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| Measure | South Ribble | Oadby and Wigston | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,294£4,312£4,073 | £4,001£4,018£3,795 | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,658£2,669£2,521 | £2,496£2,507£2,368 | South Ribble |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £943£947£895 | £893£897£847 | South Ribble |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,447£2,457£2,321 | £2,260£2,269£2,144 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £59£59£56 | £79£79£75 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £148£149£141 | £154£154£146 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.03£4.04£3.82 | £4.51£4.53£4.28 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £432£434£410 | £371£372£352 | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £107£108£102 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £56£56£53 | £62£62£59 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £710£713£673 | £681£684£646 | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £126£126£119 | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £172£173£164 | £142£143£135 | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.35£3.37£3.18 | £4.49£4.51£4.26 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.62£1.63£1.54 | £3.70£3.72£3.51 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.10£7.13£6.73 | £7.40£7.43£7.02 | Oadby and Wigston |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 213.5 | 193.1 | South Ribble |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 16.3 | 17.1 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.4 | 31.1 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 64.9 | 54.6 | South Ribble |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 88.3 | 88.0 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.2 | 13.3 | Oadby and Wigston |
Total
South Ribble is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Oadby and Wigston on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
South Ribble Oadby and Wigston
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£496.9m£499.0m£471.3mSouth Ribble is higher£245.2m£246.2m£232.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£307.6m£308.9m£291.8mSouth Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£153.0m£153.7m£145.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£109.1m£109.6m£103.5mSouth Ribble is higher£54.7m£55.0m£51.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£283.2m£284.4m£268.6mSouth Ribble is higher£138.5m£139.1m£131.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mSouth Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mSouth Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£9.4m£9.5m£8.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mSouth Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£50.0m£50.3m£47.5mSouth Ribble is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mSouth Ribble is higher£6.6m£6.6m£6.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mSouth Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£82.2m£82.5m£77.9mSouth Ribble is higher£41.7m£41.9m£39.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mSouth Ribble is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£20.0m£20.0m£18.9mSouth Ribble is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mSouth Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.19m£0.19m£0.18mOadby and Wigston is higher£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mSouth Ribble is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
24,703South Ribble is higher11,838
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,884South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count1,045
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,638South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count1,908
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,509South Ribble is higher3,347
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,214South Ribble is higher5,393
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,417South Ribble is higherDepends on how you count815
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| Measure | South Ribble | Oadby and Wigston | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £496.9m£499.0m£471.3m | £245.2m£246.2m£232.6m | South Ribble |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £307.6m£308.9m£291.8m | £153.0m£153.7m£145.1m | South Ribble |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £109.1m£109.6m£103.5m | £54.7m£55.0m£51.9m | South Ribble |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £283.2m£284.4m£268.6m | £138.5m£139.1m£131.4m | South Ribble |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.8m£6.8m£6.4m | £4.8m£4.8m£4.6m | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.2m£17.3m£16.3m | £9.4m£9.5m£8.9m | South Ribble |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £50.0m£50.3m£47.5m | £22.7m£22.8m£21.5m | South Ribble |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.5m£13.6m£12.8m | £6.6m£6.6m£6.2m | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.4m£6.5m£6.1m | £3.8m£3.8m£3.6m | South Ribble |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £82.2m£82.5m£77.9m | £41.7m£41.9m£39.6m | South Ribble |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £15.8m£15.9m£15.0m | £7.7m£7.7m£7.3m | South Ribble |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £20.0m£20.0m£18.9m | £8.7m£8.7m£8.3m | South Ribble |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | South Ribble |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.19m£0.19m£0.18m | £0.23m£0.23m£0.22m | Oadby and Wigston |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.82m£0.78m | £0.45m£0.46m£0.43m | South Ribble |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 24,703 | 11,838 | South Ribble |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,884 | 1,045 | South Ribble |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,638 | 1,908 | South Ribble |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,509 | 3,347 | South Ribble |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,214 | 5,393 | South Ribble |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,417 | 815 | South Ribble |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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