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Harborough and Test Valley

104,619 and 135,169 residents (mid-2024).

Harborough is higher than Test Valley on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 5 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Harborough is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 18. 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

Harborough Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Harborough: £3,749Test Valley: £4,000Harborough: £3,765Test Valley: £3,778Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556Test Valley is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £12,474, Test Valley £12,493Test Valley: £12,493Harborough: £12,474Test Valley: £12,546Harborough: £12,527Test Valley: £11,850Harborough: £11,832

    £12,474£12,527£11,832Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £1,070, Test Valley £1,400Test Valley: £1,400Harborough: £1,070Test Valley: £1,406Harborough: £1,075Test Valley: £1,328Harborough: £1,015

    £1,070£1,075£1,015Test Valley is higher£1,400£1,406£1,328

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £11,645, Test Valley £11,694Test Valley: £11,694Harborough: £11,645Test Valley: £11,744Harborough: £11,695Test Valley: £11,092Harborough: £11,046

    £11,645£11,695£11,046Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,694£11,744£11,092

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £218, Test Valley £245Test Valley: £245Harborough: £218Test Valley: £246Harborough: £219Test Valley: £233Harborough: £207

    £218£219£207Test Valley is higher£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: Harborough £597, Test Valley £539Test Valley: £539Harborough: £597Test Valley: £541Harborough: £599Test Valley: £511Harborough: £566

    £597£599£566Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£539£541£511

  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: Harborough £14, Test Valley £15Test Valley: £15Harborough: £14Test Valley: £15Harborough: £15Test Valley: £14Harborough: £14

    £14£15£14Test Valley is higher£15£15£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Harborough: £263Test Valley: £290Harborough: £264Test Valley: £274Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Test Valley is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Harborough: £77Test Valley: £101Harborough: £78Test Valley: £96Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73Test Valley is higher£101£101£96

  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: Harborough £65, Test Valley £73Test Valley: £73Harborough: £65Test Valley: £73Harborough: £65Test Valley: £69Harborough: £61

    £65£65£61Test Valley is higher£73£73£69

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £849, Test Valley £1,139Test Valley: £1,139Harborough: £849Test Valley: £1,144Harborough: £853Test Valley: £1,080Harborough: £806

    £849£853£806Test Valley is higher£1,139£1,144£1,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Harborough: £83Test Valley: £148Harborough: £83Test Valley: £139Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £147, Test Valley £181Test Valley: £181Harborough: £147Test Valley: £182Harborough: £148Test Valley: £171Harborough: £139

    £147£148£139Test Valley is higher£181£182£171

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £6.65, Test Valley £4.82Test Valley: £4.82Harborough: £6.65Test Valley: £4.84Harborough: £6.68Test Valley: £4.57Harborough: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Harborough is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Harborough: £8.70Test Valley: £6.17Harborough: £8.73Test Valley: £5.83Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harborough 1,003.3, Test Valley 1,009.0Test Valley: 1,009.0Harborough: 1,003.3

    1,003.3Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harborough 56.4, Test Valley 59.2Test Valley: 59.2Harborough: 56.4

    56.4Test Valley is higher59.2

  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: Harborough 124.5, Test Valley 115.9Test Valley: 115.9Harborough: 124.5

    124.5Harborough is higherDepends on how you count115.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 39.3, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Test Valley is higher43.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Harborough 98.3, Test Valley 128.8Test Valley: 128.8Harborough: 98.3

    98.3Test Valley is higher128.8

  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: Harborough 15.0, Test Valley 16.4Test Valley: 16.4Harborough: 15.0

    15.0Test Valley is higher16.4

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Harborough and Test Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureHarboroughTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,474£12,527£11,832£12,493£12,546£11,850Test Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,070£1,075£1,015£1,400£1,406£1,328Test Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,645£11,695£11,046£11,694£11,744£11,092Test Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£218£219£207£245£246£233Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£597£599£566£539£541£511Harborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£15£14£15£15£14Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£289£290£274Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£101£101£96Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£65£65£61£73£73£69Test Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£849£853£806£1,139£1,144£1,080Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£147£148£139£181£182£171Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£4.82£4.84£4.57Harborough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.49£2.50£2.36£3.06£3.07£2.90Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£6.15£6.17£5.83Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.31,009.0Test Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202656.459.2Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.5115.9Harborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.343.9Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202698.3128.8Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.016.4Test Valley

Per resident

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

Harborough Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Harborough: £3,749Test Valley: £4,000Harborough: £3,765Test Valley: £3,778Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556Test Valley is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harborough £2,678, Test Valley £2,601Test Valley: £2,601Harborough: £2,678Test Valley: £2,612Harborough: £2,689Test Valley: £2,467Harborough: £2,540

    £2,678£2,689£2,540Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harborough £639, Test Valley £839Test Valley: £839Harborough: £639Test Valley: £843Harborough: £642Test Valley: £796Harborough: £607

    £639£642£607Test Valley is higher£839£843£796

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harborough £2,500, Test Valley £2,434Test Valley: £2,434Harborough: £2,500Test Valley: £2,445Harborough: £2,510Test Valley: £2,309Harborough: £2,371

    £2,500£2,510£2,371Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harborough £47, Test Valley £51Test Valley: £51Harborough: £47Test Valley: £51Harborough: £47Test Valley: £48Harborough: £44

    £47£47£44Test Valley is higher£51£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £128, Test Valley £112Test Valley: £112Harborough: £128Test Valley: £113Harborough: £129Test Valley: £106Harborough: £122

    £128£129£122Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£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: Harborough £3.11, Test Valley £3.14Test Valley: £3.14Harborough: £3.11Test Valley: £3.16Harborough: £3.12Test Valley: £2.98Harborough: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Test Valley is higher£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Harborough: £263Test Valley: £290Harborough: £264Test Valley: £274Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Test Valley is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Harborough: £77Test Valley: £101Harborough: £78Test Valley: £96Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73Test Valley is higher£101£101£96

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harborough £39, Test Valley £44Test Valley: £44Harborough: £39Test Valley: £44Harborough: £39Test Valley: £41Harborough: £37

    £39£39£37Test Valley is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harborough £508, Test Valley £682Test Valley: £682Harborough: £508Test Valley: £685Harborough: £510Test Valley: £647Harborough: £481

    £508£510£481Test Valley is higher£682£685£647

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Harborough: £83Test Valley: £148Harborough: £83Test Valley: £139Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harborough £88, Test Valley £108Test Valley: £108Harborough: £88Test Valley: £109Harborough: £88Test Valley: £103Harborough: £83

    £88£88£83Test Valley is higher£108£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harborough £3.97, Test Valley £2.89Test Valley: £2.89Harborough: £3.97Test Valley: £2.90Harborough: £3.99Test Valley: £2.74Harborough: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Harborough is higher£2.89£2.90£2.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harborough £1.49, Test Valley £1.83Test Valley: £1.83Harborough: £1.49Test Valley: £1.84Harborough: £1.49Test Valley: £1.74Harborough: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Test Valley is higher£1.83£1.84£1.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Harborough: £8.70Test Valley: £6.17Harborough: £8.73Test Valley: £5.83Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 215.4, Test Valley 210.1Test Valley: 210.1Harborough: 215.4

    215.4Harborough is higherDepends on how you count210.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 12.1, Test Valley 12.3Test Valley: 12.3Harborough: 12.1

    12.1Test Valley is higher12.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 26.7, Test Valley 24.1Test Valley: 24.1Harborough: 26.7

    26.7Harborough is higherDepends on how you count24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 39.3, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Test Valley is higher43.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 58.8, Test Valley 77.2Test Valley: 77.2Harborough: 58.8

    58.8Test Valley is higher77.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 9.0, Test Valley 9.8Test Valley: 9.8Harborough: 9.0

    9.0Test Valley is higher9.8

Show the numbers
Harborough and Test Valley, per resident
MeasureHarboroughTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,678£2,689£2,540£2,601£2,612£2,467Harborough
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£639£642£607£839£843£796Test Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,500£2,510£2,371£2,434£2,445£2,309Harborough
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£51£51£48Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£112£113£106Harborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£3.14£3.16£2.98Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£289£290£274Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£101£101£96Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£44£44£41Test Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£508£510£481£682£685£647Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£108£109£103Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£2.89£2.90£2.74Harborough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£1.83£1.84£1.74Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£6.15£6.17£5.83Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.4210.1Harborough
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.112.3Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.724.1Harborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.343.9Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202658.877.2Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.09.8Test Valley

Total

Harborough is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 20. 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

Harborough Test Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harborough £392.3m, Test Valley £538.4mTest Valley: £538.4mHarborough: £392.3mTest Valley: £540.6mHarborough: £393.9mTest Valley: £510.7mHarborough: £372.1m

    £392.3m£393.9m£372.1mTest Valley is higher£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harborough £280.1m, Test Valley £351.6mTest Valley: £351.6mHarborough: £280.1mTest Valley: £353.1mHarborough: £281.3mTest Valley: £333.5mHarborough: £265.7m

    £280.1m£281.3m£265.7mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harborough £66.9m, Test Valley £113.4mTest Valley: £113.4mHarborough: £66.9mTest Valley: £113.9mHarborough: £67.2mTest Valley: £107.6mHarborough: £63.5m

    £66.9m£67.2m£63.5mTest Valley is higher£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harborough £261.5m, Test Valley £329.1mTest Valley: £329.1mHarborough: £261.5mTest Valley: £330.5mHarborough: £262.6mTest Valley: £312.1mHarborough: £248.1m

    £261.5m£262.6m£248.1mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough £4.9m, Test Valley £6.9mTest Valley: £6.9mHarborough: £4.9mTest Valley: £6.9mHarborough: £4.9mTest Valley: £6.6mHarborough: £4.6m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.6mTest Valley is higher£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough £13.4m, Test Valley £15.2mTest Valley: £15.2mHarborough: £13.4mTest Valley: £15.2mHarborough: £13.5mTest Valley: £14.4mHarborough: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Harborough £0.33m, Test Valley £0.42mTest Valley: £0.42mHarborough: £0.33mTest Valley: £0.43mHarborough: £0.33mTest Valley: £0.40mHarborough: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mTest Valley is higher£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough £27.6m, Test Valley £39.1mTest Valley: £39.1mHarborough: £27.6mTest Valley: £39.2mHarborough: £27.7mTest Valley: £37.1mHarborough: £26.1m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.1mTest Valley is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harborough £8.1m, Test Valley £13.6mTest Valley: £13.6mHarborough: £8.1mTest Valley: £13.7mHarborough: £8.1mTest Valley: £12.9mHarborough: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mTest Valley is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough £4.0m, Test Valley £5.9mTest Valley: £5.9mHarborough: £4.0mTest Valley: £5.9mHarborough: £4.1mTest Valley: £5.6mHarborough: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.1m£3.8mTest Valley is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough £53.1m, Test Valley £92.2mTest Valley: £92.2mHarborough: £53.1mTest Valley: £92.6mHarborough: £53.3mTest Valley: £87.5mHarborough: £50.4m

    £53.1m£53.3m£50.4mTest Valley is higher£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harborough £8.7m, Test Valley £19.9mTest Valley: £19.9mHarborough: £8.7mTest Valley: £20.0mHarborough: £8.7mTest Valley: £18.8mHarborough: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mTest Valley is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harborough £9.2m, Test Valley £14.6mTest Valley: £14.6mHarborough: £9.2mTest Valley: £14.7mHarborough: £9.2mTest Valley: £13.9mHarborough: £8.7m

    £9.2m£9.2m£8.7mTest Valley is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harborough £0.42m, Test Valley £0.39mTest Valley: £0.39mHarborough: £0.42mTest Valley: £0.39mHarborough: £0.42mTest Valley: £0.37mHarborough: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mHarborough is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harborough £0.16m, Test Valley £0.25mTest Valley: £0.25mHarborough: £0.16mTest Valley: £0.25mHarborough: £0.16mTest Valley: £0.23mHarborough: £0.15m

    £0.16m£0.16m£0.15mTest Valley is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harborough £0.91m, Test Valley £0.83mTest Valley: £0.83mHarborough: £0.91mTest Valley: £0.83mHarborough: £0.91mTest Valley: £0.79mHarborough: £0.86m

    £0.91m£0.91m£0.86mHarborough is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harborough 22,531, Test Valley 28,393Test Valley: 28,393Harborough: 22,531

    22,531Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count28,393

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough 1,266, Test Valley 1,665Test Valley: 1,665Harborough: 1,266

    1,266Test Valley is higher1,665

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough 2,795, Test Valley 3,260Test Valley: 3,260Harborough: 2,795

    2,795Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count3,260

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough 4,110, Test Valley 5,929Test Valley: 5,929Harborough: 4,110

    4,110Test Valley is higher5,929

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough 6,147, Test Valley 10,429Test Valley: 10,429Harborough: 6,147

    6,147Test Valley is higher10,429

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough 940, Test Valley 1,325Test Valley: 1,325Harborough: 940

    940Test Valley is higher1,325

Show the numbers
Harborough and Test Valley, total
MeasureHarboroughTest ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.3m£393.9m£372.1m£538.4m£540.6m£510.7mTest Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m£351.6m£353.1m£333.5mTest Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£66.9m£67.2m£63.5m£113.4m£113.9m£107.6mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£261.5m£262.6m£248.1m£329.1m£330.5m£312.1mTest Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m£6.9m£6.9m£6.6mTest Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mTest Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mTest Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m£39.1m£39.2m£37.1mTest Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mTest Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.1m£3.8m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTest Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£53.1m£53.3m£50.4m£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mTest Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£19.9m£20.0m£18.8mTest Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mTest Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mHarborough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mTest Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mHarborough
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53128,393Test Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2661,665Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7953,260Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,1105,929Test Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,14710,429Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269401,325Test Valley

Sources

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

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