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Harborough and Winchester

104,619 and 135,444 residents (mid-2024).

Harborough is higher than Winchester on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 11 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 9 of 22 measures, and Winchester on 13. 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 Winchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, Winchester £3,731Winchester: £3,731Harborough: £3,749Winchester: £3,747Harborough: £3,765Winchester: £3,539Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£3,731£3,747£3,539

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £12,474, Winchester £12,419Winchester: £12,419Harborough: £12,474Winchester: £12,472Harborough: £12,527Winchester: £11,780Harborough: £11,832

    £12,474£12,527£11,832Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£12,419£12,472£11,780

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £1,070, Winchester £1,245Winchester: £1,245Harborough: £1,070Winchester: £1,250Harborough: £1,075Winchester: £1,181Harborough: £1,015

    £1,070£1,075£1,015Winchester is higher£1,245£1,250£1,181

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £11,645, Winchester £11,612Winchester: £11,612Harborough: £11,645Winchester: £11,661Harborough: £11,695Winchester: £11,015Harborough: £11,046

    £11,645£11,695£11,046Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£11,612£11,661£11,015

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £218, Winchester £252Winchester: £252Harborough: £218Winchester: £253Harborough: £219Winchester: £239Harborough: £207

    £218£219£207Winchester is higher£252£253£239

  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, Winchester £539Winchester: £539Harborough: £597Winchester: £542Harborough: £599Winchester: £512Harborough: £566

    £597£599£566Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£539£542£512

  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, Winchester £15Winchester: £15Harborough: £14Winchester: £15Harborough: £15Winchester: £15Harborough: £14

    £14£15£14Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, Winchester £255Winchester: £255Harborough: £263Winchester: £256Harborough: £264Winchester: £241Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£255£256£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, Winchester £89Winchester: £89Harborough: £77Winchester: £90Harborough: £78Winchester: £85Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73Winchester is higher£89£90£85

  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, Winchester £65Winchester: £65Harborough: £65Winchester: £65Harborough: £65Winchester: £61Harborough: £61

    £65£65£61Winchester is higher£65£65£61

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £849, Winchester £1,018Winchester: £1,018Harborough: £849Winchester: £1,022Harborough: £853Winchester: £966Harborough: £806

    £849£853£806Winchester is higher£1,018£1,022£966

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, Winchester £139Winchester: £139Harborough: £83Winchester: £139Harborough: £83Winchester: £132Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79Winchester is higher£139£139£132

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £147, Winchester £153Winchester: £153Harborough: £147Winchester: £154Harborough: £148Winchester: £145Harborough: £139

    £147£148£139Winchester is higher£153£154£145

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £6.65, Winchester £5.59Winchester: £5.59Harborough: £6.65Winchester: £5.61Harborough: £6.68Winchester: £5.30Harborough: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£5.59£5.61£5.30

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £2.49, Winchester £2.70Winchester: £2.70Harborough: £2.49Winchester: £2.71Harborough: £2.50Winchester: £2.56Harborough: £2.36

    £2.49£2.50£2.36Winchester is higher£2.70£2.71£2.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, Winchester £5.60Winchester: £5.60Harborough: £8.70Winchester: £5.62Harborough: £8.73Winchester: £5.31Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

  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, Winchester 1,007.5Winchester: 1,007.5Harborough: 1,003.3

    1,003.3Winchester is higherDepends on how you count1,007.5

  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, Winchester 59.9Winchester: 59.9Harborough: 56.4

    56.4Winchester is higherDepends on how you count59.9

  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, Winchester 114.5Winchester: 114.5Harborough: 124.5

    124.5Harborough is higherDepends on how you count114.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 39.3, Winchester 38.6Winchester: 38.6Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Harborough is higherDepends on how you count38.6

  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, Winchester 114.3Winchester: 114.3Harborough: 98.3

    98.3Winchester is higher114.3

  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, Winchester 15.2Winchester: 15.2Harborough: 15.0

    15.0Winchester is higher15.2

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Harborough and Winchester, per person in the age group
MeasureHarboroughWinchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£3,731£3,747£3,539Harborough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,474£12,527£11,832£12,419£12,472£11,780Harborough
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,070£1,075£1,015£1,245£1,250£1,181Winchester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,645£11,695£11,046£11,612£11,661£11,015Harborough
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£218£219£207£252£253£239Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£597£599£566£539£542£512Harborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£15£14£15Winchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£255£256£241Harborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£89£90£85Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£65£65£61£65£65£61Winchester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£849£853£806£1,018£1,022£966Winchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£139£139£132Winchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£147£148£139£153£154£145Winchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£5.59£5.61£5.30Harborough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.49£2.50£2.36£2.70£2.71£2.56Winchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£5.60£5.62£5.31Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.31,007.5Winchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202656.459.9Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.5114.5Harborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.338.6Harborough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202698.3114.3Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.015.2Winchester

Per resident

Harborough is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Winchester on 10. 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 Winchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, Winchester £3,731Winchester: £3,731Harborough: £3,749Winchester: £3,747Harborough: £3,765Winchester: £3,539Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£3,731£3,747£3,539

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harborough £2,678, Winchester £2,485Winchester: £2,485Harborough: £2,678Winchester: £2,495Harborough: £2,689Winchester: £2,357Harborough: £2,540

    £2,678£2,689£2,540Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£2,485£2,495£2,357

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harborough £639, Winchester £759Winchester: £759Harborough: £639Winchester: £762Harborough: £642Winchester: £720Harborough: £607

    £639£642£607Winchester is higher£759£762£720

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harborough £2,500, Winchester £2,323Winchester: £2,323Harborough: £2,500Winchester: £2,333Harborough: £2,510Winchester: £2,204Harborough: £2,371

    £2,500£2,510£2,371Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£2,323£2,333£2,204

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harborough £47, Winchester £50Winchester: £50Harborough: £47Winchester: £51Harborough: £47Winchester: £48Harborough: £44

    £47£47£44Winchester is higher£50£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £128, Winchester £108Winchester: £108Harborough: £128Winchester: £108Harborough: £129Winchester: £102Harborough: £122

    £128£129£122Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£108£108£102

  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, Winchester £3.08Winchester: £3.08Harborough: £3.11Winchester: £3.09Harborough: £3.12Winchester: £2.92Harborough: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£3.08£3.09£2.92

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, Winchester £255Winchester: £255Harborough: £263Winchester: £256Harborough: £264Winchester: £241Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£255£256£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, Winchester £89Winchester: £89Harborough: £77Winchester: £90Harborough: £78Winchester: £85Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73Winchester is higher£89£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harborough £39, Winchester £40Winchester: £40Harborough: £39Winchester: £40Harborough: £39Winchester: £37Harborough: £37

    £39£39£37Winchester is higher£40£40£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harborough £508, Winchester £621Winchester: £621Harborough: £508Winchester: £623Harborough: £510Winchester: £589Harborough: £481

    £508£510£481Winchester is higher£621£623£589

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, Winchester £139Winchester: £139Harborough: £83Winchester: £139Harborough: £83Winchester: £132Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79Winchester is higher£139£139£132

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harborough £88, Winchester £93Winchester: £93Harborough: £88Winchester: £94Harborough: £88Winchester: £89Harborough: £83

    £88£88£83Winchester is higher£93£94£89

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harborough £3.97, Winchester £3.41Winchester: £3.41Harborough: £3.97Winchester: £3.42Harborough: £3.99Winchester: £3.23Harborough: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£3.41£3.42£3.23

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harborough £1.49, Winchester £1.64Winchester: £1.64Harborough: £1.49Winchester: £1.65Harborough: £1.49Winchester: £1.56Harborough: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Winchester is higher£1.64£1.65£1.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, Winchester £5.60Winchester: £5.60Harborough: £8.70Winchester: £5.62Harborough: £8.73Winchester: £5.31Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 215.4, Winchester 201.6Winchester: 201.6Harborough: 215.4

    215.4Harborough is higherDepends on how you count201.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 12.1, Winchester 12.0Winchester: 12.0Harborough: 12.1

    12.1Harborough is higherDepends on how you count12.0

  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, Winchester 22.9Winchester: 22.9Harborough: 26.7

    26.7Harborough is higherDepends on how you count22.9

  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, Winchester 38.6Winchester: 38.6Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Harborough is higherDepends on how you count38.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 58.8, Winchester 69.7Winchester: 69.7Harborough: 58.8

    58.8Winchester is higher69.7

  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, Winchester 9.2Winchester: 9.2Harborough: 9.0

    9.0Winchester is higher9.2

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Harborough and Winchester, per resident
MeasureHarboroughWinchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£3,731£3,747£3,539Harborough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,678£2,689£2,540£2,485£2,495£2,357Harborough
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£639£642£607£759£762£720Winchester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,500£2,510£2,371£2,323£2,333£2,204Harborough
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£50£51£48Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£108£108£102Harborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£3.08£3.09£2.92Harborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£255£256£241Harborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£89£90£85Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£40£40£37Winchester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£508£510£481£621£623£589Winchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£139£139£132Winchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£93£94£89Winchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£3.41£3.42£3.23Harborough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£1.64£1.65£1.56Winchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£5.60£5.62£5.31Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.4201.6Harborough
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.112.0Harborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.722.9Harborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.338.6Harborough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202658.869.7Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.09.2Winchester

Total

Harborough is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Winchester on 21. 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 Winchester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harborough £392.3m, Winchester £505.4mWinchester: £505.4mHarborough: £392.3mWinchester: £507.6mHarborough: £393.9mWinchester: £479.4mHarborough: £372.1m

    £392.3m£393.9m£372.1mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£505.4m£507.6m£479.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harborough £280.1m, Winchester £336.5mWinchester: £336.5mHarborough: £280.1mWinchester: £338.0mHarborough: £281.3mWinchester: £319.2mHarborough: £265.7m

    £280.1m£281.3m£265.7mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£336.5m£338.0m£319.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harborough £66.9m, Winchester £102.8mWinchester: £102.8mHarborough: £66.9mWinchester: £103.2mHarborough: £67.2mWinchester: £97.5mHarborough: £63.5m

    £66.9m£67.2m£63.5mWinchester is higher£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harborough £261.5m, Winchester £314.7mWinchester: £314.7mHarborough: £261.5mWinchester: £316.0mHarborough: £262.6mWinchester: £298.5mHarborough: £248.1m

    £261.5m£262.6m£248.1mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£314.7m£316.0m£298.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough £4.9m, Winchester £6.8mWinchester: £6.8mHarborough: £4.9mWinchester: £6.9mHarborough: £4.9mWinchester: £6.5mHarborough: £4.6m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.6mWinchester is higher£6.8m£6.9m£6.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough £13.4m, Winchester £14.6mWinchester: £14.6mHarborough: £13.4mWinchester: £14.7mHarborough: £13.5mWinchester: £13.9mHarborough: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  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, Winchester £0.42mWinchester: £0.42mHarborough: £0.33mWinchester: £0.42mHarborough: £0.33mWinchester: £0.40mHarborough: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough £27.6m, Winchester £34.5mWinchester: £34.5mHarborough: £27.6mWinchester: £34.6mHarborough: £27.7mWinchester: £32.7mHarborough: £26.1m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.1mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£34.5m£34.6m£32.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harborough £8.1m, Winchester £12.1mWinchester: £12.1mHarborough: £8.1mWinchester: £12.1mHarborough: £8.1mWinchester: £11.5mHarborough: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mWinchester is higher£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough £4.0m, Winchester £5.4mWinchester: £5.4mHarborough: £4.0mWinchester: £5.4mHarborough: £4.1mWinchester: £5.1mHarborough: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.1m£3.8mWinchester is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough £53.1m, Winchester £84.1mWinchester: £84.1mHarborough: £53.1mWinchester: £84.4mHarborough: £53.3mWinchester: £79.7mHarborough: £50.4m

    £53.1m£53.3m£50.4mWinchester is higher£84.1m£84.4m£79.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harborough £8.7m, Winchester £18.8mWinchester: £18.8mHarborough: £8.7mWinchester: £18.9mHarborough: £8.7mWinchester: £17.8mHarborough: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mWinchester is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harborough £9.2m, Winchester £12.7mWinchester: £12.7mHarborough: £9.2mWinchester: £12.7mHarborough: £9.2mWinchester: £12.0mHarborough: £8.7m

    £9.2m£9.2m£8.7mWinchester is higher£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harborough £0.42m, Winchester £0.46mWinchester: £0.46mHarborough: £0.42mWinchester: £0.46mHarborough: £0.42mWinchester: £0.44mHarborough: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mWinchester is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harborough £0.16m, Winchester £0.22mWinchester: £0.22mHarborough: £0.16mWinchester: £0.22mHarborough: £0.16mWinchester: £0.21mHarborough: £0.15m

    £0.16m£0.16m£0.15mWinchester is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harborough £0.91m, Winchester £0.76mWinchester: £0.76mHarborough: £0.91mWinchester: £0.76mHarborough: £0.91mWinchester: £0.72mHarborough: £0.86m

    £0.91m£0.91m£0.86mHarborough is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harborough 22,531, Winchester 27,302Winchester: 27,302Harborough: 22,531

    22,531Winchester is higherDepends on how you count27,302

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough 1,266, Winchester 1,622Winchester: 1,622Harborough: 1,266

    1,266Winchester is higherDepends on how you count1,622

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough 2,795, Winchester 3,104Winchester: 3,104Harborough: 2,795

    2,795Winchester is higherDepends on how you count3,104

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough 4,110, Winchester 5,225Winchester: 5,225Harborough: 4,110

    4,110Winchester is higherDepends on how you count5,225

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough 6,147, Winchester 9,441Winchester: 9,441Harborough: 6,147

    6,147Winchester is higher9,441

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough 940, Winchester 1,252Winchester: 1,252Harborough: 940

    940Winchester is higher1,252

Show the numbers
Harborough and Winchester, total
MeasureHarboroughWinchesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.3m£393.9m£372.1m£505.4m£507.6m£479.4mWinchester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m£336.5m£338.0m£319.2mWinchester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£66.9m£67.2m£63.5m£102.8m£103.2m£97.5mWinchester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£261.5m£262.6m£248.1m£314.7m£316.0m£298.5mWinchester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m£6.8m£6.9m£6.5mWinchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mWinchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mWinchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m£34.5m£34.6m£32.7mWinchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£12.1m£12.1m£11.5mWinchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.1m£3.8m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mWinchester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£53.1m£53.3m£50.4m£84.1m£84.4m£79.7mWinchester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£18.8m£18.9m£17.8mWinchester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mWinchester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mWinchester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mWinchester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mHarborough
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53127,302Winchester
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2661,622Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7953,104Winchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,1105,225Winchester
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,1479,441Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269401,252Winchester

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.