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Harborough and Ribble Valley
Harborough is higher than Ribble Valley on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 13 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
Harborough is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Ribble Valley 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
Harborough Ribble Valley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,749£3,765£3,556Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,010£4,027£3,803
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,474£12,527£11,832Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,494£12,547£11,851
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,070£1,075£1,015Harborough is higher£1,018£1,022£965
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,645£11,695£11,046Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,653£11,703£11,054
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£218£219£207Harborough is higher£193£194£184
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£597£599£566Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£633£636£601
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£14£15£14Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£263£264£250Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£267£269£254
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£77£78£73Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£89£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£65£65£61Harborough is higher£56£57£54
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£849£853£806Harborough is higher£753£756£714
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£83£83£79Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£88£89£84
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£147£148£139Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£201£201£190
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.65£6.68£6.31Harborough is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.49£2.50£2.36Harborough is higher£1.61£1.62£1.53
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,003.3Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,016.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
56.4Harborough is higherDepends on how you count53.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
124.5Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count134.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
39.3Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count41.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
98.3Harborough is higher97.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
15.0Harborough is higher12.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Harborough | Ribble Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,749£3,765£3,556 | £4,010£4,027£3,803 | Ribble Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,474£12,527£11,832 | £12,494£12,547£11,851 | Ribble Valley |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,070£1,075£1,015 | £1,018£1,022£965 | Harborough |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,645£11,695£11,046 | £11,653£11,703£11,054 | Ribble Valley |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £218£219£207 | £193£194£184 | Harborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £597£599£566 | £633£636£601 | Ribble Valley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £14£15£14 | £14£14£13 | Harborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £263£264£250 | £267£269£254 | Ribble Valley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £77£78£73 | £89£90£85 | Ribble Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £65£65£61 | £56£57£54 | Harborough |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £849£853£806 | £753£756£714 | Harborough |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £83£83£79 | £88£89£84 | Ribble Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £147£148£139 | £201£201£190 | Ribble Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.65£6.68£6.31 | £5.65£5.67£5.36 | Harborough |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.49£2.50£2.36 | £1.61£1.62£1.53 | Harborough |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.70£8.73£8.25 | £7.80£7.83£7.40 | Harborough |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,003.3 | 1,016.2 | Ribble Valley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 56.4 | 53.7 | Harborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 124.5 | 134.9 | Ribble Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 39.3 | 41.4 | Ribble Valley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 98.3 | 97.9 | Harborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 15.0 | 12.5 | Harborough |
Per resident
Harborough is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Ribble Valley 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 Ribble Valley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,749£3,765£3,556Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,010£4,027£3,803
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,678£2,689£2,540Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,958£2,971£2,806
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£639£642£607Harborough is higher£599£601£568
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,500£2,510£2,371Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,759£2,771£2,617
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£47£47£44Harborough is higher£46£46£43
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£122Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£150£151£142
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.11£3.12£2.95Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3.22£3.23£3.05
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£263£264£250Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£267£269£254
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£77£78£73Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£89£90£85
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£39£39£37Harborough is higher£33£33£32
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£508£510£481Harborough is higher£443£445£420
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£83£83£79Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£88£89£84
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£88£88£83Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count£118£119£112
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.97£3.99£3.77Harborough is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.49£1.49£1.41Harborough is higher£0.95£0.95£0.90
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
215.4Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count240.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.1Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count12.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
26.7Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count31.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
39.3Ribble Valley is higherDepends on how you count41.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
58.8Harborough is higher57.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.0Harborough is higher7.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Harborough | Ribble Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,749£3,765£3,556 | £4,010£4,027£3,803 | Ribble Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,678£2,689£2,540 | £2,958£2,971£2,806 | Ribble Valley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £639£642£607 | £599£601£568 | Harborough |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,500£2,510£2,371 | £2,759£2,771£2,617 | Ribble Valley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £47£47£44 | £46£46£43 | Harborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £150£151£142 | Ribble Valley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.11£3.12£2.95 | £3.22£3.23£3.05 | Ribble Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £263£264£250 | £267£269£254 | Ribble Valley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £77£78£73 | £89£90£85 | Ribble Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £39£39£37 | £33£33£32 | Harborough |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £508£510£481 | £443£445£420 | Harborough |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £83£83£79 | £88£89£84 | Ribble Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £88£88£83 | £118£119£112 | Ribble Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | £3.32£3.34£3.15 | Harborough |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.49£1.49£1.41 | £0.95£0.95£0.90 | Harborough |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £8.70£8.73£8.25 | £7.80£7.83£7.40 | Harborough |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 215.4 | 240.6 | Ribble Valley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.1 | 12.7 | Ribble Valley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 26.7 | 31.9 | Ribble Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 39.3 | 41.4 | Ribble Valley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 58.8 | 57.6 | Harborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.0 | 7.3 | Harborough |
Total
Harborough is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Ribble Valley on 0. 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 Ribble Valley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£392.3m£393.9m£372.1mHarborough is higherDepends on how you count£263.7m£264.8m£250.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£280.1m£281.3m£265.7mHarborough is higherDepends on how you count£194.6m£195.4m£184.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£66.9m£67.2m£63.5mHarborough is higher£39.4m£39.5m£37.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£261.5m£262.6m£248.1mHarborough is higherDepends on how you count£181.5m£182.2m£172.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£4.9m£4.9m£4.6mHarborough is higher£3.0m£3.0m£2.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mHarborough is higherDepends on how you count£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.33m£0.33m£0.31mHarborough is higherDepends on how you count£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£27.6m£27.7m£26.1mHarborough is higherDepends on how you count£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.1m£8.1m£7.7mHarborough is higherDepends on how you count£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£4.0m£4.1m£3.8mHarborough is higher£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£53.1m£53.3m£50.4mHarborough is higher£29.1m£29.3m£27.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mHarborough is higherDepends on how you count£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£9.2m£9.2m£8.7mHarborough is higherDepends on how you count£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mHarborough is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.16m£0.16m£0.15mHarborough is higher£0.06m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.91m£0.91m£0.86mHarborough is higher£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
22,531Harborough is higherDepends on how you count15,824
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,266Harborough is higherDepends on how you count836
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,795Harborough is higherDepends on how you count2,100
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
4,110Harborough is higherDepends on how you count2,722
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
6,147Harborough is higher3,787
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
940Harborough is higher482
Show the numbers
| Measure | Harborough | Ribble Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £392.3m£393.9m£372.1m | £263.7m£264.8m£250.1m | Harborough |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £280.1m£281.3m£265.7m | £194.6m£195.4m£184.5m | Harborough |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £66.9m£67.2m£63.5m | £39.4m£39.5m£37.3m | Harborough |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £261.5m£262.6m£248.1m | £181.5m£182.2m£172.1m | Harborough |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £4.9m£4.9m£4.6m | £3.0m£3.0m£2.9m | Harborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.4m£13.5m£12.7m | £9.9m£9.9m£9.4m | Harborough |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.33m£0.33m£0.31m | £0.21m£0.21m£0.20m | Harborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £27.6m£27.7m£26.1m | £17.6m£17.7m£16.7m | Harborough |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.1m£8.1m£7.7m | £5.9m£5.9m£5.6m | Harborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £4.0m£4.1m£3.8m | £2.2m£2.2m£2.1m | Harborough |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £53.1m£53.3m£50.4m | £29.1m£29.3m£27.6m | Harborough |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £8.7m£8.7m£8.2m | £5.8m£5.8m£5.5m | Harborough |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £9.2m£9.2m£8.7m | £7.8m£7.8m£7.4m | Harborough |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.42m£0.42m£0.39m | £0.22m£0.22m£0.21m | Harborough |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.16m£0.16m£0.15m | £0.06m | Harborough |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.91m£0.91m£0.86m | £0.51m£0.52m£0.49m | Harborough |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 22,531 | 15,824 | Harborough |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,266 | 836 | Harborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,795 | 2,100 | Harborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 4,110 | 2,722 | Harborough |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 6,147 | 3,787 | Harborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 940 | 482 | Harborough |
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.
- 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.