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Harborough and West Oxfordshire

104,619 and 120,826 residents (mid-2024).

Harborough is higher than West Oxfordshire on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 21 per resident and 2 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.

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Per person in the age group

Harborough is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and West Oxfordshire on 7. 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 West Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, West Oxfordshire £3,864West Oxfordshire: £3,864Harborough: £3,749West Oxfordshire: £3,881Harborough: £3,765West Oxfordshire: £3,665Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556West Oxfordshire is higher£3,864£3,881£3,665

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £12,474, West Oxfordshire £12,255West Oxfordshire: £12,255Harborough: £12,474West Oxfordshire: £12,308Harborough: £12,527West Oxfordshire: £11,625Harborough: £11,832

    £12,474£12,527£11,832Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£12,255£12,308£11,625

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £1,070, West Oxfordshire £1,297West Oxfordshire: £1,297Harborough: £1,070West Oxfordshire: £1,303Harborough: £1,075West Oxfordshire: £1,230Harborough: £1,015

    £1,070£1,075£1,015West Oxfordshire is higher£1,297£1,303£1,230

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £11,645, West Oxfordshire £11,479West Oxfordshire: £11,479Harborough: £11,645West Oxfordshire: £11,528Harborough: £11,695West Oxfordshire: £10,888Harborough: £11,046

    £11,645£11,695£11,046Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£11,479£11,528£10,888

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harborough £218, West Oxfordshire £230West Oxfordshire: £230Harborough: £218West Oxfordshire: £231Harborough: £219West Oxfordshire: £218Harborough: £207

    £218£219£207West Oxfordshire is higher£230£231£218

  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, West Oxfordshire £533West Oxfordshire: £533Harborough: £597West Oxfordshire: £535Harborough: £599West Oxfordshire: £505Harborough: £566

    £597£599£566Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£533£535£505

  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, West Oxfordshire £14West Oxfordshire: £14Harborough: £14West Oxfordshire: £14Harborough: £15West Oxfordshire: £13Harborough: £14

    £14£15£14Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£14£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, West Oxfordshire £235West Oxfordshire: £235Harborough: £263West Oxfordshire: £236Harborough: £264West Oxfordshire: £222Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£235£236£222

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, West Oxfordshire £111West Oxfordshire: £111Harborough: £77West Oxfordshire: £111Harborough: £78West Oxfordshire: £105Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73West Oxfordshire is higher£111£111£105

  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, West Oxfordshire £61West Oxfordshire: £61Harborough: £65West Oxfordshire: £61Harborough: £65West Oxfordshire: £58Harborough: £61

    £65£65£61Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£61£61£58

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £849, West Oxfordshire £1,083West Oxfordshire: £1,083Harborough: £849West Oxfordshire: £1,088Harborough: £853West Oxfordshire: £1,027Harborough: £806

    £849£853£806West Oxfordshire is higher£1,083£1,088£1,027

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, West Oxfordshire £133West Oxfordshire: £133Harborough: £83West Oxfordshire: £134Harborough: £83West Oxfordshire: £126Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79West Oxfordshire is higher£133£134£126

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £147, West Oxfordshire £146West Oxfordshire: £146Harborough: £147West Oxfordshire: £147Harborough: £148West Oxfordshire: £139Harborough: £139

    £147£148£139Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£146£147£139

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £6.65, West Oxfordshire £4.09West Oxfordshire: £4.09Harborough: £6.65West Oxfordshire: £4.11Harborough: £6.68West Oxfordshire: £3.88Harborough: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Harborough is higher£4.09£4.11£3.88

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harborough £2.49, West Oxfordshire £2.48West Oxfordshire: £2.48Harborough: £2.49West Oxfordshire: £2.49Harborough: £2.50West Oxfordshire: £2.35Harborough: £2.36

    £2.49£2.50£2.36Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£2.48£2.49£2.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, West Oxfordshire £6.01West Oxfordshire: £6.01Harborough: £8.70West Oxfordshire: £6.03Harborough: £8.73West Oxfordshire: £5.70Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  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, West Oxfordshire 988.7West Oxfordshire: 988.7Harborough: 1,003.3

    1,003.3Harborough is higherDepends on how you count988.7

  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, West Oxfordshire 54.5West Oxfordshire: 54.5Harborough: 56.4

    56.4Harborough is higherDepends on how you count54.5

  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, West Oxfordshire 109.7West Oxfordshire: 109.7Harborough: 124.5

    124.5Harborough is higherDepends on how you count109.7

  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, West Oxfordshire 35.7West Oxfordshire: 35.7Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Harborough is higherDepends on how you count35.7

  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, West Oxfordshire 113.0West Oxfordshire: 113.0Harborough: 98.3

    98.3West Oxfordshire is higher113.0

  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, West Oxfordshire 13.6West Oxfordshire: 13.6Harborough: 15.0

    15.0Harborough is higherDepends on how you count13.6

Show the numbers
Harborough and West Oxfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureHarboroughWest OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£3,864£3,881£3,665West Oxfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,474£12,527£11,832£12,255£12,308£11,625Harborough
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,070£1,075£1,015£1,297£1,303£1,230West Oxfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,645£11,695£11,046£11,479£11,528£10,888Harborough
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£218£219£207£230£231£218West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£597£599£566£533£535£505Harborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£15£14£14£14£13Harborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£235£236£222Harborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£111£111£105West Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£65£65£61£61£61£58Harborough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£849£853£806£1,083£1,088£1,027West Oxfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£133£134£126West Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£147£148£139£146£147£139Harborough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£4.09£4.11£3.88Harborough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.49£2.50£2.36£2.48£2.49£2.35Harborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£6.01£6.03£5.70Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.3988.7Harborough
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202656.454.5Harborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.5109.7Harborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.335.7Harborough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202698.3113.0West Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.013.6Harborough

Per resident

Harborough is higher on 14 of 21 measures, and West Oxfordshire on 7. 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 West Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harborough £3,749, West Oxfordshire £3,864West Oxfordshire: £3,864Harborough: £3,749West Oxfordshire: £3,881Harborough: £3,765West Oxfordshire: £3,665Harborough: £3,556

    £3,749£3,765£3,556West Oxfordshire is higher£3,864£3,881£3,665

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harborough £2,678, West Oxfordshire £2,603West Oxfordshire: £2,603Harborough: £2,678West Oxfordshire: £2,614Harborough: £2,689West Oxfordshire: £2,469Harborough: £2,540

    £2,678£2,689£2,540Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£2,603£2,614£2,469

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harborough £639, West Oxfordshire £777West Oxfordshire: £777Harborough: £639West Oxfordshire: £780Harborough: £642West Oxfordshire: £737Harborough: £607

    £639£642£607West Oxfordshire is higher£777£780£737

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harborough £2,500, West Oxfordshire £2,438West Oxfordshire: £2,438Harborough: £2,500West Oxfordshire: £2,448Harborough: £2,510West Oxfordshire: £2,312Harborough: £2,371

    £2,500£2,510£2,371Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£2,438£2,448£2,312

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harborough £47, West Oxfordshire £49West Oxfordshire: £49Harborough: £47West Oxfordshire: £49Harborough: £47West Oxfordshire: £46Harborough: £44

    £47£47£44West Oxfordshire is higher£49£49£46

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £128, West Oxfordshire £113West Oxfordshire: £113Harborough: £128West Oxfordshire: £114Harborough: £129West Oxfordshire: £107Harborough: £122

    £128£129£122Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£113£114£107

  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, West Oxfordshire £3.00West Oxfordshire: £3.00Harborough: £3.11West Oxfordshire: £3.02Harborough: £3.12West Oxfordshire: £2.85Harborough: £2.95

    £3.11£3.12£2.95Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£3.00£3.02£2.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £263, West Oxfordshire £235West Oxfordshire: £235Harborough: £263West Oxfordshire: £236Harborough: £264West Oxfordshire: £222Harborough: £250

    £263£264£250Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£235£236£222

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harborough £77, West Oxfordshire £111West Oxfordshire: £111Harborough: £77West Oxfordshire: £111Harborough: £78West Oxfordshire: £105Harborough: £73

    £77£78£73West Oxfordshire is higher£111£111£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harborough £39, West Oxfordshire £37West Oxfordshire: £37Harborough: £39West Oxfordshire: £37Harborough: £39West Oxfordshire: £35Harborough: £37

    £39£39£37Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harborough £508, West Oxfordshire £649West Oxfordshire: £649Harborough: £508West Oxfordshire: £651Harborough: £510West Oxfordshire: £615Harborough: £481

    £508£510£481West Oxfordshire is higher£649£651£615

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harborough £83, West Oxfordshire £133West Oxfordshire: £133Harborough: £83West Oxfordshire: £134Harborough: £83West Oxfordshire: £126Harborough: £79

    £83£83£79West Oxfordshire is higher£133£134£126

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harborough £88, West Oxfordshire £88West Oxfordshire: £88Harborough: £88West Oxfordshire: £88Harborough: £88West Oxfordshire: £83Harborough: £83

    £88£88£83Harborough is higherDepends on how you count£88£88£83

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harborough £3.97, West Oxfordshire £2.45West Oxfordshire: £2.45Harborough: £3.97West Oxfordshire: £2.46Harborough: £3.99West Oxfordshire: £2.32Harborough: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Harborough is higher£2.45£2.46£2.32

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harborough £1.49, West Oxfordshire £1.49West Oxfordshire: £1.49Harborough: £1.49West Oxfordshire: £1.49Harborough: £1.49West Oxfordshire: £1.41Harborough: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41No difference to showDepends on how you count£1.49£1.49£1.41

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harborough £8.70, West Oxfordshire £6.01West Oxfordshire: £6.01Harborough: £8.70West Oxfordshire: £6.03Harborough: £8.73West Oxfordshire: £5.70Harborough: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Harborough is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 215.4, West Oxfordshire 210.0West Oxfordshire: 210.0Harborough: 215.4

    215.4Harborough is higherDepends on how you count210.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 12.1, West Oxfordshire 11.6West Oxfordshire: 11.6Harborough: 12.1

    12.1Harborough is higherDepends on how you count11.6

  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, West Oxfordshire 23.3West Oxfordshire: 23.3Harborough: 26.7

    26.7Harborough is higherDepends on how you count23.3

  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, West Oxfordshire 35.7West Oxfordshire: 35.7Harborough: 39.3

    39.3Harborough is higherDepends on how you count35.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harborough 58.8, West Oxfordshire 67.7West Oxfordshire: 67.7Harborough: 58.8

    58.8West Oxfordshire is higher67.7

  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, West Oxfordshire 8.2West Oxfordshire: 8.2Harborough: 9.0

    9.0Harborough is higherDepends on how you count8.2

Show the numbers
Harborough and West Oxfordshire, per resident
MeasureHarboroughWest OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,749£3,765£3,556£3,864£3,881£3,665West Oxfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,678£2,689£2,540£2,603£2,614£2,469Harborough
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£639£642£607£777£780£737West Oxfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,500£2,510£2,371£2,438£2,448£2,312Harborough
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£49£49£46West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£113£114£107Harborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.11£3.12£2.95£3.00£3.02£2.85Harborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£235£236£222Harborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73£111£111£105West Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£37£37£35Harborough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£508£510£481£649£651£615West Oxfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£133£134£126West Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£88£88£83Harborough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£2.45£2.46£2.32Harborough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£1.49£1.49£1.41
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£6.01£6.03£5.70Harborough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026215.4210.0Harborough
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.111.6Harborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.723.3Harborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.335.7Harborough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202658.867.7West Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.08.2Harborough

Total

Harborough is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and West Oxfordshire 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 West Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harborough £392.3m, West Oxfordshire £466.9mWest Oxfordshire: £466.9mHarborough: £392.3mWest Oxfordshire: £468.9mHarborough: £393.9mWest Oxfordshire: £442.9mHarborough: £372.1m

    £392.3m£393.9m£372.1mWest Oxfordshire is higher£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harborough £280.1m, West Oxfordshire £314.5mWest Oxfordshire: £314.5mHarborough: £280.1mWest Oxfordshire: £315.8mHarborough: £281.3mWest Oxfordshire: £298.3mHarborough: £265.7m

    £280.1m£281.3m£265.7mWest Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£314.5m£315.8m£298.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harborough £66.9m, West Oxfordshire £93.9mWest Oxfordshire: £93.9mHarborough: £66.9mWest Oxfordshire: £94.3mHarborough: £67.2mWest Oxfordshire: £89.0mHarborough: £63.5m

    £66.9m£67.2m£63.5mWest Oxfordshire is higher£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harborough £261.5m, West Oxfordshire £294.5mWest Oxfordshire: £294.5mHarborough: £261.5mWest Oxfordshire: £295.8mHarborough: £262.6mWest Oxfordshire: £279.4mHarborough: £248.1m

    £261.5m£262.6m£248.1mWest Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£294.5m£295.8m£279.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough £4.9m, West Oxfordshire £5.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mHarborough: £4.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mHarborough: £4.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.6mHarborough: £4.6m

    £4.9m£4.9m£4.6mWest Oxfordshire is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough £13.4m, West Oxfordshire £13.7mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mHarborough: £13.4mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mHarborough: £13.5mWest Oxfordshire: £13.0mHarborough: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mWest Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

  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, West Oxfordshire £0.36mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mHarborough: £0.33mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mHarborough: £0.33mWest Oxfordshire: £0.34mHarborough: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mWest Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough £27.6m, West Oxfordshire £28.3mWest Oxfordshire: £28.3mHarborough: £27.6mWest Oxfordshire: £28.5mHarborough: £27.7mWest Oxfordshire: £26.9mHarborough: £26.1m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.1mWest Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harborough £8.1m, West Oxfordshire £13.4mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mHarborough: £8.1mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mHarborough: £8.1mWest Oxfordshire: £12.7mHarborough: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.7mWest Oxfordshire is higher£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough £4.0m, West Oxfordshire £4.4mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mHarborough: £4.0mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mHarborough: £4.1mWest Oxfordshire: £4.2mHarborough: £3.8m

    £4.0m£4.1m£3.8mWest Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough £53.1m, West Oxfordshire £78.4mWest Oxfordshire: £78.4mHarborough: £53.1mWest Oxfordshire: £78.7mHarborough: £53.3mWest Oxfordshire: £74.3mHarborough: £50.4m

    £53.1m£53.3m£50.4mWest Oxfordshire is higher£78.4m£78.7m£74.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harborough £8.7m, West Oxfordshire £16.1mWest Oxfordshire: £16.1mHarborough: £8.7mWest Oxfordshire: £16.2mHarborough: £8.7mWest Oxfordshire: £15.3mHarborough: £8.2m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.2mWest Oxfordshire is higher£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harborough £9.2m, West Oxfordshire £10.6mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mHarborough: £9.2mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mHarborough: £9.2mWest Oxfordshire: £10.1mHarborough: £8.7m

    £9.2m£9.2m£8.7mWest Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harborough £0.42m, West Oxfordshire £0.30mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mHarborough: £0.42mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mHarborough: £0.42mWest Oxfordshire: £0.28mHarborough: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mHarborough is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harborough £0.16m, West Oxfordshire £0.18mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mHarborough: £0.16mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mHarborough: £0.16mWest Oxfordshire: £0.17mHarborough: £0.15m

    £0.16m£0.16m£0.15mWest Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harborough £0.91m, West Oxfordshire £0.73mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mHarborough: £0.91mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mHarborough: £0.91mWest Oxfordshire: £0.69mHarborough: £0.86m

    £0.91m£0.91m£0.86mHarborough is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harborough 22,531, West Oxfordshire 25,369West Oxfordshire: 25,369Harborough: 22,531

    22,531West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count25,369

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harborough 1,266, West Oxfordshire 1,399West Oxfordshire: 1,399Harborough: 1,266

    1,266West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,399

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harborough 2,795, West Oxfordshire 2,815West Oxfordshire: 2,815Harborough: 2,795

    2,795West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count2,815

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harborough 4,110, West Oxfordshire 4,314West Oxfordshire: 4,314Harborough: 4,110

    4,110West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count4,314

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harborough 6,147, West Oxfordshire 8,174West Oxfordshire: 8,174Harborough: 6,147

    6,147West Oxfordshire is higher8,174

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harborough 940, West Oxfordshire 987West Oxfordshire: 987Harborough: 940

    940West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count987

Show the numbers
Harborough and West Oxfordshire, total
MeasureHarboroughWest OxfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.3m£393.9m£372.1m£466.9m£468.9m£442.9mWest Oxfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m£314.5m£315.8m£298.3mWest Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£66.9m£67.2m£63.5m£93.9m£94.3m£89.0mWest Oxfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£261.5m£262.6m£248.1m£294.5m£295.8m£279.4mWest Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mWest Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mWest Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mWest Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m£28.3m£28.5m£26.9mWest Oxfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.7m£13.4m£13.4m£12.7mWest Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.0m£4.1m£3.8m£4.4m£4.4m£4.2mWest Oxfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£53.1m£53.3m£50.4m£78.4m£78.7m£74.3mWest Oxfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m£16.1m£16.2m£15.3mWest Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m£10.6m£10.6m£10.1mWest Oxfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mHarborough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m£0.18m£0.18m£0.17mWest Oxfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mHarborough
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,53125,369West Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2661,399West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7952,815West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,1104,314West Oxfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,1478,174West Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026940987West Oxfordshire

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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