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Breckland and Teignbridge
Breckland is higher than Teignbridge on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.
On 4 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
Breckland is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Teignbridge 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
Breckland Teignbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,725£4,745£4,482Teignbridge is higher£5,026£5,048£4,768
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,371£12,424£11,735Teignbridge is higher£12,494£12,547£11,851
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,763£1,770£1,672Breckland is higher£1,755£1,762£1,664
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,355£11,403£10,770Teignbridge is higher£11,438£11,486£10,849
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£327£329£311Breckland is higherDepends on how you count£326£328£310
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£668£671£634Teignbridge is higher£708£711£671
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£21£21£20Teignbridge is higher£22£22£21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£403£405£383Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£410£411£389
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Teignbridge is higher£145£145£137
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£114£114£108Breckland is higher£112£112£106
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,372£1,377£1,301Breckland is higher£1,330£1,336£1,262
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£156£157£148Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£159£160£151
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£267£268£254Teignbridge is higher£302£303£286
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.82£5.84£5.52Breckland is higher£5.75£5.77£5.45
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.45£4.47£4.22Teignbridge is higher£5.68£5.71£5.39
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.52£5.55£5.24Teignbridge is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
995.1Teignbridge is higher1,014.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
83.7Breckland is higherDepends on how you count83.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
141.1Teignbridge is higher147.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
61.2Breckland is higher61.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
168.1Breckland is higher160.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
24.7Breckland is higher24.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Breckland | Teignbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,725£4,745£4,482 | £5,026£5,048£4,768 | Teignbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,371£12,424£11,735 | £12,494£12,547£11,851 | Teignbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,763£1,770£1,672 | £1,755£1,762£1,664 | Breckland |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,355£11,403£10,770 | £11,438£11,486£10,849 | Teignbridge |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £327£329£311 | £326£328£310 | Breckland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £668£671£634 | £708£711£671 | Teignbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £21£21£20 | £22£22£21 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £403£405£383 | £410£411£389 | Teignbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £145£145£137 | Teignbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £114£114£108 | £112£112£106 | Breckland |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,372£1,377£1,301 | £1,330£1,336£1,262 | Breckland |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £156£157£148 | £159£160£151 | Teignbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £267£268£254 | £302£303£286 | Teignbridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.82£5.84£5.52 | £5.75£5.77£5.45 | Breckland |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.45£4.47£4.22 | £5.68£5.71£5.39 | Teignbridge |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.52£5.55£5.24 | £7.49£7.52£7.10 | Teignbridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 995.1 | 1,014.5 | Teignbridge |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 83.7 | 83.6 | Breckland |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 141.1 | 147.3 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 61.2 | 61.0 | Breckland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 168.1 | 160.1 | Breckland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 24.7 | 24.1 | Breckland |
Per resident
Breckland is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Teignbridge 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
Breckland Teignbridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,725£4,745£4,482Teignbridge is higher£5,026£5,048£4,768
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,014£3,027£2,859Teignbridge is higher£3,312£3,326£3,142
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,024£1,028£971Breckland is higher£993£997£942
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,767£2,778£2,624Teignbridge is higher£3,032£3,045£2,876
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£80£80£76Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£87£87£82
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£163£163£154Teignbridge is higher£188£188£178
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.18£5.20£4.91Teignbridge is higher£5.88£5.91£5.58
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£403£405£383Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£410£411£389
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Teignbridge is higher£145£145£137
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£66£66£63Breckland is higher£63£63£60
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£797£800£756Breckland is higher£753£756£714
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£156£157£148Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£159£160£151
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£155£156£147Teignbridge is higher£171£171£162
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.38£3.40£3.21Breckland is higher£3.25£3.26£3.08
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.58£2.59£2.45Teignbridge is higher£3.22£3.23£3.05
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.52£5.55£5.24Teignbridge is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
242.5Teignbridge is higher269.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.4Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count22.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
34.4Teignbridge is higher39.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
61.2Breckland is higher61.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
97.7Breckland is higher90.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.3Breckland is higher13.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Breckland | Teignbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,725£4,745£4,482 | £5,026£5,048£4,768 | Teignbridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,014£3,027£2,859 | £3,312£3,326£3,142 | Teignbridge |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,024£1,028£971 | £993£997£942 | Breckland |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,767£2,778£2,624 | £3,032£3,045£2,876 | Teignbridge |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £80£80£76 | £87£87£82 | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £163£163£154 | £188£188£178 | Teignbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.18£5.20£4.91 | £5.88£5.91£5.58 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £403£405£383 | £410£411£389 | Teignbridge |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £145£145£137 | Teignbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £66£66£63 | £63£63£60 | Breckland |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £797£800£756 | £753£756£714 | Breckland |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £156£157£148 | £159£160£151 | Teignbridge |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £155£156£147 | £171£171£162 | Teignbridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.38£3.40£3.21 | £3.25£3.26£3.08 | Breckland |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.58£2.59£2.45 | £3.22£3.23£3.05 | Teignbridge |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.52£5.55£5.24 | £7.49£7.52£7.10 | Teignbridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 242.5 | 269.0 | Teignbridge |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.4 | 22.2 | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 34.4 | 39.1 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 61.2 | 61.0 | Breckland |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 97.7 | 90.6 | Breckland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.3 | 13.6 | Breckland |
Total
Breckland is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Teignbridge 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
Breckland Teignbridge
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£693.5m£696.5m£657.8mTeignbridge is higher£695.1m£698.1m£659.4m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£442.5m£444.3m£419.7mTeignbridge is higher£458.1m£460.0m£434.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£150.3m£150.9m£142.6mBreckland is higher£137.3m£137.9m£130.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£406.1m£407.8m£385.2mTeignbridge is higher£419.3m£421.1m£397.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mTeignbridge is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mTeignbridge is higher£26.0m£26.1m£24.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mTeignbridge is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£59.2m£59.5m£56.2mBreckland is higherDepends on how you count£56.7m£56.9m£53.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mTeignbridge is higher£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mBreckland is higher£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£116.9m£117.4m£110.9mBreckland is higher£104.1m£104.5m£98.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£22.9m£23.0m£21.8mBreckland is higherDepends on how you count£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£22.8m£22.9m£21.6mTeignbridge is higher£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mBreckland is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mTeignbridge is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mTeignbridge is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
35,588Teignbridge is higher37,195
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,994Teignbridge is higherDepends on how you count3,064
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,048Teignbridge is higher5,400
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,984Breckland is higher8,434
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
14,334Breckland is higher12,531
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,105Breckland is higher1,882
Show the numbers
| Measure | Breckland | Teignbridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £693.5m£696.5m£657.8m | £695.1m£698.1m£659.4m | Teignbridge |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £442.5m£444.3m£419.7m | £458.1m£460.0m£434.5m | Teignbridge |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £150.3m£150.9m£142.6m | £137.3m£137.9m£130.3m | Breckland |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £406.1m£407.8m£385.2m | £419.3m£421.1m£397.8m | Teignbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £11.7m£11.8m£11.1m | £12.0m£12.0m£11.4m | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | £26.0m£26.1m£24.6m | Teignbridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.76m£0.76m£0.72m | £0.81m£0.82m£0.77m | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £59.2m£59.5m£56.2m | £56.7m£56.9m£53.7m | Breckland |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | £20.0m£20.1m£19.0m | Teignbridge |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.7m£9.7m£9.2m | £8.7m£8.8m£8.3m | Breckland |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £116.9m£117.4m£110.9m | £104.1m£104.5m£98.7m | Breckland |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £22.9m£23.0m£21.8m | £22.0m£22.1m£20.9m | Breckland |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £22.8m£22.9m£21.6m | £23.6m£23.7m£22.4m | Teignbridge |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.50m£0.50m£0.47m | £0.45m£0.45m£0.43m | Breckland |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | £0.44m£0.45m£0.42m | Teignbridge |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.81m£0.81m£0.77m | £1.0m£1.0m£0.98m | Teignbridge |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 35,588 | 37,195 | Teignbridge |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,994 | 3,064 | Teignbridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,048 | 5,400 | Teignbridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,984 | 8,434 | Breckland |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 14,334 | 12,531 | Breckland |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,105 | 1,882 | Breckland |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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