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Norwich and Southampton

147,119 and 260,604 residents (mid-2024).

Norwich is higher than Southampton on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 17 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Norwich is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Southampton on 6. 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

Norwich Southampton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Norwich £4,275, Southampton £3,944Southampton: £3,944Norwich: £4,275Southampton: £3,960Norwich: £4,293Southampton: £3,741Norwich: £4,055

    £4,275£4,293£4,055Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£3,944£3,960£3,741

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Norwich £12,906, Southampton £12,757Southampton: £12,757Norwich: £12,906Southampton: £12,812Norwich: £12,961Southampton: £12,101Norwich: £12,242

    £12,906£12,961£12,242Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£12,757£12,812£12,101

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Norwich £2,148, Southampton £2,092Southampton: £2,092Norwich: £2,148Southampton: £2,101Norwich: £2,157Southampton: £1,984Norwich: £2,037

    £2,148£2,157£2,037Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£2,092£2,101£1,984

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Norwich £11,426, Southampton £11,351Southampton: £11,351Norwich: £11,426Southampton: £11,400Norwich: £11,474Southampton: £10,767Norwich: £10,838

    £11,426£11,474£10,838Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£11,351£11,400£10,767

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Norwich £654, Southampton £690Southampton: £690Norwich: £654Southampton: £693Norwich: £657Southampton: £655Norwich: £621

    £654£657£621Southampton is higherDepends on how you count£690£693£655

  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: Norwich £786, Southampton £679Southampton: £679Norwich: £786Southampton: £682Norwich: £790Southampton: £645Norwich: £746

    £786£790£746Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£679£682£645

  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: Norwich £40, Southampton £36Southampton: £36Norwich: £40Southampton: £36Norwich: £40Southampton: £34Norwich: £38

    £40£40£38Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Norwich £516, Southampton £437Southampton: £437Norwich: £516Southampton: £439Norwich: £518Southampton: £415Norwich: £490

    £516£518£490Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£415

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Norwich £120, Southampton £157Southampton: £157Norwich: £120Southampton: £158Norwich: £121Southampton: £149Norwich: £114

    £120£121£114Southampton is higher£157£158£149

  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: Norwich £101, Southampton £104Southampton: £104Norwich: £101Southampton: £105Norwich: £101Southampton: £99Norwich: £96

    £101£101£96Southampton is higher£104£105£99

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Norwich £1,630, Southampton £1,728Southampton: £1,728Norwich: £1,630Southampton: £1,736Norwich: £1,637Southampton: £1,639Norwich: £1,546

    £1,630£1,637£1,546Southampton is higher£1,728£1,736£1,639

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Norwich £314, Southampton £256Southampton: £256Norwich: £314Southampton: £257Norwich: £315Southampton: £242Norwich: £298

    £314£315£298Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£242

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Norwich £402, Southampton £248Southampton: £248Norwich: £402Southampton: £249Norwich: £403Southampton: £235Norwich: £381

    £402£403£381Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Norwich £8.63, Southampton £5.63Southampton: £5.63Norwich: £8.63Southampton: £5.65Norwich: £8.67Southampton: £5.34Norwich: £8.19

    £8.63£8.67£8.19Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£5.63£5.65£5.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Norwich £6.99, Southampton £5.60Southampton: £5.60Norwich: £6.99Southampton: £5.62Norwich: £7.02Southampton: £5.31Norwich: £6.63

    £6.99£7.02£6.63Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£5.60£5.62£5.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Norwich £4.66, Southampton £4.79Southampton: £4.79Norwich: £4.66Southampton: £4.81Norwich: £4.68Southampton: £4.54Norwich: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Southampton is higher£4.79£4.81£4.54

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Norwich 1,017.0, Southampton 1,005.3Southampton: 1,005.3Norwich: 1,017.0

    1,017.0Norwich is higherDepends on how you count1,005.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Norwich 158.4, Southampton 145.8Southampton: 145.8Norwich: 158.4

    158.4Norwich is higherDepends on how you count145.8

  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: Norwich 160.2, Southampton 148.1Southampton: 148.1Norwich: 160.2

    160.2Norwich is higherDepends on how you count148.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Norwich 76.7, Southampton 66.1Southampton: 66.1Norwich: 76.7

    76.7Norwich is higherDepends on how you count66.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Norwich 217.6, Southampton 193.8Southampton: 193.8Norwich: 217.6

    217.6Norwich is higherDepends on how you count193.8

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Norwich 22.1, Southampton 23.4Southampton: 23.4Norwich: 22.1

    22.1Southampton is higher23.4

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Norwich and Southampton, per person in the age group
MeasureNorwichSouthamptonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,293£4,055£3,944£3,960£3,741Norwich
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,906£12,961£12,242£12,757£12,812£12,101Norwich
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,148£2,157£2,037£2,092£2,101£1,984Norwich
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,426£11,474£10,838£11,351£11,400£10,767Norwich
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£654£657£621£690£693£655Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£786£790£746£679£682£645Norwich
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£40£40£38£36£36£34Norwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£516£518£490£437£439£415Norwich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£157£158£149Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96£104£105£99Southampton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,630£1,637£1,546£1,728£1,736£1,639Southampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£314£315£298£256£257£242Norwich
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£402£403£381£248£249£235Norwich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.63£8.67£8.19£5.63£5.65£5.34Norwich
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.99£7.02£6.63£5.60£5.62£5.31Norwich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£4.79£4.81£4.54Southampton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,017.01,005.3Norwich
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.4145.8Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.2148.1Norwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202676.766.1Norwich
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026217.6193.8Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.123.4Southampton

Per resident

Norwich is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Southampton on 5. 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

Norwich Southampton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Norwich £4,275, Southampton £3,944Southampton: £3,944Norwich: £4,275Southampton: £3,960Norwich: £4,293Southampton: £3,741Norwich: £4,055

    £4,275£4,293£4,055Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£3,944£3,960£3,741

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Norwich £1,828, Southampton £1,637Southampton: £1,637Norwich: £1,828Southampton: £1,644Norwich: £1,835Southampton: £1,553Norwich: £1,734

    £1,828£1,835£1,734Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£1,637£1,644£1,553

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Norwich £1,493, Southampton £1,451Southampton: £1,451Norwich: £1,493Southampton: £1,457Norwich: £1,499Southampton: £1,376Norwich: £1,416

    £1,493£1,499£1,416Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£1,451£1,457£1,376

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Norwich £1,618, Southampton £1,457Southampton: £1,457Norwich: £1,618Southampton: £1,463Norwich: £1,625Southampton: £1,382Norwich: £1,535

    £1,618£1,625£1,535Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£1,457£1,463£1,382

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Norwich £93, Southampton £89Southampton: £89Norwich: £93Southampton: £89Norwich: £93Southampton: £84Norwich: £88

    £93£93£88Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Norwich £111, Southampton £87Southampton: £87Norwich: £111Southampton: £88Norwich: £112Southampton: £83Norwich: £106

    £111£112£106Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£87£88£83

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Norwich £5.62, Southampton £4.66Southampton: £4.66Norwich: £5.62Southampton: £4.68Norwich: £5.64Southampton: £4.42Norwich: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£4.66£4.68£4.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Norwich £516, Southampton £437Southampton: £437Norwich: £516Southampton: £439Norwich: £518Southampton: £415Norwich: £490

    £516£518£490Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£415

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Norwich £120, Southampton £157Southampton: £157Norwich: £120Southampton: £158Norwich: £121Southampton: £149Norwich: £114

    £120£121£114Southampton is higher£157£158£149

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Norwich £70, Southampton £72Southampton: £72Norwich: £70Southampton: £73Norwich: £70Southampton: £69Norwich: £66

    £70£70£66Southampton is higher£72£73£69

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Norwich £1,133, Southampton £1,199Southampton: £1,199Norwich: £1,133Southampton: £1,204Norwich: £1,137Southampton: £1,137Norwich: £1,074

    £1,133£1,137£1,074Southampton is higher£1,199£1,204£1,137

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Norwich £314, Southampton £256Southampton: £256Norwich: £314Southampton: £257Norwich: £315Southampton: £242Norwich: £298

    £314£315£298Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£242

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Norwich £279, Southampton £172Southampton: £172Norwich: £279Southampton: £173Norwich: £280Southampton: £163Norwich: £265

    £279£280£265Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Norwich £6.01, Southampton £3.91Southampton: £3.91Norwich: £6.01Southampton: £3.93Norwich: £6.03Southampton: £3.71Norwich: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£3.91£3.93£3.71

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Norwich £4.86, Southampton £3.88Southampton: £3.88Norwich: £4.86Southampton: £3.90Norwich: £4.88Southampton: £3.68Norwich: £4.61

    £4.86£4.88£4.61Norwich is higherDepends on how you count£3.88£3.90£3.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Norwich £4.66, Southampton £4.79Southampton: £4.79Norwich: £4.66Southampton: £4.81Norwich: £4.68Southampton: £4.54Norwich: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Southampton is higher£4.79£4.81£4.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Norwich 144.0, Southampton 129.0Southampton: 129.0Norwich: 144.0

    144.0Norwich is higherDepends on how you count129.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Norwich 22.4, Southampton 18.7Southampton: 18.7Norwich: 22.4

    22.4Norwich is higherDepends on how you count18.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Norwich 22.7, Southampton 19.0Southampton: 19.0Norwich: 22.7

    22.7Norwich is higherDepends on how you count19.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Norwich 76.7, Southampton 66.1Southampton: 66.1Norwich: 76.7

    76.7Norwich is higherDepends on how you count66.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Norwich 151.2, Southampton 134.5Southampton: 134.5Norwich: 151.2

    151.2Norwich is higherDepends on how you count134.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Norwich 15.4, Southampton 16.3Southampton: 16.3Norwich: 15.4

    15.4Southampton is higher16.3

Show the numbers
Norwich and Southampton, per resident
MeasureNorwichSouthamptonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,275£4,293£4,055£3,944£3,960£3,741Norwich
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,828£1,835£1,734£1,637£1,644£1,553Norwich
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,493£1,499£1,416£1,451£1,457£1,376Norwich
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,618£1,625£1,535£1,457£1,463£1,382Norwich
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88£89£89£84Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£87£88£83Norwich
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£4.66£4.68£4.42Norwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£516£518£490£437£439£415Norwich
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£157£158£149Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£72£73£69Southampton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,133£1,137£1,074£1,199£1,204£1,137Southampton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£314£315£298£256£257£242Norwich
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£279£280£265£172£173£163Norwich
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£3.91£3.93£3.71Norwich
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.86£4.88£4.61£3.88£3.90£3.68Norwich
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£4.79£4.81£4.54Southampton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026144.0129.0Norwich
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.418.7Norwich
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.719.0Norwich
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202676.766.1Norwich
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.2134.5Norwich
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.416.3Southampton

Total

Norwich is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Southampton on 22. 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

Norwich Southampton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Norwich £629.0m, Southampton £1.0bnSouthampton: £1.0bnNorwich: £629.0mSouthampton: £1.0bnNorwich: £631.7mSouthampton: £974.8mNorwich: £596.6m

    £629.0m£631.7m£596.6mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£1.0bn£1.0bn£974.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Norwich £268.9m, Southampton £426.7mSouthampton: £426.7mNorwich: £268.9mSouthampton: £428.6mNorwich: £270.0mSouthampton: £404.8mNorwich: £255.1m

    £268.9m£270.0m£255.1mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£426.7m£428.6m£404.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Norwich £219.6m, Southampton £378.2mSouthampton: £378.2mNorwich: £219.6mSouthampton: £379.8mNorwich: £220.5mSouthampton: £358.7mNorwich: £208.3m

    £219.6m£220.5m£208.3mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£378.2m£379.8m£358.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Norwich £238.0m, Southampton £379.7mSouthampton: £379.7mNorwich: £238.0mSouthampton: £381.3mNorwich: £239.1mSouthampton: £360.2mNorwich: £225.8m

    £238.0m£239.1m£225.8mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£379.7m£381.3m£360.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Norwich £13.6m, Southampton £23.1mSouthampton: £23.1mNorwich: £13.6mSouthampton: £23.2mNorwich: £13.7mSouthampton: £21.9mNorwich: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Norwich £16.4m, Southampton £22.7mSouthampton: £22.7mNorwich: £16.4mSouthampton: £22.8mNorwich: £16.5mSouthampton: £21.6mNorwich: £15.5m

    £16.4m£16.5m£15.5mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Norwich £0.83m, Southampton £1.2mSouthampton: £1.2mNorwich: £0.83mSouthampton: £1.2mNorwich: £0.83mSouthampton: £1.2mNorwich: £0.78m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.78mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£1.2m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Norwich £75.9m, Southampton £113.9mSouthampton: £113.9mNorwich: £75.9mSouthampton: £114.4mNorwich: £76.3mSouthampton: £108.1mNorwich: £72.0m

    £75.9m£76.3m£72.0mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£113.9m£114.4m£108.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Norwich £17.7m, Southampton £41.0mSouthampton: £41.0mNorwich: £17.7mSouthampton: £41.2mNorwich: £17.7mSouthampton: £38.9mNorwich: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.7m£16.8mSouthampton is higher£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Norwich £10.3m, Southampton £18.9mSouthampton: £18.9mNorwich: £10.3mSouthampton: £19.0mNorwich: £10.3mSouthampton: £17.9mNorwich: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mSouthampton is higher£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Norwich £166.6m, Southampton £312.4mSouthampton: £312.4mNorwich: £166.6mSouthampton: £313.8mNorwich: £167.3mSouthampton: £296.4mNorwich: £158.1m

    £166.6m£167.3m£158.1mSouthampton is higher£312.4m£313.8m£296.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Norwich £46.2m, Southampton £66.6mSouthampton: £66.6mNorwich: £46.2mSouthampton: £66.9mNorwich: £46.4mSouthampton: £63.2mNorwich: £43.8m

    £46.2m£46.4m£43.8mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£66.6m£66.9m£63.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Norwich £41.1m, Southampton £44.8mSouthampton: £44.8mNorwich: £41.1mSouthampton: £45.0mNorwich: £41.2mSouthampton: £42.5mNorwich: £39.0m

    £41.1m£41.2m£39.0mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£44.8m£45.0m£42.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Norwich £0.88m, Southampton £1.0mSouthampton: £1.0mNorwich: £0.88mSouthampton: £1.0mNorwich: £0.89mSouthampton: £0.97mNorwich: £0.84m

    £0.88m£0.89m£0.84mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Norwich £0.71m, Southampton £1.0mSouthampton: £1.0mNorwich: £0.71mSouthampton: £1.0mNorwich: £0.72mSouthampton: £0.96mNorwich: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mSouthampton is higherDepends on how you count£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Norwich £0.68m, Southampton £1.2mSouthampton: £1.2mNorwich: £0.68mSouthampton: £1.3mNorwich: £0.69mSouthampton: £1.2mNorwich: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mSouthampton is higher£1.2m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Norwich 21,189, Southampton 33,626Southampton: 33,626Norwich: 21,189

    21,189Southampton is higherDepends on how you count33,626

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Norwich 3,299, Southampton 4,877Southampton: 4,877Norwich: 3,299

    3,299Southampton is higherDepends on how you count4,877

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Norwich 3,338, Southampton 4,953Southampton: 4,953Norwich: 3,338

    3,338Southampton is higherDepends on how you count4,953

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Norwich 11,283, Southampton 17,220Southampton: 17,220Norwich: 11,283

    11,283Southampton is higherDepends on how you count17,220

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Norwich 22,250, Southampton 35,041Southampton: 35,041Norwich: 22,250

    22,250Southampton is higherDepends on how you count35,041

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Norwich 2,264, Southampton 4,235Southampton: 4,235Norwich: 2,264

    2,264Southampton is higher4,235

Show the numbers
Norwich and Southampton, total
MeasureNorwichSouthamptonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£629.0m£631.7m£596.6m£1.0bn£1.0bn£974.8mSouthampton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£268.9m£270.0m£255.1m£426.7m£428.6m£404.8mSouthampton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£219.6m£220.5m£208.3m£378.2m£379.8m£358.7mSouthampton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£238.0m£239.1m£225.8m£379.7m£381.3m£360.2mSouthampton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mSouthampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.4m£16.5m£15.5m£22.7m£22.8m£21.6mSouthampton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m£1.2mSouthampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£75.9m£76.3m£72.0m£113.9m£114.4m£108.1mSouthampton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.7m£16.8m£41.0m£41.2m£38.9mSouthampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£18.9m£19.0m£17.9mSouthampton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£166.6m£167.3m£158.1m£312.4m£313.8m£296.4mSouthampton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m£66.6m£66.9m£63.2mSouthampton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£41.1m£41.2m£39.0m£44.8m£45.0m£42.5mSouthampton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mSouthampton
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£1.0m£1.0m£0.96mSouthampton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£1.2m£1.3m£1.2mSouthampton
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,18933,626Southampton
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,2994,877Southampton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3384,953Southampton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,28317,220Southampton
Universal Credittotal, May 202622,25035,041Southampton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2644,235Southampton

Sources

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

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