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Oxford and Exeter

167,827 and 139,007 residents (mid-2024).

Oxford is higher than Exeter on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Oxford is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 19. 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

Oxford Exeter

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Oxford £2,878, Exeter £3,690Exeter: £3,690Oxford: £2,878Exeter: £3,706Oxford: £2,890Exeter: £3,500Oxford: £2,730

    £2,878£2,890£2,730Exeter is higher£3,690£3,706£3,500

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £11,936, Exeter £12,441Exeter: £12,441Oxford: £11,936Exeter: £12,494Oxford: £11,987Exeter: £11,801Oxford: £11,322

    £11,936£11,987£11,322Exeter is higher£12,441£12,494£11,801

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £1,274, Exeter £1,467Exeter: £1,467Oxford: £1,274Exeter: £1,473Oxford: £1,279Exeter: £1,391Oxford: £1,208

    £1,274£1,279£1,208Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£1,467£1,473£1,391

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £10,751, Exeter £11,341Exeter: £11,341Oxford: £10,751Exeter: £11,389Oxford: £10,797Exeter: £10,758Oxford: £10,198

    £10,751£10,797£10,198Exeter is higher£11,341£11,389£10,758

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £577, Exeter £409Exeter: £409Oxford: £577Exeter: £411Oxford: £580Exeter: £388Oxford: £548

    £577£580£548Oxford is higher£409£411£388

  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: Oxford £581, Exeter £664Exeter: £664Oxford: £581Exeter: £667Oxford: £584Exeter: £630Oxford: £552

    £581£584£552Exeter is higher£664£667£630

  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: Oxford £26, Exeter £26Exeter: £26Oxford: £26Exeter: £26Oxford: £26Exeter: £25Oxford: £25

    £26£26£25Exeter is higher£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £248, Exeter £393Exeter: £393Oxford: £248Exeter: £394Oxford: £249Exeter: £373Oxford: £236

    £248£249£236Exeter is higher£393£394£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £94, Exeter £127Exeter: £127Oxford: £94Exeter: £128Oxford: £95Exeter: £121Oxford: £89

    £94£95£89Exeter is higher£127£128£121

  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: Oxford £53, Exeter £70Exeter: £70Oxford: £53Exeter: £70Oxford: £53Exeter: £66Oxford: £50

    £53£53£50Exeter is higher£70£70£66

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £1,049, Exeter £1,103Exeter: £1,103Oxford: £1,049Exeter: £1,108Oxford: £1,053Exeter: £1,047Oxford: £995

    £1,049£1,053£995Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£1,103£1,108£1,047

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Oxford £253, Exeter £223Exeter: £223Oxford: £253Exeter: £224Oxford: £254Exeter: £212Oxford: £240

    £253£254£240Oxford is higher£223£224£212

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £164, Exeter £285Exeter: £285Oxford: £164Exeter: £286Oxford: £165Exeter: £270Oxford: £156

    £164£165£156Exeter is higher£285£286£270

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £4.08, Exeter £4.67Exeter: £4.67Oxford: £4.08Exeter: £4.69Oxford: £4.10Exeter: £4.43Oxford: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£4.67£4.69£4.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £3.87, Exeter £3.95Exeter: £3.95Oxford: £3.87Exeter: £3.97Oxford: £3.89Exeter: £3.75Oxford: £3.67

    £3.87£3.89£3.67Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£3.95£3.97£3.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Oxford £4.83, Exeter £4.68Exeter: £4.68Oxford: £4.83Exeter: £4.70Oxford: £4.85Exeter: £4.44Oxford: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Oxford is higher£4.68£4.70£4.44

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Oxford 958.4, Exeter 1,007.1Exeter: 1,007.1Oxford: 958.4

    958.4Exeter is higher1,007.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Oxford 105.4, Exeter 105.8Exeter: 105.8Oxford: 105.4

    105.4Exeter is higher105.8

  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: Oxford 120.0, Exeter 139.9Exeter: 139.9Oxford: 120.0

    120.0Exeter is higher139.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 37.7, Exeter 57.8Exeter: 57.8Oxford: 37.7

    37.7Exeter is higher57.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Oxford 115.5, Exeter 136.8Exeter: 136.8Oxford: 115.5

    115.5Exeter is higherDepends on how you count136.8

  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: Oxford 11.9, Exeter 15.2Exeter: 15.2Oxford: 11.9

    11.9Exeter is higher15.2

Show the numbers
Oxford and Exeter, per person in the age group
MeasureOxfordExeterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,878£2,890£2,730£3,690£3,706£3,500Exeter
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,936£11,987£11,322£12,441£12,494£11,801Exeter
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,274£1,279£1,208£1,467£1,473£1,391Exeter
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,751£10,797£10,198£11,341£11,389£10,758Exeter
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£580£548£409£411£388Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£581£584£552£664£667£630Exeter
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£26£26£25Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£236£393£394£373Exeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£127£128£121Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£53£53£50£70£70£66Exeter
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,049£1,053£995£1,103£1,108£1,047Exeter
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£223£224£212Oxford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£164£165£156£285£286£270Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£4.67£4.69£4.43Exeter
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.87£3.89£3.67£3.95£3.97£3.75Exeter
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£4.68£4.70£4.44Oxford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026958.41,007.1Exeter
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.4105.8Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.0139.9Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.757.8Exeter
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026115.5136.8Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202611.915.2Exeter

Per resident

Oxford is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 17. 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

Oxford Exeter

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Oxford £2,878, Exeter £3,690Exeter: £3,690Oxford: £2,878Exeter: £3,706Oxford: £2,890Exeter: £3,500Oxford: £2,730

    £2,878£2,890£2,730Exeter is higher£3,690£3,706£3,500

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Oxford £1,345, Exeter £1,923Exeter: £1,923Oxford: £1,345Exeter: £1,931Oxford: £1,351Exeter: £1,824Oxford: £1,276

    £1,345£1,351£1,276Exeter is higher£1,923£1,931£1,824

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Oxford £932, Exeter £1,019Exeter: £1,019Oxford: £932Exeter: £1,024Oxford: £936Exeter: £967Oxford: £884

    £932£936£884Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£1,019£1,024£967

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Oxford £1,212, Exeter £1,753Exeter: £1,753Oxford: £1,212Exeter: £1,760Oxford: £1,217Exeter: £1,662Oxford: £1,149

    £1,212£1,217£1,149Exeter is higher£1,753£1,760£1,662

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Oxford £65, Exeter £63Exeter: £63Oxford: £65Exeter: £63Oxford: £65Exeter: £60Oxford: £62

    £65£65£62Oxford is higher£63£63£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £66, Exeter £103Exeter: £103Oxford: £66Exeter: £103Oxford: £66Exeter: £97Oxford: £62

    £66£66£62Exeter is higher£103£103£97

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Oxford £2.95, Exeter £4.06Exeter: £4.06Oxford: £2.95Exeter: £4.08Oxford: £2.96Exeter: £3.85Oxford: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80Exeter is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £248, Exeter £393Exeter: £393Oxford: £248Exeter: £394Oxford: £249Exeter: £373Oxford: £236

    £248£249£236Exeter is higher£393£394£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £94, Exeter £127Exeter: £127Oxford: £94Exeter: £128Oxford: £95Exeter: £121Oxford: £89

    £94£95£89Exeter is higher£127£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Oxford £39, Exeter £49Exeter: £49Oxford: £39Exeter: £49Oxford: £39Exeter: £46Oxford: £37

    £39£39£37Exeter is higher£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Oxford £767, Exeter £767Exeter: £767Oxford: £767Exeter: £770Oxford: £770Exeter: £727Oxford: £728

    £767£770£728Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£767£770£727

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Oxford £253, Exeter £223Exeter: £223Oxford: £253Exeter: £224Oxford: £254Exeter: £212Oxford: £240

    £253£254£240Oxford is higher£223£224£212

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Oxford £120, Exeter £198Exeter: £198Oxford: £120Exeter: £199Oxford: £121Exeter: £188Oxford: £114

    £120£121£114Exeter is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Oxford £2.98, Exeter £3.25Exeter: £3.25Oxford: £2.98Exeter: £3.26Oxford: £3.00Exeter: £3.08Oxford: £2.83

    £2.98£3.00£2.83Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£3.25£3.26£3.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Oxford £2.83, Exeter £2.74Exeter: £2.74Oxford: £2.83Exeter: £2.75Oxford: £2.84Exeter: £2.60Oxford: £2.68

    £2.83£2.84£2.68Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£2.74£2.75£2.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Oxford £4.83, Exeter £4.68Exeter: £4.68Oxford: £4.83Exeter: £4.70Oxford: £4.85Exeter: £4.44Oxford: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Oxford is higher£4.68£4.70£4.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 108.0, Exeter 155.6Exeter: 155.6Oxford: 108.0

    108.0Exeter is higher155.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 11.9, Exeter 16.4Exeter: 16.4Oxford: 11.9

    11.9Exeter is higher16.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 13.5, Exeter 21.6Exeter: 21.6Oxford: 13.5

    13.5Exeter is higher21.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 37.7, Exeter 57.8Exeter: 57.8Oxford: 37.7

    37.7Exeter is higher57.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 84.5, Exeter 95.1Exeter: 95.1Oxford: 84.5

    84.5Exeter is higherDepends on how you count95.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 8.7, Exeter 10.6Exeter: 10.6Oxford: 8.7

    8.7Exeter is higher10.6

Show the numbers
Oxford and Exeter, per resident
MeasureOxfordExeterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,878£2,890£2,730£3,690£3,706£3,500Exeter
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,345£1,351£1,276£1,923£1,931£1,824Exeter
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£932£936£884£1,019£1,024£967Exeter
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,212£1,217£1,149£1,753£1,760£1,662Exeter
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£65£62£63£63£60Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£66£66£62£103£103£97Exeter
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£4.06£4.08£3.85Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£236£393£394£373Exeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£127£128£121Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£49£49£46Exeter
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£767£770£728£767£770£727Oxford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£223£224£212Oxford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£198£199£188Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£3.25£3.26£3.08Exeter
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.83£2.84£2.68£2.74£2.75£2.60Oxford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£4.68£4.70£4.44Oxford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026108.0155.6Exeter
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.916.4Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.521.6Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.757.8Exeter
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.595.1Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.710.6Exeter

Total

Oxford is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 14. 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

Oxford Exeter

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Oxford £483.0m, Exeter £512.9mExeter: £512.9mOxford: £483.0mExeter: £515.1mOxford: £485.0mExeter: £486.5mOxford: £458.1m

    £483.0m£485.0m£458.1mExeter is higher£512.9m£515.1m£486.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Oxford £225.8m, Exeter £267.2mExeter: £267.2mOxford: £225.8mExeter: £268.4mOxford: £226.8mExeter: £253.5mOxford: £214.2m

    £225.8m£226.8m£214.2mExeter is higher£267.2m£268.4m£253.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Oxford £156.4m, Exeter £141.7mExeter: £141.7mOxford: £156.4mExeter: £142.3mOxford: £157.0mExeter: £134.4mOxford: £148.3m

    £156.4m£157.0m£148.3mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£141.7m£142.3m£134.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Oxford £203.4m, Exeter £243.6mExeter: £243.6mOxford: £203.4mExeter: £244.7mOxford: £204.2mExeter: £231.1mOxford: £192.9m

    £203.4m£204.2m£192.9mExeter is higher£243.6m£244.7m£231.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Oxford £10.9m, Exeter £8.8mExeter: £8.8mOxford: £10.9mExeter: £8.8mOxford: £11.0mExeter: £8.3mOxford: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mOxford is higher£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Oxford £11.0m, Exeter £14.3mExeter: £14.3mOxford: £11.0mExeter: £14.3mOxford: £11.0mExeter: £13.5mOxford: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mExeter is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Oxford £0.50m, Exeter £0.56mExeter: £0.56mOxford: £0.50mExeter: £0.57mOxford: £0.50mExeter: £0.53mOxford: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mExeter is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Oxford £41.7m, Exeter £54.6mExeter: £54.6mOxford: £41.7mExeter: £54.8mOxford: £41.9mExeter: £51.8mOxford: £39.5m

    £41.7m£41.9m£39.5mExeter is higher£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Oxford £15.8m, Exeter £17.7mExeter: £17.7mOxford: £15.8mExeter: £17.8mOxford: £15.9mExeter: £16.8mOxford: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mExeter is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Oxford £6.5m, Exeter £6.8mExeter: £6.8mOxford: £6.5mExeter: £6.8mOxford: £6.5mExeter: £6.4mOxford: £6.2m

    £6.5m£6.5m£6.2mExeter is higher£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Oxford £128.8m, Exeter £106.6mExeter: £106.6mOxford: £128.8mExeter: £107.1mOxford: £129.3mExeter: £101.1mOxford: £122.1m

    £128.8m£129.3m£122.1mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£106.6m£107.1m£101.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Oxford £42.5m, Exeter £31.0mExeter: £31.0mOxford: £42.5mExeter: £31.2mOxford: £42.7mExeter: £29.4mOxford: £40.3m

    £42.5m£42.7m£40.3mOxford is higher£31.0m£31.2m£29.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Oxford £20.2m, Exeter £27.5mExeter: £27.5mOxford: £20.2mExeter: £27.6mOxford: £20.2mExeter: £26.1mOxford: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.2m£19.1mExeter is higher£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Oxford £0.50m, Exeter £0.45mExeter: £0.45mOxford: £0.50mExeter: £0.45mOxford: £0.50mExeter: £0.43mOxford: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Oxford £0.47m, Exeter £0.38mExeter: £0.38mOxford: £0.47mExeter: £0.38mOxford: £0.48mExeter: £0.36mOxford: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Oxford £0.81m, Exeter £0.65mExeter: £0.65mOxford: £0.81mExeter: £0.65mOxford: £0.81mExeter: £0.62mOxford: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mOxford is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Oxford 18,130, Exeter 21,634Exeter: 21,634Oxford: 18,130

    18,130Exeter is higher21,634

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Oxford 1,994, Exeter 2,273Exeter: 2,273Oxford: 1,994

    1,994Exeter is higher2,273

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Oxford 2,269, Exeter 3,005Exeter: 3,005Oxford: 2,269

    2,269Exeter is higher3,005

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Oxford 6,331, Exeter 8,027Exeter: 8,027Oxford: 6,331

    6,331Exeter is higher8,027

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Oxford 14,179, Exeter 13,219Exeter: 13,219Oxford: 14,179

    14,179Oxford is higherDepends on how you count13,219

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Oxford 1,463, Exeter 1,472Exeter: 1,472Oxford: 1,463

    1,463Exeter is higher1,472

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Oxford and Exeter, total
MeasureOxfordExeterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£483.0m£485.0m£458.1m£512.9m£515.1m£486.5mExeter
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.8m£226.8m£214.2m£267.2m£268.4m£253.5mExeter
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£156.4m£157.0m£148.3m£141.7m£142.3m£134.4mOxford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.4m£204.2m£192.9m£243.6m£244.7m£231.1mExeter
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mOxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mExeter
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mExeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.7m£41.9m£39.5m£54.6m£54.8m£51.8mExeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mExeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mExeter
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£128.8m£129.3m£122.1m£106.6m£107.1m£101.1mOxford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£42.5m£42.7m£40.3m£31.0m£31.2m£29.4mOxford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m£27.5m£27.6m£26.1mExeter
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mOxford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mOxford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mOxford
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,13021,634Exeter
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9942,273Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2693,005Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3318,027Exeter
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,17913,219Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4631,472Exeter

Sources

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

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