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Oxford and Welwyn Hatfield

167,827 and 123,051 residents (mid-2024).

Oxford is higher than Welwyn Hatfield on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 15 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 Welwyn Hatfield 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 Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Oxford £2,878, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Oxford: £2,878Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Oxford: £2,890Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Oxford: £2,730

    £2,878£2,890£2,730Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,837£3,624

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £11,936, Welwyn Hatfield £12,992Welwyn Hatfield: £12,992Oxford: £11,936Welwyn Hatfield: £13,047Oxford: £11,987Welwyn Hatfield: £12,323Oxford: £11,322

    £11,936£11,987£11,322Welwyn Hatfield is higher£12,992£13,047£12,323

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £1,274, Welwyn Hatfield £1,725Welwyn Hatfield: £1,725Oxford: £1,274Welwyn Hatfield: £1,733Oxford: £1,279Welwyn Hatfield: £1,636Oxford: £1,208

    £1,274£1,279£1,208Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,725£1,733£1,636

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £10,751, Welwyn Hatfield £11,842Welwyn Hatfield: £11,842Oxford: £10,751Welwyn Hatfield: £11,892Oxford: £10,797Welwyn Hatfield: £11,232Oxford: £10,198

    £10,751£10,797£10,198Welwyn Hatfield is higher£11,842£11,892£11,232

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Oxford £577, Welwyn Hatfield £411Welwyn Hatfield: £411Oxford: £577Welwyn Hatfield: £412Oxford: £580Welwyn Hatfield: £390Oxford: £548

    £577£580£548Oxford is higher£411£412£390

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £717Welwyn Hatfield: £717Oxford: £581Welwyn Hatfield: £721Oxford: £584Welwyn Hatfield: £681Oxford: £552

    £581£584£552Welwyn Hatfield is higher£717£721£681

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £22Welwyn Hatfield: £22Oxford: £26Welwyn Hatfield: £22Oxford: £26Welwyn Hatfield: £21Oxford: £25

    £26£26£25Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £248, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Oxford: £248Welwyn Hatfield: £337Oxford: £249Welwyn Hatfield: £319Oxford: £236

    £248£249£236Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £94, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Oxford: £94Welwyn Hatfield: £117Oxford: £95Welwyn Hatfield: £110Oxford: £89

    £94£95£89Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £78Welwyn Hatfield: £78Oxford: £53Welwyn Hatfield: £78Oxford: £53Welwyn Hatfield: £74Oxford: £50

    £53£53£50Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £1,049, Welwyn Hatfield £1,425Welwyn Hatfield: £1,425Oxford: £1,049Welwyn Hatfield: £1,431Oxford: £1,053Welwyn Hatfield: £1,352Oxford: £995

    £1,049£1,053£995Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,425£1,431£1,352

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Oxford £253, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Oxford: £253Welwyn Hatfield: £257Oxford: £254Welwyn Hatfield: £243Oxford: £240

    £253£254£240Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £164, Welwyn Hatfield £210Welwyn Hatfield: £210Oxford: £164Welwyn Hatfield: £211Oxford: £165Welwyn Hatfield: £199Oxford: £156

    £164£165£156Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£210£211£199

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £4.08, Welwyn Hatfield £6.88Welwyn Hatfield: £6.88Oxford: £4.08Welwyn Hatfield: £6.91Oxford: £4.10Welwyn Hatfield: £6.53Oxford: £3.87

    £4.08£4.10£3.87Welwyn Hatfield is higher£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Oxford £3.87, Welwyn Hatfield £4.83Welwyn Hatfield: £4.83Oxford: £3.87Welwyn Hatfield: £4.85Oxford: £3.89Welwyn Hatfield: £4.58Oxford: £3.67

    £3.87£3.89£3.67Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Oxford £4.83, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Oxford: £4.83Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Oxford: £4.85Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Oxford: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.78£5.80£5.48

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 1,010.0Welwyn Hatfield: 1,010.0Oxford: 958.4

    958.4Welwyn Hatfield is higher1,010.0

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 87.3Welwyn Hatfield: 87.3Oxford: 105.4

    105.4Oxford is higherDepends on how you count87.3

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 147.8Welwyn Hatfield: 147.8Oxford: 120.0

    120.0Welwyn Hatfield is higher147.8

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Oxford: 37.7

    37.7Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count51.4

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 152.7Welwyn Hatfield: 152.7Oxford: 115.5

    115.5Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count152.7

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 17.5Welwyn Hatfield: 17.5Oxford: 11.9

    11.9Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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Oxford and Welwyn Hatfield, per person in the age group
MeasureOxfordWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,878£2,890£2,730£3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,936£11,987£11,322£12,992£13,047£12,323Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,274£1,279£1,208£1,725£1,733£1,636Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,751£10,797£10,198£11,842£11,892£11,232Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£580£548£411£412£390Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£581£584£552£717£721£681Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£25£22£22£21Oxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£236£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£116£117£110Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£53£53£50£78£78£74Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,049£1,053£995£1,425£1,431£1,352Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£164£165£156£210£211£199Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.08£4.10£3.87£6.88£6.91£6.53Welwyn Hatfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.87£3.89£3.67£4.83£4.85£4.58Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£5.78£5.80£5.48Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026958.41,010.0Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.487.3Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.0147.8Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.751.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026115.5152.7Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202611.917.5Welwyn Hatfield

Per resident

Oxford is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 21. 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 Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Oxford £2,878, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Oxford: £2,878Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Oxford: £2,890Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Oxford: £2,730

    £2,878£2,890£2,730Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,837£3,624

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Oxford £1,345, Welwyn Hatfield £1,976Welwyn Hatfield: £1,976Oxford: £1,345Welwyn Hatfield: £1,984Oxford: £1,351Welwyn Hatfield: £1,874Oxford: £1,276

    £1,345£1,351£1,276Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,976£1,984£1,874

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Oxford £932, Welwyn Hatfield £1,130Welwyn Hatfield: £1,130Oxford: £932Welwyn Hatfield: £1,135Oxford: £936Welwyn Hatfield: £1,072Oxford: £884

    £932£936£884Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,130£1,135£1,072

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Oxford £1,212, Welwyn Hatfield £1,801Welwyn Hatfield: £1,801Oxford: £1,212Welwyn Hatfield: £1,809Oxford: £1,217Welwyn Hatfield: £1,708Oxford: £1,149

    £1,212£1,217£1,149Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,801£1,809£1,708

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Oxford £65, Welwyn Hatfield £62Welwyn Hatfield: £62Oxford: £65Welwyn Hatfield: £63Oxford: £65Welwyn Hatfield: £59Oxford: £62

    £65£65£62Oxford is higher£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £66, Welwyn Hatfield £109Welwyn Hatfield: £109Oxford: £66Welwyn Hatfield: £110Oxford: £66Welwyn Hatfield: £104Oxford: £62

    £66£66£62Welwyn Hatfield is higher£109£110£104

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £3.32Welwyn Hatfield: £3.32Oxford: £2.95Welwyn Hatfield: £3.34Oxford: £2.96Welwyn Hatfield: £3.15Oxford: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.32£3.34£3.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £248, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Oxford: £248Welwyn Hatfield: £337Oxford: £249Welwyn Hatfield: £319Oxford: £236

    £248£249£236Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Oxford £94, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Oxford: £94Welwyn Hatfield: £117Oxford: £95Welwyn Hatfield: £110Oxford: £89

    £94£95£89Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Oxford £39, Welwyn Hatfield £51Welwyn Hatfield: £51Oxford: £39Welwyn Hatfield: £51Oxford: £39Welwyn Hatfield: £49Oxford: £37

    £39£39£37Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Oxford £767, Welwyn Hatfield £934Welwyn Hatfield: £934Oxford: £767Welwyn Hatfield: £938Oxford: £770Welwyn Hatfield: £886Oxford: £728

    £767£770£728Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£934£938£886

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Oxford £253, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Oxford: £253Welwyn Hatfield: £257Oxford: £254Welwyn Hatfield: £243Oxford: £240

    £253£254£240Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Oxford £120, Welwyn Hatfield £138Welwyn Hatfield: £138Oxford: £120Welwyn Hatfield: £138Oxford: £121Welwyn Hatfield: £131Oxford: £114

    £120£121£114Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Oxford £2.98, Welwyn Hatfield £4.51Welwyn Hatfield: £4.51Oxford: £2.98Welwyn Hatfield: £4.53Oxford: £3.00Welwyn Hatfield: £4.28Oxford: £2.83

    £2.98£3.00£2.83Welwyn Hatfield is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Oxford £2.83, Welwyn Hatfield £3.16Welwyn Hatfield: £3.16Oxford: £2.83Welwyn Hatfield: £3.18Oxford: £2.84Welwyn Hatfield: £3.00Oxford: £2.68

    £2.83£2.84£2.68Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.16£3.18£3.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Oxford £4.83, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Oxford: £4.83Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Oxford: £4.85Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Oxford: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£5.78£5.80£5.48

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 108.0, Welwyn Hatfield 153.6Welwyn Hatfield: 153.6Oxford: 108.0

    108.0Welwyn Hatfield is higher153.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 11.9, Welwyn Hatfield 13.3Welwyn Hatfield: 13.3Oxford: 11.9

    11.9Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count13.3

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 22.5Welwyn Hatfield: 22.5Oxford: 13.5

    13.5Welwyn Hatfield is higher22.5

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Oxford: 37.7

    37.7Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count51.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Oxford 84.5, Welwyn Hatfield 100.1Welwyn Hatfield: 100.1Oxford: 84.5

    84.5Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count100.1

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 11.4Welwyn Hatfield: 11.4Oxford: 8.7

    8.7Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count11.4

Show the numbers
Oxford and Welwyn Hatfield, per resident
MeasureOxfordWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,878£2,890£2,730£3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,345£1,351£1,276£1,976£1,984£1,874Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£932£936£884£1,130£1,135£1,072Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,212£1,217£1,149£1,801£1,809£1,708Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£65£62£62£63£59Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£66£66£62£109£110£104Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£3.32£3.34£3.15Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£236£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£116£117£110Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£51£51£49Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£767£770£728£934£938£886Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£138£138£131Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£4.51£4.53£4.28Welwyn Hatfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.83£2.84£2.68£3.16£3.18£3.00Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£5.78£5.80£5.48Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026108.0153.6Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.913.3Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.522.5Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.751.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.5100.1Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.711.4Welwyn Hatfield

Total

Oxford is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield 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

Oxford Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Oxford £483.0m, Welwyn Hatfield £470.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £470.1mOxford: £483.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £472.1mOxford: £485.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £445.9mOxford: £458.1m

    £483.0m£485.0m£458.1mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£470.1m£472.1m£445.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Oxford £225.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £243.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £243.2mOxford: £225.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £244.2mOxford: £226.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £230.6mOxford: £214.2m

    £225.8m£226.8m£214.2mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Oxford £156.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £139.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.1mOxford: £156.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.7mOxford: £157.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £131.9mOxford: £148.3m

    £156.4m£157.0m£148.3mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£139.1m£139.7m£131.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Oxford £203.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £221.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £221.6mOxford: £203.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £222.6mOxford: £204.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £210.2mOxford: £192.9m

    £203.4m£204.2m£192.9mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Oxford £10.9m, Welwyn Hatfield £7.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mOxford: £10.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mOxford: £11.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.3mOxford: £10.4m

    £10.9m£11.0m£10.4mOxford is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Oxford £11.0m, Welwyn Hatfield £13.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.4mOxford: £11.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mOxford: £11.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.7mOxford: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mOxford: £0.50mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mOxford: £0.50mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mOxford: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Oxford £41.7m, Welwyn Hatfield £41.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.3mOxford: £41.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.5mOxford: £41.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £39.2mOxford: £39.5m

    £41.7m£41.9m£39.5mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Oxford £15.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £14.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mOxford: £15.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mOxford: £15.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mOxford: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Oxford £6.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £6.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mOxford: £6.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mOxford: £6.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.0mOxford: £6.2m

    £6.5m£6.5m£6.2mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Oxford £128.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £114.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £114.9mOxford: £128.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £115.4mOxford: £129.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £109.0mOxford: £122.1m

    £128.8m£129.3m£122.1mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£114.9m£115.4m£109.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Oxford £42.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £31.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.5mOxford: £42.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.7mOxford: £42.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £29.9mOxford: £40.3m

    £42.5m£42.7m£40.3mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Oxford £20.2m, Welwyn Hatfield £16.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.9mOxford: £20.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £17.0mOxford: £20.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.1mOxford: £19.1m

    £20.2m£20.2m£19.1mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Oxford £0.50m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.55mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.55mOxford: £0.50mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.56mOxford: £0.50mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.53mOxford: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Oxford £0.47m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.39mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mOxford: £0.47mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mOxford: £0.48mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.37mOxford: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Oxford £0.81m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.71mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mOxford: £0.81mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mOxford: £0.81mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.67mOxford: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Oxford 18,130, Welwyn Hatfield 18,904Welwyn Hatfield: 18,904Oxford: 18,130

    18,130Welwyn Hatfield is higher18,904

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Oxford 1,994, Welwyn Hatfield 1,633Welwyn Hatfield: 1,633Oxford: 1,994

    1,994Oxford is higherDepends on how you count1,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Oxford 2,269, Welwyn Hatfield 2,767Welwyn Hatfield: 2,767Oxford: 2,269

    2,269Welwyn Hatfield is higher2,767

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Oxford 6,331, Welwyn Hatfield 6,328Welwyn Hatfield: 6,328Oxford: 6,331

    6,331Oxford is higherDepends on how you count6,328

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Oxford 14,179, Welwyn Hatfield 12,313Welwyn Hatfield: 12,313Oxford: 14,179

    14,179Oxford is higherDepends on how you count12,313

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Oxford 1,463, Welwyn Hatfield 1,408Welwyn Hatfield: 1,408Oxford: 1,463

    1,463Oxford is higherDepends on how you count1,408

Show the numbers
Oxford and Welwyn Hatfield, total
MeasureOxfordWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£483.0m£485.0m£458.1m£470.1m£472.1m£445.9mOxford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.8m£226.8m£214.2m£243.2m£244.2m£230.6mWelwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£156.4m£157.0m£148.3m£139.1m£139.7m£131.9mOxford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.4m£204.2m£192.9m£221.6m£222.6m£210.2mWelwyn Hatfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mOxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mWelwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mOxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.7m£41.9m£39.5m£41.3m£41.5m£39.2mOxford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mOxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mOxford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£128.8m£129.3m£122.1m£114.9m£115.4m£109.0mOxford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£42.5m£42.7m£40.3m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mOxford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mOxford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mWelwyn Hatfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mOxford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mOxford
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,13018,904Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9941,633Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2692,767Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3316,328Oxford
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,17912,313Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4631,408Oxford

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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