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South Oxfordshire and Winchester

156,315 and 135,444 residents (mid-2024).

South Oxfordshire is higher than Winchester on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

South Oxfordshire is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Winchester 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

South Oxfordshire Winchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £3,607, Winchester £3,731Winchester: £3,731South Oxfordshire: £3,607Winchester: £3,747South Oxfordshire: £3,622Winchester: £3,539South Oxfordshire: £3,421

    £3,607£3,622£3,421Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£3,731£3,747£3,539

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Oxfordshire £12,450, Winchester £12,419Winchester: £12,419South Oxfordshire: £12,450Winchester: £12,472South Oxfordshire: £12,503Winchester: £11,780South Oxfordshire: £11,809

    £12,450£12,503£11,809South Oxfordshire is higher£12,419£12,472£11,780

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire £1,127, Winchester £1,245Winchester: £1,245South Oxfordshire: £1,127Winchester: £1,250South Oxfordshire: £1,131Winchester: £1,181South Oxfordshire: £1,069

    £1,127£1,131£1,069Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£1,245£1,250£1,181

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Oxfordshire £11,683, Winchester £11,612Winchester: £11,612South Oxfordshire: £11,683Winchester: £11,661South Oxfordshire: £11,733Winchester: £11,015South Oxfordshire: £11,082

    £11,683£11,733£11,082South Oxfordshire is higher£11,612£11,661£11,015

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Oxfordshire £223, Winchester £252Winchester: £252South Oxfordshire: £223Winchester: £253South Oxfordshire: £224Winchester: £239South Oxfordshire: £211

    £223£224£211Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£252£253£239

  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: South Oxfordshire £531, Winchester £539Winchester: £539South Oxfordshire: £531Winchester: £542South Oxfordshire: £533Winchester: £512South Oxfordshire: £503

    £531£533£503Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£539£542£512

  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: South Oxfordshire £13, Winchester £15Winchester: £15South Oxfordshire: £13Winchester: £15South Oxfordshire: £13Winchester: £15South Oxfordshire: £13

    £13Winchester is higher£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £197, Winchester £255Winchester: £255South Oxfordshire: £197Winchester: £256South Oxfordshire: £198Winchester: £241South Oxfordshire: £187

    £197£198£187Winchester is higher£255£256£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £98, Winchester £89Winchester: £89South Oxfordshire: £98Winchester: £90South Oxfordshire: £98Winchester: £85South Oxfordshire: £93

    £98£98£93South Oxfordshire is higher£89£90£85

  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: South Oxfordshire £55, Winchester £65Winchester: £65South Oxfordshire: £55Winchester: £65South Oxfordshire: £55Winchester: £61South Oxfordshire: £52

    £55£55£52Winchester is higher£65£65£61

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire £935, Winchester £1,018Winchester: £1,018South Oxfordshire: £935Winchester: £1,022South Oxfordshire: £939Winchester: £966South Oxfordshire: £886

    £935£939£886Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£1,018£1,022£966

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Oxfordshire £118, Winchester £139Winchester: £139South Oxfordshire: £118Winchester: £139South Oxfordshire: £118Winchester: £132South Oxfordshire: £112

    £118£118£112Winchester is higher£139£139£132

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire £128, Winchester £153Winchester: £153South Oxfordshire: £128Winchester: £154South Oxfordshire: £129Winchester: £145South Oxfordshire: £122

    £128£129£122Winchester is higher£153£154£145

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire £6.11, Winchester £5.59Winchester: £5.59South Oxfordshire: £6.11Winchester: £5.61South Oxfordshire: £6.14Winchester: £5.30South Oxfordshire: £5.80

    £6.11£6.14£5.80South Oxfordshire is higher£5.59£5.61£5.30

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire £2.53, Winchester £2.70Winchester: £2.70South Oxfordshire: £2.53Winchester: £2.71South Oxfordshire: £2.54Winchester: £2.56South Oxfordshire: £2.40

    £2.53£2.54£2.40Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£2.70£2.71£2.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £6.98, Winchester £5.60Winchester: £5.60South Oxfordshire: £6.98Winchester: £5.62South Oxfordshire: £7.01Winchester: £5.31South Oxfordshire: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62South Oxfordshire is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Oxfordshire 1,000.5, Winchester 1,007.5Winchester: 1,007.5South Oxfordshire: 1,000.5

    1,000.5Winchester is higherDepends on how you count1,007.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: South Oxfordshire 52.4, Winchester 59.9Winchester: 59.9South Oxfordshire: 52.4

    52.4Winchester is higherDepends on how you count59.9

  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: South Oxfordshire 111.8, Winchester 114.5Winchester: 114.5South Oxfordshire: 111.8

    111.8Winchester is higherDepends on how you count114.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 30.6, Winchester 38.6Winchester: 38.6South Oxfordshire: 30.6

    30.6Winchester is higher38.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire 98.2, Winchester 114.3Winchester: 114.3South Oxfordshire: 98.2

    98.2Winchester is higher114.3

  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: South Oxfordshire 12.8, Winchester 15.2Winchester: 15.2South Oxfordshire: 12.8

    12.8Winchester is higher15.2

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South Oxfordshire and Winchester, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth OxfordshireWinchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,607£3,622£3,421£3,731£3,747£3,539Winchester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,450£12,503£11,809£12,419£12,472£11,780South Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,127£1,131£1,069£1,245£1,250£1,181Winchester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,683£11,733£11,082£11,612£11,661£11,015South Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£223£224£211£252£253£239Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£531£533£503£539£542£512Winchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13£15Winchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£255£256£241Winchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£89£90£85South Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£55£55£52£65£65£61Winchester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£935£939£886£1,018£1,022£966Winchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£139£139£132Winchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£153£154£145Winchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.11£6.14£5.80£5.59£5.61£5.30South Oxfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.53£2.54£2.40£2.70£2.71£2.56Winchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£5.60£5.62£5.31South Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.51,007.5Winchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202652.459.9Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.8114.5Winchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202630.638.6Winchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202698.2114.3Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.815.2Winchester

Per resident

South Oxfordshire is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Winchester 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

South Oxfordshire Winchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £3,607, Winchester £3,731Winchester: £3,731South Oxfordshire: £3,607Winchester: £3,747South Oxfordshire: £3,622Winchester: £3,539South Oxfordshire: £3,421

    £3,607£3,622£3,421Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£3,731£3,747£3,539

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £2,503, Winchester £2,485Winchester: £2,485South Oxfordshire: £2,503Winchester: £2,495South Oxfordshire: £2,514Winchester: £2,357South Oxfordshire: £2,374

    £2,503£2,514£2,374South Oxfordshire is higher£2,485£2,495£2,357

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £684, Winchester £759Winchester: £759South Oxfordshire: £684Winchester: £762South Oxfordshire: £687Winchester: £720South Oxfordshire: £649

    £684£687£649Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£759£762£720

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Oxfordshire £2,349, Winchester £2,323Winchester: £2,323South Oxfordshire: £2,349Winchester: £2,333South Oxfordshire: £2,359Winchester: £2,204South Oxfordshire: £2,228

    £2,349£2,359£2,228South Oxfordshire is higher£2,323£2,333£2,204

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Oxfordshire £45, Winchester £50Winchester: £50South Oxfordshire: £45Winchester: £51South Oxfordshire: £45Winchester: £48South Oxfordshire: £42

    £45£45£42Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£50£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £107, Winchester £108Winchester: £108South Oxfordshire: £107Winchester: £108South Oxfordshire: £107Winchester: £102South Oxfordshire: £101

    £107£107£101Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£108£108£102

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £2.67, Winchester £3.08Winchester: £3.08South Oxfordshire: £2.67Winchester: £3.09South Oxfordshire: £2.68Winchester: £2.92South Oxfordshire: £2.53

    £2.67£2.68£2.53Winchester is higher£3.08£3.09£2.92

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £197, Winchester £255Winchester: £255South Oxfordshire: £197Winchester: £256South Oxfordshire: £198Winchester: £241South Oxfordshire: £187

    £197£198£187Winchester is higher£255£256£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £98, Winchester £89Winchester: £89South Oxfordshire: £98Winchester: £90South Oxfordshire: £98Winchester: £85South Oxfordshire: £93

    £98£98£93South Oxfordshire is higher£89£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £34, Winchester £40Winchester: £40South Oxfordshire: £34Winchester: £40South Oxfordshire: £34Winchester: £37South Oxfordshire: £32

    £34£34£32Winchester is higher£40£40£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Oxfordshire £567, Winchester £621Winchester: £621South Oxfordshire: £567Winchester: £623South Oxfordshire: £570Winchester: £589South Oxfordshire: £538

    £567£570£538Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£621£623£589

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Oxfordshire £118, Winchester £139Winchester: £139South Oxfordshire: £118Winchester: £139South Oxfordshire: £118Winchester: £132South Oxfordshire: £112

    £118£118£112Winchester is higher£139£139£132

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Oxfordshire £78, Winchester £93Winchester: £93South Oxfordshire: £78Winchester: £94South Oxfordshire: £78Winchester: £89South Oxfordshire: £74

    £78£78£74Winchester is higher£93£94£89

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Oxfordshire £3.71, Winchester £3.41Winchester: £3.41South Oxfordshire: £3.71Winchester: £3.42South Oxfordshire: £3.73Winchester: £3.23South Oxfordshire: £3.52

    £3.71£3.73£3.52South Oxfordshire is higher£3.41£3.42£3.23

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Oxfordshire £1.54, Winchester £1.64Winchester: £1.64South Oxfordshire: £1.54Winchester: £1.65South Oxfordshire: £1.55Winchester: £1.56South Oxfordshire: £1.46

    £1.54£1.55£1.46Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£1.64£1.65£1.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £6.98, Winchester £5.60Winchester: £5.60South Oxfordshire: £6.98Winchester: £5.62South Oxfordshire: £7.01Winchester: £5.31South Oxfordshire: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62South Oxfordshire is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 201.1, Winchester 201.6Winchester: 201.6South Oxfordshire: 201.1

    201.1Winchester is higherDepends on how you count201.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 10.5, Winchester 12.0Winchester: 12.0South Oxfordshire: 10.5

    10.5Winchester is higherDepends on how you count12.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 22.5, Winchester 22.9Winchester: 22.9South Oxfordshire: 22.5

    22.5Winchester is higherDepends on how you count22.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 30.6, Winchester 38.6Winchester: 38.6South Oxfordshire: 30.6

    30.6Winchester is higher38.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 59.6, Winchester 69.7Winchester: 69.7South Oxfordshire: 59.6

    59.6Winchester is higher69.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 7.8, Winchester 9.2Winchester: 9.2South Oxfordshire: 7.8

    7.8Winchester is higher9.2

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South Oxfordshire and Winchester, per resident
MeasureSouth OxfordshireWinchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,607£3,622£3,421£3,731£3,747£3,539Winchester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,503£2,514£2,374£2,485£2,495£2,357South Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£684£687£649£759£762£720Winchester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,349£2,359£2,228£2,323£2,333£2,204South Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£45£45£42£50£51£48Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£108£108£102Winchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.67£2.68£2.53£3.08£3.09£2.92Winchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£255£256£241Winchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£89£90£85South Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£34£34£32£40£40£37Winchester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£567£570£538£621£623£589Winchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£139£139£132Winchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£93£94£89Winchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.71£3.73£3.52£3.41£3.42£3.23South Oxfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.54£1.55£1.46£1.64£1.65£1.56Winchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£5.60£5.62£5.31South Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.1201.6Winchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.512.0Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.522.9Winchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202630.638.6Winchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202659.669.7Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.89.2Winchester

Total

South Oxfordshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Winchester on 8. 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

South Oxfordshire Winchester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Oxfordshire £563.8m, Winchester £505.4mWinchester: £505.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £563.8mWinchester: £507.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £566.2mWinchester: £479.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £534.8m

    £563.8m£566.2m£534.8mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£505.4m£507.6m£479.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Oxfordshire £391.3m, Winchester £336.5mWinchester: £336.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £391.3mWinchester: £338.0mSouth Oxfordshire: £392.9mWinchester: £319.2mSouth Oxfordshire: £371.1m

    £391.3m£392.9m£371.1mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£336.5m£338.0m£319.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Oxfordshire £106.9m, Winchester £102.8mWinchester: £102.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £106.9mWinchester: £103.2mSouth Oxfordshire: £107.3mWinchester: £97.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £101.4m

    £106.9m£107.3m£101.4mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Oxfordshire £367.2m, Winchester £314.7mWinchester: £314.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £367.2mWinchester: £316.0mSouth Oxfordshire: £368.7mWinchester: £298.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £348.3m

    £367.2m£368.7m£348.3mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£314.7m£316.0m£298.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Oxfordshire £7.0m, Winchester £6.8mWinchester: £6.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £7.0mWinchester: £6.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £7.0mWinchester: £6.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.8m£6.9m£6.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire £16.7m, Winchester £14.6mWinchester: £14.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £16.7mWinchester: £14.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £16.7mWinchester: £13.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: South Oxfordshire £0.42m, Winchester £0.42mWinchester: £0.42mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.42mWinchester: £0.42mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.42mWinchester: £0.40mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mWinchester is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire £30.8m, Winchester £34.5mWinchester: £34.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £30.8mWinchester: £34.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £31.0mWinchester: £32.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £29.3m

    £30.8m£31.0m£29.3mWinchester is higher£34.5m£34.6m£32.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire £15.3m, Winchester £12.1mWinchester: £12.1mSouth Oxfordshire: £15.3mWinchester: £12.1mSouth Oxfordshire: £15.4mWinchester: £11.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Oxfordshire £5.2m, Winchester £5.4mWinchester: £5.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £5.2mWinchester: £5.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £5.3mWinchester: £5.1mSouth Oxfordshire: £5.0m

    £5.2m£5.3m£5.0mWinchester is higher£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Oxfordshire £88.6m, Winchester £84.1mWinchester: £84.1mSouth Oxfordshire: £88.6mWinchester: £84.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £89.0mWinchester: £79.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £84.1m

    £88.6m£89.0m£84.1mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£84.1m£84.4m£79.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Oxfordshire £18.4m, Winchester £18.8mWinchester: £18.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £18.4mWinchester: £18.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £18.5mWinchester: £17.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mWinchester is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Oxfordshire £12.2m, Winchester £12.7mWinchester: £12.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £12.2mWinchester: £12.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £12.2mWinchester: £12.0mSouth Oxfordshire: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mWinchester is higher£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Oxfordshire £0.58m, Winchester £0.46mWinchester: £0.46mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.58mWinchester: £0.46mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.58mWinchester: £0.44mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: South Oxfordshire £0.24m, Winchester £0.22mWinchester: £0.22mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.24mWinchester: £0.22mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.24mWinchester: £0.21mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Oxfordshire £1.1m, Winchester £0.76mWinchester: £0.76mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.1mWinchester: £0.76mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.1mWinchester: £0.72mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Oxfordshire 31,441, Winchester 27,302Winchester: 27,302South Oxfordshire: 31,441

    31,441South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count27,302

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Oxfordshire 1,647, Winchester 1,622Winchester: 1,622South Oxfordshire: 1,647

    1,647South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,622

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire 3,513, Winchester 3,104Winchester: 3,104South Oxfordshire: 3,513

    3,513South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,104

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire 4,785, Winchester 5,225Winchester: 5,225South Oxfordshire: 4,785

    4,785Winchester is higher5,225

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Oxfordshire 9,318, Winchester 9,441Winchester: 9,441South Oxfordshire: 9,318

    9,318Winchester is higher9,441

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Oxfordshire 1,216, Winchester 1,252Winchester: 1,252South Oxfordshire: 1,216

    1,216Winchester is higher1,252

Show the numbers
South Oxfordshire and Winchester, total
MeasureSouth OxfordshireWinchesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£563.8m£566.2m£534.8m£505.4m£507.6m£479.4mSouth Oxfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£391.3m£392.9m£371.1m£336.5m£338.0m£319.2mSouth Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£106.9m£107.3m£101.4m£102.8m£103.2m£97.5mSouth Oxfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£367.2m£368.7m£348.3m£314.7m£316.0m£298.5mSouth Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£6.8m£6.9m£6.5mSouth Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mSouth Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mWinchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.8m£31.0m£29.3m£34.5m£34.6m£32.7mWinchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£12.1m£12.1m£11.5mSouth Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mWinchester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.6m£89.0m£84.1m£84.1m£84.4m£79.7mSouth Oxfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£18.8m£18.9m£17.8mWinchester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mWinchester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mSouth Oxfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mSouth Oxfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mSouth Oxfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,44127,302South Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6471,622South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5133,104South Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7855,225Winchester
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3189,441Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2161,252Winchester

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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