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South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse

156,315 and 149,421 residents (mid-2024).

South Oxfordshire is higher than Vale of White Horse on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 21 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

South Oxfordshire is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Vale of White Horse 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 Vale of White Horse

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £3,607, Vale of White Horse £3,619Vale of White Horse: £3,619South Oxfordshire: £3,607Vale of White Horse: £3,634South Oxfordshire: £3,622Vale of White Horse: £3,433South Oxfordshire: £3,421

    £3,607£3,622£3,421Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£3,619£3,634£3,433

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: South Oxfordshire £12,450, Vale of White Horse £12,394Vale of White Horse: £12,394South Oxfordshire: £12,450Vale of White Horse: £12,447South Oxfordshire: £12,503Vale of White Horse: £11,756South Oxfordshire: £11,809

    £12,450£12,503£11,809South Oxfordshire is higher£12,394£12,447£11,756

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire £1,127, Vale of White Horse £1,330Vale of White Horse: £1,330South Oxfordshire: £1,127Vale of White Horse: £1,335South Oxfordshire: £1,131Vale of White Horse: £1,261South Oxfordshire: £1,069

    £1,127£1,131£1,069Vale of White Horse is higher£1,330£1,335£1,261

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: South Oxfordshire £11,683, Vale of White Horse £11,614Vale of White Horse: £11,614South Oxfordshire: £11,683Vale of White Horse: £11,664South Oxfordshire: £11,733Vale of White Horse: £11,017South Oxfordshire: £11,082

    £11,683£11,733£11,082South Oxfordshire is higher£11,614£11,664£11,017

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: South Oxfordshire £223, Vale of White Horse £221Vale of White Horse: £221South Oxfordshire: £223Vale of White Horse: £222South Oxfordshire: £224Vale of White Horse: £209South Oxfordshire: £211

    £223£224£211South Oxfordshire is higher£221£222£209

  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, Vale of White Horse £545Vale of White Horse: £545South Oxfordshire: £531Vale of White Horse: £548South Oxfordshire: £533Vale of White Horse: £517South Oxfordshire: £503

    £531£533£503Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£545£548£517

  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, Vale of White Horse £13Vale of White Horse: £13South Oxfordshire: £13Vale of White Horse: £14South Oxfordshire: £13Vale of White Horse: £13South Oxfordshire: £13

    £13Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£13£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £197, Vale of White Horse £225Vale of White Horse: £225South Oxfordshire: £197Vale of White Horse: £226South Oxfordshire: £198Vale of White Horse: £213South Oxfordshire: £187

    £197£198£187Vale of White Horse is higher£225£226£213

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £98, Vale of White Horse £113Vale of White Horse: £113South Oxfordshire: £98Vale of White Horse: £113South Oxfordshire: £98Vale of White Horse: £107South Oxfordshire: £93

    £98£98£93Vale of White Horse is higher£113£113£107

  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, Vale of White Horse £64Vale of White Horse: £64South Oxfordshire: £55Vale of White Horse: £64South Oxfordshire: £55Vale of White Horse: £60South Oxfordshire: £52

    £55£55£52Vale of White Horse is higher£64£64£60

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire £935, Vale of White Horse £1,120Vale of White Horse: £1,120South Oxfordshire: £935Vale of White Horse: £1,125South Oxfordshire: £939Vale of White Horse: £1,062South Oxfordshire: £886

    £935£939£886Vale of White Horse is higher£1,120£1,125£1,062

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Oxfordshire £118, Vale of White Horse £124Vale of White Horse: £124South Oxfordshire: £118Vale of White Horse: £125South Oxfordshire: £118Vale of White Horse: £118South Oxfordshire: £112

    £118£118£112Vale of White Horse is higher£124£125£118

  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, Vale of White Horse £138Vale of White Horse: £138South Oxfordshire: £128Vale of White Horse: £138South Oxfordshire: £129Vale of White Horse: £131South Oxfordshire: £122

    £128£129£122Vale of White Horse is higher£138£138£131

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire £6.11, Vale of White Horse £6.13Vale of White Horse: £6.13South Oxfordshire: £6.11Vale of White Horse: £6.15South Oxfordshire: £6.14Vale of White Horse: £5.81South Oxfordshire: £5.80

    £6.11£6.14£5.80Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£6.13£6.15£5.81

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: South Oxfordshire £2.53, Vale of White Horse £2.60Vale of White Horse: £2.60South Oxfordshire: £2.53Vale of White Horse: £2.62South Oxfordshire: £2.54Vale of White Horse: £2.47South Oxfordshire: £2.40

    £2.53£2.54£2.40Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£2.60£2.62£2.47

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £6.98, Vale of White Horse £5.44Vale of White Horse: £5.44South Oxfordshire: £6.98Vale of White Horse: £5.46South Oxfordshire: £7.01Vale of White Horse: £5.16South Oxfordshire: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62South Oxfordshire is higher£5.44£5.46£5.16

  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, Vale of White Horse 1,006.3Vale of White Horse: 1,006.3South Oxfordshire: 1,000.5

    1,000.5Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count1,006.3

  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, Vale of White Horse 51.9Vale of White Horse: 51.9South Oxfordshire: 52.4

    52.4South Oxfordshire is higher51.9

  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, Vale of White Horse 113.3Vale of White Horse: 113.3South Oxfordshire: 111.8

    111.8Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count113.3

  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, Vale of White Horse 35.2Vale of White Horse: 35.2South Oxfordshire: 30.6

    30.6Vale of White Horse is higher35.2

  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, Vale of White Horse 116.9Vale of White Horse: 116.9South Oxfordshire: 98.2

    98.2Vale of White Horse is higher116.9

  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, Vale of White Horse 14.7Vale of White Horse: 14.7South Oxfordshire: 12.8

    12.8Vale of White Horse is higher14.7

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South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse, per person in the age group
MeasureSouth OxfordshireVale of White HorseHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,607£3,622£3,421£3,619£3,634£3,433Vale of White Horse
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,450£12,503£11,809£12,394£12,447£11,756South Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,127£1,131£1,069£1,330£1,335£1,261Vale of White Horse
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,683£11,733£11,082£11,614£11,664£11,017South Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£223£224£211£221£222£209South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£531£533£503£545£548£517Vale of White Horse
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13£13£14£13Vale of White Horse
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£225£226£213Vale of White Horse
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£113£113£107Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£55£55£52£64£64£60Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£935£939£886£1,120£1,125£1,062Vale of White Horse
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£124£125£118Vale of White Horse
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£138£138£131Vale of White Horse
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.11£6.14£5.80£6.13£6.15£5.81Vale of White Horse
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.53£2.54£2.40£2.60£2.62£2.47Vale of White Horse
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£5.44£5.46£5.16South Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.51,006.3Vale of White Horse
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202652.451.9South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.8113.3Vale of White Horse
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202630.635.2Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202698.2116.9Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.814.7Vale of White Horse

Per resident

South Oxfordshire is higher on 9 of 21 measures, and Vale of White Horse on 12. 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 Vale of White Horse

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £3,607, Vale of White Horse £3,619Vale of White Horse: £3,619South Oxfordshire: £3,607Vale of White Horse: £3,634South Oxfordshire: £3,622Vale of White Horse: £3,433South Oxfordshire: £3,421

    £3,607£3,622£3,421Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£3,619£3,634£3,433

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £2,503, Vale of White Horse £2,345Vale of White Horse: £2,345South Oxfordshire: £2,503Vale of White Horse: £2,355South Oxfordshire: £2,514Vale of White Horse: £2,224South Oxfordshire: £2,374

    £2,503£2,514£2,374South Oxfordshire is higher£2,345£2,355£2,224

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £684, Vale of White Horse £807Vale of White Horse: £807South Oxfordshire: £684Vale of White Horse: £810South Oxfordshire: £687Vale of White Horse: £765South Oxfordshire: £649

    £684£687£649Vale of White Horse is higher£807£810£765

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: South Oxfordshire £2,349, Vale of White Horse £2,197Vale of White Horse: £2,197South Oxfordshire: £2,349Vale of White Horse: £2,207South Oxfordshire: £2,359Vale of White Horse: £2,084South Oxfordshire: £2,228

    £2,349£2,359£2,228South Oxfordshire is higher£2,197£2,207£2,084

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: South Oxfordshire £45, Vale of White Horse £42Vale of White Horse: £42South Oxfordshire: £45Vale of White Horse: £42South Oxfordshire: £45Vale of White Horse: £40South Oxfordshire: £42

    £45£45£42South Oxfordshire is higher£42£42£40

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £107, Vale of White Horse £103Vale of White Horse: £103South Oxfordshire: £107Vale of White Horse: £104South Oxfordshire: £107Vale of White Horse: £98South Oxfordshire: £101

    £107£107£101South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

  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, Vale of White Horse £2.54Vale of White Horse: £2.54South Oxfordshire: £2.67Vale of White Horse: £2.55South Oxfordshire: £2.68Vale of White Horse: £2.41South Oxfordshire: £2.53

    £2.67£2.68£2.53South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.54£2.55£2.41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £197, Vale of White Horse £225Vale of White Horse: £225South Oxfordshire: £197Vale of White Horse: £226South Oxfordshire: £198Vale of White Horse: £213South Oxfordshire: £187

    £197£198£187Vale of White Horse is higher£225£226£213

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £98, Vale of White Horse £113Vale of White Horse: £113South Oxfordshire: £98Vale of White Horse: £113South Oxfordshire: £98Vale of White Horse: £107South Oxfordshire: £93

    £98£98£93Vale of White Horse is higher£113£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: South Oxfordshire £34, Vale of White Horse £39Vale of White Horse: £39South Oxfordshire: £34Vale of White Horse: £39South Oxfordshire: £34Vale of White Horse: £37South Oxfordshire: £32

    £34£34£32Vale of White Horse is higher£39£39£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: South Oxfordshire £567, Vale of White Horse £679Vale of White Horse: £679South Oxfordshire: £567Vale of White Horse: £682South Oxfordshire: £570Vale of White Horse: £644South Oxfordshire: £538

    £567£570£538Vale of White Horse is higher£679£682£644

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: South Oxfordshire £118, Vale of White Horse £124Vale of White Horse: £124South Oxfordshire: £118Vale of White Horse: £125South Oxfordshire: £118Vale of White Horse: £118South Oxfordshire: £112

    £118£118£112Vale of White Horse is higher£124£125£118

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: South Oxfordshire £78, Vale of White Horse £84Vale of White Horse: £84South Oxfordshire: £78Vale of White Horse: £84South Oxfordshire: £78Vale of White Horse: £79South Oxfordshire: £74

    £78£78£74Vale of White Horse is higher£84£84£79

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: South Oxfordshire £3.71, Vale of White Horse £3.71Vale of White Horse: £3.71South Oxfordshire: £3.71Vale of White Horse: £3.73South Oxfordshire: £3.73Vale of White Horse: £3.52South Oxfordshire: £3.52

    £3.71£3.73£3.52No difference to showDepends on how you count£3.71£3.73£3.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: South Oxfordshire £1.54, Vale of White Horse £1.58Vale of White Horse: £1.58South Oxfordshire: £1.54Vale of White Horse: £1.59South Oxfordshire: £1.55Vale of White Horse: £1.50South Oxfordshire: £1.46

    £1.54£1.55£1.46Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£1.58£1.59£1.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: South Oxfordshire £6.98, Vale of White Horse £5.44Vale of White Horse: £5.44South Oxfordshire: £6.98Vale of White Horse: £5.46South Oxfordshire: £7.01Vale of White Horse: £5.16South Oxfordshire: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62South Oxfordshire is higher£5.44£5.46£5.16

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 201.1, Vale of White Horse 190.4Vale of White Horse: 190.4South Oxfordshire: 201.1

    201.1South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count190.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 10.5, Vale of White Horse 9.8Vale of White Horse: 9.8South Oxfordshire: 10.5

    10.5South Oxfordshire is higher9.8

  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, Vale of White Horse 21.4Vale of White Horse: 21.4South Oxfordshire: 22.5

    22.5South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count21.4

  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, Vale of White Horse 35.2Vale of White Horse: 35.2South Oxfordshire: 30.6

    30.6Vale of White Horse is higher35.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: South Oxfordshire 59.6, Vale of White Horse 70.9Vale of White Horse: 70.9South Oxfordshire: 59.6

    59.6Vale of White Horse is higher70.9

  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, Vale of White Horse 8.9Vale of White Horse: 8.9South Oxfordshire: 7.8

    7.8Vale of White Horse is higher8.9

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South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse, per resident
MeasureSouth OxfordshireVale of White HorseHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,607£3,622£3,421£3,619£3,634£3,433Vale of White Horse
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,503£2,514£2,374£2,345£2,355£2,224South Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£684£687£649£807£810£765Vale of White Horse
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,349£2,359£2,228£2,197£2,207£2,084South Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£45£45£42£42£42£40South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£103£104£98South Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.67£2.68£2.53£2.54£2.55£2.41South Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£225£226£213Vale of White Horse
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£113£113£107Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£34£34£32£39£39£37Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£567£570£538£679£682£644Vale of White Horse
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£124£125£118Vale of White Horse
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£84£84£79Vale of White Horse
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.71£3.73£3.52£3.71£3.73£3.52
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.54£1.55£1.46£1.58£1.59£1.50Vale of White Horse
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£5.44£5.46£5.16South Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.1190.4South Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.59.8South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.521.4South Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202630.635.2Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202659.670.9Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.88.9Vale of White Horse

Total

South Oxfordshire is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Vale of White Horse on 10. 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 Vale of White Horse

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: South Oxfordshire £563.8m, Vale of White Horse £540.7mVale of White Horse: £540.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £563.8mVale of White Horse: £543.0mSouth Oxfordshire: £566.2mVale of White Horse: £512.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £534.8m

    £563.8m£566.2m£534.8mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£540.7m£543.0m£512.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: South Oxfordshire £391.3m, Vale of White Horse £350.4mVale of White Horse: £350.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £391.3mVale of White Horse: £351.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £392.9mVale of White Horse: £332.3mSouth Oxfordshire: £371.1m

    £391.3m£392.9m£371.1mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£350.4m£351.8m£332.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: South Oxfordshire £106.9m, Vale of White Horse £120.6mVale of White Horse: £120.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £106.9mVale of White Horse: £121.1mSouth Oxfordshire: £107.3mVale of White Horse: £114.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £101.4m

    £106.9m£107.3m£101.4mVale of White Horse is higher£120.6m£121.1m£114.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: South Oxfordshire £367.2m, Vale of White Horse £328.3mVale of White Horse: £328.3mSouth Oxfordshire: £367.2mVale of White Horse: £329.7mSouth Oxfordshire: £368.7mVale of White Horse: £311.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £348.3m

    £367.2m£368.7m£348.3mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£328.3m£329.7m£311.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: South Oxfordshire £7.0m, Vale of White Horse £6.2mVale of White Horse: £6.2mSouth Oxfordshire: £7.0mVale of White Horse: £6.3mSouth Oxfordshire: £7.0mVale of White Horse: £5.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£6.2m£6.3m£5.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire £16.7m, Vale of White Horse £15.4mVale of White Horse: £15.4mSouth Oxfordshire: £16.7mVale of White Horse: £15.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £16.7mVale of White Horse: £14.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m

  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, Vale of White Horse £0.38mVale of White Horse: £0.38mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.42mVale of White Horse: £0.38mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.42mVale of White Horse: £0.36mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire £30.8m, Vale of White Horse £33.6mVale of White Horse: £33.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £30.8mVale of White Horse: £33.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £31.0mVale of White Horse: £31.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £29.3m

    £30.8m£31.0m£29.3mVale of White Horse is higher£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire £15.3m, Vale of White Horse £16.8mVale of White Horse: £16.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £15.3mVale of White Horse: £16.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £15.4mVale of White Horse: £15.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mVale of White Horse is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Oxfordshire £5.2m, Vale of White Horse £5.8mVale of White Horse: £5.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £5.2mVale of White Horse: £5.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £5.3mVale of White Horse: £5.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £5.0m

    £5.2m£5.3m£5.0mVale of White Horse is higher£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: South Oxfordshire £88.6m, Vale of White Horse £101.5mVale of White Horse: £101.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £88.6mVale of White Horse: £101.9mSouth Oxfordshire: £89.0mVale of White Horse: £96.3mSouth Oxfordshire: £84.1m

    £88.6m£89.0m£84.1mVale of White Horse is higher£101.5m£101.9m£96.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: South Oxfordshire £18.4m, Vale of White Horse £18.6mVale of White Horse: £18.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £18.4mVale of White Horse: £18.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £18.5mVale of White Horse: £17.6mSouth Oxfordshire: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mVale of White Horse is higher£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: South Oxfordshire £12.2m, Vale of White Horse £12.5mVale of White Horse: £12.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £12.2mVale of White Horse: £12.5mSouth Oxfordshire: £12.2mVale of White Horse: £11.8mSouth Oxfordshire: £11.5m

    £12.2m£12.2m£11.5mVale of White Horse is higher£12.5m£12.5m£11.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: South Oxfordshire £0.58m, Vale of White Horse £0.55mVale of White Horse: £0.55mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.58mVale of White Horse: £0.56mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.58mVale of White Horse: £0.53mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mSouth Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: South Oxfordshire £0.24m, Vale of White Horse £0.24mVale of White Horse: £0.24mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.24mVale of White Horse: £0.24mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.24mVale of White Horse: £0.22mSouth Oxfordshire: £0.23m

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: South Oxfordshire £1.1m, Vale of White Horse £0.81mVale of White Horse: £0.81mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.1mVale of White Horse: £0.82mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.1mVale of White Horse: £0.77mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mSouth Oxfordshire is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: South Oxfordshire 31,441, Vale of White Horse 28,446Vale of White Horse: 28,446South Oxfordshire: 31,441

    31,441South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count28,446

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: South Oxfordshire 1,647, Vale of White Horse 1,466Vale of White Horse: 1,466South Oxfordshire: 1,647

    1,647South Oxfordshire is higher1,466

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire 3,513, Vale of White Horse 3,202Vale of White Horse: 3,202South Oxfordshire: 3,513

    3,513South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,202

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: South Oxfordshire 4,785, Vale of White Horse 5,260Vale of White Horse: 5,260South Oxfordshire: 4,785

    4,785Vale of White Horse is higher5,260

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: South Oxfordshire 9,318, Vale of White Horse 10,596Vale of White Horse: 10,596South Oxfordshire: 9,318

    9,318Vale of White Horse is higher10,596

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: South Oxfordshire 1,216, Vale of White Horse 1,332Vale of White Horse: 1,332South Oxfordshire: 1,216

    1,216Vale of White Horse is higher1,332

Show the numbers
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse, total
MeasureSouth OxfordshireVale of White HorseHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£563.8m£566.2m£534.8m£540.7m£543.0m£512.9mSouth Oxfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£391.3m£392.9m£371.1m£350.4m£351.8m£332.3mSouth Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£106.9m£107.3m£101.4m£120.6m£121.1m£114.4mVale of White Horse
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£367.2m£368.7m£348.3m£328.3m£329.7m£311.4mSouth Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£6.2m£6.3m£5.9mSouth Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£15.4m£15.5m£14.6mSouth Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mSouth Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.8m£31.0m£29.3m£33.6m£33.8m£31.9mVale of White Horse
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mVale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mVale of White Horse
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.6m£89.0m£84.1m£101.5m£101.9m£96.3mVale of White Horse
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£18.6m£18.6m£17.6mVale of White Horse
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m£12.5m£12.5m£11.8mVale of White Horse
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mSouth Oxfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.24m£0.24m£0.22mSouth Oxfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSouth Oxfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,44128,446South Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6471,466South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5133,202South Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7855,260Vale of White Horse
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,31810,596Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2161,332Vale of White Horse

Sources

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

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  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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