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Vale of White Horse and West Berkshire

149,421 and 164,918 residents (mid-2024).

Vale of White Horse is higher than West Berkshire on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 0 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

Vale of White Horse is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and West Berkshire 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

Vale of White Horse West Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Vale of White Horse £3,619, West Berkshire £3,766West Berkshire: £3,766Vale of White Horse: £3,619West Berkshire: £3,782Vale of White Horse: £3,634West Berkshire: £3,572Vale of White Horse: £3,433

    £3,619£3,634£3,433West Berkshire is higher£3,766£3,782£3,572

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Vale of White Horse £12,394, West Berkshire £12,624West Berkshire: £12,624Vale of White Horse: £12,394West Berkshire: £12,678Vale of White Horse: £12,447West Berkshire: £11,974Vale of White Horse: £11,756

    £12,394£12,447£11,756West Berkshire is higher£12,624£12,678£11,974

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Vale of White Horse £1,330, West Berkshire £1,326West Berkshire: £1,326Vale of White Horse: £1,330West Berkshire: £1,332Vale of White Horse: £1,335West Berkshire: £1,258Vale of White Horse: £1,261

    £1,330£1,335£1,261Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£1,326£1,332£1,258

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Vale of White Horse £11,614, West Berkshire £11,839West Berkshire: £11,839Vale of White Horse: £11,614West Berkshire: £11,889Vale of White Horse: £11,664West Berkshire: £11,229Vale of White Horse: £11,017

    £11,614£11,664£11,017West Berkshire is higher£11,839£11,889£11,229

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Vale of White Horse £221, West Berkshire £263West Berkshire: £263Vale of White Horse: £221West Berkshire: £264Vale of White Horse: £222West Berkshire: £249Vale of White Horse: £209

    £221£222£209West Berkshire is higher£263£264£249

  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: Vale of White Horse £545, West Berkshire £506West Berkshire: £506Vale of White Horse: £545West Berkshire: £508Vale of White Horse: £548West Berkshire: £480Vale of White Horse: £517

    £545£548£517Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£506£508£480

  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: Vale of White Horse £13, West Berkshire £17West Berkshire: £17Vale of White Horse: £13West Berkshire: £17Vale of White Horse: £14West Berkshire: £16Vale of White Horse: £13

    £13£14£13West Berkshire is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of White Horse £225, West Berkshire £250West Berkshire: £250Vale of White Horse: £225West Berkshire: £251Vale of White Horse: £226West Berkshire: £237Vale of White Horse: £213

    £225£226£213West Berkshire is higher£250£251£237

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of White Horse £113, West Berkshire £116West Berkshire: £116Vale of White Horse: £113West Berkshire: £117Vale of White Horse: £113West Berkshire: £110Vale of White Horse: £107

    £113£113£107West Berkshire is higher£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: Vale of White Horse £64, West Berkshire £66West Berkshire: £66Vale of White Horse: £64West Berkshire: £66Vale of White Horse: £64West Berkshire: £62Vale of White Horse: £60

    £64£64£60West Berkshire is higher£66£66£62

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Vale of White Horse £1,120, West Berkshire £1,096West Berkshire: £1,096Vale of White Horse: £1,120West Berkshire: £1,101Vale of White Horse: £1,125West Berkshire: £1,040Vale of White Horse: £1,062

    £1,120£1,125£1,062Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£1,096£1,101£1,040

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Vale of White Horse £124, West Berkshire £156West Berkshire: £156Vale of White Horse: £124West Berkshire: £157Vale of White Horse: £125West Berkshire: £148Vale of White Horse: £118

    £124£125£118West Berkshire is higher£156£157£148

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Vale of White Horse £138, West Berkshire £155West Berkshire: £155Vale of White Horse: £138West Berkshire: £156Vale of White Horse: £138West Berkshire: £147Vale of White Horse: £131

    £138£138£131West Berkshire is higher£155£156£147

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Vale of White Horse £6.13, West Berkshire £6.88West Berkshire: £6.88Vale of White Horse: £6.13West Berkshire: £6.91Vale of White Horse: £6.15West Berkshire: £6.53Vale of White Horse: £5.81

    £6.13£6.15£5.81West Berkshire 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: Vale of White Horse £2.60, West Berkshire £2.38West Berkshire: £2.38Vale of White Horse: £2.60West Berkshire: £2.39Vale of White Horse: £2.62West Berkshire: £2.26Vale of White Horse: £2.47

    £2.60£2.62£2.47Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£2.38£2.39£2.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Vale of White Horse £5.44, West Berkshire £6.17West Berkshire: £6.17Vale of White Horse: £5.44West Berkshire: £6.19Vale of White Horse: £5.46West Berkshire: £5.85Vale of White Horse: £5.16

    £5.44£5.46£5.16West Berkshire is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Vale of White Horse 1,006.3, West Berkshire 1,016.9West Berkshire: 1,016.9Vale of White Horse: 1,006.3

    1,006.3West Berkshire is higher1,016.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Vale of White Horse 51.9, West Berkshire 63.8West Berkshire: 63.8Vale of White Horse: 51.9

    51.9West Berkshire is higher63.8

  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: Vale of White Horse 113.3, West Berkshire 107.0West Berkshire: 107.0Vale of White Horse: 113.3

    113.3Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count107.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of White Horse 35.2, West Berkshire 38.5West Berkshire: 38.5Vale of White Horse: 35.2

    35.2West Berkshire is higher38.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Vale of White Horse 116.9, West Berkshire 118.9West Berkshire: 118.9Vale of White Horse: 116.9

    116.9West Berkshire is higher118.9

  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: Vale of White Horse 14.7, West Berkshire 15.3West Berkshire: 15.3Vale of White Horse: 14.7

    14.7West Berkshire is higher15.3

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Vale of White Horse and West Berkshire, per person in the age group
MeasureVale of White HorseWest BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,619£3,634£3,433£3,766£3,782£3,572West Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,394£12,447£11,756£12,624£12,678£11,974West Berkshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,330£1,335£1,261£1,326£1,332£1,258Vale of White Horse
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,614£11,664£11,017£11,839£11,889£11,229West Berkshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£221£222£209£263£264£249West Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£545£548£517£506£508£480Vale of White Horse
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13£14£13£17£17£16West Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£250£251£237West Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£116£117£110West Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£64£60£66£66£62West Berkshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,120£1,125£1,062£1,096£1,101£1,040Vale of White Horse
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£156£157£148West Berkshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£138£138£131£155£156£147West Berkshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.13£6.15£5.81£6.88£6.91£6.53West Berkshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£2.38£2.39£2.26Vale of White Horse
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.44£5.46£5.16£6.17£6.19£5.85West Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,016.9West Berkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202651.963.8West Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.3107.0Vale of White Horse
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.238.5West Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026116.9118.9West Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.715.3West Berkshire

Per resident

Vale of White Horse is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and West Berkshire on 18. 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

Vale of White Horse West Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Vale of White Horse £3,619, West Berkshire £3,766West Berkshire: £3,766Vale of White Horse: £3,619West Berkshire: £3,782Vale of White Horse: £3,634West Berkshire: £3,572Vale of White Horse: £3,433

    £3,619£3,634£3,433West Berkshire is higher£3,766£3,782£3,572

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Vale of White Horse £2,345, West Berkshire £2,429West Berkshire: £2,429Vale of White Horse: £2,345West Berkshire: £2,440Vale of White Horse: £2,355West Berkshire: £2,304Vale of White Horse: £2,224

    £2,345£2,355£2,224West Berkshire is higher£2,429£2,440£2,304

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Vale of White Horse £807, West Berkshire £809West Berkshire: £809Vale of White Horse: £807West Berkshire: £812Vale of White Horse: £810West Berkshire: £767Vale of White Horse: £765

    £807£810£765West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£809£812£767

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Vale of White Horse £2,197, West Berkshire £2,278West Berkshire: £2,278Vale of White Horse: £2,197West Berkshire: £2,288Vale of White Horse: £2,207West Berkshire: £2,161Vale of White Horse: £2,084

    £2,197£2,207£2,084West Berkshire is higher£2,278£2,288£2,161

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Vale of White Horse £42, West Berkshire £51West Berkshire: £51Vale of White Horse: £42West Berkshire: £51Vale of White Horse: £42West Berkshire: £48Vale of White Horse: £40

    £42£42£40West Berkshire is higher£51£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of White Horse £103, West Berkshire £97West Berkshire: £97Vale of White Horse: £103West Berkshire: £98Vale of White Horse: £104West Berkshire: £92Vale of White Horse: £98

    £103£104£98Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Vale of White Horse £2.54, West Berkshire £3.18West Berkshire: £3.18Vale of White Horse: £2.54West Berkshire: £3.20Vale of White Horse: £2.55West Berkshire: £3.02Vale of White Horse: £2.41

    £2.54£2.55£2.41West Berkshire is higher£3.18£3.20£3.02

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of White Horse £225, West Berkshire £250West Berkshire: £250Vale of White Horse: £225West Berkshire: £251Vale of White Horse: £226West Berkshire: £237Vale of White Horse: £213

    £225£226£213West Berkshire is higher£250£251£237

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Vale of White Horse £113, West Berkshire £116West Berkshire: £116Vale of White Horse: £113West Berkshire: £117Vale of White Horse: £113West Berkshire: £110Vale of White Horse: £107

    £113£113£107West Berkshire is higher£116£117£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Vale of White Horse £39, West Berkshire £40West Berkshire: £40Vale of White Horse: £39West Berkshire: £40Vale of White Horse: £39West Berkshire: £38Vale of White Horse: £37

    £39£39£37West Berkshire is higher£40£40£38

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Vale of White Horse £679, West Berkshire £669West Berkshire: £669Vale of White Horse: £679West Berkshire: £671Vale of White Horse: £682West Berkshire: £634Vale of White Horse: £644

    £679£682£644Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£669£671£634

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Vale of White Horse £124, West Berkshire £156West Berkshire: £156Vale of White Horse: £124West Berkshire: £157Vale of White Horse: £125West Berkshire: £148Vale of White Horse: £118

    £124£125£118West Berkshire is higher£156£157£148

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Vale of White Horse £84, West Berkshire £94West Berkshire: £94Vale of White Horse: £84West Berkshire: £95Vale of White Horse: £84West Berkshire: £90Vale of White Horse: £79

    £84£84£79West Berkshire is higher£94£95£90

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Vale of White Horse £3.71, West Berkshire £4.20West Berkshire: £4.20Vale of White Horse: £3.71West Berkshire: £4.21Vale of White Horse: £3.73West Berkshire: £3.98Vale of White Horse: £3.52

    £3.71£3.73£3.52West Berkshire is higher£4.20£4.21£3.98

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Vale of White Horse £1.58, West Berkshire £1.45West Berkshire: £1.45Vale of White Horse: £1.58West Berkshire: £1.46Vale of White Horse: £1.59West Berkshire: £1.38Vale of White Horse: £1.50

    £1.58£1.59£1.50Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£1.45£1.46£1.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Vale of White Horse £5.44, West Berkshire £6.17West Berkshire: £6.17Vale of White Horse: £5.44West Berkshire: £6.19Vale of White Horse: £5.46West Berkshire: £5.85Vale of White Horse: £5.16

    £5.44£5.46£5.16West Berkshire is higher£6.17£6.19£5.85

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Vale of White Horse 190.4, West Berkshire 195.7West Berkshire: 195.7Vale of White Horse: 190.4

    190.4West Berkshire is higher195.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Vale of White Horse 9.8, West Berkshire 12.3West Berkshire: 12.3Vale of White Horse: 9.8

    9.8West Berkshire is higher12.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of White Horse 21.4, West Berkshire 20.6West Berkshire: 20.6Vale of White Horse: 21.4

    21.4Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count20.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of White Horse 35.2, West Berkshire 38.5West Berkshire: 38.5Vale of White Horse: 35.2

    35.2West Berkshire is higher38.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Vale of White Horse 70.9, West Berkshire 72.5West Berkshire: 72.5Vale of White Horse: 70.9

    70.9West Berkshire is higher72.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of White Horse 8.9, West Berkshire 9.3West Berkshire: 9.3Vale of White Horse: 8.9

    8.9West Berkshire is higher9.3

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Vale of White Horse and West Berkshire, per resident
MeasureVale of White HorseWest BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,619£3,634£3,433£3,766£3,782£3,572West Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,345£2,355£2,224£2,429£2,440£2,304West Berkshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£807£810£765£809£812£767West Berkshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,197£2,207£2,084£2,278£2,288£2,161West Berkshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£51£51£48West Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£97£98£92Vale of White Horse
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.54£2.55£2.41£3.18£3.20£3.02West Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£250£251£237West Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£116£117£110West Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£40£40£38West Berkshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£679£682£644£669£671£634Vale of White Horse
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£156£157£148West Berkshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£84£84£79£94£95£90West Berkshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.71£3.73£3.52£4.20£4.21£3.98West Berkshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.58£1.59£1.50£1.45£1.46£1.38Vale of White Horse
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.44£5.46£5.16£6.17£6.19£5.85West Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.4195.7West Berkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 20269.812.3West Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.420.6Vale of White Horse
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.238.5West Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.972.5West Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.99.3West Berkshire

Total

Vale of White Horse is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and West Berkshire on 22. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Vale of White Horse West Berkshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Vale of White Horse £540.7m, West Berkshire £621.1mWest Berkshire: £621.1mVale of White Horse: £540.7mWest Berkshire: £623.8mVale of White Horse: £543.0mWest Berkshire: £589.2mVale of White Horse: £512.9m

    £540.7m£543.0m£512.9mWest Berkshire is higher£621.1m£623.8m£589.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Vale of White Horse £350.4m, West Berkshire £400.6mWest Berkshire: £400.6mVale of White Horse: £350.4mWest Berkshire: £402.3mVale of White Horse: £351.8mWest Berkshire: £380.0mVale of White Horse: £332.3m

    £350.4m£351.8m£332.3mWest Berkshire is higher£400.6m£402.3m£380.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Vale of White Horse £120.6m, West Berkshire £133.4mWest Berkshire: £133.4mVale of White Horse: £120.6mWest Berkshire: £133.9mVale of White Horse: £121.1mWest Berkshire: £126.5mVale of White Horse: £114.4m

    £120.6m£121.1m£114.4mWest Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£133.4m£133.9m£126.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Vale of White Horse £328.3m, West Berkshire £375.7mWest Berkshire: £375.7mVale of White Horse: £328.3mWest Berkshire: £377.3mVale of White Horse: £329.7mWest Berkshire: £356.4mVale of White Horse: £311.4m

    £328.3m£329.7m£311.4mWest Berkshire is higher£375.7m£377.3m£356.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Vale of White Horse £6.2m, West Berkshire £8.3mWest Berkshire: £8.3mVale of White Horse: £6.2mWest Berkshire: £8.4mVale of White Horse: £6.3mWest Berkshire: £7.9mVale of White Horse: £5.9m

    £6.2m£6.3m£5.9mWest Berkshire is higher£8.3m£8.4m£7.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Vale of White Horse £15.4m, West Berkshire £16.1mWest Berkshire: £16.1mVale of White Horse: £15.4mWest Berkshire: £16.1mVale of White Horse: £15.5mWest Berkshire: £15.2mVale of White Horse: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.5m£14.6mWest Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Vale of White Horse £0.38m, West Berkshire £0.53mWest Berkshire: £0.53mVale of White Horse: £0.38mWest Berkshire: £0.53mVale of White Horse: £0.38mWest Berkshire: £0.50mVale of White Horse: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mWest Berkshire is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Vale of White Horse £33.6m, West Berkshire £41.2mWest Berkshire: £41.2mVale of White Horse: £33.6mWest Berkshire: £41.4mVale of White Horse: £33.8mWest Berkshire: £39.1mVale of White Horse: £31.9m

    £33.6m£33.8m£31.9mWest Berkshire is higher£41.2m£41.4m£39.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Vale of White Horse £16.8m, West Berkshire £19.1mWest Berkshire: £19.1mVale of White Horse: £16.8mWest Berkshire: £19.2mVale of White Horse: £16.9mWest Berkshire: £18.2mVale of White Horse: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.9m£15.9mWest Berkshire is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Vale of White Horse £5.8m, West Berkshire £6.6mWest Berkshire: £6.6mVale of White Horse: £5.8mWest Berkshire: £6.6mVale of White Horse: £5.8mWest Berkshire: £6.3mVale of White Horse: £5.5m

    £5.8m£5.8m£5.5mWest Berkshire is higher£6.6m£6.6m£6.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Vale of White Horse £101.5m, West Berkshire £110.2mWest Berkshire: £110.2mVale of White Horse: £101.5mWest Berkshire: £110.7mVale of White Horse: £101.9mWest Berkshire: £104.6mVale of White Horse: £96.3m

    £101.5m£101.9m£96.3mWest Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£110.2m£110.7m£104.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Vale of White Horse £18.6m, West Berkshire £25.8mWest Berkshire: £25.8mVale of White Horse: £18.6mWest Berkshire: £25.9mVale of White Horse: £18.6mWest Berkshire: £24.5mVale of White Horse: £17.6m

    £18.6m£18.6m£17.6mWest Berkshire is higher£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Vale of White Horse £12.5m, West Berkshire £15.6mWest Berkshire: £15.6mVale of White Horse: £12.5mWest Berkshire: £15.6mVale of White Horse: £12.5mWest Berkshire: £14.8mVale of White Horse: £11.8m

    £12.5m£12.5m£11.8mWest Berkshire is higher£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Vale of White Horse £0.55m, West Berkshire £0.69mWest Berkshire: £0.69mVale of White Horse: £0.55mWest Berkshire: £0.70mVale of White Horse: £0.56mWest Berkshire: £0.66mVale of White Horse: £0.53m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.53mWest Berkshire is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Vale of White Horse £0.24m, West Berkshire £0.24mWest Berkshire: £0.24mVale of White Horse: £0.24mWest Berkshire: £0.24mVale of White Horse: £0.24mWest Berkshire: £0.23mVale of White Horse: £0.22m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.22mWest Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Vale of White Horse £0.81m, West Berkshire £1.0mWest Berkshire: £1.0mVale of White Horse: £0.81mWest Berkshire: £1.0mVale of White Horse: £0.82mWest Berkshire: £0.97mVale of White Horse: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mWest Berkshire is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Vale of White Horse 28,446, West Berkshire 32,270West Berkshire: 32,270Vale of White Horse: 28,446

    28,446West Berkshire is higher32,270

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Vale of White Horse 1,466, West Berkshire 2,026West Berkshire: 2,026Vale of White Horse: 1,466

    1,466West Berkshire is higher2,026

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Vale of White Horse 3,202, West Berkshire 3,395West Berkshire: 3,395Vale of White Horse: 3,202

    3,202West Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count3,395

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Vale of White Horse 5,260, West Berkshire 6,355West Berkshire: 6,355Vale of White Horse: 5,260

    5,260West Berkshire is higher6,355

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Vale of White Horse 10,596, West Berkshire 11,960West Berkshire: 11,960Vale of White Horse: 10,596

    10,596West Berkshire is higher11,960

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Vale of White Horse 1,332, West Berkshire 1,535West Berkshire: 1,535Vale of White Horse: 1,332

    1,332West Berkshire is higher1,535

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Vale of White Horse and West Berkshire, total
MeasureVale of White HorseWest BerkshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£540.7m£543.0m£512.9m£621.1m£623.8m£589.2mWest Berkshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£350.4m£351.8m£332.3m£400.6m£402.3m£380.0mWest Berkshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£120.6m£121.1m£114.4m£133.4m£133.9m£126.5mWest Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£328.3m£329.7m£311.4m£375.7m£377.3m£356.4mWest Berkshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.2m£6.3m£5.9m£8.3m£8.4m£7.9mWest Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m£16.1m£16.1m£15.2mWest Berkshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mWest Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m£41.2m£41.4m£39.1mWest Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£19.1m£19.2m£18.2mWest Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m£6.6m£6.6m£6.3mWest Berkshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£101.5m£101.9m£96.3m£110.2m£110.7m£104.6mWest Berkshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m£25.8m£25.9m£24.5mWest Berkshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.5m£11.8m£15.6m£15.6m£14.8mWest Berkshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mWest Berkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mWest Berkshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£1.0m£1.0m£0.97mWest Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,44632,270West Berkshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4662,026West Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2023,395West Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2606,355West Berkshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,59611,960West Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3321,535West Berkshire

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.
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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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