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Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire

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

Vale of White Horse is higher than South Oxfordshire on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 21 per resident and 10 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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Per person in the age group

Vale of White Horse is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and South Oxfordshire on 5. 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 South Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

  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, South Oxfordshire £1,127South Oxfordshire: £1,127Vale of White Horse: £1,330South Oxfordshire: £1,131Vale of White Horse: £1,335South Oxfordshire: £1,069Vale of White Horse: £1,261

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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, South Oxfordshire £197South Oxfordshire: £197Vale of White Horse: £225South Oxfordshire: £198Vale of White Horse: £226South Oxfordshire: £187Vale of White Horse: £213

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

  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, South Oxfordshire £98South Oxfordshire: £98Vale of White Horse: £113South Oxfordshire: £98Vale of White Horse: £113South Oxfordshire: £93Vale of White Horse: £107

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

  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, South Oxfordshire £6.11South Oxfordshire: £6.11Vale of White Horse: £6.13South Oxfordshire: £6.14Vale of White Horse: £6.15South Oxfordshire: £5.80Vale of White Horse: £5.81

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

    51.9South Oxfordshire is higher52.4

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

    113.3Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count111.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of White Horse 35.2, South Oxfordshire 30.6South Oxfordshire: 30.6Vale of White Horse: 35.2

    35.2Vale of White Horse is higher30.6

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

    116.9Vale of White Horse is higher98.2

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

    14.7Vale of White Horse is higher12.8

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Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureVale of White HorseSouth OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,619£3,634£3,433£3,607£3,622£3,421Vale of White Horse
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,394£12,447£11,756£12,450£12,503£11,809South Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,330£1,335£1,261£1,127£1,131£1,069Vale of White Horse
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,614£11,664£11,017£11,683£11,733£11,082South Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£221£222£209£223£224£211South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£545£548£517£531£533£503Vale of White Horse
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13£14£13£13Vale of White Horse
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£197£198£187Vale of White Horse
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£98£98£93Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£64£60£55£55£52Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,120£1,125£1,062£935£939£886Vale of White Horse
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£118£118£112Vale of White Horse
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£138£138£131£128£129£122Vale of White Horse
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.13£6.15£5.81£6.11£6.14£5.80Vale of White Horse
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.60£2.62£2.47£2.53£2.54£2.40Vale of White Horse
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.44£5.46£5.16£6.98£7.01£6.62South Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.31,000.5Vale of White Horse
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202651.952.4South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.3111.8Vale of White Horse
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.230.6Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026116.998.2Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.712.8Vale of White Horse

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  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, South Oxfordshire £107South Oxfordshire: £107Vale of White Horse: £103South Oxfordshire: £107Vale of White Horse: £104South Oxfordshire: £101Vale of White Horse: £98

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

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

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

  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, South Oxfordshire £197South Oxfordshire: £197Vale of White Horse: £225South Oxfordshire: £198Vale of White Horse: £226South Oxfordshire: £187Vale of White Horse: £213

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

  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, South Oxfordshire £98South Oxfordshire: £98Vale of White Horse: £113South Oxfordshire: £98Vale of White Horse: £113South Oxfordshire: £93Vale of White Horse: £107

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

  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, South Oxfordshire £34South Oxfordshire: £34Vale of White Horse: £39South Oxfordshire: £34Vale of White Horse: £39South Oxfordshire: £32Vale of White Horse: £37

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Vale of White Horse £3.71, South Oxfordshire £3.71South Oxfordshire: £3.71Vale of White Horse: £3.71South Oxfordshire: £3.73Vale of White Horse: £3.73South Oxfordshire: £3.52Vale of White Horse: £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: Vale of White Horse £1.58, South Oxfordshire £1.54South Oxfordshire: £1.54Vale of White Horse: £1.58South Oxfordshire: £1.55Vale of White Horse: £1.59South Oxfordshire: £1.46Vale of White Horse: £1.50

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    190.4South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count201.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    9.8South Oxfordshire is higher10.5

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

    21.4South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Vale of White Horse 35.2, South Oxfordshire 30.6South Oxfordshire: 30.6Vale of White Horse: 35.2

    35.2Vale of White Horse is higher30.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    70.9Vale of White Horse is higher59.6

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

    8.9Vale of White Horse is higher7.8

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Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire, per resident
MeasureVale of White HorseSouth OxfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,619£3,634£3,433£3,607£3,622£3,421Vale of White Horse
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,345£2,355£2,224£2,503£2,514£2,374South Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£807£810£765£684£687£649Vale of White Horse
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,197£2,207£2,084£2,349£2,359£2,228South Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£42£42£40£45£45£42South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£104£98£107£107£101South Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.54£2.55£2.41£2.67£2.68£2.53South Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£197£198£187Vale of White Horse
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£98£98£93Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£34£34£32Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£679£682£644£567£570£538Vale of White Horse
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£118£118£112Vale of White Horse
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£84£84£79£78£78£74Vale 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£1.58£1.59£1.50£1.54£1.55£1.46Vale of White Horse
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.44£5.46£5.16£6.98£7.01£6.62South Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026190.4201.1South Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 20269.810.5South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.422.5South Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.230.6Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.959.6Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.97.8Vale of White Horse

Total

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

Vale of White Horse South Oxfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.22mSouth Oxfordshire 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, South Oxfordshire £1.1mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.1mVale of White Horse: £0.81mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.1mVale of White Horse: £0.82mSouth Oxfordshire: £1.0mVale of White Horse: £0.77m

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    28,446South Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count31,441

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    1,466South Oxfordshire is higher1,647

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

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

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

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

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

    5,260Vale of White Horse is higher4,785

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    10,596Vale of White Horse is higher9,318

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

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

    1,332Vale of White Horse is higher1,216

Show the numbers
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire, total
MeasureVale of White HorseSouth OxfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£540.7m£543.0m£512.9m£563.8m£566.2m£534.8mSouth Oxfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£350.4m£351.8m£332.3m£391.3m£392.9m£371.1mSouth Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£120.6m£121.1m£114.4m£106.9m£107.3m£101.4mVale of White Horse
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£328.3m£329.7m£311.4m£367.2m£368.7m£348.3mSouth Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.2m£6.3m£5.9m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mSouth Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mSouth Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mSouth Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m£30.8m£31.0m£29.3mVale of White Horse
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mVale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m£5.2m£5.3m£5.0mVale of White Horse
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£101.5m£101.9m£96.3m£88.6m£89.0m£84.1mVale of White Horse
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mVale of White Horse
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.5m£11.8m£12.2m£12.2m£11.5mVale of White Horse
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mSouth Oxfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mSouth Oxfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mSouth Oxfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,44631,441South Oxfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4661,647South Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2023,513South Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2604,785Vale of White Horse
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,5969,318Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3321,216Vale of White Horse

Sources

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

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  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.
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