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West Oxfordshire and Test Valley

120,826 and 135,169 residents (mid-2024).

West Oxfordshire is higher than Test Valley on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

West Oxfordshire is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

West Oxfordshire Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £3,864, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983West Oxfordshire: £3,864Test Valley: £4,000West Oxfordshire: £3,881Test Valley: £3,778West Oxfordshire: £3,665

    £3,864£3,881£3,665Test Valley is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £12,255, Test Valley £12,493Test Valley: £12,493West Oxfordshire: £12,255Test Valley: £12,546West Oxfordshire: £12,308Test Valley: £11,850West Oxfordshire: £11,625

    £12,255£12,308£11,625Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £1,297, Test Valley £1,400Test Valley: £1,400West Oxfordshire: £1,297Test Valley: £1,406West Oxfordshire: £1,303Test Valley: £1,328West Oxfordshire: £1,230

    £1,297£1,303£1,230Test Valley is higher£1,400£1,406£1,328

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £11,479, Test Valley £11,694Test Valley: £11,694West Oxfordshire: £11,479Test Valley: £11,744West Oxfordshire: £11,528Test Valley: £11,092West Oxfordshire: £10,888

    £11,479£11,528£10,888Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11,694£11,744£11,092

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £230, Test Valley £245Test Valley: £245West Oxfordshire: £230Test Valley: £246West Oxfordshire: £231Test Valley: £233West Oxfordshire: £218

    £230£231£218Test Valley is higher£245£246£233

  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: West Oxfordshire £533, Test Valley £539Test Valley: £539West Oxfordshire: £533Test Valley: £541West Oxfordshire: £535Test Valley: £511West Oxfordshire: £505

    £533£535£505Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£539£541£511

  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: West Oxfordshire £14, Test Valley £15Test Valley: £15West Oxfordshire: £14Test Valley: £15West Oxfordshire: £14Test Valley: £14West Oxfordshire: £13

    £14£14£13Test Valley is higher£15£15£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £235, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289West Oxfordshire: £235Test Valley: £290West Oxfordshire: £236Test Valley: £274West Oxfordshire: £222

    £235£236£222Test Valley is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £111, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101West Oxfordshire: £111Test Valley: £101West Oxfordshire: £111Test Valley: £96West Oxfordshire: £105

    £111£111£105West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

  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: West Oxfordshire £61, Test Valley £73Test Valley: £73West Oxfordshire: £61Test Valley: £73West Oxfordshire: £61Test Valley: £69West Oxfordshire: £58

    £61£61£58Test Valley is higher£73£73£69

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £1,083, Test Valley £1,139Test Valley: £1,139West Oxfordshire: £1,083Test Valley: £1,144West Oxfordshire: £1,088Test Valley: £1,080West Oxfordshire: £1,027

    £1,083£1,088£1,027Test Valley is higher£1,139£1,144£1,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £133, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147West Oxfordshire: £133Test Valley: £148West Oxfordshire: £134Test Valley: £139West Oxfordshire: £126

    £133£134£126Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £146, Test Valley £181Test Valley: £181West Oxfordshire: £146Test Valley: £182West Oxfordshire: £147Test Valley: £171West Oxfordshire: £139

    £146£147£139Test Valley is higher£181£182£171

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £4.09, Test Valley £4.82Test Valley: £4.82West Oxfordshire: £4.09Test Valley: £4.84West Oxfordshire: £4.11Test Valley: £4.57West Oxfordshire: £3.88

    £4.09£4.11£3.88Test Valley is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £2.48, Test Valley £3.06Test Valley: £3.06West Oxfordshire: £2.48Test Valley: £3.07West Oxfordshire: £2.49Test Valley: £2.90West Oxfordshire: £2.35

    £2.48£2.49£2.35Test Valley is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £6.01, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15West Oxfordshire: £6.01Test Valley: £6.17West Oxfordshire: £6.03Test Valley: £5.83West Oxfordshire: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire 988.7, Test Valley 1,009.0Test Valley: 1,009.0West Oxfordshire: 988.7

    988.7Test Valley is higher1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire 54.5, Test Valley 59.2Test Valley: 59.2West Oxfordshire: 54.5

    54.5Test Valley is higher59.2

  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: West Oxfordshire 109.7, Test Valley 115.9Test Valley: 115.9West Oxfordshire: 109.7

    109.7Test Valley is higher115.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 35.7, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9West Oxfordshire: 35.7

    35.7Test Valley is higher43.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire 113.0, Test Valley 128.8Test Valley: 128.8West Oxfordshire: 113.0

    113.0Test Valley is higher128.8

  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: West Oxfordshire 13.6, Test Valley 16.4Test Valley: 16.4West Oxfordshire: 13.6

    13.6Test Valley is higher16.4

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West Oxfordshire and Test Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureWest OxfordshireTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665£3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,255£12,308£11,625£12,493£12,546£11,850Test Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,297£1,303£1,230£1,400£1,406£1,328Test Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,479£11,528£10,888£11,694£11,744£11,092Test Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£230£231£218£245£246£233Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£533£535£505£539£541£511Test Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£14£13£15£15£14Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£222£289£290£274Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£101£101£96West Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£61£61£58£73£73£69Test Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,083£1,088£1,027£1,139£1,144£1,080Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£133£134£126£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£181£182£171Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.09£4.11£3.88£4.82£4.84£4.57Test Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.48£2.49£2.35£3.06£3.07£2.90Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026988.71,009.0Test Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202654.559.2Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.7115.9Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.743.9Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026113.0128.8Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.616.4Test Valley

Per resident

West Oxfordshire is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Test Valley 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

West Oxfordshire Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £3,864, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983West Oxfordshire: £3,864Test Valley: £4,000West Oxfordshire: £3,881Test Valley: £3,778West Oxfordshire: £3,665

    £3,864£3,881£3,665Test Valley is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £2,603, Test Valley £2,601Test Valley: £2,601West Oxfordshire: £2,603Test Valley: £2,612West Oxfordshire: £2,614Test Valley: £2,467West Oxfordshire: £2,469

    £2,603£2,614£2,469West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £777, Test Valley £839Test Valley: £839West Oxfordshire: £777Test Valley: £843West Oxfordshire: £780Test Valley: £796West Oxfordshire: £737

    £777£780£737Test Valley is higher£839£843£796

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Oxfordshire £2,438, Test Valley £2,434Test Valley: £2,434West Oxfordshire: £2,438Test Valley: £2,445West Oxfordshire: £2,448Test Valley: £2,309West Oxfordshire: £2,312

    £2,438£2,448£2,312West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £49, Test Valley £51Test Valley: £51West Oxfordshire: £49Test Valley: £51West Oxfordshire: £49Test Valley: £48West Oxfordshire: £46

    £49£49£46Test Valley 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: West Oxfordshire £113, Test Valley £112Test Valley: £112West Oxfordshire: £113Test Valley: £113West Oxfordshire: £114Test Valley: £106West Oxfordshire: £107

    £113£114£107West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£106

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £3.00, Test Valley £3.14Test Valley: £3.14West Oxfordshire: £3.00Test Valley: £3.16West Oxfordshire: £3.02Test Valley: £2.98West Oxfordshire: £2.85

    £3.00£3.02£2.85Test Valley is higher£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £235, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289West Oxfordshire: £235Test Valley: £290West Oxfordshire: £236Test Valley: £274West Oxfordshire: £222

    £235£236£222Test Valley is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £111, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101West Oxfordshire: £111Test Valley: £101West Oxfordshire: £111Test Valley: £96West Oxfordshire: £105

    £111£111£105West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £37, Test Valley £44Test Valley: £44West Oxfordshire: £37Test Valley: £44West Oxfordshire: £37Test Valley: £41West Oxfordshire: £35

    £37£37£35Test Valley is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £649, Test Valley £682Test Valley: £682West Oxfordshire: £649Test Valley: £685West Oxfordshire: £651Test Valley: £647West Oxfordshire: £615

    £649£651£615Test Valley is higher£682£685£647

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £133, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147West Oxfordshire: £133Test Valley: £148West Oxfordshire: £134Test Valley: £139West Oxfordshire: £126

    £133£134£126Test Valley is higher£147£148£139

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Oxfordshire £88, Test Valley £108Test Valley: £108West Oxfordshire: £88Test Valley: £109West Oxfordshire: £88Test Valley: £103West Oxfordshire: £83

    £88£88£83Test Valley is higher£108£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Oxfordshire £2.45, Test Valley £2.89Test Valley: £2.89West Oxfordshire: £2.45Test Valley: £2.90West Oxfordshire: £2.46Test Valley: £2.74West Oxfordshire: £2.32

    £2.45£2.46£2.32Test Valley is higher£2.89£2.90£2.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Oxfordshire £1.49, Test Valley £1.83Test Valley: £1.83West Oxfordshire: £1.49Test Valley: £1.84West Oxfordshire: £1.49Test Valley: £1.74West Oxfordshire: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Test Valley is higher£1.83£1.84£1.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £6.01, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15West Oxfordshire: £6.01Test Valley: £6.17West Oxfordshire: £6.03Test Valley: £5.83West Oxfordshire: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 210.0, Test Valley 210.1Test Valley: 210.1West Oxfordshire: 210.0

    210.0Test Valley is higher210.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 11.6, Test Valley 12.3Test Valley: 12.3West Oxfordshire: 11.6

    11.6Test Valley 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: West Oxfordshire 23.3, Test Valley 24.1Test Valley: 24.1West Oxfordshire: 23.3

    23.3Test Valley is higher24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 35.7, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9West Oxfordshire: 35.7

    35.7Test Valley is higher43.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 67.7, Test Valley 77.2Test Valley: 77.2West Oxfordshire: 67.7

    67.7Test Valley is higher77.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 8.2, Test Valley 9.8Test Valley: 9.8West Oxfordshire: 8.2

    8.2Test Valley is higher9.8

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West Oxfordshire and Test Valley, per resident
MeasureWest OxfordshireTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665£3,983£4,000£3,778Test Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,603£2,614£2,469£2,601£2,612£2,467West Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£777£780£737£839£843£796Test Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,438£2,448£2,312£2,434£2,445£2,309West Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£51£51£48Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£107£112£113£106West Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.00£3.02£2.85£3.14£3.16£2.98Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£222£289£290£274Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£101£101£96West Oxfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£37£37£35£44£44£41Test Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£649£651£615£682£685£647Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£133£134£126£147£148£139Test Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£108£109£103Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.45£2.46£2.32£2.89£2.90£2.74Test Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£1.83£1.84£1.74Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.0210.1Test Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.612.3Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.324.1Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.743.9Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202667.777.2Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.29.8Test Valley

Total

West Oxfordshire is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Test Valley 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

West Oxfordshire Test Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £466.9m, Test Valley £538.4mTest Valley: £538.4mWest Oxfordshire: £466.9mTest Valley: £540.6mWest Oxfordshire: £468.9mTest Valley: £510.7mWest Oxfordshire: £442.9m

    £466.9m£468.9m£442.9mTest Valley is higher£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £314.5m, Test Valley £351.6mTest Valley: £351.6mWest Oxfordshire: £314.5mTest Valley: £353.1mWest Oxfordshire: £315.8mTest Valley: £333.5mWest Oxfordshire: £298.3m

    £314.5m£315.8m£298.3mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £93.9m, Test Valley £113.4mTest Valley: £113.4mWest Oxfordshire: £93.9mTest Valley: £113.9mWest Oxfordshire: £94.3mTest Valley: £107.6mWest Oxfordshire: £89.0m

    £93.9m£94.3m£89.0mTest Valley is higher£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Oxfordshire £294.5m, Test Valley £329.1mTest Valley: £329.1mWest Oxfordshire: £294.5mTest Valley: £330.5mWest Oxfordshire: £295.8mTest Valley: £312.1mWest Oxfordshire: £279.4m

    £294.5m£295.8m£279.4mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Oxfordshire £5.9m, Test Valley £6.9mTest Valley: £6.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mTest Valley: £6.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mTest Valley: £6.6mWest Oxfordshire: £5.6m

    £5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTest Valley is higher£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £13.7m, Test Valley £15.2mTest Valley: £15.2mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mTest Valley: £15.2mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mTest Valley: £14.4mWest Oxfordshire: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £0.36m, Test Valley £0.42mTest Valley: £0.42mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mTest Valley: £0.43mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mTest Valley: £0.40mWest Oxfordshire: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mTest Valley is higher£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £28.3m, Test Valley £39.1mTest Valley: £39.1mWest Oxfordshire: £28.3mTest Valley: £39.2mWest Oxfordshire: £28.5mTest Valley: £37.1mWest Oxfordshire: £26.9m

    £28.3m£28.5m£26.9mTest Valley is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £13.4m, Test Valley £13.6mTest Valley: £13.6mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mTest Valley: £13.7mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mTest Valley: £12.9mWest Oxfordshire: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.4m£12.7mTest Valley is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £4.4m, Test Valley £5.9mTest Valley: £5.9mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mTest Valley: £5.9mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mTest Valley: £5.6mWest Oxfordshire: £4.2m

    £4.4m£4.4m£4.2mTest Valley is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Oxfordshire £78.4m, Test Valley £92.2mTest Valley: £92.2mWest Oxfordshire: £78.4mTest Valley: £92.6mWest Oxfordshire: £78.7mTest Valley: £87.5mWest Oxfordshire: £74.3m

    £78.4m£78.7m£74.3mTest Valley is higher£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Oxfordshire £16.1m, Test Valley £19.9mTest Valley: £19.9mWest Oxfordshire: £16.1mTest Valley: £20.0mWest Oxfordshire: £16.2mTest Valley: £18.8mWest Oxfordshire: £15.3m

    £16.1m£16.2m£15.3mTest Valley is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Oxfordshire £10.6m, Test Valley £14.6mTest Valley: £14.6mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mTest Valley: £14.7mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mTest Valley: £13.9mWest Oxfordshire: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.1mTest Valley is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Oxfordshire £0.30m, Test Valley £0.39mTest Valley: £0.39mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mTest Valley: £0.39mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mTest Valley: £0.37mWest Oxfordshire: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mTest Valley is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Oxfordshire £0.18m, Test Valley £0.25mTest Valley: £0.25mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mTest Valley: £0.25mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mTest Valley: £0.23mWest Oxfordshire: £0.17m

    £0.18m£0.18m£0.17mTest Valley is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £0.73m, Test Valley £0.83mTest Valley: £0.83mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mTest Valley: £0.83mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mTest Valley: £0.79mWest Oxfordshire: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mTest Valley is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Oxfordshire 25,369, Test Valley 28,393Test Valley: 28,393West Oxfordshire: 25,369

    25,369Test Valley is higher28,393

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Oxfordshire 1,399, Test Valley 1,665Test Valley: 1,665West Oxfordshire: 1,399

    1,399Test Valley is higher1,665

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire 2,815, Test Valley 3,260Test Valley: 3,260West Oxfordshire: 2,815

    2,815Test Valley is higher3,260

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire 4,314, Test Valley 5,929Test Valley: 5,929West Oxfordshire: 4,314

    4,314Test Valley is higher5,929

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Oxfordshire 8,174, Test Valley 10,429Test Valley: 10,429West Oxfordshire: 8,174

    8,174Test Valley is higher10,429

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Oxfordshire 987, Test Valley 1,325Test Valley: 1,325West Oxfordshire: 987

    987Test Valley is higher1,325

Show the numbers
West Oxfordshire and Test Valley, total
MeasureWest OxfordshireTest ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m£538.4m£540.6m£510.7mTest Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£314.5m£315.8m£298.3m£351.6m£353.1m£333.5mTest Valley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m£113.4m£113.9m£107.6mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£294.5m£295.8m£279.4m£329.1m£330.5m£312.1mTest Valley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m£6.9m£6.9m£6.6mTest Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mTest Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mTest Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m£39.1m£39.2m£37.1mTest Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mTest Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTest Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.4m£78.7m£74.3m£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mTest Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m£19.9m£20.0m£18.8mTest Valley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mTest Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mTest Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mTest Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,36928,393Test Valley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3991,665Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8153,260Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,3145,929Test Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,17410,429Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269871,325Test Valley

Sources

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

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  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.