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West Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse

120,826 and 149,421 residents (mid-2024).

West Oxfordshire is higher than Vale of White Horse on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 14 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

West Oxfordshire is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Vale of White Horse on 13. 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 Vale of White Horse

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £3,864, Vale of White Horse £3,619Vale of White Horse: £3,619West Oxfordshire: £3,864Vale of White Horse: £3,634West Oxfordshire: £3,881Vale of White Horse: £3,433West Oxfordshire: £3,665

    £3,864£3,881£3,665West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,619£3,634£3,433

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £12,255, Vale of White Horse £12,394Vale of White Horse: £12,394West Oxfordshire: £12,255Vale of White Horse: £12,447West Oxfordshire: £12,308Vale of White Horse: £11,756West Oxfordshire: £11,625

    £12,255£12,308£11,625Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£12,394£12,447£11,756

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £1,297, Vale of White Horse £1,330Vale of White Horse: £1,330West Oxfordshire: £1,297Vale of White Horse: £1,335West Oxfordshire: £1,303Vale of White Horse: £1,261West Oxfordshire: £1,230

    £1,297£1,303£1,230Vale of White Horse is higher£1,330£1,335£1,261

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £11,479, Vale of White Horse £11,614Vale of White Horse: £11,614West Oxfordshire: £11,479Vale of White Horse: £11,664West Oxfordshire: £11,528Vale of White Horse: £11,017West Oxfordshire: £10,888

    £11,479£11,528£10,888Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£11,614£11,664£11,017

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £230, Vale of White Horse £221Vale of White Horse: £221West Oxfordshire: £230Vale of White Horse: £222West Oxfordshire: £231Vale of White Horse: £209West Oxfordshire: £218

    £230£231£218West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£221£222£209

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £533, Vale of White Horse £545Vale of White Horse: £545West Oxfordshire: £533Vale of White Horse: £548West Oxfordshire: £535Vale of White Horse: £517West Oxfordshire: £505

    £533£535£505Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£545£548£517

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire £14, Vale of White Horse £13Vale of White Horse: £13West Oxfordshire: £14Vale of White Horse: £14West Oxfordshire: £14Vale of White Horse: £13West Oxfordshire: £13

    £14£14£13West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£13£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £235, Vale of White Horse £225Vale of White Horse: £225West Oxfordshire: £235Vale of White Horse: £226West Oxfordshire: £236Vale of White Horse: £213West Oxfordshire: £222

    £235£236£222West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£213

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £111, Vale of White Horse £113Vale of White Horse: £113West Oxfordshire: £111Vale of White Horse: £113West Oxfordshire: £111Vale of White Horse: £107West Oxfordshire: £105

    £111£111£105Vale of White Horse is higher£113£113£107

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £61, Vale of White Horse £64Vale of White Horse: £64West Oxfordshire: £61Vale of White Horse: £64West Oxfordshire: £61Vale of White Horse: £60West Oxfordshire: £58

    £61£61£58Vale of White Horse is higher£64£64£60

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £1,083, Vale of White Horse £1,120Vale of White Horse: £1,120West Oxfordshire: £1,083Vale of White Horse: £1,125West Oxfordshire: £1,088Vale of White Horse: £1,062West Oxfordshire: £1,027

    £1,083£1,088£1,027Vale of White Horse is higher£1,120£1,125£1,062

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £133, Vale of White Horse £124Vale of White Horse: £124West Oxfordshire: £133Vale of White Horse: £125West Oxfordshire: £134Vale of White Horse: £118West Oxfordshire: £126

    £133£134£126West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£124£125£118

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £146, Vale of White Horse £138Vale of White Horse: £138West Oxfordshire: £146Vale of White Horse: £138West Oxfordshire: £147Vale of White Horse: £131West Oxfordshire: £139

    £146£147£139West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£138£138£131

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £4.09, Vale of White Horse £6.13Vale of White Horse: £6.13West Oxfordshire: £4.09Vale of White Horse: £6.15West Oxfordshire: £4.11Vale of White Horse: £5.81West Oxfordshire: £3.88

    £4.09£4.11£3.88Vale of White Horse is higher£6.13£6.15£5.81

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire £2.48, Vale of White Horse £2.60Vale of White Horse: £2.60West Oxfordshire: £2.48Vale of White Horse: £2.62West Oxfordshire: £2.49Vale of White Horse: £2.47West Oxfordshire: £2.35

    £2.48£2.49£2.35Vale of White Horse is higher£2.60£2.62£2.47

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £6.01, Vale of White Horse £5.44Vale of White Horse: £5.44West Oxfordshire: £6.01Vale of White Horse: £5.46West Oxfordshire: £6.03Vale of White Horse: £5.16West Oxfordshire: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.44£5.46£5.16

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire 988.7, Vale of White Horse 1,006.3Vale of White Horse: 1,006.3West Oxfordshire: 988.7

    988.7Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count1,006.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire 54.5, Vale of White Horse 51.9Vale of White Horse: 51.9West Oxfordshire: 54.5

    54.5West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count51.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: West Oxfordshire 109.7, Vale of White Horse 113.3Vale of White Horse: 113.3West Oxfordshire: 109.7

    109.7Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count113.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 35.7, Vale of White Horse 35.2Vale of White Horse: 35.2West Oxfordshire: 35.7

    35.7West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count35.2

  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, Vale of White Horse 116.9Vale of White Horse: 116.9West Oxfordshire: 113.0

    113.0Vale of White Horse is higher116.9

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: West Oxfordshire 13.6, Vale of White Horse 14.7Vale of White Horse: 14.7West Oxfordshire: 13.6

    13.6Vale of White Horse is higher14.7

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West Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse, per person in the age group
MeasureWest OxfordshireVale of White HorseHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665£3,619£3,634£3,433West Oxfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,255£12,308£11,625£12,394£12,447£11,756Vale of White Horse
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,297£1,303£1,230£1,330£1,335£1,261Vale of White Horse
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,479£11,528£10,888£11,614£11,664£11,017Vale of White Horse
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£230£231£218£221£222£209West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£533£535£505£545£548£517Vale of White Horse
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£14£13£13£14£13West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£222£225£226£213West Oxfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£113£113£107Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£61£61£58£64£64£60Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,083£1,088£1,027£1,120£1,125£1,062Vale of White Horse
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£133£134£126£124£125£118West Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139£138£138£131West Oxfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.09£4.11£3.88£6.13£6.15£5.81Vale of White Horse
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.48£2.49£2.35£2.60£2.62£2.47Vale of White Horse
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£5.44£5.46£5.16West Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026988.71,006.3Vale of White Horse
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202654.551.9West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.7113.3Vale of White Horse
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.735.2West Oxfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026113.0116.9Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.614.7Vale of White Horse

Per resident

West Oxfordshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Vale of White Horse on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

West Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £3,864, Vale of White Horse £3,619Vale of White Horse: £3,619West Oxfordshire: £3,864Vale of White Horse: £3,634West Oxfordshire: £3,881Vale of White Horse: £3,433West Oxfordshire: £3,665

    £3,864£3,881£3,665West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,619£3,634£3,433

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £2,603, Vale of White Horse £2,345Vale of White Horse: £2,345West Oxfordshire: £2,603Vale of White Horse: £2,355West Oxfordshire: £2,614Vale of White Horse: £2,224West Oxfordshire: £2,469

    £2,603£2,614£2,469West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,345£2,355£2,224

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £777, Vale of White Horse £807Vale of White Horse: £807West Oxfordshire: £777Vale of White Horse: £810West Oxfordshire: £780Vale of White Horse: £765West Oxfordshire: £737

    £777£780£737Vale of White Horse is higher£807£810£765

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: West Oxfordshire £2,438, Vale of White Horse £2,197Vale of White Horse: £2,197West Oxfordshire: £2,438Vale of White Horse: £2,207West Oxfordshire: £2,448Vale of White Horse: £2,084West Oxfordshire: £2,312

    £2,438£2,448£2,312West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,197£2,207£2,084

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £49, Vale of White Horse £42Vale of White Horse: £42West Oxfordshire: £49Vale of White Horse: £42West Oxfordshire: £49Vale of White Horse: £40West Oxfordshire: £46

    £49£49£46West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£40

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £113, Vale of White Horse £103Vale of White Horse: £103West Oxfordshire: £113Vale of White Horse: £104West Oxfordshire: £114Vale of White Horse: £98West Oxfordshire: £107

    £113£114£107West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£103£104£98

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £3.00, Vale of White Horse £2.54Vale of White Horse: £2.54West Oxfordshire: £3.00Vale of White Horse: £2.55West Oxfordshire: £3.02Vale of White Horse: £2.41West Oxfordshire: £2.85

    £3.00£3.02£2.85West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.54£2.55£2.41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £235, Vale of White Horse £225Vale of White Horse: £225West Oxfordshire: £235Vale of White Horse: £226West Oxfordshire: £236Vale of White Horse: £213West Oxfordshire: £222

    £235£236£222West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£225£226£213

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £111, Vale of White Horse £113Vale of White Horse: £113West Oxfordshire: £111Vale of White Horse: £113West Oxfordshire: £111Vale of White Horse: £107West Oxfordshire: £105

    £111£111£105Vale of White Horse is higher£113£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: West Oxfordshire £37, Vale of White Horse £39Vale of White Horse: £39West Oxfordshire: £37Vale of White Horse: £39West Oxfordshire: £37Vale of White Horse: £37West Oxfordshire: £35

    £37£37£35Vale of White Horse is higher£39£39£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £649, Vale of White Horse £679Vale of White Horse: £679West Oxfordshire: £649Vale of White Horse: £682West Oxfordshire: £651Vale of White Horse: £644West Oxfordshire: £615

    £649£651£615Vale of White Horse is higher£679£682£644

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: West Oxfordshire £133, Vale of White Horse £124Vale of White Horse: £124West Oxfordshire: £133Vale of White Horse: £125West Oxfordshire: £134Vale of White Horse: £118West Oxfordshire: £126

    £133£134£126West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£124£125£118

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: West Oxfordshire £88, Vale of White Horse £84Vale of White Horse: £84West Oxfordshire: £88Vale of White Horse: £84West Oxfordshire: £88Vale of White Horse: £79West Oxfordshire: £83

    £88£88£83West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£84£84£79

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: West Oxfordshire £2.45, Vale of White Horse £3.71Vale of White Horse: £3.71West Oxfordshire: £2.45Vale of White Horse: £3.73West Oxfordshire: £2.46Vale of White Horse: £3.52West Oxfordshire: £2.32

    £2.45£2.46£2.32Vale of White Horse is higher£3.71£3.73£3.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: West Oxfordshire £1.49, Vale of White Horse £1.58Vale of White Horse: £1.58West Oxfordshire: £1.49Vale of White Horse: £1.59West Oxfordshire: £1.49Vale of White Horse: £1.50West Oxfordshire: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Vale of White Horse is higher£1.58£1.59£1.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: West Oxfordshire £6.01, Vale of White Horse £5.44Vale of White Horse: £5.44West Oxfordshire: £6.01Vale of White Horse: £5.46West Oxfordshire: £6.03Vale of White Horse: £5.16West Oxfordshire: £5.70

    £6.01£6.03£5.70West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.44£5.46£5.16

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 210.0, Vale of White Horse 190.4Vale of White Horse: 190.4West Oxfordshire: 210.0

    210.0West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count190.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 11.6, Vale of White Horse 9.8Vale of White Horse: 9.8West Oxfordshire: 11.6

    11.6West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count9.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 23.3, Vale of White Horse 21.4Vale of White Horse: 21.4West Oxfordshire: 23.3

    23.3West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count21.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 35.7, Vale of White Horse 35.2Vale of White Horse: 35.2West Oxfordshire: 35.7

    35.7West Oxfordshire is higherDepends on how you count35.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 67.7, Vale of White Horse 70.9Vale of White Horse: 70.9West Oxfordshire: 67.7

    67.7Vale of White Horse is higher70.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: West Oxfordshire 8.2, Vale of White Horse 8.9Vale of White Horse: 8.9West Oxfordshire: 8.2

    8.2Vale of White Horse is higher8.9

Show the numbers
West Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse, per resident
MeasureWest OxfordshireVale of White HorseHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665£3,619£3,634£3,433West Oxfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,603£2,614£2,469£2,345£2,355£2,224West Oxfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£777£780£737£807£810£765Vale of White Horse
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,438£2,448£2,312£2,197£2,207£2,084West Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£42£42£40West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£107£103£104£98West Oxfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.00£3.02£2.85£2.54£2.55£2.41West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£222£225£226£213West Oxfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105£113£113£107Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£37£37£35£39£39£37Vale of White Horse
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£649£651£615£679£682£644Vale of White Horse
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£133£134£126£124£125£118West Oxfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83£84£84£79West Oxfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.45£2.46£2.32£3.71£3.73£3.52Vale of White Horse
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£1.58£1.59£1.50Vale of White Horse
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70£5.44£5.46£5.16West Oxfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.0190.4West Oxfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.69.8West Oxfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.321.4West Oxfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.735.2West Oxfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202667.770.9Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.28.9Vale of White Horse

Total

West Oxfordshire is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Vale of White Horse 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 Vale of White Horse

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £466.9m, Vale of White Horse £540.7mVale of White Horse: £540.7mWest Oxfordshire: £466.9mVale of White Horse: £543.0mWest Oxfordshire: £468.9mVale of White Horse: £512.9mWest Oxfordshire: £442.9m

    £466.9m£468.9m£442.9mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£540.7m£543.0m£512.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £314.5m, Vale of White Horse £350.4mVale of White Horse: £350.4mWest Oxfordshire: £314.5mVale of White Horse: £351.8mWest Oxfordshire: £315.8mVale of White Horse: £332.3mWest Oxfordshire: £298.3m

    £314.5m£315.8m£298.3mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£350.4m£351.8m£332.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £93.9m, Vale of White Horse £120.6mVale of White Horse: £120.6mWest Oxfordshire: £93.9mVale of White Horse: £121.1mWest Oxfordshire: £94.3mVale of White Horse: £114.4mWest Oxfordshire: £89.0m

    £93.9m£94.3m£89.0mVale of White Horse is higher£120.6m£121.1m£114.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: West Oxfordshire £294.5m, Vale of White Horse £328.3mVale of White Horse: £328.3mWest Oxfordshire: £294.5mVale of White Horse: £329.7mWest Oxfordshire: £295.8mVale of White Horse: £311.4mWest Oxfordshire: £279.4m

    £294.5m£295.8m£279.4mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£328.3m£329.7m£311.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: West Oxfordshire £5.9m, Vale of White Horse £6.2mVale of White Horse: £6.2mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mVale of White Horse: £6.3mWest Oxfordshire: £5.9mVale of White Horse: £5.9mWest Oxfordshire: £5.6m

    £5.9m£5.9m£5.6mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£6.2m£6.3m£5.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £13.7m, Vale of White Horse £15.4mVale of White Horse: £15.4mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mVale of White Horse: £15.5mWest Oxfordshire: £13.7mVale of White Horse: £14.6mWest Oxfordshire: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £0.36m, Vale of White Horse £0.38mVale of White Horse: £0.38mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mVale of White Horse: £0.38mWest Oxfordshire: £0.36mVale of White Horse: £0.36mWest Oxfordshire: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £28.3m, Vale of White Horse £33.6mVale of White Horse: £33.6mWest Oxfordshire: £28.3mVale of White Horse: £33.8mWest Oxfordshire: £28.5mVale of White Horse: £31.9mWest Oxfordshire: £26.9m

    £28.3m£28.5m£26.9mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £13.4m, Vale of White Horse £16.8mVale of White Horse: £16.8mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mVale of White Horse: £16.9mWest Oxfordshire: £13.4mVale of White Horse: £15.9mWest Oxfordshire: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.4m£12.7mVale of White Horse is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Oxfordshire £4.4m, Vale of White Horse £5.8mVale of White Horse: £5.8mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mVale of White Horse: £5.8mWest Oxfordshire: £4.4mVale of White Horse: £5.5mWest Oxfordshire: £4.2m

    £4.4m£4.4m£4.2mVale of White Horse is higher£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: West Oxfordshire £78.4m, Vale of White Horse £101.5mVale of White Horse: £101.5mWest Oxfordshire: £78.4mVale of White Horse: £101.9mWest Oxfordshire: £78.7mVale of White Horse: £96.3mWest Oxfordshire: £74.3m

    £78.4m£78.7m£74.3mVale of White Horse is higher£101.5m£101.9m£96.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: West Oxfordshire £16.1m, Vale of White Horse £18.6mVale of White Horse: £18.6mWest Oxfordshire: £16.1mVale of White Horse: £18.6mWest Oxfordshire: £16.2mVale of White Horse: £17.6mWest Oxfordshire: £15.3m

    £16.1m£16.2m£15.3mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: West Oxfordshire £10.6m, Vale of White Horse £12.5mVale of White Horse: £12.5mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mVale of White Horse: £12.5mWest Oxfordshire: £10.6mVale of White Horse: £11.8mWest Oxfordshire: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.6m£10.1mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£12.5m£12.5m£11.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: West Oxfordshire £0.30m, Vale of White Horse £0.55mVale of White Horse: £0.55mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mVale of White Horse: £0.56mWest Oxfordshire: £0.30mVale of White Horse: £0.53mWest Oxfordshire: £0.28m

    £0.30m£0.30m£0.28mVale of White Horse is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: West Oxfordshire £0.18m, Vale of White Horse £0.24mVale of White Horse: £0.24mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mVale of White Horse: £0.24mWest Oxfordshire: £0.18mVale of White Horse: £0.22mWest Oxfordshire: £0.17m

    £0.18m£0.18m£0.17mVale of White Horse is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: West Oxfordshire £0.73m, Vale of White Horse £0.81mVale of White Horse: £0.81mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mVale of White Horse: £0.82mWest Oxfordshire: £0.73mVale of White Horse: £0.77mWest Oxfordshire: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mVale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: West Oxfordshire 25,369, Vale of White Horse 28,446Vale of White Horse: 28,446West Oxfordshire: 25,369

    25,369Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count28,446

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: West Oxfordshire 1,399, Vale of White Horse 1,466Vale of White Horse: 1,466West Oxfordshire: 1,399

    1,399Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count1,466

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire 2,815, Vale of White Horse 3,202Vale of White Horse: 3,202West Oxfordshire: 2,815

    2,815Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count3,202

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: West Oxfordshire 4,314, Vale of White Horse 5,260Vale of White Horse: 5,260West Oxfordshire: 4,314

    4,314Vale of White Horse is higherDepends on how you count5,260

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: West Oxfordshire 8,174, Vale of White Horse 10,596Vale of White Horse: 10,596West Oxfordshire: 8,174

    8,174Vale of White Horse is higher10,596

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: West Oxfordshire 987, Vale of White Horse 1,332Vale of White Horse: 1,332West Oxfordshire: 987

    987Vale of White Horse is higher1,332

Show the numbers
West Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse, total
MeasureWest OxfordshireVale of White HorseHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m£540.7m£543.0m£512.9mVale of White Horse
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£314.5m£315.8m£298.3m£350.4m£351.8m£332.3mVale of White Horse
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m£120.6m£121.1m£114.4mVale of White Horse
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£294.5m£295.8m£279.4m£328.3m£329.7m£311.4mVale of White Horse
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m£6.2m£6.3m£5.9mVale of White Horse
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£15.4m£15.5m£14.6mVale of White Horse
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mVale of White Horse
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m£33.6m£33.8m£31.9mVale of White Horse
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mVale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mVale of White Horse
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.4m£78.7m£74.3m£101.5m£101.9m£96.3mVale of White Horse
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m£18.6m£18.6m£17.6mVale of White Horse
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m£12.5m£12.5m£11.8mVale of White Horse
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mVale of White Horse
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m£0.24m£0.24m£0.22mVale of White Horse
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mVale of White Horse
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,36928,446Vale of White Horse
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3991,466Vale of White Horse
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8153,202Vale of White Horse
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,3145,260Vale of White Horse
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,17410,596Vale of White Horse
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20269871,332Vale of White Horse

Sources

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

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