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Tamworth and Oadby and Wigston
Tamworth is higher than Oadby and Wigston on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 6 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.
Per person in the age group
Tamworth is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Oadby and Wigston on 1. 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
Tamworth Oadby and Wigston
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,412£4,431£4,185Tamworth is higher£4,001£4,018£3,795
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,059£13,114£12,387Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£12,796£12,851£12,138
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,992£2,000£1,889Tamworth is higher£1,476£1,482£1,400
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,866£11,917£11,255Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£11,583£11,632£10,987
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£413£414£391Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count£403£405£382
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£751£754£712Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£787£790£746
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£29£29£28Tamworth is higher£23£23£22
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£487£489£462Tamworth is higher£371£372£352
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£139£140£132Tamworth is higher£107£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£139£139£132Tamworth is higher£103£103£97
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,571£1,578£1,491Tamworth is higher£1,125£1,130£1,067
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£143£136Tamworth is higher£126£126£119
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£263£264£250Tamworth is higher£235£236£222
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.29£9.33£8.81Tamworth is higher£7.42£7.45£7.04
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.77£8.81£8.32Tamworth is higher£6.13£6.15£5.81
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.55£7.58£7.16Tamworth is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,033.9Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count990.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
110.4Tamworth is higher87.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
167.0Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count159.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
71.7Tamworth is higher54.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
188.7Tamworth is higher145.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
29.4Tamworth is higher22.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tamworth | Oadby and Wigston | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,412£4,431£4,185 | £4,001£4,018£3,795 | Tamworth |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,059£13,114£12,387 | £12,796£12,851£12,138 | Tamworth |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,992£2,000£1,889 | £1,476£1,482£1,400 | Tamworth |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,866£11,917£11,255 | £11,583£11,632£10,987 | Tamworth |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £413£414£391 | £403£405£382 | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £751£754£712 | £787£790£746 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £29£29£28 | £23£23£22 | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £487£489£462 | £371£372£352 | Tamworth |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £139£140£132 | £107£108£102 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £139£139£132 | £103£103£97 | Tamworth |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,571£1,578£1,491 | £1,125£1,130£1,067 | Tamworth |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£143£136 | £126£126£119 | Tamworth |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £263£264£250 | £235£236£222 | Tamworth |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.29£9.33£8.81 | £7.42£7.45£7.04 | Tamworth |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.77£8.81£8.32 | £6.13£6.15£5.81 | Tamworth |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.55£7.58£7.16 | £7.40£7.43£7.02 | Tamworth |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,033.9 | 990.0 | Tamworth |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 110.4 | 87.4 | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 167.0 | 159.6 | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 71.7 | 54.6 | Tamworth |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 188.7 | 145.4 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 29.4 | 22.0 | Tamworth |
Per resident
Tamworth is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Oadby and Wigston on 6. 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
Tamworth Oadby and Wigston
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,412£4,431£4,185Tamworth is higher£4,001£4,018£3,795
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,401£2,412£2,278Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£2,496£2,507£2,368
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,234£1,239£1,170Tamworth is higher£893£897£847
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,182£2,191£2,070Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£2,260£2,269£2,144
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£76£76£72Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£79£79£75
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£138£139£131Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count£154£154£146
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.33£5.36£5.06Tamworth is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£487£489£462Tamworth is higher£371£372£352
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£139£140£132Tamworth is higher£107£108£102
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£86£86£82Tamworth is higher£62£62£59
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£974£978£923Tamworth is higher£681£684£646
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£143£136Tamworth is higher£126£126£119
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£163£164£155Tamworth is higher£142£143£135
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.76£5.78£5.46Tamworth is higher£4.49£4.51£4.26
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.43£5.45£5.15Tamworth is higher£3.70£3.72£3.51
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.55£7.58£7.16Tamworth is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
190.1Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count193.1
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.3Tamworth is higher17.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
30.7Oadby and Wigston is higherDepends on how you count31.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
71.7Tamworth is higher54.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
116.9Tamworth is higher88.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.2Tamworth is higher13.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Tamworth | Oadby and Wigston | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,412£4,431£4,185 | £4,001£4,018£3,795 | Tamworth |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,401£2,412£2,278 | £2,496£2,507£2,368 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,234£1,239£1,170 | £893£897£847 | Tamworth |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,182£2,191£2,070 | £2,260£2,269£2,144 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £76£76£72 | £79£79£75 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £138£139£131 | £154£154£146 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.33£5.36£5.06 | £4.51£4.53£4.28 | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £487£489£462 | £371£372£352 | Tamworth |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £139£140£132 | £107£108£102 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £86£86£82 | £62£62£59 | Tamworth |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £974£978£923 | £681£684£646 | Tamworth |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£143£136 | £126£126£119 | Tamworth |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £142£143£135 | Tamworth |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.76£5.78£5.46 | £4.49£4.51£4.26 | Tamworth |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.43£5.45£5.15 | £3.70£3.72£3.51 | Tamworth |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.55£7.58£7.16 | £7.40£7.43£7.02 | Tamworth |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 190.1 | 193.1 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.3 | 17.1 | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 30.7 | 31.1 | Oadby and Wigston |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 71.7 | 54.6 | Tamworth |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 116.9 | 88.0 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.2 | 13.3 | Tamworth |
Total
Tamworth is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Oadby and Wigston on 0. 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
Tamworth Oadby and Wigston
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£356.8m£358.3m£338.5mTamworth is higher£245.2m£246.2m£232.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£194.2m£195.0m£184.2mTamworth is higherDepends on how you count£153.0m£153.7m£145.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£99.8m£100.2m£94.6mTamworth is higher£54.7m£55.0m£51.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£176.5m£177.2m£167.4mTamworth is higherDepends on how you count£138.5m£139.1m£131.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.1m£6.2m£5.8mTamworth is higherDepends on how you count£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mTamworth is higherDepends on how you count£9.4m£9.5m£8.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mTamworth is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£39.4m£39.6m£37.4mTamworth is higher£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.3m£11.3m£10.7mTamworth is higher£6.6m£6.6m£6.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mTamworth is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£78.7m£79.1m£74.7mTamworth is higher£41.7m£41.9m£39.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mTamworth is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£13.2m£13.2m£12.5mTamworth is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mTamworth is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mTamworth is higher£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mTamworth is higher£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
15,376Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count11,838
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,642Tamworth is higher1,045
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,483Tamworth is higherDepends on how you count1,908
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,797Tamworth is higher3,347
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
9,455Tamworth is higher5,393
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,475Tamworth is higher815
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| Measure | Tamworth | Oadby and Wigston | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £356.8m£358.3m£338.5m | £245.2m£246.2m£232.6m | Tamworth |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £194.2m£195.0m£184.2m | £153.0m£153.7m£145.1m | Tamworth |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £99.8m£100.2m£94.6m | £54.7m£55.0m£51.9m | Tamworth |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £176.5m£177.2m£167.4m | £138.5m£139.1m£131.4m | Tamworth |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.1m£6.2m£5.8m | £4.8m£4.8m£4.6m | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.2m£11.2m£10.6m | £9.4m£9.5m£8.9m | Tamworth |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £39.4m£39.6m£37.4m | £22.7m£22.8m£21.5m | Tamworth |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.3m£11.3m£10.7m | £6.6m£6.6m£6.2m | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.0m£7.0m£6.6m | £3.8m£3.8m£3.6m | Tamworth |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £78.7m£79.1m£74.7m | £41.7m£41.9m£39.6m | Tamworth |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £11.6m£11.6m£11.0m | £7.7m£7.7m£7.3m | Tamworth |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £13.2m£13.2m£12.5m | £8.7m£8.7m£8.3m | Tamworth |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.28m£0.28m£0.26m | Tamworth |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.42m | £0.23m£0.23m£0.22m | Tamworth |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.61m£0.61m£0.58m | £0.45m£0.46m£0.43m | Tamworth |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 15,376 | 11,838 | Tamworth |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,642 | 1,045 | Tamworth |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,483 | 1,908 | Tamworth |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,797 | 3,347 | Tamworth |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 9,455 | 5,393 | Tamworth |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,475 | 815 | Tamworth |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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