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Rugby and Central Bedfordshire

122,666 and 316,062 residents (mid-2024).

Rugby is higher than Central Bedfordshire on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Rugby is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Central Bedfordshire on 11. 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

Rugby Central Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rugby £3,624, Central Bedfordshire £3,653Central Bedfordshire: £3,653Rugby: £3,624Central Bedfordshire: £3,669Rugby: £3,639Central Bedfordshire: £3,465Rugby: £3,437

    £3,624£3,639£3,437Central Bedfordshire is higher£3,653£3,669£3,465

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rugby £12,722, Central Bedfordshire £12,823Central Bedfordshire: £12,823Rugby: £12,722Central Bedfordshire: £12,878Rugby: £12,776Central Bedfordshire: £12,164Rugby: £12,067

    £12,722£12,776£12,067Central Bedfordshire is higher£12,823£12,878£12,164

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £1,504, Central Bedfordshire £1,460Central Bedfordshire: £1,460Rugby: £1,504Central Bedfordshire: £1,466Rugby: £1,511Central Bedfordshire: £1,384Rugby: £1,427

    £1,504£1,511£1,427Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£1,460£1,466£1,384

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Rugby £11,728, Central Bedfordshire £11,951Central Bedfordshire: £11,951Rugby: £11,728Central Bedfordshire: £12,002Rugby: £11,778Central Bedfordshire: £11,336Rugby: £11,124

    £11,728£11,778£11,124Central Bedfordshire is higher£11,951£12,002£11,336

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rugby £337, Central Bedfordshire £278Central Bedfordshire: £278Rugby: £337Central Bedfordshire: £280Rugby: £339Central Bedfordshire: £264Rugby: £320

    £337£339£320Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£278£280£264

  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: Rugby £637, Central Bedfordshire £577Central Bedfordshire: £577Rugby: £637Central Bedfordshire: £579Rugby: £640Central Bedfordshire: £547Rugby: £604

    £637£640£604Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£577£579£547

  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: Rugby £20, Central Bedfordshire £18Central Bedfordshire: £18Rugby: £20Central Bedfordshire: £18Rugby: £20Central Bedfordshire: £17Rugby: £19

    £20£20£19Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £327, Central Bedfordshire £282Central Bedfordshire: £282Rugby: £327Central Bedfordshire: £283Rugby: £328Central Bedfordshire: £267Rugby: £310

    £327£328£310Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£282£283£267

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £100, Central Bedfordshire £123Central Bedfordshire: £123Rugby: £100Central Bedfordshire: £124Rugby: £100Central Bedfordshire: £117Rugby: £95

    £100£100£95Central Bedfordshire is higher£123£124£117

  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: Rugby £75, Central Bedfordshire £81Central Bedfordshire: £81Rugby: £75Central Bedfordshire: £81Rugby: £75Central Bedfordshire: £76Rugby: £71

    £75£75£71Central Bedfordshire is higher£81£81£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £1,267, Central Bedfordshire £1,183Central Bedfordshire: £1,183Rugby: £1,267Central Bedfordshire: £1,188Rugby: £1,272Central Bedfordshire: £1,122Rugby: £1,202

    £1,267£1,272£1,202Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£1,183£1,188£1,122

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rugby £108, Central Bedfordshire £139Central Bedfordshire: £139Rugby: £108Central Bedfordshire: £139Rugby: £109Central Bedfordshire: £132Rugby: £103

    £108£109£103Central Bedfordshire is higher£139£139£132

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £153, Central Bedfordshire £183Central Bedfordshire: £183Rugby: £153Central Bedfordshire: £184Rugby: £154Central Bedfordshire: £174Rugby: £145

    £153£154£145Central Bedfordshire is higher£183£184£174

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £6.69, Central Bedfordshire £8.72Central Bedfordshire: £8.72Rugby: £6.69Central Bedfordshire: £8.76Rugby: £6.72Central Bedfordshire: £8.27Rugby: £6.35

    £6.69£6.72£6.35Central Bedfordshire is higher£8.72£8.76£8.27

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £2.56, Central Bedfordshire £4.66Central Bedfordshire: £4.66Rugby: £2.56Central Bedfordshire: £4.68Rugby: £2.57Central Bedfordshire: £4.42Rugby: £2.43

    £2.56£2.57£2.43Central Bedfordshire is higher£4.66£4.68£4.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rugby £5.51, Central Bedfordshire £4.80Central Bedfordshire: £4.80Rugby: £5.51Central Bedfordshire: £4.82Rugby: £5.54Central Bedfordshire: £4.55Rugby: £5.23

    £5.51£5.54£5.23Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£4.80£4.82£4.55

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rugby 1,000.6, Central Bedfordshire 1,027.4Central Bedfordshire: 1,027.4Rugby: 1,000.6

    1,000.6Central Bedfordshire is higher1,027.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rugby 79.1, Central Bedfordshire 71.0Central Bedfordshire: 71.0Rugby: 79.1

    79.1Rugby is higherDepends on how you count71.0

  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: Rugby 138.0, Central Bedfordshire 126.4Central Bedfordshire: 126.4Rugby: 138.0

    138.0Rugby is higherDepends on how you count126.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 50.0, Central Bedfordshire 45.3Central Bedfordshire: 45.3Rugby: 50.0

    50.0Rugby is higherDepends on how you count45.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Rugby 142.3, Central Bedfordshire 132.4Central Bedfordshire: 132.4Rugby: 142.3

    142.3Rugby is higherDepends on how you count132.4

  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: Rugby 17.5, Central Bedfordshire 18.5Central Bedfordshire: 18.5Rugby: 17.5

    17.5Central Bedfordshire is higher18.5

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Rugby and Central Bedfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureRugbyCentral BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,624£3,639£3,437£3,653£3,669£3,465Central Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,722£12,776£12,067£12,823£12,878£12,164Central Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,504£1,511£1,427£1,460£1,466£1,384Rugby
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,728£11,778£11,124£11,951£12,002£11,336Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£337£339£320£278£280£264Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£637£640£604£577£579£547Rugby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£18£18£17Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£328£310£282£283£267Rugby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£123£124£117Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£75£75£71£81£81£76Central Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,267£1,272£1,202£1,183£1,188£1,122Rugby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£139£139£132Central Bedfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£153£154£145£183£184£174Central Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.69£6.72£6.35£8.72£8.76£8.27Central Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.56£2.57£2.43£4.66£4.68£4.42Central Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.51£5.54£5.23£4.80£4.82£4.55Rugby
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.61,027.4Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202679.171.0Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.0126.4Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202650.045.3Rugby
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.3132.4Rugby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.518.5Central Bedfordshire

Per resident

Rugby is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Central Bedfordshire on 11. 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

Rugby Central Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rugby £3,624, Central Bedfordshire £3,653Central Bedfordshire: £3,653Rugby: £3,624Central Bedfordshire: £3,669Rugby: £3,639Central Bedfordshire: £3,465Rugby: £3,437

    £3,624£3,639£3,437Central Bedfordshire is higher£3,653£3,669£3,465

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rugby £2,141, Central Bedfordshire £2,200Central Bedfordshire: £2,200Rugby: £2,141Central Bedfordshire: £2,209Rugby: £2,150Central Bedfordshire: £2,087Rugby: £2,031

    £2,141£2,150£2,031Central Bedfordshire is higher£2,200£2,209£2,087

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rugby £941, Central Bedfordshire £905Central Bedfordshire: £905Rugby: £941Central Bedfordshire: £908Rugby: £945Central Bedfordshire: £858Rugby: £893

    £941£945£893Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£905£908£858

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rugby £1,974, Central Bedfordshire £2,050Central Bedfordshire: £2,050Rugby: £1,974Central Bedfordshire: £2,059Rugby: £1,982Central Bedfordshire: £1,945Rugby: £1,872

    £1,974£1,982£1,872Central Bedfordshire is higher£2,050£2,059£1,945

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rugby £57, Central Bedfordshire £48Central Bedfordshire: £48Rugby: £57Central Bedfordshire: £48Rugby: £57Central Bedfordshire: £45Rugby: £54

    £57£57£54Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£48£48£45

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £107, Central Bedfordshire £99Central Bedfordshire: £99Rugby: £107Central Bedfordshire: £99Rugby: £108Central Bedfordshire: £94Rugby: £102

    £107£108£102Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£99£99£94

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Rugby £3.31, Central Bedfordshire £3.04Central Bedfordshire: £3.04Rugby: £3.31Central Bedfordshire: £3.05Rugby: £3.32Central Bedfordshire: £2.88Rugby: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£3.04£3.05£2.88

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £327, Central Bedfordshire £282Central Bedfordshire: £282Rugby: £327Central Bedfordshire: £283Rugby: £328Central Bedfordshire: £267Rugby: £310

    £327£328£310Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£282£283£267

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £100, Central Bedfordshire £123Central Bedfordshire: £123Rugby: £100Central Bedfordshire: £124Rugby: £100Central Bedfordshire: £117Rugby: £95

    £100£100£95Central Bedfordshire is higher£123£124£117

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rugby £47, Central Bedfordshire £50Central Bedfordshire: £50Rugby: £47Central Bedfordshire: £50Rugby: £47Central Bedfordshire: £47Rugby: £45

    £47£47£45Central Bedfordshire is higher£50£50£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rugby £793, Central Bedfordshire £733Central Bedfordshire: £733Rugby: £793Central Bedfordshire: £736Rugby: £796Central Bedfordshire: £695Rugby: £752

    £793£796£752Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£733£736£695

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rugby £108, Central Bedfordshire £139Central Bedfordshire: £139Rugby: £108Central Bedfordshire: £139Rugby: £109Central Bedfordshire: £132Rugby: £103

    £108£109£103Central Bedfordshire is higher£139£139£132

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rugby £96, Central Bedfordshire £113Central Bedfordshire: £113Rugby: £96Central Bedfordshire: £114Rugby: £96Central Bedfordshire: £108Rugby: £91

    £96£96£91Central Bedfordshire is higher£113£114£108

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rugby £4.19, Central Bedfordshire £5.41Central Bedfordshire: £5.41Rugby: £4.19Central Bedfordshire: £5.43Rugby: £4.20Central Bedfordshire: £5.13Rugby: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Central Bedfordshire is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rugby £1.60, Central Bedfordshire £2.89Central Bedfordshire: £2.89Rugby: £1.60Central Bedfordshire: £2.90Rugby: £1.61Central Bedfordshire: £2.74Rugby: £1.52

    £1.60£1.61£1.52Central Bedfordshire is higher£2.89£2.90£2.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rugby £5.51, Central Bedfordshire £4.80Central Bedfordshire: £4.80Rugby: £5.51Central Bedfordshire: £4.82Rugby: £5.54Central Bedfordshire: £4.55Rugby: £5.23

    £5.51£5.54£5.23Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£4.80£4.82£4.55

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 168.4, Central Bedfordshire 176.3Central Bedfordshire: 176.3Rugby: 168.4

    168.4Central Bedfordshire is higher176.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 13.3, Central Bedfordshire 12.2Central Bedfordshire: 12.2Rugby: 13.3

    13.3Rugby is higherDepends on how you count12.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 23.2, Central Bedfordshire 21.7Central Bedfordshire: 21.7Rugby: 23.2

    23.2Rugby is higherDepends on how you count21.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 50.0, Central Bedfordshire 45.3Central Bedfordshire: 45.3Rugby: 50.0

    50.0Rugby is higherDepends on how you count45.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 89.0, Central Bedfordshire 82.1Central Bedfordshire: 82.1Rugby: 89.0

    89.0Rugby is higherDepends on how you count82.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 11.0, Central Bedfordshire 11.5Central Bedfordshire: 11.5Rugby: 11.0

    11.0Central Bedfordshire is higher11.5

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Rugby and Central Bedfordshire, per resident
MeasureRugbyCentral BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,624£3,639£3,437£3,653£3,669£3,465Central Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,141£2,150£2,031£2,200£2,209£2,087Central Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£941£945£893£905£908£858Rugby
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,974£1,982£1,872£2,050£2,059£1,945Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£48£48£45Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£99£99£94Rugby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£3.04£3.05£2.88Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£328£310£282£283£267Rugby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£123£124£117Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£45£50£50£47Central Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£793£796£752£733£736£695Rugby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£139£139£132Central Bedfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£113£114£108Central Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£5.41£5.43£5.13Central Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.60£1.61£1.52£2.89£2.90£2.74Central Bedfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.51£5.54£5.23£4.80£4.82£4.55Rugby
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.4176.3Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.312.2Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.221.7Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202650.045.3Rugby
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202689.082.1Rugby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.011.5Central Bedfordshire

Total

Rugby is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Central Bedfordshire 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

Rugby Central Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rugby £444.5m, Central Bedfordshire £1.2bnCentral Bedfordshire: £1.2bnRugby: £444.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.2bnRugby: £446.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.1bnRugby: £421.6m

    £444.5m£446.4m£421.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rugby £262.7m, Central Bedfordshire £695.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £695.3mRugby: £262.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £698.3mRugby: £263.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £659.5mRugby: £249.2m

    £262.7m£263.8m£249.2mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£695.3m£698.3m£659.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rugby £115.5m, Central Bedfordshire £285.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £285.9mRugby: £115.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £287.1mRugby: £116.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £271.2mRugby: £109.5m

    £115.5m£116.0m£109.5mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£285.9m£287.1m£271.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rugby £242.1m, Central Bedfordshire £648.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £648.0mRugby: £242.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £650.8mRugby: £243.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £614.6mRugby: £229.7m

    £242.1m£243.2m£229.7mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£648.0m£650.8m£614.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rugby £7.0m, Central Bedfordshire £15.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.1mRugby: £7.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.2mRugby: £7.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £14.3mRugby: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rugby £13.2m, Central Bedfordshire £31.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £31.3mRugby: £13.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £31.4mRugby: £13.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £29.7mRugby: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.2m£12.5mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£31.3m£31.4m£29.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Rugby £0.41m, Central Bedfordshire £0.96mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.96mRugby: £0.41mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.96mRugby: £0.41mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.91mRugby: £0.38m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.38mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rugby £40.1m, Central Bedfordshire £89.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £89.0mRugby: £40.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £89.4mRugby: £40.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £84.4mRugby: £38.1m

    £40.1m£40.3m£38.1mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£89.0m£89.4m£84.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Rugby £12.3m, Central Bedfordshire £39.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £39.0mRugby: £12.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £39.2mRugby: £12.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £37.0mRugby: £11.6m

    £12.3m£12.3m£11.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rugby £5.8m, Central Bedfordshire £15.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.8mRugby: £5.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.9mRugby: £5.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.0mRugby: £5.5m

    £5.8m£5.8m£5.5mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rugby £97.2m, Central Bedfordshire £231.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £231.7mRugby: £97.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £232.6mRugby: £97.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £219.7mRugby: £92.2m

    £97.2m£97.7m£92.2mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£231.7m£232.6m£219.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rugby £13.3m, Central Bedfordshire £43.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £43.9mRugby: £13.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £44.1mRugby: £13.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £41.6mRugby: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rugby £11.8m, Central Bedfordshire £35.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £35.8mRugby: £11.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £36.0mRugby: £11.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £34.0mRugby: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rugby £0.51m, Central Bedfordshire £1.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.7mRugby: £0.51mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.7mRugby: £0.52mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.6mRugby: £0.49m

    £0.51m£0.52m£0.49mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rugby £0.20m, Central Bedfordshire £0.91mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.91mRugby: £0.20mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.92mRugby: £0.20mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.87mRugby: £0.19m

    £0.20m£0.20m£0.19mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rugby £0.68m, Central Bedfordshire £1.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.5mRugby: £0.68mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.5mRugby: £0.68mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.4mRugby: £0.64m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.64mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rugby 20,659, Central Bedfordshire 55,708Central Bedfordshire: 55,708Rugby: 20,659

    20,659Central Bedfordshire is higher55,708

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rugby 1,634, Central Bedfordshire 3,847Central Bedfordshire: 3,847Rugby: 1,634

    1,634Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,847

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rugby 2,849, Central Bedfordshire 6,854Central Bedfordshire: 6,854Rugby: 2,849

    2,849Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count6,854

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rugby 6,132, Central Bedfordshire 14,324Central Bedfordshire: 14,324Rugby: 6,132

    6,132Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count14,324

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rugby 10,919, Central Bedfordshire 25,933Central Bedfordshire: 25,933Rugby: 10,919

    10,919Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count25,933

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rugby 1,344, Central Bedfordshire 3,626Central Bedfordshire: 3,626Rugby: 1,344

    1,344Central Bedfordshire is higher3,626

Show the numbers
Rugby and Central Bedfordshire, total
MeasureRugbyCentral BedfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£444.5m£446.4m£421.6m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnCentral Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£262.7m£263.8m£249.2m£695.3m£698.3m£659.5mCentral Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£115.5m£116.0m£109.5m£285.9m£287.1m£271.2mCentral Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£242.1m£243.2m£229.7m£648.0m£650.8m£614.6mCentral Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mCentral Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m£31.3m£31.4m£29.7mCentral Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m£0.96m£0.96m£0.91mCentral Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.1m£40.3m£38.1m£89.0m£89.4m£84.4mCentral Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m£39.0m£39.2m£37.0mCentral Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mCentral Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.2m£97.7m£92.2m£231.7m£232.6m£219.7mCentral Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£43.9m£44.1m£41.6mCentral Bedfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCentral Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCentral Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m£0.91m£0.92m£0.87mCentral Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCentral Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,65955,708Central Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6343,847Central Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8496,854Central Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,13214,324Central Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,91925,933Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3443,626Central Bedfordshire

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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