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Rugby and Welwyn Hatfield

122,666 and 123,051 residents (mid-2024).

Rugby is higher than Welwyn Hatfield on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 5 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.

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Per person in the age group

Rugby is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield 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

Rugby Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rugby £3,624, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Rugby: £3,624Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Rugby: £3,639Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Rugby: £3,437

    £3,624£3,639£3,437Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3,820£3,837£3,624

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rugby £12,722, Welwyn Hatfield £12,992Welwyn Hatfield: £12,992Rugby: £12,722Welwyn Hatfield: £13,047Rugby: £12,776Welwyn Hatfield: £12,323Rugby: £12,067

    £12,722£12,776£12,067Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,992£13,047£12,323

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £1,504, Welwyn Hatfield £1,725Welwyn Hatfield: £1,725Rugby: £1,504Welwyn Hatfield: £1,733Rugby: £1,511Welwyn Hatfield: £1,636Rugby: £1,427

    £1,504£1,511£1,427Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,725£1,733£1,636

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Rugby £11,728, Welwyn Hatfield £11,842Welwyn Hatfield: £11,842Rugby: £11,728Welwyn Hatfield: £11,892Rugby: £11,778Welwyn Hatfield: £11,232Rugby: £11,124

    £11,728£11,778£11,124Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,842£11,892£11,232

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rugby £337, Welwyn Hatfield £411Welwyn Hatfield: £411Rugby: £337Welwyn Hatfield: £412Rugby: £339Welwyn Hatfield: £390Rugby: £320

    £337£339£320Welwyn Hatfield is higher£411£412£390

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £717Welwyn Hatfield: £717Rugby: £637Welwyn Hatfield: £721Rugby: £640Welwyn Hatfield: £681Rugby: £604

    £637£640£604Welwyn Hatfield is higher£717£721£681

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £22Welwyn Hatfield: £22Rugby: £20Welwyn Hatfield: £22Rugby: £20Welwyn Hatfield: £21Rugby: £19

    £20£20£19Welwyn Hatfield is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £327, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Rugby: £327Welwyn Hatfield: £337Rugby: £328Welwyn Hatfield: £319Rugby: £310

    £327£328£310Welwyn Hatfield is higher£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £100, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Rugby: £100Welwyn Hatfield: £117Rugby: £100Welwyn Hatfield: £110Rugby: £95

    £100£100£95Welwyn Hatfield is higher£116£117£110

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £78Welwyn Hatfield: £78Rugby: £75Welwyn Hatfield: £78Rugby: £75Welwyn Hatfield: £74Rugby: £71

    £75£75£71Welwyn Hatfield is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £1,267, Welwyn Hatfield £1,425Welwyn Hatfield: £1,425Rugby: £1,267Welwyn Hatfield: £1,431Rugby: £1,272Welwyn Hatfield: £1,352Rugby: £1,202

    £1,267£1,272£1,202Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,425£1,431£1,352

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rugby £108, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Rugby: £108Welwyn Hatfield: £257Rugby: £109Welwyn Hatfield: £243Rugby: £103

    £108£109£103Welwyn Hatfield is higher£256£257£243

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £153, Welwyn Hatfield £210Welwyn Hatfield: £210Rugby: £153Welwyn Hatfield: £211Rugby: £154Welwyn Hatfield: £199Rugby: £145

    £153£154£145Welwyn Hatfield is higher£210£211£199

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £6.69, Welwyn Hatfield £6.88Welwyn Hatfield: £6.88Rugby: £6.69Welwyn Hatfield: £6.91Rugby: £6.72Welwyn Hatfield: £6.53Rugby: £6.35

    £6.69£6.72£6.35Welwyn Hatfield is higher£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rugby £2.56, Welwyn Hatfield £4.83Welwyn Hatfield: £4.83Rugby: £2.56Welwyn Hatfield: £4.85Rugby: £2.57Welwyn Hatfield: £4.58Rugby: £2.43

    £2.56£2.57£2.43Welwyn Hatfield is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rugby £5.51, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Rugby: £5.51Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Rugby: £5.54Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Rugby: £5.23

    £5.51£5.54£5.23Welwyn Hatfield is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 1,010.0Welwyn Hatfield: 1,010.0Rugby: 1,000.6

    1,000.6Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count1,010.0

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 87.3Welwyn Hatfield: 87.3Rugby: 79.1

    79.1Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count87.3

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 147.8Welwyn Hatfield: 147.8Rugby: 138.0

    138.0Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count147.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 50.0, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Rugby: 50.0

    50.0Welwyn Hatfield is higher51.4

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 152.7Welwyn Hatfield: 152.7Rugby: 142.3

    142.3Welwyn Hatfield is higher152.7

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 17.5Welwyn Hatfield: 17.5Rugby: 17.5

    17.5Rugby is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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Rugby and Welwyn Hatfield, per person in the age group
MeasureRugbyWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,624£3,639£3,437£3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,722£12,776£12,067£12,992£13,047£12,323Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,504£1,511£1,427£1,725£1,733£1,636Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,728£11,778£11,124£11,842£11,892£11,232Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£337£339£320£411£412£390Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£637£640£604£717£721£681Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£22£22£21Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£328£310£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£116£117£110Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£75£75£71£78£78£74Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,267£1,272£1,202£1,425£1,431£1,352Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£153£154£145£210£211£199Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.69£6.72£6.35£6.88£6.91£6.53Welwyn Hatfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.56£2.57£2.43£4.83£4.85£4.58Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.51£5.54£5.23£5.78£5.80£5.48Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.61,010.0Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202679.187.3Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.0147.8Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202650.051.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.3152.7Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.517.5Rugby

Per resident

Rugby is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 17. 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 Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rugby £3,624, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Rugby: £3,624Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Rugby: £3,639Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Rugby: £3,437

    £3,624£3,639£3,437Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3,820£3,837£3,624

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rugby £2,141, Welwyn Hatfield £1,976Welwyn Hatfield: £1,976Rugby: £2,141Welwyn Hatfield: £1,984Rugby: £2,150Welwyn Hatfield: £1,874Rugby: £2,031

    £2,141£2,150£2,031Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£1,976£1,984£1,874

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rugby £941, Welwyn Hatfield £1,130Welwyn Hatfield: £1,130Rugby: £941Welwyn Hatfield: £1,135Rugby: £945Welwyn Hatfield: £1,072Rugby: £893

    £941£945£893Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,130£1,135£1,072

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rugby £1,974, Welwyn Hatfield £1,801Welwyn Hatfield: £1,801Rugby: £1,974Welwyn Hatfield: £1,809Rugby: £1,982Welwyn Hatfield: £1,708Rugby: £1,872

    £1,974£1,982£1,872Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£1,801£1,809£1,708

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rugby £57, Welwyn Hatfield £62Welwyn Hatfield: £62Rugby: £57Welwyn Hatfield: £63Rugby: £57Welwyn Hatfield: £59Rugby: £54

    £57£57£54Welwyn Hatfield is higher£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £107, Welwyn Hatfield £109Welwyn Hatfield: £109Rugby: £107Welwyn Hatfield: £110Rugby: £108Welwyn Hatfield: £104Rugby: £102

    £107£108£102Welwyn Hatfield is higher£109£110£104

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £3.32Welwyn Hatfield: £3.32Rugby: £3.31Welwyn Hatfield: £3.34Rugby: £3.32Welwyn Hatfield: £3.15Rugby: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3.32£3.34£3.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £327, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Rugby: £327Welwyn Hatfield: £337Rugby: £328Welwyn Hatfield: £319Rugby: £310

    £327£328£310Welwyn Hatfield is higher£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rugby £100, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Rugby: £100Welwyn Hatfield: £117Rugby: £100Welwyn Hatfield: £110Rugby: £95

    £100£100£95Welwyn Hatfield is higher£116£117£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rugby £47, Welwyn Hatfield £51Welwyn Hatfield: £51Rugby: £47Welwyn Hatfield: £51Rugby: £47Welwyn Hatfield: £49Rugby: £45

    £47£47£45Welwyn Hatfield is higher£51£51£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rugby £793, Welwyn Hatfield £934Welwyn Hatfield: £934Rugby: £793Welwyn Hatfield: £938Rugby: £796Welwyn Hatfield: £886Rugby: £752

    £793£796£752Welwyn Hatfield is higher£934£938£886

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rugby £108, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Rugby: £108Welwyn Hatfield: £257Rugby: £109Welwyn Hatfield: £243Rugby: £103

    £108£109£103Welwyn Hatfield is higher£256£257£243

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rugby £96, Welwyn Hatfield £138Welwyn Hatfield: £138Rugby: £96Welwyn Hatfield: £138Rugby: £96Welwyn Hatfield: £131Rugby: £91

    £96£96£91Welwyn Hatfield is higher£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rugby £4.19, Welwyn Hatfield £4.51Welwyn Hatfield: £4.51Rugby: £4.19Welwyn Hatfield: £4.53Rugby: £4.20Welwyn Hatfield: £4.28Rugby: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Welwyn Hatfield is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rugby £1.60, Welwyn Hatfield £3.16Welwyn Hatfield: £3.16Rugby: £1.60Welwyn Hatfield: £3.18Rugby: £1.61Welwyn Hatfield: £3.00Rugby: £1.52

    £1.60£1.61£1.52Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3.16£3.18£3.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rugby £5.51, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Rugby: £5.51Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Rugby: £5.54Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Rugby: £5.23

    £5.51£5.54£5.23Welwyn Hatfield is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 168.4, Welwyn Hatfield 153.6Welwyn Hatfield: 153.6Rugby: 168.4

    168.4Rugby is higherDepends on how you count153.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 13.3, Welwyn Hatfield 13.3Welwyn Hatfield: 13.3Rugby: 13.3

    13.3Rugby is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 23.2, Welwyn Hatfield 22.5Welwyn Hatfield: 22.5Rugby: 23.2

    23.2Rugby is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 50.0, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Rugby: 50.0

    50.0Welwyn Hatfield is higher51.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rugby 89.0, Welwyn Hatfield 100.1Welwyn Hatfield: 100.1Rugby: 89.0

    89.0Welwyn Hatfield is higher100.1

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 11.4Welwyn Hatfield: 11.4Rugby: 11.0

    11.0Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count11.4

Show the numbers
Rugby and Welwyn Hatfield, per resident
MeasureRugbyWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,624£3,639£3,437£3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,141£2,150£2,031£1,976£1,984£1,874Rugby
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£941£945£893£1,130£1,135£1,072Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,974£1,982£1,872£1,801£1,809£1,708Rugby
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£62£63£59Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£109£110£104Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£3.32£3.34£3.15Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£327£328£310£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£116£117£110Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£45£51£51£49Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£793£796£752£934£938£886Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£138£138£131Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£4.51£4.53£4.28Welwyn Hatfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.60£1.61£1.52£3.16£3.18£3.00Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.51£5.54£5.23£5.78£5.80£5.48Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.4153.6Rugby
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.313.3Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.222.5Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202650.051.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202689.0100.1Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.011.4Welwyn Hatfield

Total

Rugby is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield on 17. 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 Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rugby £444.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £470.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £470.1mRugby: £444.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £472.1mRugby: £446.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £445.9mRugby: £421.6m

    £444.5m£446.4m£421.6mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£470.1m£472.1m£445.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rugby £262.7m, Welwyn Hatfield £243.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £243.2mRugby: £262.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £244.2mRugby: £263.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £230.6mRugby: £249.2m

    £262.7m£263.8m£249.2mRugby is higherDepends on how you count£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rugby £115.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £139.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.1mRugby: £115.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.7mRugby: £116.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £131.9mRugby: £109.5m

    £115.5m£116.0m£109.5mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£139.1m£139.7m£131.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rugby £242.1m, Welwyn Hatfield £221.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £221.6mRugby: £242.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £222.6mRugby: £243.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £210.2mRugby: £229.7m

    £242.1m£243.2m£229.7mRugby is higherDepends on how you count£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rugby £7.0m, Welwyn Hatfield £7.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mRugby: £7.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mRugby: £7.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.3mRugby: £6.6m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.6mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rugby £13.2m, Welwyn Hatfield £13.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.4mRugby: £13.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mRugby: £13.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.7mRugby: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.2m£12.5mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mRugby: £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mRugby: £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mRugby: £0.38m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.38mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rugby £40.1m, Welwyn Hatfield £41.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.3mRugby: £40.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.5mRugby: £40.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £39.2mRugby: £38.1m

    £40.1m£40.3m£38.1mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Rugby £12.3m, Welwyn Hatfield £14.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mRugby: £12.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mRugby: £12.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mRugby: £11.6m

    £12.3m£12.3m£11.6mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rugby £5.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £6.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mRugby: £5.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mRugby: £5.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.0mRugby: £5.5m

    £5.8m£5.8m£5.5mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rugby £97.2m, Welwyn Hatfield £114.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £114.9mRugby: £97.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £115.4mRugby: £97.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £109.0mRugby: £92.2m

    £97.2m£97.7m£92.2mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£114.9m£115.4m£109.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rugby £13.3m, Welwyn Hatfield £31.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.5mRugby: £13.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.7mRugby: £13.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £29.9mRugby: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rugby £11.8m, Welwyn Hatfield £16.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.9mRugby: £11.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £17.0mRugby: £11.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.1mRugby: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rugby £0.51m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.55mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.55mRugby: £0.51mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.56mRugby: £0.52mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.53mRugby: £0.49m

    £0.51m£0.52m£0.49mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rugby £0.20m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.39mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mRugby: £0.20mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mRugby: £0.20mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.37mRugby: £0.19m

    £0.20m£0.20m£0.19mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rugby £0.68m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.71mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mRugby: £0.68mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mRugby: £0.68mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.67mRugby: £0.64m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.64mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rugby 20,659, Welwyn Hatfield 18,904Welwyn Hatfield: 18,904Rugby: 20,659

    20,659Rugby is higherDepends on how you count18,904

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rugby 1,634, Welwyn Hatfield 1,633Welwyn Hatfield: 1,633Rugby: 1,634

    1,634Rugby is higherDepends on how you count1,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rugby 2,849, Welwyn Hatfield 2,767Welwyn Hatfield: 2,767Rugby: 2,849

    2,849Rugby is higherDepends on how you count2,767

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rugby 6,132, Welwyn Hatfield 6,328Welwyn Hatfield: 6,328Rugby: 6,132

    6,132Welwyn Hatfield is higher6,328

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rugby 10,919, Welwyn Hatfield 12,313Welwyn Hatfield: 12,313Rugby: 10,919

    10,919Welwyn Hatfield is higher12,313

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rugby 1,344, Welwyn Hatfield 1,408Welwyn Hatfield: 1,408Rugby: 1,344

    1,344Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count1,408

Show the numbers
Rugby and Welwyn Hatfield, total
MeasureRugbyWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£444.5m£446.4m£421.6m£470.1m£472.1m£445.9mWelwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£262.7m£263.8m£249.2m£243.2m£244.2m£230.6mRugby
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£115.5m£116.0m£109.5m£139.1m£139.7m£131.9mWelwyn Hatfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£242.1m£243.2m£229.7m£221.6m£222.6m£210.2mRugby
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mWelwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mWelwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mWelwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.1m£40.3m£38.1m£41.3m£41.5m£39.2mWelwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mWelwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mWelwyn Hatfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.2m£97.7m£92.2m£114.9m£115.4m£109.0mWelwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mWelwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mWelwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mWelwyn Hatfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWelwyn Hatfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mWelwyn Hatfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,65918,904Rugby
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6341,633Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8492,767Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1326,328Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,91912,313Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3441,408Welwyn Hatfield

Sources

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

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  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.
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