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Horsham and Test Valley

151,071 and 135,169 residents (mid-2024).

Horsham is higher than Test Valley on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Horsham is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 14. 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

Horsham Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Horsham £4,030, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Horsham: £4,030Test Valley: £4,000Horsham: £4,047Test Valley: £3,778Horsham: £3,823

    £4,030£4,047£3,823Horsham is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Horsham £12,611, Test Valley £12,493Test Valley: £12,493Horsham: £12,611Test Valley: £12,546Horsham: £12,664Test Valley: £11,850Horsham: £11,962

    £12,611£12,664£11,962Horsham is higher£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Horsham £1,220, Test Valley £1,400Test Valley: £1,400Horsham: £1,220Test Valley: £1,406Horsham: £1,225Test Valley: £1,328Horsham: £1,157

    £1,220£1,225£1,157Test Valley is higher£1,400£1,406£1,328

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Horsham £11,804, Test Valley £11,694Test Valley: £11,694Horsham: £11,804Test Valley: £11,744Horsham: £11,854Test Valley: £11,092Horsham: £11,197

    £11,804£11,854£11,197Horsham is higher£11,694£11,744£11,092

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Horsham £236, Test Valley £245Test Valley: £245Horsham: £236Test Valley: £246Horsham: £237Test Valley: £233Horsham: £224

    £236£237£224Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£245£246£233

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Horsham £556, Test Valley £539Test Valley: £539Horsham: £556Test Valley: £541Horsham: £559Test Valley: £511Horsham: £528

    £556£559£528Horsham is higher£539£541£511

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Horsham £14, Test Valley £15Test Valley: £15Horsham: £14Test Valley: £15Horsham: £14Test Valley: £14Horsham: £14

    £14Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£15£15£14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Horsham £231, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Horsham: £231Test Valley: £290Horsham: £232Test Valley: £274Horsham: £219

    £231£232£219Test Valley is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Horsham £90, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Horsham: £90Test Valley: £101Horsham: £90Test Valley: £96Horsham: £85

    £90£90£85Test Valley is higher£101£101£96

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Horsham £63, Test Valley £73Test Valley: £73Horsham: £63Test Valley: £73Horsham: £63Test Valley: £69Horsham: £60

    £63£63£60Test Valley is higher£73£73£69

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Horsham £980, Test Valley £1,139Test Valley: £1,139Horsham: £980Test Valley: £1,144Horsham: £984Test Valley: £1,080Horsham: £929

    £980£984£929Test Valley is higher£1,139£1,144£1,080

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Horsham £155, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Horsham: £155Test Valley: £148Horsham: £156Test Valley: £139Horsham: £147

    £155£156£147Horsham is higher£147£148£139

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Horsham £168, Test Valley £181Test Valley: £181Horsham: £168Test Valley: £182Horsham: £168Test Valley: £171Horsham: £159

    £168£168£159Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£181£182£171

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Horsham £6.66, Test Valley £4.82Test Valley: £4.82Horsham: £6.66Test Valley: £4.84Horsham: £6.69Test Valley: £4.57Horsham: £6.32

    £6.66£6.69£6.32Horsham is higher£4.82£4.84£4.57

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Horsham £3.02, Test Valley £3.06Test Valley: £3.06Horsham: £3.02Test Valley: £3.07Horsham: £3.03Test Valley: £2.90Horsham: £2.86

    £3.02£3.03£2.86Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3.06£3.07£2.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Horsham £4.78, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Horsham: £4.78Test Valley: £6.17Horsham: £4.80Test Valley: £5.83Horsham: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Horsham 1,015.2, Test Valley 1,009.0Test Valley: 1,009.0Horsham: 1,015.2

    1,015.2Horsham is higher1,009.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Horsham 56.3, Test Valley 59.2Test Valley: 59.2Horsham: 56.3

    56.3Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count59.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Horsham 117.9, Test Valley 115.9Test Valley: 115.9Horsham: 117.9

    117.9Horsham is higher115.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Horsham 35.2, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Horsham: 35.2

    35.2Test Valley is higher43.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Horsham 108.7, Test Valley 128.8Test Valley: 128.8Horsham: 108.7

    108.7Test Valley is higher128.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Horsham 14.2, Test Valley 16.4Test Valley: 16.4Horsham: 14.2

    14.2Test Valley is higher16.4

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Horsham and Test Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureHorshamTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,030£4,047£3,823£3,983£4,000£3,778Horsham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,611£12,664£11,962£12,493£12,546£11,850Horsham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,220£1,225£1,157£1,400£1,406£1,328Test Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,804£11,854£11,197£11,694£11,744£11,092Horsham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£236£237£224£245£246£233Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£556£559£528£539£541£511Horsham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£15£15£14Test Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£289£290£274Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£101£101£96Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£63£63£60£73£73£69Test Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£980£984£929£1,139£1,144£1,080Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£147£148£139Horsham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£168£168£159£181£182£171Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.66£6.69£6.32£4.82£4.84£4.57Horsham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.02£3.03£2.86£3.06£3.07£2.90Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.21,009.0Horsham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202656.359.2Test Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026117.9115.9Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.243.9Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026108.7128.8Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.216.4Test Valley

Per resident

Horsham is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Test Valley 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

Horsham Test Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Horsham £4,030, Test Valley £3,983Test Valley: £3,983Horsham: £4,030Test Valley: £4,000Horsham: £4,047Test Valley: £3,778Horsham: £3,823

    £4,030£4,047£3,823Horsham is higher£3,983£4,000£3,778

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Horsham £2,838, Test Valley £2,601Test Valley: £2,601Horsham: £2,838Test Valley: £2,612Horsham: £2,850Test Valley: £2,467Horsham: £2,692

    £2,838£2,850£2,692Horsham is higher£2,601£2,612£2,467

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Horsham £712, Test Valley £839Test Valley: £839Horsham: £712Test Valley: £843Horsham: £715Test Valley: £796Horsham: £676

    £712£715£676Test Valley is higher£839£843£796

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Horsham £2,656, Test Valley £2,434Test Valley: £2,434Horsham: £2,656Test Valley: £2,445Horsham: £2,667Test Valley: £2,309Horsham: £2,520

    £2,656£2,667£2,520Horsham is higher£2,434£2,445£2,309

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Horsham £53, Test Valley £51Test Valley: £51Horsham: £53Test Valley: £51Horsham: £53Test Valley: £48Horsham: £50

    £53£53£50Horsham is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Horsham £125, Test Valley £112Test Valley: £112Horsham: £125Test Valley: £113Horsham: £126Test Valley: £106Horsham: £119

    £125£126£119Horsham is higher£112£113£106

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Horsham £3.22, Test Valley £3.14Test Valley: £3.14Horsham: £3.22Test Valley: £3.16Horsham: £3.23Test Valley: £2.98Horsham: £3.05

    £3.22£3.23£3.05Horsham is higherDepends on how you count£3.14£3.16£2.98

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Horsham £231, Test Valley £289Test Valley: £289Horsham: £231Test Valley: £290Horsham: £232Test Valley: £274Horsham: £219

    £231£232£219Test Valley is higher£289£290£274

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Horsham £90, Test Valley £101Test Valley: £101Horsham: £90Test Valley: £101Horsham: £90Test Valley: £96Horsham: £85

    £90£90£85Test Valley is higher£101£101£96

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Horsham £572, Test Valley £682Test Valley: £682Horsham: £572Test Valley: £685Horsham: £574Test Valley: £647Horsham: £543

    £572£574£543Test Valley is higher£682£685£647

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Horsham £155, Test Valley £147Test Valley: £147Horsham: £155Test Valley: £148Horsham: £156Test Valley: £139Horsham: £147

    £155£156£147Horsham is higher£147£148£139

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Horsham £98, Test Valley £108Test Valley: £108Horsham: £98Test Valley: £109Horsham: £98Test Valley: £103Horsham: £93

    £98£98£93Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Horsham £3.89, Test Valley £2.89Test Valley: £2.89Horsham: £3.89Test Valley: £2.90Horsham: £3.91Test Valley: £2.74Horsham: £3.69

    £3.89£3.91£3.69Horsham is higher£2.89£2.90£2.74

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Horsham £1.76, Test Valley £1.83Test Valley: £1.83Horsham: £1.76Test Valley: £1.84Horsham: £1.77Test Valley: £1.74Horsham: £1.67

    £1.76£1.77£1.67Test Valley is higherDepends on how you count£1.83£1.84£1.74

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Horsham £4.78, Test Valley £6.15Test Valley: £6.15Horsham: £4.78Test Valley: £6.17Horsham: £4.80Test Valley: £5.83Horsham: £4.53

    £4.78£4.80£4.53Test Valley is higher£6.15£6.17£5.83

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Horsham 228.4, Test Valley 210.1Test Valley: 210.1Horsham: 228.4

    228.4Horsham is higher210.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Horsham 12.7, Test Valley 12.3Test Valley: 12.3Horsham: 12.7

    12.7Horsham is higherDepends on how you count12.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Horsham 26.5, Test Valley 24.1Test Valley: 24.1Horsham: 26.5

    26.5Horsham is higher24.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Horsham 35.2, Test Valley 43.9Test Valley: 43.9Horsham: 35.2

    35.2Test Valley is higher43.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Horsham 63.5, Test Valley 77.2Test Valley: 77.2Horsham: 63.5

    63.5Test Valley is higher77.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Horsham 8.3, Test Valley 9.8Test Valley: 9.8Horsham: 8.3

    8.3Test Valley is higher9.8

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Horsham and Test Valley, per resident
MeasureHorshamTest ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,030£4,047£3,823£3,983£4,000£3,778Horsham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,838£2,850£2,692£2,601£2,612£2,467Horsham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£712£715£676£839£843£796Test Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,656£2,667£2,520£2,434£2,445£2,309Horsham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£51£51£48Horsham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£112£113£106Horsham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.22£3.23£3.05£3.14£3.16£2.98Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£289£290£274Test Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£101£101£96Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£37£37£35£44£44£41Test Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£572£574£543£682£685£647Test Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£147£148£139Horsham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£108£109£103Test Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.89£3.91£3.69£2.89£2.90£2.74Horsham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.76£1.77£1.67£1.83£1.84£1.74Test Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53£6.15£6.17£5.83Test Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026228.4210.1Horsham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.712.3Horsham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.524.1Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.243.9Test Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202663.577.2Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.39.8Test Valley

Total

Horsham is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Test Valley on 9. 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

Horsham Test Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Horsham £608.8m, Test Valley £538.4mTest Valley: £538.4mHorsham: £608.8mTest Valley: £540.6mHorsham: £611.4mTest Valley: £510.7mHorsham: £577.5m

    £608.8m£611.4m£577.5mHorsham is higher£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Horsham £428.7m, Test Valley £351.6mTest Valley: £351.6mHorsham: £428.7mTest Valley: £353.1mHorsham: £430.5mTest Valley: £333.5mHorsham: £406.6m

    £428.7m£430.5m£406.6mHorsham is higher£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Horsham £107.6m, Test Valley £113.4mTest Valley: £113.4mHorsham: £107.6mTest Valley: £113.9mHorsham: £108.0mTest Valley: £107.6mHorsham: £102.1m

    £107.6m£108.0m£102.1mTest Valley is higher£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Horsham £401.3m, Test Valley £329.1mTest Valley: £329.1mHorsham: £401.3mTest Valley: £330.5mHorsham: £403.0mTest Valley: £312.1mHorsham: £380.6m

    £401.3m£403.0m£380.6mHorsham is higher£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Horsham £8.0m, Test Valley £6.9mTest Valley: £6.9mHorsham: £8.0mTest Valley: £6.9mHorsham: £8.1mTest Valley: £6.6mHorsham: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Horsham £18.9m, Test Valley £15.2mTest Valley: £15.2mHorsham: £18.9mTest Valley: £15.2mHorsham: £19.0mTest Valley: £14.4mHorsham: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mHorsham is higher£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Horsham £0.49m, Test Valley £0.42mTest Valley: £0.42mHorsham: £0.49mTest Valley: £0.43mHorsham: £0.49mTest Valley: £0.40mHorsham: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Horsham £34.9m, Test Valley £39.1mTest Valley: £39.1mHorsham: £34.9mTest Valley: £39.2mHorsham: £35.0mTest Valley: £37.1mHorsham: £33.1m

    £34.9m£35.0m£33.1mTest Valley is higher£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Horsham £13.6m, Test Valley £13.6mTest Valley: £13.6mHorsham: £13.6mTest Valley: £13.7mHorsham: £13.6mTest Valley: £12.9mHorsham: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mTest Valley is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Horsham £5.5m, Test Valley £5.9mTest Valley: £5.9mHorsham: £5.5mTest Valley: £5.9mHorsham: £5.6mTest Valley: £5.6mHorsham: £5.3m

    £5.5m£5.6m£5.3mTest Valley is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Horsham £86.4m, Test Valley £92.2mTest Valley: £92.2mHorsham: £86.4mTest Valley: £92.6mHorsham: £86.8mTest Valley: £87.5mHorsham: £82.0m

    £86.4m£86.8m£82.0mTest Valley is higher£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Horsham £23.4m, Test Valley £19.9mTest Valley: £19.9mHorsham: £23.4mTest Valley: £20.0mHorsham: £23.5mTest Valley: £18.8mHorsham: £22.2m

    £23.4m£23.5m£22.2mHorsham is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Horsham £14.8m, Test Valley £14.6mTest Valley: £14.6mHorsham: £14.8mTest Valley: £14.7mHorsham: £14.8mTest Valley: £13.9mHorsham: £14.0m

    £14.8m£14.8m£14.0mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Horsham £0.59m, Test Valley £0.39mTest Valley: £0.39mHorsham: £0.59mTest Valley: £0.39mHorsham: £0.59mTest Valley: £0.37mHorsham: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mHorsham is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Horsham £0.27m, Test Valley £0.25mTest Valley: £0.25mHorsham: £0.27mTest Valley: £0.25mHorsham: £0.27mTest Valley: £0.23mHorsham: £0.25m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.25mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Horsham £0.72m, Test Valley £0.83mTest Valley: £0.83mHorsham: £0.72mTest Valley: £0.83mHorsham: £0.72mTest Valley: £0.79mHorsham: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mTest Valley is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Horsham 34,509, Test Valley 28,393Test Valley: 28,393Horsham: 34,509

    34,509Horsham is higher28,393

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Horsham 1,913, Test Valley 1,665Test Valley: 1,665Horsham: 1,913

    1,913Horsham is higherDepends on how you count1,665

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Horsham 4,007, Test Valley 3,260Test Valley: 3,260Horsham: 4,007

    4,007Horsham is higher3,260

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Horsham 5,310, Test Valley 5,929Test Valley: 5,929Horsham: 5,310

    5,310Test Valley is higher5,929

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Horsham 9,589, Test Valley 10,429Test Valley: 10,429Horsham: 9,589

    9,589Test Valley is higher10,429

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Horsham 1,248, Test Valley 1,325Test Valley: 1,325Horsham: 1,248

    1,248Test Valley is higher1,325

Show the numbers
Horsham and Test Valley, total
MeasureHorshamTest ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£608.8m£611.4m£577.5m£538.4m£540.6m£510.7mHorsham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£428.7m£430.5m£406.6m£351.6m£353.1m£333.5mHorsham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.6m£108.0m£102.1m£113.4m£113.9m£107.6mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£401.3m£403.0m£380.6m£329.1m£330.5m£312.1mHorsham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£6.9m£6.9m£6.6mHorsham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m£15.2m£15.2m£14.4mHorsham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.42m£0.43m£0.40mHorsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m£39.1m£39.2m£37.1mTest Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mTest Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.5m£5.6m£5.3m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mTest Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£86.4m£86.8m£82.0m£92.2m£92.6m£87.5mTest Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m£19.9m£20.0m£18.8mHorsham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mHorsham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mHorsham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m£0.25m£0.25m£0.23mHorsham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mTest Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,50928,393Horsham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9131,665Horsham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,0073,260Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,3105,929Test Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,58910,429Test Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2481,325Test Valley

Sources

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

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