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Mid Sussex and Buckinghamshire

161,122 and 578,432 residents (mid-2024).

Mid Sussex is higher than Buckinghamshire on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Mid Sussex is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Buckinghamshire on 18. 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

Mid Sussex Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £3,722, Buckinghamshire £3,617Buckinghamshire: £3,617Mid Sussex: £3,722Buckinghamshire: £3,632Mid Sussex: £3,738Buckinghamshire: £3,431Mid Sussex: £3,531

    £3,722£3,738£3,531Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£3,617£3,632£3,431

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Sussex £12,566, Buckinghamshire £12,703Buckinghamshire: £12,703Mid Sussex: £12,566Buckinghamshire: £12,757Mid Sussex: £12,620Buckinghamshire: £12,049Mid Sussex: £11,920

    £12,566£12,620£11,920Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,703£12,757£12,049

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Sussex £1,249, Buckinghamshire £1,367Buckinghamshire: £1,367Mid Sussex: £1,249Buckinghamshire: £1,373Mid Sussex: £1,254Buckinghamshire: £1,296Mid Sussex: £1,185

    £1,249£1,254£1,185Buckinghamshire is higher£1,367£1,373£1,296

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Sussex £11,745, Buckinghamshire £11,818Buckinghamshire: £11,818Mid Sussex: £11,745Buckinghamshire: £11,868Mid Sussex: £11,795Buckinghamshire: £11,209Mid Sussex: £11,141

    £11,745£11,795£11,141Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,818£11,868£11,209

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Mid Sussex £245, Buckinghamshire £295Buckinghamshire: £295Mid Sussex: £245Buckinghamshire: £296Mid Sussex: £246Buckinghamshire: £279Mid Sussex: £233

    £245£246£233Buckinghamshire is higher£295£296£279

  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: Mid Sussex £562, Buckinghamshire £575Buckinghamshire: £575Mid Sussex: £562Buckinghamshire: £577Mid Sussex: £565Buckinghamshire: £545Mid Sussex: £533

    £562£565£533Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£575£577£545

  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: Mid Sussex £14, Buckinghamshire £16Buckinghamshire: £16Mid Sussex: £14Buckinghamshire: £16Mid Sussex: £14Buckinghamshire: £15Mid Sussex: £14

    £14Buckinghamshire is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Sussex £226, Buckinghamshire £227Buckinghamshire: £227Mid Sussex: £226Buckinghamshire: £228Mid Sussex: £227Buckinghamshire: £216Mid Sussex: £214

    £226£227£214Buckinghamshire is higher£227£228£216

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Sussex £98, Buckinghamshire £104Buckinghamshire: £104Mid Sussex: £98Buckinghamshire: £104Mid Sussex: £98Buckinghamshire: £98Mid Sussex: £93

    £98£98£93Buckinghamshire is higher£104£104£98

  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: Mid Sussex £56, Buckinghamshire £71Buckinghamshire: £71Mid Sussex: £56Buckinghamshire: £71Mid Sussex: £56Buckinghamshire: £67Mid Sussex: £53

    £56£56£53Buckinghamshire is higher£71£71£67

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Sussex £1,024, Buckinghamshire £1,132Buckinghamshire: £1,132Mid Sussex: £1,024Buckinghamshire: £1,137Mid Sussex: £1,028Buckinghamshire: £1,074Mid Sussex: £971

    £1,024£1,028£971Buckinghamshire is higher£1,132£1,137£1,074

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Sussex £150, Buckinghamshire £150Buckinghamshire: £150Mid Sussex: £150Buckinghamshire: £151Mid Sussex: £150Buckinghamshire: £143Mid Sussex: £142

    £150£150£142Buckinghamshire is higher£150£151£143

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Sussex £160, Buckinghamshire £151Buckinghamshire: £151Mid Sussex: £160Buckinghamshire: £152Mid Sussex: £161Buckinghamshire: £143Mid Sussex: £152

    £160£161£152Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£151£152£143

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Sussex £6.47, Buckinghamshire £9.38Buckinghamshire: £9.38Mid Sussex: £6.47Buckinghamshire: £9.42Mid Sussex: £6.50Buckinghamshire: £8.90Mid Sussex: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Buckinghamshire is higher£9.38£9.42£8.90

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Mid Sussex £2.49, Buckinghamshire £3.36Buckinghamshire: £3.36Mid Sussex: £2.49Buckinghamshire: £3.38Mid Sussex: £2.50Buckinghamshire: £3.19Mid Sussex: £2.36

    £2.49£2.50£2.36Buckinghamshire is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £8.43, Buckinghamshire £6.29Buckinghamshire: £6.29Mid Sussex: £8.43Buckinghamshire: £6.32Mid Sussex: £8.47Buckinghamshire: £5.97Mid Sussex: £8.00

    £8.43£8.47£8.00Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Sussex 1,005.3, Buckinghamshire 1,004.5Buckinghamshire: 1,004.5Mid Sussex: 1,005.3

    1,005.3Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count1,004.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Mid Sussex 56.1, Buckinghamshire 63.4Buckinghamshire: 63.4Mid Sussex: 56.1

    56.1Buckinghamshire is higher63.4

  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: Mid Sussex 118.4, Buckinghamshire 119.8Buckinghamshire: 119.8Mid Sussex: 118.4

    118.4Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count119.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 35.2, Buckinghamshire 35.7Buckinghamshire: 35.7Mid Sussex: 35.2

    35.2Buckinghamshire is higher35.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Mid Sussex 109.4, Buckinghamshire 122.2Buckinghamshire: 122.2Mid Sussex: 109.4

    109.4Buckinghamshire is higher122.2

  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: Mid Sussex 13.4, Buckinghamshire 16.4Buckinghamshire: 16.4Mid Sussex: 13.4

    13.4Buckinghamshire is higher16.4

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Mid Sussex and Buckinghamshire, per person in the age group
MeasureMid SussexBuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,722£3,738£3,531£3,617£3,632£3,431Mid Sussex
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,566£12,620£11,920£12,703£12,757£12,049Buckinghamshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,249£1,254£1,185£1,367£1,373£1,296Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,745£11,795£11,141£11,818£11,868£11,209Buckinghamshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£233£295£296£279Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£562£565£533£575£577£545Buckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£16£16£15Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£227£228£216Buckinghamshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£104£104£98Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£56£56£53£71£71£67Buckinghamshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,024£1,028£971£1,132£1,137£1,074Buckinghamshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£150£150£142£150£151£143Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£160£161£152£151£152£143Mid Sussex
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£9.38£9.42£8.90Buckinghamshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.49£2.50£2.36£3.36£3.38£3.19Buckinghamshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.43£8.47£8.00£6.29£6.32£5.97Mid Sussex
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.31,004.5Mid Sussex
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202656.163.4Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026118.4119.8Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.235.7Buckinghamshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026109.4122.2Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.416.4Buckinghamshire

Per resident

Mid Sussex is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Buckinghamshire 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

Mid Sussex Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £3,722, Buckinghamshire £3,617Buckinghamshire: £3,617Mid Sussex: £3,722Buckinghamshire: £3,632Mid Sussex: £3,738Buckinghamshire: £3,431Mid Sussex: £3,531

    £3,722£3,738£3,531Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£3,617£3,632£3,431

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £2,494, Buckinghamshire £2,295Buckinghamshire: £2,295Mid Sussex: £2,494Buckinghamshire: £2,305Mid Sussex: £2,504Buckinghamshire: £2,177Mid Sussex: £2,366

    £2,494£2,504£2,366Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£2,295£2,305£2,177

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £747, Buckinghamshire £834Buckinghamshire: £834Mid Sussex: £747Buckinghamshire: £838Mid Sussex: £750Buckinghamshire: £791Mid Sussex: £708

    £747£750£708Buckinghamshire is higher£834£838£791

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Mid Sussex £2,331, Buckinghamshire £2,135Buckinghamshire: £2,135Mid Sussex: £2,331Buckinghamshire: £2,144Mid Sussex: £2,341Buckinghamshire: £2,025Mid Sussex: £2,211

    £2,331£2,341£2,211Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£2,135£2,144£2,025

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Mid Sussex £49, Buckinghamshire £53Buckinghamshire: £53Mid Sussex: £49Buckinghamshire: £53Mid Sussex: £49Buckinghamshire: £50Mid Sussex: £46

    £49£49£46Buckinghamshire is higher£53£53£50

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Sussex £112, Buckinghamshire £104Buckinghamshire: £104Mid Sussex: £112Buckinghamshire: £104Mid Sussex: £112Buckinghamshire: £98Mid Sussex: £106

    £112£112£106Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Mid Sussex £2.83, Buckinghamshire £2.95Buckinghamshire: £2.95Mid Sussex: £2.83Buckinghamshire: £2.96Mid Sussex: £2.84Buckinghamshire: £2.80Mid Sussex: £2.68

    £2.83£2.84£2.68Buckinghamshire is higher£2.95£2.96£2.80

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Sussex £226, Buckinghamshire £227Buckinghamshire: £227Mid Sussex: £226Buckinghamshire: £228Mid Sussex: £227Buckinghamshire: £216Mid Sussex: £214

    £226£227£214Buckinghamshire is higher£227£228£216

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Mid Sussex £98, Buckinghamshire £104Buckinghamshire: £104Mid Sussex: £98Buckinghamshire: £104Mid Sussex: £98Buckinghamshire: £98Mid Sussex: £93

    £98£98£93Buckinghamshire is higher£104£104£98

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Mid Sussex £33, Buckinghamshire £43Buckinghamshire: £43Mid Sussex: £33Buckinghamshire: £44Mid Sussex: £34Buckinghamshire: £41Mid Sussex: £32

    £33£34£32Buckinghamshire is higher£43£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Mid Sussex £612, Buckinghamshire £691Buckinghamshire: £691Mid Sussex: £612Buckinghamshire: £694Mid Sussex: £615Buckinghamshire: £655Mid Sussex: £581

    £612£615£581Buckinghamshire is higher£691£694£655

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Mid Sussex £150, Buckinghamshire £150Buckinghamshire: £150Mid Sussex: £150Buckinghamshire: £151Mid Sussex: £150Buckinghamshire: £143Mid Sussex: £142

    £150£150£142Buckinghamshire is higher£150£151£143

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Mid Sussex £96, Buckinghamshire £92Buckinghamshire: £92Mid Sussex: £96Buckinghamshire: £93Mid Sussex: £96Buckinghamshire: £88Mid Sussex: £91

    £96£96£91Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£92£93£88

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Mid Sussex £3.87, Buckinghamshire £5.72Buckinghamshire: £5.72Mid Sussex: £3.87Buckinghamshire: £5.75Mid Sussex: £3.89Buckinghamshire: £5.43Mid Sussex: £3.67

    £3.87£3.89£3.67Buckinghamshire is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Mid Sussex £1.49, Buckinghamshire £2.05Buckinghamshire: £2.05Mid Sussex: £1.49Buckinghamshire: £2.05Mid Sussex: £1.49Buckinghamshire: £1.94Mid Sussex: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Buckinghamshire is higher£2.05£2.05£1.94

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Mid Sussex £8.43, Buckinghamshire £6.29Buckinghamshire: £6.29Mid Sussex: £8.43Buckinghamshire: £6.32Mid Sussex: £8.47Buckinghamshire: £5.97Mid Sussex: £8.00

    £8.43£8.47£8.00Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count£6.29£6.32£5.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 199.5, Buckinghamshire 181.5Buckinghamshire: 181.5Mid Sussex: 199.5

    199.5Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count181.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 11.1, Buckinghamshire 11.5Buckinghamshire: 11.5Mid Sussex: 11.1

    11.1Buckinghamshire is higher11.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 23.5, Buckinghamshire 21.6Buckinghamshire: 21.6Mid Sussex: 23.5

    23.5Mid Sussex is higherDepends on how you count21.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 35.2, Buckinghamshire 35.7Buckinghamshire: 35.7Mid Sussex: 35.2

    35.2Buckinghamshire is higher35.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 65.4, Buckinghamshire 74.6Buckinghamshire: 74.6Mid Sussex: 65.4

    65.4Buckinghamshire is higher74.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Mid Sussex 8.0, Buckinghamshire 10.0Buckinghamshire: 10.0Mid Sussex: 8.0

    8.0Buckinghamshire is higher10.0

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Mid Sussex and Buckinghamshire, per resident
MeasureMid SussexBuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,722£3,738£3,531£3,617£3,632£3,431Mid Sussex
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,494£2,504£2,366£2,295£2,305£2,177Mid Sussex
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£747£750£708£834£838£791Buckinghamshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,331£2,341£2,211£2,135£2,144£2,025Mid Sussex
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£53£53£50Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£104£104£98Mid Sussex
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.83£2.84£2.68£2.95£2.96£2.80Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£226£227£214£227£228£216Buckinghamshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£104£104£98Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£33£34£32£43£44£41Buckinghamshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£612£615£581£691£694£655Buckinghamshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£150£150£142£150£151£143Buckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£92£93£88Mid Sussex
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.87£3.89£3.67£5.72£5.75£5.43Buckinghamshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£2.05£2.05£1.94Buckinghamshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.43£8.47£8.00£6.29£6.32£5.97Mid Sussex
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.5181.5Mid Sussex
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.111.5Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.521.6Mid Sussex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.235.7Buckinghamshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202665.474.6Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.010.0Buckinghamshire

Total

Mid Sussex is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Buckinghamshire 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

Mid Sussex Buckinghamshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Mid Sussex £599.8m, Buckinghamshire £2.1bnBuckinghamshire: £2.1bnMid Sussex: £599.8mBuckinghamshire: £2.1bnMid Sussex: £602.3mBuckinghamshire: £2.0bnMid Sussex: £568.9m

    £599.8m£602.3m£568.9mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£2.1bn£2.1bn£2.0bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Mid Sussex £401.8m, Buckinghamshire £1.3bnBuckinghamshire: £1.3bnMid Sussex: £401.8mBuckinghamshire: £1.3bnMid Sussex: £403.5mBuckinghamshire: £1.3bnMid Sussex: £381.1m

    £401.8m£403.5m£381.1mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Mid Sussex £120.3m, Buckinghamshire £482.6mBuckinghamshire: £482.6mMid Sussex: £120.3mBuckinghamshire: £484.6mMid Sussex: £120.8mBuckinghamshire: £457.7mMid Sussex: £114.1m

    £120.3m£120.8m£114.1mBuckinghamshire is higher£482.6m£484.6m£457.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Mid Sussex £375.5m, Buckinghamshire £1.2bnBuckinghamshire: £1.2bnMid Sussex: £375.5mBuckinghamshire: £1.2bnMid Sussex: £377.1mBuckinghamshire: £1.2bnMid Sussex: £356.2m

    £375.5m£377.1m£356.2mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Sussex £7.8m, Buckinghamshire £30.8mBuckinghamshire: £30.8mMid Sussex: £7.8mBuckinghamshire: £30.9mMid Sussex: £7.9mBuckinghamshire: £29.2mMid Sussex: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.9m£7.4mBuckinghamshire is higher£30.8m£30.9m£29.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Sussex £18.0m, Buckinghamshire £60.0mBuckinghamshire: £60.0mMid Sussex: £18.0mBuckinghamshire: £60.3mMid Sussex: £18.1mBuckinghamshire: £57.0mMid Sussex: £17.0m

    £18.0m£18.1m£17.0mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Mid Sussex £0.46m, Buckinghamshire £1.7mBuckinghamshire: £1.7mMid Sussex: £0.46mBuckinghamshire: £1.7mMid Sussex: £0.46mBuckinghamshire: £1.6mMid Sussex: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mBuckinghamshire is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Sussex £36.4m, Buckinghamshire £131.5mBuckinghamshire: £131.5mMid Sussex: £36.4mBuckinghamshire: £132.0mMid Sussex: £36.5mBuckinghamshire: £124.7mMid Sussex: £34.5m

    £36.4m£36.5m£34.5mBuckinghamshire is higher£131.5m£132.0m£124.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Mid Sussex £15.8m, Buckinghamshire £60.0mBuckinghamshire: £60.0mMid Sussex: £15.8mBuckinghamshire: £60.2mMid Sussex: £15.8mBuckinghamshire: £56.9mMid Sussex: £14.9m

    £15.8m£15.8m£14.9mBuckinghamshire is higher£60.0m£60.2m£56.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Sussex £5.4m, Buckinghamshire £25.1mBuckinghamshire: £25.1mMid Sussex: £5.4mBuckinghamshire: £25.2mMid Sussex: £5.4mBuckinghamshire: £23.8mMid Sussex: £5.1m

    £5.4m£5.4m£5.1mBuckinghamshire is higher£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Sussex £98.7m, Buckinghamshire £399.6mBuckinghamshire: £399.6mMid Sussex: £98.7mBuckinghamshire: £401.3mMid Sussex: £99.1mBuckinghamshire: £379.0mMid Sussex: £93.6m

    £98.7m£99.1m£93.6mBuckinghamshire is higher£399.6m£401.3m£379.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Mid Sussex £24.1m, Buckinghamshire £87.0mBuckinghamshire: £87.0mMid Sussex: £24.1mBuckinghamshire: £87.3mMid Sussex: £24.2mBuckinghamshire: £82.5mMid Sussex: £22.9m

    £24.1m£24.2m£22.9mBuckinghamshire is higher£87.0m£87.3m£82.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Mid Sussex £15.4m, Buckinghamshire £53.4mBuckinghamshire: £53.4mMid Sussex: £15.4mBuckinghamshire: £53.6mMid Sussex: £15.5mBuckinghamshire: £50.6mMid Sussex: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.5m£14.6mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£53.4m£53.6m£50.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Mid Sussex £0.62m, Buckinghamshire £3.3mBuckinghamshire: £3.3mMid Sussex: £0.62mBuckinghamshire: £3.3mMid Sussex: £0.63mBuckinghamshire: £3.1mMid Sussex: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mBuckinghamshire is higher£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Mid Sussex £0.24m, Buckinghamshire £1.2mBuckinghamshire: £1.2mMid Sussex: £0.24mBuckinghamshire: £1.2mMid Sussex: £0.24mBuckinghamshire: £1.1mMid Sussex: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mBuckinghamshire is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Mid Sussex £1.4m, Buckinghamshire £3.6mBuckinghamshire: £3.6mMid Sussex: £1.4mBuckinghamshire: £3.7mMid Sussex: £1.4mBuckinghamshire: £3.5mMid Sussex: £1.3m

    £1.4m£1.4m£1.3mBuckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.6m£3.7m£3.5m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Mid Sussex 32,145, Buckinghamshire 104,980Buckinghamshire: 104,980Mid Sussex: 32,145

    32,145Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count104,980

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Mid Sussex 1,794, Buckinghamshire 6,622Buckinghamshire: 6,622Mid Sussex: 1,794

    1,794Buckinghamshire is higher6,622

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Mid Sussex 3,786, Buckinghamshire 12,515Buckinghamshire: 12,515Mid Sussex: 3,786

    3,786Buckinghamshire is higherDepends on how you count12,515

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Mid Sussex 5,674, Buckinghamshire 20,665Buckinghamshire: 20,665Mid Sussex: 5,674

    5,674Buckinghamshire is higher20,665

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Mid Sussex 10,538, Buckinghamshire 43,137Buckinghamshire: 43,137Mid Sussex: 10,538

    10,538Buckinghamshire is higher43,137

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Mid Sussex 1,294, Buckinghamshire 5,799Buckinghamshire: 5,799Mid Sussex: 1,294

    1,294Buckinghamshire is higher5,799

Show the numbers
Mid Sussex and Buckinghamshire, total
MeasureMid SussexBuckinghamshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£599.8m£602.3m£568.9m£2.1bn£2.1bn£2.0bnBuckinghamshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£401.8m£403.5m£381.1m£1.3bnBuckinghamshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m£482.6m£484.6m£457.7mBuckinghamshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£375.5m£377.1m£356.2m£1.2bnBuckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.9m£7.4m£30.8m£30.9m£29.2mBuckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.0m£18.1m£17.0m£60.0m£60.3m£57.0mBuckinghamshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBuckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m£131.5m£132.0m£124.7mBuckinghamshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m£60.0m£60.2m£56.9mBuckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m£25.1m£25.2m£23.8mBuckinghamshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£98.7m£99.1m£93.6m£399.6m£401.3m£379.0mBuckinghamshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m£87.0m£87.3m£82.5mBuckinghamshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m£53.4m£53.6m£50.6mBuckinghamshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£3.3m£3.3m£3.1mBuckinghamshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mBuckinghamshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m£3.6m£3.7m£3.5mBuckinghamshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,145104,980Buckinghamshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7946,622Buckinghamshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,78612,515Buckinghamshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,67420,665Buckinghamshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,53843,137Buckinghamshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2945,799Buckinghamshire

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.
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