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Worcester and Exeter

106,566 and 139,007 residents (mid-2024).

Worcester is higher than Exeter on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 17 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Worcester is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Worcester Exeter

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,078, Exeter £3,690Exeter: £3,690Worcester: £4,078Exeter: £3,706Worcester: £4,095Exeter: £3,500Worcester: £3,868

    £4,078£4,095£3,868Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£3,690£3,706£3,500

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £12,778, Exeter £12,441Exeter: £12,441Worcester: £12,778Exeter: £12,494Worcester: £12,832Exeter: £11,801Worcester: £12,120

    £12,778£12,832£12,120Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£12,441£12,494£11,801

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,794, Exeter £1,467Exeter: £1,467Worcester: £1,794Exeter: £1,473Worcester: £1,801Exeter: £1,391Worcester: £1,701

    £1,794£1,801£1,701Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,467£1,473£1,391

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £11,593, Exeter £11,341Exeter: £11,341Worcester: £11,593Exeter: £11,389Worcester: £11,642Exeter: £10,758Worcester: £10,996

    £11,593£11,642£10,996Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£11,341£11,389£10,758

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £407, Exeter £409Exeter: £409Worcester: £407Exeter: £411Worcester: £409Exeter: £388Worcester: £386

    £407£409£386Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£409£411£388

  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: Worcester £753, Exeter £664Exeter: £664Worcester: £753Exeter: £667Worcester: £756Exeter: £630Worcester: £714

    £753£756£714Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£664£667£630

  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: Worcester £25, Exeter £26Exeter: £26Worcester: £25Exeter: £26Worcester: £25Exeter: £25Worcester: £24

    £25£25£24Exeter is higherDepends on how you count£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £402, Exeter £393Exeter: £393Worcester: £402Exeter: £394Worcester: £404Exeter: £373Worcester: £381

    £402£404£381Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£393£394£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Exeter £127Exeter: £127Worcester: £104Exeter: £128Worcester: £105Exeter: £121Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Exeter is higher£127£128£121

  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: Worcester £92, Exeter £70Exeter: £70Worcester: £92Exeter: £70Worcester: £92Exeter: £66Worcester: £87

    £92£92£87Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£70£70£66

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,417, Exeter £1,103Exeter: £1,103Worcester: £1,417Exeter: £1,108Worcester: £1,423Exeter: £1,047Worcester: £1,344

    £1,417£1,423£1,344Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,103£1,108£1,047

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £207, Exeter £223Exeter: £223Worcester: £207Exeter: £224Worcester: £208Exeter: £212Worcester: £196

    £207£208£196Exeter is higher£223£224£212

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £273, Exeter £285Exeter: £285Worcester: £273Exeter: £286Worcester: £274Exeter: £270Worcester: £259

    £273£274£259Exeter is higher£285£286£270

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £6.72, Exeter £4.67Exeter: £4.67Worcester: £6.72Exeter: £4.69Worcester: £6.74Exeter: £4.43Worcester: £6.37

    £6.72£6.74£6.37Worcester is higher£4.67£4.69£4.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £4.92, Exeter £3.95Exeter: £3.95Worcester: £4.92Exeter: £3.97Worcester: £4.94Exeter: £3.75Worcester: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£3.95£3.97£3.75

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.22, Exeter £4.68Exeter: £4.68Worcester: £6.22Exeter: £4.70Worcester: £6.25Exeter: £4.44Worcester: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester is higher£4.68£4.70£4.44

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Worcester 1,013.6, Exeter 1,007.1Exeter: 1,007.1Worcester: 1,013.6

    1,013.6Worcester is higherDepends on how you count1,007.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Worcester 101.2, Exeter 105.8Exeter: 105.8Worcester: 101.2

    101.2Exeter is higherDepends on how you count105.8

  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: Worcester 157.5, Exeter 139.9Exeter: 139.9Worcester: 157.5

    157.5Worcester is higherDepends on how you count139.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 58.5, Exeter 57.8Exeter: 57.8Worcester: 58.5

    58.5Worcester is higherDepends on how you count57.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Worcester 170.1, Exeter 136.8Exeter: 136.8Worcester: 170.1

    170.1Worcester is higherDepends on how you count136.8

  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: Worcester 20.8, Exeter 15.2Exeter: 15.2Worcester: 20.8

    20.8Worcester is higherDepends on how you count15.2

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Worcester and Exeter, per person in the age group
MeasureWorcesterExeterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,078£4,095£3,868£3,690£3,706£3,500Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,778£12,832£12,120£12,441£12,494£11,801Worcester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,794£1,801£1,701£1,467£1,473£1,391Worcester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,593£11,642£10,996£11,341£11,389£10,758Worcester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£407£409£386£409£411£388Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£753£756£714£664£667£630Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£26£26£25Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£404£381£393£394£373Worcester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£127£128£121Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£70£70£66Worcester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,344£1,103£1,108£1,047Worcester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£223£224£212Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£273£274£259£285£286£270Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.72£6.74£6.37£4.67£4.69£4.43Worcester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£3.95£3.97£3.75Worcester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£4.68£4.70£4.44Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.61,007.1Worcester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026101.2105.8Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.5139.9Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.557.8Worcester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026170.1136.8Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.815.2Worcester

Per resident

Worcester is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 3. 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

Worcester Exeter

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,078, Exeter £3,690Exeter: £3,690Worcester: £4,078Exeter: £3,706Worcester: £4,095Exeter: £3,500Worcester: £3,868

    £4,078£4,095£3,868Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£3,690£3,706£3,500

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Worcester £2,198, Exeter £1,923Exeter: £1,923Worcester: £2,198Exeter: £1,931Worcester: £2,207Exeter: £1,824Worcester: £2,085

    £2,198£2,207£2,085Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,923£1,931£1,824

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Worcester £1,160, Exeter £1,019Exeter: £1,019Worcester: £1,160Exeter: £1,024Worcester: £1,165Exeter: £967Worcester: £1,101

    £1,160£1,165£1,101Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,019£1,024£967

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Worcester £1,994, Exeter £1,753Exeter: £1,753Worcester: £1,994Exeter: £1,760Worcester: £2,003Exeter: £1,662Worcester: £1,892

    £1,994£2,003£1,892Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,753£1,760£1,662

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Worcester £70, Exeter £63Exeter: £63Worcester: £70Exeter: £63Worcester: £70Exeter: £60Worcester: £66

    £70£70£66Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£63£63£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £129, Exeter £103Exeter: £103Worcester: £129Exeter: £103Worcester: £130Exeter: £97Worcester: £123

    £129£130£123Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£103£103£97

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Worcester £4.33, Exeter £4.06Exeter: £4.06Worcester: £4.33Exeter: £4.08Worcester: £4.35Exeter: £3.85Worcester: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £402, Exeter £393Exeter: £393Worcester: £402Exeter: £394Worcester: £404Exeter: £373Worcester: £381

    £402£404£381Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£393£394£373

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Exeter £127Exeter: £127Worcester: £104Exeter: £128Worcester: £105Exeter: £121Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Exeter is higher£127£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Worcester £59, Exeter £49Exeter: £49Worcester: £59Exeter: £49Worcester: £60Exeter: £46Worcester: £56

    £59£60£56Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Worcester £917, Exeter £767Exeter: £767Worcester: £917Exeter: £770Worcester: £921Exeter: £727Worcester: £870

    £917£921£870Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£767£770£727

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £207, Exeter £223Exeter: £223Worcester: £207Exeter: £224Worcester: £208Exeter: £212Worcester: £196

    £207£208£196Exeter is higher£223£224£212

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Worcester £177, Exeter £198Exeter: £198Worcester: £177Exeter: £199Worcester: £177Exeter: £188Worcester: £168

    £177£177£168Exeter is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Worcester £4.34, Exeter £3.25Exeter: £3.25Worcester: £4.34Exeter: £3.26Worcester: £4.36Exeter: £3.08Worcester: £4.12

    £4.34£4.36£4.12Worcester is higher£3.25£3.26£3.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Worcester £3.18, Exeter £2.74Exeter: £2.74Worcester: £3.18Exeter: £2.75Worcester: £3.20Exeter: £2.60Worcester: £3.02

    £3.18£3.20£3.02Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£2.74£2.75£2.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.22, Exeter £4.68Exeter: £4.68Worcester: £6.22Exeter: £4.70Worcester: £6.25Exeter: £4.44Worcester: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester is higher£4.68£4.70£4.44

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 174.4, Exeter 155.6Exeter: 155.6Worcester: 174.4

    174.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count155.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 17.4, Exeter 16.4Exeter: 16.4Worcester: 17.4

    17.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count16.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 27.1, Exeter 21.6Exeter: 21.6Worcester: 27.1

    27.1Worcester 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: Worcester 58.5, Exeter 57.8Exeter: 57.8Worcester: 58.5

    58.5Worcester is higherDepends on how you count57.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 110.0, Exeter 95.1Exeter: 95.1Worcester: 110.0

    110.0Worcester is higherDepends on how you count95.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 13.4, Exeter 10.6Exeter: 10.6Worcester: 13.4

    13.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count10.6

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Worcester and Exeter, per resident
MeasureWorcesterExeterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,078£4,095£3,868£3,690£3,706£3,500Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,198£2,207£2,085£1,923£1,931£1,824Worcester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,160£1,165£1,101£1,019£1,024£967Worcester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,994£2,003£1,892£1,753£1,760£1,662Worcester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£63£63£60Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£130£123£103£103£97Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£4.06£4.08£3.85Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£404£381£393£394£373Worcester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£127£128£121Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£49£49£46Worcester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£917£921£870£767£770£727Worcester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£223£224£212Exeter
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£177£177£168£198£199£188Exeter
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.34£4.36£4.12£3.25£3.26£3.08Worcester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.18£3.20£3.02£2.74£2.75£2.60Worcester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£4.68£4.70£4.44Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026174.4155.6Worcester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.416.4Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.121.6Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.557.8Worcester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.095.1Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.410.6Worcester

Total

Worcester is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Exeter on 20. 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

Worcester Exeter

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Worcester £434.5m, Exeter £512.9mExeter: £512.9mWorcester: £434.5mExeter: £515.1mWorcester: £436.4mExeter: £486.5mWorcester: £412.2m

    £434.5m£436.4m£412.2mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£512.9m£515.1m£486.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Worcester £234.2m, Exeter £267.2mExeter: £267.2mWorcester: £234.2mExeter: £268.4mWorcester: £235.2mExeter: £253.5mWorcester: £222.2m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.2mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£267.2m£268.4m£253.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Worcester £123.6m, Exeter £141.7mExeter: £141.7mWorcester: £123.6mExeter: £142.3mWorcester: £124.2mExeter: £134.4mWorcester: £117.3m

    £123.6m£124.2m£117.3mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£141.7m£142.3m£134.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Worcester £212.5m, Exeter £243.6mExeter: £243.6mWorcester: £212.5mExeter: £244.7mWorcester: £213.4mExeter: £231.1mWorcester: £201.6m

    £212.5m£213.4m£201.6mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£243.6m£244.7m£231.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester £7.5m, Exeter £8.8mExeter: £8.8mWorcester: £7.5mExeter: £8.8mWorcester: £7.5mExeter: £8.3mWorcester: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester £13.8m, Exeter £14.3mExeter: £14.3mWorcester: £13.8mExeter: £14.3mWorcester: £13.9mExeter: £13.5mWorcester: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Worcester £0.46m, Exeter £0.56mExeter: £0.56mWorcester: £0.46mExeter: £0.57mWorcester: £0.46mExeter: £0.53mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester £42.8m, Exeter £54.6mExeter: £54.6mWorcester: £42.8mExeter: £54.8mWorcester: £43.0mExeter: £51.8mWorcester: £40.6m

    £42.8m£43.0m£40.6mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Worcester £11.1m, Exeter £17.7mExeter: £17.7mWorcester: £11.1mExeter: £17.8mWorcester: £11.2mExeter: £16.8mWorcester: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.2m£10.5mExeter is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Worcester £6.3m, Exeter £6.8mExeter: £6.8mWorcester: £6.3mExeter: £6.8mWorcester: £6.4mExeter: £6.4mWorcester: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester £97.7m, Exeter £106.6mExeter: £106.6mWorcester: £97.7mExeter: £107.1mWorcester: £98.1mExeter: £101.1mWorcester: £92.7m

    £97.7m£98.1m£92.7mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£106.6m£107.1m£101.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Worcester £22.0m, Exeter £31.0mExeter: £31.0mWorcester: £22.0mExeter: £31.2mWorcester: £22.1mExeter: £29.4mWorcester: £20.9m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.9mExeter is higher£31.0m£31.2m£29.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Worcester £18.8m, Exeter £27.5mExeter: £27.5mWorcester: £18.8mExeter: £27.6mWorcester: £18.9mExeter: £26.1mWorcester: £17.9m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.9mExeter is higher£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Worcester £0.46m, Exeter £0.45mExeter: £0.45mWorcester: £0.46mExeter: £0.45mWorcester: £0.46mExeter: £0.43mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mWorcester is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Worcester £0.34m, Exeter £0.38mExeter: £0.38mWorcester: £0.34mExeter: £0.38mWorcester: £0.34mExeter: £0.36mWorcester: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mExeter is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Worcester £0.66m, Exeter £0.65mExeter: £0.65mWorcester: £0.66mExeter: £0.65mWorcester: £0.67mExeter: £0.62mWorcester: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mWorcester is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Worcester 18,582, Exeter 21,634Exeter: 21,634Worcester: 18,582

    18,582Exeter is higherDepends on how you count21,634

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester 1,856, Exeter 2,273Exeter: 2,273Worcester: 1,856

    1,856Exeter is higherDepends on how you count2,273

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester 2,888, Exeter 3,005Exeter: 3,005Worcester: 2,888

    2,888Exeter is higherDepends on how you count3,005

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester 6,233, Exeter 8,027Exeter: 8,027Worcester: 6,233

    6,233Exeter is higherDepends on how you count8,027

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester 11,725, Exeter 13,219Exeter: 13,219Worcester: 11,725

    11,725Exeter is higherDepends on how you count13,219

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Worcester 1,431, Exeter 1,472Exeter: 1,472Worcester: 1,431

    1,431Exeter is higherDepends on how you count1,472

Show the numbers
Worcester and Exeter, total
MeasureWorcesterExeterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£434.5m£436.4m£412.2m£512.9m£515.1m£486.5mExeter
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m£267.2m£268.4m£253.5mExeter
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m£141.7m£142.3m£134.4mExeter
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m£243.6m£244.7m£231.1mExeter
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£8.8m£8.8m£8.3mExeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mExeter
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mExeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.8m£43.0m£40.6m£54.6m£54.8m£51.8mExeter
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mExeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£6.8m£6.8m£6.4mExeter
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.7m£98.1m£92.7m£106.6m£107.1m£101.1mExeter
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m£31.0m£31.2m£29.4mExeter
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m£27.5m£27.6m£26.1mExeter
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mWorcester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mExeter
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mWorcester
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,58221,634Exeter
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8562,273Exeter
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8883,005Exeter
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,2338,027Exeter
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,72513,219Exeter
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4311,472Exeter

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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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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