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Worcester and Gosport

106,566 and 82,727 residents (mid-2024).

Worcester is higher than Gosport on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 16 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

Worcester is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Gosport on 13. 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 Gosport

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,078, Gosport £4,882Gosport: £4,882Worcester: £4,078Gosport: £4,903Worcester: £4,095Gosport: £4,631Worcester: £3,868

    £4,078£4,095£3,868Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£4,882£4,903£4,631

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £12,778, Gosport £12,623Gosport: £12,623Worcester: £12,778Gosport: £12,677Worcester: £12,832Gosport: £11,974Worcester: £12,120

    £12,778£12,832£12,120Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£12,623£12,677£11,974

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,794, Gosport £2,249Gosport: £2,249Worcester: £1,794Gosport: £2,259Worcester: £1,801Gosport: £2,133Worcester: £1,701

    £1,794£1,801£1,701Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£2,249£2,259£2,133

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £11,593, Gosport £11,587Gosport: £11,587Worcester: £11,593Gosport: £11,636Worcester: £11,642Gosport: £10,990Worcester: £10,996

    £11,593£11,642£10,996Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£11,587£11,636£10,990

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £407, Gosport £331Gosport: £331Worcester: £407Gosport: £332Worcester: £409Gosport: £314Worcester: £386

    £407£409£386Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£331£332£314

  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, Gosport £684Gosport: £684Worcester: £753Gosport: £687Worcester: £756Gosport: £649Worcester: £714

    £753£756£714Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£684£687£649

  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, Gosport £22Gosport: £22Worcester: £25Gosport: £22Worcester: £25Gosport: £21Worcester: £24

    £25£25£24Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £402, Gosport £454Gosport: £454Worcester: £402Gosport: £456Worcester: £404Gosport: £431Worcester: £381

    £402£404£381Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£454£456£431

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Gosport £177Gosport: £177Worcester: £104Gosport: £178Worcester: £105Gosport: £168Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Gosport is higher£177£178£168

  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, Gosport £131Gosport: £131Worcester: £92Gosport: £131Worcester: £92Gosport: £124Worcester: £87

    £92£92£87Gosport is higher£131£131£124

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,417, Gosport £1,795Gosport: £1,795Worcester: £1,417Gosport: £1,802Worcester: £1,423Gosport: £1,702Worcester: £1,344

    £1,417£1,423£1,344Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£1,795£1,802£1,702

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £207, Gosport £215Gosport: £215Worcester: £207Gosport: £216Worcester: £208Gosport: £204Worcester: £196

    £207£208£196Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £273, Gosport £308Gosport: £308Worcester: £273Gosport: £310Worcester: £274Gosport: £293Worcester: £259

    £273£274£259Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£308£310£293

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £6.72, Gosport £6.41Gosport: £6.41Worcester: £6.72Gosport: £6.44Worcester: £6.74Gosport: £6.08Worcester: £6.37

    £6.72£6.74£6.37Worcester is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £4.92, Gosport £8.83Gosport: £8.83Worcester: £4.92Gosport: £8.87Worcester: £4.94Gosport: £8.38Worcester: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Gosport is higher£8.83£8.87£8.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.22, Gosport £5.30Gosport: £5.30Worcester: £6.22Gosport: £5.33Worcester: £6.25Gosport: £5.03Worcester: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester is higher£5.30£5.33£5.03

  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, Gosport 1,019.6Gosport: 1,019.6Worcester: 1,013.6

    1,013.6Gosport is higherDepends on how you count1,019.6

  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, Gosport 88.5Gosport: 88.5Worcester: 101.2

    101.2Worcester is higherDepends on how you count88.5

  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, Gosport 147.0Gosport: 147.0Worcester: 157.5

    157.5Worcester is higherDepends on how you count147.0

  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, Gosport 68.9Gosport: 68.9Worcester: 58.5

    58.5Gosport is higherDepends on how you count68.9

  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, Gosport 208.7Gosport: 208.7Worcester: 170.1

    170.1Gosport is higherDepends on how you count208.7

  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: Worcester 20.8, Gosport 28.8Gosport: 28.8Worcester: 20.8

    20.8Gosport is higher28.8

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Worcester and Gosport, per person in the age group
MeasureWorcesterGosportHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,078£4,095£3,868£4,882£4,903£4,631Gosport
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,778£12,832£12,120£12,623£12,677£11,974Worcester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,794£1,801£1,701£2,249£2,259£2,133Gosport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,593£11,642£10,996£11,587£11,636£10,990Worcester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£407£409£386£331£332£314Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£753£756£714£684£687£649Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£22£22£21Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£404£381£454£456£431Gosport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£177£178£168Gosport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£131£131£124Gosport
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,344£1,795£1,802£1,702Gosport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£215£216£204Gosport
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£273£274£259£308£310£293Gosport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.72£6.74£6.37£6.41£6.44£6.08Worcester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£8.83£8.87£8.38Gosport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£5.30£5.33£5.03Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.61,019.6Gosport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026101.288.5Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.5147.0Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.568.9Gosport
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026170.1208.7Gosport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.828.8Gosport

Per resident

Worcester is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Gosport 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 Gosport

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,078, Gosport £4,882Gosport: £4,882Worcester: £4,078Gosport: £4,903Worcester: £4,095Gosport: £4,631Worcester: £3,868

    £4,078£4,095£3,868Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£4,882£4,903£4,631

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Worcester £2,198, Gosport £2,679Gosport: £2,679Worcester: £2,198Gosport: £2,690Worcester: £2,207Gosport: £2,541Worcester: £2,085

    £2,198£2,207£2,085Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£2,679£2,690£2,541

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Worcester £1,160, Gosport £1,352Gosport: £1,352Worcester: £1,160Gosport: £1,358Worcester: £1,165Gosport: £1,283Worcester: £1,101

    £1,160£1,165£1,101Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£1,352£1,358£1,283

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Worcester £1,994, Gosport £2,459Gosport: £2,459Worcester: £1,994Gosport: £2,469Worcester: £2,003Gosport: £2,332Worcester: £1,892

    £1,994£2,003£1,892Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£2,459£2,469£2,332

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Worcester £70, Gosport £70Gosport: £70Worcester: £70Gosport: £71Worcester: £70Gosport: £67Worcester: £66

    £70£70£66Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£70£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £129, Gosport £145Gosport: £145Worcester: £129Gosport: £146Worcester: £130Gosport: £138Worcester: £123

    £129£130£123Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£145£146£138

  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, Gosport £4.69Gosport: £4.69Worcester: £4.33Gosport: £4.71Worcester: £4.35Gosport: £4.45Worcester: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£4.69£4.71£4.45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £402, Gosport £454Gosport: £454Worcester: £402Gosport: £456Worcester: £404Gosport: £431Worcester: £381

    £402£404£381Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£454£456£431

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Gosport £177Gosport: £177Worcester: £104Gosport: £178Worcester: £105Gosport: £168Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Gosport is higher£177£178£168

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Worcester £59, Gosport £79Gosport: £79Worcester: £59Gosport: £79Worcester: £60Gosport: £75Worcester: £56

    £59£60£56Gosport is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Worcester £917, Gosport £1,079Gosport: £1,079Worcester: £917Gosport: £1,083Worcester: £921Gosport: £1,023Worcester: £870

    £917£921£870Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£1,079£1,083£1,023

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £207, Gosport £215Gosport: £215Worcester: £207Gosport: £216Worcester: £208Gosport: £204Worcester: £196

    £207£208£196Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Worcester £177, Gosport £185Gosport: £185Worcester: £177Gosport: £186Worcester: £177Gosport: £176Worcester: £168

    £177£177£168Gosport is higherDepends on how you count£185£186£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Worcester £4.34, Gosport £3.85Gosport: £3.85Worcester: £4.34Gosport: £3.86Worcester: £4.36Gosport: £3.65Worcester: £4.12

    £4.34£4.36£4.12Worcester is higher£3.85£3.86£3.65

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Worcester £3.18, Gosport £5.31Gosport: £5.31Worcester: £3.18Gosport: £5.34Worcester: £3.20Gosport: £5.04Worcester: £3.02

    £3.18£3.20£3.02Gosport is higher£5.31£5.34£5.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.22, Gosport £5.30Gosport: £5.30Worcester: £6.22Gosport: £5.33Worcester: £6.25Gosport: £5.03Worcester: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester is higher£5.30£5.33£5.03

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 174.4, Gosport 216.4Gosport: 216.4Worcester: 174.4

    174.4Gosport is higherDepends on how you count216.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 17.4, Gosport 18.8Gosport: 18.8Worcester: 17.4

    17.4Gosport is higherDepends on how you count18.8

  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, Gosport 31.2Gosport: 31.2Worcester: 27.1

    27.1Gosport is higherDepends on how you count31.2

  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, Gosport 68.9Gosport: 68.9Worcester: 58.5

    58.5Gosport is higherDepends on how you count68.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 110.0, Gosport 125.4Gosport: 125.4Worcester: 110.0

    110.0Gosport is higherDepends on how you count125.4

  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, Gosport 17.3Gosport: 17.3Worcester: 13.4

    13.4Gosport is higher17.3

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Worcester and Gosport, per resident
MeasureWorcesterGosportHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,078£4,095£3,868£4,882£4,903£4,631Gosport
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,198£2,207£2,085£2,679£2,690£2,541Gosport
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,160£1,165£1,101£1,352£1,358£1,283Gosport
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,994£2,003£1,892£2,459£2,469£2,332Gosport
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£70£71£67Gosport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£130£123£145£146£138Gosport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£4.69£4.71£4.45Gosport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£404£381£454£456£431Gosport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£177£178£168Gosport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£79£79£75Gosport
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£917£921£870£1,079£1,083£1,023Gosport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£215£216£204Gosport
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£177£177£168£185£186£176Gosport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.34£4.36£4.12£3.85£3.86£3.65Worcester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.18£3.20£3.02£5.31£5.34£5.04Gosport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£5.30£5.33£5.03Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026174.4216.4Gosport
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.418.8Gosport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.131.2Gosport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.568.9Gosport
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.0125.4Gosport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.417.3Gosport

Total

Worcester is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Gosport on 4. 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 Gosport

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Worcester £434.5m, Gosport £403.9mGosport: £403.9mWorcester: £434.5mGosport: £405.6mWorcester: £436.4mGosport: £383.1mWorcester: £412.2m

    £434.5m£436.4m£412.2mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£403.9m£405.6m£383.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Worcester £234.2m, Gosport £221.6mGosport: £221.6mWorcester: £234.2mGosport: £222.5mWorcester: £235.2mGosport: £210.2mWorcester: £222.2m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.2mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£221.6m£222.5m£210.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Worcester £123.6m, Gosport £111.9mGosport: £111.9mWorcester: £123.6mGosport: £112.3mWorcester: £124.2mGosport: £106.1mWorcester: £117.3m

    £123.6m£124.2m£117.3mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£111.9m£112.3m£106.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Worcester £212.5m, Gosport £203.4mGosport: £203.4mWorcester: £212.5mGosport: £204.3mWorcester: £213.4mGosport: £192.9mWorcester: £201.6m

    £212.5m£213.4m£201.6mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£203.4m£204.3m£192.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester £7.5m, Gosport £5.8mGosport: £5.8mWorcester: £7.5mGosport: £5.8mWorcester: £7.5mGosport: £5.5mWorcester: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester £13.8m, Gosport £12.0mGosport: £12.0mWorcester: £13.8mGosport: £12.1mWorcester: £13.9mGosport: £11.4mWorcester: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m

  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, Gosport £0.39mGosport: £0.39mWorcester: £0.46mGosport: £0.39mWorcester: £0.46mGosport: £0.37mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester £42.8m, Gosport £37.6mGosport: £37.6mWorcester: £42.8mGosport: £37.7mWorcester: £43.0mGosport: £35.6mWorcester: £40.6m

    £42.8m£43.0m£40.6mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£37.6m£37.7m£35.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Worcester £11.1m, Gosport £14.7mGosport: £14.7mWorcester: £11.1mGosport: £14.7mWorcester: £11.2mGosport: £13.9mWorcester: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.2m£10.5mGosport is higher£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Worcester £6.3m, Gosport £6.5mGosport: £6.5mWorcester: £6.3mGosport: £6.5mWorcester: £6.4mGosport: £6.2mWorcester: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mGosport is higher£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester £97.7m, Gosport £89.3mGosport: £89.3mWorcester: £97.7mGosport: £89.6mWorcester: £98.1mGosport: £84.7mWorcester: £92.7m

    £97.7m£98.1m£92.7mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£89.3m£89.6m£84.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Worcester £22.0m, Gosport £17.8mGosport: £17.8mWorcester: £22.0mGosport: £17.9mWorcester: £22.1mGosport: £16.9mWorcester: £20.9m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.9mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Worcester £18.8m, Gosport £15.3mGosport: £15.3mWorcester: £18.8mGosport: £15.4mWorcester: £18.9mGosport: £14.5mWorcester: £17.9m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.9mWorcester is higherDepends on how you count£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Worcester £0.46m, Gosport £0.32mGosport: £0.32mWorcester: £0.46mGosport: £0.32mWorcester: £0.46mGosport: £0.30mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mWorcester is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Worcester £0.34m, Gosport £0.44mGosport: £0.44mWorcester: £0.34mGosport: £0.44mWorcester: £0.34mGosport: £0.42mWorcester: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mGosport is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Worcester £0.66m, Gosport £0.44mGosport: £0.44mWorcester: £0.66mGosport: £0.44mWorcester: £0.67mGosport: £0.42mWorcester: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mWorcester is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Worcester 18,582, Gosport 17,899Gosport: 17,899Worcester: 18,582

    18,582Worcester is higherDepends on how you count17,899

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester 1,856, Gosport 1,553Gosport: 1,553Worcester: 1,856

    1,856Worcester is higherDepends on how you count1,553

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester 2,888, Gosport 2,580Gosport: 2,580Worcester: 2,888

    2,888Worcester is higherDepends on how you count2,580

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester 6,233, Gosport 5,698Gosport: 5,698Worcester: 6,233

    6,233Worcester is higherDepends on how you count5,698

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester 11,725, Gosport 10,377Gosport: 10,377Worcester: 11,725

    11,725Worcester is higherDepends on how you count10,377

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Worcester 1,431, Gosport 1,434Gosport: 1,434Worcester: 1,431

    1,431Gosport is higher1,434

Show the numbers
Worcester and Gosport, total
MeasureWorcesterGosportHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£434.5m£436.4m£412.2m£403.9m£405.6m£383.1mWorcester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m£221.6m£222.5m£210.2mWorcester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m£111.9m£112.3m£106.1mWorcester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m£203.4m£204.3m£192.9mWorcester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mWorcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mWorcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWorcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.8m£43.0m£40.6m£37.6m£37.7m£35.6mWorcester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m£14.7m£14.7m£13.9mGosport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£6.5m£6.5m£6.2mGosport
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.7m£98.1m£92.7m£89.3m£89.6m£84.7mWorcester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mWorcester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mWorcester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mWorcester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mGosport
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mWorcester
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,58217,899Worcester
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8561,553Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8882,580Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,2335,698Worcester
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,72510,377Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4311,434Gosport

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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