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Worcester and Oxford

106,566 and 167,827 residents (mid-2024).

Worcester is higher than Oxford on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 15 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 18 of 22 measures, and Oxford 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 Oxford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,078, Oxford £2,878Oxford: £2,878Worcester: £4,078Oxford: £2,890Worcester: £4,095Oxford: £2,730Worcester: £3,868

    £4,078£4,095£3,868Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£2,878£2,890£2,730

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £12,778, Oxford £11,936Oxford: £11,936Worcester: £12,778Oxford: £11,987Worcester: £12,832Oxford: £11,322Worcester: £12,120

    £12,778£12,832£12,120Worcester is higher£11,936£11,987£11,322

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,794, Oxford £1,274Oxford: £1,274Worcester: £1,794Oxford: £1,279Worcester: £1,801Oxford: £1,208Worcester: £1,701

    £1,794£1,801£1,701Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,274£1,279£1,208

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £11,593, Oxford £10,751Oxford: £10,751Worcester: £11,593Oxford: £10,797Worcester: £11,642Oxford: £10,198Worcester: £10,996

    £11,593£11,642£10,996Worcester is higher£10,751£10,797£10,198

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Worcester £407, Oxford £577Oxford: £577Worcester: £407Oxford: £580Worcester: £409Oxford: £548Worcester: £386

    £407£409£386Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£577£580£548

  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, Oxford £581Oxford: £581Worcester: £753Oxford: £584Worcester: £756Oxford: £552Worcester: £714

    £753£756£714Worcester is higher£581£584£552

  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, Oxford £26Oxford: £26Worcester: £25Oxford: £26Worcester: £25Oxford: £25Worcester: £24

    £25£25£24Oxford 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, Oxford £248Oxford: £248Worcester: £402Oxford: £249Worcester: £404Oxford: £236Worcester: £381

    £402£404£381Worcester is higher£248£249£236

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Oxford £94Oxford: £94Worcester: £104Oxford: £95Worcester: £105Oxford: £89Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£94£95£89

  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, Oxford £53Oxford: £53Worcester: £92Oxford: £53Worcester: £92Oxford: £50Worcester: £87

    £92£92£87Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £1,417, Oxford £1,049Oxford: £1,049Worcester: £1,417Oxford: £1,053Worcester: £1,423Oxford: £995Worcester: £1,344

    £1,417£1,423£1,344Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£1,049£1,053£995

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £207, Oxford £253Oxford: £253Worcester: £207Oxford: £254Worcester: £208Oxford: £240Worcester: £196

    £207£208£196Oxford is higher£253£254£240

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £273, Oxford £164Oxford: £164Worcester: £273Oxford: £165Worcester: £274Oxford: £156Worcester: £259

    £273£274£259Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £6.72, Oxford £4.08Oxford: £4.08Worcester: £6.72Oxford: £4.10Worcester: £6.74Oxford: £3.87Worcester: £6.37

    £6.72£6.74£6.37Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Worcester £4.92, Oxford £3.87Oxford: £3.87Worcester: £4.92Oxford: £3.89Worcester: £4.94Oxford: £3.67Worcester: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£3.87£3.89£3.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.22, Oxford £4.83Oxford: £4.83Worcester: £6.22Oxford: £4.85Worcester: £6.25Oxford: £4.58Worcester: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  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, Oxford 958.4Oxford: 958.4Worcester: 1,013.6

    1,013.6Worcester is higher958.4

  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, Oxford 105.4Oxford: 105.4Worcester: 101.2

    101.2Oxford is higherDepends on how you count105.4

  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: Worcester 157.5, Oxford 120.0Oxford: 120.0Worcester: 157.5

    157.5Worcester is higher120.0

  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, Oxford 37.7Oxford: 37.7Worcester: 58.5

    58.5Worcester is higherDepends on how you count37.7

  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, Oxford 115.5Oxford: 115.5Worcester: 170.1

    170.1Worcester is higherDepends on how you count115.5

  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, Oxford 11.9Oxford: 11.9Worcester: 20.8

    20.8Worcester is higherDepends on how you count11.9

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Worcester and Oxford, per person in the age group
MeasureWorcesterOxfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,078£4,095£3,868£2,878£2,890£2,730Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,778£12,832£12,120£11,936£11,987£11,322Worcester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,794£1,801£1,701£1,274£1,279£1,208Worcester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,593£11,642£10,996£10,751£10,797£10,198Worcester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£407£409£386£577£580£548Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£753£756£714£581£584£552Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£26£26£25Oxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£404£381£248£249£236Worcester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£94£95£89Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87£53£53£50Worcester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,417£1,423£1,344£1,049£1,053£995Worcester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£253£254£240Oxford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£273£274£259£164£165£156Worcester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.72£6.74£6.37£4.08£4.10£3.87Worcester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£3.87£3.89£3.67Worcester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£4.83£4.85£4.58Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.6958.4Worcester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026101.2105.4Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.5120.0Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.537.7Worcester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026170.1115.5Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.811.9Worcester

Per resident

Worcester is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Oxford on 1. 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 Oxford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Worcester £4,078, Oxford £2,878Oxford: £2,878Worcester: £4,078Oxford: £2,890Worcester: £4,095Oxford: £2,730Worcester: £3,868

    £4,078£4,095£3,868Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£2,878£2,890£2,730

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Worcester £2,198, Oxford £1,345Oxford: £1,345Worcester: £2,198Oxford: £1,351Worcester: £2,207Oxford: £1,276Worcester: £2,085

    £2,198£2,207£2,085Worcester is higher£1,345£1,351£1,276

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Worcester £1,160, Oxford £932Oxford: £932Worcester: £1,160Oxford: £936Worcester: £1,165Oxford: £884Worcester: £1,101

    £1,160£1,165£1,101Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£932£936£884

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Worcester £1,994, Oxford £1,212Oxford: £1,212Worcester: £1,994Oxford: £1,217Worcester: £2,003Oxford: £1,149Worcester: £1,892

    £1,994£2,003£1,892Worcester is higher£1,212£1,217£1,149

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Worcester £70, Oxford £65Oxford: £65Worcester: £70Oxford: £65Worcester: £70Oxford: £62Worcester: £66

    £70£70£66Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£65£65£62

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £129, Oxford £66Oxford: £66Worcester: £129Oxford: £66Worcester: £130Oxford: £62Worcester: £123

    £129£130£123Worcester is higher£66£66£62

  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, Oxford £2.95Oxford: £2.95Worcester: £4.33Oxford: £2.96Worcester: £4.35Oxford: £2.80Worcester: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£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: Worcester £402, Oxford £248Oxford: £248Worcester: £402Oxford: £249Worcester: £404Oxford: £236Worcester: £381

    £402£404£381Worcester is higher£248£249£236

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Worcester £104, Oxford £94Oxford: £94Worcester: £104Oxford: £95Worcester: £105Oxford: £89Worcester: £99

    £104£105£99Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£94£95£89

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Worcester £59, Oxford £39Oxford: £39Worcester: £59Oxford: £39Worcester: £60Oxford: £37Worcester: £56

    £59£60£56Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Worcester £917, Oxford £767Oxford: £767Worcester: £917Oxford: £770Worcester: £921Oxford: £728Worcester: £870

    £917£921£870Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£767£770£728

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Worcester £207, Oxford £253Oxford: £253Worcester: £207Oxford: £254Worcester: £208Oxford: £240Worcester: £196

    £207£208£196Oxford is higher£253£254£240

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Worcester £177, Oxford £120Oxford: £120Worcester: £177Oxford: £121Worcester: £177Oxford: £114Worcester: £168

    £177£177£168Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£120£121£114

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Worcester £4.34, Oxford £2.98Oxford: £2.98Worcester: £4.34Oxford: £3.00Worcester: £4.36Oxford: £2.83Worcester: £4.12

    £4.34£4.36£4.12Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£2.98£3.00£2.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Worcester £3.18, Oxford £2.83Oxford: £2.83Worcester: £3.18Oxford: £2.84Worcester: £3.20Oxford: £2.68Worcester: £3.02

    £3.18£3.20£3.02Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£2.83£2.84£2.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Worcester £6.22, Oxford £4.83Oxford: £4.83Worcester: £6.22Oxford: £4.85Worcester: £6.25Oxford: £4.58Worcester: £5.90

    £6.22£6.25£5.90Worcester is higherDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 174.4, Oxford 108.0Oxford: 108.0Worcester: 174.4

    174.4Worcester is higher108.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 17.4, Oxford 11.9Oxford: 11.9Worcester: 17.4

    17.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count11.9

  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, Oxford 13.5Oxford: 13.5Worcester: 27.1

    27.1Worcester is higher13.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 58.5, Oxford 37.7Oxford: 37.7Worcester: 58.5

    58.5Worcester is higherDepends on how you count37.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Worcester 110.0, Oxford 84.5Oxford: 84.5Worcester: 110.0

    110.0Worcester is higherDepends on how you count84.5

  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, Oxford 8.7Oxford: 8.7Worcester: 13.4

    13.4Worcester is higherDepends on how you count8.7

Show the numbers
Worcester and Oxford, per resident
MeasureWorcesterOxfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,078£4,095£3,868£2,878£2,890£2,730Worcester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,198£2,207£2,085£1,345£1,351£1,276Worcester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,160£1,165£1,101£932£936£884Worcester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,994£2,003£1,892£1,212£1,217£1,149Worcester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£65£65£62Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£130£123£66£66£62Worcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£2.95£2.96£2.80Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£404£381£248£249£236Worcester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£94£95£89Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£39£39£37Worcester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£917£921£870£767£770£728Worcester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£253£254£240Oxford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£177£177£168£120£121£114Worcester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.34£4.36£4.12£2.98£3.00£2.83Worcester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.18£3.20£3.02£2.83£2.84£2.68Worcester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.22£6.25£5.90£4.83£4.85£4.58Worcester
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026174.4108.0Worcester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.411.9Worcester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.113.5Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.537.7Worcester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.084.5Worcester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.48.7Worcester

Total

Worcester is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Oxford on 16. 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 Oxford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Worcester £434.5m, Oxford £483.0mOxford: £483.0mWorcester: £434.5mOxford: £485.0mWorcester: £436.4mOxford: £458.1mWorcester: £412.2m

    £434.5m£436.4m£412.2mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£483.0m£485.0m£458.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Worcester £234.2m, Oxford £225.8mOxford: £225.8mWorcester: £234.2mOxford: £226.8mWorcester: £235.2mOxford: £214.2mWorcester: £222.2m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.2mWorcester is higher£225.8m£226.8m£214.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Worcester £123.6m, Oxford £156.4mOxford: £156.4mWorcester: £123.6mOxford: £157.0mWorcester: £124.2mOxford: £148.3mWorcester: £117.3m

    £123.6m£124.2m£117.3mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£156.4m£157.0m£148.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Worcester £212.5m, Oxford £203.4mOxford: £203.4mWorcester: £212.5mOxford: £204.2mWorcester: £213.4mOxford: £192.9mWorcester: £201.6m

    £212.5m£213.4m£201.6mWorcester is higher£203.4m£204.2m£192.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester £7.5m, Oxford £10.9mOxford: £10.9mWorcester: £7.5mOxford: £11.0mWorcester: £7.5mOxford: £10.4mWorcester: £7.1m

    £7.5m£7.5m£7.1mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester £13.8m, Oxford £11.0mOxford: £11.0mWorcester: £13.8mOxford: £11.0mWorcester: £13.9mOxford: £10.4mWorcester: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mWorcester is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

  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, Oxford £0.50mOxford: £0.50mWorcester: £0.46mOxford: £0.50mWorcester: £0.46mOxford: £0.47mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester £42.8m, Oxford £41.7mOxford: £41.7mWorcester: £42.8mOxford: £41.9mWorcester: £43.0mOxford: £39.5mWorcester: £40.6m

    £42.8m£43.0m£40.6mWorcester is higher£41.7m£41.9m£39.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Worcester £11.1m, Oxford £15.8mOxford: £15.8mWorcester: £11.1mOxford: £15.9mWorcester: £11.2mOxford: £15.0mWorcester: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.2m£10.5mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

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

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

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester £97.7m, Oxford £128.8mOxford: £128.8mWorcester: £97.7mOxford: £129.3mWorcester: £98.1mOxford: £122.1mWorcester: £92.7m

    £97.7m£98.1m£92.7mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£128.8m£129.3m£122.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Worcester £22.0m, Oxford £42.5mOxford: £42.5mWorcester: £22.0mOxford: £42.7mWorcester: £22.1mOxford: £40.3mWorcester: £20.9m

    £22.0m£22.1m£20.9mOxford is higher£42.5m£42.7m£40.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Worcester £18.8m, Oxford £20.2mOxford: £20.2mWorcester: £18.8mOxford: £20.2mWorcester: £18.9mOxford: £19.1mWorcester: £17.9m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.9mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Worcester £0.46m, Oxford £0.50mOxford: £0.50mWorcester: £0.46mOxford: £0.50mWorcester: £0.46mOxford: £0.48mWorcester: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Worcester £0.34m, Oxford £0.47mOxford: £0.47mWorcester: £0.34mOxford: £0.48mWorcester: £0.34mOxford: £0.45mWorcester: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Worcester £0.66m, Oxford £0.81mOxford: £0.81mWorcester: £0.66mOxford: £0.81mWorcester: £0.67mOxford: £0.77mWorcester: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mOxford is higherDepends on how you count£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Worcester 18,582, Oxford 18,130Oxford: 18,130Worcester: 18,582

    18,582Worcester is higher18,130

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Worcester 1,856, Oxford 1,994Oxford: 1,994Worcester: 1,856

    1,856Oxford is higherDepends on how you count1,994

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Worcester 2,888, Oxford 2,269Oxford: 2,269Worcester: 2,888

    2,888Worcester is higher2,269

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Worcester 6,233, Oxford 6,331Oxford: 6,331Worcester: 6,233

    6,233Oxford is higherDepends on how you count6,331

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Worcester 11,725, Oxford 14,179Oxford: 14,179Worcester: 11,725

    11,725Oxford is higherDepends on how you count14,179

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Worcester 1,431, Oxford 1,463Oxford: 1,463Worcester: 1,431

    1,431Oxford is higherDepends on how you count1,463

Show the numbers
Worcester and Oxford, total
MeasureWorcesterOxfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£434.5m£436.4m£412.2m£483.0m£485.0m£458.1mOxford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m£225.8m£226.8m£214.2mWorcester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m£156.4m£157.0m£148.3mOxford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.5m£213.4m£201.6m£203.4m£204.2m£192.9mWorcester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mOxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mWorcester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mOxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.8m£43.0m£40.6m£41.7m£41.9m£39.5mWorcester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mOxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£6.5m£6.5m£6.2mOxford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.7m£98.1m£92.7m£128.8m£129.3m£122.1mOxford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m£42.5m£42.7m£40.3mOxford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m£20.2m£20.2m£19.1mOxford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mOxford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mOxford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mOxford
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,58218,130Worcester
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8561,994Oxford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8882,269Worcester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,2336,331Oxford
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,72514,179Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4311,463Oxford

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.
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