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Welwyn Hatfield and Rugby

123,051 and 122,666 residents (mid-2024).

Welwyn Hatfield is higher than Rugby on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Welwyn Hatfield is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Rugby 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

Welwyn Hatfield Rugby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £3,820, Rugby £3,624Rugby: £3,624Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Rugby: £3,639Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Rugby: £3,437Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624

    £3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3,624£3,639£3,437

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield £12,992, Rugby £12,722Rugby: £12,722Welwyn Hatfield: £12,992Rugby: £12,776Welwyn Hatfield: £13,047Rugby: £12,067Welwyn Hatfield: £12,323

    £12,992£13,047£12,323Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,722£12,776£12,067

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £1,725, Rugby £1,504Rugby: £1,504Welwyn Hatfield: £1,725Rugby: £1,511Welwyn Hatfield: £1,733Rugby: £1,427Welwyn Hatfield: £1,636

    £1,725£1,733£1,636Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,504£1,511£1,427

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield £11,842, Rugby £11,728Rugby: £11,728Welwyn Hatfield: £11,842Rugby: £11,778Welwyn Hatfield: £11,892Rugby: £11,124Welwyn Hatfield: £11,232

    £11,842£11,892£11,232Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,728£11,778£11,124

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield £411, Rugby £337Rugby: £337Welwyn Hatfield: £411Rugby: £339Welwyn Hatfield: £412Rugby: £320Welwyn Hatfield: £390

    £411£412£390Welwyn Hatfield is higher£337£339£320

  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: Welwyn Hatfield £717, Rugby £637Rugby: £637Welwyn Hatfield: £717Rugby: £640Welwyn Hatfield: £721Rugby: £604Welwyn Hatfield: £681

    £717£721£681Welwyn Hatfield is higher£637£640£604

  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: Welwyn Hatfield £22, Rugby £20Rugby: £20Welwyn Hatfield: £22Rugby: £20Welwyn Hatfield: £22Rugby: £19Welwyn Hatfield: £21

    £22£22£21Welwyn Hatfield is higher£20£20£19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £336, Rugby £327Rugby: £327Welwyn Hatfield: £336Rugby: £328Welwyn Hatfield: £337Rugby: £310Welwyn Hatfield: £319

    £336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield is higher£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £116, Rugby £100Rugby: £100Welwyn Hatfield: £116Rugby: £100Welwyn Hatfield: £117Rugby: £95Welwyn Hatfield: £110

    £116£117£110Welwyn Hatfield is higher£100£100£95

  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: Welwyn Hatfield £78, Rugby £75Rugby: £75Welwyn Hatfield: £78Rugby: £75Welwyn Hatfield: £78Rugby: £71Welwyn Hatfield: £74

    £78£78£74Welwyn Hatfield is higher£75£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £1,425, Rugby £1,267Rugby: £1,267Welwyn Hatfield: £1,425Rugby: £1,272Welwyn Hatfield: £1,431Rugby: £1,202Welwyn Hatfield: £1,352

    £1,425£1,431£1,352Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1,267£1,272£1,202

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £256, Rugby £108Rugby: £108Welwyn Hatfield: £256Rugby: £109Welwyn Hatfield: £257Rugby: £103Welwyn Hatfield: £243

    £256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield is higher£108£109£103

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £210, Rugby £153Rugby: £153Welwyn Hatfield: £210Rugby: £154Welwyn Hatfield: £211Rugby: £145Welwyn Hatfield: £199

    £210£211£199Welwyn Hatfield is higher£153£154£145

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £6.88, Rugby £6.69Rugby: £6.69Welwyn Hatfield: £6.88Rugby: £6.72Welwyn Hatfield: £6.91Rugby: £6.35Welwyn Hatfield: £6.53

    £6.88£6.91£6.53Welwyn Hatfield is higher£6.69£6.72£6.35

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield £4.83, Rugby £2.56Rugby: £2.56Welwyn Hatfield: £4.83Rugby: £2.57Welwyn Hatfield: £4.85Rugby: £2.43Welwyn Hatfield: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Welwyn Hatfield is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £5.78, Rugby £5.51Rugby: £5.51Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Rugby: £5.54Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Rugby: £5.23Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Welwyn Hatfield is higher£5.51£5.54£5.23

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield 1,010.0, Rugby 1,000.6Rugby: 1,000.6Welwyn Hatfield: 1,010.0

    1,010.0Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count1,000.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Welwyn Hatfield 87.3, Rugby 79.1Rugby: 79.1Welwyn Hatfield: 87.3

    87.3Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count79.1

  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: Welwyn Hatfield 147.8, Rugby 138.0Rugby: 138.0Welwyn Hatfield: 147.8

    147.8Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count138.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 51.4, Rugby 50.0Rugby: 50.0Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4

    51.4Welwyn Hatfield is higher50.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Welwyn Hatfield 152.7, Rugby 142.3Rugby: 142.3Welwyn Hatfield: 152.7

    152.7Welwyn Hatfield is higher142.3

  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: Welwyn Hatfield 17.5, Rugby 17.5Rugby: 17.5Welwyn Hatfield: 17.5

    17.5Rugby is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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Welwyn Hatfield and Rugby, per person in the age group
MeasureWelwyn HatfieldRugbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,820£3,837£3,624£3,624£3,639£3,437Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,992£13,047£12,323£12,722£12,776£12,067Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,725£1,733£1,636£1,504£1,511£1,427Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,842£11,892£11,232£11,728£11,778£11,124Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£411£412£390£337£339£320Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£717£721£681£637£640£604Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£20£20£19Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£336£337£319£327£328£310Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£100£100£95Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£75£75£71Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,425£1,431£1,352£1,267£1,272£1,202Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£256£257£243£108£109£103Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£210£211£199£153£154£145Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.88£6.91£6.53£6.69£6.72£6.35Welwyn Hatfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£2.56£2.57£2.43Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£5.51£5.54£5.23Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.01,000.6Welwyn Hatfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.379.1Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026147.8138.0Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.450.0Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026152.7142.3Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.517.5Rugby

Per resident

Welwyn Hatfield is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Rugby on 5. 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

Welwyn Hatfield Rugby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £3,820, Rugby £3,624Rugby: £3,624Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Rugby: £3,639Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Rugby: £3,437Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624

    £3,820£3,837£3,624Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3,624£3,639£3,437

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £1,976, Rugby £2,141Rugby: £2,141Welwyn Hatfield: £1,976Rugby: £2,150Welwyn Hatfield: £1,984Rugby: £2,031Welwyn Hatfield: £1,874

    £1,976£1,984£1,874Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£2,141£2,150£2,031

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £1,130, Rugby £941Rugby: £941Welwyn Hatfield: £1,130Rugby: £945Welwyn Hatfield: £1,135Rugby: £893Welwyn Hatfield: £1,072

    £1,130£1,135£1,072Welwyn Hatfield is higher£941£945£893

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £1,801, Rugby £1,974Rugby: £1,974Welwyn Hatfield: £1,801Rugby: £1,982Welwyn Hatfield: £1,809Rugby: £1,872Welwyn Hatfield: £1,708

    £1,801£1,809£1,708Rugby is higherDepends on how you count£1,974£1,982£1,872

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £62, Rugby £57Rugby: £57Welwyn Hatfield: £62Rugby: £57Welwyn Hatfield: £63Rugby: £54Welwyn Hatfield: £59

    £62£63£59Welwyn Hatfield is higher£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £109, Rugby £107Rugby: £107Welwyn Hatfield: £109Rugby: £108Welwyn Hatfield: £110Rugby: £102Welwyn Hatfield: £104

    £109£110£104Welwyn Hatfield is higher£107£108£102

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £3.32, Rugby £3.31Rugby: £3.31Welwyn Hatfield: £3.32Rugby: £3.32Welwyn Hatfield: £3.34Rugby: £3.14Welwyn Hatfield: £3.15

    £3.32£3.34£3.15Welwyn Hatfield is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £336, Rugby £327Rugby: £327Welwyn Hatfield: £336Rugby: £328Welwyn Hatfield: £337Rugby: £310Welwyn Hatfield: £319

    £336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield is higher£327£328£310

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £116, Rugby £100Rugby: £100Welwyn Hatfield: £116Rugby: £100Welwyn Hatfield: £117Rugby: £95Welwyn Hatfield: £110

    £116£117£110Welwyn Hatfield is higher£100£100£95

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £51, Rugby £47Rugby: £47Welwyn Hatfield: £51Rugby: £47Welwyn Hatfield: £51Rugby: £45Welwyn Hatfield: £49

    £51£51£49Welwyn Hatfield is higher£47£47£45

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £934, Rugby £793Rugby: £793Welwyn Hatfield: £934Rugby: £796Welwyn Hatfield: £938Rugby: £752Welwyn Hatfield: £886

    £934£938£886Welwyn Hatfield is higher£793£796£752

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £256, Rugby £108Rugby: £108Welwyn Hatfield: £256Rugby: £109Welwyn Hatfield: £257Rugby: £103Welwyn Hatfield: £243

    £256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield is higher£108£109£103

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £138, Rugby £96Rugby: £96Welwyn Hatfield: £138Rugby: £96Welwyn Hatfield: £138Rugby: £91Welwyn Hatfield: £131

    £138£138£131Welwyn Hatfield is higher£96£96£91

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £4.51, Rugby £4.19Rugby: £4.19Welwyn Hatfield: £4.51Rugby: £4.20Welwyn Hatfield: £4.53Rugby: £3.97Welwyn Hatfield: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Welwyn Hatfield is higher£4.19£4.20£3.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £3.16, Rugby £1.60Rugby: £1.60Welwyn Hatfield: £3.16Rugby: £1.61Welwyn Hatfield: £3.18Rugby: £1.52Welwyn Hatfield: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00Welwyn Hatfield is higher£1.60£1.61£1.52

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Welwyn Hatfield £5.78, Rugby £5.51Rugby: £5.51Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Rugby: £5.54Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Rugby: £5.23Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48

    £5.78£5.80£5.48Welwyn Hatfield is higher£5.51£5.54£5.23

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 153.6, Rugby 168.4Rugby: 168.4Welwyn Hatfield: 153.6

    153.6Rugby is higherDepends on how you count168.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 13.3, Rugby 13.3Rugby: 13.3Welwyn Hatfield: 13.3

    13.3Rugby is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 22.5, Rugby 23.2Rugby: 23.2Welwyn Hatfield: 22.5

    22.5Rugby is higherDepends on how you count23.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 51.4, Rugby 50.0Rugby: 50.0Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4

    51.4Welwyn Hatfield is higher50.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 100.1, Rugby 89.0Rugby: 89.0Welwyn Hatfield: 100.1

    100.1Welwyn Hatfield is higher89.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Welwyn Hatfield 11.4, Rugby 11.0Rugby: 11.0Welwyn Hatfield: 11.4

    11.4Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count11.0

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Welwyn Hatfield and Rugby, per resident
MeasureWelwyn HatfieldRugbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,820£3,837£3,624£3,624£3,639£3,437Welwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,976£1,984£1,874£2,141£2,150£2,031Rugby
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,130£1,135£1,072£941£945£893Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,801£1,809£1,708£1,974£1,982£1,872Rugby
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59£57£57£54Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£107£108£102Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.32£3.34£3.15£3.31£3.32£3.14Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£336£337£319£327£328£310Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£100£100£95Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£49£47£47£45Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£934£938£886£793£796£752Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£256£257£243£108£109£103Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£96£96£91Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£4.19£4.20£3.97Welwyn Hatfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£1.60£1.61£1.52Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.78£5.80£5.48£5.51£5.54£5.23Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026153.6168.4Rugby
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.313.3Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.523.2Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.450.0Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026100.189.0Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.411.0Welwyn Hatfield

Total

Welwyn Hatfield is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Rugby on 5. 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

Welwyn Hatfield Rugby

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Welwyn Hatfield £470.1m, Rugby £444.5mRugby: £444.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £470.1mRugby: £446.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £472.1mRugby: £421.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £445.9m

    £470.1m£472.1m£445.9mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£444.5m£446.4m£421.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Welwyn Hatfield £243.2m, Rugby £262.7mRugby: £262.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £243.2mRugby: £263.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £244.2mRugby: £249.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £230.6m

    £243.2m£244.2m£230.6mRugby is higherDepends on how you count£262.7m£263.8m£249.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Welwyn Hatfield £139.1m, Rugby £115.5mRugby: £115.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.1mRugby: £116.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.7mRugby: £109.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £131.9m

    £139.1m£139.7m£131.9mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£115.5m£116.0m£109.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Welwyn Hatfield £221.6m, Rugby £242.1mRugby: £242.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £221.6mRugby: £243.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £222.6mRugby: £229.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £210.2m

    £221.6m£222.6m£210.2mRugby is higherDepends on how you count£242.1m£243.2m£229.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Welwyn Hatfield £7.7m, Rugby £7.0mRugby: £7.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mRugby: £7.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mRugby: £6.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £13.4m, Rugby £13.2mRugby: £13.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.4mRugby: £13.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mRugby: £12.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £0.41m, Rugby £0.41mRugby: £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mRugby: £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mRugby: £0.38mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £41.3m, Rugby £40.1mRugby: £40.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.3mRugby: £40.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.5mRugby: £38.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £39.2m

    £41.3m£41.5m£39.2mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£40.1m£40.3m£38.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £14.3m, Rugby £12.3mRugby: £12.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mRugby: £12.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mRugby: £11.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5m

    £14.3m£14.3m£13.5mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield £6.3m, Rugby £5.8mRugby: £5.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mRugby: £5.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mRugby: £5.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.3m£6.0mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Welwyn Hatfield £114.9m, Rugby £97.2mRugby: £97.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £114.9mRugby: £97.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £115.4mRugby: £92.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £109.0m

    £114.9m£115.4m£109.0mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£97.2m£97.7m£92.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Welwyn Hatfield £31.5m, Rugby £13.3mRugby: £13.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.5mRugby: £13.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.7mRugby: £12.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £29.9m

    £31.5m£31.7m£29.9mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Welwyn Hatfield £16.9m, Rugby £11.8mRugby: £11.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.9mRugby: £11.8mWelwyn Hatfield: £17.0mRugby: £11.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.1m

    £16.9m£17.0m£16.1mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Welwyn Hatfield £0.55m, Rugby £0.51mRugby: £0.51mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.55mRugby: £0.52mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.56mRugby: £0.49mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.53m

    £0.55m£0.56m£0.53mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Welwyn Hatfield £0.39m, Rugby £0.20mRugby: £0.20mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mRugby: £0.20mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mRugby: £0.19mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Welwyn Hatfield £0.71m, Rugby £0.68mRugby: £0.68mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mRugby: £0.68mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mRugby: £0.64mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.67m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.67mWelwyn Hatfield is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Welwyn Hatfield 18,904, Rugby 20,659Rugby: 20,659Welwyn Hatfield: 18,904

    18,904Rugby is higherDepends on how you count20,659

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Welwyn Hatfield 1,633, Rugby 1,634Rugby: 1,634Welwyn Hatfield: 1,633

    1,633Rugby is higherDepends on how you count1,634

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield 2,767, Rugby 2,849Rugby: 2,849Welwyn Hatfield: 2,767

    2,767Rugby is higherDepends on how you count2,849

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield 6,328, Rugby 6,132Rugby: 6,132Welwyn Hatfield: 6,328

    6,328Welwyn Hatfield is higher6,132

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Welwyn Hatfield 12,313, Rugby 10,919Rugby: 10,919Welwyn Hatfield: 12,313

    12,313Welwyn Hatfield is higher10,919

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Welwyn Hatfield 1,408, Rugby 1,344Rugby: 1,344Welwyn Hatfield: 1,408

    1,408Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count1,344

Show the numbers
Welwyn Hatfield and Rugby, total
MeasureWelwyn HatfieldRugbyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£470.1m£472.1m£445.9m£444.5m£446.4m£421.6mWelwyn Hatfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m£262.7m£263.8m£249.2mRugby
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£139.1m£139.7m£131.9m£115.5m£116.0m£109.5mWelwyn Hatfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m£242.1m£243.2m£229.7mRugby
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mWelwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£13.2m£13.2m£12.5mWelwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.41m£0.41m£0.38mWelwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m£40.1m£40.3m£38.1mWelwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m£12.3m£12.3m£11.6mWelwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m£5.8m£5.8m£5.5mWelwyn Hatfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£114.9m£115.4m£109.0m£97.2m£97.7m£92.2mWelwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mWelwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mWelwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m£0.51m£0.52m£0.49mWelwyn Hatfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mWelwyn Hatfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mWelwyn Hatfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,90420,659Rugby
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6331,634Rugby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7672,849Rugby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3286,132Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,31310,919Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4081,344Welwyn Hatfield

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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