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East Hertfordshire and Winchester

156,766 and 135,444 residents (mid-2024).

East Hertfordshire is higher than Winchester on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

East Hertfordshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Winchester 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

East Hertfordshire Winchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £3,612, Winchester £3,731Winchester: £3,731East Hertfordshire: £3,612Winchester: £3,747East Hertfordshire: £3,627Winchester: £3,539East Hertfordshire: £3,426

    £3,612£3,627£3,426Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£3,731£3,747£3,539

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire £12,928, Winchester £12,419Winchester: £12,419East Hertfordshire: £12,928Winchester: £12,472East Hertfordshire: £12,983Winchester: £11,780East Hertfordshire: £12,263

    £12,928£12,983£12,263East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,419£12,472£11,780

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £1,317, Winchester £1,245Winchester: £1,245East Hertfordshire: £1,317Winchester: £1,250East Hertfordshire: £1,323Winchester: £1,181East Hertfordshire: £1,250

    £1,317£1,323£1,250East Hertfordshire is higher£1,245£1,250£1,181

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire £12,009, Winchester £11,612Winchester: £11,612East Hertfordshire: £12,009Winchester: £11,661East Hertfordshire: £12,060Winchester: £11,015East Hertfordshire: £11,391

    £12,009£12,060£11,391East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,612£11,661£11,015

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire £273, Winchester £252Winchester: £252East Hertfordshire: £273Winchester: £253East Hertfordshire: £274Winchester: £239East Hertfordshire: £259

    £273£274£259East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£252£253£239

  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: East Hertfordshire £630, Winchester £539Winchester: £539East Hertfordshire: £630Winchester: £542East Hertfordshire: £633Winchester: £512East Hertfordshire: £598

    £630£633£598East Hertfordshire is higher£539£542£512

  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: East Hertfordshire £16, Winchester £15Winchester: £15East Hertfordshire: £16Winchester: £15East Hertfordshire: £16Winchester: £15East Hertfordshire: £15

    £16£16£15East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £230, Winchester £255Winchester: £255East Hertfordshire: £230Winchester: £256East Hertfordshire: £231Winchester: £241East Hertfordshire: £218

    £230£231£218Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£255£256£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £100, Winchester £89Winchester: £89East Hertfordshire: £100Winchester: £90East Hertfordshire: £100Winchester: £85East Hertfordshire: £95

    £100£100£95East Hertfordshire is higher£89£90£85

  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: East Hertfordshire £62, Winchester £65Winchester: £65East Hertfordshire: £62Winchester: £65East Hertfordshire: £63Winchester: £61East Hertfordshire: £59

    £62£63£59Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£65£65£61

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £1,082, Winchester £1,018Winchester: £1,018East Hertfordshire: £1,082Winchester: £1,022East Hertfordshire: £1,087Winchester: £966East Hertfordshire: £1,027

    £1,082£1,087£1,027East Hertfordshire is higher£1,018£1,022£966

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £146, Winchester £139Winchester: £139East Hertfordshire: £146Winchester: £139East Hertfordshire: £146Winchester: £132East Hertfordshire: £138

    £146£146£138East Hertfordshire is higher£139£139£132

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £163, Winchester £153Winchester: £153East Hertfordshire: £163Winchester: £154East Hertfordshire: £164Winchester: £145East Hertfordshire: £155

    £163£164£155East Hertfordshire 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: East Hertfordshire £7.08, Winchester £5.59Winchester: £5.59East Hertfordshire: £7.08Winchester: £5.61East Hertfordshire: £7.11Winchester: £5.30East Hertfordshire: £6.72

    £7.08£7.11£6.72East Hertfordshire is higher£5.59£5.61£5.30

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire £2.95, Winchester £2.70Winchester: £2.70East Hertfordshire: £2.95Winchester: £2.71East Hertfordshire: £2.96Winchester: £2.56East Hertfordshire: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80East Hertfordshire is higher£2.70£2.71£2.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £6.23, Winchester £5.60Winchester: £5.60East Hertfordshire: £6.23Winchester: £5.62East Hertfordshire: £6.26Winchester: £5.31East Hertfordshire: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91East Hertfordshire is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire 1,022.5, Winchester 1,007.5Winchester: 1,007.5East Hertfordshire: 1,022.5

    1,022.5East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,007.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: East Hertfordshire 62.3, Winchester 59.9Winchester: 59.9East Hertfordshire: 62.3

    62.3East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count59.9

  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: East Hertfordshire 133.3, Winchester 114.5Winchester: 114.5East Hertfordshire: 133.3

    133.3East Hertfordshire is higher114.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 36.3, Winchester 38.6Winchester: 38.6East Hertfordshire: 36.3

    36.3Winchester is higherDepends on how you count38.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: East Hertfordshire 111.6, Winchester 114.3Winchester: 114.3East Hertfordshire: 111.6

    111.6Winchester is higherDepends on how you count114.3

  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: East Hertfordshire 14.4, Winchester 15.2Winchester: 15.2East Hertfordshire: 14.4

    14.4Winchester is higherDepends on how you count15.2

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East Hertfordshire and Winchester, per person in the age group
MeasureEast HertfordshireWinchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,612£3,627£3,426£3,731£3,747£3,539Winchester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,928£12,983£12,263£12,419£12,472£11,780East Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,317£1,323£1,250£1,245£1,250£1,181East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,009£12,060£11,391£11,612£11,661£11,015East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£273£274£259£252£253£239East Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£630£633£598£539£542£512East Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£15East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£255£256£241Winchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£89£90£85East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£62£63£59£65£65£61Winchester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,082£1,087£1,027£1,018£1,022£966East Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£146£138£139£139£132East Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£163£164£155£153£154£145East Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.08£7.11£6.72£5.59£5.61£5.30East Hertfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£2.70£2.71£2.56East Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.60£5.62£5.31East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.51,007.5East Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.359.9East Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.3114.5East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.338.6Winchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026111.6114.3Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.415.2Winchester

Per resident

East Hertfordshire is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Winchester on 12. 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

East Hertfordshire Winchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £3,612, Winchester £3,731Winchester: £3,731East Hertfordshire: £3,612Winchester: £3,747East Hertfordshire: £3,627Winchester: £3,539East Hertfordshire: £3,426

    £3,612£3,627£3,426Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£3,731£3,747£3,539

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £2,315, Winchester £2,485Winchester: £2,485East Hertfordshire: £2,315Winchester: £2,495East Hertfordshire: £2,325Winchester: £2,357East Hertfordshire: £2,196

    £2,315£2,325£2,196Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£2,485£2,495£2,357

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £816, Winchester £759Winchester: £759East Hertfordshire: £816Winchester: £762East Hertfordshire: £819Winchester: £720East Hertfordshire: £774

    £816£819£774East Hertfordshire is higher£759£762£720

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: East Hertfordshire £2,150, Winchester £2,323Winchester: £2,323East Hertfordshire: £2,150Winchester: £2,333East Hertfordshire: £2,159Winchester: £2,204East Hertfordshire: £2,040

    £2,150£2,159£2,040Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£2,323£2,333£2,204

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £49, Winchester £50Winchester: £50East Hertfordshire: £49Winchester: £51East Hertfordshire: £49Winchester: £48East Hertfordshire: £46

    £49£49£46Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£50£51£48

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £113, Winchester £108Winchester: £108East Hertfordshire: £113Winchester: £108East Hertfordshire: £113Winchester: £102East Hertfordshire: £107

    £113£113£107East Hertfordshire is higher£108£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: East Hertfordshire £2.91, Winchester £3.08Winchester: £3.08East Hertfordshire: £2.91Winchester: £3.09East Hertfordshire: £2.92Winchester: £2.92East Hertfordshire: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£3.08£3.09£2.92

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £230, Winchester £255Winchester: £255East Hertfordshire: £230Winchester: £256East Hertfordshire: £231Winchester: £241East Hertfordshire: £218

    £230£231£218Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£255£256£241

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £100, Winchester £89Winchester: £89East Hertfordshire: £100Winchester: £90East Hertfordshire: £100Winchester: £85East Hertfordshire: £95

    £100£100£95East Hertfordshire is higher£89£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: East Hertfordshire £39, Winchester £40Winchester: £40East Hertfordshire: £39Winchester: £40East Hertfordshire: £39Winchester: £37East Hertfordshire: £37

    £39£39£37Winchester is higherDepends on how you count£40£40£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £670, Winchester £621Winchester: £621East Hertfordshire: £670Winchester: £623East Hertfordshire: £673Winchester: £589East Hertfordshire: £635

    £670£673£635East Hertfordshire is higher£621£623£589

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: East Hertfordshire £146, Winchester £139Winchester: £139East Hertfordshire: £146Winchester: £139East Hertfordshire: £146Winchester: £132East Hertfordshire: £138

    £146£146£138East Hertfordshire is higher£139£139£132

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: East Hertfordshire £101, Winchester £93Winchester: £93East Hertfordshire: £101Winchester: £94East Hertfordshire: £101Winchester: £89East Hertfordshire: £96

    £101£101£96East Hertfordshire is higher£93£94£89

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: East Hertfordshire £4.39, Winchester £3.41Winchester: £3.41East Hertfordshire: £4.39Winchester: £3.42East Hertfordshire: £4.40Winchester: £3.23East Hertfordshire: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16East Hertfordshire is higher£3.41£3.42£3.23

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: East Hertfordshire £1.82, Winchester £1.64Winchester: £1.64East Hertfordshire: £1.82Winchester: £1.65East Hertfordshire: £1.83Winchester: £1.56East Hertfordshire: £1.73

    £1.82£1.83£1.73East Hertfordshire is higher£1.64£1.65£1.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: East Hertfordshire £6.23, Winchester £5.60Winchester: £5.60East Hertfordshire: £6.23Winchester: £5.62East Hertfordshire: £6.26Winchester: £5.31East Hertfordshire: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91East Hertfordshire is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 183.1, Winchester 201.6Winchester: 201.6East Hertfordshire: 183.1

    183.1Winchester is higherDepends on how you count201.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 11.2, Winchester 12.0Winchester: 12.0East Hertfordshire: 11.2

    11.2Winchester is higherDepends on how you count12.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 23.9, Winchester 22.9Winchester: 22.9East Hertfordshire: 23.9

    23.9East Hertfordshire is higher22.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 36.3, Winchester 38.6Winchester: 38.6East Hertfordshire: 36.3

    36.3Winchester is higherDepends on how you count38.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 69.1, Winchester 69.7Winchester: 69.7East Hertfordshire: 69.1

    69.1Winchester is higherDepends on how you count69.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: East Hertfordshire 8.9, Winchester 9.2Winchester: 9.2East Hertfordshire: 8.9

    8.9Winchester is higherDepends on how you count9.2

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East Hertfordshire and Winchester, per resident
MeasureEast HertfordshireWinchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,612£3,627£3,426£3,731£3,747£3,539Winchester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,315£2,325£2,196£2,485£2,495£2,357Winchester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£816£819£774£759£762£720East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,150£2,159£2,040£2,323£2,333£2,204Winchester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£50£51£48Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£108£108£102East Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£3.08£3.09£2.92Winchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£230£231£218£255£256£241Winchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£89£90£85East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£40£40£37Winchester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£670£673£635£621£623£589East Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£146£138£139£139£132East Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£93£94£89East Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£3.41£3.42£3.23East Hertfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.82£1.83£1.73£1.64£1.65£1.56East Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£5.60£5.62£5.31East Hertfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.1201.6Winchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.212.0Winchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.922.9East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.338.6Winchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202669.169.7Winchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.99.2Winchester

Total

East Hertfordshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Winchester on 0. 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

East Hertfordshire Winchester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £566.2m, Winchester £505.4mWinchester: £505.4mEast Hertfordshire: £566.2mWinchester: £507.6mEast Hertfordshire: £568.6mWinchester: £479.4mEast Hertfordshire: £537.1m

    £566.2m£568.6m£537.1mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£505.4m£507.6m£479.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £362.9m, Winchester £336.5mWinchester: £336.5mEast Hertfordshire: £362.9mWinchester: £338.0mEast Hertfordshire: £364.4mWinchester: £319.2mEast Hertfordshire: £344.2m

    £362.9m£364.4m£344.2mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£336.5m£338.0m£319.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £127.8m, Winchester £102.8mWinchester: £102.8mEast Hertfordshire: £127.8mWinchester: £103.2mEast Hertfordshire: £128.4mWinchester: £97.5mEast Hertfordshire: £121.3m

    £127.8m£128.4m£121.3mEast Hertfordshire is higher£102.8m£103.2m£97.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: East Hertfordshire £337.1m, Winchester £314.7mWinchester: £314.7mEast Hertfordshire: £337.1mWinchester: £316.0mEast Hertfordshire: £338.5mWinchester: £298.5mEast Hertfordshire: £319.7m

    £337.1m£338.5m£319.7mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£314.7m£316.0m£298.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: East Hertfordshire £7.7m, Winchester £6.8mWinchester: £6.8mEast Hertfordshire: £7.7mWinchester: £6.9mEast Hertfordshire: £7.7mWinchester: £6.5mEast Hertfordshire: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.7m£7.3mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.8m£6.9m£6.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £17.7m, Winchester £14.6mWinchester: £14.6mEast Hertfordshire: £17.7mWinchester: £14.7mEast Hertfordshire: £17.8mWinchester: £13.9mEast Hertfordshire: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mEast Hertfordshire is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £0.46m, Winchester £0.42mWinchester: £0.42mEast Hertfordshire: £0.46mWinchester: £0.42mEast Hertfordshire: £0.46mWinchester: £0.40mEast Hertfordshire: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £36.1m, Winchester £34.5mWinchester: £34.5mEast Hertfordshire: £36.1mWinchester: £34.6mEast Hertfordshire: £36.2mWinchester: £32.7mEast Hertfordshire: £34.2m

    £36.1m£36.2m£34.2mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£34.5m£34.6m£32.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £15.6m, Winchester £12.1mWinchester: £12.1mEast Hertfordshire: £15.6mWinchester: £12.1mEast Hertfordshire: £15.7mWinchester: £11.5mEast Hertfordshire: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mEast Hertfordshire is higher£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Hertfordshire £6.0m, Winchester £5.4mWinchester: £5.4mEast Hertfordshire: £6.0mWinchester: £5.4mEast Hertfordshire: £6.1mWinchester: £5.1mEast Hertfordshire: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.1m£5.7mEast Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.4m£5.4m£5.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: East Hertfordshire £105.0m, Winchester £84.1mWinchester: £84.1mEast Hertfordshire: £105.0mWinchester: £84.4mEast Hertfordshire: £105.5mWinchester: £79.7mEast Hertfordshire: £99.6m

    £105.0m£105.5m£99.6mEast Hertfordshire is higher£84.1m£84.4m£79.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: East Hertfordshire £22.8m, Winchester £18.8mWinchester: £18.8mEast Hertfordshire: £22.8mWinchester: £18.9mEast Hertfordshire: £22.9mWinchester: £17.8mEast Hertfordshire: £21.7m

    £22.8m£22.9m£21.7mEast Hertfordshire is higher£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: East Hertfordshire £15.8m, Winchester £12.7mWinchester: £12.7mEast Hertfordshire: £15.8mWinchester: £12.7mEast Hertfordshire: £15.9mWinchester: £12.0mEast Hertfordshire: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mEast Hertfordshire is higher£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: East Hertfordshire £0.69m, Winchester £0.46mWinchester: £0.46mEast Hertfordshire: £0.69mWinchester: £0.46mEast Hertfordshire: £0.69mWinchester: £0.44mEast Hertfordshire: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mEast Hertfordshire is higher£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: East Hertfordshire £0.29m, Winchester £0.22mWinchester: £0.22mEast Hertfordshire: £0.29mWinchester: £0.22mEast Hertfordshire: £0.29mWinchester: £0.21mEast Hertfordshire: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mEast Hertfordshire is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: East Hertfordshire £0.98m, Winchester £0.76mWinchester: £0.76mEast Hertfordshire: £0.98mWinchester: £0.76mEast Hertfordshire: £0.98mWinchester: £0.72mEast Hertfordshire: £0.93m

    £0.98m£0.98m£0.93mEast Hertfordshire is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: East Hertfordshire 28,701, Winchester 27,302Winchester: 27,302East Hertfordshire: 28,701

    28,701East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count27,302

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: East Hertfordshire 1,748, Winchester 1,622Winchester: 1,622East Hertfordshire: 1,748

    1,748East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,622

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire 3,741, Winchester 3,104Winchester: 3,104East Hertfordshire: 3,741

    3,741East Hertfordshire is higher3,104

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: East Hertfordshire 5,694, Winchester 5,225Winchester: 5,225East Hertfordshire: 5,694

    5,694East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count5,225

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: East Hertfordshire 10,825, Winchester 9,441Winchester: 9,441East Hertfordshire: 10,825

    10,825East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count9,441

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: East Hertfordshire 1,398, Winchester 1,252Winchester: 1,252East Hertfordshire: 1,398

    1,398East Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,252

Show the numbers
East Hertfordshire and Winchester, total
MeasureEast HertfordshireWinchesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£566.2m£568.6m£537.1m£505.4m£507.6m£479.4mEast Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£362.9m£364.4m£344.2m£336.5m£338.0m£319.2mEast Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£127.8m£128.4m£121.3m£102.8m£103.2m£97.5mEast Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£337.1m£338.5m£319.7m£314.7m£316.0m£298.5mEast Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m£6.8m£6.9m£6.5mEast Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mEast Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mEast Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m£34.5m£34.6m£32.7mEast Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£12.1m£12.1m£11.5mEast Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m£5.4m£5.4m£5.1mEast Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£105.0m£105.5m£99.6m£84.1m£84.4m£79.7mEast Hertfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m£18.8m£18.9m£17.8mEast Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mEast Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mEast Hertfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mEast Hertfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mEast Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,70127,302East Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7481,622East Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7413,104East Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6945,225East Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,8259,441East Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3981,252East Hertfordshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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