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Wandsworth and Oxford

339,727 and 167,827 residents (mid-2024).

Wandsworth is higher than Oxford on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Wandsworth 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

Wandsworth Oxford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wandsworth £3,158, Oxford £2,878Oxford: £2,878Wandsworth: £3,158Oxford: £2,890Wandsworth: £3,172Oxford: £2,730Wandsworth: £2,996

    £3,158£3,172£2,996Wandsworth is higher£2,878£2,890£2,730

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wandsworth £12,459, Oxford £11,936Oxford: £11,936Wandsworth: £12,459Oxford: £11,987Wandsworth: £12,512Oxford: £11,322Wandsworth: £11,818

    £12,459£12,512£11,818Wandsworth is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wandsworth £1,655, Oxford £1,274Oxford: £1,274Wandsworth: £1,655Oxford: £1,279Wandsworth: £1,662Oxford: £1,208Wandsworth: £1,570

    £1,655£1,662£1,570Wandsworth is higher£1,274£1,279£1,208

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wandsworth £10,657, Oxford £10,751Oxford: £10,751Wandsworth: £10,657Oxford: £10,797Wandsworth: £10,703Oxford: £10,198Wandsworth: £10,109

    £10,657£10,703£10,109Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£10,751£10,797£10,198

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wandsworth £1,176, Oxford £577Oxford: £577Wandsworth: £1,176Oxford: £580Wandsworth: £1,181Oxford: £548Wandsworth: £1,115

    £1,176£1,181£1,115Wandsworth is higher£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: Wandsworth £579, Oxford £581Oxford: £581Wandsworth: £579Oxford: £584Wandsworth: £582Oxford: £552Wandsworth: £550

    £579£582£550Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wandsworth £47, Oxford £26Oxford: £26Wandsworth: £47Oxford: £26Wandsworth: £47Oxford: £25Wandsworth: £45

    £47£47£45Wandsworth is higher£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wandsworth £275, Oxford £248Oxford: £248Wandsworth: £275Oxford: £249Wandsworth: £276Oxford: £236Wandsworth: £261

    £275£276£261Wandsworth 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: Wandsworth £81, Oxford £94Oxford: £94Wandsworth: £81Oxford: £95Wandsworth: £82Oxford: £89Wandsworth: £77

    £81£82£77Oxford 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: Wandsworth £59, Oxford £53Oxford: £53Wandsworth: £59Oxford: £53Wandsworth: £60Oxford: £50Wandsworth: £56

    £59£60£56Wandsworth is higher£53£53£50

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wandsworth £1,396, Oxford £1,049Oxford: £1,049Wandsworth: £1,396Oxford: £1,053Wandsworth: £1,401Oxford: £995Wandsworth: £1,324

    £1,396£1,401£1,324Wandsworth is higher£1,049£1,053£995

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wandsworth £404, Oxford £253Oxford: £253Wandsworth: £404Oxford: £254Wandsworth: £406Oxford: £240Wandsworth: £383

    £404£406£383Wandsworth 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: Wandsworth £183, Oxford £164Oxford: £164Wandsworth: £183Oxford: £165Wandsworth: £184Oxford: £156Wandsworth: £173

    £183£184£173Wandsworth is higher£164£165£156

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wandsworth £10, Oxford £4.08Oxford: £4.08Wandsworth: £10Oxford: £4.10Wandsworth: £10Oxford: £3.87Wandsworth: £9.82

    £10£10£9.82Wandsworth is higher£4.08£4.10£3.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wandsworth £6.71, Oxford £3.87Oxford: £3.87Wandsworth: £6.71Oxford: £3.89Wandsworth: £6.73Oxford: £3.67Wandsworth: £6.36

    £6.71£6.73£6.36Wandsworth is higher£3.87£3.89£3.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wandsworth £3.57, Oxford £4.83Oxford: £4.83Wandsworth: £3.57Oxford: £4.85Wandsworth: £3.59Oxford: £4.58Wandsworth: £3.39

    £3.57£3.59£3.39Oxford 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: Wandsworth 980.3, Oxford 958.4Oxford: 958.4Wandsworth: 980.3

    980.3Wandsworth is higherDepends on how you count958.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wandsworth 188.0, Oxford 105.4Oxford: 105.4Wandsworth: 188.0

    188.0Wandsworth is higher105.4

  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: Wandsworth 120.6, Oxford 120.0Oxford: 120.0Wandsworth: 120.6

    120.6Wandsworth is higherDepends on how you count120.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wandsworth 41.8, Oxford 37.7Oxford: 37.7Wandsworth: 41.8

    41.8Wandsworth is higher37.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wandsworth 135.1, Oxford 115.5Oxford: 115.5Wandsworth: 135.1

    135.1Wandsworth is higher115.5

  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: Wandsworth 13.2, Oxford 11.9Oxford: 11.9Wandsworth: 13.2

    13.2Wandsworth is higher11.9

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Wandsworth and Oxford, per person in the age group
MeasureWandsworthOxfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,158£3,172£2,996£2,878£2,890£2,730Wandsworth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,459£12,512£11,818£11,936£11,987£11,322Wandsworth
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,655£1,662£1,570£1,274£1,279£1,208Wandsworth
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,657£10,703£10,109£10,751£10,797£10,198Oxford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,176£1,181£1,115£577£580£548Wandsworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£579£582£550£581£584£552Oxford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£45£26£26£25Wandsworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£275£276£261£248£249£236Wandsworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£94£95£89Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£59£60£56£53£53£50Wandsworth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,396£1,401£1,324£1,049£1,053£995Wandsworth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£404£406£383£253£254£240Wandsworth
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£183£184£173£164£165£156Wandsworth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.82£4.08£4.10£3.87Wandsworth
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.71£6.73£6.36£3.87£3.89£3.67Wandsworth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.57£3.59£3.39£4.83£4.85£4.58Oxford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026980.3958.4Wandsworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026188.0105.4Wandsworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026120.6120.0Wandsworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.837.7Wandsworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026135.1115.5Wandsworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.211.9Wandsworth

Per resident

Wandsworth is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Oxford on 7. 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

Wandsworth Oxford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wandsworth £3,158, Oxford £2,878Oxford: £2,878Wandsworth: £3,158Oxford: £2,890Wandsworth: £3,172Oxford: £2,730Wandsworth: £2,996

    £3,158£3,172£2,996Wandsworth is higher£2,878£2,890£2,730

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wandsworth £1,158, Oxford £1,345Oxford: £1,345Wandsworth: £1,158Oxford: £1,351Wandsworth: £1,163Oxford: £1,276Wandsworth: £1,098

    £1,158£1,163£1,098Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£1,345£1,351£1,276

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wandsworth £1,237, Oxford £932Oxford: £932Wandsworth: £1,237Oxford: £936Wandsworth: £1,242Oxford: £884Wandsworth: £1,174

    £1,237£1,242£1,174Wandsworth is higher£932£936£884

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wandsworth £990, Oxford £1,212Oxford: £1,212Wandsworth: £990Oxford: £1,217Wandsworth: £995Oxford: £1,149Wandsworth: £939

    £990£995£939Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£1,212£1,217£1,149

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wandsworth £109, Oxford £65Oxford: £65Wandsworth: £109Oxford: £65Wandsworth: £110Oxford: £62Wandsworth: £104

    £109£110£104Wandsworth is higher£65£65£62

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wandsworth £54, Oxford £66Oxford: £66Wandsworth: £54Oxford: £66Wandsworth: £54Oxford: £62Wandsworth: £51

    £54£54£51Oxford is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wandsworth £4.39, Oxford £2.95Oxford: £2.95Wandsworth: £4.39Oxford: £2.96Wandsworth: £4.40Oxford: £2.80Wandsworth: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Wandsworth is higher£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: Wandsworth £275, Oxford £248Oxford: £248Wandsworth: £275Oxford: £249Wandsworth: £276Oxford: £236Wandsworth: £261

    £275£276£261Wandsworth 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: Wandsworth £81, Oxford £94Oxford: £94Wandsworth: £81Oxford: £95Wandsworth: £82Oxford: £89Wandsworth: £77

    £81£82£77Oxford 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: Wandsworth £44, Oxford £39Oxford: £39Wandsworth: £44Oxford: £39Wandsworth: £45Oxford: £37Wandsworth: £42

    £44£45£42Wandsworth is higher£39£39£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wandsworth £1,043, Oxford £767Oxford: £767Wandsworth: £1,043Oxford: £770Wandsworth: £1,048Oxford: £728Wandsworth: £990

    £1,043£1,048£990Wandsworth is higher£767£770£728

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wandsworth £404, Oxford £253Oxford: £253Wandsworth: £404Oxford: £254Wandsworth: £406Oxford: £240Wandsworth: £383

    £404£406£383Wandsworth is higher£253£254£240

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wandsworth £137, Oxford £120Oxford: £120Wandsworth: £137Oxford: £121Wandsworth: £137Oxford: £114Wandsworth: £130

    £137£137£130Wandsworth is higher£120£121£114

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wandsworth £7.74, Oxford £2.98Oxford: £2.98Wandsworth: £7.74Oxford: £3.00Wandsworth: £7.77Oxford: £2.83Wandsworth: £7.34

    £7.74£7.77£7.34Wandsworth is higher£2.98£3.00£2.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wandsworth £5.01, Oxford £2.83Oxford: £2.83Wandsworth: £5.01Oxford: £2.84Wandsworth: £5.03Oxford: £2.68Wandsworth: £4.75

    £5.01£5.03£4.75Wandsworth is higher£2.83£2.84£2.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wandsworth £3.57, Oxford £4.83Oxford: £4.83Wandsworth: £3.57Oxford: £4.85Wandsworth: £3.59Oxford: £4.58Wandsworth: £3.39

    £3.57£3.59£3.39Oxford 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: Wandsworth 91.1, Oxford 108.0Oxford: 108.0Wandsworth: 91.1

    91.1Oxford is higherDepends on how you count108.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wandsworth 17.5, Oxford 11.9Oxford: 11.9Wandsworth: 17.5

    17.5Wandsworth is higher11.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wandsworth 11.2, Oxford 13.5Oxford: 13.5Wandsworth: 11.2

    11.2Oxford is higherDepends on how you count13.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wandsworth 41.8, Oxford 37.7Oxford: 37.7Wandsworth: 41.8

    41.8Wandsworth is higher37.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wandsworth 101.0, Oxford 84.5Oxford: 84.5Wandsworth: 101.0

    101.0Wandsworth is higher84.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wandsworth 9.9, Oxford 8.7Oxford: 8.7Wandsworth: 9.9

    9.9Wandsworth is higher8.7

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Wandsworth and Oxford, per resident
MeasureWandsworthOxfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,158£3,172£2,996£2,878£2,890£2,730Wandsworth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,158£1,163£1,098£1,345£1,351£1,276Oxford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,237£1,242£1,174£932£936£884Wandsworth
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£990£995£939£1,212£1,217£1,149Oxford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£109£110£104£65£65£62Wandsworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£66£66£62Oxford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£2.95£2.96£2.80Wandsworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£275£276£261£248£249£236Wandsworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£94£95£89Oxford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£45£42£39£39£37Wandsworth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,043£1,048£990£767£770£728Wandsworth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£404£406£383£253£254£240Wandsworth
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£120£121£114Wandsworth
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.74£7.77£7.34£2.98£3.00£2.83Wandsworth
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75£2.83£2.84£2.68Wandsworth
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.57£3.59£3.39£4.83£4.85£4.58Oxford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202691.1108.0Oxford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.511.9Wandsworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.213.5Oxford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202641.837.7Wandsworth
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.084.5Wandsworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.98.7Wandsworth

Total

Wandsworth is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Oxford 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

Wandsworth Oxford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wandsworth £1.1bn, Oxford £483.0mOxford: £483.0mWandsworth: £1.1bnOxford: £485.0mWandsworth: £1.1bnOxford: £458.1mWandsworth: £1.0bn

    £1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bnWandsworth is higher£483.0m£485.0m£458.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wandsworth £393.4m, Oxford £225.8mOxford: £225.8mWandsworth: £393.4mOxford: £226.8mWandsworth: £395.1mOxford: £214.2mWandsworth: £373.1m

    £393.4m£395.1m£373.1mWandsworth is higherDepends on how you count£225.8m£226.8m£214.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wandsworth £420.3m, Oxford £156.4mOxford: £156.4mWandsworth: £420.3mOxford: £157.0mWandsworth: £422.1mOxford: £148.3mWandsworth: £398.7m

    £420.3m£422.1m£398.7mWandsworth is higher£156.4m£157.0m£148.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wandsworth £336.5m, Oxford £203.4mOxford: £203.4mWandsworth: £336.5mOxford: £204.2mWandsworth: £337.9mOxford: £192.9mWandsworth: £319.2m

    £336.5m£337.9m£319.2mWandsworth is higherDepends on how you count£203.4m£204.2m£192.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wandsworth £37.1m, Oxford £10.9mOxford: £10.9mWandsworth: £37.1mOxford: £11.0mWandsworth: £37.3mOxford: £10.4mWandsworth: £35.2m

    £37.1m£37.3m£35.2mWandsworth is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wandsworth £18.3m, Oxford £11.0mOxford: £11.0mWandsworth: £18.3mOxford: £11.0mWandsworth: £18.4mOxford: £10.4mWandsworth: £17.4m

    £18.3m£18.4m£17.4mWandsworth is higherDepends on how you count£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: Wandsworth £1.5m, Oxford £0.50mOxford: £0.50mWandsworth: £1.5mOxford: £0.50mWandsworth: £1.5mOxford: £0.47mWandsworth: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mWandsworth is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wandsworth £93.3m, Oxford £41.7mOxford: £41.7mWandsworth: £93.3mOxford: £41.9mWandsworth: £93.7mOxford: £39.5mWandsworth: £88.5m

    £93.3m£93.7m£88.5mWandsworth 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: Wandsworth £27.6m, Oxford £15.8mOxford: £15.8mWandsworth: £27.6mOxford: £15.9mWandsworth: £27.7mOxford: £15.0mWandsworth: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.2mWandsworth 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: Wandsworth £15.1m, Oxford £6.5mOxford: £6.5mWandsworth: £15.1mOxford: £6.5mWandsworth: £15.1mOxford: £6.2mWandsworth: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mWandsworth is higher£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wandsworth £354.4m, Oxford £128.8mOxford: £128.8mWandsworth: £354.4mOxford: £129.3mWandsworth: £356.0mOxford: £122.1mWandsworth: £336.2m

    £354.4m£356.0m£336.2mWandsworth is higher£128.8m£129.3m£122.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wandsworth £137.2m, Oxford £42.5mOxford: £42.5mWandsworth: £137.2mOxford: £42.7mWandsworth: £137.8mOxford: £40.3mWandsworth: £130.1m

    £137.2m£137.8m£130.1mWandsworth is higher£42.5m£42.7m£40.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wandsworth £46.4m, Oxford £20.2mOxford: £20.2mWandsworth: £46.4mOxford: £20.2mWandsworth: £46.6mOxford: £19.1mWandsworth: £44.1m

    £46.4m£46.6m£44.1mWandsworth is higher£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wandsworth £2.6m, Oxford £0.50mOxford: £0.50mWandsworth: £2.6mOxford: £0.50mWandsworth: £2.6mOxford: £0.48mWandsworth: £2.5m

    £2.6m£2.6m£2.5mWandsworth is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wandsworth £1.7m, Oxford £0.47mOxford: £0.47mWandsworth: £1.7mOxford: £0.48mWandsworth: £1.7mOxford: £0.45mWandsworth: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mWandsworth is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wandsworth £1.2m, Oxford £0.81mOxford: £0.81mWandsworth: £1.2mOxford: £0.81mWandsworth: £1.2mOxford: £0.77mWandsworth: £1.2m

    £1.2mWandsworth is higherDepends on how you count£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wandsworth 30,951, Oxford 18,130Oxford: 18,130Wandsworth: 30,951

    30,951Wandsworth is higherDepends on how you count18,130

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wandsworth 5,936, Oxford 1,994Oxford: 1,994Wandsworth: 5,936

    5,936Wandsworth is higher1,994

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wandsworth 3,806, Oxford 2,269Oxford: 2,269Wandsworth: 3,806

    3,806Wandsworth is higherDepends on how you count2,269

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wandsworth 14,195, Oxford 6,331Oxford: 6,331Wandsworth: 14,195

    14,195Wandsworth is higher6,331

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wandsworth 34,323, Oxford 14,179Oxford: 14,179Wandsworth: 34,323

    34,323Wandsworth is higher14,179

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wandsworth 3,364, Oxford 1,463Oxford: 1,463Wandsworth: 3,364

    3,364Wandsworth is higher1,463

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Wandsworth and Oxford, total
MeasureWandsworthOxfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bn£483.0m£485.0m£458.1mWandsworth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£393.4m£395.1m£373.1m£225.8m£226.8m£214.2mWandsworth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£420.3m£422.1m£398.7m£156.4m£157.0m£148.3mWandsworth
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£336.5m£337.9m£319.2m£203.4m£204.2m£192.9mWandsworth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mWandsworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mWandsworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mWandsworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£93.3m£93.7m£88.5m£41.7m£41.9m£39.5mWandsworth
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.2m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mWandsworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£6.5m£6.5m£6.2mWandsworth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£354.4m£356.0m£336.2m£128.8m£129.3m£122.1mWandsworth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£137.2m£137.8m£130.1m£42.5m£42.7m£40.3mWandsworth
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£46.4m£46.6m£44.1m£20.2m£20.2m£19.1mWandsworth
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mWandsworth
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mWandsworth
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mWandsworth
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,95118,130Wandsworth
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,9361,994Wandsworth
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8062,269Wandsworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,1956,331Wandsworth
Universal Credittotal, May 202634,32314,179Wandsworth
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,3641,463Wandsworth

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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