Compare local authorities · Wales and South West
Wrexham and Tewkesbury
Wrexham is higher than Tewkesbury on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 4 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.
Per person in the age group
Wrexham is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Tewkesbury on 3. 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
Wrexham Tewkesbury
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,977£4,998£4,721Wrexham is higher£4,051£4,068£3,843
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,819£12,874£12,160Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count£12,540£12,593£11,895
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,331£2,341£2,211Wrexham is higher£1,529£1,535£1,450
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,416£11,465£10,829Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£11,665£11,715£11,065
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£487£489£462Wrexham is higher£272£273£258
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£886£890£840Wrexham is higher£586£588£555
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£30£30£29Wrexham is higher£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£623£626£591Wrexham is higher£295£297£280
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£169£170£161Wrexham is higher£110£111£104
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£148£149£141Wrexham is higher£81£82£77
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,784£1,791£1,692Wrexham is higher£1,256£1,262£1,192
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£212£213£201Wrexham is higher£117£117£111
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£385£387£365Wrexham is higher£182£183£173
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.58£4.59£4.34Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£5.67£5.70£5.38
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.59£9.63£9.10Wrexham is higher£3.12£3.13£2.96
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.80£7.83£7.40Wrexham is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,001.6Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count1,032.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
121.6Wrexham is higher66.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
176.7Wrexham is higher129.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
89.7Wrexham is higher47.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
209.4Wrexham is higher143.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
31.0Wrexham is higher19.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wrexham | Tewkesbury | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,977£4,998£4,721 | £4,051£4,068£3,843 | Wrexham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,819£12,874£12,160 | £12,540£12,593£11,895 | Wrexham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,331£2,341£2,211 | £1,529£1,535£1,450 | Wrexham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,416£11,465£10,829 | £11,665£11,715£11,065 | Tewkesbury |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £487£489£462 | £272£273£258 | Wrexham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £886£890£840 | £586£588£555 | Wrexham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £30£30£29 | £17£17£16 | Wrexham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £623£626£591 | £295£297£280 | Wrexham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £169£170£161 | £110£111£104 | Wrexham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £148£149£141 | £81£82£77 | Wrexham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,784£1,791£1,692 | £1,256£1,262£1,192 | Wrexham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £212£213£201 | £117£117£111 | Wrexham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £385£387£365 | £182£183£173 | Wrexham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.58£4.59£4.34 | £5.67£5.70£5.38 | Tewkesbury |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.59£9.63£9.10 | £3.12£3.13£2.96 | Wrexham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.80£7.83£7.40 | £6.05£6.08£5.74 | Wrexham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,001.6 | 1,032.4 | Tewkesbury |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 121.6 | 66.8 | Wrexham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 176.7 | 129.0 | Wrexham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 89.7 | 47.9 | Wrexham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 209.4 | 143.9 | Wrexham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 31.0 | 19.2 | Wrexham |
Per resident
Wrexham is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Tewkesbury 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
Wrexham Tewkesbury
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,977£4,998£4,721Wrexham is higher£4,051£4,068£3,843
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,533£2,544£2,403Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,619£2,630£2,484
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,432£1,438£1,359Wrexham is higher£904£907£857
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,256£2,265£2,140Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£2,436£2,447£2,311
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£96£97£91Wrexham is higher£57£57£54
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£175£176£166Wrexham is higher£122£123£116
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.97£5.99£5.66Wrexham is higher£3.61£3.62£3.42
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£623£626£591Wrexham is higher£295£297£280
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£169£170£161Wrexham is higher£110£111£104
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£91£92£86Wrexham is higher£48£48£46
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,096£1,101£1,039Wrexham is higher£743£746£704
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£212£213£201Wrexham is higher£117£117£111
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£236£238£224Wrexham is higher£108£108£102
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£2.81£2.83£2.67Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count£3.35£3.37£3.18
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.89£5.92£5.59Wrexham is higher£1.84£1.85£1.75
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.80£7.83£7.40Wrexham is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
197.9Tewkesbury is higherDepends on how you count215.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.0Wrexham is higher14.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
34.9Wrexham is higher27.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
89.7Wrexham is higher47.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
128.6Wrexham is higher85.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.1Wrexham is higher11.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wrexham | Tewkesbury | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,977£4,998£4,721 | £4,051£4,068£3,843 | Wrexham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,533£2,544£2,403 | £2,619£2,630£2,484 | Tewkesbury |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,432£1,438£1,359 | £904£907£857 | Wrexham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,256£2,265£2,140 | £2,436£2,447£2,311 | Tewkesbury |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £96£97£91 | £57£57£54 | Wrexham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £175£176£166 | £122£123£116 | Wrexham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.97£5.99£5.66 | £3.61£3.62£3.42 | Wrexham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £623£626£591 | £295£297£280 | Wrexham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £169£170£161 | £110£111£104 | Wrexham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £91£92£86 | £48£48£46 | Wrexham |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,096£1,101£1,039 | £743£746£704 | Wrexham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £212£213£201 | £117£117£111 | Wrexham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £236£238£224 | £108£108£102 | Wrexham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £2.81£2.83£2.67 | £3.35£3.37£3.18 | Tewkesbury |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.89£5.92£5.59 | £1.84£1.85£1.75 | Wrexham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.80£7.83£7.40 | £6.05£6.08£5.74 | Wrexham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 197.9 | 215.6 | Tewkesbury |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.0 | 14.0 | Wrexham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 34.9 | 27.0 | Wrexham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 89.7 | 47.9 | Wrexham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 128.6 | 85.0 | Wrexham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.1 | 11.4 | Wrexham |
Total
Wrexham is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Tewkesbury 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
Wrexham Tewkesbury
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£686.5m£689.4m£651.1mWrexham is higher£412.0m£413.8m£390.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£349.4m£350.8m£331.4mWrexham is higherDepends on how you count£266.4m£267.5m£252.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£197.5m£198.4m£187.4mWrexham is higher£91.9m£92.3m£87.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£311.1m£312.5m£295.1mWrexham is higherDepends on how you count£247.8m£248.9m£235.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mWrexham is higher£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£24.1m£24.2m£22.9mWrexham is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.83m£0.78mWrexham is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£85.9m£86.3m£81.5mWrexham is higher£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mWrexham is higher£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mWrexham is higher£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£151.1m£151.8m£143.4mWrexham is higher£75.5m£75.8m£71.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£29.2m£29.3m£27.7mWrexham is higher£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£32.6m£32.8m£30.9mWrexham is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mWrexham is higherDepends on how you count£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mWrexham is higher£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mWrexham is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
27,296Wrexham is higherDepends on how you count21,931
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,315Wrexham is higher1,419
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,816Wrexham is higher2,741
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
12,364Wrexham is higher4,870
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
17,741Wrexham is higher8,649
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,628Wrexham is higher1,155
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| Measure | Wrexham | Tewkesbury | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £686.5m£689.4m£651.1m | £412.0m£413.8m£390.8m | Wrexham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £349.4m£350.8m£331.4m | £266.4m£267.5m£252.7m | Wrexham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £197.5m£198.4m£187.4m | £91.9m£92.3m£87.2m | Wrexham |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £311.1m£312.5m£295.1m | £247.8m£248.9m£235.1m | Wrexham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £13.3m£13.3m£12.6m | £5.8m£5.8m£5.5m | Wrexham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £24.1m£24.2m£22.9m | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | Wrexham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.83m£0.78m | £0.37m£0.37m£0.35m | Wrexham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £85.9m£86.3m£81.5m | £30.0m£30.2m£28.5m | Wrexham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £23.4m£23.5m£22.2m | £11.2m£11.2m£10.6m | Wrexham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.6m£12.6m£11.9m | £4.9m£4.9m£4.6m | Wrexham |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £151.1m£151.8m£143.4m | £75.5m£75.8m£71.6m | Wrexham |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £29.2m£29.3m£27.7m | £11.9m£11.9m£11.3m | Wrexham |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £32.6m£32.8m£30.9m | £10.9m£11.0m£10.4m | Wrexham |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Wrexham |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.81m£0.82m£0.77m | £0.19m£0.19m£0.18m | Wrexham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | £0.62m£0.62m£0.58m | Wrexham |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 27,296 | 21,931 | Wrexham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,315 | 1,419 | Wrexham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,816 | 2,741 | Wrexham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 12,364 | 4,870 | Wrexham |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 17,741 | 8,649 | Wrexham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,628 | 1,155 | Wrexham |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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