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Braintree and Stafford

108,544 and 98,172 residents (mid-2024).

Braintree is higher than Stafford on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Braintree is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Stafford on 13. 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

Braintree Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,062, Stafford £4,317Stafford: £4,317Braintree: £4,062Stafford: £4,336Braintree: £4,079Stafford: £4,095Braintree: £3,853

    £4,062£4,079£3,853Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£4,317£4,336£4,095

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £12,341, Stafford £12,623Stafford: £12,623Braintree: £12,341Stafford: £12,677Braintree: £12,393Stafford: £11,974Braintree: £11,706

    £12,341£12,393£11,706Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£12,623£12,677£11,974

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,559, Stafford £1,594Stafford: £1,594Braintree: £1,559Stafford: £1,601Braintree: £1,565Stafford: £1,512Braintree: £1,478

    £1,559£1,565£1,478Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£1,594£1,601£1,512

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £11,429, Stafford £11,666Stafford: £11,666Braintree: £11,429Stafford: £11,715Braintree: £11,478Stafford: £11,066Braintree: £10,841

    £11,429£11,478£10,841Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£11,666£11,715£11,066

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £278, Stafford £270Stafford: £270Braintree: £278Stafford: £271Braintree: £279Stafford: £256Braintree: £264

    £278£279£264Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£270£271£256

  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: Braintree £615, Stafford £669Stafford: £669Braintree: £615Stafford: £672Braintree: £618Stafford: £634Braintree: £583

    £615£618£583Stafford is higher£669£672£634

  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: Braintree £19, Stafford £19Stafford: £19Braintree: £19Stafford: £19Braintree: £19Stafford: £18Braintree: £18

    £19£19£18Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £318, Stafford £414Stafford: £414Braintree: £318Stafford: £416Braintree: £319Stafford: £393Braintree: £302

    £318£319£302Stafford is higher£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £135, Stafford £102Stafford: £102Braintree: £135Stafford: £102Braintree: £136Stafford: £97Braintree: £128

    £135£136£128Braintree is higher£102£102£97

  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: Braintree £99, Stafford £94Stafford: £94Braintree: £99Stafford: £95Braintree: £99Stafford: £90Braintree: £94

    £99£99£94Braintree is higher£94£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,252, Stafford £1,220Stafford: £1,220Braintree: £1,252Stafford: £1,225Braintree: £1,257Stafford: £1,157Braintree: £1,188

    £1,252£1,257£1,188Braintree is higher£1,220£1,225£1,157

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £154, Stafford £162Stafford: £162Braintree: £154Stafford: £163Braintree: £155Stafford: £154Braintree: £146

    £154£155£146Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £199, Stafford £269Stafford: £269Braintree: £199Stafford: £270Braintree: £200Stafford: £255Braintree: £189

    £199£200£189Stafford is higher£269£270£255

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £5.08, Stafford £6.29Stafford: £6.29Braintree: £5.08Stafford: £6.32Braintree: £5.10Stafford: £5.97Braintree: £4.82

    £5.08£5.10£4.82Stafford is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £3.61, Stafford £5.27Stafford: £5.27Braintree: £3.61Stafford: £5.29Braintree: £3.62Stafford: £5.00Braintree: £3.42

    £3.61£3.62£3.42Stafford is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.54, Stafford £5.79Stafford: £5.79Braintree: £6.54Stafford: £5.81Braintree: £6.56Stafford: £5.49Braintree: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Braintree is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Braintree 990.4, Stafford 1,006.7Stafford: 1,006.7Braintree: 990.4

    990.4Stafford is higherDepends on how you count1,006.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Braintree 71.9, Stafford 69.2Stafford: 69.2Braintree: 71.9

    71.9Braintree is higherDepends on how you count69.2

  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: Braintree 137.9, Stafford 137.1Stafford: 137.1Braintree: 137.9

    137.9Braintree is higherDepends on how you count137.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 51.0, Stafford 58.8Stafford: 58.8Braintree: 51.0

    51.0Stafford is higher58.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Braintree 141.5, Stafford 155.7Stafford: 155.7Braintree: 141.5

    141.5Stafford is higherDepends on how you count155.7

  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: Braintree 22.3, Stafford 21.1Stafford: 21.1Braintree: 22.3

    22.3Braintree is higher21.1

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Braintree and Stafford, per person in the age group
MeasureBraintreeStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,062£4,079£3,853£4,317£4,336£4,095Stafford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,341£12,393£11,706£12,623£12,677£11,974Stafford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,559£1,565£1,478£1,594£1,601£1,512Stafford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,429£11,478£10,841£11,666£11,715£11,066Stafford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£278£279£264£270£271£256Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£615£618£583£669£672£634Stafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£19£19£18Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£318£319£302£414£416£393Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£102£102£97Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94£94£95£90Braintree
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,252£1,257£1,188£1,220£1,225£1,157Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£162£163£154Stafford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£199£200£189£269£270£255Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82£6.29£6.32£5.97Stafford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.61£3.62£3.42£5.27£5.29£5.00Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£5.79£5.81£5.49Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026990.41,006.7Stafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.969.2Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026137.9137.1Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.058.8Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026141.5155.7Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.321.1Braintree

Per resident

Braintree is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Stafford on 17. 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

Braintree Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,062, Stafford £4,317Stafford: £4,317Braintree: £4,062Stafford: £4,336Braintree: £4,079Stafford: £4,095Braintree: £3,853

    £4,062£4,079£3,853Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£4,317£4,336£4,095

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Braintree £2,499, Stafford £2,665Stafford: £2,665Braintree: £2,499Stafford: £2,676Braintree: £2,510Stafford: £2,528Braintree: £2,371

    £2,499£2,510£2,371Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£2,665£2,676£2,528

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Braintree £949, Stafford £969Stafford: £969Braintree: £949Stafford: £973Braintree: £953Stafford: £919Braintree: £900

    £949£953£900Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£969£973£919

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Braintree £2,314, Stafford £2,463Stafford: £2,463Braintree: £2,314Stafford: £2,473Braintree: £2,324Stafford: £2,336Braintree: £2,195

    £2,314£2,324£2,195Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£2,463£2,473£2,336

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Braintree £56, Stafford £57Stafford: £57Braintree: £56Stafford: £57Braintree: £57Stafford: £54Braintree: £53

    £56£57£53Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £125, Stafford £141Stafford: £141Braintree: £125Stafford: £142Braintree: £125Stafford: £134Braintree: £118

    £125£125£118Stafford is higher£141£142£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Braintree £3.81, Stafford £3.91Stafford: £3.91Braintree: £3.81Stafford: £3.93Braintree: £3.82Stafford: £3.71Braintree: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£3.91£3.93£3.71

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £318, Stafford £414Stafford: £414Braintree: £318Stafford: £416Braintree: £319Stafford: £393Braintree: £302

    £318£319£302Stafford is higher£414£416£393

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £135, Stafford £102Stafford: £102Braintree: £135Stafford: £102Braintree: £136Stafford: £97Braintree: £128

    £135£136£128Braintree is higher£102£102£97

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Braintree £60, Stafford £57Stafford: £57Braintree: £60Stafford: £58Braintree: £60Stafford: £54Braintree: £57

    £60£60£57Braintree is higher£57£58£54

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Braintree £762, Stafford £741Stafford: £741Braintree: £762Stafford: £745Braintree: £765Stafford: £703Braintree: £723

    £762£765£723Braintree is higher£741£745£703

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £154, Stafford £162Stafford: £162Braintree: £154Stafford: £163Braintree: £155Stafford: £154Braintree: £146

    £154£155£146Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Braintree £121, Stafford £163Stafford: £163Braintree: £121Stafford: £164Braintree: £122Stafford: £155Braintree: £115

    £121£122£115Stafford is higher£163£164£155

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Braintree £3.09, Stafford £3.83Stafford: £3.83Braintree: £3.09Stafford: £3.84Braintree: £3.10Stafford: £3.63Braintree: £2.93

    £3.09£3.10£2.93Stafford is higher£3.83£3.84£3.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Braintree £2.19, Stafford £3.20Stafford: £3.20Braintree: £2.19Stafford: £3.22Braintree: £2.20Stafford: £3.04Braintree: £2.08

    £2.19£2.20£2.08Stafford is higher£3.20£3.22£3.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.54, Stafford £5.79Stafford: £5.79Braintree: £6.54Stafford: £5.81Braintree: £6.56Stafford: £5.49Braintree: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Braintree is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 200.6, Stafford 212.5Stafford: 212.5Braintree: 200.6

    200.6Stafford is higherDepends on how you count212.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 14.6, Stafford 14.6Stafford: 14.6Braintree: 14.6

    14.6Stafford is higherDepends on how you count14.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 27.9, Stafford 28.9Stafford: 28.9Braintree: 27.9

    27.9Stafford is higherDepends on how you count28.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 51.0, Stafford 58.8Stafford: 58.8Braintree: 51.0

    51.0Stafford is higher58.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 86.2, Stafford 94.6Stafford: 94.6Braintree: 86.2

    86.2Stafford is higherDepends on how you count94.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 13.6, Stafford 12.8Stafford: 12.8Braintree: 13.6

    13.6Braintree is higher12.8

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Braintree and Stafford, per resident
MeasureBraintreeStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,062£4,079£3,853£4,317£4,336£4,095Stafford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,499£2,510£2,371£2,665£2,676£2,528Stafford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£949£953£900£969£973£919Stafford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,314£2,324£2,195£2,463£2,473£2,336Stafford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£56£57£53£57£57£54Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£125£118£141£142£134Stafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£3.91£3.93£3.71Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£318£319£302£414£416£393Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128£102£102£97Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57£57£58£54Braintree
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£762£765£723£741£745£703Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£162£163£154Stafford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£163£164£155Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.09£3.10£2.93£3.83£3.84£3.63Stafford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.19£2.20£2.08£3.20£3.22£3.04Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£5.79£5.81£5.49Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026200.6212.5Stafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.614.6Stafford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.928.9Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.058.8Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.294.6Stafford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.612.8Braintree

Total

Braintree is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Stafford 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

Braintree Stafford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Braintree £440.9m, Stafford £423.8mStafford: £423.8mBraintree: £440.9mStafford: £425.6mBraintree: £442.8mStafford: £402.0mBraintree: £418.2m

    £440.9m£442.8m£418.2mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Braintree £271.3m, Stafford £261.6mStafford: £261.6mBraintree: £271.3mStafford: £262.7mBraintree: £272.4mStafford: £248.2mBraintree: £257.3m

    £271.3m£272.4m£257.3mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£261.6m£262.7m£248.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Braintree £103.0m, Stafford £95.1mStafford: £95.1mBraintree: £103.0mStafford: £95.5mBraintree: £103.4mStafford: £90.2mBraintree: £97.7m

    £103.0m£103.4m£97.7mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Braintree £251.2m, Stafford £241.8mStafford: £241.8mBraintree: £251.2mStafford: £242.8mBraintree: £252.3mStafford: £229.3mBraintree: £238.3m

    £251.2m£252.3m£238.3mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree £6.1m, Stafford £5.6mStafford: £5.6mBraintree: £6.1mStafford: £5.6mBraintree: £6.1mStafford: £5.3mBraintree: £5.8m

    £6.1m£6.1m£5.8mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree £13.5m, Stafford £13.9mStafford: £13.9mBraintree: £13.5mStafford: £13.9mBraintree: £13.6mStafford: £13.1mBraintree: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.6m£12.8mStafford is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Braintree £0.41m, Stafford £0.38mStafford: £0.38mBraintree: £0.41mStafford: £0.39mBraintree: £0.41mStafford: £0.36mBraintree: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree £34.5m, Stafford £40.6mStafford: £40.6mBraintree: £34.5mStafford: £40.8mBraintree: £34.7mStafford: £38.5mBraintree: £32.7m

    £34.5m£34.7m£32.7mStafford is higher£40.6m£40.8m£38.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Braintree £14.7m, Stafford £10.0mStafford: £10.0mBraintree: £14.7mStafford: £10.0mBraintree: £14.8mStafford: £9.5mBraintree: £13.9m

    £14.7m£14.8m£13.9mBraintree is higher£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree £6.5m, Stafford £5.6mStafford: £5.6mBraintree: £6.5mStafford: £5.7mBraintree: £6.6mStafford: £5.3mBraintree: £6.2m

    £6.5m£6.6m£6.2mBraintree is higher£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree £82.7m, Stafford £72.8mStafford: £72.8mBraintree: £82.7mStafford: £73.1mBraintree: £83.1mStafford: £69.0mBraintree: £78.5m

    £82.7m£83.1m£78.5mBraintree is higher£72.8m£73.1m£69.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Braintree £16.7m, Stafford £15.9mStafford: £15.9mBraintree: £16.7mStafford: £16.0mBraintree: £16.8mStafford: £15.1mBraintree: £15.9m

    £16.7m£16.8m£15.9mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Braintree £13.1m, Stafford £16.0mStafford: £16.0mBraintree: £13.1mStafford: £16.1mBraintree: £13.2mStafford: £15.2mBraintree: £12.5m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.5mStafford is higher£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Braintree £0.34m, Stafford £0.38mStafford: £0.38mBraintree: £0.34mStafford: £0.38mBraintree: £0.34mStafford: £0.36mBraintree: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mStafford is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Braintree £0.24m, Stafford £0.31mStafford: £0.31mBraintree: £0.24mStafford: £0.32mBraintree: £0.24mStafford: £0.30mBraintree: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mStafford is higher£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Braintree £0.71m, Stafford £0.57mStafford: £0.57mBraintree: £0.71mStafford: £0.57mBraintree: £0.71mStafford: £0.54mBraintree: £0.67m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.67mBraintree is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Braintree 21,770, Stafford 20,863Stafford: 20,863Braintree: 21,770

    21,770Braintree is higherDepends on how you count20,863

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree 1,581, Stafford 1,435Stafford: 1,435Braintree: 1,581

    1,581Braintree is higherDepends on how you count1,435

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree 3,031, Stafford 2,841Stafford: 2,841Braintree: 3,031

    3,031Braintree is higherDepends on how you count2,841

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree 5,531, Stafford 5,768Stafford: 5,768Braintree: 5,531

    5,531Stafford is higher5,768

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree 9,351, Stafford 9,290Stafford: 9,290Braintree: 9,351

    9,351Braintree is higherDepends on how you count9,290

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree 1,471, Stafford 1,261Stafford: 1,261Braintree: 1,471

    1,471Braintree is higher1,261

Show the numbers
Braintree and Stafford, total
MeasureBraintreeStaffordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£440.9m£442.8m£418.2m£423.8m£425.6m£402.0mBraintree
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£271.3m£272.4m£257.3m£261.6m£262.7m£248.2mBraintree
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£103.0m£103.4m£97.7m£95.1m£95.5m£90.2mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£251.2m£252.3m£238.3m£241.8m£242.8m£229.3mBraintree
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mBraintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£13.9m£13.9m£13.1mStafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.38m£0.39m£0.36mBraintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.5m£34.7m£32.7m£40.6m£40.8m£38.5mStafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m£10.0m£10.0m£9.5mBraintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m£5.6m£5.7m£5.3mBraintree
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£82.7m£83.1m£78.5m£72.8m£73.1m£69.0mBraintree
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mBraintree
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m£16.0m£16.1m£15.2mStafford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mStafford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.31m£0.32m£0.30mStafford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,77020,863Braintree
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5811,435Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0312,841Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,5315,768Stafford
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3519,290Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4711,261Braintree

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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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