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Bury South and Harlow
Bury South is higher than Harlow on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.
On 3 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
Bury South is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Harlow 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
Bury South Harlow
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,408£4,426£4,181Bury South is higher£4,132£4,149£3,919
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,994£13,050£12,326Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£13,314£13,371£12,629
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,521£2,532£2,391Bury South is higher£2,240£2,249£2,125
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,549£11,599£10,955Harlow is higher£11,999£12,050£11,382
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£596£598£565Bury South is higher£503£505£477
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£816£819£774Bury South is higher£782£786£742
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£33£33£31Bury South is higher£30£30£28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£479£481£455Bury South is higher£383£385£364
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£171£172£162Bury South is higher£130£131£124
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£134£135£127Bury South is higher£104£104£99
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,013£2,021£1,909Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£1,905£1,914£1,807
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£214£215£203Harlow is higher£234£235£222
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£358£360£340Bury South is higher£218£219£207
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.90£7.93£7.49Bury South is higher£7.20£7.23£6.83
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.10£8.13£7.68Bury South is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.94£5.96£5.63Harlow is higher£6.94£6.97£6.58
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,012.2Harlow is higherDepends on how you count1,043.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
132.5Bury South is higher118.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
165.8Harlow is higher173.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
72.1Bury South is higher61.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
229.2Bury South is higher201.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
30.1Bury South is higher23.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bury South | Harlow | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,408£4,426£4,181 | £4,132£4,149£3,919 | Bury South |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,994£13,050£12,326 | £13,314£13,371£12,629 | Harlow |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,521£2,532£2,391 | £2,240£2,249£2,125 | Bury South |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,549£11,599£10,955 | £11,999£12,050£11,382 | Harlow |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £596£598£565 | £503£505£477 | Bury South |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £816£819£774 | £782£786£742 | Bury South |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £33£33£31 | £30£30£28 | Bury South |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £479£481£455 | £383£385£364 | Bury South |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £171£172£162 | £130£131£124 | Bury South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £134£135£127 | £104£104£99 | Bury South |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,013£2,021£1,909 | £1,905£1,914£1,807 | Bury South |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £214£215£203 | £234£235£222 | Harlow |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £358£360£340 | £218£219£207 | Bury South |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.90£7.93£7.49 | £7.20£7.23£6.83 | Bury South |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.10£8.13£7.68 | £4.91£4.93£4.66 | Bury South |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.94£5.96£5.63 | £6.94£6.97£6.58 | Harlow |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,012.2 | 1,043.4 | Harlow |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 132.5 | 118.3 | Bury South |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 165.8 | 173.4 | Harlow |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 72.1 | 61.1 | Bury South |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 229.2 | 201.0 | Bury South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 30.1 | 23.7 | Bury South |
Per resident
Bury South is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Harlow 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
Bury South Harlow
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,408£4,426£4,181Bury South is higher£4,132£4,149£3,919
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,982£1,991£1,880Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£1,968£1,977£1,867
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,555£1,561£1,475Bury South is higher£1,408£1,414£1,336
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,762£1,770£1,671Harlow is higher£1,774£1,782£1,683
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£91£91£86Bury South is higher£74£75£71
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£124£125£118Bury South is higher£116£116£110
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.03£5.05£4.77Bury South is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£479£481£455Bury South is higher£383£385£364
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£171£172£162Bury South is higher£130£131£124
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£83£83£78Bury South is higher£65£66£62
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,241£1,246£1,177Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£1,198£1,203£1,136
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£214£215£203Harlow is higher£234£235£222
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£221£222£210Bury South is higher£137£138£130
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.87£4.89£4.62Bury South is higher£4.53£4.55£4.30
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.00£5.02£4.74Bury South is higher£3.09£3.10£2.93
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.94£5.96£5.63Harlow is higher£6.94£6.97£6.58
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
154.4Bury South is higherDepends on how you count154.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.2Bury South is higher17.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.3Harlow is higher25.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
72.1Bury South is higher61.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
141.3Bury South is higher126.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.5Bury South is higher14.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bury South | Harlow | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,408£4,426£4,181 | £4,132£4,149£3,919 | Bury South |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,982£1,991£1,880 | £1,968£1,977£1,867 | Bury South |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,555£1,561£1,475 | £1,408£1,414£1,336 | Bury South |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,762£1,770£1,671 | £1,774£1,782£1,683 | Harlow |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £91£91£86 | £74£75£71 | Bury South |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £124£125£118 | £116£116£110 | Bury South |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | £4.39£4.40£4.16 | Bury South |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £479£481£455 | £383£385£364 | Bury South |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £171£172£162 | £130£131£124 | Bury South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £83£83£78 | £65£66£62 | Bury South |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,241£1,246£1,177 | £1,198£1,203£1,136 | Bury South |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £214£215£203 | £234£235£222 | Harlow |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £221£222£210 | £137£138£130 | Bury South |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.87£4.89£4.62 | £4.53£4.55£4.30 | Bury South |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.00£5.02£4.74 | £3.09£3.10£2.93 | Bury South |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.94£5.96£5.63 | £6.94£6.97£6.58 | Harlow |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 154.4 | 154.3 | Bury South |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.2 | 17.5 | Bury South |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.3 | 25.6 | Harlow |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 72.1 | 61.1 | Bury South |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 141.3 | 126.4 | Bury South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.5 | 14.9 | Bury South |
Total
Bury South is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Harlow 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
Bury South Harlow
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£487.3m£489.4m£462.2mBury South is higher£480.3m£482.4m£455.6m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£219.2m£220.1m£207.9mHarlow is higherDepends on how you count£228.8m£229.8m£217.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£171.9m£172.6m£163.0mBury South is higher£163.7m£164.4m£155.3m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£194.8m£195.6m£184.8mHarlow is higher£206.2m£207.1m£195.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.0m£10.1m£9.5mBury South is higher£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.8m£13.8m£13.1mBury South is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.8m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBury South is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£53.0m£53.2m£50.3mBury South is higher£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£18.9m£19.0m£18.0mBury South is higher£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.1m£9.2m£8.7mBury South is higher£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£137.2m£137.8m£130.2mHarlow is higherDepends on how you count£139.3m£139.9m£132.1m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£23.7m£23.8m£22.4mHarlow is higher£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£24.4m£24.5m£23.2mBury South is higher£16.0m£16.0m£15.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBury South is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mBury South is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mHarlow is higher£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,072Harlow is higherDepends on how you count17,932
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,235Bury South is higher2,033
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,797Harlow is higher2,980
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
7,970Bury South is higher7,099
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
15,626Bury South is higher14,691
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,049Bury South is higher1,730
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| Measure | Bury South | Harlow | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £487.3m£489.4m£462.2m | £480.3m£482.4m£455.6m | Bury South |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £219.2m£220.1m£207.9m | £228.8m£229.8m£217.1m | Harlow |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £171.9m£172.6m£163.0m | £163.7m£164.4m£155.3m | Bury South |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £194.8m£195.6m£184.8m | £206.2m£207.1m£195.6m | Harlow |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.0m£10.1m£9.5m | £8.6m£8.7m£8.2m | Bury South |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.8m£13.8m£13.1m | £13.4m£13.5m£12.8m | Bury South |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | Bury South |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £53.0m£53.2m£50.3m | £44.6m£44.8m£42.3m | Bury South |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £18.9m£19.0m£18.0m | £15.2m£15.2m£14.4m | Bury South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.1m£9.2m£8.7m | £7.6m£7.6m£7.2m | Bury South |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £137.2m£137.8m£130.2m | £139.3m£139.9m£132.1m | Harlow |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £23.7m£23.8m£22.4m | £27.2m£27.3m£25.8m | Harlow |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £24.4m£24.5m£23.2m | £16.0m£16.0m£15.1m | Bury South |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | Bury South |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.36m£0.36m£0.34m | Bury South |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | £0.81m£0.81m£0.77m | Harlow |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,072 | 17,932 | Harlow |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,235 | 2,033 | Bury South |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,797 | 2,980 | Harlow |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 7,970 | 7,099 | Bury South |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 15,626 | 14,691 | Bury South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,049 | 1,730 | Bury South |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.