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Cambridge and Cities of London and Westminster

127,325 and 131,247 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Cities of London and Westminster on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Cambridge is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Cities of London and Westminster on 16. 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

Cambridge Cities of London and Westminster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Cities of London and Westminster £3,608Cities of London and Westminster: £3,608Cambridge: £2,602Cities of London and Westminster: £3,623Cambridge: £2,613Cities of London and Westminster: £3,422Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Cities of London and Westminster is higher£3,608£3,623£3,422

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £12,031, Cities of London and Westminster £11,452Cities of London and Westminster: £11,452Cambridge: £12,031Cities of London and Westminster: £11,501Cambridge: £12,083Cities of London and Westminster: £10,863Cambridge: £11,412

    £12,031£12,083£11,412Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£11,452£11,501£10,863

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,112, Cities of London and Westminster £1,592Cities of London and Westminster: £1,592Cambridge: £1,112Cities of London and Westminster: £1,599Cambridge: £1,116Cities of London and Westminster: £1,510Cambridge: £1,054

    £1,112£1,116£1,054Cities of London and Westminster is higher£1,592£1,599£1,510

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,945, Cities of London and Westminster £9,580Cities of London and Westminster: £9,580Cambridge: £10,945Cities of London and Westminster: £9,621Cambridge: £10,992Cities of London and Westminster: £9,087Cambridge: £10,382

    £10,945£10,992£10,382Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£9,580£9,621£9,087

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £527, Cities of London and Westminster £1,312Cities of London and Westminster: £1,312Cambridge: £527Cities of London and Westminster: £1,317Cambridge: £529Cities of London and Westminster: £1,244Cambridge: £500

    £527£529£500Cities of London and Westminster is higher£1,312£1,317£1,244

  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: Cambridge £534, Cities of London and Westminster £515Cities of London and Westminster: £515Cambridge: £534Cities of London and Westminster: £517Cambridge: £536Cities of London and Westminster: £489Cambridge: £506

    £534£536£506Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£515£517£489

  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: Cambridge £25, Cities of London and Westminster £45Cities of London and Westminster: £45Cambridge: £25Cities of London and Westminster: £45Cambridge: £26Cities of London and Westminster: £43Cambridge: £24

    £25£26£24Cities of London and Westminster is higher£45£45£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Cities of London and Westminster £304Cities of London and Westminster: £304Cambridge: £249Cities of London and Westminster: £306Cambridge: £250Cities of London and Westminster: £289Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Cities of London and Westminster is higher£304£306£289

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Cities of London and Westminster £72Cities of London and Westminster: £72Cambridge: £56Cities of London and Westminster: £73Cambridge: £56Cities of London and Westminster: £69Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Cities of London and Westminster is higher£72£73£69

  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: Cambridge £41, Cities of London and Westminster £57Cities of London and Westminster: £57Cambridge: £41Cities of London and Westminster: £57Cambridge: £42Cities of London and Westminster: £54Cambridge: £39

    £41£42£39Cities of London and Westminster is higher£57£57£54

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £880, Cities of London and Westminster £1,271Cities of London and Westminster: £1,271Cambridge: £880Cities of London and Westminster: £1,277Cambridge: £884Cities of London and Westminster: £1,206Cambridge: £835

    £880£884£835Cities of London and Westminster is higher£1,271£1,277£1,206

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Cities of London and Westminster £597Cities of London and Westminster: £597Cambridge: £206Cities of London and Westminster: £599Cambridge: £207Cities of London and Westminster: £566Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Cities of London and Westminster is higher£597£599£566

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £182, Cities of London and Westminster £253Cities of London and Westminster: £253Cambridge: £182Cities of London and Westminster: £254Cambridge: £183Cities of London and Westminster: £240Cambridge: £172

    £182£183£172Cities of London and Westminster is higher£253£254£240

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.74, Cities of London and Westminster £6.38Cities of London and Westminster: £6.38Cambridge: £5.74Cities of London and Westminster: £6.41Cambridge: £5.76Cities of London and Westminster: £6.05Cambridge: £5.44

    £5.74£5.76£5.44Cities of London and Westminster is higher£6.38£6.41£6.05

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.18, Cities of London and Westminster £4.07Cities of London and Westminster: £4.07Cambridge: £2.18Cities of London and Westminster: £4.09Cambridge: £2.19Cities of London and Westminster: £3.86Cambridge: £2.07

    £2.18£2.19£2.07Cities of London and Westminster is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Cities of London and Westminster £1.92Cities of London and Westminster: £1.92Cambridge: £3.63Cities of London and Westminster: £1.93Cambridge: £3.64Cities of London and Westminster: £1.82Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Cambridge is higher£1.92£1.93£1.82

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 959.7, Cities of London and Westminster 880.2Cities of London and Westminster: 880.2Cambridge: 959.7

    959.7Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count880.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 104.7, Cities of London and Westminster 190.8Cities of London and Westminster: 190.8Cambridge: 104.7

    104.7Cities of London and Westminster is higher190.8

  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: Cambridge 111.8, Cities of London and Westminster 105.6Cities of London and Westminster: 105.6Cambridge: 111.8

    111.8Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count105.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 37.0, Cities of London and Westminster 44.7Cities of London and Westminster: 44.7Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Cities of London and Westminster is higher44.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cambridge 100.3, Cities of London and Westminster 121.3Cities of London and Westminster: 121.3Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Cities of London and Westminster is higher121.3

  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: Cambridge 9.2, Cities of London and Westminster 13.3Cities of London and Westminster: 13.3Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Cities of London and Westminster is higher13.3

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Cambridge and Cities of London and Westminster, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeCities of London and WestminsterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,608£3,623£3,422Cities of London and Westminster
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,083£11,412£11,452£11,501£10,863Cambridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,112£1,116£1,054£1,592£1,599£1,510Cities of London and Westminster
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,945£10,992£10,382£9,580£9,621£9,087Cambridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£527£529£500£1,312£1,317£1,244Cities of London and Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£534£536£506£515£517£489Cambridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£26£24£45£45£43Cities of London and Westminster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£304£306£289Cities of London and Westminster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£72£73£69Cities of London and Westminster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£42£39£57£57£54Cities of London and Westminster
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£880£884£835£1,271£1,277£1,206Cities of London and Westminster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£597£599£566Cities of London and Westminster
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£172£253£254£240Cities of London and Westminster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44£6.38£6.41£6.05Cities of London and Westminster
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.18£2.19£2.07£4.07£4.09£3.86Cities of London and Westminster
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£1.92£1.93£1.82Cambridge
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026959.7880.2Cambridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.7190.8Cities of London and Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.8105.6Cambridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.044.7Cities of London and Westminster
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026100.3121.3Cities of London and Westminster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.213.3Cities of London and Westminster

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Cities of London and Westminster on 21. 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

Cambridge Cities of London and Westminster

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,602, Cities of London and Westminster £3,608Cities of London and Westminster: £3,608Cambridge: £2,602Cities of London and Westminster: £3,623Cambridge: £2,613Cities of London and Westminster: £3,422Cambridge: £2,468

    £2,602£2,613£2,468Cities of London and Westminster is higher£3,608£3,623£3,422

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,258, Cities of London and Westminster £1,416Cities of London and Westminster: £1,416Cambridge: £1,258Cities of London and Westminster: £1,422Cambridge: £1,263Cities of London and Westminster: £1,343Cambridge: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Cities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£1,416£1,422£1,343

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £829, Cities of London and Westminster £1,217Cities of London and Westminster: £1,217Cambridge: £829Cities of London and Westminster: £1,222Cambridge: £832Cities of London and Westminster: £1,154Cambridge: £786

    £829£832£786Cities of London and Westminster is higher£1,217£1,222£1,154

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,144, Cities of London and Westminster £1,184Cities of London and Westminster: £1,184Cambridge: £1,144Cities of London and Westminster: £1,189Cambridge: £1,149Cities of London and Westminster: £1,123Cambridge: £1,085

    £1,144£1,149£1,085Cities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£1,184£1,189£1,123

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £55, Cities of London and Westminster £162Cities of London and Westminster: £162Cambridge: £55Cities of London and Westminster: £163Cambridge: £55Cities of London and Westminster: £154Cambridge: £52

    £55£55£52Cities of London and Westminster is higher£162£163£154

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Cities of London and Westminster £64Cities of London and Westminster: £64Cambridge: £56Cities of London and Westminster: £64Cambridge: £56Cities of London and Westminster: £60Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Cities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£64£64£60

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cambridge £2.66, Cities of London and Westminster £5.58Cities of London and Westminster: £5.58Cambridge: £2.66Cities of London and Westminster: £5.60Cambridge: £2.67Cities of London and Westminster: £5.29Cambridge: £2.52

    £2.66£2.67£2.52Cities of London and Westminster is higher£5.58£5.60£5.29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £249, Cities of London and Westminster £304Cities of London and Westminster: £304Cambridge: £249Cities of London and Westminster: £306Cambridge: £250Cities of London and Westminster: £289Cambridge: £236

    £249£250£236Cities of London and Westminster is higher£304£306£289

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Cities of London and Westminster £72Cities of London and Westminster: £72Cambridge: £56Cities of London and Westminster: £73Cambridge: £56Cities of London and Westminster: £69Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Cities of London and Westminster is higher£72£73£69

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Cities of London and Westminster £44Cities of London and Westminster: £44Cambridge: £31Cities of London and Westminster: £44Cambridge: £31Cities of London and Westminster: £41Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Cities of London and Westminster is higher£44£44£41

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £656, Cities of London and Westminster £972Cities of London and Westminster: £972Cambridge: £656Cities of London and Westminster: £976Cambridge: £659Cities of London and Westminster: £922Cambridge: £623

    £656£659£623Cities of London and Westminster is higher£972£976£922

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £206, Cities of London and Westminster £597Cities of London and Westminster: £597Cambridge: £206Cities of London and Westminster: £599Cambridge: £207Cities of London and Westminster: £566Cambridge: £196

    £206£207£196Cities of London and Westminster is higher£597£599£566

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £136, Cities of London and Westminster £193Cities of London and Westminster: £193Cambridge: £136Cities of London and Westminster: £194Cambridge: £136Cities of London and Westminster: £183Cambridge: £129

    £136£136£129Cities of London and Westminster is higher£193£194£183

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.28, Cities of London and Westminster £4.88Cities of London and Westminster: £4.88Cambridge: £4.28Cities of London and Westminster: £4.90Cambridge: £4.30Cities of London and Westminster: £4.63Cambridge: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Cities of London and Westminster is higher£4.88£4.90£4.63

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.62, Cities of London and Westminster £3.11Cities of London and Westminster: £3.11Cambridge: £1.62Cities of London and Westminster: £3.12Cambridge: £1.63Cities of London and Westminster: £2.95Cambridge: £1.54

    £1.62£1.63£1.54Cities of London and Westminster is higher£3.11£3.12£2.95

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.63, Cities of London and Westminster £1.92Cities of London and Westminster: £1.92Cambridge: £3.63Cities of London and Westminster: £1.93Cambridge: £3.64Cities of London and Westminster: £1.82Cambridge: £3.44

    £3.63£3.64£3.44Cambridge is higher£1.92£1.93£1.82

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 100.3, Cities of London and Westminster 108.8Cities of London and Westminster: 108.8Cambridge: 100.3

    100.3Cities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count108.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.9, Cities of London and Westminster 23.6Cities of London and Westminster: 23.6Cambridge: 10.9

    10.9Cities of London and Westminster is higher23.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 11.7, Cities of London and Westminster 13.1Cities of London and Westminster: 13.1Cambridge: 11.7

    11.7Cities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count13.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 37.0, Cities of London and Westminster 44.7Cities of London and Westminster: 44.7Cambridge: 37.0

    37.0Cities of London and Westminster is higher44.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 74.8, Cities of London and Westminster 92.7Cities of London and Westminster: 92.7Cambridge: 74.8

    74.8Cities of London and Westminster is higher92.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 6.9, Cities of London and Westminster 10.2Cities of London and Westminster: 10.2Cambridge: 6.9

    6.9Cities of London and Westminster is higher10.2

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Cambridge and Cities of London and Westminster, per resident
MeasureCambridgeCities of London and WestminsterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468£3,608£3,623£3,422Cities of London and Westminster
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£1,416£1,422£1,343Cities of London and Westminster
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£829£832£786£1,217£1,222£1,154Cities of London and Westminster
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,144£1,149£1,085£1,184£1,189£1,123Cities of London and Westminster
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£162£163£154Cities of London and Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£64£64£60Cities of London and Westminster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.66£2.67£2.52£5.58£5.60£5.29Cities of London and Westminster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£304£306£289Cities of London and Westminster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£72£73£69Cities of London and Westminster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£44£44£41Cities of London and Westminster
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£656£659£623£972£976£922Cities of London and Westminster
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196£597£599£566Cities of London and Westminster
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129£193£194£183Cities of London and Westminster
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£4.88£4.90£4.63Cities of London and Westminster
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.62£1.63£1.54£3.11£3.12£2.95Cities of London and Westminster
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44£1.92£1.93£1.82Cambridge
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026100.3108.8Cities of London and Westminster
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.923.6Cities of London and Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.713.1Cities of London and Westminster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.044.7Cities of London and Westminster
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.892.7Cities of London and Westminster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.910.2Cities of London and Westminster

Total

Cambridge is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Cities of London and Westminster on 21. 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

Cambridge Cities of London and Westminster

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £331.2m, Cities of London and Westminster £473.5mCities of London and Westminster: £473.5mCambridge: £331.2mCities of London and Westminster: £475.5mCambridge: £332.6mCities of London and Westminster: £449.2mCambridge: £314.2m

    £331.2m£332.6m£314.2mCities of London and Westminster is higher£473.5m£475.5m£449.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £160.1m, Cities of London and Westminster £185.8mCities of London and Westminster: £185.8mCambridge: £160.1mCities of London and Westminster: £186.6mCambridge: £160.8mCities of London and Westminster: £176.3mCambridge: £151.9m

    £160.1m£160.8m£151.9mCities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£185.8m£186.6m£176.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £105.5m, Cities of London and Westminster £159.7mCities of London and Westminster: £159.7mCambridge: £105.5mCities of London and Westminster: £160.4mCambridge: £106.0mCities of London and Westminster: £151.5mCambridge: £100.1m

    £105.5m£106.0m£100.1mCities of London and Westminster is higher£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £145.7m, Cities of London and Westminster £155.4mCities of London and Westminster: £155.4mCambridge: £145.7mCities of London and Westminster: £156.1mCambridge: £146.3mCities of London and Westminster: £147.5mCambridge: £138.2m

    £145.7m£146.3m£138.2mCities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£155.4m£156.1m£147.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £7.0m, Cities of London and Westminster £21.3mCities of London and Westminster: £21.3mCambridge: £7.0mCities of London and Westminster: £21.4mCambridge: £7.0mCities of London and Westminster: £20.2mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.0m£7.0m£6.7mCities of London and Westminster is higher£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Cities of London and Westminster £8.4mCities of London and Westminster: £8.4mCambridge: £7.1mCities of London and Westminster: £8.4mCambridge: £7.1mCities of London and Westminster: £7.9mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mCities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cambridge £0.34m, Cities of London and Westminster £0.73mCities of London and Westminster: £0.73mCambridge: £0.34mCities of London and Westminster: £0.74mCambridge: £0.34mCities of London and Westminster: £0.69mCambridge: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mCities of London and Westminster is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £31.7m, Cities of London and Westminster £39.9mCities of London and Westminster: £39.9mCambridge: £31.7mCities of London and Westminster: £40.1mCambridge: £31.9mCities of London and Westminster: £37.9mCambridge: £30.1m

    £31.7m£31.9m£30.1mCities of London and Westminster is higher£39.9m£40.1m£37.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £7.1m, Cities of London and Westminster £9.5mCities of London and Westminster: £9.5mCambridge: £7.1mCities of London and Westminster: £9.6mCambridge: £7.1mCities of London and Westminster: £9.0mCambridge: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mCities of London and Westminster is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £3.9m, Cities of London and Westminster £5.7mCities of London and Westminster: £5.7mCambridge: £3.9mCities of London and Westminster: £5.8mCambridge: £3.9mCities of London and Westminster: £5.4mCambridge: £3.7m

    £3.9m£3.9m£3.7mCities of London and Westminster is higher£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £83.6m, Cities of London and Westminster £127.5mCities of London and Westminster: £127.5mCambridge: £83.6mCities of London and Westminster: £128.1mCambridge: £83.9mCities of London and Westminster: £121.0mCambridge: £79.3m

    £83.6m£83.9m£79.3mCities of London and Westminster is higher£127.5m£128.1m£121.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £26.3m, Cities of London and Westminster £78.3mCities of London and Westminster: £78.3mCambridge: £26.3mCities of London and Westminster: £78.6mCambridge: £26.4mCities of London and Westminster: £74.3mCambridge: £24.9m

    £26.3m£26.4m£24.9mCities of London and Westminster is higher£78.3m£78.6m£74.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £17.3m, Cities of London and Westminster £25.4mCities of London and Westminster: £25.4mCambridge: £17.3mCities of London and Westminster: £25.5mCambridge: £17.3mCities of London and Westminster: £24.1mCambridge: £16.4m

    £17.3m£17.3m£16.4mCities of London and Westminster is higher£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.54m, Cities of London and Westminster £0.64mCities of London and Westminster: £0.64mCambridge: £0.54mCities of London and Westminster: £0.64mCambridge: £0.55mCities of London and Westminster: £0.61mCambridge: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mCities of London and Westminster is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.21m, Cities of London and Westminster £0.41mCities of London and Westminster: £0.41mCambridge: £0.21mCities of London and Westminster: £0.41mCambridge: £0.21mCities of London and Westminster: £0.39mCambridge: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mCities of London and Westminster is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.46m, Cities of London and Westminster £0.25mCities of London and Westminster: £0.25mCambridge: £0.46mCities of London and Westminster: £0.25mCambridge: £0.46mCities of London and Westminster: £0.24mCambridge: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.44mCambridge is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 12,772, Cities of London and Westminster 14,282Cities of London and Westminster: 14,282Cambridge: 12,772

    12,772Cities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count14,282

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,393, Cities of London and Westminster 3,096Cities of London and Westminster: 3,096Cambridge: 1,393

    1,393Cities of London and Westminster is higher3,096

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,488, Cities of London and Westminster 1,714Cities of London and Westminster: 1,714Cambridge: 1,488

    1,488Cities of London and Westminster is higherDepends on how you count1,714

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 4,708, Cities of London and Westminster 5,867Cities of London and Westminster: 5,867Cambridge: 4,708

    4,708Cities of London and Westminster is higher5,867

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 9,518, Cities of London and Westminster 12,161Cities of London and Westminster: 12,161Cambridge: 9,518

    9,518Cities of London and Westminster is higher12,161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 876, Cities of London and Westminster 1,337Cities of London and Westminster: 1,337Cambridge: 876

    876Cities of London and Westminster is higher1,337

Show the numbers
Cambridge and Cities of London and Westminster, total
MeasureCambridgeCities of London and WestminsterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£331.2m£332.6m£314.2m£473.5m£475.5m£449.2mCities of London and Westminster
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£160.1m£160.8m£151.9m£185.8m£186.6m£176.3mCities of London and Westminster
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£105.5m£106.0m£100.1m£159.7m£160.4m£151.5mCities of London and Westminster
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m£155.4m£156.1m£147.5mCities of London and Westminster
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.7m£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mCities of London and Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£8.4m£8.4m£7.9mCities of London and Westminster
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.73m£0.74m£0.69mCities of London and Westminster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m£39.9m£40.1m£37.9mCities of London and Westminster
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£9.5m£9.6m£9.0mCities of London and Westminster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m£5.7m£5.8m£5.4mCities of London and Westminster
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m£127.5m£128.1m£121.0mCities of London and Westminster
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m£78.3m£78.6m£74.3mCities of London and Westminster
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m£25.4m£25.5m£24.1mCities of London and Westminster
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mCities of London and Westminster
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mCities of London and Westminster
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mCambridge
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,77214,282Cities of London and Westminster
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3933,096Cities of London and Westminster
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,4881,714Cities of London and Westminster
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,7085,867Cities of London and Westminster
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,51812,161Cities of London and Westminster
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20268761,337Cities of London and Westminster

Sources

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

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  4. 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.
  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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