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Chesham and Amersham and Reigate
Chesham and Amersham is higher than Reigate on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 5 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
Chesham and Amersham is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Reigate 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
Chesham and Amersham Reigate
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,661£3,677£3,473Chesham and Amersham is higherDepends on how you count£3,479£3,493£3,300
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,758£12,813£12,102Chesham and Amersham is higher£12,625£12,678£11,975
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,102£1,106£1,045Reigate is higher£1,163£1,168£1,103
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,973£12,024£11,357Chesham and Amersham is higher£11,686£11,735£11,084
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£247£248£235Reigate is higher£285£286£270
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£525£527£498Reigate is higher£640£643£607
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13£13£12Reigate is higherDepends on how you count£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£189£190£179Reigate is higher£236£237£224
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£85£85£81Reigate is higher£95£95£90
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£59£60£56Chesham and Amersham is higherDepends on how you count£59£59£56
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£884£888£839Reigate is higher£929£933£881
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£118£118£112Reigate is higher£163£164£155
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£146£147£138Reigate is higher£166£167£158
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.99£9.03£8.53Chesham and Amersham is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.98£3.00£2.83Chesham and Amersham is higher£2.16£2.17£2.05
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.27£7.31£6.90Reigate is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
995.8Reigate is higherDepends on how you count997.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
51.9Reigate is higher60.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
109.0Reigate is higher134.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
28.6Reigate is higher35.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
91.9Reigate is higher100.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
13.5Reigate is higher13.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chesham and Amersham | Reigate | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,661£3,677£3,473 | £3,479£3,493£3,300 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,758£12,813£12,102 | £12,625£12,678£11,975 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,102£1,106£1,045 | £1,163£1,168£1,103 | Reigate |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,973£12,024£11,357 | £11,686£11,735£11,084 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £247£248£235 | £285£286£270 | Reigate |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £525£527£498 | £640£643£607 | Reigate |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13£13£12 | £14 | Reigate |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £189£190£179 | £236£237£224 | Reigate |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £85£85£81 | £95£95£90 | Reigate |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £59£60£56 | £59£59£56 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £884£888£839 | £929£933£881 | Reigate |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £118£118£112 | £163£164£155 | Reigate |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £146£147£138 | £166£167£158 | Reigate |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.99£9.03£8.53 | £6.87£6.90£6.52 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.98£3.00£2.83 | £2.16£2.17£2.05 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.27£7.31£6.90 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | Reigate |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 995.8 | 997.0 | Reigate |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 51.9 | 60.7 | Reigate |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 109.0 | 134.5 | Reigate |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 28.6 | 35.9 | Reigate |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 91.9 | 100.5 | Reigate |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 13.5 | 13.8 | Reigate |
Per resident
Chesham and Amersham is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Reigate on 15. 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
Chesham and Amersham Reigate
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,661£3,677£3,473Chesham and Amersham is higherDepends on how you count£3,479£3,493£3,300
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,616£2,627£2,481Chesham and Amersham is higher£2,262£2,272£2,146
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£646£649£613Reigate is higher£715£718£679
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,455£2,465£2,328Chesham and Amersham is higher£2,094£2,103£1,986
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£51£51£48Reigate is higher£51£51£48
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£108£108£102Reigate is higher£115£115£109
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£2.68£2.69£2.54Chesham and Amersham is higherDepends on how you count£2.56£2.57£2.43
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£189£190£179Reigate is higher£236£237£224
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£85£85£81Reigate is higher£95£95£90
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£35£35£33Reigate is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£519£521£492Reigate is higher£571£574£542
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£118£118£112Reigate is higher£163£164£155
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£86£86£81Reigate is higher£102£103£97
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.28£5.30£5.01Chesham and Amersham is higher£4.23£4.25£4.01
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.75£1.76£1.66Chesham and Amersham is higher£1.33£1.33£1.26
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.27£7.31£6.90Reigate is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
204.2Chesham and Amersham is higherDepends on how you count178.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
10.7Reigate is higher10.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.3Reigate is higher24.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
28.6Reigate is higher35.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
53.9Reigate is higher61.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
7.9Reigate is higher8.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chesham and Amersham | Reigate | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,661£3,677£3,473 | £3,479£3,493£3,300 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,616£2,627£2,481 | £2,262£2,272£2,146 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £646£649£613 | £715£718£679 | Reigate |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,455£2,465£2,328 | £2,094£2,103£1,986 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £51£51£48 | £51£51£48 | Reigate |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £108£108£102 | £115£115£109 | Reigate |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £2.68£2.69£2.54 | £2.56£2.57£2.43 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £189£190£179 | £236£237£224 | Reigate |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £85£85£81 | £95£95£90 | Reigate |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £35£35£33 | £36£36£34 | Reigate |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £519£521£492 | £571£574£542 | Reigate |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £118£118£112 | £163£164£155 | Reigate |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £86£86£81 | £102£103£97 | Reigate |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.28£5.30£5.01 | £4.23£4.25£4.01 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.75£1.76£1.66 | £1.33£1.33£1.26 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.27£7.31£6.90 | £7.62£7.65£7.23 | Reigate |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 204.2 | 178.7 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 10.7 | 10.9 | Reigate |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.3 | 24.1 | Reigate |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 28.6 | 35.9 | Reigate |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 53.9 | 61.8 | Reigate |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 7.9 | 8.5 | Reigate |
Total
Chesham and Amersham is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Reigate 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
Chesham and Amersham Reigate
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£372.1m£373.6m£352.9mReigate is higherDepends on how you count£395.2m£396.9m£374.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£265.8m£267.0m£252.2mChesham and Amersham is higher£257.0m£258.1m£243.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£65.7m£66.0m£62.3mReigate is higher£81.3m£81.6m£77.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£249.5m£250.5m£236.6mChesham and Amersham is higher£237.9m£238.9m£225.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mReigate is higher£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mReigate is higher£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mReigate is higherDepends on how you count£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mReigate is higher£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.6m£8.7m£8.2mReigate is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.5m£3.6m£3.4mReigate is higherDepends on how you count£4.1m£4.1m£3.9m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£52.7m£53.0m£50.0mReigate is higher£64.9m£65.2m£61.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£12.0m£12.0m£11.4mReigate is higher£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£8.7m£8.7m£8.3mReigate is higher£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChesham and Amersham is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.18m£0.18m£0.17mChesham and Amersham is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mReigate is higher£0.87m£0.87m£0.82m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
20,748Chesham and Amersham is higherDepends on how you count20,296
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,082Reigate is higher1,236
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,270Reigate is higher2,738
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
2,908Reigate is higher4,076
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
5,477Reigate is higher7,023
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
803Reigate is higher965
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chesham and Amersham | Reigate | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £372.1m£373.6m£352.9m | £395.2m£396.9m£374.9m | Reigate |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £265.8m£267.0m£252.2m | £257.0m£258.1m£243.8m | Chesham and Amersham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £65.7m£66.0m£62.3m | £81.3m£81.6m£77.1m | Reigate |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £249.5m£250.5m£236.6m | £237.9m£238.9m£225.6m | Chesham and Amersham |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.2m£5.2m£4.9m | £5.8m£5.8m£5.5m | Reigate |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.9m£11.0m£10.4m | £13.0m£13.1m£12.4m | Reigate |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.27m£0.27m£0.26m | £0.29m£0.29m£0.28m | Reigate |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.2m£19.3m£18.2m | £26.8m£26.9m£25.4m | Reigate |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.6m£8.7m£8.2m | £10.7m£10.8m£10.2m | Reigate |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.5m£3.6m£3.4m | £4.1m£4.1m£3.9m | Reigate |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £52.7m£53.0m£50.0m | £64.9m£65.2m£61.6m | Reigate |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £12.0m£12.0m£11.4m | £18.5m£18.6m£17.6m | Reigate |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £8.7m£8.7m£8.3m | £11.6m£11.7m£11.0m | Reigate |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.48m£0.48m£0.46m | Chesham and Amersham |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.18m£0.18m£0.17m | £0.15m£0.15m£0.14m | Chesham and Amersham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.74m£0.74m£0.70m | £0.87m£0.87m£0.82m | Reigate |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 20,748 | 20,296 | Chesham and Amersham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,082 | 1,236 | Reigate |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,270 | 2,738 | Reigate |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 2,908 | 4,076 | Reigate |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 5,477 | 7,023 | Reigate |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 803 | 965 | Reigate |
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.