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Crawley and Colchester

124,008 and 119,956 residents (mid-2024).

Crawley is higher than Colchester on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Crawley is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Colchester on 12. 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

Crawley Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Crawley £3,728, Colchester £3,752Colchester: £3,752Crawley: £3,728Colchester: £3,768Crawley: £3,744Colchester: £3,559Crawley: £3,536

    £3,728£3,744£3,536Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£3,752£3,768£3,559

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Crawley £13,082, Colchester £13,174Colchester: £13,174Crawley: £13,082Colchester: £13,231Crawley: £13,138Colchester: £12,497Crawley: £12,409

    £13,082£13,138£12,409Colchester is higher£13,174£13,231£12,497

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £2,112, Colchester £1,924Colchester: £1,924Crawley: £2,112Colchester: £1,933Crawley: £2,121Colchester: £1,825Crawley: £2,003

    £2,112£2,121£2,003Crawley is higher£1,924£1,933£1,825

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Crawley £11,716, Colchester £11,720Colchester: £11,720Crawley: £11,716Colchester: £11,770Crawley: £11,766Colchester: £11,117Crawley: £11,113

    £11,716£11,766£11,113Colchester is higher£11,720£11,770£11,117

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Crawley £650, Colchester £527Colchester: £527Crawley: £650Colchester: £529Crawley: £652Colchester: £500Crawley: £616

    £650£652£616Crawley is higher£527£529£500

  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: Crawley £687, Colchester £900Colchester: £900Crawley: £687Colchester: £904Crawley: £690Colchester: £854Crawley: £651

    £687£690£651Colchester is higher£900£904£854

  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: Crawley £30, Colchester £27Colchester: £27Crawley: £30Colchester: £27Crawley: £30Colchester: £26Crawley: £28

    £30£30£28Crawley is higher£27£27£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £349, Colchester £383Colchester: £383Crawley: £349Colchester: £384Crawley: £351Colchester: £363Crawley: £331

    £349£351£331Colchester is higher£383£384£363

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £127, Colchester £162Colchester: £162Crawley: £127Colchester: £163Crawley: £127Colchester: £154Crawley: £120

    £127£127£120Colchester is higher£162£163£154

  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: Crawley £91, Colchester £99Colchester: £99Crawley: £91Colchester: £100Crawley: £92Colchester: £94Crawley: £86

    £91£92£86Colchester is higher£99£100£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £1,788, Colchester £1,560Colchester: £1,560Crawley: £1,788Colchester: £1,567Crawley: £1,795Colchester: £1,480Crawley: £1,696

    £1,788£1,795£1,696Crawley is higher£1,560£1,567£1,480

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Crawley £231, Colchester £202Colchester: £202Crawley: £231Colchester: £203Crawley: £232Colchester: £192Crawley: £219

    £231£232£219Crawley is higher£202£203£192

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £220, Colchester £250Colchester: £250Crawley: £220Colchester: £251Crawley: £221Colchester: £237Crawley: £209

    £220£221£209Colchester is higher£250£251£237

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £8.13, Colchester £7.84Colchester: £7.84Crawley: £8.13Colchester: £7.88Crawley: £8.16Colchester: £7.44Crawley: £7.71

    £8.13£8.16£7.71Crawley is higher£7.84£7.88£7.44

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Crawley £5.28, Colchester £6.50Colchester: £6.50Crawley: £5.28Colchester: £6.53Crawley: £5.30Colchester: £6.17Crawley: £5.01

    £5.28£5.30£5.01Colchester is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Crawley £5.22, Colchester £4.64Colchester: £4.64Crawley: £5.22Colchester: £4.66Crawley: £5.24Colchester: £4.40Crawley: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Crawley is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Crawley 1,023.8, Colchester 1,013.8Colchester: 1,013.8Crawley: 1,023.8

    1,023.8Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,013.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Crawley 116.0, Colchester 108.8Colchester: 108.8Crawley: 116.0

    116.0Crawley is higher108.8

  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: Crawley 143.4, Colchester 177.7Colchester: 177.7Crawley: 143.4

    143.4Colchester is higher177.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 53.7, Colchester 60.8Colchester: 60.8Crawley: 53.7

    53.7Colchester is higher60.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Crawley 200.5, Colchester 177.2Colchester: 177.2Crawley: 200.5

    200.5Crawley is higher177.2

  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: Crawley 20.7, Colchester 22.2Colchester: 22.2Crawley: 20.7

    20.7Colchester is higher22.2

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Crawley and Colchester, per person in the age group
MeasureCrawleyColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,728£3,744£3,536£3,752£3,768£3,559Colchester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,082£13,138£12,409£13,174£13,231£12,497Colchester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,112£2,121£2,003£1,924£1,933£1,825Crawley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,716£11,766£11,113£11,720£11,770£11,117Colchester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£650£652£616£527£529£500Crawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£687£690£651£900£904£854Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£30£30£28£27£27£26Crawley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£349£351£331£383£384£363Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£162£163£154Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£91£92£86£99£100£94Colchester
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,788£1,795£1,696£1,560£1,567£1,480Crawley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£202£203£192Crawley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£220£221£209£250£251£237Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.13£8.16£7.71£7.84£7.88£7.44Crawley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.28£5.30£5.01£6.50£6.53£6.17Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£4.64£4.66£4.40Crawley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,023.81,013.8Crawley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.0108.8Crawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.4177.7Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.760.8Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026200.5177.2Crawley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.722.2Colchester

Per resident

Crawley is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Colchester 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

Crawley Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Crawley £3,728, Colchester £3,752Colchester: £3,752Crawley: £3,728Colchester: £3,768Crawley: £3,744Colchester: £3,559Crawley: £3,536

    £3,728£3,744£3,536Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£3,752£3,768£3,559

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Crawley £1,638, Colchester £1,740Colchester: £1,740Crawley: £1,638Colchester: £1,748Crawley: £1,644Colchester: £1,651Crawley: £1,553

    £1,638£1,644£1,553Colchester is higher£1,740£1,748£1,651

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Crawley £1,379, Colchester £1,260Colchester: £1,260Crawley: £1,379Colchester: £1,265Crawley: £1,385Colchester: £1,195Crawley: £1,308

    £1,379£1,385£1,308Crawley is higher£1,260£1,265£1,195

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Crawley £1,467, Colchester £1,548Colchester: £1,548Crawley: £1,467Colchester: £1,555Crawley: £1,473Colchester: £1,469Crawley: £1,391

    £1,467£1,473£1,391Colchester is higher£1,548£1,555£1,469

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Crawley £81, Colchester £70Colchester: £70Crawley: £81Colchester: £70Crawley: £82Colchester: £66Crawley: £77

    £81£82£77Crawley is higher£70£70£66

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £86, Colchester £119Colchester: £119Crawley: £86Colchester: £119Crawley: £86Colchester: £113Crawley: £82

    £86£86£82Colchester is higher£119£119£113

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Crawley £3.75, Colchester £3.56Colchester: £3.56Crawley: £3.75Colchester: £3.58Crawley: £3.77Colchester: £3.38Crawley: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Crawley is higher£3.56£3.58£3.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £349, Colchester £383Colchester: £383Crawley: £349Colchester: £384Crawley: £351Colchester: £363Crawley: £331

    £349£351£331Colchester is higher£383£384£363

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Crawley £127, Colchester £162Colchester: £162Crawley: £127Colchester: £163Crawley: £127Colchester: £154Crawley: £120

    £127£127£120Colchester is higher£162£163£154

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Crawley £60, Colchester £65Colchester: £65Crawley: £60Colchester: £65Crawley: £60Colchester: £62Crawley: £56

    £60£60£56Colchester is higher£65£65£62

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Crawley £1,167, Colchester £1,021Colchester: £1,021Crawley: £1,167Colchester: £1,026Crawley: £1,172Colchester: £969Crawley: £1,107

    £1,167£1,172£1,107Crawley is higher£1,021£1,026£969

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Crawley £231, Colchester £202Colchester: £202Crawley: £231Colchester: £203Crawley: £232Colchester: £192Crawley: £219

    £231£232£219Crawley is higher£202£203£192

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Crawley £144, Colchester £164Colchester: £164Crawley: £144Colchester: £165Crawley: £144Colchester: £155Crawley: £136

    £144£144£136Colchester is higher£164£165£155

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Crawley £5.30, Colchester £5.13Colchester: £5.13Crawley: £5.30Colchester: £5.16Crawley: £5.33Colchester: £4.87Crawley: £5.03

    £5.30£5.33£5.03Crawley is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Crawley £3.45, Colchester £4.26Colchester: £4.26Crawley: £3.45Colchester: £4.28Crawley: £3.46Colchester: £4.04Crawley: £3.27

    £3.45£3.46£3.27Colchester is higher£4.26£4.28£4.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Crawley £5.22, Colchester £4.64Colchester: £4.64Crawley: £5.22Colchester: £4.66Crawley: £5.24Colchester: £4.40Crawley: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Crawley is higher£4.64£4.66£4.40

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 128.2, Colchester 133.9Colchester: 133.9Crawley: 128.2

    128.2Colchester is higherDepends on how you count133.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 14.5, Colchester 14.4Colchester: 14.4Crawley: 14.5

    14.5Crawley is higher14.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 18.0, Colchester 23.5Colchester: 23.5Crawley: 18.0

    18.0Colchester is higher23.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 53.7, Colchester 60.8Colchester: 60.8Crawley: 53.7

    53.7Colchester is higher60.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 130.9, Colchester 116.0Colchester: 116.0Crawley: 130.9

    130.9Crawley is higher116.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Crawley 13.5, Colchester 14.5Colchester: 14.5Crawley: 13.5

    13.5Colchester is higher14.5

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Crawley and Colchester, per resident
MeasureCrawleyColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,728£3,744£3,536£3,752£3,768£3,559Colchester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,638£1,644£1,553£1,740£1,748£1,651Colchester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,379£1,385£1,308£1,260£1,265£1,195Crawley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,467£1,473£1,391£1,548£1,555£1,469Colchester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77£70£70£66Crawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£82£119£119£113Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£3.56£3.58£3.38Crawley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£349£351£331£383£384£363Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£162£163£154Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£56£65£65£62Colchester
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,167£1,172£1,107£1,021£1,026£969Crawley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219£202£203£192Crawley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£164£165£155Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.30£5.33£5.03£5.13£5.16£4.87Crawley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.45£3.46£3.27£4.26£4.28£4.04Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£4.64£4.66£4.40Crawley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026128.2133.9Colchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.514.4Crawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.023.5Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.760.8Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026130.9116.0Crawley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.514.5Colchester

Total

Crawley is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Colchester on 12. 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

Crawley Colchester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Crawley £462.3m, Colchester £450.0mColchester: £450.0mCrawley: £462.3mColchester: £452.0mCrawley: £464.3mColchester: £426.9mCrawley: £438.5m

    £462.3m£464.3m£438.5mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£450.0m£452.0m£426.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Crawley £203.1m, Colchester £208.8mColchester: £208.8mCrawley: £203.1mColchester: £209.7mCrawley: £203.9mColchester: £198.0mCrawley: £192.6m

    £203.1m£203.9m£192.6mColchester is higher£208.8m£209.7m£198.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Crawley £171.0m, Colchester £151.1mColchester: £151.1mCrawley: £171.0mColchester: £151.8mCrawley: £171.7mColchester: £143.3mCrawley: £162.2m

    £171.0m£171.7m£162.2mCrawley is higher£151.1m£151.8m£143.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Crawley £181.9m, Colchester £185.7mColchester: £185.7mCrawley: £181.9mColchester: £186.5mCrawley: £182.6mColchester: £176.2mCrawley: £172.5m

    £181.9m£182.6m£172.5mColchester is higher£185.7m£186.5m£176.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Crawley £10.1m, Colchester £8.4mColchester: £8.4mCrawley: £10.1mColchester: £8.4mCrawley: £10.1mColchester: £7.9mCrawley: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.6mCrawley is higher£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Crawley £10.7m, Colchester £14.3mColchester: £14.3mCrawley: £10.7mColchester: £14.3mCrawley: £10.7mColchester: £13.5mCrawley: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mColchester is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Crawley £0.46m, Colchester £0.43mColchester: £0.43mCrawley: £0.46mColchester: £0.43mCrawley: £0.47mColchester: £0.40mCrawley: £0.44m

    £0.46m£0.47m£0.44mCrawley is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Crawley £43.3m, Colchester £45.9mColchester: £45.9mCrawley: £43.3mColchester: £46.1mCrawley: £43.5mColchester: £43.6mCrawley: £41.1m

    £43.3m£43.5m£41.1mColchester is higher£45.9m£46.1m£43.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Crawley £15.7m, Colchester £19.4mColchester: £19.4mCrawley: £15.7mColchester: £19.5mCrawley: £15.8mColchester: £18.4mCrawley: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mColchester is higher£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Crawley £7.4m, Colchester £7.8mColchester: £7.8mCrawley: £7.4mColchester: £7.8mCrawley: £7.4mColchester: £7.4mCrawley: £7.0m

    £7.4m£7.4m£7.0mColchester is higher£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Crawley £144.7m, Colchester £122.5mColchester: £122.5mCrawley: £144.7mColchester: £123.1mCrawley: £145.3mColchester: £116.2mCrawley: £137.3m

    £144.7m£145.3m£137.3mCrawley is higher£122.5m£123.1m£116.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Crawley £28.6m, Colchester £24.2mColchester: £24.2mCrawley: £28.6mColchester: £24.3mCrawley: £28.7mColchester: £23.0mCrawley: £27.1m

    £28.6m£28.7m£27.1mCrawley is higher£24.2m£24.3m£23.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Crawley £17.8m, Colchester £19.7mColchester: £19.7mCrawley: £17.8mColchester: £19.7mCrawley: £17.9mColchester: £18.6mCrawley: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mColchester is higher£19.7m£19.7m£18.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Crawley £0.66m, Colchester £0.62mColchester: £0.62mCrawley: £0.66mColchester: £0.62mCrawley: £0.66mColchester: £0.58mCrawley: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mCrawley is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Crawley £0.43m, Colchester £0.51mColchester: £0.51mCrawley: £0.43mColchester: £0.51mCrawley: £0.43mColchester: £0.48mCrawley: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mColchester is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Crawley £0.65m, Colchester £0.56mColchester: £0.56mCrawley: £0.65mColchester: £0.56mCrawley: £0.65mColchester: £0.53mCrawley: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mCrawley is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Crawley 15,892, Colchester 16,066Colchester: 16,066Crawley: 15,892

    15,892Colchester is higherDepends on how you count16,066

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Crawley 1,800, Colchester 1,724Colchester: 1,724Crawley: 1,800

    1,800Crawley is higher1,724

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Crawley 2,226, Colchester 2,816Colchester: 2,816Crawley: 2,226

    2,226Colchester is higher2,816

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Crawley 6,659, Colchester 7,287Colchester: 7,287Crawley: 6,659

    6,659Colchester is higher7,287

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Crawley 16,230, Colchester 13,918Colchester: 13,918Crawley: 16,230

    16,230Crawley is higher13,918

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Crawley 1,676, Colchester 1,743Colchester: 1,743Crawley: 1,676

    1,676Colchester is higher1,743

Show the numbers
Crawley and Colchester, total
MeasureCrawleyColchesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.3m£464.3m£438.5m£450.0m£452.0m£426.9mCrawley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£203.1m£203.9m£192.6m£208.8m£209.7m£198.0mColchester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m£151.1m£151.8m£143.3mCrawley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£181.9m£182.6m£172.5m£185.7m£186.5m£176.2mColchester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m£8.4m£8.4m£7.9mCrawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mColchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mCrawley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.3m£43.5m£41.1m£45.9m£46.1m£43.6mColchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£19.4m£19.5m£18.4mColchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mColchester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£144.7m£145.3m£137.3m£122.5m£123.1m£116.2mCrawley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m£24.2m£24.3m£23.0mCrawley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£19.7m£19.7m£18.6mColchester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.62m£0.62m£0.58mCrawley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mColchester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mCrawley
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,89216,066Colchester
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8001,724Crawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2262,816Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,6597,287Colchester
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,23013,918Crawley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6761,743Colchester

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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