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Crawley and Rochester and Strood
Crawley is higher than Rochester and Strood on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 10 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
Crawley is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Rochester and Strood on 14. 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 Rochester and Strood
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,728£3,744£3,536Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£4,081£4,099£3,871
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,082£13,138£12,409Rochester and Strood is higher£13,137£13,193£12,461
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,112£2,121£2,003Crawley is higher£2,095£2,104£1,988
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,716£11,766£11,113Rochester and Strood is higher£11,840£11,890£11,230
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£650£652£616Crawley is higher£483£486£459
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£687£690£651Rochester and Strood is higher£786£789£746
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£30£30£28Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£28£28£27
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£349£351£331Rochester and Strood is higher£419£421£397
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£127£127£120Rochester and Strood is higher£150£150£142
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£91£92£86Rochester and Strood is higher£124£124£117
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,788£1,795£1,696Crawley is higher£1,717£1,724£1,629
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£231£232£219Crawley is higher£230£231£218
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£220£221£209Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£241£242£229
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.13£8.16£7.71Crawley is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.28£5.30£5.01Rochester and Strood is higher£7.59£7.62£7.20
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.22£5.24£4.95Crawley is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,023.8Rochester and Strood is higher1,039.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
116.0Rochester and Strood is higher116.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
143.4Rochester and Strood is higher167.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
53.7Rochester and Strood is higher66.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
200.5Crawley is higher186.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
20.7Rochester and Strood is higher27.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Crawley | Rochester and Strood | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,728£3,744£3,536 | £4,081£4,099£3,871 | Rochester and Strood |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,082£13,138£12,409 | £13,137£13,193£12,461 | Rochester and Strood |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,112£2,121£2,003 | £2,095£2,104£1,988 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,716£11,766£11,113 | £11,840£11,890£11,230 | Rochester and Strood |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £650£652£616 | £483£486£459 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £687£690£651 | £786£789£746 | Rochester and Strood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £30£30£28 | £28£28£27 | Crawley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £349£351£331 | £419£421£397 | Rochester and Strood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £127£127£120 | £150£150£142 | Rochester and Strood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £91£92£86 | £124£124£117 | Rochester and Strood |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,788£1,795£1,696 | £1,717£1,724£1,629 | Crawley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £231£232£219 | £230£231£218 | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £220£221£209 | £241£242£229 | Rochester and Strood |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.13£8.16£7.71 | £6.04£6.07£5.73 | Crawley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.28£5.30£5.01 | £7.59£7.62£7.20 | Rochester and Strood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.22£5.24£4.95 | £5.08£5.10£4.82 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,023.8 | 1,039.7 | Rochester and Strood |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 116.0 | 116.1 | Rochester and Strood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 143.4 | 167.9 | Rochester and Strood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 53.7 | 66.2 | Rochester and Strood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 200.5 | 186.4 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 20.7 | 27.6 | Rochester and Strood |
Per resident
Crawley is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Rochester and Strood 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
Crawley Rochester and Strood
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,728£3,744£3,536Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£4,081£4,099£3,871
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,638£1,644£1,553Rochester and Strood is higher£1,954£1,963£1,854
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,379£1,385£1,308Crawley is higher£1,323£1,329£1,255
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,467£1,473£1,391Rochester and Strood is higher£1,761£1,769£1,671
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£81£82£77Crawley is higher£72£72£68
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£86£86£82Rochester and Strood is higher£117£117£111
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.75£3.77£3.56Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£4.16£4.18£3.95
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£349£351£331Rochester and Strood is higher£419£421£397
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£127£127£120Rochester and Strood is higher£150£150£142
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£60£60£56Rochester and Strood is higher£78£78£74
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,167£1,172£1,107Crawley is higher£1,084£1,089£1,029
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£231£232£219Crawley is higher£230£231£218
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£144£144£136Rochester and Strood is higherDepends on how you count£152£153£144
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.30£5.33£5.03Crawley is higher£3.82£3.83£3.62
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.45£3.46£3.27Rochester and Strood is higher£4.80£4.82£4.55
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.22£5.24£4.95Crawley is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
128.2Rochester and Strood is higher154.7
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.5Rochester and Strood is higher17.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.0Rochester and Strood is higher25.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
53.7Rochester and Strood is higher66.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
130.9Crawley is higher117.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
13.5Rochester and Strood is higher17.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Crawley | Rochester and Strood | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,728£3,744£3,536 | £4,081£4,099£3,871 | Rochester and Strood |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,638£1,644£1,553 | £1,954£1,963£1,854 | Rochester and Strood |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,379£1,385£1,308 | £1,323£1,329£1,255 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,467£1,473£1,391 | £1,761£1,769£1,671 | Rochester and Strood |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £81£82£77 | £72£72£68 | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £86£86£82 | £117£117£111 | Rochester and Strood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.75£3.77£3.56 | £4.16£4.18£3.95 | Rochester and Strood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £349£351£331 | £419£421£397 | Rochester and Strood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £127£127£120 | £150£150£142 | Rochester and Strood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £60£60£56 | £78£78£74 | Rochester and Strood |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,167£1,172£1,107 | £1,084£1,089£1,029 | Crawley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £231£232£219 | £230£231£218 | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £144£144£136 | £152£153£144 | Rochester and Strood |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.30£5.33£5.03 | £3.82£3.83£3.62 | Crawley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.45£3.46£3.27 | £4.80£4.82£4.55 | Rochester and Strood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.22£5.24£4.95 | £5.08£5.10£4.82 | Crawley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 128.2 | 154.7 | Rochester and Strood |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.5 | 17.3 | Rochester and Strood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.0 | 25.0 | Rochester and Strood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 53.7 | 66.2 | Rochester and Strood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 130.9 | 117.7 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 13.5 | 17.5 | Rochester and Strood |
Total
Crawley is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Rochester and Strood 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 Rochester and Strood
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£462.3m£464.3m£438.5mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£446.9m£448.8m£423.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£203.1m£203.9m£192.6mRochester and Strood is higher£214.0m£214.9m£203.0m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mCrawley is higher£144.9m£145.5m£137.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£181.9m£182.6m£172.5mRochester and Strood is higher£192.9m£193.7m£182.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mCrawley is higher£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mRochester and Strood is higher£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.46m£0.47m£0.44mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£43.3m£43.5m£41.1mRochester and Strood is higher£45.9m£46.1m£43.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mRochester and Strood is higher£16.4m£16.5m£15.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mRochester and Strood is higher£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£144.7m£145.3m£137.3mCrawley is higher£118.7m£119.3m£112.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£28.6m£28.7m£27.1mCrawley is higher£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mCrawley is higherDepends on how you count£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mCrawley is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mRochester and Strood is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mCrawley is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
15,892Rochester and Strood is higher16,936
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,800Rochester and Strood is higher1,891
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,226Rochester and Strood is higher2,735
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,659Rochester and Strood is higher7,244
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,230Crawley is higher12,888
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,676Rochester and Strood is higher1,911
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| Measure | Crawley | Rochester and Strood | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £462.3m£464.3m£438.5m | £446.9m£448.8m£423.9m | Crawley |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £203.1m£203.9m£192.6m | £214.0m£214.9m£203.0m | Rochester and Strood |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £171.0m£171.7m£162.2m | £144.9m£145.5m£137.5m | Crawley |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £181.9m£182.6m£172.5m | £192.9m£193.7m£182.9m | Rochester and Strood |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.1m£10.1m£9.6m | £7.9m£7.9m£7.5m | Crawley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.7m£10.7m£10.1m | £12.8m£12.9m£12.1m | Rochester and Strood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.46m£0.47m£0.44m | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | Crawley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £43.3m£43.5m£41.1m | £45.9m£46.1m£43.5m | Rochester and Strood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.8m£14.9m | £16.4m£16.5m£15.5m | Rochester and Strood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | £8.6m£8.6m£8.1m | Rochester and Strood |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £144.7m£145.3m£137.3m | £118.7m£119.3m£112.6m | Crawley |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £28.6m£28.7m£27.1m | £25.2m£25.3m£23.9m | Crawley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £17.8m£17.9m£16.9m | £16.7m£16.7m£15.8m | Crawley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | £0.42m£0.42m£0.40m | Crawley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | Rochester and Strood |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | Crawley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 15,892 | 16,936 | Rochester and Strood |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,800 | 1,891 | Rochester and Strood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,226 | 2,735 | Rochester and Strood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,659 | 7,244 | Rochester and Strood |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,230 | 12,888 | Crawley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,676 | 1,911 | Rochester and Strood |
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.