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Dartford and Dagenham and Rainham
Dartford is higher than Dagenham and Rainham on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 1 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.
Per person in the age group
Dartford is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Dagenham and Rainham on 20. 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
Dartford Dagenham and Rainham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,256£3,270£3,089Dagenham and Rainham is higher£4,177£4,195£3,962
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,885£12,940£12,222Dagenham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£12,961£13,017£12,294
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,735£1,742£1,646Dagenham and Rainham is higher£2,840£2,852£2,693
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,677£11,727£11,077Dartford is higher£11,075£11,122£10,505
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£458£460£435Dagenham and Rainham is higher£971£975£921
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£726£729£688Dagenham and Rainham is higher£871£875£826
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£24£24£23Dagenham and Rainham is higher£44£45£42
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£313£314£297Dagenham and Rainham is higher£376£378£357
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£139£139£132Dagenham and Rainham is higher£154£155£146
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£97£98£92Dagenham and Rainham is higher£124£125£118
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,449£1,455£1,375Dagenham and Rainham is higher£2,479£2,489£2,351
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£144£136Dagenham and Rainham is higher£329£331£312
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£176£177£167Dagenham and Rainham is higher£218£219£207
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.65£7.69£7.26Dagenham and Rainham is higher£9.31£9.35£8.83
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.16£5.18£4.89Dagenham and Rainham is higher£9.12£9.16£8.65
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.33£5.36£5.06Dagenham and Rainham is higher£8.06£8.10£7.65
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,012.9Dartford is higherDepends on how you count997.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
95.6Dagenham and Rainham is higher180.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
152.1Dagenham and Rainham is higher181.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
50.0Dagenham and Rainham is higher61.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
157.4Dagenham and Rainham is higher243.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
22.6Dagenham and Rainham is higher30.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Dartford | Dagenham and Rainham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,256£3,270£3,089 | £4,177£4,195£3,962 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,885£12,940£12,222 | £12,961£13,017£12,294 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,735£1,742£1,646 | £2,840£2,852£2,693 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,677£11,727£11,077 | £11,075£11,122£10,505 | Dartford |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £458£460£435 | £971£975£921 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £726£729£688 | £871£875£826 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £24£24£23 | £44£45£42 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £313£314£297 | £376£378£357 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £139£139£132 | £154£155£146 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £97£98£92 | £124£125£118 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,449£1,455£1,375 | £2,479£2,489£2,351 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£144£136 | £329£331£312 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £176£177£167 | £218£219£207 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.65£7.69£7.26 | £9.31£9.35£8.83 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.16£5.18£4.89 | £9.12£9.16£8.65 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.33£5.36£5.06 | £8.06£8.10£7.65 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,012.9 | 997.3 | Dartford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 95.6 | 180.7 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 152.1 | 181.0 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 50.0 | 61.1 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 157.4 | 243.4 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 22.6 | 30.2 | Dagenham and Rainham |
Per resident
Dartford is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Dagenham and Rainham on 19. 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
Dartford Dagenham and Rainham
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,256£3,270£3,089Dagenham and Rainham is higher£4,177£4,195£3,962
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,545£1,552£1,466Dartford is higherDepends on how you count£1,487£1,493£1,410
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,112£1,116£1,054Dagenham and Rainham is higher£1,823£1,830£1,729
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,400£1,406£1,328Dartford is higher£1,270£1,276£1,205
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£55£55£52Dagenham and Rainham is higher£111£112£106
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£87£87£83Dagenham and Rainham is higher£100£100£95
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£2.85£2.86£2.70Dagenham and Rainham is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£313£314£297Dagenham and Rainham is higher£376£378£357
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£139£139£132Dagenham and Rainham is higher£154£155£146
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£62£63£59Dagenham and Rainham is higher£80£80£76
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£929£933£881Dagenham and Rainham is higher£1,591£1,598£1,509
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£144£136Dagenham and Rainham is higher£329£331£312
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£113£113£107Dagenham and Rainham is higher£140£141£133
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.90£4.92£4.65Dagenham and Rainham is higher£5.98£6.00£5.67
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.30£3.31£3.13Dagenham and Rainham is higher£5.85£5.88£5.55
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.33£5.36£5.06Dagenham and Rainham is higher£8.06£8.10£7.65
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
121.5Dartford is higherDepends on how you count114.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.5Dagenham and Rainham is higher20.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.2Dagenham and Rainham is higher20.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
50.0Dagenham and Rainham is higher61.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
100.9Dagenham and Rainham is higher156.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.5Dagenham and Rainham is higher19.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Dartford | Dagenham and Rainham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,256£3,270£3,089 | £4,177£4,195£3,962 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,545£1,552£1,466 | £1,487£1,493£1,410 | Dartford |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,112£1,116£1,054 | £1,823£1,830£1,729 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,400£1,406£1,328 | £1,270£1,276£1,205 | Dartford |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £55£55£52 | £111£112£106 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £87£87£83 | £100£100£95 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £2.85£2.86£2.70 | £5.08£5.10£4.82 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £313£314£297 | £376£378£357 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £139£139£132 | £154£155£146 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £62£63£59 | £80£80£76 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £929£933£881 | £1,591£1,598£1,509 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£144£136 | £329£331£312 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £113£113£107 | £140£141£133 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.90£4.92£4.65 | £5.98£6.00£5.67 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.30£3.31£3.13 | £5.85£5.88£5.55 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.33£5.36£5.06 | £8.06£8.10£7.65 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 121.5 | 114.4 | Dartford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.5 | 20.7 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.2 | 20.8 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 50.0 | 61.1 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 100.9 | 156.2 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.5 | 19.4 | Dagenham and Rainham |
Total
Dartford is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Dagenham and Rainham 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
Dartford Dagenham and Rainham
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£381.5m£383.1m£361.9mDagenham and Rainham is higher£534.0m£536.2m£506.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£181.0m£181.8m£171.7mDagenham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£190.0m£190.8m£180.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£130.2m£130.8m£123.5mDagenham and Rainham is higher£233.0m£234.0m£221.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£164.0m£164.7m£155.6mDartford is higher£162.4m£163.1m£154.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mDagenham and Rainham is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.2m£10.2m£9.7mDagenham and Rainham is higher£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.33m£0.33m£0.32mDagenham and Rainham is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£36.6m£36.8m£34.7mDagenham and Rainham is higher£48.1m£48.3m£45.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.3m£16.3m£15.4mDagenham and Rainham is higher£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.3m£7.3m£6.9mDagenham and Rainham is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£108.8m£109.2m£103.2mDagenham and Rainham is higher£203.4m£204.2m£192.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mDagenham and Rainham is higher£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£13.2m£13.3m£12.5mDagenham and Rainham is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.57m£0.58m£0.55mDagenham and Rainham is higher£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mDagenham and Rainham is higher£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mDagenham and Rainham is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
14,228Dagenham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count14,623
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,343Dagenham and Rainham is higher2,649
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,137Dagenham and Rainham is higher2,654
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,861Dagenham and Rainham is higher7,807
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
11,817Dagenham and Rainham is higher19,972
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,697Dagenham and Rainham is higher2,481
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| Measure | Dartford | Dagenham and Rainham | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £381.5m£383.1m£361.9m | £534.0m£536.2m£506.5m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £181.0m£181.8m£171.7m | £190.0m£190.8m£180.3m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £130.2m£130.8m£123.5m | £233.0m£234.0m£221.0m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £164.0m£164.7m£155.6m | £162.4m£163.1m£154.0m | Dartford |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £6.4m£6.5m£6.1m | £14.2m£14.3m£13.5m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.2m£10.2m£9.7m | £12.8m£12.8m£12.1m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.33m£0.33m£0.32m | £0.65m£0.65m£0.62m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £36.6m£36.8m£34.7m | £48.1m£48.3m£45.6m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.3m£16.3m£15.4m | £19.7m£19.8m£18.7m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.3m£7.3m£6.9m | £10.2m£10.3m£9.7m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £108.8m£109.2m£103.2m | £203.4m£204.2m£192.9m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £16.7m£16.8m£15.9m | £42.1m£42.3m£39.9m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £13.2m£13.3m£12.5m | £17.9m£18.0m£17.0m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.57m£0.58m£0.55m | £0.76m£0.77m£0.72m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.75m£0.75m£0.71m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.62m£0.63m£0.59m | £1.0m£1.0m£0.98m | Dagenham and Rainham |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 14,228 | 14,623 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,343 | 2,649 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,137 | 2,654 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,861 | 7,807 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 11,817 | 19,972 | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,697 | 2,481 | Dagenham and Rainham |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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.
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