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Harwich and North Essex and Calder Valley

102,303 and 99,580 residents (mid-2024).

Harwich and North Essex is higher than Calder Valley on 9 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 21 per resident and 15 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

Harwich and North Essex is higher on 9 of 21 measures, and Calder Valley 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

Harwich and North Essex Calder Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £4,766, Calder Valley £4,527Calder Valley: £4,527Harwich and North Essex: £4,766Calder Valley: £4,547Harwich and North Essex: £4,786Calder Valley: £4,294Harwich and North Essex: £4,521

    £4,766£4,786£4,521Harwich and North Essex is higher£4,527£4,547£4,294

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harwich and North Essex £12,679, Calder Valley £13,036Calder Valley: £13,036Harwich and North Essex: £12,679Calder Valley: £13,092Harwich and North Essex: £12,733Calder Valley: £12,365Harwich and North Essex: £12,027

    £12,679£12,733£12,027Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£13,036£13,092£12,365

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harwich and North Essex £1,796, Calder Valley £1,837Calder Valley: £1,837Harwich and North Essex: £1,796Calder Valley: £1,845Harwich and North Essex: £1,804Calder Valley: £1,742Harwich and North Essex: £1,704

    £1,796£1,804£1,704Calder Valley is higher£1,837£1,845£1,742

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harwich and North Essex £11,515, Calder Valley £12,028Calder Valley: £12,028Harwich and North Essex: £11,515Calder Valley: £12,079Harwich and North Essex: £11,564Calder Valley: £11,409Harwich and North Essex: £10,923

    £11,515£11,564£10,923Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£12,028£12,079£11,409

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harwich and North Essex £314, Calder Valley £330Calder Valley: £330Harwich and North Essex: £314Calder Valley: £331Harwich and North Essex: £315Calder Valley: £313Harwich and North Essex: £298

    £314£315£298Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count£330£331£313

  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: Harwich and North Essex £830, Calder Valley £655Calder Valley: £655Harwich and North Essex: £830Calder Valley: £657Harwich and North Essex: £834Calder Valley: £621Harwich and North Essex: £787

    £830£834£787Harwich and North Essex is higher£655£657£621

  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: Harwich and North Essex £20, Calder Valley £24Calder Valley: £24Harwich and North Essex: £20Calder Valley: £24Harwich and North Essex: £20Calder Valley: £22Harwich and North Essex: £19

    £20£20£19Calder Valley is higher£24£24£22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £392, Calder Valley £416Calder Valley: £416Harwich and North Essex: £392Calder Valley: £418Harwich and North Essex: £394Calder Valley: £394Harwich and North Essex: £372

    £392£394£372Calder Valley is higher£416£418£394

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £157, Calder Valley £117Calder Valley: £117Harwich and North Essex: £157Calder Valley: £117Harwich and North Essex: £157Calder Valley: £111Harwich and North Essex: £149

    £157£157£149Harwich and North Essex is higher£117£117£111

  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: Harwich and North Essex £119, Calder Valley £100Calder Valley: £100Harwich and North Essex: £119Calder Valley: £100Harwich and North Essex: £120Calder Valley: £94Harwich and North Essex: £113

    £119£120£113Harwich and North Essex is higher£100£100£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harwich and North Essex £1,395, Calder Valley £1,434Calder Valley: £1,434Harwich and North Essex: £1,395Calder Valley: £1,440Harwich and North Essex: £1,401Calder Valley: £1,360Harwich and North Essex: £1,323

    £1,395£1,401£1,323Calder Valley is higher£1,434£1,440£1,360

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £170, Calder Valley £154Calder Valley: £154Harwich and North Essex: £170Calder Valley: £155Harwich and North Essex: £171Calder Valley: £146Harwich and North Essex: £162

    £170£171£162Harwich and North Essex is higher£154£155£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harwich and North Essex £268, Calder Valley £292Calder Valley: £292Harwich and North Essex: £268Calder Valley: £293Harwich and North Essex: £270Calder Valley: £277Harwich and North Essex: £255

    £268£270£255Calder Valley is higher£292£293£277

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harwich and North Essex £8.18, Calder Valley £6.72Calder Valley: £6.72Harwich and North Essex: £8.18Calder Valley: £6.74Harwich and North Essex: £8.22Calder Valley: £6.37Harwich and North Essex: £7.76

    £8.18£8.22£7.76Harwich and North Essex is higher£6.72£6.74£6.37

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harwich and North Essex £5.44, Calder Valley £4.32Calder Valley: £4.32Harwich and North Essex: £5.44Calder Valley: £4.34Harwich and North Essex: £5.46Calder Valley: £4.10Harwich and North Essex: £5.16

    £5.44£5.46£5.16Harwich and North Essex is higher£4.32£4.34£4.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £5.65, Calder Valley £5.65Calder Valley: £5.65Harwich and North Essex: £5.65Calder Valley: £5.67Harwich and North Essex: £5.67Calder Valley: £5.36Harwich and North Essex: £5.36

    £5.65£5.67£5.36No difference to show£5.65£5.67£5.36

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harwich and North Essex 1,006.9, Calder Valley 1,040.2Calder Valley: 1,040.2Harwich and North Essex: 1,006.9

    1,006.9Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count1,040.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harwich and North Essex 78.4, Calder Valley 91.1Calder Valley: 91.1Harwich and North Essex: 78.4

    78.4Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count91.1

  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: Harwich and North Essex 172.6, Calder Valley 136.7Calder Valley: 136.7Harwich and North Essex: 172.6

    172.6Harwich and North Essex is higher136.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harwich and North Essex 60.7, Calder Valley 63.8Calder Valley: 63.8Harwich and North Essex: 60.7

    60.7Calder Valley is higher63.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Harwich and North Essex 157.6, Calder Valley 166.6Calder Valley: 166.6Harwich and North Essex: 157.6

    157.6Calder Valley is higher166.6

  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: Harwich and North Essex 26.5, Calder Valley 21.6Calder Valley: 21.6Harwich and North Essex: 26.5

    26.5Harwich and North Essex is higher21.6

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Harwich and North Essex and Calder Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureHarwich and North EssexCalder ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,766£4,786£4,521£4,527£4,547£4,294Harwich and North Essex
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,679£12,733£12,027£13,036£13,092£12,365Calder Valley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,796£1,804£1,704£1,837£1,845£1,742Calder Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,515£11,564£10,923£12,028£12,079£11,409Calder Valley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£298£330£331£313Calder Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£830£834£787£655£657£621Harwich and North Essex
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19£24£24£22Calder Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£392£394£372£416£418£394Calder Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£157£149£117£117£111Harwich and North Essex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£119£120£113£100£100£94Harwich and North Essex
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,395£1,401£1,323£1,434£1,440£1,360Calder Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£170£171£162£154£155£146Harwich and North Essex
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£268£270£255£292£293£277Calder Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.18£8.22£7.76£6.72£6.74£6.37Harwich and North Essex
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.44£5.46£5.16£4.32£4.34£4.10Harwich and North Essex
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.65£5.67£5.36£5.65£5.67£5.36
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.91,040.2Calder Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.491.1Calder Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026172.6136.7Harwich and North Essex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.763.8Calder Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026157.6166.6Calder Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.521.6Harwich and North Essex

Per resident

Harwich and North Essex is higher on 13 of 21 measures, and Calder Valley on 8. 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

Harwich and North Essex Calder Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £4,766, Calder Valley £4,527Calder Valley: £4,527Harwich and North Essex: £4,766Calder Valley: £4,547Harwich and North Essex: £4,786Calder Valley: £4,294Harwich and North Essex: £4,521

    £4,766£4,786£4,521Harwich and North Essex is higher£4,527£4,547£4,294

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £2,990, Calder Valley £2,711Calder Valley: £2,711Harwich and North Essex: £2,990Calder Valley: £2,723Harwich and North Essex: £3,002Calder Valley: £2,572Harwich and North Essex: £2,836

    £2,990£3,002£2,836Harwich and North Essex is higherDepends on how you count£2,711£2,723£2,572

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £1,051, Calder Valley £1,124Calder Valley: £1,124Harwich and North Essex: £1,051Calder Valley: £1,129Harwich and North Essex: £1,056Calder Valley: £1,066Harwich and North Essex: £997

    £1,051£1,056£997Calder Valley is higher£1,124£1,129£1,066

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £2,715, Calder Valley £2,501Calder Valley: £2,501Harwich and North Essex: £2,715Calder Valley: £2,512Harwich and North Essex: £2,727Calder Valley: £2,373Harwich and North Essex: £2,575

    £2,715£2,727£2,575Harwich and North Essex is higherDepends on how you count£2,501£2,512£2,373

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £74, Calder Valley £69Calder Valley: £69Harwich and North Essex: £74Calder Valley: £69Harwich and North Essex: £74Calder Valley: £65Harwich and North Essex: £70

    £74£74£70Harwich and North Essex is higherDepends on how you count£69£69£65

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £196, Calder Valley £136Calder Valley: £136Harwich and North Essex: £196Calder Valley: £137Harwich and North Essex: £197Calder Valley: £129Harwich and North Essex: £186

    £196£197£186Harwich and North Essex is higher£136£137£129

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £4.69, Calder Valley £4.89Calder Valley: £4.89Harwich and North Essex: £4.69Calder Valley: £4.91Harwich and North Essex: £4.71Calder Valley: £4.64Harwich and North Essex: £4.45

    £4.69£4.71£4.45Calder Valley is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £392, Calder Valley £416Calder Valley: £416Harwich and North Essex: £392Calder Valley: £418Harwich and North Essex: £394Calder Valley: £394Harwich and North Essex: £372

    £392£394£372Calder Valley is higher£416£418£394

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £157, Calder Valley £117Calder Valley: £117Harwich and North Essex: £157Calder Valley: £117Harwich and North Essex: £157Calder Valley: £111Harwich and North Essex: £149

    £157£157£149Harwich and North Essex is higher£117£117£111

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £70, Calder Valley £61Calder Valley: £61Harwich and North Essex: £70Calder Valley: £61Harwich and North Essex: £70Calder Valley: £58Harwich and North Essex: £66

    £70£70£66Harwich and North Essex is higher£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £816, Calder Valley £878Calder Valley: £878Harwich and North Essex: £816Calder Valley: £882Harwich and North Essex: £820Calder Valley: £833Harwich and North Essex: £774

    £816£820£774Calder Valley is higher£878£882£833

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £170, Calder Valley £154Calder Valley: £154Harwich and North Essex: £170Calder Valley: £155Harwich and North Essex: £171Calder Valley: £146Harwich and North Essex: £162

    £170£171£162Harwich and North Essex is higher£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £157, Calder Valley £179Calder Valley: £179Harwich and North Essex: £157Calder Valley: £179Harwich and North Essex: £158Calder Valley: £169Harwich and North Essex: £149

    £157£158£149Calder Valley is higher£179£179£169

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £4.79, Calder Valley £4.11Calder Valley: £4.11Harwich and North Essex: £4.79Calder Valley: £4.13Harwich and North Essex: £4.81Calder Valley: £3.90Harwich and North Essex: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Harwich and North Essex is higher£4.11£4.13£3.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £3.18, Calder Valley £2.65Calder Valley: £2.65Harwich and North Essex: £3.18Calder Valley: £2.66Harwich and North Essex: £3.20Calder Valley: £2.51Harwich and North Essex: £3.02

    £3.18£3.20£3.02Harwich and North Essex is higher£2.65£2.66£2.51

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harwich and North Essex £5.65, Calder Valley £5.65Calder Valley: £5.65Harwich and North Essex: £5.65Calder Valley: £5.67Harwich and North Essex: £5.67Calder Valley: £5.36Harwich and North Essex: £5.36

    £5.65£5.67£5.36No difference to show£5.65£5.67£5.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harwich and North Essex 237.4, Calder Valley 216.3Calder Valley: 216.3Harwich and North Essex: 237.4

    237.4Harwich and North Essex is higherDepends on how you count216.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harwich and North Essex 18.5, Calder Valley 19.0Calder Valley: 19.0Harwich and North Essex: 18.5

    18.5Calder Valley is higherDepends on how you count19.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harwich and North Essex 40.7, Calder Valley 28.4Calder Valley: 28.4Harwich and North Essex: 40.7

    40.7Harwich and North Essex is higher28.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harwich and North Essex 60.7, Calder Valley 63.8Calder Valley: 63.8Harwich and North Essex: 60.7

    60.7Calder Valley is higher63.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harwich and North Essex 92.2, Calder Valley 102.0Calder Valley: 102.0Harwich and North Essex: 92.2

    92.2Calder Valley is higher102.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harwich and North Essex 15.5, Calder Valley 13.3Calder Valley: 13.3Harwich and North Essex: 15.5

    15.5Harwich and North Essex is higher13.3

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Harwich and North Essex and Calder Valley, per resident
MeasureHarwich and North EssexCalder ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,766£4,786£4,521£4,527£4,547£4,294Harwich and North Essex
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,990£3,002£2,836£2,711£2,723£2,572Harwich and North Essex
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,051£1,056£997£1,124£1,129£1,066Calder Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,715£2,727£2,575£2,501£2,512£2,373Harwich and North Essex
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70£69£69£65Harwich and North Essex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£136£137£129Harwich and North Essex
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.69£4.71£4.45£4.89£4.91£4.64Calder Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£392£394£372£416£418£394Calder Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£157£149£117£117£111Harwich and North Essex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£70£66£61£61£58Harwich and North Essex
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£816£820£774£878£882£833Calder Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£170£171£162£154£155£146Harwich and North Essex
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£157£158£149£179£179£169Calder Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£4.11£4.13£3.90Harwich and North Essex
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.18£3.20£3.02£2.65£2.66£2.51Harwich and North Essex
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.65£5.67£5.36£5.65£5.67£5.36
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026237.4216.3Harwich and North Essex
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.519.0Calder Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.728.4Harwich and North Essex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.763.8Calder Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202692.2102.0Calder Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.513.3Harwich and North Essex

Total

Harwich and North Essex is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Calder Valley on 7. 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

Harwich and North Essex Calder Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harwich and North Essex £487.5m, Calder Valley £450.8mCalder Valley: £450.8mHarwich and North Essex: £487.5mCalder Valley: £452.8mHarwich and North Essex: £489.6mCalder Valley: £427.6mHarwich and North Essex: £462.5m

    £487.5m£489.6m£462.5mHarwich and North Essex is higher£450.8m£452.8m£427.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harwich and North Essex £305.8m, Calder Valley £270.0mCalder Valley: £270.0mHarwich and North Essex: £305.8mCalder Valley: £271.1mHarwich and North Essex: £307.1mCalder Valley: £256.1mHarwich and North Essex: £290.1m

    £305.8m£307.1m£290.1mHarwich and North Essex is higherDepends on how you count£270.0m£271.1m£256.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harwich and North Essex £107.5m, Calder Valley £112.0mCalder Valley: £112.0mHarwich and North Essex: £107.5mCalder Valley: £112.4mHarwich and North Essex: £108.0mCalder Valley: £106.2mHarwich and North Essex: £102.0m

    £107.5m£108.0m£102.0mCalder Valley is higher£112.0m£112.4m£106.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harwich and North Essex £277.8m, Calder Valley £249.1mCalder Valley: £249.1mHarwich and North Essex: £277.8mCalder Valley: £250.2mHarwich and North Essex: £279.0mCalder Valley: £236.3mHarwich and North Essex: £263.5m

    £277.8m£279.0m£263.5mHarwich and North Essex is higherDepends on how you count£249.1m£250.2m£236.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harwich and North Essex £7.6m, Calder Valley £6.8mCalder Valley: £6.8mHarwich and North Essex: £7.6mCalder Valley: £6.9mHarwich and North Essex: £7.6mCalder Valley: £6.5mHarwich and North Essex: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mHarwich and North Essex is higherDepends on how you count£6.8m£6.9m£6.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harwich and North Essex £20.0m, Calder Valley £13.6mCalder Valley: £13.6mHarwich and North Essex: £20.0mCalder Valley: £13.6mHarwich and North Essex: £20.1mCalder Valley: £12.9mHarwich and North Essex: £19.0m

    £20.0m£20.1m£19.0mHarwich and North Essex is higher£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Harwich and North Essex £0.48m, Calder Valley £0.49mCalder Valley: £0.49mHarwich and North Essex: £0.48mCalder Valley: £0.49mHarwich and North Essex: £0.48mCalder Valley: £0.46mHarwich and North Essex: £0.46m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.46mCalder Valley is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harwich and North Essex £40.1m, Calder Valley £41.4mCalder Valley: £41.4mHarwich and North Essex: £40.1mCalder Valley: £41.6mHarwich and North Essex: £40.3mCalder Valley: £39.3mHarwich and North Essex: £38.1m

    £40.1m£40.3m£38.1mCalder Valley is higher£41.4m£41.6m£39.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harwich and North Essex £16.0m, Calder Valley £11.6mCalder Valley: £11.6mHarwich and North Essex: £16.0mCalder Valley: £11.7mHarwich and North Essex: £16.1mCalder Valley: £11.0mHarwich and North Essex: £15.2m

    £16.0m£16.1m£15.2mHarwich and North Essex is higher£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harwich and North Essex £7.1m, Calder Valley £6.1mCalder Valley: £6.1mHarwich and North Essex: £7.1mCalder Valley: £6.1mHarwich and North Essex: £7.2mCalder Valley: £5.8mHarwich and North Essex: £6.8m

    £7.1m£7.2m£6.8mHarwich and North Essex is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harwich and North Essex £83.5m, Calder Valley £87.4mCalder Valley: £87.4mHarwich and North Essex: £83.5mCalder Valley: £87.8mHarwich and North Essex: £83.9mCalder Valley: £82.9mHarwich and North Essex: £79.2m

    £83.5m£83.9m£79.2mCalder Valley is higher£87.4m£87.8m£82.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harwich and North Essex £17.4m, Calder Valley £15.3mCalder Valley: £15.3mHarwich and North Essex: £17.4mCalder Valley: £15.4mHarwich and North Essex: £17.5mCalder Valley: £14.5mHarwich and North Essex: £16.5m

    £17.4m£17.5m£16.5mHarwich and North Essex is higher£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harwich and North Essex £16.1m, Calder Valley £17.8mCalder Valley: £17.8mHarwich and North Essex: £16.1mCalder Valley: £17.9mHarwich and North Essex: £16.1mCalder Valley: £16.9mHarwich and North Essex: £15.2m

    £16.1m£16.1m£15.2mCalder Valley is higher£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harwich and North Essex £0.49m, Calder Valley £0.41mCalder Valley: £0.41mHarwich and North Essex: £0.49mCalder Valley: £0.41mHarwich and North Essex: £0.49mCalder Valley: £0.39mHarwich and North Essex: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mHarwich and North Essex is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harwich and North Essex £0.33m, Calder Valley £0.26mCalder Valley: £0.26mHarwich and North Essex: £0.33mCalder Valley: £0.26mHarwich and North Essex: £0.33mCalder Valley: £0.25mHarwich and North Essex: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mHarwich and North Essex is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harwich and North Essex £0.58m, Calder Valley £0.56mCalder Valley: £0.56mHarwich and North Essex: £0.58mCalder Valley: £0.57mHarwich and North Essex: £0.58mCalder Valley: £0.53mHarwich and North Essex: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mHarwich and North Essex is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harwich and North Essex 24,289, Calder Valley 21,542Calder Valley: 21,542Harwich and North Essex: 24,289

    24,289Harwich and North Essex is higherDepends on how you count21,542

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harwich and North Essex 1,890, Calder Valley 1,887Calder Valley: 1,887Harwich and North Essex: 1,890

    1,890Harwich and North Essex is higherDepends on how you count1,887

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harwich and North Essex 4,163, Calder Valley 2,830Calder Valley: 2,830Harwich and North Essex: 4,163

    4,163Harwich and North Essex is higher2,830

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harwich and North Essex 6,206, Calder Valley 6,349Calder Valley: 6,349Harwich and North Essex: 6,206

    6,206Calder Valley is higher6,349

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harwich and North Essex 9,434, Calder Valley 10,158Calder Valley: 10,158Harwich and North Essex: 9,434

    9,434Calder Valley is higher10,158

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harwich and North Essex 1,588, Calder Valley 1,319Calder Valley: 1,319Harwich and North Essex: 1,588

    1,588Harwich and North Essex is higher1,319

Show the numbers
Harwich and North Essex and Calder Valley, total
MeasureHarwich and North EssexCalder ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.5m£489.6m£462.5m£450.8m£452.8m£427.6mHarwich and North Essex
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m£270.0m£271.1m£256.1mHarwich and North Essex
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£107.5m£108.0m£102.0m£112.0m£112.4m£106.2mCalder Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£277.8m£279.0m£263.5m£249.1m£250.2m£236.3mHarwich and North Essex
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£6.8m£6.9m£6.5mHarwich and North Essex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mHarwich and North Essex
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mCalder Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.1m£40.3m£38.1m£41.4m£41.6m£39.3mCalder Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m£11.6m£11.7m£11.0mHarwich and North Essex
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.2m£6.8m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mHarwich and North Essex
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.5m£83.9m£79.2m£87.4m£87.8m£82.9mCalder Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mHarwich and North Essex
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mCalder Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mHarwich and North Essex
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mHarwich and North Essex
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.56m£0.57m£0.53mHarwich and North Essex
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,28921,542Harwich and North Essex
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8901,887Harwich and North Essex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,1632,830Harwich and North Essex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,2066,349Calder Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,43410,158Calder Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5881,319Harwich and North Essex

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.
  11. 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.