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Hertsmere and Sevenoaks

107,865 and 101,230 residents (mid-2024).

Hertsmere is higher than Sevenoaks on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 14 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.

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Per person in the age group

Hertsmere is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Sevenoaks on 6. 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

Hertsmere Sevenoaks

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £4,154, Sevenoaks £4,026Sevenoaks: £4,026Hertsmere: £4,154Sevenoaks: £4,043Hertsmere: £4,171Sevenoaks: £3,818Hertsmere: £3,940

    £4,154£4,171£3,940Hertsmere is higher£4,026£4,043£3,818

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hertsmere £12,837, Sevenoaks £12,839Sevenoaks: £12,839Hertsmere: £12,837Sevenoaks: £12,894Hertsmere: £12,891Sevenoaks: £12,179Hertsmere: £12,176

    £12,837£12,891£12,176Sevenoaks is higher£12,839£12,894£12,179

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £1,902, Sevenoaks £1,385Sevenoaks: £1,385Hertsmere: £1,902Sevenoaks: £1,391Hertsmere: £1,910Sevenoaks: £1,313Hertsmere: £1,804

    £1,902£1,910£1,804Hertsmere is higher£1,385£1,391£1,313

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hertsmere £11,605, Sevenoaks £11,779Sevenoaks: £11,779Hertsmere: £11,605Sevenoaks: £11,829Hertsmere: £11,654Sevenoaks: £11,173Hertsmere: £11,008

    £11,605£11,654£11,008Sevenoaks is higher£11,779£11,829£11,173

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hertsmere £465, Sevenoaks £321Sevenoaks: £321Hertsmere: £465Sevenoaks: £322Hertsmere: £467Sevenoaks: £305Hertsmere: £441

    £465£467£441Hertsmere is higher£321£322£305

  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: Hertsmere £744, Sevenoaks £721Sevenoaks: £721Hertsmere: £744Sevenoaks: £724Hertsmere: £747Sevenoaks: £684Hertsmere: £706

    £744£747£706Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count£721£724£684

  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: Hertsmere £23, Sevenoaks £18Sevenoaks: £18Hertsmere: £23Sevenoaks: £18Hertsmere: £23Sevenoaks: £17Hertsmere: £22

    £23£23£22Hertsmere is higher£18£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £328, Sevenoaks £286Sevenoaks: £286Hertsmere: £328Sevenoaks: £287Hertsmere: £330Sevenoaks: £271Hertsmere: £311

    £328£330£311Hertsmere is higher£286£287£271

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £95, Sevenoaks £132Sevenoaks: £132Hertsmere: £95Sevenoaks: £133Hertsmere: £95Sevenoaks: £126Hertsmere: £90

    £95£95£90Sevenoaks is higher£132£133£126

  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: Hertsmere £73, Sevenoaks £97Sevenoaks: £97Hertsmere: £73Sevenoaks: £97Hertsmere: £74Sevenoaks: £92Hertsmere: £70

    £73£74£70Sevenoaks is higher£97£97£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £1,599, Sevenoaks £1,091Sevenoaks: £1,091Hertsmere: £1,599Sevenoaks: £1,096Hertsmere: £1,606Sevenoaks: £1,035Hertsmere: £1,517

    £1,599£1,606£1,517Hertsmere is higher£1,091£1,096£1,035

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hertsmere £232, Sevenoaks £155Sevenoaks: £155Hertsmere: £232Sevenoaks: £156Hertsmere: £233Sevenoaks: £147Hertsmere: £220

    £232£233£220Hertsmere is higher£155£156£147

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £216, Sevenoaks £185Sevenoaks: £185Hertsmere: £216Sevenoaks: £186Hertsmere: £217Sevenoaks: £176Hertsmere: £205

    £216£217£205Hertsmere is higher£185£186£176

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £9.17, Sevenoaks £6.33Sevenoaks: £6.33Hertsmere: £9.17Sevenoaks: £6.35Hertsmere: £9.21Sevenoaks: £6.00Hertsmere: £8.70

    £9.17£9.21£8.70Hertsmere is higher£6.33£6.35£6.00

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere £3.69, Sevenoaks £5.49Sevenoaks: £5.49Hertsmere: £3.69Sevenoaks: £5.52Hertsmere: £3.71Sevenoaks: £5.21Hertsmere: £3.50

    £3.69£3.71£3.50Sevenoaks is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £6.76, Sevenoaks £5.38Sevenoaks: £5.38Hertsmere: £6.76Sevenoaks: £5.40Hertsmere: £6.79Sevenoaks: £5.10Hertsmere: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Hertsmere is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hertsmere 1,004.2, Sevenoaks 996.3Sevenoaks: 996.3Hertsmere: 1,004.2

    1,004.2Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count996.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hertsmere 93.6, Sevenoaks 71.6Sevenoaks: 71.6Hertsmere: 93.6

    93.6Hertsmere is higher71.6

  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: Hertsmere 157.5, Sevenoaks 144.2Sevenoaks: 144.2Hertsmere: 157.5

    157.5Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count144.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 51.2, Sevenoaks 44.9Sevenoaks: 44.9Hertsmere: 51.2

    51.2Hertsmere is higher44.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hertsmere 158.3, Sevenoaks 116.5Sevenoaks: 116.5Hertsmere: 158.3

    158.3Hertsmere is higher116.5

  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: Hertsmere 17.2, Sevenoaks 22.0Sevenoaks: 22.0Hertsmere: 17.2

    17.2Sevenoaks is higher22.0

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Hertsmere and Sevenoaks, per person in the age group
MeasureHertsmereSevenoaksHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,154£4,171£3,940£4,026£4,043£3,818Hertsmere
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,837£12,891£12,176£12,839£12,894£12,179Sevenoaks
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,902£1,910£1,804£1,385£1,391£1,313Hertsmere
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,605£11,654£11,008£11,779£11,829£11,173Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£465£467£441£321£322£305Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£744£747£706£721£724£684Hertsmere
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£18£18£17Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£286£287£271Hertsmere
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£132£133£126Sevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£73£74£70£97£97£92Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,599£1,606£1,517£1,091£1,096£1,035Hertsmere
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£155£156£147Hertsmere
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£216£217£205£185£186£176Hertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.17£9.21£8.70£6.33£6.35£6.00Hertsmere
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.69£3.71£3.50£5.49£5.52£5.21Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£5.38£5.40£5.10Hertsmere
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.2996.3Hertsmere
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.671.6Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.5144.2Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.244.9Hertsmere
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026158.3116.5Hertsmere
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.222.0Sevenoaks

Per resident

Hertsmere is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Sevenoaks on 9. 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

Hertsmere Sevenoaks

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £4,154, Sevenoaks £4,026Sevenoaks: £4,026Hertsmere: £4,154Sevenoaks: £4,043Hertsmere: £4,171Sevenoaks: £3,818Hertsmere: £3,940

    £4,154£4,171£3,940Hertsmere is higher£4,026£4,043£3,818

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £2,328, Sevenoaks £2,635Sevenoaks: £2,635Hertsmere: £2,328Sevenoaks: £2,647Hertsmere: £2,338Sevenoaks: £2,500Hertsmere: £2,208

    £2,328£2,338£2,208Sevenoaks is higher£2,635£2,647£2,500

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £1,164, Sevenoaks £812Sevenoaks: £812Hertsmere: £1,164Sevenoaks: £815Hertsmere: £1,169Sevenoaks: £770Hertsmere: £1,104

    £1,164£1,169£1,104Hertsmere is higher£812£815£770

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hertsmere £2,105, Sevenoaks £2,418Sevenoaks: £2,418Hertsmere: £2,105Sevenoaks: £2,428Hertsmere: £2,113Sevenoaks: £2,293Hertsmere: £1,996

    £2,105£2,113£1,996Sevenoaks is higher£2,418£2,428£2,293

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hertsmere £84, Sevenoaks £66Sevenoaks: £66Hertsmere: £84Sevenoaks: £66Hertsmere: £85Sevenoaks: £63Hertsmere: £80

    £84£85£80Hertsmere is higher£66£66£63

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £135, Sevenoaks £148Sevenoaks: £148Hertsmere: £135Sevenoaks: £149Hertsmere: £135Sevenoaks: £140Hertsmere: £128

    £135£135£128Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£148£149£140

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £4.19, Sevenoaks £3.71Sevenoaks: £3.71Hertsmere: £4.19Sevenoaks: £3.73Hertsmere: £4.20Sevenoaks: £3.52Hertsmere: £3.97

    £4.19£4.20£3.97Hertsmere is higher£3.71£3.73£3.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £328, Sevenoaks £286Sevenoaks: £286Hertsmere: £328Sevenoaks: £287Hertsmere: £330Sevenoaks: £271Hertsmere: £311

    £328£330£311Hertsmere is higher£286£287£271

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £95, Sevenoaks £132Sevenoaks: £132Hertsmere: £95Sevenoaks: £133Hertsmere: £95Sevenoaks: £126Hertsmere: £90

    £95£95£90Sevenoaks is higher£132£133£126

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hertsmere £45, Sevenoaks £57Sevenoaks: £57Hertsmere: £45Sevenoaks: £57Hertsmere: £45Sevenoaks: £54Hertsmere: £43

    £45£45£43Sevenoaks is higher£57£57£54

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hertsmere £979, Sevenoaks £639Sevenoaks: £639Hertsmere: £979Sevenoaks: £642Hertsmere: £983Sevenoaks: £607Hertsmere: £929

    £979£983£929Hertsmere is higher£639£642£607

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hertsmere £232, Sevenoaks £155Sevenoaks: £155Hertsmere: £232Sevenoaks: £156Hertsmere: £233Sevenoaks: £147Hertsmere: £220

    £232£233£220Hertsmere is higher£155£156£147

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hertsmere £132, Sevenoaks £108Sevenoaks: £108Hertsmere: £132Sevenoaks: £109Hertsmere: £133Sevenoaks: £103Hertsmere: £126

    £132£133£126Hertsmere is higher£108£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hertsmere £5.61, Sevenoaks £3.71Sevenoaks: £3.71Hertsmere: £5.61Sevenoaks: £3.73Hertsmere: £5.63Sevenoaks: £3.52Hertsmere: £5.32

    £5.61£5.63£5.32Hertsmere is higher£3.71£3.73£3.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hertsmere £2.26, Sevenoaks £3.22Sevenoaks: £3.22Hertsmere: £2.26Sevenoaks: £3.23Hertsmere: £2.27Sevenoaks: £3.05Hertsmere: £2.14

    £2.26£2.27£2.14Sevenoaks is higher£3.22£3.23£3.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hertsmere £6.76, Sevenoaks £5.38Sevenoaks: £5.38Hertsmere: £6.76Sevenoaks: £5.40Hertsmere: £6.79Sevenoaks: £5.10Hertsmere: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Hertsmere is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 182.1, Sevenoaks 204.5Sevenoaks: 204.5Hertsmere: 182.1

    182.1Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count204.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 17.0, Sevenoaks 14.7Sevenoaks: 14.7Hertsmere: 17.0

    17.0Hertsmere is higher14.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 28.6, Sevenoaks 29.6Sevenoaks: 29.6Hertsmere: 28.6

    28.6Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count29.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 51.2, Sevenoaks 44.9Sevenoaks: 44.9Hertsmere: 51.2

    51.2Hertsmere is higher44.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 96.9, Sevenoaks 68.3Sevenoaks: 68.3Hertsmere: 96.9

    96.9Hertsmere is higher68.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hertsmere 10.5, Sevenoaks 12.9Sevenoaks: 12.9Hertsmere: 10.5

    10.5Sevenoaks is higher12.9

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Hertsmere and Sevenoaks, per resident
MeasureHertsmereSevenoaksHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,154£4,171£3,940£4,026£4,043£3,818Hertsmere
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,328£2,338£2,208£2,635£2,647£2,500Sevenoaks
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,164£1,169£1,104£812£815£770Hertsmere
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,105£2,113£1,996£2,418£2,428£2,293Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£85£80£66£66£63Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£148£149£140Sevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.19£4.20£3.97£3.71£3.73£3.52Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£328£330£311£286£287£271Hertsmere
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£132£133£126Sevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£45£43£57£57£54Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£979£983£929£639£642£607Hertsmere
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£232£233£220£155£156£147Hertsmere
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£132£133£126£108£109£103Hertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.61£5.63£5.32£3.71£3.73£3.52Hertsmere
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.26£2.27£2.14£3.22£3.23£3.05Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£5.38£5.40£5.10Hertsmere
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026182.1204.5Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.014.7Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.629.6Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.244.9Hertsmere
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202696.968.3Hertsmere
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.512.9Sevenoaks

Total

Hertsmere is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Sevenoaks 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

Hertsmere Sevenoaks

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hertsmere £448.0m, Sevenoaks £407.5mSevenoaks: £407.5mHertsmere: £448.0mSevenoaks: £409.2mHertsmere: £450.0mSevenoaks: £386.5mHertsmere: £425.0m

    £448.0m£450.0m£425.0mHertsmere is higher£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hertsmere £251.1m, Sevenoaks £266.8mSevenoaks: £266.8mHertsmere: £251.1mSevenoaks: £267.9mHertsmere: £252.2mSevenoaks: £253.1mHertsmere: £238.2m

    £251.1m£252.2m£238.2mSevenoaks is higher£266.8m£267.9m£253.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hertsmere £125.6m, Sevenoaks £82.2mSevenoaks: £82.2mHertsmere: £125.6mSevenoaks: £82.5mHertsmere: £126.1mSevenoaks: £77.9mHertsmere: £119.1m

    £125.6m£126.1m£119.1mHertsmere is higher£82.2m£82.5m£77.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hertsmere £227.0m, Sevenoaks £244.7mSevenoaks: £244.7mHertsmere: £227.0mSevenoaks: £245.8mHertsmere: £228.0mSevenoaks: £232.2mHertsmere: £215.3m

    £227.0m£228.0m£215.3mSevenoaks is higher£244.7m£245.8m£232.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hertsmere £9.1m, Sevenoaks £6.7mSevenoaks: £6.7mHertsmere: £9.1mSevenoaks: £6.7mHertsmere: £9.1mSevenoaks: £6.3mHertsmere: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mHertsmere is higher£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere £14.5m, Sevenoaks £15.0mSevenoaks: £15.0mHertsmere: £14.5mSevenoaks: £15.0mHertsmere: £14.6mSevenoaks: £14.2mHertsmere: £13.8m

    £14.5m£14.6m£13.8mSevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hertsmere £0.45m, Sevenoaks £0.38mSevenoaks: £0.38mHertsmere: £0.45mSevenoaks: £0.38mHertsmere: £0.45mSevenoaks: £0.36mHertsmere: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mHertsmere is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere £35.4m, Sevenoaks £28.9mSevenoaks: £28.9mHertsmere: £35.4mSevenoaks: £29.0mHertsmere: £35.5mSevenoaks: £27.4mHertsmere: £33.6m

    £35.4m£35.5m£33.6mHertsmere is higher£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere £10.2m, Sevenoaks £13.4mSevenoaks: £13.4mHertsmere: £10.2mSevenoaks: £13.5mHertsmere: £10.2mSevenoaks: £12.7mHertsmere: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.7mSevenoaks is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hertsmere £4.8m, Sevenoaks £5.7mSevenoaks: £5.7mHertsmere: £4.8mSevenoaks: £5.8mHertsmere: £4.9mSevenoaks: £5.4mHertsmere: £4.6m

    £4.8m£4.9m£4.6mSevenoaks is higher£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hertsmere £105.6m, Sevenoaks £64.7mSevenoaks: £64.7mHertsmere: £105.6mSevenoaks: £65.0mHertsmere: £106.1mSevenoaks: £61.4mHertsmere: £100.2m

    £105.6m£106.1m£100.2mHertsmere is higher£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hertsmere £25.0m, Sevenoaks £15.7mSevenoaks: £15.7mHertsmere: £25.0mSevenoaks: £15.8mHertsmere: £25.1mSevenoaks: £14.9mHertsmere: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mHertsmere is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hertsmere £14.3m, Sevenoaks £11.0mSevenoaks: £11.0mHertsmere: £14.3mSevenoaks: £11.0mHertsmere: £14.4mSevenoaks: £10.4mHertsmere: £13.6m

    £14.3m£14.4m£13.6mHertsmere is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hertsmere £0.61m, Sevenoaks £0.38mSevenoaks: £0.38mHertsmere: £0.61mSevenoaks: £0.38mHertsmere: £0.61mSevenoaks: £0.36mHertsmere: £0.57m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.57mHertsmere is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hertsmere £0.24m, Sevenoaks £0.33mSevenoaks: £0.33mHertsmere: £0.24mSevenoaks: £0.33mHertsmere: £0.24mSevenoaks: £0.31mHertsmere: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mSevenoaks is higher£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hertsmere £0.73m, Sevenoaks £0.54mSevenoaks: £0.54mHertsmere: £0.73mSevenoaks: £0.55mHertsmere: £0.73mSevenoaks: £0.52mHertsmere: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mHertsmere is higher£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hertsmere 19,644, Sevenoaks 20,701Sevenoaks: 20,701Hertsmere: 19,644

    19,644Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count20,701

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hertsmere 1,831, Sevenoaks 1,487Sevenoaks: 1,487Hertsmere: 1,831

    1,831Hertsmere is higher1,487

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere 3,080, Sevenoaks 2,997Sevenoaks: 2,997Hertsmere: 3,080

    3,080Hertsmere is higherDepends on how you count2,997

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hertsmere 5,520, Sevenoaks 4,546Sevenoaks: 4,546Hertsmere: 5,520

    5,520Hertsmere is higher4,546

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hertsmere 10,451, Sevenoaks 6,915Sevenoaks: 6,915Hertsmere: 10,451

    10,451Hertsmere is higher6,915

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hertsmere 1,133, Sevenoaks 1,306Sevenoaks: 1,306Hertsmere: 1,133

    1,133Sevenoaks is higher1,306

Show the numbers
Hertsmere and Sevenoaks, total
MeasureHertsmereSevenoaksHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£448.0m£450.0m£425.0m£407.5m£409.2m£386.5mHertsmere
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£251.1m£252.2m£238.2m£266.8m£267.9m£253.1mSevenoaks
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£125.6m£126.1m£119.1m£82.2m£82.5m£77.9mHertsmere
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£227.0m£228.0m£215.3m£244.7m£245.8m£232.2mSevenoaks
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£6.7m£6.7m£6.3mHertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mSevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mHertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.5m£33.6m£28.9m£29.0m£27.4mHertsmere
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.9m£4.6m£5.7m£5.8m£5.4mSevenoaks
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£105.6m£106.1m£100.2m£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mHertsmere
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mHertsmere
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mHertsmere
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mHertsmere
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.33m£0.33m£0.31mSevenoaks
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.54m£0.55m£0.52mHertsmere
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,64420,701Sevenoaks
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8311,487Hertsmere
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0802,997Hertsmere
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,5204,546Hertsmere
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,4516,915Hertsmere
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1331,306Sevenoaks

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.
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