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Newark and Braintree

109,963 and 108,544 residents (mid-2024).

Newark is higher than Braintree on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 18 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Newark is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Braintree on 5. 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

Newark Braintree

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark £4,464, Braintree £4,062Braintree: £4,062Newark: £4,464Braintree: £4,079Newark: £4,483Braintree: £3,853Newark: £4,234

    £4,464£4,483£4,234Newark is higher£4,062£4,079£3,853

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Newark £12,489, Braintree £12,341Braintree: £12,341Newark: £12,489Braintree: £12,393Newark: £12,542Braintree: £11,706Newark: £11,846

    £12,489£12,542£11,846Newark is higher£12,341£12,393£11,706

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £1,597, Braintree £1,559Braintree: £1,559Newark: £1,597Braintree: £1,565Newark: £1,604Braintree: £1,478Newark: £1,515

    £1,597£1,604£1,515Newark is higherDepends on how you count£1,559£1,565£1,478

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Newark £11,522, Braintree £11,429Braintree: £11,429Newark: £11,522Braintree: £11,478Newark: £11,572Braintree: £10,841Newark: £10,930

    £11,522£11,572£10,930Newark is higher£11,429£11,478£10,841

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Newark £285, Braintree £278Braintree: £278Newark: £285Braintree: £279Newark: £286Braintree: £264Newark: £270

    £285£286£270Newark is higher£278£279£264

  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: Newark £663, Braintree £615Braintree: £615Newark: £663Braintree: £618Newark: £666Braintree: £583Newark: £629

    £663£666£629Newark is higher£615£618£583

  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: Newark £18, Braintree £19Braintree: £19Newark: £18Braintree: £19Newark: £18Braintree: £18Newark: £17

    £18£18£17Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £390, Braintree £318Braintree: £318Newark: £390Braintree: £319Newark: £392Braintree: £302Newark: £370

    £390£392£370Newark is higher£318£319£302

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £111, Braintree £135Braintree: £135Newark: £111Braintree: £136Newark: £112Braintree: £128Newark: £106

    £111£112£106Braintree is higher£135£136£128

  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: Newark £101, Braintree £99Braintree: £99Newark: £101Braintree: £99Newark: £102Braintree: £94Newark: £96

    £101£102£96Newark is higherDepends on how you count£99£99£94

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £1,217, Braintree £1,252Braintree: £1,252Newark: £1,217Braintree: £1,257Newark: £1,222Braintree: £1,188Newark: £1,154

    £1,217£1,222£1,154Braintree is higher£1,252£1,257£1,188

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark £146, Braintree £154Braintree: £154Newark: £146Braintree: £155Newark: £147Braintree: £146Newark: £138

    £146£147£138Braintree 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: Newark £264, Braintree £199Braintree: £199Newark: £264Braintree: £200Newark: £265Braintree: £189Newark: £251

    £264£265£251Newark is higher£199£200£189

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £9.14, Braintree £5.08Braintree: £5.08Newark: £9.14Braintree: £5.10Newark: £9.18Braintree: £4.82Newark: £8.67

    £9.14£9.18£8.67Newark is higher£5.08£5.10£4.82

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Newark £5.32, Braintree £3.61Braintree: £3.61Newark: £5.32Braintree: £3.62Newark: £5.35Braintree: £3.42Newark: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Newark is higher£3.61£3.62£3.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark £9.25, Braintree £6.54Braintree: £6.54Newark: £9.25Braintree: £6.56Newark: £9.29Braintree: £6.20Newark: £8.77

    £9.25£9.29£8.77Newark is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newark 1,009.0, Braintree 990.4Braintree: 990.4Newark: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Newark is higher990.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Newark 69.8, Braintree 71.9Braintree: 71.9Newark: 69.8

    69.8Braintree is higherDepends on how you count71.9

  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: Newark 141.0, Braintree 137.9Braintree: 137.9Newark: 141.0

    141.0Newark is higher137.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 56.1, Braintree 51.0Braintree: 51.0Newark: 56.1

    56.1Newark is higher51.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Newark 154.8, Braintree 141.5Braintree: 141.5Newark: 154.8

    154.8Newark is higher141.5

  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: Newark 22.4, Braintree 22.3Braintree: 22.3Newark: 22.4

    22.4Newark is higherDepends on how you count22.3

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Newark and Braintree, per person in the age group
MeasureNewarkBraintreeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,464£4,483£4,234£4,062£4,079£3,853Newark
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,489£12,542£11,846£12,341£12,393£11,706Newark
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,597£1,604£1,515£1,559£1,565£1,478Newark
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,522£11,572£10,930£11,429£11,478£10,841Newark
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£285£286£270£278£279£264Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£663£666£629£615£618£583Newark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£19£19£18Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£392£370£318£319£302Newark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£135£136£128Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£102£96£99£99£94Newark
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,217£1,222£1,154£1,252£1,257£1,188Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138£154£155£146Braintree
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£264£265£251£199£200£189Newark
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.14£9.18£8.67£5.08£5.10£4.82Newark
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£3.61£3.62£3.42Newark
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.25£9.29£8.77£6.54£6.56£6.20Newark
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.0990.4Newark
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.871.9Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.0137.9Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.151.0Newark
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.8141.5Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.422.3Newark

Per resident

Newark is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Braintree 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

Newark Braintree

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Newark £4,464, Braintree £4,062Braintree: £4,062Newark: £4,464Braintree: £4,079Newark: £4,483Braintree: £3,853Newark: £4,234

    £4,464£4,483£4,234Newark is higher£4,062£4,079£3,853

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Newark £2,869, Braintree £2,499Braintree: £2,499Newark: £2,869Braintree: £2,510Newark: £2,881Braintree: £2,371Newark: £2,722

    £2,869£2,881£2,722Newark is higher£2,499£2,510£2,371

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Newark £938, Braintree £949Braintree: £949Newark: £938Braintree: £953Newark: £942Braintree: £900Newark: £889

    £938£942£889Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£949£953£900

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Newark £2,647, Braintree £2,314Braintree: £2,314Newark: £2,647Braintree: £2,324Newark: £2,659Braintree: £2,195Newark: £2,511

    £2,647£2,659£2,511Newark is higher£2,314£2,324£2,195

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Newark £65, Braintree £56Braintree: £56Newark: £65Braintree: £57Newark: £66Braintree: £53Newark: £62

    £65£66£62Newark is higher£56£57£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £152, Braintree £125Braintree: £125Newark: £152Braintree: £125Newark: £153Braintree: £118Newark: £145

    £152£153£145Newark is higher£125£125£118

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Newark £4.16, Braintree £3.81Braintree: £3.81Newark: £4.16Braintree: £3.82Newark: £4.18Braintree: £3.61Newark: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Newark is higherDepends on how you count£3.81£3.82£3.61

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £390, Braintree £318Braintree: £318Newark: £390Braintree: £319Newark: £392Braintree: £302Newark: £370

    £390£392£370Newark is higher£318£319£302

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Newark £111, Braintree £135Braintree: £135Newark: £111Braintree: £136Newark: £112Braintree: £128Newark: £106

    £111£112£106Braintree is higher£135£136£128

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Newark £60, Braintree £60Braintree: £60Newark: £60Braintree: £60Newark: £60Braintree: £57Newark: £56

    £60£60£56Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Newark £715, Braintree £762Braintree: £762Newark: £715Braintree: £765Newark: £718Braintree: £723Newark: £678

    £715£718£678Braintree is higher£762£765£723

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Newark £146, Braintree £154Braintree: £154Newark: £146Braintree: £155Newark: £147Braintree: £146Newark: £138

    £146£147£138Braintree is higher£154£155£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Newark £155, Braintree £121Braintree: £121Newark: £155Braintree: £122Newark: £156Braintree: £115Newark: £147

    £155£156£147Newark is higher£121£122£115

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Newark £5.37, Braintree £3.09Braintree: £3.09Newark: £5.37Braintree: £3.10Newark: £5.39Braintree: £2.93Newark: £5.09

    £5.37£5.39£5.09Newark is higher£3.09£3.10£2.93

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Newark £3.13, Braintree £2.19Braintree: £2.19Newark: £3.13Braintree: £2.20Newark: £3.14Braintree: £2.08Newark: £2.97

    £3.13£3.14£2.97Newark is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Newark £9.25, Braintree £6.54Braintree: £6.54Newark: £9.25Braintree: £6.56Newark: £9.29Braintree: £6.20Newark: £8.77

    £9.25£9.29£8.77Newark is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Newark 231.8, Braintree 200.6Braintree: 200.6Newark: 231.8

    231.8Newark is higher200.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark 16.0, Braintree 14.6Braintree: 14.6Newark: 16.0

    16.0Newark is higherDepends on how you count14.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 32.4, Braintree 27.9Braintree: 27.9Newark: 32.4

    32.4Newark is higher27.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 56.1, Braintree 51.0Braintree: 51.0Newark: 56.1

    56.1Newark is higher51.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Newark 90.9, Braintree 86.2Braintree: 86.2Newark: 90.9

    90.9Newark is higher86.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Newark 13.1, Braintree 13.6Braintree: 13.6Newark: 13.1

    13.1Braintree is higherDepends on how you count13.6

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Newark and Braintree, per resident
MeasureNewarkBraintreeHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,464£4,483£4,234£4,062£4,079£3,853Newark
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,869£2,881£2,722£2,499£2,510£2,371Newark
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£938£942£889£949£953£900Braintree
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,647£2,659£2,511£2,314£2,324£2,195Newark
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£56£57£53Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£153£145£125£125£118Newark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£3.81£3.82£3.61Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£390£392£370£318£319£302Newark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£135£136£128Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£56£60£60£57Braintree
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£715£718£678£762£765£723Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£146£147£138£154£155£146Braintree
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£121£122£115Newark
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09£3.09£3.10£2.93Newark
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.13£3.14£2.97£2.19£2.20£2.08Newark
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.25£9.29£8.77£6.54£6.56£6.20Newark
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026231.8200.6Newark
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.014.6Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.427.9Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.151.0Newark
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202690.986.2Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.113.6Braintree

Total

Newark is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Braintree on 4. 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

Newark Braintree

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Newark £490.8m, Braintree £440.9mBraintree: £440.9mNewark: £490.8mBraintree: £442.8mNewark: £492.9mBraintree: £418.2mNewark: £465.6m

    £490.8m£492.9m£465.6mNewark is higher£440.9m£442.8m£418.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Newark £315.5m, Braintree £271.3mBraintree: £271.3mNewark: £315.5mBraintree: £272.4mNewark: £316.9mBraintree: £257.3mNewark: £299.3m

    £315.5m£316.9m£299.3mNewark is higher£271.3m£272.4m£257.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Newark £103.1m, Braintree £103.0mBraintree: £103.0mNewark: £103.1mBraintree: £103.4mNewark: £103.6mBraintree: £97.7mNewark: £97.8m

    £103.1m£103.6m£97.8mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£103.0m£103.4m£97.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Newark £291.1m, Braintree £251.2mBraintree: £251.2mNewark: £291.1mBraintree: £252.3mNewark: £292.3mBraintree: £238.3mNewark: £276.1m

    £291.1m£292.3m£276.1mNewark is higher£251.2m£252.3m£238.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Newark £7.2m, Braintree £6.1mBraintree: £6.1mNewark: £7.2mBraintree: £6.1mNewark: £7.2mBraintree: £5.8mNewark: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mNewark is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark £16.8m, Braintree £13.5mBraintree: £13.5mNewark: £16.8mBraintree: £13.6mNewark: £16.8mBraintree: £12.8mNewark: £15.9m

    £16.8m£16.8m£15.9mNewark is higher£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Newark £0.46m, Braintree £0.41mBraintree: £0.41mNewark: £0.46mBraintree: £0.41mNewark: £0.46mBraintree: £0.39mNewark: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark £42.9m, Braintree £34.5mBraintree: £34.5mNewark: £42.9mBraintree: £34.7mNewark: £43.1mBraintree: £32.7mNewark: £40.7m

    £42.9m£43.1m£40.7mNewark is higher£34.5m£34.7m£32.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Newark £12.2m, Braintree £14.7mBraintree: £14.7mNewark: £12.2mBraintree: £14.8mNewark: £12.3mBraintree: £13.9mNewark: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mBraintree is higher£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark £6.5m, Braintree £6.5mBraintree: £6.5mNewark: £6.5mBraintree: £6.6mNewark: £6.6mBraintree: £6.2mNewark: £6.2m

    £6.5m£6.6m£6.2mNewark is higherDepends on how you count£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Newark £78.6m, Braintree £82.7mBraintree: £82.7mNewark: £78.6mBraintree: £83.1mNewark: £78.9mBraintree: £78.5mNewark: £74.5m

    £78.6m£78.9m£74.5mBraintree is higher£82.7m£83.1m£78.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Newark £16.1m, Braintree £16.7mBraintree: £16.7mNewark: £16.1mBraintree: £16.8mNewark: £16.1mBraintree: £15.9mNewark: £15.2m

    £16.1m£16.1m£15.2mBraintree is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Newark £17.1m, Braintree £13.1mBraintree: £13.1mNewark: £17.1mBraintree: £13.2mNewark: £17.1mBraintree: £12.5mNewark: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.1m£16.2mNewark is higher£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Newark £0.59m, Braintree £0.34mBraintree: £0.34mNewark: £0.59mBraintree: £0.34mNewark: £0.59mBraintree: £0.32mNewark: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mNewark is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Newark £0.34m, Braintree £0.24mBraintree: £0.24mNewark: £0.34mBraintree: £0.24mNewark: £0.35mBraintree: £0.23mNewark: £0.33m

    £0.34m£0.35m£0.33mNewark is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Newark £1.0m, Braintree £0.71mBraintree: £0.71mNewark: £1.0mBraintree: £0.71mNewark: £1.0mBraintree: £0.67mNewark: £0.96m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.96mNewark is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Newark 25,492, Braintree 21,770Braintree: 21,770Newark: 25,492

    25,492Newark is higher21,770

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Newark 1,763, Braintree 1,581Braintree: 1,581Newark: 1,763

    1,763Newark is higherDepends on how you count1,581

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Newark 3,562, Braintree 3,031Braintree: 3,031Newark: 3,562

    3,562Newark is higher3,031

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Newark 6,163, Braintree 5,531Braintree: 5,531Newark: 6,163

    6,163Newark is higher5,531

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Newark 9,997, Braintree 9,351Braintree: 9,351Newark: 9,997

    9,997Newark is higher9,351

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Newark 1,444, Braintree 1,471Braintree: 1,471Newark: 1,444

    1,444Braintree is higherDepends on how you count1,471

Show the numbers
Newark and Braintree, total
MeasureNewarkBraintreeHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£490.8m£492.9m£465.6m£440.9m£442.8m£418.2mNewark
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£315.5m£316.9m£299.3m£271.3m£272.4m£257.3mNewark
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£103.1m£103.6m£97.8m£103.0m£103.4m£97.7mNewark
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£291.1m£292.3m£276.1m£251.2m£252.3m£238.3mNewark
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mNewark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mNewark
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNewark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m£34.5m£34.7m£32.7mNewark
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£14.7m£14.8m£13.9mBraintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.6m£6.2m£6.5m£6.6m£6.2mNewark
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.6m£78.9m£74.5m£82.7m£83.1m£78.5mBraintree
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mBraintree
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m£13.1m£13.2m£12.5mNewark
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mNewark
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mNewark
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mNewark
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,49221,770Newark
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7631,581Newark
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5623,031Newark
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,1635,531Newark
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,9979,351Newark
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4441,471Braintree

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  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.