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North Somerset and Dorking and Horley

95,778 and 97,333 residents (mid-2024).

North Somerset is higher than Dorking and Horley on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 12 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

North Somerset is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Dorking and Horley on 13. 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

North Somerset Dorking and Horley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Somerset £4,304, Dorking and Horley £3,971Dorking and Horley: £3,971North Somerset: £4,304Dorking and Horley: £3,988North Somerset: £4,323Dorking and Horley: £3,767North Somerset: £4,083

    £4,304£4,323£4,083North Somerset is higher£3,971£3,988£3,767

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Somerset £12,646, Dorking and Horley £12,693Dorking and Horley: £12,693North Somerset: £12,646Dorking and Horley: £12,747North Somerset: £12,700Dorking and Horley: £12,040North Somerset: £11,995

    £12,646£12,700£11,995Dorking and Horley is higherDepends on how you count£12,693£12,747£12,040

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £1,175, Dorking and Horley £1,216Dorking and Horley: £1,216North Somerset: £1,175Dorking and Horley: £1,221North Somerset: £1,180Dorking and Horley: £1,154North Somerset: £1,115

    £1,175£1,180£1,115Dorking and Horley is higher£1,216£1,221£1,154

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Somerset £11,784, Dorking and Horley £11,875Dorking and Horley: £11,875North Somerset: £11,784Dorking and Horley: £11,926North Somerset: £11,834Dorking and Horley: £11,264North Somerset: £11,177

    £11,784£11,834£11,177Dorking and Horley is higherDepends on how you count£11,875£11,926£11,264

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Somerset £223, Dorking and Horley £253Dorking and Horley: £253North Somerset: £223Dorking and Horley: £254North Somerset: £224Dorking and Horley: £240North Somerset: £211

    £223£224£211Dorking and Horley is higherDepends on how you count£253£254£240

  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: North Somerset £626, Dorking and Horley £551Dorking and Horley: £551North Somerset: £626Dorking and Horley: £553North Somerset: £629Dorking and Horley: £523North Somerset: £594

    £626£629£594North Somerset is higher£551£553£523

  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: North Somerset £14, Dorking and Horley £13Dorking and Horley: £13North Somerset: £14Dorking and Horley: £14North Somerset: £14Dorking and Horley: £13North Somerset: £13

    £14£14£13North Somerset is higher£13£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £272, Dorking and Horley £249Dorking and Horley: £249North Somerset: £272Dorking and Horley: £250North Somerset: £273Dorking and Horley: £236North Somerset: £258

    £272£273£258North Somerset is higher£249£250£236

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £80, Dorking and Horley £102Dorking and Horley: £102North Somerset: £80Dorking and Horley: £102North Somerset: £80Dorking and Horley: £97North Somerset: £75

    £80£80£75Dorking and Horley is higher£102£102£97

  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: North Somerset £53, Dorking and Horley £65Dorking and Horley: £65North Somerset: £53Dorking and Horley: £65North Somerset: £53Dorking and Horley: £62North Somerset: £50

    £53£53£50Dorking and Horley is higher£65£65£62

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £906, Dorking and Horley £944Dorking and Horley: £944North Somerset: £906Dorking and Horley: £948North Somerset: £909Dorking and Horley: £895North Somerset: £859

    £906£909£859Dorking and Horley is higher£944£948£895

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Somerset £134, Dorking and Horley £179Dorking and Horley: £179North Somerset: £134Dorking and Horley: £180North Somerset: £135Dorking and Horley: £170North Somerset: £127

    £134£135£127Dorking and Horley is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £207, Dorking and Horley £197Dorking and Horley: £197North Somerset: £207Dorking and Horley: £198North Somerset: £208Dorking and Horley: £187North Somerset: £197

    £207£208£197North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£197£198£187

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £6.79, Dorking and Horley £6.89Dorking and Horley: £6.89North Somerset: £6.79Dorking and Horley: £6.92North Somerset: £6.82Dorking and Horley: £6.54North Somerset: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Dorking and Horley is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Somerset £2.64, Dorking and Horley £3.30Dorking and Horley: £3.30North Somerset: £2.64Dorking and Horley: £3.31North Somerset: £2.65Dorking and Horley: £3.13North Somerset: £2.50

    £2.64£2.65£2.50Dorking and Horley is higher£3.30£3.31£3.13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Somerset £9.21, Dorking and Horley £7.80Dorking and Horley: £7.80North Somerset: £9.21Dorking and Horley: £7.83North Somerset: £9.25Dorking and Horley: £7.40North Somerset: £8.74

    £9.21£9.25£8.74North Somerset is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Somerset 1,018.6, Dorking and Horley 1,013.7Dorking and Horley: 1,013.7North Somerset: 1,018.6

    1,018.6North Somerset is higher1,013.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Somerset 54.6, Dorking and Horley 54.8Dorking and Horley: 54.8North Somerset: 54.6

    54.6Dorking and Horley is higherDepends on how you count54.8

  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: North Somerset 135.4, Dorking and Horley 115.8Dorking and Horley: 115.8North Somerset: 135.4

    135.4North Somerset is higher115.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 40.3, Dorking and Horley 37.3Dorking and Horley: 37.3North Somerset: 40.3

    40.3North Somerset is higher37.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Somerset 101.1, Dorking and Horley 106.0Dorking and Horley: 106.0North Somerset: 101.1

    101.1Dorking and Horley is higher106.0

  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: North Somerset 11.2, Dorking and Horley 14.4Dorking and Horley: 14.4North Somerset: 11.2

    11.2Dorking and Horley is higher14.4

Show the numbers
North Somerset and Dorking and Horley, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth SomersetDorking and HorleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,304£4,323£4,083£3,971£3,988£3,767North Somerset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,646£12,700£11,995£12,693£12,747£12,040Dorking and Horley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,175£1,180£1,115£1,216£1,221£1,154Dorking and Horley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,784£11,834£11,177£11,875£11,926£11,264Dorking and Horley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£223£224£211£253£254£240Dorking and Horley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£626£629£594£551£553£523North Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£14£13£13£14£13North Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£272£273£258£249£250£236North Somerset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£80£75£102£102£97Dorking and Horley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£53£53£50£65£65£62Dorking and Horley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£906£909£859£944£948£895Dorking and Horley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£179£180£170Dorking and Horley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£207£208£197£197£198£187North Somerset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.89£6.92£6.54Dorking and Horley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.64£2.65£2.50£3.30£3.31£3.13Dorking and Horley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.21£9.25£8.74£7.80£7.83£7.40North Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.61,013.7North Somerset
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202654.654.8Dorking and Horley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.4115.8North Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.337.3North Somerset
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026101.1106.0Dorking and Horley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202611.214.4Dorking and Horley

Per resident

North Somerset is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Dorking and Horley on 10. 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

North Somerset Dorking and Horley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Somerset £4,304, Dorking and Horley £3,971Dorking and Horley: £3,971North Somerset: £4,304Dorking and Horley: £3,988North Somerset: £4,323Dorking and Horley: £3,767North Somerset: £4,083

    £4,304£4,323£4,083North Somerset is higher£3,971£3,988£3,767

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Somerset £3,145, Dorking and Horley £2,710Dorking and Horley: £2,710North Somerset: £3,145Dorking and Horley: £2,721North Somerset: £3,158Dorking and Horley: £2,570North Somerset: £2,983

    £3,145£3,158£2,983North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£2,710£2,721£2,570

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Somerset £665, Dorking and Horley £724Dorking and Horley: £724North Somerset: £665Dorking and Horley: £727North Somerset: £668Dorking and Horley: £686North Somerset: £631

    £665£668£631Dorking and Horley is higher£724£727£686

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Somerset £2,930, Dorking and Horley £2,535Dorking and Horley: £2,535North Somerset: £2,930Dorking and Horley: £2,546North Somerset: £2,943Dorking and Horley: £2,405North Somerset: £2,779

    £2,930£2,943£2,779North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£2,535£2,546£2,405

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Somerset £55, Dorking and Horley £54Dorking and Horley: £54North Somerset: £55Dorking and Horley: £54North Somerset: £56Dorking and Horley: £51North Somerset: £53

    £55£56£53North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£54£54£51

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £156, Dorking and Horley £118Dorking and Horley: £118North Somerset: £156Dorking and Horley: £118North Somerset: £156Dorking and Horley: £112North Somerset: £148

    £156£156£148North Somerset is higher£118£118£112

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: North Somerset £3.37, Dorking and Horley £2.88Dorking and Horley: £2.88North Somerset: £3.37Dorking and Horley: £2.89North Somerset: £3.39Dorking and Horley: £2.73North Somerset: £3.20

    £3.37£3.39£3.20North Somerset is higher£2.88£2.89£2.73

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £272, Dorking and Horley £249Dorking and Horley: £249North Somerset: £272Dorking and Horley: £250North Somerset: £273Dorking and Horley: £236North Somerset: £258

    £272£273£258North Somerset is higher£249£250£236

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Somerset £80, Dorking and Horley £102Dorking and Horley: £102North Somerset: £80Dorking and Horley: £102North Somerset: £80Dorking and Horley: £97North Somerset: £75

    £80£80£75Dorking and Horley is higher£102£102£97

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Somerset £30, Dorking and Horley £39Dorking and Horley: £39North Somerset: £30Dorking and Horley: £39North Somerset: £30Dorking and Horley: £37North Somerset: £28

    £30£30£28Dorking and Horley is higher£39£39£37

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Somerset £512, Dorking and Horley £561Dorking and Horley: £561North Somerset: £512Dorking and Horley: £564North Somerset: £514Dorking and Horley: £533North Somerset: £486

    £512£514£486Dorking and Horley is higher£561£564£533

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Somerset £134, Dorking and Horley £179Dorking and Horley: £179North Somerset: £134Dorking and Horley: £180North Somerset: £135Dorking and Horley: £170North Somerset: £127

    £134£135£127Dorking and Horley is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Somerset £117, Dorking and Horley £117Dorking and Horley: £117North Somerset: £117Dorking and Horley: £118North Somerset: £118Dorking and Horley: £111North Somerset: £111

    £117£118£111Dorking and Horley is higherDepends on how you count£117£118£111

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Somerset £3.84, Dorking and Horley £4.10Dorking and Horley: £4.10North Somerset: £3.84Dorking and Horley: £4.12North Somerset: £3.85Dorking and Horley: £3.89North Somerset: £3.64

    £3.84£3.85£3.64Dorking and Horley is higher£4.10£4.12£3.89

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Somerset £1.49, Dorking and Horley £1.96Dorking and Horley: £1.96North Somerset: £1.49Dorking and Horley: £1.97North Somerset: £1.49Dorking and Horley: £1.86North Somerset: £1.41

    £1.49£1.49£1.41Dorking and Horley is higher£1.96£1.97£1.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Somerset £9.21, Dorking and Horley £7.80Dorking and Horley: £7.80North Somerset: £9.21Dorking and Horley: £7.83North Somerset: £9.25Dorking and Horley: £7.40North Somerset: £8.74

    £9.21£9.25£8.74North Somerset is higher£7.80£7.83£7.40

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 253.3, Dorking and Horley 216.4Dorking and Horley: 216.4North Somerset: 253.3

    253.3North Somerset is higher216.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 13.6, Dorking and Horley 11.7Dorking and Horley: 11.7North Somerset: 13.6

    13.6North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count11.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 33.7, Dorking and Horley 24.7Dorking and Horley: 24.7North Somerset: 33.7

    33.7North Somerset is higher24.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 40.3, Dorking and Horley 37.3Dorking and Horley: 37.3North Somerset: 40.3

    40.3North Somerset is higher37.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 57.2, Dorking and Horley 63.0Dorking and Horley: 63.0North Somerset: 57.2

    57.2Dorking and Horley is higher63.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Somerset 6.3, Dorking and Horley 8.6Dorking and Horley: 8.6North Somerset: 6.3

    6.3Dorking and Horley is higher8.6

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North Somerset and Dorking and Horley, per resident
MeasureNorth SomersetDorking and HorleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,304£4,323£4,083£3,971£3,988£3,767North Somerset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,145£3,158£2,983£2,710£2,721£2,570North Somerset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£665£668£631£724£727£686Dorking and Horley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,930£2,943£2,779£2,535£2,546£2,405North Somerset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£56£53£54£54£51North Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£156£148£118£118£112North Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.37£3.39£3.20£2.88£2.89£2.73North Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£272£273£258£249£250£236North Somerset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£80£75£102£102£97Dorking and Horley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£30£30£28£39£39£37Dorking and Horley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£512£514£486£561£564£533Dorking and Horley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£179£180£170Dorking and Horley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£117£118£111Dorking and Horley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.84£3.85£3.64£4.10£4.12£3.89Dorking and Horley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41£1.96£1.97£1.86Dorking and Horley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.21£9.25£8.74£7.80£7.83£7.40North Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026253.3216.4North Somerset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.611.7North Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.724.7North Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.337.3North Somerset
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202657.263.0Dorking and Horley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.38.6Dorking and Horley

Total

North Somerset is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Dorking and Horley on 10. 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

North Somerset Dorking and Horley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Somerset £412.3m, Dorking and Horley £386.5mDorking and Horley: £386.5mNorth Somerset: £412.3mDorking and Horley: £388.2mNorth Somerset: £414.0mDorking and Horley: £366.6mNorth Somerset: £391.0m

    £412.3m£414.0m£391.0mNorth Somerset is higher£386.5m£388.2m£366.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Somerset £301.2m, Dorking and Horley £263.7mDorking and Horley: £263.7mNorth Somerset: £301.2mDorking and Horley: £264.9mNorth Somerset: £302.5mDorking and Horley: £250.2mNorth Somerset: £285.7m

    £301.2m£302.5m£285.7mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£263.7m£264.9m£250.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Somerset £63.7m, Dorking and Horley £70.4mDorking and Horley: £70.4mNorth Somerset: £63.7mDorking and Horley: £70.7mNorth Somerset: £63.9mDorking and Horley: £66.8mNorth Somerset: £60.4m

    £63.7m£63.9m£60.4mDorking and Horley is higher£70.4m£70.7m£66.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Somerset £280.7m, Dorking and Horley £246.7mDorking and Horley: £246.7mNorth Somerset: £280.7mDorking and Horley: £247.8mNorth Somerset: £281.8mDorking and Horley: £234.0mNorth Somerset: £266.2m

    £280.7m£281.8m£266.2mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£246.7m£247.8m£234.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Somerset £5.3m, Dorking and Horley £5.3mDorking and Horley: £5.3mNorth Somerset: £5.3mDorking and Horley: £5.3mNorth Somerset: £5.3mDorking and Horley: £5.0mNorth Somerset: £5.0m

    £5.3m£5.3m£5.0mNorth Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Somerset £14.9m, Dorking and Horley £11.4mDorking and Horley: £11.4mNorth Somerset: £14.9mDorking and Horley: £11.5mNorth Somerset: £15.0mDorking and Horley: £10.9mNorth Somerset: £14.1m

    £14.9m£15.0m£14.1mNorth Somerset is higher£11.4m£11.5m£10.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Somerset £0.32m, Dorking and Horley £0.28mDorking and Horley: £0.28mNorth Somerset: £0.32mDorking and Horley: £0.28mNorth Somerset: £0.32mDorking and Horley: £0.27mNorth Somerset: £0.31m

    £0.32m£0.32m£0.31mNorth Somerset is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Somerset £26.0m, Dorking and Horley £24.3mDorking and Horley: £24.3mNorth Somerset: £26.0mDorking and Horley: £24.4mNorth Somerset: £26.1mDorking and Horley: £23.0mNorth Somerset: £24.7m

    £26.0m£26.1m£24.7mNorth Somerset is higher£24.3m£24.4m£23.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Somerset £7.6m, Dorking and Horley £9.9mDorking and Horley: £9.9mNorth Somerset: £7.6mDorking and Horley: £10.0mNorth Somerset: £7.6mDorking and Horley: £9.4mNorth Somerset: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mDorking and Horley is higher£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Somerset £2.9m, Dorking and Horley £3.8mDorking and Horley: £3.8mNorth Somerset: £2.9mDorking and Horley: £3.8mNorth Somerset: £2.9mDorking and Horley: £3.6mNorth Somerset: £2.7m

    £2.9m£2.9m£2.7mDorking and Horley is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Somerset £49.1m, Dorking and Horley £54.6mDorking and Horley: £54.6mNorth Somerset: £49.1mDorking and Horley: £54.9mNorth Somerset: £49.3mDorking and Horley: £51.8mNorth Somerset: £46.5m

    £49.1m£49.3m£46.5mDorking and Horley is higher£54.6m£54.9m£51.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Somerset £12.9m, Dorking and Horley £17.4mDorking and Horley: £17.4mNorth Somerset: £12.9mDorking and Horley: £17.5mNorth Somerset: £12.9mDorking and Horley: £16.5mNorth Somerset: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mDorking and Horley is higher£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Somerset £11.2m, Dorking and Horley £11.4mDorking and Horley: £11.4mNorth Somerset: £11.2mDorking and Horley: £11.5mNorth Somerset: £11.3mDorking and Horley: £10.8mNorth Somerset: £10.7m

    £11.2m£11.3m£10.7mDorking and Horley is higherDepends on how you count£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Somerset £0.37m, Dorking and Horley £0.40mDorking and Horley: £0.40mNorth Somerset: £0.37mDorking and Horley: £0.40mNorth Somerset: £0.37mDorking and Horley: £0.38mNorth Somerset: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mDorking and Horley is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Somerset £0.14m, Dorking and Horley £0.19mDorking and Horley: £0.19mNorth Somerset: £0.14mDorking and Horley: £0.19mNorth Somerset: £0.14mDorking and Horley: £0.18mNorth Somerset: £0.14m

    £0.14mDorking and Horley is higher£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Somerset £0.88m, Dorking and Horley £0.76mDorking and Horley: £0.76mNorth Somerset: £0.88mDorking and Horley: £0.76mNorth Somerset: £0.89mDorking and Horley: £0.72mNorth Somerset: £0.84m

    £0.88m£0.89m£0.84mNorth Somerset is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Somerset 24,261, Dorking and Horley 21,062Dorking and Horley: 21,062North Somerset: 24,261

    24,261North Somerset is higher21,062

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Somerset 1,301, Dorking and Horley 1,138Dorking and Horley: 1,138North Somerset: 1,301

    1,301North Somerset is higherDepends on how you count1,138

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Somerset 3,224, Dorking and Horley 2,406Dorking and Horley: 2,406North Somerset: 3,224

    3,224North Somerset is higher2,406

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Somerset 3,856, Dorking and Horley 3,632Dorking and Horley: 3,632North Somerset: 3,856

    3,856North Somerset is higher3,632

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Somerset 5,477, Dorking and Horley 6,136Dorking and Horley: 6,136North Somerset: 5,477

    5,477Dorking and Horley is higher6,136

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Somerset 606, Dorking and Horley 832Dorking and Horley: 832North Somerset: 606

    606Dorking and Horley is higher832

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North Somerset and Dorking and Horley, total
MeasureNorth SomersetDorking and HorleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£412.3m£414.0m£391.0m£386.5m£388.2m£366.6mNorth Somerset
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£301.2m£302.5m£285.7m£263.7m£264.9m£250.2mNorth Somerset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£63.7m£63.9m£60.4m£70.4m£70.7m£66.8mDorking and Horley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£280.7m£281.8m£266.2m£246.7m£247.8m£234.0mNorth Somerset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mNorth Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.9m£15.0m£14.1m£11.4m£11.5m£10.9mNorth Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m£0.28m£0.28m£0.27mNorth Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.0m£26.1m£24.7m£24.3m£24.4m£23.0mNorth Somerset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£9.9m£10.0m£9.4mDorking and Horley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.9m£2.9m£2.7m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mDorking and Horley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£49.1m£49.3m£46.5m£54.6m£54.9m£51.8mDorking and Horley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£17.4m£17.5m£16.5mDorking and Horley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.3m£10.7m£11.4m£11.5m£10.8mDorking and Horley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mDorking and Horley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.14m£0.19m£0.19m£0.18mDorking and Horley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mNorth Somerset
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,26121,062North Somerset
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3011,138North Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2242,406North Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,8563,632North Somerset
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,4776,136Dorking and Horley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026606832Dorking and Horley

Sources

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

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  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.