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North West Essex and Reading West and Mid Berkshire

110,257 and 97,093 residents (mid-2024).

North West Essex is higher than Reading West and Mid Berkshire on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

North West Essex is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire on 17. 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 West Essex Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North West Essex £3,706, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771North West Essex: £3,706Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787North West Essex: £3,722Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577North West Essex: £3,515

    £3,706£3,722£3,515Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,771£3,787£3,577

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North West Essex £12,801, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £12,493Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,493North West Essex: £12,801Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,546North West Essex: £12,856Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,850North West Essex: £12,143

    £12,801£12,856£12,143North West Essex is higher£12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North West Essex £1,286, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,498Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,498North West Essex: £1,286Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,505North West Essex: £1,291Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,421North West Essex: £1,220

    £1,286£1,291£1,220Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£1,498£1,505£1,421

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North West Essex £11,921, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11,635Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,635North West Essex: £11,921Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,684North West Essex: £11,972Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,036North West Essex: £11,308

    £11,921£11,972£11,308North West Essex is higher£11,635£11,684£11,036

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North West Essex £256, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £333Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £333North West Essex: £256Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £335North West Essex: £257Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £316North West Essex: £243

    £256£257£243Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£333£335£316

  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 West Essex £608, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £507Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £507North West Essex: £608Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £509North West Essex: £610Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £481North West Essex: £576

    £608£610£576North West Essex is higher£507£509£481

  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 West Essex £16, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £19Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19North West Essex: £16Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19North West Essex: £16Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £18North West Essex: £15

    £16£16£15Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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: North West Essex £238, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261North West Essex: £238Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262North West Essex: £239Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248North West Essex: £226

    £238£239£226Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North West Essex £94, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123North West Essex: £94Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123North West Essex: £94Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116North West Essex: £89

    £94£94£89Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£123£123£116

  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 West Essex £64, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £80Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80North West Essex: £64Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80North West Essex: £65Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £76North West Essex: £61

    £64£65£61Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£80£80£76

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North West Essex £1,068, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,245Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,245North West Essex: £1,068Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,251North West Essex: £1,073Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,181North West Essex: £1,013

    £1,068£1,073£1,013Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£1,245£1,251£1,181

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North West Essex £137, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155North West Essex: £137Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156North West Essex: £137Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147North West Essex: £130

    £137£137£130Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£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: North West Essex £144, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £161Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £161North West Essex: £144Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £162North West Essex: £145Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £153North West Essex: £137

    £144£145£137Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£161£162£153

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North West Essex £6.50, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £8.10Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.10North West Essex: £6.50Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.13North West Essex: £6.53Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £7.68North West Essex: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£8.10£8.13£7.68

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North West Essex £2.53, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3.55Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.55North West Essex: £2.53Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.57North West Essex: £2.54Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.37North West Essex: £2.40

    £2.53£2.54£2.40Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£3.55£3.57£3.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North West Essex £5.84, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87North West Essex: £5.84Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90North West Essex: £5.87Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52North West Essex: £5.54

    £5.84£5.87£5.54Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North West Essex 1,035.6, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,000.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,000.7North West Essex: 1,035.6

    1,035.6North West Essex is higher1,000.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North West Essex 64.1, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 71.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 71.7North West Essex: 64.1

    64.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count71.7

  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 West Essex 132.4, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 109.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 109.4North West Essex: 132.4

    132.4North West Essex is higher109.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North West Essex 38.6, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8North West Essex: 38.6

    38.6Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count40.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North West Essex 112.1, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 130.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 130.7North West Essex: 112.1

    112.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher130.7

  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 West Essex 15.3, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 17.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 17.9North West Essex: 15.3

    15.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher17.9

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North West Essex and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth West EssexReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,706£3,722£3,515£3,771£3,787£3,577Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,801£12,856£12,143£12,493£12,546£11,850North West Essex
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,286£1,291£1,220£1,498£1,505£1,421Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,921£11,972£11,308£11,635£11,684£11,036North West Essex
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£256£257£243£333£335£316Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£608£610£576£507£509£481North West Essex
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£19£19£18Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£238£239£226£261£262£248Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£64£65£61£80£80£76Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,068£1,073£1,013£1,245£1,251£1,181Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£155£156£147Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£145£137£161£162£153Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£8.10£8.13£7.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.53£2.54£2.40£3.55£3.57£3.37Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.84£5.87£5.54£6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,035.61,000.7North West Essex
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202664.171.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026132.4109.4North West Essex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202638.640.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026112.1130.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202615.317.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Per resident

North West Essex is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire on 17. 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 West Essex Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North West Essex £3,706, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771North West Essex: £3,706Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787North West Essex: £3,722Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577North West Essex: £3,515

    £3,706£3,722£3,515Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,771£3,787£3,577

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North West Essex £2,463, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,315Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,315North West Essex: £2,463Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,325North West Essex: £2,473Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,196North West Essex: £2,336

    £2,463£2,473£2,336North West Essex is higher£2,315£2,325£2,196

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North West Essex £769, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £910Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £910North West Essex: £769Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £914North West Essex: £772Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £863North West Essex: £729

    £769£772£729Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£910£914£863

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North West Essex £2,294, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,156Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,156North West Essex: £2,294Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,165North West Essex: £2,303Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,045North West Essex: £2,175

    £2,294£2,303£2,175North West Essex is higher£2,156£2,165£2,045

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North West Essex £49, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £62Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62North West Essex: £49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62North West Essex: £50Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £59North West Essex: £47

    £49£50£47Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£62£62£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North West Essex £117, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £94Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94North West Essex: £117Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94North West Essex: £117Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £89North West Essex: £111

    £117£117£111North West Essex is higher£94£94£89

  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 West Essex £3.12, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3.43Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.43North West Essex: £3.12Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.44North West Essex: £3.13Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.25North West Essex: £2.96

    £3.12£3.13£2.96Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3.43£3.44£3.25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North West Essex £238, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261North West Essex: £238Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262North West Essex: £239Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248North West Essex: £226

    £238£239£226Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North West Essex £94, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123North West Essex: £94Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123North West Essex: £94Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116North West Essex: £89

    £94£94£89Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£123£123£116

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North West Essex £39, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49North West Essex: £39Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49North West Essex: £39Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £46North West Essex: £37

    £39£39£37Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£49£49£46

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North West Essex £639, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £756Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £756North West Essex: £639Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £760North West Essex: £641Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £717North West Essex: £606

    £639£641£606Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£756£760£717

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North West Essex £137, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155North West Essex: £137Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156North West Essex: £137Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147North West Essex: £130

    £137£137£130Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North West Essex £86, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £98Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98North West Essex: £86Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98North West Essex: £87Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £93North West Essex: £82

    £86£87£82Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£98£98£93

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North West Essex £3.89, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.91Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.91North West Essex: £3.89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.93North West Essex: £3.91Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.66North West Essex: £3.69

    £3.89£3.91£3.69Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North West Essex £1.52, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2.15Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.15North West Essex: £1.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.16North West Essex: £1.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.04North West Essex: £1.44

    £1.52£1.52£1.44Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£2.15£2.16£2.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North West Essex £5.84, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87North West Essex: £5.84Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90North West Essex: £5.87Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52North West Essex: £5.54

    £5.84£5.87£5.54Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.87£6.90£6.52

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North West Essex 199.2, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 185.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 185.5North West Essex: 199.2

    199.2North West Essex is higher185.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North West Essex 12.3, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 13.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 13.3North West Essex: 12.3

    12.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count13.3

  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 West Essex 25.5, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 20.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 20.3North West Essex: 25.5

    25.5North West Essex is higher20.3

  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 West Essex 38.6, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8North West Essex: 38.6

    38.6Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count40.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North West Essex 67.0, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 79.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 79.4North West Essex: 67.0

    67.0Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher79.4

  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 West Essex 9.1, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 10.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 10.9North West Essex: 9.1

    9.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher10.9

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North West Essex and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, per resident
MeasureNorth West EssexReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,706£3,722£3,515£3,771£3,787£3,577Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,463£2,473£2,336£2,315£2,325£2,196North West Essex
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£769£772£729£910£914£863Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,294£2,303£2,175£2,156£2,165£2,045North West Essex
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£50£47£62£62£59Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£94£94£89North West Essex
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.12£3.13£2.96£3.43£3.44£3.25Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£238£239£226£261£262£248Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£49£49£46Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£639£641£606£756£760£717Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130£155£156£147Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£98£98£93Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.89£3.91£3.69£4.91£4.93£4.66Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.52£1.52£1.44£2.15£2.16£2.04Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.84£5.87£5.54£6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.2185.5North West Essex
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.313.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.520.3North West Essex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202638.640.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202667.079.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.110.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Total

North West Essex is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 West Essex Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North West Essex £408.6m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £366.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £366.1mNorth West Essex: £408.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £367.7mNorth West Essex: £410.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £347.3mNorth West Essex: £387.6m

    £408.6m£410.4m£387.6mNorth West Essex is higherDepends on how you count£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North West Essex £271.5m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £224.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £224.8mNorth West Essex: £271.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £225.8mNorth West Essex: £272.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £213.2mNorth West Essex: £257.6m

    £271.5m£272.7m£257.6mNorth West Essex is higher£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North West Essex £84.8m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £88.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.3mNorth West Essex: £84.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.7mNorth West Essex: £85.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £83.8mNorth West Essex: £80.4m

    £84.8m£85.1m£80.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£88.3m£88.7m£83.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North West Essex £252.9m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £209.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £209.4mNorth West Essex: £252.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £210.3mNorth West Essex: £254.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £198.6mNorth West Essex: £239.9m

    £252.9m£254.0m£239.9mNorth West Essex is higher£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North West Essex £5.4m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mNorth West Essex: £5.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mNorth West Essex: £5.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £5.7mNorth West Essex: £5.2m

    £5.4m£5.5m£5.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North West Essex £12.9m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.1mNorth West Essex: £12.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.2mNorth West Essex: £12.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.6mNorth West Essex: £12.2m

    £12.9m£12.9m£12.2mNorth West Essex is higher£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North West Essex £0.34m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.33mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mNorth West Essex: £0.34mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mNorth West Essex: £0.35mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.32mNorth West Essex: £0.33m

    £0.34m£0.35m£0.33mNorth West Essex is higherDepends on how you count£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North West Essex £26.2m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £25.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.3mNorth West Essex: £26.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.4mNorth West Essex: £26.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £24.0mNorth West Essex: £24.9m

    £26.2m£26.3m£24.9mNorth West Essex is higherDepends on how you count£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North West Essex £10.3m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.9mNorth West Essex: £10.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £12.0mNorth West Essex: £10.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.3mNorth West Essex: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North West Essex £4.2m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mNorth West Essex: £4.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mNorth West Essex: £4.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.5mNorth West Essex: £4.0m

    £4.2m£4.3m£4.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North West Essex £70.4m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £73.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.4mNorth West Essex: £70.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.7mNorth West Essex: £70.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £69.7mNorth West Essex: £66.8m

    £70.4m£70.7m£66.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North West Essex £15.1m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £15.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.0mNorth West Essex: £15.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.1mNorth West Essex: £15.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £14.3mNorth West Essex: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mNorth West Essex is higherDepends on how you count£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North West Essex £9.5m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.5mNorth West Essex: £9.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.6mNorth West Essex: £9.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.0mNorth West Essex: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mNorth West Essex is higherDepends on how you count£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North West Essex £0.43m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.48mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mNorth West Essex: £0.43mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mNorth West Essex: £0.43mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.45mNorth West Essex: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North West Essex £0.17m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.21mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mNorth West Essex: £0.17mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mNorth West Essex: £0.17mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.20mNorth West Essex: £0.16m

    £0.17m£0.17m£0.16mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North West Essex £0.64m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.67mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mNorth West Essex: £0.64mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mNorth West Essex: £0.65mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.63mNorth West Essex: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North West Essex 21,968, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 18,008Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 18,008North West Essex: 21,968

    21,968North West Essex is higher18,008

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North West Essex 1,360, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,291Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,291North West Essex: 1,360

    1,360North West Essex is higherDepends on how you count1,291

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North West Essex 2,809, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,969Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,969North West Essex: 2,809

    2,809North West Essex is higher1,969

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North West Essex 4,259, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 3,964Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 3,964North West Essex: 4,259

    4,259North West Essex is higherDepends on how you count3,964

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North West Essex 7,386, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 7,705Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 7,705North West Essex: 7,386

    7,386Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher7,705

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North West Essex 1,007, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,053Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,053North West Essex: 1,007

    1,007Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher1,053

Show the numbers
North West Essex and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, total
MeasureNorth West EssexReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£408.6m£410.4m£387.6m£366.1m£367.7m£347.3mNorth West Essex
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m£224.8m£225.8m£213.2mNorth West Essex
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£84.8m£85.1m£80.4m£88.3m£88.7m£83.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£252.9m£254.0m£239.9m£209.4m£210.3m£198.6mNorth West Essex
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m£9.1m£9.2m£8.6mNorth West Essex
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m£0.33m£0.33m£0.32mNorth West Essex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mNorth West Essex
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.2m£4.3m£4.0m£4.7m£4.7m£4.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£70.4m£70.7m£66.8m£73.4m£73.7m£69.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mNorth West Essex
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£9.5m£9.6m£9.0mNorth West Essex
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,96818,008North West Essex
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3601,291North West Essex
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8091,969North West Essex
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,2593,964North West Essex
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,3867,705Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0071,053Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Sources

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

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