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Preston and Erith and Thamesmead

124,602 and 139,591 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Erith and Thamesmead on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Preston is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Erith and Thamesmead on 11. 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

Preston Erith and Thamesmead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Erith and Thamesmead £4,252Erith and Thamesmead: £4,252Preston: £4,234Erith and Thamesmead: £4,270Preston: £4,252Erith and Thamesmead: £4,033Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Erith and Thamesmead is higher£4,252£4,270£4,033

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £13,061, Erith and Thamesmead £12,931Erith and Thamesmead: £12,931Preston: £13,061Erith and Thamesmead: £12,986Preston: £13,116Erith and Thamesmead: £12,266Preston: £12,389

    £13,061£13,116£12,389Preston is higher£12,931£12,986£12,266

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,530, Erith and Thamesmead £2,940Erith and Thamesmead: £2,940Preston: £2,530Erith and Thamesmead: £2,952Preston: £2,541Erith and Thamesmead: £2,788Preston: £2,400

    £2,530£2,541£2,400Erith and Thamesmead is higher£2,940£2,952£2,788

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,281, Erith and Thamesmead £10,623Erith and Thamesmead: £10,623Preston: £11,281Erith and Thamesmead: £10,669Preston: £11,329Erith and Thamesmead: £10,077Preston: £10,700

    £11,281£11,329£10,700Preston is higher£10,623£10,669£10,077

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £855, Erith and Thamesmead £1,468Erith and Thamesmead: £1,468Preston: £855Erith and Thamesmead: £1,474Preston: £858Erith and Thamesmead: £1,393Preston: £811

    £855£858£811Erith and Thamesmead is higher£1,468£1,474£1,393

  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: Preston £879, Erith and Thamesmead £784Erith and Thamesmead: £784Preston: £879Erith and Thamesmead: £787Preston: £882Erith and Thamesmead: £743Preston: £833

    £879£882£833Preston is higher£784£787£743

  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: Preston £47, Erith and Thamesmead £56Erith and Thamesmead: £56Preston: £47Erith and Thamesmead: £56Preston: £47Erith and Thamesmead: £53Preston: £45

    £47£47£45Erith and Thamesmead is higherDepends on how you count£56£56£53

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Erith and Thamesmead £440Erith and Thamesmead: £440Preston: £586Erith and Thamesmead: £442Preston: £588Erith and Thamesmead: £417Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higher£440£442£417

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Erith and Thamesmead £145Erith and Thamesmead: £145Preston: £122Erith and Thamesmead: £145Preston: £123Erith and Thamesmead: £137Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Erith and Thamesmead is higher£145£145£137

  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: Preston £128, Erith and Thamesmead £106Erith and Thamesmead: £106Preston: £128Erith and Thamesmead: £107Preston: £129Erith and Thamesmead: £101Preston: £122

    £128£129£122Preston is higher£106£107£101

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,011, Erith and Thamesmead £2,541Erith and Thamesmead: £2,541Preston: £2,011Erith and Thamesmead: £2,552Preston: £2,019Erith and Thamesmead: £2,410Preston: £1,907

    £2,011£2,019£1,907Erith and Thamesmead is higher£2,541£2,552£2,410

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Erith and Thamesmead £431Erith and Thamesmead: £431Preston: £268Erith and Thamesmead: £433Preston: £270Erith and Thamesmead: £409Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Erith and Thamesmead is higher£431£433£409

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £377, Erith and Thamesmead £274Erith and Thamesmead: £274Preston: £377Erith and Thamesmead: £275Preston: £379Erith and Thamesmead: £260Preston: £358

    £377£379£358Preston is higher£274£275£260

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.13, Erith and Thamesmead £9.41Erith and Thamesmead: £9.41Preston: £5.13Erith and Thamesmead: £9.45Preston: £5.16Erith and Thamesmead: £8.93Preston: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Erith and Thamesmead is higher£9.41£9.45£8.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £8.32, Erith and Thamesmead £8.96Erith and Thamesmead: £8.96Preston: £8.32Erith and Thamesmead: £9.00Preston: £8.35Erith and Thamesmead: £8.50Preston: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Erith and Thamesmead is higher£8.96£9.00£8.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Erith and Thamesmead £4.40Erith and Thamesmead: £4.40Preston: £5.63Erith and Thamesmead: £4.41Preston: £5.65Erith and Thamesmead: £4.17Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 1,010.2, Erith and Thamesmead 1,013.8Erith and Thamesmead: 1,013.8Preston: 1,010.2

    1,010.2Erith and Thamesmead is higherDepends on how you count1,013.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 185.5, Erith and Thamesmead 234.5Erith and Thamesmead: 234.5Preston: 185.5

    185.5Erith and Thamesmead is higher234.5

  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: Preston 174.9, Erith and Thamesmead 158.6Erith and Thamesmead: 158.6Preston: 174.9

    174.9Preston is higher158.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Erith and Thamesmead 68.6Erith and Thamesmead: 68.6Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher68.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Preston 249.6, Erith and Thamesmead 242.0Erith and Thamesmead: 242.0Preston: 249.6

    249.6Preston is higherDepends on how you count242.0

  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: Preston 29.3, Erith and Thamesmead 23.6Erith and Thamesmead: 23.6Preston: 29.3

    29.3Preston is higher23.6

Show the numbers
Preston and Erith and Thamesmead, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonErith and ThamesmeadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,252£4,270£4,033Erith and Thamesmead
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,061£13,116£12,389£12,931£12,986£12,266Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,530£2,541£2,400£2,940£2,952£2,788Erith and Thamesmead
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,281£11,329£10,700£10,623£10,669£10,077Preston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£858£811£1,468£1,474£1,393Erith and Thamesmead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£879£882£833£784£787£743Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£45£56£56£53Erith and Thamesmead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£440£442£417Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£145£145£137Erith and Thamesmead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£106£107£101Preston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,011£2,019£1,907£2,541£2,552£2,410Erith and Thamesmead
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£431£433£409Erith and Thamesmead
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£274£275£260Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£9.41£9.45£8.93Erith and Thamesmead
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£8.96£9.00£8.50Erith and Thamesmead
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.40£4.41£4.17Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.21,013.8Erith and Thamesmead
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.5234.5Erith and Thamesmead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.9158.6Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.868.6Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.6242.0Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.323.6Preston

Per resident

Preston is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Erith and Thamesmead on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Preston Erith and Thamesmead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Erith and Thamesmead £4,252Erith and Thamesmead: £4,252Preston: £4,234Erith and Thamesmead: £4,270Preston: £4,252Erith and Thamesmead: £4,033Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Erith and Thamesmead is higher£4,252£4,270£4,033

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,542, Erith and Thamesmead £1,232Erith and Thamesmead: £1,232Preston: £1,542Erith and Thamesmead: £1,238Preston: £1,549Erith and Thamesmead: £1,169Preston: £1,463

    £1,542£1,549£1,463Preston is higher£1,232£1,238£1,169

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,710, Erith and Thamesmead £2,000Erith and Thamesmead: £2,000Preston: £1,710Erith and Thamesmead: £2,008Preston: £1,717Erith and Thamesmead: £1,897Preston: £1,622

    £1,710£1,717£1,622Erith and Thamesmead is higher£2,000£2,008£1,897

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,332, Erith and Thamesmead £1,012Erith and Thamesmead: £1,012Preston: £1,332Erith and Thamesmead: £1,017Preston: £1,338Erith and Thamesmead: £960Preston: £1,264

    £1,332£1,338£1,264Preston is higher£1,012£1,017£960

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £101, Erith and Thamesmead £140Erith and Thamesmead: £140Preston: £101Erith and Thamesmead: £141Preston: £101Erith and Thamesmead: £133Preston: £96

    £101£101£96Erith and Thamesmead is higher£140£141£133

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £104, Erith and Thamesmead £75Erith and Thamesmead: £75Preston: £104Erith and Thamesmead: £75Preston: £104Erith and Thamesmead: £71Preston: £98

    £104£104£98Preston is higher£75£75£71

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Preston £5.55, Erith and Thamesmead £5.36Erith and Thamesmead: £5.36Preston: £5.55Erith and Thamesmead: £5.38Preston: £5.57Erith and Thamesmead: £5.08Preston: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Preston is higherDepends on how you count£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Erith and Thamesmead £440Erith and Thamesmead: £440Preston: £586Erith and Thamesmead: £442Preston: £588Erith and Thamesmead: £417Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higher£440£442£417

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Erith and Thamesmead £145Erith and Thamesmead: £145Preston: £122Erith and Thamesmead: £145Preston: £123Erith and Thamesmead: £137Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Erith and Thamesmead is higher£145£145£137

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £87, Erith and Thamesmead £72Erith and Thamesmead: £72Preston: £87Erith and Thamesmead: £73Preston: £87Erith and Thamesmead: £69Preston: £82

    £87£87£82Preston is higher£72£73£69

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,359, Erith and Thamesmead £1,728Erith and Thamesmead: £1,728Preston: £1,359Erith and Thamesmead: £1,736Preston: £1,365Erith and Thamesmead: £1,640Preston: £1,289

    £1,359£1,365£1,289Erith and Thamesmead is higher£1,728£1,736£1,640

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Erith and Thamesmead £431Erith and Thamesmead: £431Preston: £268Erith and Thamesmead: £433Preston: £270Erith and Thamesmead: £409Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Erith and Thamesmead is higher£431£433£409

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £255, Erith and Thamesmead £186Erith and Thamesmead: £186Preston: £255Erith and Thamesmead: £187Preston: £256Erith and Thamesmead: £177Preston: £242

    £255£256£242Preston is higher£186£187£177

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Erith and Thamesmead £6.41Erith and Thamesmead: £6.41Preston: £3.47Erith and Thamesmead: £6.44Preston: £3.48Erith and Thamesmead: £6.08Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Erith and Thamesmead is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £5.62, Erith and Thamesmead £6.09Erith and Thamesmead: £6.09Preston: £5.62Erith and Thamesmead: £6.12Preston: £5.64Erith and Thamesmead: £5.78Preston: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Erith and Thamesmead is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Erith and Thamesmead £4.40Erith and Thamesmead: £4.40Preston: £5.63Erith and Thamesmead: £4.41Preston: £5.65Erith and Thamesmead: £4.17Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 119.3, Erith and Thamesmead 96.6Erith and Thamesmead: 96.6Preston: 119.3

    119.3Preston is higherDepends on how you count96.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.9, Erith and Thamesmead 22.4Erith and Thamesmead: 22.4Preston: 21.9

    21.9Erith and Thamesmead is higher22.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 20.7, Erith and Thamesmead 15.1Erith and Thamesmead: 15.1Preston: 20.7

    20.7Preston is higher15.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Erith and Thamesmead 68.6Erith and Thamesmead: 68.6Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher68.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 168.7, Erith and Thamesmead 164.6Erith and Thamesmead: 164.6Preston: 168.7

    168.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count164.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.8, Erith and Thamesmead 16.1Erith and Thamesmead: 16.1Preston: 19.8

    19.8Preston is higher16.1

Show the numbers
Preston and Erith and Thamesmead, per resident
MeasurePrestonErith and ThamesmeadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,252£4,270£4,033Erith and Thamesmead
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,542£1,549£1,463£1,232£1,238£1,169Preston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,710£1,717£1,622£2,000£2,008£1,897Erith and Thamesmead
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,264£1,012£1,017£960Preston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£140£141£133Erith and Thamesmead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£75£75£71Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£5.36£5.38£5.08Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£440£442£417Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£145£145£137Erith and Thamesmead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£72£73£69Preston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,359£1,365£1,289£1,728£1,736£1,640Erith and Thamesmead
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£431£433£409Erith and Thamesmead
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£186£187£177Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£6.41£6.44£6.08Erith and Thamesmead
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£6.09£6.12£5.78Erith and Thamesmead
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.40£4.41£4.17Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026119.396.6Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.922.4Erith and Thamesmead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.715.1Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.868.6Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026168.7164.6Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.816.1Preston

Total

Preston is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Erith and Thamesmead on 11. 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

Preston Erith and Thamesmead

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £527.6m, Erith and Thamesmead £593.6mErith and Thamesmead: £593.6mPreston: £527.6mErith and Thamesmead: £596.1mPreston: £529.8mErith and Thamesmead: £563.0mPreston: £500.4m

    £527.6m£529.8m£500.4mErith and Thamesmead is higher£593.6m£596.1m£563.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £192.2m, Erith and Thamesmead £172.0mErith and Thamesmead: £172.0mPreston: £192.2mErith and Thamesmead: £172.8mPreston: £193.0mErith and Thamesmead: £163.2mPreston: £182.3m

    £192.2m£193.0m£182.3mPreston is higher£172.0m£172.8m£163.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £213.0m, Erith and Thamesmead £279.2mErith and Thamesmead: £279.2mPreston: £213.0mErith and Thamesmead: £280.3mPreston: £214.0mErith and Thamesmead: £264.8mPreston: £202.1m

    £213.0m£214.0m£202.1mErith and Thamesmead is higher£279.2m£280.3m£264.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £166.0m, Erith and Thamesmead £141.3mErith and Thamesmead: £141.3mPreston: £166.0mErith and Thamesmead: £141.9mPreston: £166.7mErith and Thamesmead: £134.1mPreston: £157.5m

    £166.0m£166.7m£157.5mPreston is higher£141.3m£141.9m£134.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £12.6m, Erith and Thamesmead £19.5mErith and Thamesmead: £19.5mPreston: £12.6mErith and Thamesmead: £19.6mPreston: £12.6mErith and Thamesmead: £18.5mPreston: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mErith and Thamesmead is higher£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £12.9m, Erith and Thamesmead £10.4mErith and Thamesmead: £10.4mPreston: £12.9mErith and Thamesmead: £10.5mPreston: £13.0mErith and Thamesmead: £9.9mPreston: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mPreston is higher£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Preston £0.69m, Erith and Thamesmead £0.75mErith and Thamesmead: £0.75mPreston: £0.69mErith and Thamesmead: £0.75mPreston: £0.69mErith and Thamesmead: £0.71mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mErith and Thamesmead is higherDepends on how you count£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £73.0m, Erith and Thamesmead £61.4mErith and Thamesmead: £61.4mPreston: £73.0mErith and Thamesmead: £61.7mPreston: £73.3mErith and Thamesmead: £58.3mPreston: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston is higher£61.4m£61.7m£58.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £15.2m, Erith and Thamesmead £20.2mErith and Thamesmead: £20.2mPreston: £15.2mErith and Thamesmead: £20.3mPreston: £15.3mErith and Thamesmead: £19.2mPreston: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mErith and Thamesmead is higher£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £10.8m, Erith and Thamesmead £10.1mErith and Thamesmead: £10.1mPreston: £10.8mErith and Thamesmead: £10.1mPreston: £10.9mErith and Thamesmead: £9.6mPreston: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mPreston is higher£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £169.3m, Erith and Thamesmead £241.3mErith and Thamesmead: £241.3mPreston: £169.3mErith and Thamesmead: £242.3mPreston: £170.0mErith and Thamesmead: £228.9mPreston: £160.6m

    £169.3m£170.0m£160.6mErith and Thamesmead is higher£241.3m£242.3m£228.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £33.4m, Erith and Thamesmead £60.2mErith and Thamesmead: £60.2mPreston: £33.4mErith and Thamesmead: £60.4mPreston: £33.6mErith and Thamesmead: £57.1mPreston: £31.7m

    £33.4m£33.6m£31.7mErith and Thamesmead is higher£60.2m£60.4m£57.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £31.8m, Erith and Thamesmead £26.0mErith and Thamesmead: £26.0mPreston: £31.8mErith and Thamesmead: £26.1mPreston: £31.9mErith and Thamesmead: £24.7mPreston: £30.1m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.1mPreston is higher£26.0m£26.1m£24.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.43m, Erith and Thamesmead £0.89mErith and Thamesmead: £0.89mPreston: £0.43mErith and Thamesmead: £0.90mPreston: £0.43mErith and Thamesmead: £0.85mPreston: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mErith and Thamesmead is higher£0.89m£0.90m£0.85m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.70m, Erith and Thamesmead £0.85mErith and Thamesmead: £0.85mPreston: £0.70mErith and Thamesmead: £0.85mPreston: £0.70mErith and Thamesmead: £0.81mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mErith and Thamesmead is higher£0.85m£0.85m£0.81m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.70m, Erith and Thamesmead £0.61mErith and Thamesmead: £0.61mPreston: £0.70mErith and Thamesmead: £0.62mPreston: £0.70mErith and Thamesmead: £0.58mPreston: £0.67m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.67mPreston is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 14,865, Erith and Thamesmead 13,487Erith and Thamesmead: 13,487Preston: 14,865

    14,865Preston is higherDepends on how you count13,487

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 2,730, Erith and Thamesmead 3,120Erith and Thamesmead: 3,120Preston: 2,730

    2,730Erith and Thamesmead is higher3,120

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 2,573, Erith and Thamesmead 2,110Erith and Thamesmead: 2,110Preston: 2,573

    2,573Preston is higher2,110

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 10,939, Erith and Thamesmead 9,582Erith and Thamesmead: 9,582Preston: 10,939

    10,939Preston is higher9,582

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 21,021, Erith and Thamesmead 22,981Erith and Thamesmead: 22,981Preston: 21,021

    21,021Erith and Thamesmead is higherDepends on how you count22,981

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,464, Erith and Thamesmead 2,241Erith and Thamesmead: 2,241Preston: 2,464

    2,464Preston is higher2,241

Show the numbers
Preston and Erith and Thamesmead, total
MeasurePrestonErith and ThamesmeadHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m£593.6m£596.1m£563.0mErith and Thamesmead
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m£172.0m£172.8m£163.2mPreston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m£279.2m£280.3m£264.8mErith and Thamesmead
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m£141.3m£141.9m£134.1mPreston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£19.5m£19.6m£18.5mErith and Thamesmead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£10.4m£10.5m£9.9mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£0.75m£0.75m£0.71mErith and Thamesmead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£61.4m£61.7m£58.3mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mErith and Thamesmead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m£241.3m£242.3m£228.9mErith and Thamesmead
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m£60.2m£60.4m£57.1mErith and Thamesmead
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m£26.0m£26.1m£24.7mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.89m£0.90m£0.85mErith and Thamesmead
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.85m£0.85m£0.81mErith and Thamesmead
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,86513,487Preston
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7303,120Erith and Thamesmead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5732,110Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,9399,582Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,02122,981Erith and Thamesmead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4642,241Preston

Sources

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

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  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.