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Reading Central and Putney

122,660 and 113,653 residents (mid-2024).

Reading Central is higher than Putney on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Reading Central is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Putney on 15. 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

Reading Central Putney

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading Central £3,020, Putney £3,334Putney: £3,334Reading Central: £3,020Putney: £3,348Reading Central: £3,033Putney: £3,162Reading Central: £2,865

    £3,020£3,033£2,865Putney is higher£3,334£3,348£3,162

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £12,570, Putney £12,311Putney: £12,311Reading Central: £12,570Putney: £12,363Reading Central: £12,624Putney: £11,677Reading Central: £11,923

    £12,570£12,624£11,923Reading Central is higher£12,311£12,363£11,677

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £1,584, Putney £1,812Putney: £1,812Reading Central: £1,584Putney: £1,820Reading Central: £1,591Putney: £1,719Reading Central: £1,502

    £1,584£1,591£1,502Putney is higher£1,812£1,820£1,719

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £10,963, Putney £10,591Putney: £10,591Reading Central: £10,963Putney: £10,636Reading Central: £11,010Putney: £10,046Reading Central: £10,399

    £10,963£11,010£10,399Reading Central is higher£10,591£10,636£10,046

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £987, Putney £1,157Putney: £1,157Reading Central: £987Putney: £1,162Reading Central: £991Putney: £1,097Reading Central: £936

    £987£991£936Putney is higher£1,157£1,162£1,097

  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: Reading Central £585, Putney £519Putney: £519Reading Central: £585Putney: £521Reading Central: £587Putney: £492Reading Central: £555

    £585£587£555Reading Central is higher£519£521£492

  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: Reading Central £36, Putney £44Putney: £44Reading Central: £36Putney: £44Reading Central: £36Putney: £42Reading Central: £34

    £36£36£34Putney is higher£44£44£42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £234, Putney £271Putney: £271Reading Central: £234Putney: £272Reading Central: £235Putney: £257Reading Central: £222

    £234£235£222Putney is higher£271£272£257

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £87, Putney £87Putney: £87Reading Central: £87Putney: £87Reading Central: £87Putney: £82Reading Central: £83

    £87£87£83Reading Central is higher£87£87£82

  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: Reading Central £55, Putney £68Putney: £68Reading Central: £55Putney: £68Reading Central: £55Putney: £64Reading Central: £52

    £55£55£52Putney is higher£68£68£64

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £1,363, Putney £1,546Putney: £1,546Reading Central: £1,363Putney: £1,552Reading Central: £1,368Putney: £1,466Reading Central: £1,293

    £1,363£1,368£1,293Putney is higher£1,546£1,552£1,466

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading Central £246, Putney £381Putney: £381Reading Central: £246Putney: £383Reading Central: £247Putney: £361Reading Central: £233

    £246£247£233Putney is higher£381£383£361

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £154, Putney £181Putney: £181Reading Central: £154Putney: £181Reading Central: £154Putney: £171Reading Central: £146

    £154£154£146Putney is higher£181£181£171

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £9.47, Putney £9.49Putney: £9.49Reading Central: £9.47Putney: £9.53Reading Central: £9.51Putney: £9.00Reading Central: £8.98

    £9.47£9.51£8.98Putney is higherDepends on how you count£9.49£9.53£9.00

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £3.33, Putney £8.33Putney: £8.33Reading Central: £3.33Putney: £8.36Reading Central: £3.35Putney: £7.90Reading Central: £3.16

    £3.33£3.35£3.16Putney is higher£8.33£8.36£7.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading Central £4.14, Putney £3.96Putney: £3.96Reading Central: £4.14Putney: £3.98Reading Central: £4.16Putney: £3.76Reading Central: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Reading Central is higher£3.96£3.98£3.76

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading Central 976.7, Putney 970.0Putney: 970.0Reading Central: 976.7

    976.7Reading Central is higher970.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading Central 144.2, Putney 175.6Putney: 175.6Reading Central: 144.2

    144.2Putney is higher175.6

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading Central 125.5, Putney 109.4Putney: 109.4Reading Central: 125.5

    125.5Reading Central 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: Reading Central 37.2, Putney 41.9Putney: 41.9Reading Central: 37.2

    37.2Putney is higher41.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Reading Central 151.1, Putney 151.5Putney: 151.5Reading Central: 151.1

    151.1Putney is higherDepends on how you count151.5

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Reading Central 12.0, Putney 15.3Putney: 15.3Reading Central: 12.0

    12.0Putney is higher15.3

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Reading Central and Putney, per person in the age group
MeasureReading CentralPutneyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,020£3,033£2,865£3,334£3,348£3,162Putney
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,570£12,624£11,923£12,311£12,363£11,677Reading Central
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,584£1,591£1,502£1,812£1,820£1,719Putney
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,963£11,010£10,399£10,591£10,636£10,046Reading Central
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£987£991£936£1,157£1,162£1,097Putney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£585£587£555£519£521£492Reading Central
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£44£44£42Putney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£271£272£257Putney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£83£87£87£82Reading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£55£55£52£68£68£64Putney
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,363£1,368£1,293£1,546£1,552£1,466Putney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£381£383£361Putney
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£154£154£146£181£181£171Putney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.47£9.51£8.98£9.49£9.53£9.00Putney
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.33£3.35£3.16£8.33£8.36£7.90Putney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£3.96£3.98£3.76Reading Central
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026976.7970.0Reading Central
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.2175.6Putney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.5109.4Reading Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.241.9Putney
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026151.1151.5Putney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.015.3Putney

Per resident

Reading Central is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Putney on 15. 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

Reading Central Putney

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading Central £3,020, Putney £3,334Putney: £3,334Reading Central: £3,020Putney: £3,348Reading Central: £3,033Putney: £3,162Reading Central: £2,865

    £3,020£3,033£2,865Putney is higher£3,334£3,348£3,162

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading Central £1,333, Putney £1,281Putney: £1,281Reading Central: £1,333Putney: £1,286Reading Central: £1,339Putney: £1,215Reading Central: £1,264

    £1,333£1,339£1,264Reading Central is higher£1,281£1,286£1,215

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading Central £1,116, Putney £1,310Putney: £1,310Reading Central: £1,116Putney: £1,315Reading Central: £1,121Putney: £1,243Reading Central: £1,059

    £1,116£1,121£1,059Putney is higher£1,310£1,315£1,243

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading Central £1,163, Putney £1,102Putney: £1,102Reading Central: £1,163Putney: £1,107Reading Central: £1,168Putney: £1,045Reading Central: £1,103

    £1,163£1,168£1,103Reading Central is higher£1,102£1,107£1,045

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading Central £105, Putney £120Putney: £120Reading Central: £105Putney: £121Reading Central: £105Putney: £114Reading Central: £99

    £105£105£99Putney is higher£120£121£114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £62, Putney £54Putney: £54Reading Central: £62Putney: £54Reading Central: £62Putney: £51Reading Central: £59

    £62£62£59Reading Central is higher£54£54£51

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Reading Central £3.81, Putney £4.59Putney: £4.59Reading Central: £3.81Putney: £4.61Reading Central: £3.82Putney: £4.35Reading Central: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Putney is higher£4.59£4.61£4.35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £234, Putney £271Putney: £271Reading Central: £234Putney: £272Reading Central: £235Putney: £257Reading Central: £222

    £234£235£222Putney is higher£271£272£257

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £87, Putney £87Putney: £87Reading Central: £87Putney: £87Reading Central: £87Putney: £82Reading Central: £83

    £87£87£83Reading Central is higher£87£87£82

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Reading Central £39, Putney £49Putney: £49Reading Central: £39Putney: £49Reading Central: £39Putney: £47Reading Central: £37

    £39£39£37Putney is higher£49£49£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading Central £960, Putney £1,118Putney: £1,118Reading Central: £960Putney: £1,122Reading Central: £964Putney: £1,060Reading Central: £911

    £960£964£911Putney is higher£1,118£1,122£1,060

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading Central £246, Putney £381Putney: £381Reading Central: £246Putney: £383Reading Central: £247Putney: £361Reading Central: £233

    £246£247£233Putney is higher£381£383£361

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading Central £108, Putney £130Putney: £130Reading Central: £108Putney: £131Reading Central: £109Putney: £124Reading Central: £103

    £108£109£103Putney is higher£130£131£124

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading Central £6.67, Putney £6.86Putney: £6.86Reading Central: £6.67Putney: £6.89Reading Central: £6.70Putney: £6.51Reading Central: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Putney is higherDepends on how you count£6.86£6.89£6.51

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading Central £2.34, Putney £6.02Putney: £6.02Reading Central: £2.34Putney: £6.05Reading Central: £2.35Putney: £5.71Reading Central: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Putney is higher£6.02£6.05£5.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading Central £4.14, Putney £3.96Putney: £3.96Reading Central: £4.14Putney: £3.98Reading Central: £4.16Putney: £3.76Reading Central: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Reading Central is higher£3.96£3.98£3.76

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 103.6, Putney 100.9Putney: 100.9Reading Central: 103.6

    103.6Reading Central is higher100.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 15.3, Putney 18.3Putney: 18.3Reading Central: 15.3

    15.3Putney is higher18.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 13.3, Putney 11.4Putney: 11.4Reading Central: 13.3

    13.3Reading Central is higher11.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 37.2, Putney 41.9Putney: 41.9Reading Central: 37.2

    37.2Putney is higher41.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 106.4, Putney 109.5Putney: 109.5Reading Central: 106.4

    106.4Putney is higherDepends on how you count109.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 8.5, Putney 11.0Putney: 11.0Reading Central: 8.5

    8.5Putney is higher11.0

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Reading Central and Putney, per resident
MeasureReading CentralPutneyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,020£3,033£2,865£3,334£3,348£3,162Putney
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,333£1,339£1,264£1,281£1,286£1,215Reading Central
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,116£1,121£1,059£1,310£1,315£1,243Putney
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,103£1,102£1,107£1,045Reading Central
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£120£121£114Putney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£54£54£51Reading Central
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£4.59£4.61£4.35Putney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£271£272£257Putney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£83£87£87£82Reading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£49£49£47Putney
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£960£964£911£1,118£1,122£1,060Putney
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£381£383£361Putney
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£130£131£124Putney
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£6.86£6.89£6.51Putney
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£6.02£6.05£5.71Putney
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£3.96£3.98£3.76Reading Central
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.6100.9Reading Central
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.318.3Putney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.311.4Reading Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.241.9Putney
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026106.4109.5Putney
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.511.0Putney

Total

Reading Central is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Putney 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

Reading Central Putney

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading Central £370.5m, Putney £378.9mPutney: £378.9mReading Central: £370.5mPutney: £380.5mReading Central: £372.1mPutney: £359.4mReading Central: £351.4m

    £370.5m£372.1m£351.4mPutney is higher£378.9m£380.5m£359.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading Central £163.5m, Putney £145.6mPutney: £145.6mReading Central: £163.5mPutney: £146.2mReading Central: £164.2mPutney: £138.1mReading Central: £155.1m

    £163.5m£164.2m£155.1mReading Central is higher£145.6m£146.2m£138.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading Central £136.9m, Putney £148.9mPutney: £148.9mReading Central: £136.9mPutney: £149.5mReading Central: £137.5mPutney: £141.2mReading Central: £129.9m

    £136.9m£137.5m£129.9mPutney is higher£148.9m£149.5m£141.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading Central £142.6m, Putney £125.2mPutney: £125.2mReading Central: £142.6mPutney: £125.8mReading Central: £143.2mPutney: £118.8mReading Central: £135.3m

    £142.6m£143.2m£135.3mReading Central is higher£125.2m£125.8m£118.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading Central £12.8m, Putney £13.7mPutney: £13.7mReading Central: £12.8mPutney: £13.7mReading Central: £12.9mPutney: £13.0mReading Central: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mPutney is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £7.6m, Putney £6.1mPutney: £6.1mReading Central: £7.6mPutney: £6.2mReading Central: £7.6mPutney: £5.8mReading Central: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mReading Central is higher£6.1m£6.2m£5.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Reading Central £0.47m, Putney £0.52mPutney: £0.52mReading Central: £0.47mPutney: £0.52mReading Central: £0.47mPutney: £0.49mReading Central: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mPutney is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £28.8m, Putney £30.8mPutney: £30.8mReading Central: £28.8mPutney: £31.0mReading Central: £28.9mPutney: £29.2mReading Central: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mPutney is higher£30.8m£31.0m£29.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £10.7m, Putney £9.9mPutney: £9.9mReading Central: £10.7mPutney: £9.9mReading Central: £10.7mPutney: £9.4mReading Central: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mReading Central is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading Central £4.7m, Putney £5.6mPutney: £5.6mReading Central: £4.7mPutney: £5.6mReading Central: £4.8mPutney: £5.3mReading Central: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.8m£4.5mPutney is higher£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading Central £117.8m, Putney £127.0mPutney: £127.0mReading Central: £117.8mPutney: £127.6mReading Central: £118.3mPutney: £120.5mReading Central: £111.7m

    £117.8m£118.3m£111.7mPutney is higher£127.0m£127.6m£120.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading Central £30.1m, Putney £43.3mPutney: £43.3mReading Central: £30.1mPutney: £43.5mReading Central: £30.3mPutney: £41.1mReading Central: £28.6m

    £30.1m£30.3m£28.6mPutney is higher£43.3m£43.5m£41.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading Central £13.3m, Putney £14.8mPutney: £14.8mReading Central: £13.3mPutney: £14.9mReading Central: £13.3mPutney: £14.1mReading Central: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mPutney is higher£14.8m£14.9m£14.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading Central £0.82m, Putney £0.78mPutney: £0.78mReading Central: £0.82mPutney: £0.78mReading Central: £0.82mPutney: £0.74mReading Central: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mReading Central is higherDepends on how you count£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading Central £0.29m, Putney £0.68mPutney: £0.68mReading Central: £0.29mPutney: £0.69mReading Central: £0.29mPutney: £0.65mReading Central: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mPutney is higher£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading Central £0.51m, Putney £0.45mPutney: £0.45mReading Central: £0.51mPutney: £0.45mReading Central: £0.51mPutney: £0.43mReading Central: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mReading Central is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading Central 12,705, Putney 11,470Putney: 11,470Reading Central: 12,705

    12,705Reading Central is higher11,470

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading Central 1,876, Putney 2,076Putney: 2,076Reading Central: 1,876

    1,876Putney is higher2,076

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading Central 1,633, Putney 1,294Putney: 1,294Reading Central: 1,633

    1,633Reading Central is higher1,294

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading Central 4,558, Putney 4,766Putney: 4,766Reading Central: 4,558

    4,558Putney is higher4,766

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading Central 13,055, Putney 12,448Putney: 12,448Reading Central: 13,055

    13,055Reading Central is higherDepends on how you count12,448

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading Central 1,040, Putney 1,253Putney: 1,253Reading Central: 1,040

    1,040Putney is higher1,253

Show the numbers
Reading Central and Putney, total
MeasureReading CentralPutneyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.5m£372.1m£351.4m£378.9m£380.5m£359.4mPutney
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£163.5m£164.2m£155.1m£145.6m£146.2m£138.1mReading Central
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£136.9m£137.5m£129.9m£148.9m£149.5m£141.2mPutney
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£142.6m£143.2m£135.3m£125.2m£125.8m£118.8mReading Central
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mPutney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£6.1m£6.2m£5.8mReading Central
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mPutney
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£30.8m£31.0m£29.2mPutney
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£9.9m£9.9m£9.4mReading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mPutney
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.8m£118.3m£111.7m£127.0m£127.6m£120.5mPutney
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.1m£30.3m£28.6m£43.3m£43.5m£41.1mPutney
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£14.8m£14.9m£14.1mPutney
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£0.78m£0.78m£0.74mReading Central
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mPutney
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mReading Central
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,70511,470Reading Central
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8762,076Putney
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,6331,294Reading Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5584,766Putney
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,05512,448Reading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0401,253Putney

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.