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Reading Central and Southgate and Wood Green

122,660 and 127,670 residents (mid-2024).

Reading Central is higher than Southgate and Wood Green on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 0 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 1 of 22 measures, and Southgate and Wood Green on 21. 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 Southgate and Wood Green

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading Central £3,020, Southgate and Wood Green £4,870Southgate and Wood Green: £4,870Reading Central: £3,020Southgate and Wood Green: £4,890Reading Central: £3,033Southgate and Wood Green: £4,619Reading Central: £2,865

    £3,020£3,033£2,865Southgate and Wood Green is higher£4,870£4,890£4,619

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £12,570, Southgate and Wood Green £12,579Southgate and Wood Green: £12,579Reading Central: £12,570Southgate and Wood Green: £12,633Reading Central: £12,624Southgate and Wood Green: £11,932Reading Central: £11,923

    £12,570£12,624£11,923Southgate and Wood Green is higher£12,579£12,633£11,932

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £1,584, Southgate and Wood Green £3,167Southgate and Wood Green: £3,167Reading Central: £1,584Southgate and Wood Green: £3,180Reading Central: £1,591Southgate and Wood Green: £3,004Reading Central: £1,502

    £1,584£1,591£1,502Southgate and Wood Green is higher£3,167£3,180£3,004

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £10,963, Southgate and Wood Green £10,359Southgate and Wood Green: £10,359Reading Central: £10,963Southgate and Wood Green: £10,403Reading Central: £11,010Southgate and Wood Green: £9,826Reading Central: £10,399

    £10,963£11,010£10,399Reading Central is higherDepends on how you count£10,359£10,403£9,826

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £987, Southgate and Wood Green £1,362Southgate and Wood Green: £1,362Reading Central: £987Southgate and Wood Green: £1,368Reading Central: £991Southgate and Wood Green: £1,292Reading Central: £936

    £987£991£936Southgate and Wood Green is higher£1,362£1,368£1,292

  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, Southgate and Wood Green £808Southgate and Wood Green: £808Reading Central: £585Southgate and Wood Green: £811Reading Central: £587Southgate and Wood Green: £766Reading Central: £555

    £585£587£555Southgate and Wood Green is higher£808£811£766

  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, Southgate and Wood Green £51Southgate and Wood Green: £51Reading Central: £36Southgate and Wood Green: £51Reading Central: £36Southgate and Wood Green: £48Reading Central: £34

    £36£36£34Southgate and Wood Green is higher£51£51£48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £234, Southgate and Wood Green £402Southgate and Wood Green: £402Reading Central: £234Southgate and Wood Green: £403Reading Central: £235Southgate and Wood Green: £381Reading Central: £222

    £234£235£222Southgate and Wood Green is higher£402£403£381

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £87, Southgate and Wood Green £115Southgate and Wood Green: £115Reading Central: £87Southgate and Wood Green: £115Reading Central: £87Southgate and Wood Green: £109Reading Central: £83

    £87£87£83Southgate and Wood Green is higher£115£115£109

  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, Southgate and Wood Green £108Southgate and Wood Green: £108Reading Central: £55Southgate and Wood Green: £109Reading Central: £55Southgate and Wood Green: £103Reading Central: £52

    £55£55£52Southgate and Wood Green is higher£108£109£103

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £1,363, Southgate and Wood Green £2,748Southgate and Wood Green: £2,748Reading Central: £1,363Southgate and Wood Green: £2,759Reading Central: £1,368Southgate and Wood Green: £2,606Reading Central: £1,293

    £1,363£1,368£1,293Southgate and Wood Green is higher£2,748£2,759£2,606

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading Central £246, Southgate and Wood Green £470Southgate and Wood Green: £470Reading Central: £246Southgate and Wood Green: £472Reading Central: £247Southgate and Wood Green: £446Reading Central: £233

    £246£247£233Southgate and Wood Green is higher£470£472£446

  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, Southgate and Wood Green £295Southgate and Wood Green: £295Reading Central: £154Southgate and Wood Green: £296Reading Central: £154Southgate and Wood Green: £280Reading Central: £146

    £154£154£146Southgate and Wood Green is higher£295£296£280

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £9.47, Southgate and Wood Green £9.70Southgate and Wood Green: £9.70Reading Central: £9.47Southgate and Wood Green: £9.74Reading Central: £9.51Southgate and Wood Green: £9.20Reading Central: £8.98

    £9.47£9.51£8.98Southgate and Wood Green is higherDepends on how you count£9.70£9.74£9.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £3.33, Southgate and Wood Green £5.83Southgate and Wood Green: £5.83Reading Central: £3.33Southgate and Wood Green: £5.85Reading Central: £3.35Southgate and Wood Green: £5.53Reading Central: £3.16

    £3.33£3.35£3.16Southgate and Wood Green is higher£5.83£5.85£5.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading Central £4.14, Southgate and Wood Green £4.91Southgate and Wood Green: £4.91Reading Central: £4.14Southgate and Wood Green: £4.93Reading Central: £4.16Southgate and Wood Green: £4.66Reading Central: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Southgate and Wood Green is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  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, Southgate and Wood Green 996.2Southgate and Wood Green: 996.2Reading Central: 976.7

    976.7Southgate and Wood Green is higher996.2

  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, Southgate and Wood Green 207.6Southgate and Wood Green: 207.6Reading Central: 144.2

    144.2Southgate and Wood Green is higher207.6

  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, Southgate and Wood Green 168.0Southgate and Wood Green: 168.0Reading Central: 125.5

    125.5Southgate and Wood Green is higher168.0

  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, Southgate and Wood Green 64.8Southgate and Wood Green: 64.8Reading Central: 37.2

    37.2Southgate and Wood Green is higher64.8

  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, Southgate and Wood Green 256.8Southgate and Wood Green: 256.8Reading Central: 151.1

    151.1Southgate and Wood Green is higher256.8

  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, Southgate and Wood Green 25.7Southgate and Wood Green: 25.7Reading Central: 12.0

    12.0Southgate and Wood Green is higher25.7

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Reading Central and Southgate and Wood Green, per person in the age group
MeasureReading CentralSouthgate and Wood GreenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,020£3,033£2,865£4,870£4,890£4,619Southgate and Wood Green
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,570£12,624£11,923£12,579£12,633£11,932Southgate and Wood Green
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,584£1,591£1,502£3,167£3,180£3,004Southgate and Wood Green
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,963£11,010£10,399£10,359£10,403£9,826Reading Central
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£987£991£936£1,362£1,368£1,292Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£585£587£555£808£811£766Southgate and Wood Green
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£51£51£48Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£402£403£381Southgate and Wood Green
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£83£115£115£109Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£55£55£52£108£109£103Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,363£1,368£1,293£2,748£2,759£2,606Southgate and Wood Green
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£470£472£446Southgate and Wood Green
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£154£154£146£295£296£280Southgate and Wood Green
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.47£9.51£8.98£9.70£9.74£9.20Southgate and Wood Green
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.33£3.35£3.16£5.83£5.85£5.53Southgate and Wood Green
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£4.91£4.93£4.66Southgate and Wood Green
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026976.7996.2Southgate and Wood Green
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.2207.6Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.5168.0Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.264.8Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026151.1256.8Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.025.7Southgate and Wood Green

Per resident

Reading Central is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Southgate and Wood Green on 21. 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 Southgate and Wood Green

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading Central £3,020, Southgate and Wood Green £4,870Southgate and Wood Green: £4,870Reading Central: £3,020Southgate and Wood Green: £4,890Reading Central: £3,033Southgate and Wood Green: £4,619Reading Central: £2,865

    £3,020£3,033£2,865Southgate and Wood Green is higher£4,870£4,890£4,619

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading Central £1,333, Southgate and Wood Green £1,749Southgate and Wood Green: £1,749Reading Central: £1,333Southgate and Wood Green: £1,757Reading Central: £1,339Southgate and Wood Green: £1,659Reading Central: £1,264

    £1,333£1,339£1,264Southgate and Wood Green is higher£1,749£1,757£1,659

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading Central £1,116, Southgate and Wood Green £2,129Southgate and Wood Green: £2,129Reading Central: £1,116Southgate and Wood Green: £2,138Reading Central: £1,121Southgate and Wood Green: £2,020Reading Central: £1,059

    £1,116£1,121£1,059Southgate and Wood Green is higher£2,129£2,138£2,020

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading Central £1,163, Southgate and Wood Green £1,440Southgate and Wood Green: £1,440Reading Central: £1,163Southgate and Wood Green: £1,446Reading Central: £1,168Southgate and Wood Green: £1,366Reading Central: £1,103

    £1,163£1,168£1,103Southgate and Wood Green is higherDepends on how you count£1,440£1,446£1,366

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading Central £105, Southgate and Wood Green £189Southgate and Wood Green: £189Reading Central: £105Southgate and Wood Green: £190Reading Central: £105Southgate and Wood Green: £180Reading Central: £99

    £105£105£99Southgate and Wood Green is higher£189£190£180

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £62, Southgate and Wood Green £112Southgate and Wood Green: £112Reading Central: £62Southgate and Wood Green: £113Reading Central: £62Southgate and Wood Green: £107Reading Central: £59

    £62£62£59Southgate and Wood Green is higher£112£113£107

  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, Southgate and Wood Green £7.02Southgate and Wood Green: £7.02Reading Central: £3.81Southgate and Wood Green: £7.05Reading Central: £3.82Southgate and Wood Green: £6.66Reading Central: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Southgate and Wood Green is higher£7.02£7.05£6.66

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £234, Southgate and Wood Green £402Southgate and Wood Green: £402Reading Central: £234Southgate and Wood Green: £403Reading Central: £235Southgate and Wood Green: £381Reading Central: £222

    £234£235£222Southgate and Wood Green is higher£402£403£381

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £87, Southgate and Wood Green £115Southgate and Wood Green: £115Reading Central: £87Southgate and Wood Green: £115Reading Central: £87Southgate and Wood Green: £109Reading Central: £83

    £87£87£83Southgate and Wood Green is higher£115£115£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Reading Central £39, Southgate and Wood Green £73Southgate and Wood Green: £73Reading Central: £39Southgate and Wood Green: £73Reading Central: £39Southgate and Wood Green: £69Reading Central: £37

    £39£39£37Southgate and Wood Green is higher£73£73£69

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading Central £960, Southgate and Wood Green £1,848Southgate and Wood Green: £1,848Reading Central: £960Southgate and Wood Green: £1,855Reading Central: £964Southgate and Wood Green: £1,752Reading Central: £911

    £960£964£911Southgate and Wood Green is higher£1,848£1,855£1,752

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading Central £246, Southgate and Wood Green £470Southgate and Wood Green: £470Reading Central: £246Southgate and Wood Green: £472Reading Central: £247Southgate and Wood Green: £446Reading Central: £233

    £246£247£233Southgate and Wood Green is higher£470£472£446

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading Central £108, Southgate and Wood Green £198Southgate and Wood Green: £198Reading Central: £108Southgate and Wood Green: £199Reading Central: £109Southgate and Wood Green: £188Reading Central: £103

    £108£109£103Southgate and Wood Green is higher£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading Central £6.67, Southgate and Wood Green £6.52Southgate and Wood Green: £6.52Reading Central: £6.67Southgate and Wood Green: £6.54Reading Central: £6.70Southgate and Wood Green: £6.18Reading Central: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Reading Central is higherDepends on how you count£6.52£6.54£6.18

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading Central £2.34, Southgate and Wood Green £3.92Southgate and Wood Green: £3.92Reading Central: £2.34Southgate and Wood Green: £3.94Reading Central: £2.35Southgate and Wood Green: £3.72Reading Central: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Southgate and Wood Green is higher£3.92£3.94£3.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading Central £4.14, Southgate and Wood Green £4.91Southgate and Wood Green: £4.91Reading Central: £4.14Southgate and Wood Green: £4.93Reading Central: £4.16Southgate and Wood Green: £4.66Reading Central: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Southgate and Wood Green is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 103.6, Southgate and Wood Green 138.5Southgate and Wood Green: 138.5Reading Central: 103.6

    103.6Southgate and Wood Green is higher138.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 15.3, Southgate and Wood Green 28.9Southgate and Wood Green: 28.9Reading Central: 15.3

    15.3Southgate and Wood Green is higher28.9

  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, Southgate and Wood Green 23.4Southgate and Wood Green: 23.4Reading Central: 13.3

    13.3Southgate and Wood Green is higher23.4

  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, Southgate and Wood Green 64.8Southgate and Wood Green: 64.8Reading Central: 37.2

    37.2Southgate and Wood Green is higher64.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 106.4, Southgate and Wood Green 172.7Southgate and Wood Green: 172.7Reading Central: 106.4

    106.4Southgate and Wood Green is higher172.7

  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, Southgate and Wood Green 17.3Southgate and Wood Green: 17.3Reading Central: 8.5

    8.5Southgate and Wood Green is higher17.3

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Reading Central and Southgate and Wood Green, per resident
MeasureReading CentralSouthgate and Wood GreenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,020£3,033£2,865£4,870£4,890£4,619Southgate and Wood Green
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,333£1,339£1,264£1,749£1,757£1,659Southgate and Wood Green
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,116£1,121£1,059£2,129£2,138£2,020Southgate and Wood Green
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,103£1,440£1,446£1,366Southgate and Wood Green
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£189£190£180Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£112£113£107Southgate and Wood Green
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£7.02£7.05£6.66Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£402£403£381Southgate and Wood Green
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£83£115£115£109Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£73£73£69Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£960£964£911£1,848£1,855£1,752Southgate and Wood Green
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£470£472£446Southgate and Wood Green
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£198£199£188Southgate and Wood Green
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£6.52£6.54£6.18Reading Central
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£3.92£3.94£3.72Southgate and Wood Green
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£4.91£4.93£4.66Southgate and Wood Green
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.6138.5Southgate and Wood Green
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.328.9Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.323.4Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.264.8Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026106.4172.7Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.517.3Southgate and Wood Green

Total

Reading Central is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Southgate and Wood Green on 22. 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 Southgate and Wood Green

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading Central £370.5m, Southgate and Wood Green £621.7mSouthgate and Wood Green: £621.7mReading Central: £370.5mSouthgate and Wood Green: £624.4mReading Central: £372.1mSouthgate and Wood Green: £589.7mReading Central: £351.4m

    £370.5m£372.1m£351.4mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£621.7m£624.4m£589.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading Central £163.5m, Southgate and Wood Green £223.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £223.3mReading Central: £163.5mSouthgate and Wood Green: £224.3mReading Central: £164.2mSouthgate and Wood Green: £211.8mReading Central: £155.1m

    £163.5m£164.2m£155.1mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£223.3m£224.3m£211.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading Central £136.9m, Southgate and Wood Green £271.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £271.8mReading Central: £136.9mSouthgate and Wood Green: £273.0mReading Central: £137.5mSouthgate and Wood Green: £257.9mReading Central: £129.9m

    £136.9m£137.5m£129.9mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£271.8m£273.0m£257.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading Central £142.6m, Southgate and Wood Green £183.9mSouthgate and Wood Green: £183.9mReading Central: £142.6mSouthgate and Wood Green: £184.7mReading Central: £143.2mSouthgate and Wood Green: £174.4mReading Central: £135.3m

    £142.6m£143.2m£135.3mSouthgate and Wood Green is higherDepends on how you count£183.9m£184.7m£174.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading Central £12.8m, Southgate and Wood Green £24.2mSouthgate and Wood Green: £24.2mReading Central: £12.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £24.3mReading Central: £12.9mSouthgate and Wood Green: £22.9mReading Central: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £7.6m, Southgate and Wood Green £14.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £14.3mReading Central: £7.6mSouthgate and Wood Green: £14.4mReading Central: £7.6mSouthgate and Wood Green: £13.6mReading Central: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

  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, Southgate and Wood Green £0.90mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.90mReading Central: £0.47mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.90mReading Central: £0.47mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.85mReading Central: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £28.8m, Southgate and Wood Green £51.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £51.3mReading Central: £28.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £51.5mReading Central: £28.9mSouthgate and Wood Green: £48.6mReading Central: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£51.3m£51.5m£48.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £10.7m, Southgate and Wood Green £14.6mSouthgate and Wood Green: £14.6mReading Central: £10.7mSouthgate and Wood Green: £14.7mReading Central: £10.7mSouthgate and Wood Green: £13.9mReading Central: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading Central £4.7m, Southgate and Wood Green £9.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £9.3mReading Central: £4.7mSouthgate and Wood Green: £9.3mReading Central: £4.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £8.8mReading Central: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.8m£4.5mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading Central £117.8m, Southgate and Wood Green £235.9mSouthgate and Wood Green: £235.9mReading Central: £117.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £236.9mReading Central: £118.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £223.7mReading Central: £111.7m

    £117.8m£118.3m£111.7mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£235.9m£236.9m£223.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading Central £30.1m, Southgate and Wood Green £60.0mSouthgate and Wood Green: £60.0mReading Central: £30.1mSouthgate and Wood Green: £60.3mReading Central: £30.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £57.0mReading Central: £28.6m

    £30.1m£30.3m£28.6mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading Central £13.3m, Southgate and Wood Green £25.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £25.3mReading Central: £13.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £25.4mReading Central: £13.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £24.0mReading Central: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading Central £0.82m, Southgate and Wood Green £0.83mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.83mReading Central: £0.82mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.84mReading Central: £0.82mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.79mReading Central: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mSouthgate and Wood Green is higherDepends on how you count£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading Central £0.29m, Southgate and Wood Green £0.50mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.50mReading Central: £0.29mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.50mReading Central: £0.29mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.48mReading Central: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading Central £0.51m, Southgate and Wood Green £0.63mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.63mReading Central: £0.51mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.63mReading Central: £0.51mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.59mReading Central: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading Central 12,705, Southgate and Wood Green 17,684Southgate and Wood Green: 17,684Reading Central: 12,705

    12,705Southgate and Wood Green is higher17,684

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading Central 1,876, Southgate and Wood Green 3,686Southgate and Wood Green: 3,686Reading Central: 1,876

    1,876Southgate and Wood Green is higher3,686

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading Central 1,633, Southgate and Wood Green 2,983Southgate and Wood Green: 2,983Reading Central: 1,633

    1,633Southgate and Wood Green is higher2,983

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading Central 4,558, Southgate and Wood Green 8,268Southgate and Wood Green: 8,268Reading Central: 4,558

    4,558Southgate and Wood Green is higher8,268

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading Central 13,055, Southgate and Wood Green 22,043Southgate and Wood Green: 22,043Reading Central: 13,055

    13,055Southgate and Wood Green is higher22,043

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading Central 1,040, Southgate and Wood Green 2,210Southgate and Wood Green: 2,210Reading Central: 1,040

    1,040Southgate and Wood Green is higher2,210

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Reading Central and Southgate and Wood Green, total
MeasureReading CentralSouthgate and Wood GreenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.5m£372.1m£351.4m£621.7m£624.4m£589.7mSouthgate and Wood Green
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£163.5m£164.2m£155.1m£223.3m£224.3m£211.8mSouthgate and Wood Green
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£136.9m£137.5m£129.9m£271.8m£273.0m£257.9mSouthgate and Wood Green
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£142.6m£143.2m£135.3m£183.9m£184.7m£174.4mSouthgate and Wood Green
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£24.2m£24.3m£22.9mSouthgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mSouthgate and Wood Green
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.90m£0.90m£0.85mSouthgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£51.3m£51.5m£48.6mSouthgate and Wood Green
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£14.6m£14.7m£13.9mSouthgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mSouthgate and Wood Green
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.8m£118.3m£111.7m£235.9m£236.9m£223.7mSouthgate and Wood Green
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.1m£30.3m£28.6m£60.0m£60.3m£57.0mSouthgate and Wood Green
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mSouthgate and Wood Green
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£0.83m£0.84m£0.79mSouthgate and Wood Green
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mSouthgate and Wood Green
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mSouthgate and Wood Green
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,70517,684Southgate and Wood Green
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8763,686Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,6332,983Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5588,268Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,05522,043Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0402,210Southgate and Wood Green

Sources

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

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