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Reading Central and Watford

122,660 and 115,450 residents (mid-2024).

Reading Central is higher than Watford on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 1 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 5 of 22 measures, and Watford on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Reading Central Watford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading Central £3,020, Watford £3,459Watford: £3,459Reading Central: £3,020Watford: £3,474Reading Central: £3,033Watford: £3,281Reading Central: £2,865

    £3,020£3,033£2,865Watford is higher£3,459£3,474£3,281

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £12,570, Watford £12,615Watford: £12,615Reading Central: £12,570Watford: £12,669Reading Central: £12,624Watford: £11,966Reading Central: £11,923

    £12,570£12,624£11,923Watford is higher£12,615£12,669£11,966

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £1,584, Watford £1,932Watford: £1,932Reading Central: £1,584Watford: £1,940Reading Central: £1,591Watford: £1,832Reading Central: £1,502

    £1,584£1,591£1,502Watford is higher£1,932£1,940£1,832

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £10,963, Watford £11,287Watford: £11,287Reading Central: £10,963Watford: £11,335Reading Central: £11,010Watford: £10,706Reading Central: £10,399

    £10,963£11,010£10,399Watford is higher£11,287£11,335£10,706

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading Central £987, Watford £580Watford: £580Reading Central: £987Watford: £583Reading Central: £991Watford: £551Reading Central: £936

    £987£991£936Reading Central is higher£580£583£551

  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, Watford £722Watford: £722Reading Central: £585Watford: £725Reading Central: £587Watford: £685Reading Central: £555

    £585£587£555Watford is higher£722£725£685

  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, Watford £27Watford: £27Reading Central: £36Watford: £27Reading Central: £36Watford: £25Reading Central: £34

    £36£36£34Reading Central is higher£27£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £234, Watford £297Watford: £297Reading Central: £234Watford: £299Reading Central: £235Watford: £282Reading Central: £222

    £234£235£222Watford is higher£297£299£282

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £87, Watford £83Watford: £83Reading Central: £87Watford: £83Reading Central: £87Watford: £79Reading Central: £83

    £87£87£83Reading Central is higher£83£83£79

  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, Watford £71Watford: £71Reading Central: £55Watford: £72Reading Central: £55Watford: £68Reading Central: £52

    £55£55£52Watford is higher£71£72£68

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £1,363, Watford £1,664Watford: £1,664Reading Central: £1,363Watford: £1,671Reading Central: £1,368Watford: £1,578Reading Central: £1,293

    £1,363£1,368£1,293Watford is higher£1,664£1,671£1,578

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading Central £246, Watford £258Watford: £258Reading Central: £246Watford: £259Reading Central: £247Watford: £244Reading Central: £233

    £246£247£233Watford is higherDepends on how you count£258£259£244

  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, Watford £182Watford: £182Reading Central: £154Watford: £183Reading Central: £154Watford: £173Reading Central: £146

    £154£154£146Watford is higher£182£183£173

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £9.47, Watford £11Watford: £11Reading Central: £9.47Watford: £11Reading Central: £9.51Watford: £10Reading Central: £8.98

    £9.47£9.51£8.98Watford is higher£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading Central £3.33, Watford £3.20Watford: £3.20Reading Central: £3.33Watford: £3.22Reading Central: £3.35Watford: £3.04Reading Central: £3.16

    £3.33£3.35£3.16Reading Central is higher£3.20£3.22£3.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading Central £4.14, Watford £5.96Watford: £5.96Reading Central: £4.14Watford: £5.98Reading Central: £4.16Watford: £5.65Reading Central: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Watford is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

  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, Watford 993.6Watford: 993.6Reading Central: 976.7

    976.7Watford is higher993.6

  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, Watford 110.2Watford: 110.2Reading Central: 144.2

    144.2Reading Central is higher110.2

  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, Watford 149.5Watford: 149.5Reading Central: 125.5

    125.5Watford is higher149.5

  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, Watford 46.6Watford: 46.6Reading Central: 37.2

    37.2Watford is higher46.6

  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, Watford 172.1Watford: 172.1Reading Central: 151.1

    151.1Watford is higher172.1

  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, Watford 17.0Watford: 17.0Reading Central: 12.0

    12.0Watford is higher17.0

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Reading Central and Watford, per person in the age group
MeasureReading CentralWatfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,020£3,033£2,865£3,459£3,474£3,281Watford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,570£12,624£11,923£12,615£12,669£11,966Watford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,584£1,591£1,502£1,932£1,940£1,832Watford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,963£11,010£10,399£11,287£11,335£10,706Watford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£987£991£936£580£583£551Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£585£587£555£722£725£685Watford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£27£27£25Reading Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£297£299£282Watford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£83£83£83£79Reading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£55£55£52£71£72£68Watford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,363£1,368£1,293£1,664£1,671£1,578Watford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£258£259£244Watford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£154£154£146£182£183£173Watford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.47£9.51£8.98£11£11£10Watford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.33£3.35£3.16£3.20£3.22£3.04Reading Central
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£5.96£5.98£5.65Watford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026976.7993.6Watford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.2110.2Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026125.5149.5Watford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.246.6Watford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026151.1172.1Watford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.017.0Watford

Per resident

Reading Central is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Watford on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Reading Central Watford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading Central £3,020, Watford £3,459Watford: £3,459Reading Central: £3,020Watford: £3,474Reading Central: £3,033Watford: £3,281Reading Central: £2,865

    £3,020£3,033£2,865Watford is higher£3,459£3,474£3,281

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading Central £1,333, Watford £1,541Watford: £1,541Reading Central: £1,333Watford: £1,548Reading Central: £1,339Watford: £1,462Reading Central: £1,264

    £1,333£1,339£1,264Watford is higher£1,541£1,548£1,462

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading Central £1,116, Watford £1,274Watford: £1,274Reading Central: £1,116Watford: £1,279Reading Central: £1,121Watford: £1,208Reading Central: £1,059

    £1,116£1,121£1,059Watford is higher£1,274£1,279£1,208

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading Central £1,163, Watford £1,379Watford: £1,379Reading Central: £1,163Watford: £1,385Reading Central: £1,168Watford: £1,308Reading Central: £1,103

    £1,163£1,168£1,103Watford is higher£1,379£1,385£1,308

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading Central £105, Watford £71Watford: £71Reading Central: £105Watford: £71Reading Central: £105Watford: £67Reading Central: £99

    £105£105£99Reading Central is higher£71£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £62, Watford £88Watford: £88Reading Central: £62Watford: £89Reading Central: £62Watford: £84Reading Central: £59

    £62£62£59Watford is higher£88£89£84

  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, Watford £3.24Watford: £3.24Reading Central: £3.81Watford: £3.25Reading Central: £3.82Watford: £3.07Reading Central: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Reading Central is higher£3.24£3.25£3.07

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £234, Watford £297Watford: £297Reading Central: £234Watford: £299Reading Central: £235Watford: £282Reading Central: £222

    £234£235£222Watford is higher£297£299£282

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading Central £87, Watford £83Watford: £83Reading Central: £87Watford: £83Reading Central: £87Watford: £79Reading Central: £83

    £87£87£83Reading Central is higher£83£83£79

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Reading Central £39, Watford £47Watford: £47Reading Central: £39Watford: £47Reading Central: £39Watford: £45Reading Central: £37

    £39£39£37Watford is higher£47£47£45

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading Central £960, Watford £1,097Watford: £1,097Reading Central: £960Watford: £1,102Reading Central: £964Watford: £1,041Reading Central: £911

    £960£964£911Watford is higher£1,097£1,102£1,041

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading Central £246, Watford £258Watford: £258Reading Central: £246Watford: £259Reading Central: £247Watford: £244Reading Central: £233

    £246£247£233Watford is higherDepends on how you count£258£259£244

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading Central £108, Watford £120Watford: £120Reading Central: £108Watford: £121Reading Central: £109Watford: £114Reading Central: £103

    £108£109£103Watford is higher£120£121£114

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading Central £6.67, Watford £7.15Watford: £7.15Reading Central: £6.67Watford: £7.18Reading Central: £6.70Watford: £6.78Reading Central: £6.33

    £6.67£6.70£6.33Watford is higher£7.15£7.18£6.78

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading Central £2.34, Watford £2.12Watford: £2.12Reading Central: £2.34Watford: £2.13Reading Central: £2.35Watford: £2.01Reading Central: £2.22

    £2.34£2.35£2.22Reading Central is higher£2.12£2.13£2.01

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading Central £4.14, Watford £5.96Watford: £5.96Reading Central: £4.14Watford: £5.98Reading Central: £4.16Watford: £5.65Reading Central: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Watford is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 103.6, Watford 121.4Watford: 121.4Reading Central: 103.6

    103.6Watford is higher121.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 15.3, Watford 13.5Watford: 13.5Reading Central: 15.3

    15.3Reading Central is higher13.5

  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, Watford 18.3Watford: 18.3Reading Central: 13.3

    13.3Watford is higher18.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 37.2, Watford 46.6Watford: 46.6Reading Central: 37.2

    37.2Watford is higher46.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading Central 106.4, Watford 113.5Watford: 113.5Reading Central: 106.4

    106.4Watford is higher113.5

  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, Watford 11.2Watford: 11.2Reading Central: 8.5

    8.5Watford is higher11.2

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Reading Central and Watford, per resident
MeasureReading CentralWatfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,020£3,033£2,865£3,459£3,474£3,281Watford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,333£1,339£1,264£1,541£1,548£1,462Watford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,116£1,121£1,059£1,274£1,279£1,208Watford
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,103£1,379£1,385£1,308Watford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£71£71£67Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£88£89£84Watford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£3.24£3.25£3.07Reading Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222£297£299£282Watford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£83£83£83£79Reading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£39£39£37£47£47£45Watford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£960£964£911£1,097£1,102£1,041Watford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£246£247£233£258£259£244Watford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£120£121£114Watford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.67£6.70£6.33£7.15£7.18£6.78Watford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.34£2.35£2.22£2.12£2.13£2.01Reading Central
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£5.96£5.98£5.65Watford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.6121.4Watford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.313.5Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.318.3Watford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.246.6Watford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026106.4113.5Watford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.511.2Watford

Total

Reading Central is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Watford on 16. 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 Watford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading Central £370.5m, Watford £399.3mWatford: £399.3mReading Central: £370.5mWatford: £401.0mReading Central: £372.1mWatford: £378.8mReading Central: £351.4m

    £370.5m£372.1m£351.4mWatford is higher£399.3m£401.0m£378.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading Central £163.5m, Watford £178.0mWatford: £178.0mReading Central: £163.5mWatford: £178.7mReading Central: £164.2mWatford: £168.8mReading Central: £155.1m

    £163.5m£164.2m£155.1mWatford is higher£178.0m£178.7m£168.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading Central £136.9m, Watford £147.0mWatford: £147.0mReading Central: £136.9mWatford: £147.7mReading Central: £137.5mWatford: £139.5mReading Central: £129.9m

    £136.9m£137.5m£129.9mWatford is higher£147.0m£147.7m£139.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading Central £142.6m, Watford £159.2mWatford: £159.2mReading Central: £142.6mWatford: £159.9mReading Central: £143.2mWatford: £151.0mReading Central: £135.3m

    £142.6m£143.2m£135.3mWatford is higher£159.2m£159.9m£151.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading Central £12.8m, Watford £8.2mWatford: £8.2mReading Central: £12.8mWatford: £8.2mReading Central: £12.9mWatford: £7.8mReading Central: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mReading Central is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £7.6m, Watford £10.2mWatford: £10.2mReading Central: £7.6mWatford: £10.2mReading Central: £7.6mWatford: £9.7mReading Central: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mWatford is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m

  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, Watford £0.37mWatford: £0.37mReading Central: £0.47mWatford: £0.38mReading Central: £0.47mWatford: £0.35mReading Central: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mReading Central is higher£0.37m£0.38m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £28.8m, Watford £34.3mWatford: £34.3mReading Central: £28.8mWatford: £34.5mReading Central: £28.9mWatford: £32.6mReading Central: £27.3m

    £28.8m£28.9m£27.3mWatford is higher£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Reading Central £10.7m, Watford £9.6mWatford: £9.6mReading Central: £10.7mWatford: £9.6mReading Central: £10.7mWatford: £9.1mReading Central: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mReading Central is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading Central £4.7m, Watford £5.4mWatford: £5.4mReading Central: £4.7mWatford: £5.5mReading Central: £4.8mWatford: £5.2mReading Central: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.8m£4.5mWatford is higher£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading Central £117.8m, Watford £126.7mWatford: £126.7mReading Central: £117.8mWatford: £127.2mReading Central: £118.3mWatford: £120.1mReading Central: £111.7m

    £117.8m£118.3m£111.7mWatford is higher£126.7m£127.2m£120.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading Central £30.1m, Watford £29.7mWatford: £29.7mReading Central: £30.1mWatford: £29.9mReading Central: £30.3mWatford: £28.2mReading Central: £28.6m

    £30.1m£30.3m£28.6mReading Central is higherDepends on how you count£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading Central £13.3m, Watford £13.9mWatford: £13.9mReading Central: £13.3mWatford: £13.9mReading Central: £13.3mWatford: £13.2mReading Central: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mWatford is higher£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading Central £0.82m, Watford £0.83mWatford: £0.83mReading Central: £0.82mWatford: £0.83mReading Central: £0.82mWatford: £0.78mReading Central: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mWatford is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading Central £0.29m, Watford £0.24mWatford: £0.24mReading Central: £0.29mWatford: £0.25mReading Central: £0.29mWatford: £0.23mReading Central: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mReading Central is higher£0.24m£0.25m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading Central £0.51m, Watford £0.69mWatford: £0.69mReading Central: £0.51mWatford: £0.69mReading Central: £0.51mWatford: £0.65mReading Central: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mWatford is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading Central 12,705, Watford 14,016Watford: 14,016Reading Central: 12,705

    12,705Watford is higher14,016

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading Central 1,876, Watford 1,554Watford: 1,554Reading Central: 1,876

    1,876Reading Central is higher1,554

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading Central 1,633, Watford 2,109Watford: 2,109Reading Central: 1,633

    1,633Watford is higher2,109

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading Central 4,558, Watford 5,385Watford: 5,385Reading Central: 4,558

    4,558Watford is higher5,385

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading Central 13,055, Watford 13,100Watford: 13,100Reading Central: 13,055

    13,055Watford is higher13,100

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading Central 1,040, Watford 1,297Watford: 1,297Reading Central: 1,040

    1,040Watford is higher1,297

Show the numbers
Reading Central and Watford, total
MeasureReading CentralWatfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.5m£372.1m£351.4m£399.3m£401.0m£378.8mWatford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£163.5m£164.2m£155.1m£178.0m£178.7m£168.8mWatford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£136.9m£137.5m£129.9m£147.0m£147.7m£139.5mWatford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£142.6m£143.2m£135.3m£159.2m£159.9m£151.0mWatford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mReading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£10.2m£10.2m£9.7mWatford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.37m£0.38m£0.35mReading Central
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.8m£28.9m£27.3m£34.3m£34.5m£32.6mWatford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mReading Central
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m£5.4m£5.5m£5.2mWatford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.8m£118.3m£111.7m£126.7m£127.2m£120.1mWatford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.1m£30.3m£28.6m£29.7m£29.9m£28.2mReading Central
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£13.9m£13.9m£13.2mWatford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£0.83m£0.83m£0.78mWatford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.24m£0.25m£0.23mReading Central
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mWatford
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,70514,016Watford
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8761,554Reading Central
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,6332,109Watford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5585,385Watford
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,05513,100Watford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0401,297Watford

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.