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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Epping Forest

97,093 and 104,747 residents (mid-2024).

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher than Epping Forest on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 2 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

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest on 18. 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 West and Mid Berkshire Epping Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Epping Forest £3,905Epping Forest: £3,905Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Epping Forest: £3,922Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Epping Forest: £3,704Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Epping Forest is higher£3,905£3,922£3,704

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £12,493, Epping Forest £12,817Epping Forest: £12,817Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,493Epping Forest: £12,872Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,546Epping Forest: £12,158Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,850

    £12,493£12,546£11,850Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,817£12,872£12,158

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,498, Epping Forest £1,627Epping Forest: £1,627Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,498Epping Forest: £1,634Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,505Epping Forest: £1,544Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,421

    £1,498£1,505£1,421Epping Forest is higher£1,627£1,634£1,544

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11,635, Epping Forest £11,539Epping Forest: £11,539Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,635Epping Forest: £11,588Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,684Epping Forest: £10,945Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,036

    £11,635£11,684£11,036Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,539£11,588£10,945

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £333, Epping Forest £501Epping Forest: £501Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £333Epping Forest: £503Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £335Epping Forest: £475Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £316

    £333£335£316Epping Forest is higher£501£503£475

  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 West and Mid Berkshire £507, Epping Forest £751Epping Forest: £751Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £507Epping Forest: £755Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £509Epping Forest: £713Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £481

    £507£509£481Epping Forest is higher£751£755£713

  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 West and Mid Berkshire £19, Epping Forest £26Epping Forest: £26Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Epping Forest: £26Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Epping Forest: £25Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £18

    £19£19£18Epping Forest is higher£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261, Epping Forest £309Epping Forest: £309Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Epping Forest: £310Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Epping Forest: £293Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Epping Forest is higher£309£310£293

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123, Epping Forest £97Epping Forest: £97Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Epping Forest: £98Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Epping Forest: £92Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£97£98£92

  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 West and Mid Berkshire £80, Epping Forest £81Epping Forest: £81Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Epping Forest: £81Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Epping Forest: £77Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £76

    £80£80£76Epping Forest is higher£81£81£77

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,245, Epping Forest £1,325Epping Forest: £1,325Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,245Epping Forest: £1,331Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,251Epping Forest: £1,257Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Epping Forest is higher£1,325£1,331£1,257

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Epping Forest £178Epping Forest: £178Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Epping Forest: £178Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Epping Forest: £169Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Epping Forest is higher£178£178£169

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £161, Epping Forest £207Epping Forest: £207Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £161Epping Forest: £208Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £162Epping Forest: £196Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £153

    £161£162£153Epping Forest is higher£207£208£196

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £8.10, Epping Forest £8.64Epping Forest: £8.64Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.10Epping Forest: £8.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.13Epping Forest: £8.20Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £7.68

    £8.10£8.13£7.68Epping Forest is higher£8.64£8.68£8.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3.55, Epping Forest £5.52Epping Forest: £5.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.55Epping Forest: £5.55Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.57Epping Forest: £5.24Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.37

    £3.55£3.57£3.37Epping Forest is higher£5.52£5.55£5.24

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Epping Forest £5.96Epping Forest: £5.96Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Epping Forest: £5.98Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Epping Forest: £5.65Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 West and Mid Berkshire 1,000.7, Epping Forest 996.3Epping Forest: 996.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,000.7

    1,000.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count996.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 71.7, Epping Forest 104.3Epping Forest: 104.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 71.7

    71.7Epping Forest is higher104.3

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 109.4, Epping Forest 160.4Epping Forest: 160.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 109.4

    109.4Epping Forest is higher160.4

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 40.8, Epping Forest 48.3Epping Forest: 48.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Epping Forest is higher48.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 130.7, Epping Forest 139.5Epping Forest: 139.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 130.7

    130.7Epping Forest is higher139.5

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 17.9, Epping Forest 18.7Epping Forest: 18.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 17.9

    17.9Epping Forest is higher18.7

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Epping Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireEpping ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£3,905£3,922£3,704Epping Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,817£12,872£12,158Epping Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,498£1,505£1,421£1,627£1,634£1,544Epping Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,684£11,036£11,539£11,588£10,945Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£333£335£316£501£503£475Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£507£509£481£751£755£713Epping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£26£26£25Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£309£310£293Epping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£97£98£92Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£80£80£76£81£81£77Epping Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£1,325£1,331£1,257Epping Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£178£178£169Epping Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£162£153£207£208£196Epping Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68£8.64£8.68£8.20Epping Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37£5.52£5.55£5.24Epping Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.96£5.98£5.65Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.7996.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.7104.3Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.4160.4Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.848.3Epping Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.7139.5Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.918.7Epping Forest

Per resident

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest 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 West and Mid Berkshire Epping Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Epping Forest £3,905Epping Forest: £3,905Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Epping Forest: £3,922Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Epping Forest: £3,704Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Epping Forest is higher£3,905£3,922£3,704

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,315, Epping Forest £2,306Epping Forest: £2,306Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,315Epping Forest: £2,316Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,325Epping Forest: £2,188Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,196

    £2,315£2,325£2,196Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,306£2,316£2,188

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £910, Epping Forest £1,009Epping Forest: £1,009Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £910Epping Forest: £1,014Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £914Epping Forest: £957Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £863

    £910£914£863Epping Forest is higher£1,009£1,014£957

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,156, Epping Forest £2,076Epping Forest: £2,076Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,156Epping Forest: £2,085Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,165Epping Forest: £1,969Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,045

    £2,156£2,165£2,045Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,076£2,085£1,969

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £62, Epping Forest £90Epping Forest: £90Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Epping Forest: £91Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Epping Forest: £86Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £59

    £62£62£59Epping Forest is higher£90£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £94, Epping Forest £135Epping Forest: £135Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Epping Forest: £136Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Epping Forest: £128Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £89

    £94£94£89Epping Forest is higher£135£136£128

  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 West and Mid Berkshire £3.43, Epping Forest £4.70Epping Forest: £4.70Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.43Epping Forest: £4.72Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.44Epping Forest: £4.46Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Epping Forest is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261, Epping Forest £309Epping Forest: £309Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Epping Forest: £310Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Epping Forest: £293Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Epping Forest is higher£309£310£293

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123, Epping Forest £97Epping Forest: £97Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Epping Forest: £98Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Epping Forest: £92Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£97£98£92

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £49, Epping Forest £50Epping Forest: £50Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Epping Forest: £50Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Epping Forest: £48Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £46

    £49£49£46Epping Forest is higher£50£50£48

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £756, Epping Forest £822Epping Forest: £822Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £756Epping Forest: £825Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £760Epping Forest: £780Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £717

    £756£760£717Epping Forest is higher£822£825£780

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Epping Forest £178Epping Forest: £178Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Epping Forest: £178Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Epping Forest: £169Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Epping Forest is higher£178£178£169

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £98, Epping Forest £128Epping Forest: £128Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Epping Forest: £129Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Epping Forest: £122Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £93

    £98£98£93Epping Forest is higher£128£129£122

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.91, Epping Forest £5.37Epping Forest: £5.37Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.91Epping Forest: £5.39Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.93Epping Forest: £5.09Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Epping Forest is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2.15, Epping Forest £3.43Epping Forest: £3.43Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.15Epping Forest: £3.44Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.16Epping Forest: £3.25Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.04

    £2.15£2.16£2.04Epping Forest is higher£3.43£3.44£3.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Epping Forest £5.96Epping Forest: £5.96Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Epping Forest: £5.98Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Epping Forest: £5.65Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 185.5, Epping Forest 179.3Epping Forest: 179.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 185.5

    185.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count179.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 13.3, Epping Forest 18.8Epping Forest: 18.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 13.3

    13.3Epping Forest is higher18.8

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 20.3, Epping Forest 28.9Epping Forest: 28.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 20.3

    20.3Epping Forest is higher28.9

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 40.8, Epping Forest 48.3Epping Forest: 48.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Epping Forest is higher48.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 79.4, Epping Forest 86.5Epping Forest: 86.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 79.4

    79.4Epping Forest is higher86.5

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 10.9, Epping Forest 11.6Epping Forest: 11.6Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 10.9

    10.9Epping Forest is higher11.6

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Epping Forest, per resident
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireEpping ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£3,905£3,922£3,704Epping Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,315£2,325£2,196£2,306£2,316£2,188Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£863£1,009£1,014£957Epping Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,156£2,165£2,045£2,076£2,085£1,969Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£90£91£86Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£135£136£128Epping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£4.70£4.72£4.46Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£309£310£293Epping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£97£98£92Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£50£50£48Epping Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717£822£825£780Epping Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£178£178£169Epping Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£128£129£122Epping Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£5.37£5.39£5.09Epping Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.15£2.16£2.04£3.43£3.44£3.25Epping Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.96£5.98£5.65Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.5179.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.318.8Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.328.9Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.848.3Epping Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.486.5Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.911.6Epping Forest

Total

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest on 20. 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 West and Mid Berkshire Epping Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £366.1m, Epping Forest £409.1mEpping Forest: £409.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £366.1mEpping Forest: £410.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £367.7mEpping Forest: £388.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £347.3m

    £366.1m£367.7m£347.3mEpping Forest is higher£409.1m£410.8m£388.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £224.8m, Epping Forest £241.6mEpping Forest: £241.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £224.8mEpping Forest: £242.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £225.8mEpping Forest: £229.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £213.2m

    £224.8m£225.8m£213.2mEpping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£241.6m£242.6m£229.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £88.3m, Epping Forest £105.7mEpping Forest: £105.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.3mEpping Forest: £106.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.7mEpping Forest: £100.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £83.8m

    £88.3m£88.7m£83.8mEpping Forest is higher£105.7m£106.2m£100.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £209.4m, Epping Forest £217.5mEpping Forest: £217.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £209.4mEpping Forest: £218.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £210.3mEpping Forest: £206.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £198.6m

    £209.4m£210.3m£198.6mEpping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£217.5m£218.4m£206.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.0m, Epping Forest £9.4mEpping Forest: £9.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mEpping Forest: £9.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mEpping Forest: £9.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mEpping Forest is higher£9.4m£9.5m£9.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.1m, Epping Forest £14.2mEpping Forest: £14.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.1mEpping Forest: £14.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.2mEpping Forest: £13.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.2m£8.6mEpping Forest is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.33m, Epping Forest £0.49mEpping Forest: £0.49mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mEpping Forest: £0.49mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mEpping Forest: £0.47mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.32m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.32mEpping Forest is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £25.3m, Epping Forest £32.3mEpping Forest: £32.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.3mEpping Forest: £32.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.4mEpping Forest: £30.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.4m£24.0mEpping Forest is higher£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11.9m, Epping Forest £10.2mEpping Forest: £10.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.9mEpping Forest: £10.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £12.0mEpping Forest: £9.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.7m, Epping Forest £5.3mEpping Forest: £5.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mEpping Forest: £5.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mEpping Forest: £5.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.5mEpping Forest is higher£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £73.4m, Epping Forest £86.1mEpping Forest: £86.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.4mEpping Forest: £86.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.7mEpping Forest: £81.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £69.7m

    £73.4m£73.7m£69.7mEpping Forest is higher£86.1m£86.5m£81.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £15.0m, Epping Forest £18.6mEpping Forest: £18.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.0mEpping Forest: £18.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.1mEpping Forest: £17.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mEpping Forest is higher£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.5m, Epping Forest £13.5mEpping Forest: £13.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.5mEpping Forest: £13.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.6mEpping Forest: £12.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mEpping Forest is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.48m, Epping Forest £0.56mEpping Forest: £0.56mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mEpping Forest: £0.56mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mEpping Forest: £0.53mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mEpping Forest is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.21m, Epping Forest £0.36mEpping Forest: £0.36mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mEpping Forest: £0.36mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mEpping Forest: £0.34mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mEpping Forest is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.67m, Epping Forest £0.62mEpping Forest: £0.62mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mEpping Forest: £0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mEpping Forest: £0.59mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 18,008, Epping Forest 18,778Epping Forest: 18,778Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 18,008

    18,008Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count18,778

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,291, Epping Forest 1,966Epping Forest: 1,966Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,291

    1,291Epping Forest is higher1,966

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,969, Epping Forest 3,023Epping Forest: 3,023Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,969

    1,969Epping Forest is higher3,023

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 3,964, Epping Forest 5,054Epping Forest: 5,054Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 3,964

    3,964Epping Forest is higher5,054

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 7,705, Epping Forest 9,060Epping Forest: 9,060Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 7,705

    7,705Epping Forest is higher9,060

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,053, Epping Forest 1,216Epping Forest: 1,216Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,053

    1,053Epping Forest is higher1,216

Show the numbers
Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Epping Forest, total
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireEpping ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m£409.1m£410.8m£388.0mEpping Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m£241.6m£242.6m£229.1mEpping Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.3m£88.7m£83.8m£105.7m£106.2m£100.3mEpping Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m£217.5m£218.4m£206.3mEpping Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£9.4m£9.5m£9.0mEpping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m£14.2m£14.2m£13.4mEpping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mEpping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m£32.3m£32.5m£30.7mEpping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£10.2m£10.2m£9.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mEpping Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m£86.1m£86.5m£81.7mEpping Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£18.6m£18.7m£17.7mEpping Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mEpping Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mEpping Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mEpping Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,00818,778Epping Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2911,966Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,9693,023Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,9645,054Epping Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,7059,060Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0531,216Epping Forest

Sources

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

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