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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Horsham

97,093 and 108,700 residents (mid-2024).

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher than Horsham on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 14 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 West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Horsham on 7. 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 Horsham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Horsham £3,632Horsham: £3,632Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Horsham: £3,648Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Horsham: £3,445Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,632£3,648£3,445

  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, Horsham £12,691Horsham: £12,691Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,493Horsham: £12,745Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,546Horsham: £12,038Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,850

    £12,493£12,546£11,850Horsham is higher£12,691£12,745£12,038

  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, Horsham £1,188Horsham: £1,188Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,498Horsham: £1,193Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,505Horsham: £1,127Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,421

    £1,498£1,505£1,421Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£1,188£1,193£1,127

  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, Horsham £11,877Horsham: £11,877Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,635Horsham: £11,927Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,684Horsham: £11,265Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,036

    £11,635£11,684£11,036Horsham is higher£11,877£11,927£11,265

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £333, Horsham £241Horsham: £241Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £333Horsham: £242Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £335Horsham: £229Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £316

    £333£335£316Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£241£242£229

  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, Horsham £558Horsham: £558Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £507Horsham: £561Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £509Horsham: £530Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £481

    £507£509£481Horsham is higher£558£561£530

  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, Horsham £14Horsham: £14Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Horsham: £14Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Horsham: £14Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £18

    £19£19£18Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£14

  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, Horsham £229Horsham: £229Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Horsham: £230Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Horsham: £218Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£229£230£218

  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, Horsham £89Horsham: £89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Horsham: £89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Horsham: £84Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£89£89£84

  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, Horsham £57Horsham: £57Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Horsham: £57Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Horsham: £54Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £76

    £80£80£76Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£57£57£54

  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, Horsham £960Horsham: £960Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,245Horsham: £964Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,251Horsham: £910Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£960£964£910

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Horsham £157Horsham: £157Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Horsham: £157Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Horsham: £149Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Horsham is higher£157£157£149

  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, Horsham £162Horsham: £162Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £161Horsham: £163Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £162Horsham: £154Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £153

    £161£162£153Horsham is higher£162£163£154

  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, Horsham £7.04Horsham: £7.04Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.10Horsham: £7.07Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.13Horsham: £6.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £7.68

    £8.10£8.13£7.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£7.04£7.07£6.68

  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, Horsham £2.81Horsham: £2.81Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.55Horsham: £2.83Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.57Horsham: £2.67Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.37

    £3.55£3.57£3.37Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£2.81£2.83£2.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Horsham £5.65Horsham: £5.65Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Horsham: £5.67Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Horsham: £5.36Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

  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, Horsham 1,029.2Horsham: 1,029.2Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,000.7

    1,000.7Horsham is higher1,029.2

  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, Horsham 57.1Horsham: 57.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 71.7

    71.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher57.1

  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, Horsham 120.7Horsham: 120.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 109.4

    109.4Horsham is higher120.7

  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, Horsham 34.7Horsham: 34.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher34.7

  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, Horsham 105.8Horsham: 105.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 130.7

    130.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher105.8

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 17.9, Horsham 12.8Horsham: 12.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 17.9

    17.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher12.8

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Horsham, per person in the age group
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireHorshamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£3,632£3,648£3,445Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,691£12,745£12,038Horsham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,498£1,505£1,421£1,188£1,193£1,127Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,684£11,036£11,877£11,927£11,265Horsham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£333£335£316£241£242£229Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£507£509£481£558£561£530Horsham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£14Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£229£230£218Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£89£89£84Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£80£80£76£57£57£54Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£960£964£910Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£157£157£149Horsham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£162£153£162£163£154Horsham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68£7.04£7.07£6.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37£2.81£2.83£2.67Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.65£5.67£5.36Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.71,029.2Horsham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.757.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.4120.7Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.834.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.7105.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.912.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Per resident

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Horsham on 7. 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 Horsham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Horsham £3,632Horsham: £3,632Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Horsham: £3,648Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Horsham: £3,445Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,632£3,648£3,445

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,315, Horsham £2,430Horsham: £2,430Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,315Horsham: £2,440Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,325Horsham: £2,305Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,196

    £2,315£2,325£2,196Horsham is higher£2,430£2,440£2,305

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £910, Horsham £722Horsham: £722Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £910Horsham: £725Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £914Horsham: £685Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £863

    £910£914£863Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£722£725£685

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,156, Horsham £2,274Horsham: £2,274Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,156Horsham: £2,284Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,165Horsham: £2,157Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,045

    £2,156£2,165£2,045Horsham is higher£2,274£2,284£2,157

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £62, Horsham £46Horsham: £46Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Horsham: £46Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Horsham: £44Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £59

    £62£62£59Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£46£46£44

  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, Horsham £107Horsham: £107Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Horsham: £107Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Horsham: £101Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £89

    £94£94£89Horsham is higher£107£107£101

  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, Horsham £2.75Horsham: £2.75Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.43Horsham: £2.76Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.44Horsham: £2.61Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£2.75£2.76£2.61

  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, Horsham £229Horsham: £229Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Horsham: £230Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Horsham: £218Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£229£230£218

  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, Horsham £89Horsham: £89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Horsham: £89Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Horsham: £84Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£89£89£84

  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, Horsham £34Horsham: £34Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Horsham: £35Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Horsham: £33Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £46

    £49£49£46Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£34£35£33

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £756, Horsham £583Horsham: £583Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £756Horsham: £586Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £760Horsham: £553Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £717

    £756£760£717Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£583£586£553

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Horsham £157Horsham: £157Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Horsham: £157Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Horsham: £149Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Horsham is higher£157£157£149

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £98, Horsham £99Horsham: £99Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Horsham: £99Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Horsham: £93Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £93

    £98£98£93Horsham is higher£99£99£93

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.91, Horsham £4.28Horsham: £4.28Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.91Horsham: £4.30Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.93Horsham: £4.06Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£4.28£4.30£4.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2.15, Horsham £1.71Horsham: £1.71Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.15Horsham: £1.72Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.16Horsham: £1.62Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.04

    £2.15£2.16£2.04Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£1.71£1.72£1.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Horsham £5.65Horsham: £5.65Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Horsham: £5.67Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Horsham: £5.36Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.65£5.67£5.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 185.5, Horsham 197.1Horsham: 197.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 185.5

    185.5Horsham is higher197.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 13.3, Horsham 10.9Horsham: 10.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 13.3

    13.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher10.9

  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 West and Mid Berkshire 20.3, Horsham 23.1Horsham: 23.1Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 20.3

    20.3Horsham is higher23.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8, Horsham 34.7Horsham: 34.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher34.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 79.4, Horsham 64.3Horsham: 64.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 79.4

    79.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher64.3

  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, Horsham 7.8Horsham: 7.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 10.9

    10.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher7.8

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Horsham, per resident
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireHorshamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£3,632£3,648£3,445Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,315£2,325£2,196£2,430£2,440£2,305Horsham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£863£722£725£685Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,156£2,165£2,045£2,274£2,284£2,157Horsham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£46£46£44Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£107£107£101Horsham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£2.75£2.76£2.61Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£229£230£218Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£89£89£84Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£34£35£33Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717£583£586£553Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£157£157£149Horsham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£99£99£93Horsham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£4.28£4.30£4.06Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.15£2.16£2.04£1.71£1.72£1.62Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.65£5.67£5.36Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.5197.1Horsham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.310.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.323.1Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.834.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.464.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.97.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Total

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Horsham on 8. 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 Horsham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £366.1m, Horsham £394.8mHorsham: £394.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £366.1mHorsham: £396.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £367.7mHorsham: £374.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £347.3m

    £366.1m£367.7m£347.3mHorsham is higherDepends on how you count£394.8m£396.5m£374.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £224.8m, Horsham £264.1mHorsham: £264.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £224.8mHorsham: £265.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £225.8mHorsham: £250.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £213.2m

    £224.8m£225.8m£213.2mHorsham is higher£264.1m£265.2m£250.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £88.3m, Horsham £78.5mHorsham: £78.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.3mHorsham: £78.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.7mHorsham: £74.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £83.8m

    £88.3m£88.7m£83.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£78.5m£78.8m£74.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £209.4m, Horsham £247.2mHorsham: £247.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £209.4mHorsham: £248.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £210.3mHorsham: £234.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £198.6m

    £209.4m£210.3m£198.6mHorsham is higher£247.2m£248.2m£234.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.0m, Horsham £5.0mHorsham: £5.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mHorsham: £5.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mHorsham: £4.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m

  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, Horsham £11.6mHorsham: £11.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.1mHorsham: £11.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.2mHorsham: £11.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.2m£8.6mHorsham is higher£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m

  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, Horsham £0.30mHorsham: £0.30mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mHorsham: £0.30mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mHorsham: £0.28mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.32m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.32mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  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, Horsham £24.9mHorsham: £24.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.3mHorsham: £25.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.4mHorsham: £23.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.4m£24.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m

  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, Horsham £9.7mHorsham: £9.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.9mHorsham: £9.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £12.0mHorsham: £9.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  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, Horsham £3.7mHorsham: £3.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mHorsham: £3.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mHorsham: £3.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£3.7m£3.8m£3.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £73.4m, Horsham £63.4mHorsham: £63.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.4mHorsham: £63.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.7mHorsham: £60.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £69.7m

    £73.4m£73.7m£69.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £15.0m, Horsham £17.0mHorsham: £17.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.0mHorsham: £17.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.1mHorsham: £16.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mHorsham is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.5m, Horsham £10.7mHorsham: £10.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.5mHorsham: £10.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.6mHorsham: £10.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mHorsham is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.48m, Horsham £0.47mHorsham: £0.47mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mHorsham: £0.47mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mHorsham: £0.44mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.21m, Horsham £0.19mHorsham: £0.19mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mHorsham: £0.19mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mHorsham: £0.18mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.67m, Horsham £0.61mHorsham: £0.61mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mHorsham: £0.62mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mHorsham: £0.58mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 18,008, Horsham 21,419Horsham: 21,419Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 18,008

    18,008Horsham is higher21,419

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,291, Horsham 1,189Horsham: 1,189Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,291

    1,291Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher1,189

  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, Horsham 2,511Horsham: 2,511Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,969

    1,969Horsham is higher2,511

  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, Horsham 3,774Horsham: 3,774Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 3,964

    3,964Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher3,774

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 7,705, Horsham 6,990Horsham: 6,990Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 7,705

    7,705Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher6,990

  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, Horsham 843Horsham: 843Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,053

    1,053Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher843

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Horsham, total
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireHorshamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m£394.8m£396.5m£374.5mHorsham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m£264.1m£265.2m£250.5mHorsham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.3m£88.7m£83.8m£78.5m£78.8m£74.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m£247.2m£248.2m£234.4mHorsham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£5.0m£5.0m£4.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m£11.6m£11.7m£11.0mHorsham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m£24.9m£25.0m£23.6mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m£3.7m£3.8m£3.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£17.0m£17.1m£16.2mHorsham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£10.7m£10.8m£10.2mHorsham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.47m£0.47m£0.44mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.19m£0.19m£0.18mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,00821,419Horsham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2911,189Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,9692,511Horsham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,9643,774Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,7056,990Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,053843Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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