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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Sevenoaks

97,093 and 101,230 residents (mid-2024).

Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher than Sevenoaks on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 4 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 9 of 22 measures, and Sevenoaks on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Reading West and Mid Berkshire Sevenoaks

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Sevenoaks £4,026Sevenoaks: £4,026Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Sevenoaks: £4,043Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Sevenoaks: £3,818Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Sevenoaks is higher£4,026£4,043£3,818

  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, Sevenoaks £12,839Sevenoaks: £12,839Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,493Sevenoaks: £12,894Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,546Sevenoaks: £12,179Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,850

    £12,493£12,546£11,850Sevenoaks is higher£12,839£12,894£12,179

  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, Sevenoaks £1,385Sevenoaks: £1,385Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,498Sevenoaks: £1,391Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,505Sevenoaks: £1,313Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,421

    £1,498£1,505£1,421Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£1,385£1,391£1,313

  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, Sevenoaks £11,779Sevenoaks: £11,779Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,635Sevenoaks: £11,829Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,684Sevenoaks: £11,173Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,036

    £11,635£11,684£11,036Sevenoaks is higher£11,779£11,829£11,173

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £333, Sevenoaks £321Sevenoaks: £321Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £333Sevenoaks: £322Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £335Sevenoaks: £305Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £316

    £333£335£316Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£321£322£305

  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, Sevenoaks £721Sevenoaks: £721Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £507Sevenoaks: £724Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £509Sevenoaks: £684Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £481

    £507£509£481Sevenoaks is higher£721£724£684

  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, Sevenoaks £18Sevenoaks: £18Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Sevenoaks: £18Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £19Sevenoaks: £17Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £18

    £19£19£18Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count£18£18£17

  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, Sevenoaks £286Sevenoaks: £286Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Sevenoaks: £287Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Sevenoaks: £271Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Sevenoaks is higher£286£287£271

  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, Sevenoaks £132Sevenoaks: £132Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Sevenoaks: £133Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Sevenoaks: £126Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Sevenoaks is higher£132£133£126

  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, Sevenoaks £97Sevenoaks: £97Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Sevenoaks: £97Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Sevenoaks: £92Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £76

    £80£80£76Sevenoaks is higher£97£97£92

  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, Sevenoaks £1,091Sevenoaks: £1,091Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,245Sevenoaks: £1,096Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,251Sevenoaks: £1,035Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,181

    £1,245£1,251£1,181Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£1,091£1,096£1,035

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Sevenoaks £155Sevenoaks: £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Sevenoaks: £156Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Sevenoaks: £147Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Sevenoaks is higher£155£156£147

  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, Sevenoaks £185Sevenoaks: £185Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £161Sevenoaks: £186Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £162Sevenoaks: £176Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £153

    £161£162£153Sevenoaks is higher£185£186£176

  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, Sevenoaks £6.33Sevenoaks: £6.33Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.10Sevenoaks: £6.35Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.13Sevenoaks: £6.00Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £7.68

    £8.10£8.13£7.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£6.33£6.35£6.00

  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, Sevenoaks £5.49Sevenoaks: £5.49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.55Sevenoaks: £5.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.57Sevenoaks: £5.21Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.37

    £3.55£3.57£3.37Sevenoaks is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Sevenoaks £5.38Sevenoaks: £5.38Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Sevenoaks: £5.40Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Sevenoaks: £5.10Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

  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, Sevenoaks 996.3Sevenoaks: 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, Sevenoaks 71.6Sevenoaks: 71.6Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 71.7

    71.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count71.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 109.4, Sevenoaks 144.2Sevenoaks: 144.2Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 109.4

    109.4Sevenoaks is higher144.2

  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, Sevenoaks 44.9Sevenoaks: 44.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Sevenoaks is higher44.9

  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, Sevenoaks 116.5Sevenoaks: 116.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 130.7

    130.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher116.5

  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, Sevenoaks 22.0Sevenoaks: 22.0Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 17.9

    17.9Sevenoaks is higher22.0

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Sevenoaks, per person in the age group
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireSevenoaksHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£4,026£4,043£3,818Sevenoaks
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,839£12,894£12,179Sevenoaks
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,498£1,505£1,421£1,385£1,391£1,313Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,684£11,036£11,779£11,829£11,173Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£333£335£316£321£322£305Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£507£509£481£721£724£684Sevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£18£18£17Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£286£287£271Sevenoaks
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£132£133£126Sevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£80£80£76£97£97£92Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181£1,091£1,096£1,035Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£155£156£147Sevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£162£153£185£186£176Sevenoaks
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68£6.33£6.35£6.00Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37£5.49£5.52£5.21Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.38£5.40£5.10Reading 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 202671.771.6Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.4144.2Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.844.9Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.7116.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.922.0Sevenoaks

Per resident

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

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3,771, Sevenoaks £4,026Sevenoaks: £4,026Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,771Sevenoaks: £4,043Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,787Sevenoaks: £3,818Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3,577

    £3,771£3,787£3,577Sevenoaks is higher£4,026£4,043£3,818

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,315, Sevenoaks £2,635Sevenoaks: £2,635Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,315Sevenoaks: £2,647Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,325Sevenoaks: £2,500Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,196

    £2,315£2,325£2,196Sevenoaks is higher£2,635£2,647£2,500

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £910, Sevenoaks £812Sevenoaks: £812Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £910Sevenoaks: £815Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £914Sevenoaks: £770Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £863

    £910£914£863Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£812£815£770

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2,156, Sevenoaks £2,418Sevenoaks: £2,418Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,156Sevenoaks: £2,428Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,165Sevenoaks: £2,293Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2,045

    £2,156£2,165£2,045Sevenoaks is higher£2,418£2,428£2,293

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £62, Sevenoaks £66Sevenoaks: £66Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Sevenoaks: £66Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £62Sevenoaks: £63Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £59

    £62£62£59Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£66£66£63

  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, Sevenoaks £148Sevenoaks: £148Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Sevenoaks: £149Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Sevenoaks: £140Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £89

    £94£94£89Sevenoaks is higher£148£149£140

  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, Sevenoaks £3.71Sevenoaks: £3.71Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.43Sevenoaks: £3.73Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.44Sevenoaks: £3.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.25

    £3.43£3.44£3.25Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£3.71£3.73£3.52

  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, Sevenoaks £286Sevenoaks: £286Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Sevenoaks: £287Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Sevenoaks: £271Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248

    £261£262£248Sevenoaks is higher£286£287£271

  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, Sevenoaks £132Sevenoaks: £132Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Sevenoaks: £133Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Sevenoaks: £126Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £116

    £123£123£116Sevenoaks is higher£132£133£126

  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, Sevenoaks £57Sevenoaks: £57Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Sevenoaks: £57Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Sevenoaks: £54Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £46

    £49£49£46Sevenoaks is higher£57£57£54

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £756, Sevenoaks £639Sevenoaks: £639Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £756Sevenoaks: £642Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £760Sevenoaks: £607Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £717

    £756£760£717Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£639£642£607

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155, Sevenoaks £155Sevenoaks: £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Sevenoaks: £156Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Sevenoaks: £147Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147

    £155£156£147Sevenoaks is higher£155£156£147

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £98, Sevenoaks £108Sevenoaks: £108Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Sevenoaks: £109Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £98Sevenoaks: £103Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £93

    £98£98£93Sevenoaks is higher£108£109£103

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.91, Sevenoaks £3.71Sevenoaks: £3.71Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.91Sevenoaks: £3.73Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.93Sevenoaks: £3.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£3.71£3.73£3.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £2.15, Sevenoaks £3.22Sevenoaks: £3.22Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.15Sevenoaks: £3.23Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.16Sevenoaks: £3.05Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £2.04

    £2.15£2.16£2.04Sevenoaks is higher£3.22£3.23£3.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.87, Sevenoaks £5.38Sevenoaks: £5.38Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.87Sevenoaks: £5.40Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.90Sevenoaks: £5.10Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.52

    £6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£5.38£5.40£5.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 185.5, Sevenoaks 204.5Sevenoaks: 204.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 185.5

    185.5Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count204.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 13.3, Sevenoaks 14.7Sevenoaks: 14.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 13.3

    13.3Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count14.7

  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, Sevenoaks 29.6Sevenoaks: 29.6Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 20.3

    20.3Sevenoaks is higher29.6

  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, Sevenoaks 44.9Sevenoaks: 44.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8

    40.8Sevenoaks is higher44.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 79.4, Sevenoaks 68.3Sevenoaks: 68.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 79.4

    79.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher68.3

  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, Sevenoaks 12.9Sevenoaks: 12.9Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 10.9

    10.9Sevenoaks is higher12.9

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Sevenoaks, per resident
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireSevenoaksHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577£4,026£4,043£3,818Sevenoaks
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,315£2,325£2,196£2,635£2,647£2,500Sevenoaks
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£863£812£815£770Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,156£2,165£2,045£2,418£2,428£2,293Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59£66£66£63Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£148£149£140Sevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25£3.71£3.73£3.52Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248£286£287£271Sevenoaks
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£132£133£126Sevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46£57£57£54Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717£639£642£607Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£155£156£147Sevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93£108£109£103Sevenoaks
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£3.71£3.73£3.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.15£2.16£2.04£3.22£3.23£3.05Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52£5.38£5.40£5.10Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.5204.5Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.314.7Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.329.6Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.844.9Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.468.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.912.9Sevenoaks

Total

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

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £366.1m, Sevenoaks £407.5mSevenoaks: £407.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £366.1mSevenoaks: £409.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £367.7mSevenoaks: £386.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £347.3m

    £366.1m£367.7m£347.3mSevenoaks is higher£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £224.8m, Sevenoaks £266.8mSevenoaks: £266.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £224.8mSevenoaks: £267.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £225.8mSevenoaks: £253.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £213.2m

    £224.8m£225.8m£213.2mSevenoaks is higher£266.8m£267.9m£253.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £88.3m, Sevenoaks £82.2mSevenoaks: £82.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.3mSevenoaks: £82.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £88.7mSevenoaks: £77.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £83.8m

    £88.3m£88.7m£83.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£82.2m£82.5m£77.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £209.4m, Sevenoaks £244.7mSevenoaks: £244.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £209.4mSevenoaks: £245.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £210.3mSevenoaks: £232.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £198.6m

    £209.4m£210.3m£198.6mSevenoaks is higher£244.7m£245.8m£232.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £6.0m, Sevenoaks £6.7mSevenoaks: £6.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mSevenoaks: £6.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £6.0mSevenoaks: £6.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mSevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m

  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, Sevenoaks £15.0mSevenoaks: £15.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.1mSevenoaks: £15.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.2mSevenoaks: £14.2mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.2m£8.6mSevenoaks is higher£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m

  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, Sevenoaks £0.38mSevenoaks: £0.38mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mSevenoaks: £0.38mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.33mSevenoaks: £0.36mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.32m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.32mSevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  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, Sevenoaks £28.9mSevenoaks: £28.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.3mSevenoaks: £29.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.4mSevenoaks: £27.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.4m£24.0mSevenoaks is higher£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m

  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, Sevenoaks £13.4mSevenoaks: £13.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.9mSevenoaks: £13.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £12.0mSevenoaks: £12.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.3m

    £11.9m£12.0m£11.3mSevenoaks is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  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, Sevenoaks £5.7mSevenoaks: £5.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mSevenoaks: £5.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mSevenoaks: £5.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.5mSevenoaks is higher£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £73.4m, Sevenoaks £64.7mSevenoaks: £64.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.4mSevenoaks: £65.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £73.7mSevenoaks: £61.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £69.7m

    £73.4m£73.7m£69.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £15.0m, Sevenoaks £15.7mSevenoaks: £15.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.0mSevenoaks: £15.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £15.1mSevenoaks: £14.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £14.3m

    £15.0m£15.1m£14.3mSevenoaks is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.5m, Sevenoaks £11.0mSevenoaks: £11.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.5mSevenoaks: £11.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.6mSevenoaks: £10.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mSevenoaks is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.48m, Sevenoaks £0.38mSevenoaks: £0.38mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mSevenoaks: £0.38mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.48mSevenoaks: £0.36mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.21m, Sevenoaks £0.33mSevenoaks: £0.33mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mSevenoaks: £0.33mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.21mSevenoaks: £0.31mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.20m

    £0.21m£0.21m£0.20mSevenoaks is higher£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire £0.67m, Sevenoaks £0.54mSevenoaks: £0.54mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mSevenoaks: £0.55mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.67mSevenoaks: £0.52mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire is higher£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 18,008, Sevenoaks 20,701Sevenoaks: 20,701Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 18,008

    18,008Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count20,701

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,291, Sevenoaks 1,487Sevenoaks: 1,487Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,291

    1,291Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count1,487

  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, Sevenoaks 2,997Sevenoaks: 2,997Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,969

    1,969Sevenoaks is higher2,997

  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, Sevenoaks 4,546Sevenoaks: 4,546Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 3,964

    3,964Sevenoaks is higher4,546

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading West and Mid Berkshire 7,705, Sevenoaks 6,915Sevenoaks: 6,915Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 7,705

    7,705Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher6,915

  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, Sevenoaks 1,306Sevenoaks: 1,306Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,053

    1,053Sevenoaks is higher1,306

Show the numbers
Reading West and Mid Berkshire and Sevenoaks, total
MeasureReading West and Mid BerkshireSevenoaksHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m£407.5m£409.2m£386.5mSevenoaks
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m£266.8m£267.9m£253.1mSevenoaks
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.3m£88.7m£83.8m£82.2m£82.5m£77.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m£244.7m£245.8m£232.2mSevenoaks
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£6.7m£6.7m£6.3mSevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m£15.0m£15.0m£14.2mSevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mSevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m£28.9m£29.0m£27.4mSevenoaks
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m£5.7m£5.8m£5.4mSevenoaks
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mSevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mSevenoaks
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m£0.33m£0.33m£0.31mSevenoaks
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.54m£0.55m£0.52mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,00820,701Sevenoaks
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2911,487Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,9692,997Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,9644,546Sevenoaks
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,7056,915Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0531,306Sevenoaks

Sources

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

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  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.
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