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Sevenoaks and North Bedfordshire

101,230 and 108,198 residents (mid-2024).

Sevenoaks is higher than North Bedfordshire on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Sevenoaks is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and North Bedfordshire on 6. 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

Sevenoaks North Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sevenoaks £4,026, North Bedfordshire £3,737North Bedfordshire: £3,737Sevenoaks: £4,026North Bedfordshire: £3,753Sevenoaks: £4,043North Bedfordshire: £3,544Sevenoaks: £3,818

    £4,026£4,043£3,818Sevenoaks is higher£3,737£3,753£3,544

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sevenoaks £12,839, North Bedfordshire £12,700North Bedfordshire: £12,700Sevenoaks: £12,839North Bedfordshire: £12,754Sevenoaks: £12,894North Bedfordshire: £12,046Sevenoaks: £12,179

    £12,839£12,894£12,179Sevenoaks is higher£12,700£12,754£12,046

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks £1,385, North Bedfordshire £1,383North Bedfordshire: £1,383Sevenoaks: £1,385North Bedfordshire: £1,389Sevenoaks: £1,391North Bedfordshire: £1,312Sevenoaks: £1,313

    £1,385£1,391£1,313Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£1,383£1,389£1,312

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sevenoaks £11,779, North Bedfordshire £11,893North Bedfordshire: £11,893Sevenoaks: £11,779North Bedfordshire: £11,944Sevenoaks: £11,829North Bedfordshire: £11,281Sevenoaks: £11,173

    £11,779£11,829£11,173North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,893£11,944£11,281

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Sevenoaks £321, North Bedfordshire £247North Bedfordshire: £247Sevenoaks: £321North Bedfordshire: £248Sevenoaks: £322North Bedfordshire: £234Sevenoaks: £305

    £321£322£305Sevenoaks is higher£247£248£234

  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: Sevenoaks £721, North Bedfordshire £544North Bedfordshire: £544Sevenoaks: £721North Bedfordshire: £547Sevenoaks: £724North Bedfordshire: £516Sevenoaks: £684

    £721£724£684Sevenoaks is higher£544£547£516

  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: Sevenoaks £18, North Bedfordshire £16North Bedfordshire: £16Sevenoaks: £18North Bedfordshire: £16Sevenoaks: £18North Bedfordshire: £15Sevenoaks: £17

    £18£18£17Sevenoaks is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £286, North Bedfordshire £281North Bedfordshire: £281Sevenoaks: £286North Bedfordshire: £282Sevenoaks: £287North Bedfordshire: £266Sevenoaks: £271

    £286£287£271Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£281£282£266

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £132, North Bedfordshire £123North Bedfordshire: £123Sevenoaks: £132North Bedfordshire: £123Sevenoaks: £133North Bedfordshire: £116Sevenoaks: £126

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

  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: Sevenoaks £97, North Bedfordshire £83North Bedfordshire: £83Sevenoaks: £97North Bedfordshire: £84Sevenoaks: £97North Bedfordshire: £79Sevenoaks: £92

    £97£97£92Sevenoaks is higher£83£84£79

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks £1,091, North Bedfordshire £1,126North Bedfordshire: £1,126Sevenoaks: £1,091North Bedfordshire: £1,131Sevenoaks: £1,096North Bedfordshire: £1,068Sevenoaks: £1,035

    £1,091£1,096£1,035North Bedfordshire is higher£1,126£1,131£1,068

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sevenoaks £155, North Bedfordshire £124North Bedfordshire: £124Sevenoaks: £155North Bedfordshire: £125Sevenoaks: £156North Bedfordshire: £118Sevenoaks: £147

    £155£156£147Sevenoaks is higher£124£125£118

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks £185, North Bedfordshire £160North Bedfordshire: £160Sevenoaks: £185North Bedfordshire: £160Sevenoaks: £186North Bedfordshire: £151Sevenoaks: £176

    £185£186£176Sevenoaks is higher£160£160£151

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks £6.33, North Bedfordshire £9.28North Bedfordshire: £9.28Sevenoaks: £6.33North Bedfordshire: £9.32Sevenoaks: £6.35North Bedfordshire: £8.80Sevenoaks: £6.00

    £6.33£6.35£6.00North Bedfordshire is higher£9.28£9.32£8.80

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks £5.49, North Bedfordshire £4.78North Bedfordshire: £4.78Sevenoaks: £5.49North Bedfordshire: £4.80Sevenoaks: £5.52North Bedfordshire: £4.53Sevenoaks: £5.21

    £5.49£5.52£5.21Sevenoaks is higher£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sevenoaks £5.38, North Bedfordshire £7.76North Bedfordshire: £7.76Sevenoaks: £5.38North Bedfordshire: £7.79Sevenoaks: £5.40North Bedfordshire: £7.36Sevenoaks: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10North Bedfordshire is higher£7.76£7.79£7.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sevenoaks 996.3, North Bedfordshire 1,028.0North Bedfordshire: 1,028.0Sevenoaks: 996.3

    996.3North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,028.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Sevenoaks 71.6, North Bedfordshire 61.5North Bedfordshire: 61.5Sevenoaks: 71.6

    71.6Sevenoaks is higher61.5

  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: Sevenoaks 144.2, North Bedfordshire 122.1North Bedfordshire: 122.1Sevenoaks: 144.2

    144.2Sevenoaks is higher122.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sevenoaks 44.9, North Bedfordshire 44.5North Bedfordshire: 44.5Sevenoaks: 44.9

    44.9Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count44.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks 116.5, North Bedfordshire 127.1North Bedfordshire: 127.1Sevenoaks: 116.5

    116.5North Bedfordshire is higher127.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks 22.0, North Bedfordshire 18.8North Bedfordshire: 18.8Sevenoaks: 22.0

    22.0Sevenoaks is higher18.8

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Sevenoaks and North Bedfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureSevenoaksNorth BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,026£4,043£3,818£3,737£3,753£3,544Sevenoaks
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,839£12,894£12,179£12,700£12,754£12,046Sevenoaks
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,385£1,391£1,313£1,383£1,389£1,312Sevenoaks
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,779£11,829£11,173£11,893£11,944£11,281North Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£321£322£305£247£248£234Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£721£724£684£544£547£516Sevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16£16£15Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£286£287£271£281£282£266Sevenoaks
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£126£123£123£116Sevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£97£92£83£84£79Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,091£1,096£1,035£1,126£1,131£1,068North Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£124£125£118Sevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£176£160£160£151Sevenoaks
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£9.28£9.32£8.80North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£4.78£4.80£4.53Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,028.0North Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.661.5Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.2122.1Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.944.5Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026116.5127.1North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.018.8Sevenoaks

Per resident

Sevenoaks is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and North Bedfordshire on 5. 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

Sevenoaks North Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Sevenoaks £4,026, North Bedfordshire £3,737North Bedfordshire: £3,737Sevenoaks: £4,026North Bedfordshire: £3,753Sevenoaks: £4,043North Bedfordshire: £3,544Sevenoaks: £3,818

    £4,026£4,043£3,818Sevenoaks is higher£3,737£3,753£3,544

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Sevenoaks £2,635, North Bedfordshire £2,357North Bedfordshire: £2,357Sevenoaks: £2,635North Bedfordshire: £2,367Sevenoaks: £2,647North Bedfordshire: £2,236Sevenoaks: £2,500

    £2,635£2,647£2,500Sevenoaks is higher£2,357£2,367£2,236

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Sevenoaks £812, North Bedfordshire £844North Bedfordshire: £844Sevenoaks: £812North Bedfordshire: £848Sevenoaks: £815North Bedfordshire: £801Sevenoaks: £770

    £812£815£770North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£844£848£801

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Sevenoaks £2,418, North Bedfordshire £2,208North Bedfordshire: £2,208Sevenoaks: £2,418North Bedfordshire: £2,217Sevenoaks: £2,428North Bedfordshire: £2,094Sevenoaks: £2,293

    £2,418£2,428£2,293Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£2,208£2,217£2,094

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Sevenoaks £66, North Bedfordshire £46North Bedfordshire: £46Sevenoaks: £66North Bedfordshire: £46Sevenoaks: £66North Bedfordshire: £43Sevenoaks: £63

    £66£66£63Sevenoaks is higher£46£46£43

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £148, North Bedfordshire £101North Bedfordshire: £101Sevenoaks: £148North Bedfordshire: £101Sevenoaks: £149North Bedfordshire: £96Sevenoaks: £140

    £148£149£140Sevenoaks is higher£101£101£96

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £3.71, North Bedfordshire £2.93North Bedfordshire: £2.93Sevenoaks: £3.71North Bedfordshire: £2.94Sevenoaks: £3.73North Bedfordshire: £2.78Sevenoaks: £3.52

    £3.71£3.73£3.52Sevenoaks is higher£2.93£2.94£2.78

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £286, North Bedfordshire £281North Bedfordshire: £281Sevenoaks: £286North Bedfordshire: £282Sevenoaks: £287North Bedfordshire: £266Sevenoaks: £271

    £286£287£271Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£281£282£266

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £132, North Bedfordshire £123North Bedfordshire: £123Sevenoaks: £132North Bedfordshire: £123Sevenoaks: £133North Bedfordshire: £116Sevenoaks: £126

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

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £57, North Bedfordshire £51North Bedfordshire: £51Sevenoaks: £57North Bedfordshire: £51Sevenoaks: £57North Bedfordshire: £48Sevenoaks: £54

    £57£57£54Sevenoaks is higher£51£51£48

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Sevenoaks £639, North Bedfordshire £687North Bedfordshire: £687Sevenoaks: £639North Bedfordshire: £690Sevenoaks: £642North Bedfordshire: £652Sevenoaks: £607

    £639£642£607North Bedfordshire is higher£687£690£652

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sevenoaks £155, North Bedfordshire £124North Bedfordshire: £124Sevenoaks: £155North Bedfordshire: £125Sevenoaks: £156North Bedfordshire: £118Sevenoaks: £147

    £155£156£147Sevenoaks is higher£124£125£118

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Sevenoaks £108, North Bedfordshire £97North Bedfordshire: £97Sevenoaks: £108North Bedfordshire: £98Sevenoaks: £109North Bedfordshire: £92Sevenoaks: £103

    £108£109£103Sevenoaks is higher£97£98£92

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Sevenoaks £3.71, North Bedfordshire £5.66North Bedfordshire: £5.66Sevenoaks: £3.71North Bedfordshire: £5.69Sevenoaks: £3.73North Bedfordshire: £5.37Sevenoaks: £3.52

    £3.71£3.73£3.52North Bedfordshire is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Sevenoaks £3.22, North Bedfordshire £2.91North Bedfordshire: £2.91Sevenoaks: £3.22North Bedfordshire: £2.92Sevenoaks: £3.23North Bedfordshire: £2.76Sevenoaks: £3.05

    £3.22£3.23£3.05Sevenoaks is higher£2.91£2.92£2.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Sevenoaks £5.38, North Bedfordshire £7.76North Bedfordshire: £7.76Sevenoaks: £5.38North Bedfordshire: £7.79Sevenoaks: £5.40North Bedfordshire: £7.36Sevenoaks: £5.10

    £5.38£5.40£5.10North Bedfordshire is higher£7.76£7.79£7.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Sevenoaks 204.5, North Bedfordshire 190.8North Bedfordshire: 190.8Sevenoaks: 204.5

    204.5Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count190.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sevenoaks 14.7, North Bedfordshire 11.4North Bedfordshire: 11.4Sevenoaks: 14.7

    14.7Sevenoaks is higher11.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sevenoaks 29.6, North Bedfordshire 22.7North Bedfordshire: 22.7Sevenoaks: 29.6

    29.6Sevenoaks is higher22.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sevenoaks 44.9, North Bedfordshire 44.5North Bedfordshire: 44.5Sevenoaks: 44.9

    44.9Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count44.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Sevenoaks 68.3, North Bedfordshire 77.6North Bedfordshire: 77.6Sevenoaks: 68.3

    68.3North Bedfordshire is higher77.6

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sevenoaks 12.9, North Bedfordshire 11.5North Bedfordshire: 11.5Sevenoaks: 12.9

    12.9Sevenoaks is higher11.5

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Sevenoaks and North Bedfordshire, per resident
MeasureSevenoaksNorth BedfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,026£4,043£3,818£3,737£3,753£3,544Sevenoaks
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,635£2,647£2,500£2,357£2,367£2,236Sevenoaks
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£812£815£770£844£848£801North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,418£2,428£2,293£2,208£2,217£2,094Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£46£46£43Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£149£140£101£101£96Sevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.71£3.73£3.52£2.93£2.94£2.78Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£286£287£271£281£282£266Sevenoaks
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£126£123£123£116Sevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£51£51£48Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£639£642£607£687£690£652North Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£124£125£118Sevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£97£98£92Sevenoaks
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.71£3.73£3.52£5.66£5.69£5.37North Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.22£3.23£3.05£2.91£2.92£2.76Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£7.76£7.79£7.36North Bedfordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026204.5190.8Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.711.4Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.622.7Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.944.5Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202668.377.6North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.911.5Sevenoaks

Total

Sevenoaks is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and North Bedfordshire 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

Sevenoaks North Bedfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Sevenoaks £407.5m, North Bedfordshire £404.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £404.3mSevenoaks: £407.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £406.0mSevenoaks: £409.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £383.5mSevenoaks: £386.5m

    £407.5m£409.2m£386.5mSevenoaks is higher£404.3m£406.0m£383.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Sevenoaks £266.8m, North Bedfordshire £255.1mNorth Bedfordshire: £255.1mSevenoaks: £266.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £256.1mSevenoaks: £267.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £241.9mSevenoaks: £253.1m

    £266.8m£267.9m£253.1mSevenoaks is higher£255.1m£256.1m£241.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Sevenoaks £82.2m, North Bedfordshire £91.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.4mSevenoaks: £82.2mNorth Bedfordshire: £91.7mSevenoaks: £82.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £86.7mSevenoaks: £77.9m

    £82.2m£82.5m£77.9mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£91.4m£91.7m£86.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Sevenoaks £244.7m, North Bedfordshire £238.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £238.8mSevenoaks: £244.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £239.9mSevenoaks: £245.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £226.6mSevenoaks: £232.2m

    £244.7m£245.8m£232.2mSevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£238.8m£239.9m£226.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Sevenoaks £6.7m, North Bedfordshire £5.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mSevenoaks: £6.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.0mSevenoaks: £6.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £4.7mSevenoaks: £6.3m

    £6.7m£6.7m£6.3mSevenoaks is higher£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks £15.0m, North Bedfordshire £10.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.9mSevenoaks: £15.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £11.0mSevenoaks: £15.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.4mSevenoaks: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mSevenoaks is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Sevenoaks £0.38m, North Bedfordshire £0.32mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mSevenoaks: £0.38mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mSevenoaks: £0.38mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30mSevenoaks: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mSevenoaks is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks £28.9m, North Bedfordshire £30.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.4mSevenoaks: £28.9mNorth Bedfordshire: £30.5mSevenoaks: £29.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £28.8mSevenoaks: £27.4m

    £28.9m£29.0m£27.4mNorth Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£30.4m£30.5m£28.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks £13.4m, North Bedfordshire £13.3mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mSevenoaks: £13.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.3mSevenoaks: £13.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.6mSevenoaks: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSevenoaks is higher£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sevenoaks £5.7m, North Bedfordshire £5.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mSevenoaks: £5.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.5mSevenoaks: £5.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £5.2mSevenoaks: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.4mSevenoaks is higher£5.5m£5.5m£5.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Sevenoaks £64.7m, North Bedfordshire £74.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.4mSevenoaks: £64.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £74.7mSevenoaks: £65.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £70.6mSevenoaks: £61.4m

    £64.7m£65.0m£61.4mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Sevenoaks £15.7m, North Bedfordshire £13.4mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.4mSevenoaks: £15.7mNorth Bedfordshire: £13.5mSevenoaks: £15.8mNorth Bedfordshire: £12.7mSevenoaks: £14.9m

    £15.7m£15.8m£14.9mSevenoaks is higher£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Sevenoaks £11.0m, North Bedfordshire £10.5mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.5mSevenoaks: £11.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.6mSevenoaks: £11.0mNorth Bedfordshire: £10.0mSevenoaks: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mSevenoaks is higher£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Sevenoaks £0.38m, North Bedfordshire £0.61mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.61mSevenoaks: £0.38mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.62mSevenoaks: £0.38mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.58mSevenoaks: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Sevenoaks £0.33m, North Bedfordshire £0.32mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mSevenoaks: £0.33mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.32mSevenoaks: £0.33mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.30mSevenoaks: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mSevenoaks is higher£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Sevenoaks £0.54m, North Bedfordshire £0.84mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mSevenoaks: £0.54mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.84mSevenoaks: £0.55mNorth Bedfordshire: £0.80mSevenoaks: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mNorth Bedfordshire is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Sevenoaks 20,701, North Bedfordshire 20,646North Bedfordshire: 20,646Sevenoaks: 20,701

    20,701Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count20,646

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Sevenoaks 1,487, North Bedfordshire 1,234North Bedfordshire: 1,234Sevenoaks: 1,487

    1,487Sevenoaks is higher1,234

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks 2,997, North Bedfordshire 2,452North Bedfordshire: 2,452Sevenoaks: 2,997

    2,997Sevenoaks is higher2,452

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks 4,546, North Bedfordshire 4,811North Bedfordshire: 4,811Sevenoaks: 4,546

    4,546North Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count4,811

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Sevenoaks 6,915, North Bedfordshire 8,397North Bedfordshire: 8,397Sevenoaks: 6,915

    6,915North Bedfordshire is higher8,397

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sevenoaks 1,306, North Bedfordshire 1,240North Bedfordshire: 1,240Sevenoaks: 1,306

    1,306Sevenoaks is higher1,240

Show the numbers
Sevenoaks and North Bedfordshire, total
MeasureSevenoaksNorth BedfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m£404.3m£406.0m£383.5mSevenoaks
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.8m£267.9m£253.1m£255.1m£256.1m£241.9mSevenoaks
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£82.2m£82.5m£77.9m£91.4m£91.7m£86.7mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£244.7m£245.8m£232.2m£238.8m£239.9m£226.6mSevenoaks
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mSevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£10.9m£11.0m£10.4mSevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mSevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£30.4m£30.5m£28.8mNorth Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mSevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m£5.5m£5.5m£5.2mSevenoaks
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m£74.4m£74.7m£70.6mNorth Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mSevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£10.5m£10.6m£10.0mSevenoaks
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mNorth Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.32m£0.32m£0.30mSevenoaks
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mNorth Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,70120,646Sevenoaks
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4871,234Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9972,452Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5464,811North Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,9158,397North Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3061,240Sevenoaks

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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