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Sevenoaks and Reading West and Mid Berkshire

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

Sevenoaks is higher than Reading West and Mid Berkshire on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 17 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

Sevenoaks is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire on 9. 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Sevenoaks £12,839, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £12,493Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,493Sevenoaks: £12,839Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £12,546Sevenoaks: £12,894Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,850Sevenoaks: £12,179

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

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks £1,385, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,498Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,498Sevenoaks: £1,385Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,505Sevenoaks: £1,391Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,421Sevenoaks: £1,313

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

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Sevenoaks £11,779, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11,635Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,635Sevenoaks: £11,779Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,684Sevenoaks: £11,829Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £11,036Sevenoaks: £11,173

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £286, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Sevenoaks: £286Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Sevenoaks: £287Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248Sevenoaks: £271

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

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £132, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Sevenoaks: £132Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Sevenoaks: £133Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £80Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Sevenoaks: £97Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £80Sevenoaks: £97Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £76Sevenoaks: £92

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

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks £1,091, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £1,245Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,245Sevenoaks: £1,091Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,251Sevenoaks: £1,096Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £1,181Sevenoaks: £1,035

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Sevenoaks £155, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £155Sevenoaks: £155Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £156Sevenoaks: £156Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £147Sevenoaks: £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: Sevenoaks £185, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £161Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £161Sevenoaks: £185Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £162Sevenoaks: £186Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £153Sevenoaks: £176

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

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks £6.33, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £8.10Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.10Sevenoaks: £6.33Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.13Sevenoaks: £6.35Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £7.68Sevenoaks: £6.00

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

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Sevenoaks £5.49, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £3.55Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.55Sevenoaks: £5.49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.57Sevenoaks: £5.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £3.37Sevenoaks: £5.21

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,000.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,000.7Sevenoaks: 996.3

    996.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count1,000.7

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

    71.6Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higherDepends on how you count71.7

  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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 109.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 109.4Sevenoaks: 144.2

    144.2Sevenoaks is higher109.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sevenoaks 44.9, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8Sevenoaks: 44.9

    44.9Sevenoaks is higher40.8

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

    116.5Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher130.7

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

    22.0Sevenoaks is higher17.9

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Sevenoaks and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, per person in the age group
MeasureSevenoaksReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,026£4,043£3,818£3,771£3,787£3,577Sevenoaks
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,839£12,894£12,179£12,493£12,546£11,850Sevenoaks
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,385£1,391£1,313£1,498£1,505£1,421Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,779£11,829£11,173£11,635£11,684£11,036Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£321£322£305£333£335£316Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£721£724£684£507£509£481Sevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£19£19£18Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£286£287£271£261£262£248Sevenoaks
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£80£80£76Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,091£1,096£1,035£1,245£1,251£1,181Reading 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£185£186£176£161£162£153Sevenoaks
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00£8.10£8.13£7.68Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21£3.55£3.57£3.37Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.31,000.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.671.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.2109.4Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.940.8Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026116.5130.7Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.017.9Sevenoaks

Per resident

Sevenoaks is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £148, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £94Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Sevenoaks: £148Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £94Sevenoaks: £149Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £89Sevenoaks: £140

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

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

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £286, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £261Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £261Sevenoaks: £286Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £262Sevenoaks: £287Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £248Sevenoaks: £271

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

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Sevenoaks £132, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £123Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Sevenoaks: £132Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £123Sevenoaks: £133Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £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, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £49Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Sevenoaks: £57Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £49Sevenoaks: £57Reading West and Mid Berkshire: £46Sevenoaks: £54

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    204.5Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count185.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    14.7Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count13.3

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

    29.6Sevenoaks is higher20.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Sevenoaks 44.9, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 40.8Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 40.8Sevenoaks: 44.9

    44.9Sevenoaks is higher40.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    68.3Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher79.4

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

    12.9Sevenoaks is higher10.9

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Sevenoaks and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, per resident
MeasureSevenoaksReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,026£4,043£3,818£3,771£3,787£3,577Sevenoaks
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,635£2,647£2,500£2,315£2,325£2,196Sevenoaks
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£812£815£770£910£914£863Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,418£2,428£2,293£2,156£2,165£2,045Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£62£62£59Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£149£140£94£94£89Sevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.71£3.73£3.52£3.43£3.44£3.25Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£286£287£271£261£262£248Sevenoaks
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£49£49£46Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£639£642£607£756£760£717Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147£155£156£147Sevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£98£98£93Sevenoaks
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.71£3.73£3.52£4.91£4.93£4.66Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.22£3.23£3.05£2.15£2.16£2.04Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.38£5.40£5.10£6.87£6.90£6.52Reading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026204.5185.5Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.713.3Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.620.3Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202644.940.8Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202668.379.4Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.910.9Sevenoaks

Total

Sevenoaks is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks £15.0m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £9.1mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.1mSevenoaks: £15.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £9.2mSevenoaks: £15.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £8.6mSevenoaks: £14.2m

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

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

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

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks £28.9m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £25.3mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.3mSevenoaks: £28.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £25.4mSevenoaks: £29.0mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £24.0mSevenoaks: £27.4m

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

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks £13.4m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £11.9mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.9mSevenoaks: £13.4mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £12.0mSevenoaks: £13.5mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £11.3mSevenoaks: £12.7m

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

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sevenoaks £5.7m, Reading West and Mid Berkshire £4.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mSevenoaks: £5.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.7mSevenoaks: £5.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire: £4.5mSevenoaks: £5.4m

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    20,701Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count18,008

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

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

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks 2,997, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,969Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,969Sevenoaks: 2,997

    2,997Sevenoaks is higher1,969

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Sevenoaks 4,546, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 3,964Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 3,964Sevenoaks: 4,546

    4,546Sevenoaks is higher3,964

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    6,915Reading West and Mid Berkshire is higher7,705

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Sevenoaks 1,306, Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1,053Reading West and Mid Berkshire: 1,053Sevenoaks: 1,306

    1,306Sevenoaks is higher1,053

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Sevenoaks and Reading West and Mid Berkshire, total
MeasureSevenoaksReading West and Mid BerkshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£407.5m£409.2m£386.5m£366.1m£367.7m£347.3mSevenoaks
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.8m£267.9m£253.1m£224.8m£225.8m£213.2mSevenoaks
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£82.2m£82.5m£77.9m£88.3m£88.7m£83.8mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£244.7m£245.8m£232.2m£209.4m£210.3m£198.6mSevenoaks
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mSevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£9.1m£9.2m£8.6mSevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.33m£0.33m£0.32mSevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mSevenoaks
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mSevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m£4.7m£4.7m£4.5mSevenoaks
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m£73.4m£73.7m£69.7mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m£15.0m£15.1m£14.3mSevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£9.5m£9.6m£9.0mSevenoaks
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mReading West and Mid Berkshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.21m£0.21m£0.20mSevenoaks
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mReading West and Mid Berkshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,70118,008Sevenoaks
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4871,291Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9971,969Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,5463,964Sevenoaks
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,9157,705Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3061,053Sevenoaks

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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