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Southgate and Wood Green and Hampstead and Highgate

127,670 and 117,711 residents (mid-2024).

Southgate and Wood Green is higher than Hampstead and Highgate on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 1 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Southgate and Wood Green is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Hampstead and Highgate on 4. 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

Southgate and Wood Green Hampstead and Highgate

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £4,870, Hampstead and Highgate £4,112Hampstead and Highgate: £4,112Southgate and Wood Green: £4,870Hampstead and Highgate: £4,130Southgate and Wood Green: £4,890Hampstead and Highgate: £3,901Southgate and Wood Green: £4,619

    £4,870£4,890£4,619Southgate and Wood Green is higher£4,112£4,130£3,901

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Southgate and Wood Green £12,579, Hampstead and Highgate £12,566Hampstead and Highgate: £12,566Southgate and Wood Green: £12,579Hampstead and Highgate: £12,620Southgate and Wood Green: £12,633Hampstead and Highgate: £11,920Southgate and Wood Green: £11,932

    £12,579£12,633£11,932Southgate and Wood Green is higher£12,566£12,620£11,920

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Southgate and Wood Green £3,167, Hampstead and Highgate £2,121Hampstead and Highgate: £2,121Southgate and Wood Green: £3,167Hampstead and Highgate: £2,130Southgate and Wood Green: £3,180Hampstead and Highgate: £2,012Southgate and Wood Green: £3,004

    £3,167£3,180£3,004Southgate and Wood Green is higher£2,121£2,130£2,012

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Southgate and Wood Green £10,359, Hampstead and Highgate £10,614Hampstead and Highgate: £10,614Southgate and Wood Green: £10,359Hampstead and Highgate: £10,659Southgate and Wood Green: £10,403Hampstead and Highgate: £10,068Southgate and Wood Green: £9,826

    £10,359£10,403£9,826Hampstead and Highgate is higherDepends on how you count£10,614£10,659£10,068

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Southgate and Wood Green £1,362, Hampstead and Highgate £1,302Hampstead and Highgate: £1,302Southgate and Wood Green: £1,362Hampstead and Highgate: £1,307Southgate and Wood Green: £1,368Hampstead and Highgate: £1,235Southgate and Wood Green: £1,292

    £1,362£1,368£1,292Southgate and Wood Green is higher£1,302£1,307£1,235

  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: Southgate and Wood Green £808, Hampstead and Highgate £602Hampstead and Highgate: £602Southgate and Wood Green: £808Hampstead and Highgate: £605Southgate and Wood Green: £811Hampstead and Highgate: £571Southgate and Wood Green: £766

    £808£811£766Southgate and Wood Green is higher£602£605£571

  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: Southgate and Wood Green £51, Hampstead and Highgate £48Hampstead and Highgate: £48Southgate and Wood Green: £51Hampstead and Highgate: £48Southgate and Wood Green: £51Hampstead and Highgate: £45Southgate and Wood Green: £48

    £51£51£48Southgate and Wood Green is higher£48£48£45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £402, Hampstead and Highgate £355Hampstead and Highgate: £355Southgate and Wood Green: £402Hampstead and Highgate: £357Southgate and Wood Green: £403Hampstead and Highgate: £337Southgate and Wood Green: £381

    £402£403£381Southgate and Wood Green is higher£355£357£337

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £115, Hampstead and Highgate £91Hampstead and Highgate: £91Southgate and Wood Green: £115Hampstead and Highgate: £92Southgate and Wood Green: £115Hampstead and Highgate: £86Southgate and Wood Green: £109

    £115£115£109Southgate and Wood Green is higher£91£92£86

  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: Southgate and Wood Green £108, Hampstead and Highgate £78Hampstead and Highgate: £78Southgate and Wood Green: £108Hampstead and Highgate: £78Southgate and Wood Green: £109Hampstead and Highgate: £74Southgate and Wood Green: £103

    £108£109£103Southgate and Wood Green is higher£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Southgate and Wood Green £2,748, Hampstead and Highgate £1,706Hampstead and Highgate: £1,706Southgate and Wood Green: £2,748Hampstead and Highgate: £1,713Southgate and Wood Green: £2,759Hampstead and Highgate: £1,618Southgate and Wood Green: £2,606

    £2,748£2,759£2,606Southgate and Wood Green is higher£1,706£1,713£1,618

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £470, Hampstead and Highgate £536Hampstead and Highgate: £536Southgate and Wood Green: £470Hampstead and Highgate: £538Southgate and Wood Green: £472Hampstead and Highgate: £508Southgate and Wood Green: £446

    £470£472£446Hampstead and Highgate is higher£536£538£508

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Southgate and Wood Green £295, Hampstead and Highgate £321Hampstead and Highgate: £321Southgate and Wood Green: £295Hampstead and Highgate: £323Southgate and Wood Green: £296Hampstead and Highgate: £305Southgate and Wood Green: £280

    £295£296£280Hampstead and Highgate is higher£321£323£305

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Southgate and Wood Green £9.70, Hampstead and Highgate £8.37Hampstead and Highgate: £8.37Southgate and Wood Green: £9.70Hampstead and Highgate: £8.41Southgate and Wood Green: £9.74Hampstead and Highgate: £7.94Southgate and Wood Green: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Southgate and Wood Green is higher£8.37£8.41£7.94

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Southgate and Wood Green £5.83, Hampstead and Highgate £7.98Hampstead and Highgate: £7.98Southgate and Wood Green: £5.83Hampstead and Highgate: £8.01Southgate and Wood Green: £5.85Hampstead and Highgate: £7.57Southgate and Wood Green: £5.53

    £5.83£5.85£5.53Hampstead and Highgate is higher£7.98£8.01£7.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £4.91, Hampstead and Highgate £3.38Hampstead and Highgate: £3.38Southgate and Wood Green: £4.91Hampstead and Highgate: £3.40Southgate and Wood Green: £4.93Hampstead and Highgate: £3.21Southgate and Wood Green: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Southgate and Wood Green is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Southgate and Wood Green 996.2, Hampstead and Highgate 967.2Hampstead and Highgate: 967.2Southgate and Wood Green: 996.2

    996.2Southgate and Wood Green is higher967.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Southgate and Wood Green 207.6, Hampstead and Highgate 200.0Hampstead and Highgate: 200.0Southgate and Wood Green: 207.6

    207.6Southgate and Wood Green is higher200.0

  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: Southgate and Wood Green 168.0, Hampstead and Highgate 122.0Hampstead and Highgate: 122.0Southgate and Wood Green: 168.0

    168.0Southgate and Wood Green is higher122.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southgate and Wood Green 64.8, Hampstead and Highgate 52.7Hampstead and Highgate: 52.7Southgate and Wood Green: 64.8

    64.8Southgate and Wood Green is higher52.7

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Southgate and Wood Green 256.8, Hampstead and Highgate 160.5Hampstead and Highgate: 160.5Southgate and Wood Green: 256.8

    256.8Southgate and Wood Green is higher160.5

  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: Southgate and Wood Green 25.7, Hampstead and Highgate 18.2Hampstead and Highgate: 18.2Southgate and Wood Green: 25.7

    25.7Southgate and Wood Green is higher18.2

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Southgate and Wood Green and Hampstead and Highgate, per person in the age group
MeasureSouthgate and Wood GreenHampstead and HighgateHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,870£4,890£4,619£4,112£4,130£3,901Southgate and Wood Green
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,579£12,633£11,932£12,566£12,620£11,920Southgate and Wood Green
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,167£3,180£3,004£2,121£2,130£2,012Southgate and Wood Green
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,359£10,403£9,826£10,614£10,659£10,068Hampstead and Highgate
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,362£1,368£1,292£1,302£1,307£1,235Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£808£811£766£602£605£571Southgate and Wood Green
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£51£51£48£48£48£45Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£403£381£355£357£337Southgate and Wood Green
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£91£92£86Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£108£109£103£78£78£74Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,748£2,759£2,606£1,706£1,713£1,618Southgate and Wood Green
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£470£472£446£536£538£508Hampstead and Highgate
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£295£296£280£321£323£305Hampstead and Highgate
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£8.37£8.41£7.94Southgate and Wood Green
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.83£5.85£5.53£7.98£8.01£7.57Hampstead and Highgate
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£3.38£3.40£3.21Southgate and Wood Green
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.2967.2Southgate and Wood Green
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026207.6200.0Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026168.0122.0Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.852.7Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026256.8160.5Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.718.2Southgate and Wood Green

Per resident

Southgate and Wood Green is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Hampstead and Highgate on 3. 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

Southgate and Wood Green Hampstead and Highgate

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £4,870, Hampstead and Highgate £4,112Hampstead and Highgate: £4,112Southgate and Wood Green: £4,870Hampstead and Highgate: £4,130Southgate and Wood Green: £4,890Hampstead and Highgate: £3,901Southgate and Wood Green: £4,619

    £4,870£4,890£4,619Southgate and Wood Green is higher£4,112£4,130£3,901

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £1,749, Hampstead and Highgate £1,639Hampstead and Highgate: £1,639Southgate and Wood Green: £1,749Hampstead and Highgate: £1,646Southgate and Wood Green: £1,757Hampstead and Highgate: £1,555Southgate and Wood Green: £1,659

    £1,749£1,757£1,659Southgate and Wood Green is higher£1,639£1,646£1,555

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £2,129, Hampstead and Highgate £1,488Hampstead and Highgate: £1,488Southgate and Wood Green: £2,129Hampstead and Highgate: £1,494Southgate and Wood Green: £2,138Hampstead and Highgate: £1,411Southgate and Wood Green: £2,020

    £2,129£2,138£2,020Southgate and Wood Green is higher£1,488£1,494£1,411

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £1,440, Hampstead and Highgate £1,385Hampstead and Highgate: £1,385Southgate and Wood Green: £1,440Hampstead and Highgate: £1,391Southgate and Wood Green: £1,446Hampstead and Highgate: £1,314Southgate and Wood Green: £1,366

    £1,440£1,446£1,366Southgate and Wood Green is higherDepends on how you count£1,385£1,391£1,314

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £189, Hampstead and Highgate £170Hampstead and Highgate: £170Southgate and Wood Green: £189Hampstead and Highgate: £171Southgate and Wood Green: £190Hampstead and Highgate: £161Southgate and Wood Green: £180

    £189£190£180Southgate and Wood Green is higher£170£171£161

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £112, Hampstead and Highgate £79Hampstead and Highgate: £79Southgate and Wood Green: £112Hampstead and Highgate: £79Southgate and Wood Green: £113Hampstead and Highgate: £75Southgate and Wood Green: £107

    £112£113£107Southgate and Wood Green is higher£79£79£75

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £7.02, Hampstead and Highgate £6.22Hampstead and Highgate: £6.22Southgate and Wood Green: £7.02Hampstead and Highgate: £6.25Southgate and Wood Green: £7.05Hampstead and Highgate: £5.90Southgate and Wood Green: £6.66

    £7.02£7.05£6.66Southgate and Wood Green is higher£6.22£6.25£5.90

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £402, Hampstead and Highgate £355Hampstead and Highgate: £355Southgate and Wood Green: £402Hampstead and Highgate: £357Southgate and Wood Green: £403Hampstead and Highgate: £337Southgate and Wood Green: £381

    £402£403£381Southgate and Wood Green is higher£355£357£337

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £115, Hampstead and Highgate £91Hampstead and Highgate: £91Southgate and Wood Green: £115Hampstead and Highgate: £92Southgate and Wood Green: £115Hampstead and Highgate: £86Southgate and Wood Green: £109

    £115£115£109Southgate and Wood Green is higher£91£92£86

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £73, Hampstead and Highgate £55Hampstead and Highgate: £55Southgate and Wood Green: £73Hampstead and Highgate: £55Southgate and Wood Green: £73Hampstead and Highgate: £52Southgate and Wood Green: £69

    £73£73£69Southgate and Wood Green is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £1,848, Hampstead and Highgate £1,196Hampstead and Highgate: £1,196Southgate and Wood Green: £1,848Hampstead and Highgate: £1,201Southgate and Wood Green: £1,855Hampstead and Highgate: £1,135Southgate and Wood Green: £1,752

    £1,848£1,855£1,752Southgate and Wood Green is higher£1,196£1,201£1,135

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £470, Hampstead and Highgate £536Hampstead and Highgate: £536Southgate and Wood Green: £470Hampstead and Highgate: £538Southgate and Wood Green: £472Hampstead and Highgate: £508Southgate and Wood Green: £446

    £470£472£446Hampstead and Highgate is higher£536£538£508

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £198, Hampstead and Highgate £225Hampstead and Highgate: £225Southgate and Wood Green: £198Hampstead and Highgate: £226Southgate and Wood Green: £199Hampstead and Highgate: £214Southgate and Wood Green: £188

    £198£199£188Hampstead and Highgate is higher£225£226£214

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £6.52, Hampstead and Highgate £5.87Hampstead and Highgate: £5.87Southgate and Wood Green: £6.52Hampstead and Highgate: £5.90Southgate and Wood Green: £6.54Hampstead and Highgate: £5.57Southgate and Wood Green: £6.18

    £6.52£6.54£6.18Southgate and Wood Green is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £3.92, Hampstead and Highgate £5.60Hampstead and Highgate: £5.60Southgate and Wood Green: £3.92Hampstead and Highgate: £5.62Southgate and Wood Green: £3.94Hampstead and Highgate: £5.31Southgate and Wood Green: £3.72

    £3.92£3.94£3.72Hampstead and Highgate is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Southgate and Wood Green £4.91, Hampstead and Highgate £3.38Hampstead and Highgate: £3.38Southgate and Wood Green: £4.91Hampstead and Highgate: £3.40Southgate and Wood Green: £4.93Hampstead and Highgate: £3.21Southgate and Wood Green: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Southgate and Wood Green is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Southgate and Wood Green 138.5, Hampstead and Highgate 126.2Hampstead and Highgate: 126.2Southgate and Wood Green: 138.5

    138.5Southgate and Wood Green is higher126.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Southgate and Wood Green 28.9, Hampstead and Highgate 26.1Hampstead and Highgate: 26.1Southgate and Wood Green: 28.9

    28.9Southgate and Wood Green is higher26.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southgate and Wood Green 23.4, Hampstead and Highgate 15.9Hampstead and Highgate: 15.9Southgate and Wood Green: 23.4

    23.4Southgate and Wood Green is higher15.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southgate and Wood Green 64.8, Hampstead and Highgate 52.7Hampstead and Highgate: 52.7Southgate and Wood Green: 64.8

    64.8Southgate and Wood Green is higher52.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Southgate and Wood Green 172.7, Hampstead and Highgate 112.5Hampstead and Highgate: 112.5Southgate and Wood Green: 172.7

    172.7Southgate and Wood Green is higher112.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southgate and Wood Green 17.3, Hampstead and Highgate 12.7Hampstead and Highgate: 12.7Southgate and Wood Green: 17.3

    17.3Southgate and Wood Green is higher12.7

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Southgate and Wood Green and Hampstead and Highgate, per resident
MeasureSouthgate and Wood GreenHampstead and HighgateHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,870£4,890£4,619£4,112£4,130£3,901Southgate and Wood Green
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,749£1,757£1,659£1,639£1,646£1,555Southgate and Wood Green
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,129£2,138£2,020£1,488£1,494£1,411Southgate and Wood Green
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,440£1,446£1,366£1,385£1,391£1,314Southgate and Wood Green
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£189£190£180£170£171£161Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£79£79£75Southgate and Wood Green
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.02£7.05£6.66£6.22£6.25£5.90Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£402£403£381£355£357£337Southgate and Wood Green
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£91£92£86Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£55£55£52Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,848£1,855£1,752£1,196£1,201£1,135Southgate and Wood Green
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£470£472£446£536£538£508Hampstead and Highgate
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£198£199£188£225£226£214Hampstead and Highgate
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.52£6.54£6.18£5.87£5.90£5.57Southgate and Wood Green
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.92£3.94£3.72£5.60£5.62£5.31Hampstead and Highgate
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£3.38£3.40£3.21Southgate and Wood Green
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026138.5126.2Southgate and Wood Green
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.926.1Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.415.9Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.852.7Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026172.7112.5Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.312.7Southgate and Wood Green

Total

Southgate and Wood Green is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Hampstead and Highgate on 3. 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

Southgate and Wood Green Hampstead and Highgate

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Southgate and Wood Green £621.7m, Hampstead and Highgate £484.1mHampstead and Highgate: £484.1mSouthgate and Wood Green: £621.7mHampstead and Highgate: £486.1mSouthgate and Wood Green: £624.4mHampstead and Highgate: £459.2mSouthgate and Wood Green: £589.7m

    £621.7m£624.4m£589.7mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£484.1m£486.1m£459.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Southgate and Wood Green £223.3m, Hampstead and Highgate £193.0mHampstead and Highgate: £193.0mSouthgate and Wood Green: £223.3mHampstead and Highgate: £193.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £224.3mHampstead and Highgate: £183.0mSouthgate and Wood Green: £211.8m

    £223.3m£224.3m£211.8mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£193.0m£193.8m£183.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Southgate and Wood Green £271.8m, Hampstead and Highgate £175.1mHampstead and Highgate: £175.1mSouthgate and Wood Green: £271.8mHampstead and Highgate: £175.9mSouthgate and Wood Green: £273.0mHampstead and Highgate: £166.1mSouthgate and Wood Green: £257.9m

    £271.8m£273.0m£257.9mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£175.1m£175.9m£166.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Southgate and Wood Green £183.9m, Hampstead and Highgate £163.0mHampstead and Highgate: £163.0mSouthgate and Wood Green: £183.9mHampstead and Highgate: £163.7mSouthgate and Wood Green: £184.7mHampstead and Highgate: £154.6mSouthgate and Wood Green: £174.4m

    £183.9m£184.7m£174.4mSouthgate and Wood Green is higherDepends on how you count£163.0m£163.7m£154.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Southgate and Wood Green £24.2m, Hampstead and Highgate £20.0mHampstead and Highgate: £20.0mSouthgate and Wood Green: £24.2mHampstead and Highgate: £20.1mSouthgate and Wood Green: £24.3mHampstead and Highgate: £19.0mSouthgate and Wood Green: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Southgate and Wood Green £14.3m, Hampstead and Highgate £9.3mHampstead and Highgate: £9.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £14.3mHampstead and Highgate: £9.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £14.4mHampstead and Highgate: £8.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £13.6m

    £14.3m£14.4m£13.6mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Southgate and Wood Green £0.90m, Hampstead and Highgate £0.73mHampstead and Highgate: £0.73mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.90mHampstead and Highgate: £0.74mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.90mHampstead and Highgate: £0.70mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.85m

    £0.90m£0.90m£0.85mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Southgate and Wood Green £51.3m, Hampstead and Highgate £41.8mHampstead and Highgate: £41.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £51.3mHampstead and Highgate: £42.0mSouthgate and Wood Green: £51.5mHampstead and Highgate: £39.7mSouthgate and Wood Green: £48.6m

    £51.3m£51.5m£48.6mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£41.8m£42.0m£39.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Southgate and Wood Green £14.6m, Hampstead and Highgate £10.7mHampstead and Highgate: £10.7mSouthgate and Wood Green: £14.6mHampstead and Highgate: £10.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £14.7mHampstead and Highgate: £10.2mSouthgate and Wood Green: £13.9m

    £14.6m£14.7m£13.9mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Southgate and Wood Green £9.3m, Hampstead and Highgate £6.4mHampstead and Highgate: £6.4mSouthgate and Wood Green: £9.3mHampstead and Highgate: £6.5mSouthgate and Wood Green: £9.3mHampstead and Highgate: £6.1mSouthgate and Wood Green: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Southgate and Wood Green £235.9m, Hampstead and Highgate £140.8mHampstead and Highgate: £140.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £235.9mHampstead and Highgate: £141.4mSouthgate and Wood Green: £236.9mHampstead and Highgate: £133.5mSouthgate and Wood Green: £223.7m

    £235.9m£236.9m£223.7mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£140.8m£141.4m£133.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Southgate and Wood Green £60.0m, Hampstead and Highgate £63.1mHampstead and Highgate: £63.1mSouthgate and Wood Green: £60.0mHampstead and Highgate: £63.3mSouthgate and Wood Green: £60.3mHampstead and Highgate: £59.8mSouthgate and Wood Green: £57.0m

    £60.0m£60.3m£57.0mHampstead and Highgate is higher£63.1m£63.3m£59.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Southgate and Wood Green £25.3m, Hampstead and Highgate £26.5mHampstead and Highgate: £26.5mSouthgate and Wood Green: £25.3mHampstead and Highgate: £26.6mSouthgate and Wood Green: £25.4mHampstead and Highgate: £25.2mSouthgate and Wood Green: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.4m£24.0mHampstead and Highgate is higher£26.5m£26.6m£25.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Southgate and Wood Green £0.83m, Hampstead and Highgate £0.69mHampstead and Highgate: £0.69mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.83mHampstead and Highgate: £0.69mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.84mHampstead and Highgate: £0.66mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.84m£0.79mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Southgate and Wood Green £0.50m, Hampstead and Highgate £0.66mHampstead and Highgate: £0.66mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.50mHampstead and Highgate: £0.66mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.50mHampstead and Highgate: £0.63mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.48mHampstead and Highgate is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Southgate and Wood Green £0.63m, Hampstead and Highgate £0.40mHampstead and Highgate: £0.40mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.63mHampstead and Highgate: £0.40mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.63mHampstead and Highgate: £0.38mSouthgate and Wood Green: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mSouthgate and Wood Green is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Southgate and Wood Green 17,684, Hampstead and Highgate 14,853Hampstead and Highgate: 14,853Southgate and Wood Green: 17,684

    17,684Southgate and Wood Green is higher14,853

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Southgate and Wood Green 3,686, Hampstead and Highgate 3,071Hampstead and Highgate: 3,071Southgate and Wood Green: 3,686

    3,686Southgate and Wood Green is higher3,071

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Southgate and Wood Green 2,983, Hampstead and Highgate 1,874Hampstead and Highgate: 1,874Southgate and Wood Green: 2,983

    2,983Southgate and Wood Green is higher1,874

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Southgate and Wood Green 8,268, Hampstead and Highgate 6,199Hampstead and Highgate: 6,199Southgate and Wood Green: 8,268

    8,268Southgate and Wood Green is higher6,199

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Southgate and Wood Green 22,043, Hampstead and Highgate 13,247Hampstead and Highgate: 13,247Southgate and Wood Green: 22,043

    22,043Southgate and Wood Green is higher13,247

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Southgate and Wood Green 2,210, Hampstead and Highgate 1,500Hampstead and Highgate: 1,500Southgate and Wood Green: 2,210

    2,210Southgate and Wood Green is higher1,500

Show the numbers
Southgate and Wood Green and Hampstead and Highgate, total
MeasureSouthgate and Wood GreenHampstead and HighgateHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£621.7m£624.4m£589.7m£484.1m£486.1m£459.2mSouthgate and Wood Green
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.3m£224.3m£211.8m£193.0m£193.8m£183.0mSouthgate and Wood Green
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£271.8m£273.0m£257.9m£175.1m£175.9m£166.1mSouthgate and Wood Green
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£183.9m£184.7m£174.4m£163.0m£163.7m£154.6mSouthgate and Wood Green
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£20.0m£20.1m£19.0mSouthgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mSouthgate and Wood Green
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m£0.73m£0.74m£0.70mSouthgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.3m£51.5m£48.6m£41.8m£42.0m£39.7mSouthgate and Wood Green
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m£10.7m£10.8m£10.2mSouthgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mSouthgate and Wood Green
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£235.9m£236.9m£223.7m£140.8m£141.4m£133.5mSouthgate and Wood Green
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m£63.1m£63.3m£59.8mHampstead and Highgate
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m£26.5m£26.6m£25.2mHampstead and Highgate
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mSouthgate and Wood Green
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m£0.66m£0.66m£0.63mHampstead and Highgate
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mSouthgate and Wood Green
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,68414,853Southgate and Wood Green
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,6863,071Southgate and Wood Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9831,874Southgate and Wood Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,2686,199Southgate and Wood Green
Universal Credittotal, May 202622,04313,247Southgate and Wood Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2101,500Southgate and Wood Green

Sources

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

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