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Stevenage and Gillingham and Rainham

102,464 and 106,621 residents (mid-2024).

Stevenage is higher than Gillingham and Rainham on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 7 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

Stevenage is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Gillingham and Rainham on 11. 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

Stevenage Gillingham and Rainham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Gillingham and Rainham £4,253Gillingham and Rainham: £4,253Stevenage: £4,105Gillingham and Rainham: £4,271Stevenage: £4,123Gillingham and Rainham: £4,034Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Gillingham and Rainham is higher£4,253£4,271£4,034

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £12,996, Gillingham and Rainham £12,907Gillingham and Rainham: £12,907Stevenage: £12,996Gillingham and Rainham: £12,962Stevenage: £13,051Gillingham and Rainham: £12,243Stevenage: £12,327

    £12,996£13,051£12,327Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£12,907£12,962£12,243

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,985, Gillingham and Rainham £2,129Gillingham and Rainham: £2,129Stevenage: £1,985Gillingham and Rainham: £2,138Stevenage: £1,994Gillingham and Rainham: £2,019Stevenage: £1,883

    £1,985£1,994£1,883Gillingham and Rainham is higher£2,129£2,138£2,019

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £11,777, Gillingham and Rainham £11,740Gillingham and Rainham: £11,740Stevenage: £11,777Gillingham and Rainham: £11,790Stevenage: £11,827Gillingham and Rainham: £11,136Stevenage: £11,171

    £11,777£11,827£11,171Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£11,740£11,790£11,136

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £442, Gillingham and Rainham £394Gillingham and Rainham: £394Stevenage: £442Gillingham and Rainham: £396Stevenage: £444Gillingham and Rainham: £374Stevenage: £420

    £442£444£420Stevenage is higher£394£396£374

  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: Stevenage £751, Gillingham and Rainham £749Gillingham and Rainham: £749Stevenage: £751Gillingham and Rainham: £752Stevenage: £754Gillingham and Rainham: £711Stevenage: £712

    £751£754£712Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£749£752£711

  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: Stevenage £25, Gillingham and Rainham £24Gillingham and Rainham: £24Stevenage: £25Gillingham and Rainham: £24Stevenage: £25Gillingham and Rainham: £23Stevenage: £24

    £25£25£24Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£24£24£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Gillingham and Rainham £422Gillingham and Rainham: £422Stevenage: £397Gillingham and Rainham: £424Stevenage: £399Gillingham and Rainham: £400Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Gillingham and Rainham is higher£422£424£400

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Gillingham and Rainham £144Gillingham and Rainham: £144Stevenage: £179Gillingham and Rainham: £145Stevenage: £180Gillingham and Rainham: £137Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£144£145£137

  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: Stevenage £119, Gillingham and Rainham £128Gillingham and Rainham: £128Stevenage: £119Gillingham and Rainham: £128Stevenage: £120Gillingham and Rainham: £121Stevenage: £113

    £119£120£113Gillingham and Rainham is higher£128£128£121

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,576, Gillingham and Rainham £1,736Gillingham and Rainham: £1,736Stevenage: £1,576Gillingham and Rainham: £1,743Stevenage: £1,583Gillingham and Rainham: £1,646Stevenage: £1,495

    £1,576£1,583£1,495Gillingham and Rainham is higher£1,736£1,743£1,646

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Gillingham and Rainham £192Gillingham and Rainham: £192Stevenage: £228Gillingham and Rainham: £193Stevenage: £228Gillingham and Rainham: £182Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Stevenage is higher£192£193£182

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £275, Gillingham and Rainham £252Gillingham and Rainham: £252Stevenage: £275Gillingham and Rainham: £253Stevenage: £276Gillingham and Rainham: £239Stevenage: £261

    £275£276£261Stevenage is higher£252£253£239

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £8.03, Gillingham and Rainham £5.47Gillingham and Rainham: £5.47Stevenage: £8.03Gillingham and Rainham: £5.49Stevenage: £8.07Gillingham and Rainham: £5.19Stevenage: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Stevenage is higher£5.47£5.49£5.19

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £7.19, Gillingham and Rainham £7.60Gillingham and Rainham: £7.60Stevenage: £7.19Gillingham and Rainham: £7.63Stevenage: £7.22Gillingham and Rainham: £7.21Stevenage: £6.82

    £7.19£7.22£6.82Gillingham and Rainham is higher£7.60£7.63£7.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Gillingham and Rainham £6.37Gillingham and Rainham: £6.37Stevenage: £7.15Gillingham and Rainham: £6.39Stevenage: £7.18Gillingham and Rainham: £6.04Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Stevenage is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 1,020.9, Gillingham and Rainham 1,023.9Gillingham and Rainham: 1,023.9Stevenage: 1,020.9

    1,020.9Gillingham and Rainham is higher1,023.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 102.6, Gillingham and Rainham 90.8Gillingham and Rainham: 90.8Stevenage: 102.6

    102.6Stevenage is higher90.8

  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: Stevenage 156.9, Gillingham and Rainham 166.2Gillingham and Rainham: 166.2Stevenage: 156.9

    156.9Gillingham and Rainham is higher166.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 62.2, Gillingham and Rainham 65.0Gillingham and Rainham: 65.0Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Gillingham and Rainham is higher65.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stevenage 182.3, Gillingham and Rainham 191.4Gillingham and Rainham: 191.4Stevenage: 182.3

    182.3Gillingham and Rainham is higher191.4

  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: Stevenage 26.4, Gillingham and Rainham 27.4Gillingham and Rainham: 27.4Stevenage: 26.4

    26.4Gillingham and Rainham is higher27.4

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Stevenage and Gillingham and Rainham, per person in the age group
MeasureStevenageGillingham and RainhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£4,253£4,271£4,034Gillingham and Rainham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,996£13,051£12,327£12,907£12,962£12,243Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,985£1,994£1,883£2,129£2,138£2,019Gillingham and Rainham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,777£11,827£11,171£11,740£11,790£11,136Stevenage
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£442£444£420£394£396£374Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£751£754£712£749£752£711Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£24£24£23Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£422£424£400Gillingham and Rainham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£144£145£137Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£119£120£113£128£128£121Gillingham and Rainham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,576£1,583£1,495£1,736£1,743£1,646Gillingham and Rainham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£192£193£182Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£275£276£261£252£253£239Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£5.47£5.49£5.19Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.19£7.22£6.82£7.60£7.63£7.21Gillingham and Rainham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£6.37£6.39£6.04Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.91,023.9Gillingham and Rainham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.690.8Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.9166.2Gillingham and Rainham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.265.0Gillingham and Rainham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.3191.4Gillingham and Rainham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.427.4Gillingham and Rainham

Per resident

Stevenage is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Gillingham and Rainham on 15. 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

Stevenage Gillingham and Rainham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Gillingham and Rainham £4,253Gillingham and Rainham: £4,253Stevenage: £4,105Gillingham and Rainham: £4,271Stevenage: £4,123Gillingham and Rainham: £4,034Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Gillingham and Rainham is higher£4,253£4,271£4,034

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stevenage £2,037, Gillingham and Rainham £2,174Gillingham and Rainham: £2,174Stevenage: £2,037Gillingham and Rainham: £2,183Stevenage: £2,045Gillingham and Rainham: £2,062Stevenage: £1,932

    £2,037£2,045£1,932Gillingham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£2,174£2,183£2,062

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,258, Gillingham and Rainham £1,315Gillingham and Rainham: £1,315Stevenage: £1,258Gillingham and Rainham: £1,321Stevenage: £1,263Gillingham and Rainham: £1,247Stevenage: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Gillingham and Rainham is higher£1,315£1,321£1,247

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stevenage £1,846, Gillingham and Rainham £1,977Gillingham and Rainham: £1,977Stevenage: £1,846Gillingham and Rainham: £1,986Stevenage: £1,853Gillingham and Rainham: £1,875Stevenage: £1,751

    £1,846£1,853£1,751Gillingham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£1,977£1,986£1,875

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stevenage £69, Gillingham and Rainham £66Gillingham and Rainham: £66Stevenage: £69Gillingham and Rainham: £67Stevenage: £70Gillingham and Rainham: £63Stevenage: £66

    £69£70£66Stevenage is higher£66£67£63

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £118, Gillingham and Rainham £126Gillingham and Rainham: £126Stevenage: £118Gillingham and Rainham: £127Stevenage: £118Gillingham and Rainham: £120Stevenage: £112

    £118£118£112Gillingham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£126£127£120

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stevenage £3.97, Gillingham and Rainham £4.05Gillingham and Rainham: £4.05Stevenage: £3.97Gillingham and Rainham: £4.07Stevenage: £3.99Gillingham and Rainham: £3.84Stevenage: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Gillingham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£4.05£4.07£3.84

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Gillingham and Rainham £422Gillingham and Rainham: £422Stevenage: £397Gillingham and Rainham: £424Stevenage: £399Gillingham and Rainham: £400Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Gillingham and Rainham is higher£422£424£400

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Gillingham and Rainham £144Gillingham and Rainham: £144Stevenage: £179Gillingham and Rainham: £145Stevenage: £180Gillingham and Rainham: £137Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£144£145£137

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stevenage £76, Gillingham and Rainham £79Gillingham and Rainham: £79Stevenage: £76Gillingham and Rainham: £79Stevenage: £76Gillingham and Rainham: £75Stevenage: £72

    £76£76£72Gillingham and Rainham is higher£79£79£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stevenage £998, Gillingham and Rainham £1,072Gillingham and Rainham: £1,072Stevenage: £998Gillingham and Rainham: £1,077Stevenage: £1,002Gillingham and Rainham: £1,017Stevenage: £947

    £998£1,002£947Gillingham and Rainham is higher£1,072£1,077£1,017

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Gillingham and Rainham £192Gillingham and Rainham: £192Stevenage: £228Gillingham and Rainham: £193Stevenage: £228Gillingham and Rainham: £182Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Stevenage is higher£192£193£182

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £174, Gillingham and Rainham £156Gillingham and Rainham: £156Stevenage: £174Gillingham and Rainham: £157Stevenage: £175Gillingham and Rainham: £148Stevenage: £165

    £174£175£165Stevenage is higher£156£157£148

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £5.09, Gillingham and Rainham £3.38Gillingham and Rainham: £3.38Stevenage: £5.09Gillingham and Rainham: £3.40Stevenage: £5.11Gillingham and Rainham: £3.21Stevenage: £4.83

    £5.09£5.11£4.83Stevenage is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stevenage £4.55, Gillingham and Rainham £4.70Gillingham and Rainham: £4.70Stevenage: £4.55Gillingham and Rainham: £4.72Stevenage: £4.57Gillingham and Rainham: £4.46Stevenage: £4.32

    £4.55£4.57£4.32Gillingham and Rainham is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Gillingham and Rainham £6.37Gillingham and Rainham: £6.37Stevenage: £7.15Gillingham and Rainham: £6.39Stevenage: £7.18Gillingham and Rainham: £6.04Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Stevenage is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 160.0, Gillingham and Rainham 172.4Gillingham and Rainham: 172.4Stevenage: 160.0

    160.0Gillingham and Rainham is higher172.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.1, Gillingham and Rainham 15.3Gillingham and Rainham: 15.3Stevenage: 16.1

    16.1Stevenage is higher15.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 24.6, Gillingham and Rainham 28.0Gillingham and Rainham: 28.0Stevenage: 24.6

    24.6Gillingham and Rainham is higher28.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 62.2, Gillingham and Rainham 65.0Gillingham and Rainham: 65.0Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Gillingham and Rainham is higher65.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 115.5, Gillingham and Rainham 118.2Gillingham and Rainham: 118.2Stevenage: 115.5

    115.5Gillingham and Rainham is higher118.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.7, Gillingham and Rainham 17.0Gillingham and Rainham: 17.0Stevenage: 16.7

    16.7Gillingham and Rainham is higher17.0

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Stevenage and Gillingham and Rainham, per resident
MeasureStevenageGillingham and RainhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£4,253£4,271£4,034Gillingham and Rainham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,037£2,045£1,932£2,174£2,183£2,062Gillingham and Rainham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£1,315£1,321£1,247Gillingham and Rainham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,846£1,853£1,751£1,977£1,986£1,875Gillingham and Rainham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£66£67£63Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£126£127£120Gillingham and Rainham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£4.05£4.07£3.84Gillingham and Rainham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£422£424£400Gillingham and Rainham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£144£145£137Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£79£79£75Gillingham and Rainham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£998£1,002£947£1,072£1,077£1,017Gillingham and Rainham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£192£193£182Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£156£157£148Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£3.38£3.40£3.21Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.55£4.57£4.32£4.70£4.72£4.46Gillingham and Rainham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£6.37£6.39£6.04Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.0172.4Gillingham and Rainham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.115.3Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.628.0Gillingham and Rainham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.265.0Gillingham and Rainham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026115.5118.2Gillingham and Rainham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.717.0Gillingham and Rainham

Total

Stevenage is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Gillingham and Rainham on 15. 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

Stevenage Gillingham and Rainham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stevenage £420.7m, Gillingham and Rainham £453.4mGillingham and Rainham: £453.4mStevenage: £420.7mGillingham and Rainham: £455.4mStevenage: £422.4mGillingham and Rainham: £430.1mStevenage: £399.0m

    £420.7m£422.4m£399.0mGillingham and Rainham is higher£453.4m£455.4m£430.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stevenage £208.7m, Gillingham and Rainham £231.8mGillingham and Rainham: £231.8mStevenage: £208.7mGillingham and Rainham: £232.7mStevenage: £209.6mGillingham and Rainham: £219.8mStevenage: £197.9m

    £208.7m£209.6m£197.9mGillingham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£231.8m£232.7m£219.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stevenage £128.9m, Gillingham and Rainham £140.2mGillingham and Rainham: £140.2mStevenage: £128.9mGillingham and Rainham: £140.8mStevenage: £129.4mGillingham and Rainham: £133.0mStevenage: £122.2m

    £128.9m£129.4m£122.2mGillingham and Rainham is higher£140.2m£140.8m£133.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stevenage £189.1m, Gillingham and Rainham £210.8mGillingham and Rainham: £210.8mStevenage: £189.1mGillingham and Rainham: £211.7mStevenage: £189.9mGillingham and Rainham: £200.0mStevenage: £179.4m

    £189.1m£189.9m£179.4mGillingham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£210.8m£211.7m£200.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage £7.1m, Gillingham and Rainham £7.1mGillingham and Rainham: £7.1mStevenage: £7.1mGillingham and Rainham: £7.1mStevenage: £7.1mGillingham and Rainham: £6.7mStevenage: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mStevenage is higher£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £12.1m, Gillingham and Rainham £13.5mGillingham and Rainham: £13.5mStevenage: £12.1mGillingham and Rainham: £13.5mStevenage: £12.1mGillingham and Rainham: £12.8mStevenage: £11.4m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.4mGillingham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stevenage £0.41m, Gillingham and Rainham £0.43mGillingham and Rainham: £0.43mStevenage: £0.41mGillingham and Rainham: £0.43mStevenage: £0.41mGillingham and Rainham: £0.41mStevenage: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mGillingham and Rainham is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £40.7m, Gillingham and Rainham £45.0mGillingham and Rainham: £45.0mStevenage: £40.7mGillingham and Rainham: £45.2mStevenage: £40.9mGillingham and Rainham: £42.7mStevenage: £38.6m

    £40.7m£40.9m£38.6mGillingham and Rainham is higher£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £18.4m, Gillingham and Rainham £15.4mGillingham and Rainham: £15.4mStevenage: £18.4mGillingham and Rainham: £15.4mStevenage: £18.5mGillingham and Rainham: £14.6mStevenage: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mStevenage is higher£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage £7.8m, Gillingham and Rainham £8.4mGillingham and Rainham: £8.4mStevenage: £7.8mGillingham and Rainham: £8.4mStevenage: £7.8mGillingham and Rainham: £8.0mStevenage: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mGillingham and Rainham is higher£8.4m£8.4m£8.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage £102.3m, Gillingham and Rainham £114.3mGillingham and Rainham: £114.3mStevenage: £102.3mGillingham and Rainham: £114.8mStevenage: £102.7mGillingham and Rainham: £108.4mStevenage: £97.0m

    £102.3m£102.7m£97.0mGillingham and Rainham is higher£114.3m£114.8m£108.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stevenage £23.3m, Gillingham and Rainham £20.4mGillingham and Rainham: £20.4mStevenage: £23.3mGillingham and Rainham: £20.5mStevenage: £23.4mGillingham and Rainham: £19.4mStevenage: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mStevenage is higher£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stevenage £17.8m, Gillingham and Rainham £16.6mGillingham and Rainham: £16.6mStevenage: £17.8mGillingham and Rainham: £16.7mStevenage: £17.9mGillingham and Rainham: £15.8mStevenage: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mStevenage is higher£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stevenage £0.52m, Gillingham and Rainham £0.36mGillingham and Rainham: £0.36mStevenage: £0.52mGillingham and Rainham: £0.36mStevenage: £0.52mGillingham and Rainham: £0.34mStevenage: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mStevenage is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stevenage £0.47m, Gillingham and Rainham £0.50mGillingham and Rainham: £0.50mStevenage: £0.47mGillingham and Rainham: £0.50mStevenage: £0.47mGillingham and Rainham: £0.48mStevenage: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mGillingham and Rainham is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stevenage £0.73m, Gillingham and Rainham £0.68mGillingham and Rainham: £0.68mStevenage: £0.73mGillingham and Rainham: £0.68mStevenage: £0.73mGillingham and Rainham: £0.64mStevenage: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mStevenage is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stevenage 16,392, Gillingham and Rainham 18,385Gillingham and Rainham: 18,385Stevenage: 16,392

    16,392Gillingham and Rainham is higher18,385

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage 1,648, Gillingham and Rainham 1,630Gillingham and Rainham: 1,630Stevenage: 1,648

    1,648Stevenage is higher1,630

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 2,519, Gillingham and Rainham 2,985Gillingham and Rainham: 2,985Stevenage: 2,519

    2,519Gillingham and Rainham is higher2,985

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 6,374, Gillingham and Rainham 6,928Gillingham and Rainham: 6,928Stevenage: 6,374

    6,374Gillingham and Rainham is higher6,928

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage 11,831, Gillingham and Rainham 12,605Gillingham and Rainham: 12,605Stevenage: 11,831

    11,831Gillingham and Rainham is higher12,605

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage 1,714, Gillingham and Rainham 1,807Gillingham and Rainham: 1,807Stevenage: 1,714

    1,714Gillingham and Rainham is higher1,807

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Stevenage and Gillingham and Rainham, total
MeasureStevenageGillingham and RainhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£420.7m£422.4m£399.0m£453.4m£455.4m£430.1mGillingham and Rainham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.7m£209.6m£197.9m£231.8m£232.7m£219.8mGillingham and Rainham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£128.9m£129.4m£122.2m£140.2m£140.8m£133.0mGillingham and Rainham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£189.1m£189.9m£179.4m£210.8m£211.7m£200.0mGillingham and Rainham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mStevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mGillingham and Rainham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mGillingham and Rainham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m£45.0m£45.2m£42.7mGillingham and Rainham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mStevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£8.4m£8.4m£8.0mGillingham and Rainham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.3m£102.7m£97.0m£114.3m£114.8m£108.4mGillingham and Rainham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£20.4m£20.5m£19.4mStevenage
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mStevenage
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mStevenage
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mGillingham and Rainham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mStevenage
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,39218,385Gillingham and Rainham
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6481,630Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5192,985Gillingham and Rainham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3746,928Gillingham and Rainham
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,83112,605Gillingham and Rainham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7141,807Gillingham and Rainham

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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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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