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Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead

102,464 and 108,100 residents (mid-2024).

Stevenage is higher than Hemel Hempstead on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 6 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 14 of 22 measures, and Hemel Hempstead on 8. 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 Hemel Hempstead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Hemel Hempstead £4,026Hemel Hempstead: £4,026Stevenage: £4,105Hemel Hempstead: £4,043Stevenage: £4,123Hemel Hempstead: £3,819Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4,026£4,043£3,819

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £12,996, Hemel Hempstead £12,948Hemel Hempstead: £12,948Stevenage: £12,996Hemel Hempstead: £13,003Stevenage: £13,051Hemel Hempstead: £12,281Stevenage: £12,327

    £12,996£13,051£12,327Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£12,948£13,003£12,281

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,985, Hemel Hempstead £2,105Hemel Hempstead: £2,105Stevenage: £1,985Hemel Hempstead: £2,114Stevenage: £1,994Hemel Hempstead: £1,997Stevenage: £1,883

    £1,985£1,994£1,883Hemel Hempstead is higher£2,105£2,114£1,997

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £11,777, Hemel Hempstead £11,805Hemel Hempstead: £11,805Stevenage: £11,777Hemel Hempstead: £11,856Stevenage: £11,827Hemel Hempstead: £11,198Stevenage: £11,171

    £11,777£11,827£11,171Hemel Hempstead is higherDepends on how you count£11,805£11,856£11,198

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £442, Hemel Hempstead £451Hemel Hempstead: £451Stevenage: £442Hemel Hempstead: £453Stevenage: £444Hemel Hempstead: £427Stevenage: £420

    £442£444£420Hemel Hempstead is higherDepends on how you count£451£453£427

  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, Hemel Hempstead £666Hemel Hempstead: £666Stevenage: £751Hemel Hempstead: £669Stevenage: £754Hemel Hempstead: £632Stevenage: £712

    £751£754£712Stevenage is higher£666£669£632

  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, Hemel Hempstead £25Hemel Hempstead: £25Stevenage: £25Hemel Hempstead: £25Stevenage: £25Hemel Hempstead: £24Stevenage: £24

    £25£25£24Stevenage is higher£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Hemel Hempstead £358Hemel Hempstead: £358Stevenage: £397Hemel Hempstead: £359Stevenage: £399Hemel Hempstead: £339Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Stevenage is higher£358£359£339

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Hemel Hempstead £142Hemel Hempstead: £142Stevenage: £179Hemel Hempstead: £142Stevenage: £180Hemel Hempstead: £135Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£142£142£135

  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, Hemel Hempstead £98Hemel Hempstead: £98Stevenage: £119Hemel Hempstead: £98Stevenage: £120Hemel Hempstead: £93Stevenage: £113

    £119£120£113Stevenage is higher£98£98£93

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,576, Hemel Hempstead £1,732Hemel Hempstead: £1,732Stevenage: £1,576Hemel Hempstead: £1,740Stevenage: £1,583Hemel Hempstead: £1,643Stevenage: £1,495

    £1,576£1,583£1,495Hemel Hempstead is higher£1,732£1,740£1,643

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Hemel Hempstead £252Hemel Hempstead: £252Stevenage: £228Hemel Hempstead: £253Stevenage: £228Hemel Hempstead: £239Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Hemel Hempstead is higher£252£253£239

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £275, Hemel Hempstead £262Hemel Hempstead: £262Stevenage: £275Hemel Hempstead: £263Stevenage: £276Hemel Hempstead: £248Stevenage: £261

    £275£276£261Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£262£263£248

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £8.03, Hemel Hempstead £9.31Hemel Hempstead: £9.31Stevenage: £8.03Hemel Hempstead: £9.35Stevenage: £8.07Hemel Hempstead: £8.83Stevenage: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Hemel Hempstead is higher£9.31£9.35£8.83

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £7.19, Hemel Hempstead £4.46Hemel Hempstead: £4.46Stevenage: £7.19Hemel Hempstead: £4.48Stevenage: £7.22Hemel Hempstead: £4.23Stevenage: £6.82

    £7.19£7.22£6.82Stevenage is higher£4.46£4.48£4.23

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Hemel Hempstead £7.76Hemel Hempstead: £7.76Stevenage: £7.15Hemel Hempstead: £7.79Stevenage: £7.18Hemel Hempstead: £7.36Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Hemel Hempstead is higher£7.76£7.79£7.36

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 1,020.9, Hemel Hempstead 1,020.4Hemel Hempstead: 1,020.4Stevenage: 1,020.9

    1,020.9Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count1,020.4

  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, Hemel Hempstead 100.1Hemel Hempstead: 100.1Stevenage: 102.6

    102.6Stevenage is higher100.1

  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, Hemel Hempstead 143.1Hemel Hempstead: 143.1Stevenage: 156.9

    156.9Stevenage is higher143.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 62.2, Hemel Hempstead 56.5Hemel Hempstead: 56.5Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Stevenage is higher56.5

  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, Hemel Hempstead 183.7Hemel Hempstead: 183.7Stevenage: 182.3

    182.3Hemel Hempstead is higher183.7

  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: Stevenage 26.4, Hemel Hempstead 22.4Hemel Hempstead: 22.4Stevenage: 26.4

    26.4Stevenage is higher22.4

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Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead, per person in the age group
MeasureStevenageHemel HempsteadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£4,026£4,043£3,819Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,996£13,051£12,327£12,948£13,003£12,281Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,985£1,994£1,883£2,105£2,114£1,997Hemel Hempstead
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,777£11,827£11,171£11,805£11,856£11,198Hemel Hempstead
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£442£444£420£451£453£427Hemel Hempstead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£751£754£712£666£669£632Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£25£25£24Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£358£359£339Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£142£142£135Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£119£120£113£98£98£93Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,576£1,583£1,495£1,732£1,740£1,643Hemel Hempstead
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£252£253£239Hemel Hempstead
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£275£276£261£262£263£248Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£9.31£9.35£8.83Hemel Hempstead
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.19£7.22£6.82£4.46£4.48£4.23Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£7.76£7.79£7.36Hemel Hempstead
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.91,020.4Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.6100.1Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.9143.1Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.256.5Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.3183.7Hemel Hempstead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.422.4Stevenage

Per resident

Stevenage is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Hemel Hempstead on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Stevenage Hemel Hempstead

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Hemel Hempstead £4,026Hemel Hempstead: £4,026Stevenage: £4,105Hemel Hempstead: £4,043Stevenage: £4,123Hemel Hempstead: £3,819Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£4,026£4,043£3,819

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stevenage £2,037, Hemel Hempstead £1,931Hemel Hempstead: £1,931Stevenage: £2,037Hemel Hempstead: £1,939Stevenage: £2,045Hemel Hempstead: £1,831Stevenage: £1,932

    £2,037£2,045£1,932Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,931£1,939£1,831

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,258, Hemel Hempstead £1,336Hemel Hempstead: £1,336Stevenage: £1,258Hemel Hempstead: £1,342Stevenage: £1,263Hemel Hempstead: £1,268Stevenage: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Hemel Hempstead is higher£1,336£1,342£1,268

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stevenage £1,846, Hemel Hempstead £1,760Hemel Hempstead: £1,760Stevenage: £1,846Hemel Hempstead: £1,768Stevenage: £1,853Hemel Hempstead: £1,670Stevenage: £1,751

    £1,846£1,853£1,751Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,760£1,768£1,670

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stevenage £69, Hemel Hempstead £67Hemel Hempstead: £67Stevenage: £69Hemel Hempstead: £67Stevenage: £70Hemel Hempstead: £64Stevenage: £66

    £69£70£66Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£67£67£64

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £118, Hemel Hempstead £99Hemel Hempstead: £99Stevenage: £118Hemel Hempstead: £100Stevenage: £118Hemel Hempstead: £94Stevenage: £112

    £118£118£112Stevenage is higher£99£100£94

  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, Hemel Hempstead £3.72Hemel Hempstead: £3.72Stevenage: £3.97Hemel Hempstead: £3.74Stevenage: £3.99Hemel Hempstead: £3.53Stevenage: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Stevenage is higher£3.72£3.74£3.53

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Hemel Hempstead £358Hemel Hempstead: £358Stevenage: £397Hemel Hempstead: £359Stevenage: £399Hemel Hempstead: £339Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Stevenage is higher£358£359£339

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Hemel Hempstead £142Hemel Hempstead: £142Stevenage: £179Hemel Hempstead: £142Stevenage: £180Hemel Hempstead: £135Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£142£142£135

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stevenage £76, Hemel Hempstead £62Hemel Hempstead: £62Stevenage: £76Hemel Hempstead: £62Stevenage: £76Hemel Hempstead: £59Stevenage: £72

    £76£76£72Stevenage is higher£62£62£59

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stevenage £998, Hemel Hempstead £1,100Hemel Hempstead: £1,100Stevenage: £998Hemel Hempstead: £1,104Stevenage: £1,002Hemel Hempstead: £1,043Stevenage: £947

    £998£1,002£947Hemel Hempstead is higher£1,100£1,104£1,043

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Hemel Hempstead £252Hemel Hempstead: £252Stevenage: £228Hemel Hempstead: £253Stevenage: £228Hemel Hempstead: £239Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Hemel Hempstead is higher£252£253£239

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £174, Hemel Hempstead £166Hemel Hempstead: £166Stevenage: £174Hemel Hempstead: £167Stevenage: £175Hemel Hempstead: £158Stevenage: £165

    £174£175£165Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£166£167£158

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £5.09, Hemel Hempstead £5.90Hemel Hempstead: £5.90Stevenage: £5.09Hemel Hempstead: £5.93Stevenage: £5.11Hemel Hempstead: £5.60Stevenage: £4.83

    £5.09£5.11£4.83Hemel Hempstead is higher£5.90£5.93£5.60

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stevenage £4.55, Hemel Hempstead £2.84Hemel Hempstead: £2.84Stevenage: £4.55Hemel Hempstead: £2.85Stevenage: £4.57Hemel Hempstead: £2.69Stevenage: £4.32

    £4.55£4.57£4.32Stevenage is higher£2.84£2.85£2.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Hemel Hempstead £7.76Hemel Hempstead: £7.76Stevenage: £7.15Hemel Hempstead: £7.79Stevenage: £7.18Hemel Hempstead: £7.36Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Hemel Hempstead is higher£7.76£7.79£7.36

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 160.0, Hemel Hempstead 152.2Hemel Hempstead: 152.2Stevenage: 160.0

    160.0Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count152.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.1, Hemel Hempstead 14.9Hemel Hempstead: 14.9Stevenage: 16.1

    16.1Stevenage is higher14.9

  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, Hemel Hempstead 21.3Hemel Hempstead: 21.3Stevenage: 24.6

    24.6Stevenage is higher21.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 62.2, Hemel Hempstead 56.5Hemel Hempstead: 56.5Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Stevenage is higher56.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 115.5, Hemel Hempstead 116.6Hemel Hempstead: 116.6Stevenage: 115.5

    115.5Hemel Hempstead is higher116.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.7, Hemel Hempstead 14.2Hemel Hempstead: 14.2Stevenage: 16.7

    16.7Stevenage is higher14.2

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Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead, per resident
MeasureStevenageHemel HempsteadHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£4,026£4,043£3,819Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,037£2,045£1,932£1,931£1,939£1,831Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£1,336£1,342£1,268Hemel Hempstead
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,846£1,853£1,751£1,760£1,768£1,670Stevenage
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£67£67£64Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£99£100£94Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£3.72£3.74£3.53Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£358£359£339Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£142£142£135Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£62£62£59Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£998£1,002£947£1,100£1,104£1,043Hemel Hempstead
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£252£253£239Hemel Hempstead
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£166£167£158Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£5.90£5.93£5.60Hemel Hempstead
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.55£4.57£4.32£2.84£2.85£2.69Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£7.76£7.79£7.36Hemel Hempstead
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.0152.2Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.114.9Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.621.3Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.256.5Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026115.5116.6Hemel Hempstead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.714.2Stevenage

Total

Stevenage is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Hemel Hempstead on 12. 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 Hemel Hempstead

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stevenage £420.7m, Hemel Hempstead £435.2mHemel Hempstead: £435.2mStevenage: £420.7mHemel Hempstead: £437.1mStevenage: £422.4mHemel Hempstead: £412.8mStevenage: £399.0m

    £420.7m£422.4m£399.0mHemel Hempstead is higherDepends on how you count£435.2m£437.1m£412.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stevenage £208.7m, Hemel Hempstead £208.7mHemel Hempstead: £208.7mStevenage: £208.7mHemel Hempstead: £209.6mStevenage: £209.6mHemel Hempstead: £198.0mStevenage: £197.9m

    £208.7m£209.6m£197.9mHemel Hempstead is higherDepends on how you count£208.7m£209.6m£198.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stevenage £128.9m, Hemel Hempstead £144.5mHemel Hempstead: £144.5mStevenage: £128.9mHemel Hempstead: £145.1mStevenage: £129.4mHemel Hempstead: £137.0mStevenage: £122.2m

    £128.9m£129.4m£122.2mHemel Hempstead is higher£144.5m£145.1m£137.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stevenage £189.1m, Hemel Hempstead £190.3mHemel Hempstead: £190.3mStevenage: £189.1mHemel Hempstead: £191.1mStevenage: £189.9mHemel Hempstead: £180.5mStevenage: £179.4m

    £189.1m£189.9m£179.4mHemel Hempstead is higherDepends on how you count£190.3m£191.1m£180.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage £7.1m, Hemel Hempstead £7.3mHemel Hempstead: £7.3mStevenage: £7.1mHemel Hempstead: £7.3mStevenage: £7.1mHemel Hempstead: £6.9mStevenage: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mHemel Hempstead is higherDepends on how you count£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £12.1m, Hemel Hempstead £10.7mHemel Hempstead: £10.7mStevenage: £12.1mHemel Hempstead: £10.8mStevenage: £12.1mHemel Hempstead: £10.2mStevenage: £11.4m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.4mStevenage is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m

  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, Hemel Hempstead £0.40mHemel Hempstead: £0.40mStevenage: £0.41mHemel Hempstead: £0.40mStevenage: £0.41mHemel Hempstead: £0.38mStevenage: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mStevenage is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £40.7m, Hemel Hempstead £38.7mHemel Hempstead: £38.7mStevenage: £40.7mHemel Hempstead: £38.8mStevenage: £40.9mHemel Hempstead: £36.7mStevenage: £38.6m

    £40.7m£40.9m£38.6mStevenage is higher£38.7m£38.8m£36.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £18.4m, Hemel Hempstead £15.3mHemel Hempstead: £15.3mStevenage: £18.4mHemel Hempstead: £15.4mStevenage: £18.5mHemel Hempstead: £14.5mStevenage: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mStevenage is higher£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage £7.8m, Hemel Hempstead £6.7mHemel Hempstead: £6.7mStevenage: £7.8mHemel Hempstead: £6.7mStevenage: £7.8mHemel Hempstead: £6.4mStevenage: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mStevenage is higher£6.7m£6.7m£6.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage £102.3m, Hemel Hempstead £118.9mHemel Hempstead: £118.9mStevenage: £102.3mHemel Hempstead: £119.4mStevenage: £102.7mHemel Hempstead: £112.8mStevenage: £97.0m

    £102.3m£102.7m£97.0mHemel Hempstead is higher£118.9m£119.4m£112.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stevenage £23.3m, Hemel Hempstead £27.2mHemel Hempstead: £27.2mStevenage: £23.3mHemel Hempstead: £27.3mStevenage: £23.4mHemel Hempstead: £25.8mStevenage: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mHemel Hempstead is higher£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stevenage £17.8m, Hemel Hempstead £18.0mHemel Hempstead: £18.0mStevenage: £17.8mHemel Hempstead: £18.0mStevenage: £17.9mHemel Hempstead: £17.0mStevenage: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mHemel Hempstead is higherDepends on how you count£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stevenage £0.52m, Hemel Hempstead £0.64mHemel Hempstead: £0.64mStevenage: £0.52mHemel Hempstead: £0.64mStevenage: £0.52mHemel Hempstead: £0.61mStevenage: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mHemel Hempstead is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stevenage £0.47m, Hemel Hempstead £0.31mHemel Hempstead: £0.31mStevenage: £0.47mHemel Hempstead: £0.31mStevenage: £0.47mHemel Hempstead: £0.29mStevenage: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mStevenage is higher£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stevenage £0.73m, Hemel Hempstead £0.84mHemel Hempstead: £0.84mStevenage: £0.73mHemel Hempstead: £0.84mStevenage: £0.73mHemel Hempstead: £0.80mStevenage: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mHemel Hempstead is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stevenage 16,392, Hemel Hempstead 16,447Hemel Hempstead: 16,447Stevenage: 16,392

    16,392Hemel Hempstead is higherDepends on how you count16,447

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage 1,648, Hemel Hempstead 1,614Hemel Hempstead: 1,614Stevenage: 1,648

    1,648Stevenage is higher1,614

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 2,519, Hemel Hempstead 2,306Hemel Hempstead: 2,306Stevenage: 2,519

    2,519Stevenage is higher2,306

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 6,374, Hemel Hempstead 6,107Hemel Hempstead: 6,107Stevenage: 6,374

    6,374Stevenage is higher6,107

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage 11,831, Hemel Hempstead 12,602Hemel Hempstead: 12,602Stevenage: 11,831

    11,831Hemel Hempstead is higher12,602

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage 1,714, Hemel Hempstead 1,534Hemel Hempstead: 1,534Stevenage: 1,714

    1,714Stevenage is higher1,534

Show the numbers
Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead, total
MeasureStevenageHemel HempsteadHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£420.7m£422.4m£399.0m£435.2m£437.1m£412.8mHemel Hempstead
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.7m£209.6m£197.9m£208.7m£209.6m£198.0mHemel Hempstead
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£128.9m£129.4m£122.2m£144.5m£145.1m£137.0mHemel Hempstead
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£189.1m£189.9m£179.4m£190.3m£191.1m£180.5mHemel Hempstead
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£7.3m£7.3m£6.9mHemel Hempstead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m£10.7m£10.8m£10.2mStevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mStevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m£38.7m£38.8m£36.7mStevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mStevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£6.7m£6.7m£6.4mStevenage
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.3m£102.7m£97.0m£118.9m£119.4m£112.8mHemel Hempstead
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£27.2m£27.3m£25.8mHemel Hempstead
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£18.0m£18.0m£17.0mHemel Hempstead
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mHemel Hempstead
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.31m£0.31m£0.29mStevenage
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mHemel Hempstead
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,39216,447Hemel Hempstead
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6481,614Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5192,306Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3746,107Stevenage
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,83112,602Hemel Hempstead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7141,534Stevenage

Sources

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

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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.