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Stevenage and Maidstone and Malling

102,464 and 115,913 residents (mid-2024).

Stevenage is higher than Maidstone and Malling on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 21 of 22 measures, and Maidstone and Malling on 1. 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 Maidstone and Malling

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Maidstone and Malling £3,718Maidstone and Malling: £3,718Stevenage: £4,105Maidstone and Malling: £3,734Stevenage: £4,123Maidstone and Malling: £3,527Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£3,718£3,734£3,527

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £12,996, Maidstone and Malling £12,789Maidstone and Malling: £12,789Stevenage: £12,996Maidstone and Malling: £12,843Stevenage: £13,051Maidstone and Malling: £12,131Stevenage: £12,327

    £12,996£13,051£12,327Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£12,789£12,843£12,131

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,985, Maidstone and Malling £1,675Maidstone and Malling: £1,675Stevenage: £1,985Maidstone and Malling: £1,682Stevenage: £1,994Maidstone and Malling: £1,589Stevenage: £1,883

    £1,985£1,994£1,883Stevenage is higher£1,675£1,682£1,589

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £11,777, Maidstone and Malling £11,611Maidstone and Malling: £11,611Stevenage: £11,777Maidstone and Malling: £11,660Stevenage: £11,827Maidstone and Malling: £11,013Stevenage: £11,171

    £11,777£11,827£11,171Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£11,611£11,660£11,013

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stevenage £442, Maidstone and Malling £448Maidstone and Malling: £448Stevenage: £442Maidstone and Malling: £450Stevenage: £444Maidstone and Malling: £425Stevenage: £420

    £442£444£420Maidstone and Malling is higher£448£450£425

  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, Maidstone and Malling £708Maidstone and Malling: £708Stevenage: £751Maidstone and Malling: £711Stevenage: £754Maidstone and Malling: £672Stevenage: £712

    £751£754£712Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£708£711£672

  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, Maidstone and Malling £21Maidstone and Malling: £21Stevenage: £25Maidstone and Malling: £22Stevenage: £25Maidstone and Malling: £20Stevenage: £24

    £25£25£24Stevenage is higher£21£22£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Maidstone and Malling £308Maidstone and Malling: £308Stevenage: £397Maidstone and Malling: £310Stevenage: £399Maidstone and Malling: £292Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Stevenage is higher£308£310£292

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Maidstone and Malling £118Maidstone and Malling: £118Stevenage: £179Maidstone and Malling: £119Stevenage: £180Maidstone and Malling: £112Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£118£119£112

  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, Maidstone and Malling £83Maidstone and Malling: £83Stevenage: £119Maidstone and Malling: £83Stevenage: £120Maidstone and Malling: £79Stevenage: £113

    £119£120£113Stevenage is higher£83£83£79

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £1,576, Maidstone and Malling £1,374Maidstone and Malling: £1,374Stevenage: £1,576Maidstone and Malling: £1,379Stevenage: £1,583Maidstone and Malling: £1,303Stevenage: £1,495

    £1,576£1,583£1,495Stevenage is higher£1,374£1,379£1,303

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Maidstone and Malling £209Maidstone and Malling: £209Stevenage: £228Maidstone and Malling: £210Stevenage: £228Maidstone and Malling: £199Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£209£210£199

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £275, Maidstone and Malling £208Maidstone and Malling: £208Stevenage: £275Maidstone and Malling: £209Stevenage: £276Maidstone and Malling: £197Stevenage: £261

    £275£276£261Stevenage is higher£208£209£197

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £8.03, Maidstone and Malling £6.55Maidstone and Malling: £6.55Stevenage: £8.03Maidstone and Malling: £6.57Stevenage: £8.07Maidstone and Malling: £6.21Stevenage: £7.62

    £8.03£8.07£7.62Stevenage is higher£6.55£6.57£6.21

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stevenage £7.19, Maidstone and Malling £3.78Maidstone and Malling: £3.78Stevenage: £7.19Maidstone and Malling: £3.80Stevenage: £7.22Maidstone and Malling: £3.59Stevenage: £6.82

    £7.19£7.22£6.82Stevenage is higher£3.78£3.80£3.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Maidstone and Malling £5.76Maidstone and Malling: £5.76Stevenage: £7.15Maidstone and Malling: £5.78Stevenage: £7.18Maidstone and Malling: £5.46Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Stevenage is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

  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, Maidstone and Malling 1,007.7Maidstone and Malling: 1,007.7Stevenage: 1,020.9

    1,020.9Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count1,007.7

  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, Maidstone and Malling 90.5Maidstone and Malling: 90.5Stevenage: 102.6

    102.6Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count90.5

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stevenage 156.9, Maidstone and Malling 151.0Maidstone and Malling: 151.0Stevenage: 156.9

    156.9Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count151.0

  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, Maidstone and Malling 49.7Maidstone and Malling: 49.7Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Stevenage is higher49.7

  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, Maidstone and Malling 154.5Maidstone and Malling: 154.5Stevenage: 182.3

    182.3Stevenage is higher154.5

  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: Stevenage 26.4, Maidstone and Malling 19.0Maidstone and Malling: 19.0Stevenage: 26.4

    26.4Stevenage is higher19.0

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Stevenage and Maidstone and Malling, per person in the age group
MeasureStevenageMaidstone and MallingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£3,718£3,734£3,527Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,996£13,051£12,327£12,789£12,843£12,131Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,985£1,994£1,883£1,675£1,682£1,589Stevenage
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,777£11,827£11,171£11,611£11,660£11,013Stevenage
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£442£444£420£448£450£425Maidstone and Malling
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£751£754£712£708£711£672Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£21£22£20Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£308£310£292Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£118£119£112Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£119£120£113£83£83£79Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,576£1,583£1,495£1,374£1,379£1,303Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£209£210£199Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£275£276£261£208£209£197Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.62£6.55£6.57£6.21Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.19£7.22£6.82£3.78£3.80£3.59Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£5.76£5.78£5.46Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.91,007.7Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.690.5Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.9151.0Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.249.7Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026182.3154.5Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.419.0Stevenage

Per resident

Stevenage is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Maidstone and Malling on 1. 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 Maidstone and Malling

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stevenage £4,105, Maidstone and Malling £3,718Maidstone and Malling: £3,718Stevenage: £4,105Maidstone and Malling: £3,734Stevenage: £4,123Maidstone and Malling: £3,527Stevenage: £3,894

    £4,105£4,123£3,894Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£3,718£3,734£3,527

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stevenage £2,037, Maidstone and Malling £2,014Maidstone and Malling: £2,014Stevenage: £2,037Maidstone and Malling: £2,022Stevenage: £2,045Maidstone and Malling: £1,910Stevenage: £1,932

    £2,037£2,045£1,932Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£2,014£2,022£1,910

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stevenage £1,258, Maidstone and Malling £1,063Maidstone and Malling: £1,063Stevenage: £1,258Maidstone and Malling: £1,067Stevenage: £1,263Maidstone and Malling: £1,008Stevenage: £1,193

    £1,258£1,263£1,193Stevenage is higher£1,063£1,067£1,008

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stevenage £1,846, Maidstone and Malling £1,828Maidstone and Malling: £1,828Stevenage: £1,846Maidstone and Malling: £1,836Stevenage: £1,853Maidstone and Malling: £1,734Stevenage: £1,751

    £1,846£1,853£1,751Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,828£1,836£1,734

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stevenage £69, Maidstone and Malling £71Maidstone and Malling: £71Stevenage: £69Maidstone and Malling: £71Stevenage: £70Maidstone and Malling: £67Stevenage: £66

    £69£70£66Maidstone and Malling is higher£71£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £118, Maidstone and Malling £111Maidstone and Malling: £111Stevenage: £118Maidstone and Malling: £112Stevenage: £118Maidstone and Malling: £106Stevenage: £112

    £118£118£112Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£111£112£106

  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, Maidstone and Malling £3.38Maidstone and Malling: £3.38Stevenage: £3.97Maidstone and Malling: £3.40Stevenage: £3.99Maidstone and Malling: £3.21Stevenage: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Stevenage is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £397, Maidstone and Malling £308Maidstone and Malling: £308Stevenage: £397Maidstone and Malling: £310Stevenage: £399Maidstone and Malling: £292Stevenage: £377

    £397£399£377Stevenage is higher£308£310£292

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stevenage £179, Maidstone and Malling £118Maidstone and Malling: £118Stevenage: £179Maidstone and Malling: £119Stevenage: £180Maidstone and Malling: £112Stevenage: £170

    £179£180£170Stevenage is higher£118£119£112

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stevenage £76, Maidstone and Malling £53Maidstone and Malling: £53Stevenage: £76Maidstone and Malling: £53Stevenage: £76Maidstone and Malling: £50Stevenage: £72

    £76£76£72Stevenage is higher£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stevenage £998, Maidstone and Malling £871Maidstone and Malling: £871Stevenage: £998Maidstone and Malling: £875Stevenage: £1,002Maidstone and Malling: £827Stevenage: £947

    £998£1,002£947Stevenage is higher£871£875£827

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stevenage £228, Maidstone and Malling £209Maidstone and Malling: £209Stevenage: £228Maidstone and Malling: £210Stevenage: £228Maidstone and Malling: £199Stevenage: £216

    £228£228£216Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£209£210£199

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £174, Maidstone and Malling £132Maidstone and Malling: £132Stevenage: £174Maidstone and Malling: £133Stevenage: £175Maidstone and Malling: £125Stevenage: £165

    £174£175£165Stevenage is higher£132£133£125

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stevenage £5.09, Maidstone and Malling £4.15Maidstone and Malling: £4.15Stevenage: £5.09Maidstone and Malling: £4.17Stevenage: £5.11Maidstone and Malling: £3.94Stevenage: £4.83

    £5.09£5.11£4.83Stevenage is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stevenage £4.55, Maidstone and Malling £2.39Maidstone and Malling: £2.39Stevenage: £4.55Maidstone and Malling: £2.40Stevenage: £4.57Maidstone and Malling: £2.27Stevenage: £4.32

    £4.55£4.57£4.32Stevenage is higher£2.39£2.40£2.27

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stevenage £7.15, Maidstone and Malling £5.76Maidstone and Malling: £5.76Stevenage: £7.15Maidstone and Malling: £5.78Stevenage: £7.18Maidstone and Malling: £5.46Stevenage: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Stevenage is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 160.0, Maidstone and Malling 158.7Maidstone and Malling: 158.7Stevenage: 160.0

    160.0Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count158.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 16.1, Maidstone and Malling 14.2Maidstone and Malling: 14.2Stevenage: 16.1

    16.1Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count14.2

  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, Maidstone and Malling 23.8Maidstone and Malling: 23.8Stevenage: 24.6

    24.6Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count23.8

  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, Maidstone and Malling 49.7Maidstone and Malling: 49.7Stevenage: 62.2

    62.2Stevenage is higher49.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stevenage 115.5, Maidstone and Malling 98.0Maidstone and Malling: 98.0Stevenage: 115.5

    115.5Stevenage is higher98.0

  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, Maidstone and Malling 12.1Maidstone and Malling: 12.1Stevenage: 16.7

    16.7Stevenage is higher12.1

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Stevenage and Maidstone and Malling, per resident
MeasureStevenageMaidstone and MallingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,105£4,123£3,894£3,718£3,734£3,527Stevenage
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,037£2,045£1,932£2,014£2,022£1,910Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193£1,063£1,067£1,008Stevenage
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,846£1,853£1,751£1,828£1,836£1,734Stevenage
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£71£71£67Maidstone and Malling
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£111£112£106Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£3.38£3.40£3.21Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£397£399£377£308£310£292Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£118£119£112Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£53£53£50Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£998£1,002£947£871£875£827Stevenage
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£228£216£209£210£199Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£132£133£125Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.09£5.11£4.83£4.15£4.17£3.94Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.55£4.57£4.32£2.39£2.40£2.27Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£5.76£5.78£5.46Stevenage
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.0158.7Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.114.2Stevenage
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.623.8Stevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.249.7Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026115.598.0Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.712.1Stevenage

Total

Stevenage is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Maidstone and Malling on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Stevenage Maidstone and Malling

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stevenage £420.7m, Maidstone and Malling £431.0mMaidstone and Malling: £431.0mStevenage: £420.7mMaidstone and Malling: £432.8mStevenage: £422.4mMaidstone and Malling: £408.8mStevenage: £399.0m

    £420.7m£422.4m£399.0mMaidstone and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£431.0m£432.8m£408.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stevenage £208.7m, Maidstone and Malling £233.4mMaidstone and Malling: £233.4mStevenage: £208.7mMaidstone and Malling: £234.4mStevenage: £209.6mMaidstone and Malling: £221.4mStevenage: £197.9m

    £208.7m£209.6m£197.9mMaidstone and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£233.4m£234.4m£221.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stevenage £128.9m, Maidstone and Malling £123.2mMaidstone and Malling: £123.2mStevenage: £128.9mMaidstone and Malling: £123.7mStevenage: £129.4mMaidstone and Malling: £116.8mStevenage: £122.2m

    £128.9m£129.4m£122.2mStevenage is higher£123.2m£123.7m£116.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stevenage £189.1m, Maidstone and Malling £211.9mMaidstone and Malling: £211.9mStevenage: £189.1mMaidstone and Malling: £212.8mStevenage: £189.9mMaidstone and Malling: £201.0mStevenage: £179.4m

    £189.1m£189.9m£179.4mMaidstone and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£211.9m£212.8m£201.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage £7.1m, Maidstone and Malling £8.2mMaidstone and Malling: £8.2mStevenage: £7.1mMaidstone and Malling: £8.2mStevenage: £7.1mMaidstone and Malling: £7.8mStevenage: £6.7m

    £7.1m£7.1m£6.7mMaidstone and Malling is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £12.1m, Maidstone and Malling £12.9mMaidstone and Malling: £12.9mStevenage: £12.1mMaidstone and Malling: £13.0mStevenage: £12.1mMaidstone and Malling: £12.3mStevenage: £11.4m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.4mMaidstone and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m

  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, Maidstone and Malling £0.39mMaidstone and Malling: £0.39mStevenage: £0.41mMaidstone and Malling: £0.39mStevenage: £0.41mMaidstone and Malling: £0.37mStevenage: £0.39m

    £0.41m£0.41m£0.39mStevenage is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £40.7m, Maidstone and Malling £35.7mMaidstone and Malling: £35.7mStevenage: £40.7mMaidstone and Malling: £35.9mStevenage: £40.9mMaidstone and Malling: £33.9mStevenage: £38.6m

    £40.7m£40.9m£38.6mStevenage is higher£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stevenage £18.4m, Maidstone and Malling £13.7mMaidstone and Malling: £13.7mStevenage: £18.4mMaidstone and Malling: £13.8mStevenage: £18.5mMaidstone and Malling: £13.0mStevenage: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mStevenage is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage £7.8m, Maidstone and Malling £6.1mMaidstone and Malling: £6.1mStevenage: £7.8mMaidstone and Malling: £6.1mStevenage: £7.8mMaidstone and Malling: £5.8mStevenage: £7.4m

    £7.8m£7.8m£7.4mStevenage is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage £102.3m, Maidstone and Malling £101.0mMaidstone and Malling: £101.0mStevenage: £102.3mMaidstone and Malling: £101.4mStevenage: £102.7mMaidstone and Malling: £95.8mStevenage: £97.0m

    £102.3m£102.7m£97.0mStevenage is higher£101.0m£101.4m£95.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stevenage £23.3m, Maidstone and Malling £24.3mMaidstone and Malling: £24.3mStevenage: £23.3mMaidstone and Malling: £24.4mStevenage: £23.4mMaidstone and Malling: £23.0mStevenage: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mMaidstone and Malling is higherDepends on how you count£24.3m£24.4m£23.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stevenage £17.8m, Maidstone and Malling £15.3mMaidstone and Malling: £15.3mStevenage: £17.8mMaidstone and Malling: £15.4mStevenage: £17.9mMaidstone and Malling: £14.5mStevenage: £16.9m

    £17.8m£17.9m£16.9mStevenage is higher£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stevenage £0.52m, Maidstone and Malling £0.48mMaidstone and Malling: £0.48mStevenage: £0.52mMaidstone and Malling: £0.48mStevenage: £0.52mMaidstone and Malling: £0.46mStevenage: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mStevenage is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stevenage £0.47m, Maidstone and Malling £0.28mMaidstone and Malling: £0.28mStevenage: £0.47mMaidstone and Malling: £0.28mStevenage: £0.47mMaidstone and Malling: £0.26mStevenage: £0.44m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.44mStevenage is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stevenage £0.73m, Maidstone and Malling £0.67mMaidstone and Malling: £0.67mStevenage: £0.73mMaidstone and Malling: £0.67mStevenage: £0.73mMaidstone and Malling: £0.63mStevenage: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mStevenage is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stevenage 16,392, Maidstone and Malling 18,393Maidstone and Malling: 18,393Stevenage: 16,392

    16,392Maidstone and Malling is higherDepends on how you count18,393

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stevenage 1,648, Maidstone and Malling 1,651Maidstone and Malling: 1,651Stevenage: 1,648

    1,648Maidstone and Malling is higherDepends on how you count1,651

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 2,519, Maidstone and Malling 2,757Maidstone and Malling: 2,757Stevenage: 2,519

    2,519Maidstone and Malling is higherDepends on how you count2,757

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stevenage 6,374, Maidstone and Malling 5,756Maidstone and Malling: 5,756Stevenage: 6,374

    6,374Stevenage is higher5,756

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stevenage 11,831, Maidstone and Malling 11,363Maidstone and Malling: 11,363Stevenage: 11,831

    11,831Stevenage is higher11,363

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stevenage 1,714, Maidstone and Malling 1,400Maidstone and Malling: 1,400Stevenage: 1,714

    1,714Stevenage is higher1,400

Show the numbers
Stevenage and Maidstone and Malling, total
MeasureStevenageMaidstone and MallingHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£420.7m£422.4m£399.0m£431.0m£432.8m£408.8mMaidstone and Malling
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.7m£209.6m£197.9m£233.4m£234.4m£221.4mMaidstone and Malling
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£128.9m£129.4m£122.2m£123.2m£123.7m£116.8mStevenage
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£189.1m£189.9m£179.4m£211.9m£212.8m£201.0mMaidstone and Malling
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m£8.2m£8.2m£7.8mMaidstone and Malling
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mMaidstone and Malling
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mStevenage
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m£35.7m£35.9m£33.9mStevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£13.7m£13.8m£13.0mStevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m£6.1m£6.1m£5.8mStevenage
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£102.3m£102.7m£97.0m£101.0m£101.4m£95.8mStevenage
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£24.3m£24.4m£23.0mMaidstone and Malling
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mStevenage
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mStevenage
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mStevenage
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mStevenage
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,39218,393Maidstone and Malling
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6481,651Maidstone and Malling
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5192,757Maidstone and Malling
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3745,756Stevenage
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,83111,363Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,7141,400Stevenage

Sources

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

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  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.