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Watford and Chingford and Woodford Green

115,450 and 109,870 residents (mid-2024).

Watford is higher than Chingford and Woodford Green on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 6 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Watford is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Chingford and Woodford Green on 18. 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

Watford Chingford and Woodford Green

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Watford £3,459, Chingford and Woodford Green £3,993Chingford and Woodford Green: £3,993Watford: £3,459Chingford and Woodford Green: £4,010Watford: £3,474Chingford and Woodford Green: £3,788Watford: £3,281

    £3,459£3,474£3,281Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£3,993£4,010£3,788

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Watford £12,615, Chingford and Woodford Green £12,643Chingford and Woodford Green: £12,643Watford: £12,615Chingford and Woodford Green: £12,697Watford: £12,669Chingford and Woodford Green: £11,992Watford: £11,966

    £12,615£12,669£11,966Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£12,643£12,697£11,992

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Watford £1,932, Chingford and Woodford Green £2,025Chingford and Woodford Green: £2,025Watford: £1,932Chingford and Woodford Green: £2,034Watford: £1,940Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,921Watford: £1,832

    £1,932£1,940£1,832Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£2,025£2,034£1,921

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Watford £11,287, Chingford and Woodford Green £11,218Chingford and Woodford Green: £11,218Watford: £11,287Chingford and Woodford Green: £11,266Watford: £11,335Chingford and Woodford Green: £10,641Watford: £10,706

    £11,287£11,335£10,706Watford is higherDepends on how you count£11,218£11,266£10,641

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Watford £580, Chingford and Woodford Green £711Chingford and Woodford Green: £711Watford: £580Chingford and Woodford Green: £714Watford: £583Chingford and Woodford Green: £674Watford: £551

    £580£583£551Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£711£714£674

  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: Watford £722, Chingford and Woodford Green £681Chingford and Woodford Green: £681Watford: £722Chingford and Woodford Green: £684Watford: £725Chingford and Woodford Green: £646Watford: £685

    £722£725£685Watford is higherDepends on how you count£681£684£646

  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: Watford £27, Chingford and Woodford Green £32Chingford and Woodford Green: £32Watford: £27Chingford and Woodford Green: £32Watford: £27Chingford and Woodford Green: £31Watford: £25

    £27£27£25Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£32£32£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Watford £297, Chingford and Woodford Green £333Chingford and Woodford Green: £333Watford: £297Chingford and Woodford Green: £334Watford: £299Chingford and Woodford Green: £316Watford: £282

    £297£299£282Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£333£334£316

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Watford £83, Chingford and Woodford Green £111Chingford and Woodford Green: £111Watford: £83Chingford and Woodford Green: £111Watford: £83Chingford and Woodford Green: £105Watford: £79

    £83£83£79Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£111£111£105

  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: Watford £71, Chingford and Woodford Green £91Chingford and Woodford Green: £91Watford: £71Chingford and Woodford Green: £91Watford: £72Chingford and Woodford Green: £86Watford: £68

    £71£72£68Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£91£91£86

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Watford £1,664, Chingford and Woodford Green £1,685Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,685Watford: £1,664Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,692Watford: £1,671Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,598Watford: £1,578

    £1,664£1,671£1,578Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£1,685£1,692£1,598

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Watford £258, Chingford and Woodford Green £267Chingford and Woodford Green: £267Watford: £258Chingford and Woodford Green: £268Watford: £259Chingford and Woodford Green: £253Watford: £244

    £258£259£244Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£267£268£253

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Watford £182, Chingford and Woodford Green £231Chingford and Woodford Green: £231Watford: £182Chingford and Woodford Green: £232Watford: £183Chingford and Woodford Green: £219Watford: £173

    £182£183£173Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£231£232£219

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Watford £11, Chingford and Woodford Green £12Chingford and Woodford Green: £12Watford: £11Chingford and Woodford Green: £12Watford: £11Chingford and Woodford Green: £11Watford: £10

    £11£11£10Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£12£12£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Watford £3.20, Chingford and Woodford Green £6.37Chingford and Woodford Green: £6.37Watford: £3.20Chingford and Woodford Green: £6.39Watford: £3.22Chingford and Woodford Green: £6.04Watford: £3.04

    £3.20£3.22£3.04Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Watford £5.96, Chingford and Woodford Green £5.57Chingford and Woodford Green: £5.57Watford: £5.96Chingford and Woodford Green: £5.59Watford: £5.98Chingford and Woodford Green: £5.28Watford: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Watford is higher£5.57£5.59£5.28

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Watford 993.6, Chingford and Woodford Green 1,002.9Chingford and Woodford Green: 1,002.9Watford: 993.6

    993.6Chingford and Woodford Green is higher1,002.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Watford 110.2, Chingford and Woodford Green 127.3Chingford and Woodford Green: 127.3Watford: 110.2

    110.2Chingford and Woodford Green is higher127.3

  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: Watford 149.5, Chingford and Woodford Green 145.5Chingford and Woodford Green: 145.5Watford: 149.5

    149.5Watford is higherDepends on how you count145.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Watford 46.6, Chingford and Woodford Green 52.7Chingford and Woodford Green: 52.7Watford: 46.6

    46.6Chingford and Woodford 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: Watford 172.1, Chingford and Woodford Green 175.8Chingford and Woodford Green: 175.8Watford: 172.1

    172.1Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count175.8

  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: Watford 17.0, Chingford and Woodford Green 21.1Chingford and Woodford Green: 21.1Watford: 17.0

    17.0Chingford and Woodford Green is higher21.1

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Watford and Chingford and Woodford Green, per person in the age group
MeasureWatfordChingford and Woodford GreenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,459£3,474£3,281£3,993£4,010£3,788Chingford and Woodford Green
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,615£12,669£11,966£12,643£12,697£11,992Chingford and Woodford Green
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,932£1,940£1,832£2,025£2,034£1,921Chingford and Woodford Green
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,287£11,335£10,706£11,218£11,266£10,641Watford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£580£583£551£711£714£674Chingford and Woodford Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£722£725£685£681£684£646Watford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£25£32£32£31Chingford and Woodford Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£297£299£282£333£334£316Chingford and Woodford Green
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£111£111£105Chingford and Woodford Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£71£72£68£91£91£86Chingford and Woodford Green
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,664£1,671£1,578£1,685£1,692£1,598Chingford and Woodford Green
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£258£259£244£267£268£253Chingford and Woodford Green
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£173£231£232£219Chingford and Woodford Green
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£12£12£11Chingford and Woodford Green
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.20£3.22£3.04£6.37£6.39£6.04Chingford and Woodford Green
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£5.57£5.59£5.28Watford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026993.61,002.9Chingford and Woodford Green
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.2127.3Chingford and Woodford Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.5145.5Watford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.652.7Chingford and Woodford Green
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026172.1175.8Chingford and Woodford Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.021.1Chingford and Woodford Green

Per resident

Watford is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Chingford and Woodford Green on 19. 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

Watford Chingford and Woodford Green

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Watford £3,459, Chingford and Woodford Green £3,993Chingford and Woodford Green: £3,993Watford: £3,459Chingford and Woodford Green: £4,010Watford: £3,474Chingford and Woodford Green: £3,788Watford: £3,281

    £3,459£3,474£3,281Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£3,993£4,010£3,788

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Watford £1,541, Chingford and Woodford Green £1,994Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,994Watford: £1,541Chingford and Woodford Green: £2,002Watford: £1,548Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,891Watford: £1,462

    £1,541£1,548£1,462Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£1,994£2,002£1,891

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Watford £1,274, Chingford and Woodford Green £1,283Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,283Watford: £1,274Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,289Watford: £1,279Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,217Watford: £1,208

    £1,274£1,279£1,208Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£1,283£1,289£1,217

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Watford £1,379, Chingford and Woodford Green £1,769Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,769Watford: £1,379Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,776Watford: £1,385Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,678Watford: £1,308

    £1,379£1,385£1,308Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£1,769£1,776£1,678

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Watford £71, Chingford and Woodford Green £112Chingford and Woodford Green: £112Watford: £71Chingford and Woodford Green: £113Watford: £71Chingford and Woodford Green: £106Watford: £67

    £71£71£67Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£112£113£106

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Watford £88, Chingford and Woodford Green £107Chingford and Woodford Green: £107Watford: £88Chingford and Woodford Green: £108Watford: £89Chingford and Woodford Green: £102Watford: £84

    £88£89£84Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£107£108£102

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Watford £3.24, Chingford and Woodford Green £5.10Chingford and Woodford Green: £5.10Watford: £3.24Chingford and Woodford Green: £5.12Watford: £3.25Chingford and Woodford Green: £4.84Watford: £3.07

    £3.24£3.25£3.07Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£5.10£5.12£4.84

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Watford £297, Chingford and Woodford Green £333Chingford and Woodford Green: £333Watford: £297Chingford and Woodford Green: £334Watford: £299Chingford and Woodford Green: £316Watford: £282

    £297£299£282Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£333£334£316

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Watford £83, Chingford and Woodford Green £111Chingford and Woodford Green: £111Watford: £83Chingford and Woodford Green: £111Watford: £83Chingford and Woodford Green: £105Watford: £79

    £83£83£79Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£111£111£105

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Watford £47, Chingford and Woodford Green £58Chingford and Woodford Green: £58Watford: £47Chingford and Woodford Green: £58Watford: £47Chingford and Woodford Green: £55Watford: £45

    £47£47£45Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Watford £1,097, Chingford and Woodford Green £1,068Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,068Watford: £1,097Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,072Watford: £1,102Chingford and Woodford Green: £1,013Watford: £1,041

    £1,097£1,102£1,041Watford is higherDepends on how you count£1,068£1,072£1,013

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Watford £258, Chingford and Woodford Green £267Chingford and Woodford Green: £267Watford: £258Chingford and Woodford Green: £268Watford: £259Chingford and Woodford Green: £253Watford: £244

    £258£259£244Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£267£268£253

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Watford £120, Chingford and Woodford Green £146Chingford and Woodford Green: £146Watford: £120Chingford and Woodford Green: £147Watford: £121Chingford and Woodford Green: £139Watford: £114

    £120£121£114Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£146£147£139

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Watford £7.15, Chingford and Woodford Green £7.40Chingford and Woodford Green: £7.40Watford: £7.15Chingford and Woodford Green: £7.43Watford: £7.18Chingford and Woodford Green: £7.02Watford: £6.78

    £7.15£7.18£6.78Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£7.40£7.43£7.02

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Watford £2.12, Chingford and Woodford Green £4.04Chingford and Woodford Green: £4.04Watford: £2.12Chingford and Woodford Green: £4.05Watford: £2.13Chingford and Woodford Green: £3.83Watford: £2.01

    £2.12£2.13£2.01Chingford and Woodford Green is higher£4.04£4.05£3.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Watford £5.96, Chingford and Woodford Green £5.57Chingford and Woodford Green: £5.57Watford: £5.96Chingford and Woodford Green: £5.59Watford: £5.98Chingford and Woodford Green: £5.28Watford: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Watford is higher£5.57£5.59£5.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Watford 121.4, Chingford and Woodford Green 158.1Chingford and Woodford Green: 158.1Watford: 121.4

    121.4Chingford and Woodford Green is higher158.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Watford 13.5, Chingford and Woodford Green 20.1Chingford and Woodford Green: 20.1Watford: 13.5

    13.5Chingford and Woodford Green is higher20.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Watford 18.3, Chingford and Woodford Green 23.0Chingford and Woodford Green: 23.0Watford: 18.3

    18.3Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count23.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Watford 46.6, Chingford and Woodford Green 52.7Chingford and Woodford Green: 52.7Watford: 46.6

    46.6Chingford and Woodford Green is higher52.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Watford 113.5, Chingford and Woodford Green 111.4Chingford and Woodford Green: 111.4Watford: 113.5

    113.5Watford is higherDepends on how you count111.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Watford 11.2, Chingford and Woodford Green 13.4Chingford and Woodford Green: 13.4Watford: 11.2

    11.2Chingford and Woodford Green is higher13.4

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Watford and Chingford and Woodford Green, per resident
MeasureWatfordChingford and Woodford GreenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,459£3,474£3,281£3,993£4,010£3,788Chingford and Woodford Green
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,541£1,548£1,462£1,994£2,002£1,891Chingford and Woodford Green
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,274£1,279£1,208£1,283£1,289£1,217Chingford and Woodford Green
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,379£1,385£1,308£1,769£1,776£1,678Chingford and Woodford Green
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£112£113£106Chingford and Woodford Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84£107£108£102Chingford and Woodford Green
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.24£3.25£3.07£5.10£5.12£4.84Chingford and Woodford Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£297£299£282£333£334£316Chingford and Woodford Green
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£111£111£105Chingford and Woodford Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£45£58£58£55Chingford and Woodford Green
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,097£1,102£1,041£1,068£1,072£1,013Watford
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£258£259£244£267£268£253Chingford and Woodford Green
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£120£121£114£146£147£139Chingford and Woodford Green
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78£7.40£7.43£7.02Chingford and Woodford Green
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.12£2.13£2.01£4.04£4.05£3.83Chingford and Woodford Green
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£5.57£5.59£5.28Watford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026121.4158.1Chingford and Woodford Green
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.520.1Chingford and Woodford Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.323.0Chingford and Woodford Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.652.7Chingford and Woodford Green
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026113.5111.4Watford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.213.4Chingford and Woodford Green

Total

Watford is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Chingford and Woodford Green on 16. 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

Watford Chingford and Woodford Green

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Watford £399.3m, Chingford and Woodford Green £438.7mChingford and Woodford Green: £438.7mWatford: £399.3mChingford and Woodford Green: £440.6mWatford: £401.0mChingford and Woodford Green: £416.2mWatford: £378.8m

    £399.3m£401.0m£378.8mChingford and Woodford Green is higher£438.7m£440.6m£416.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Watford £178.0m, Chingford and Woodford Green £219.0mChingford and Woodford Green: £219.0mWatford: £178.0mChingford and Woodford Green: £220.0mWatford: £178.7mChingford and Woodford Green: £207.8mWatford: £168.8m

    £178.0m£178.7m£168.8mChingford and Woodford Green is higher£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Watford £147.0m, Chingford and Woodford Green £141.0mChingford and Woodford Green: £141.0mWatford: £147.0mChingford and Woodford Green: £141.6mWatford: £147.7mChingford and Woodford Green: £133.7mWatford: £139.5m

    £147.0m£147.7m£139.5mWatford is higherDepends on how you count£141.0m£141.6m£133.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Watford £159.2m, Chingford and Woodford Green £194.3mChingford and Woodford Green: £194.3mWatford: £159.2mChingford and Woodford Green: £195.2mWatford: £159.9mChingford and Woodford Green: £184.3mWatford: £151.0m

    £159.2m£159.9m£151.0mChingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£194.3m£195.2m£184.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Watford £8.2m, Chingford and Woodford Green £12.3mChingford and Woodford Green: £12.3mWatford: £8.2mChingford and Woodford Green: £12.4mWatford: £8.2mChingford and Woodford Green: £11.7mWatford: £7.8m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.8mChingford and Woodford Green is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Watford £10.2m, Chingford and Woodford Green £11.8mChingford and Woodford Green: £11.8mWatford: £10.2mChingford and Woodford Green: £11.9mWatford: £10.2mChingford and Woodford Green: £11.2mWatford: £9.7m

    £10.2m£10.2m£9.7mChingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Watford £0.37m, Chingford and Woodford Green £0.56mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.56mWatford: £0.37mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.56mWatford: £0.38mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.53mWatford: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.38m£0.35mChingford and Woodford Green is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Watford £34.3m, Chingford and Woodford Green £36.6mChingford and Woodford Green: £36.6mWatford: £34.3mChingford and Woodford Green: £36.7mWatford: £34.5mChingford and Woodford Green: £34.7mWatford: £32.6m

    £34.3m£34.5m£32.6mChingford and Woodford Green is higher£36.6m£36.7m£34.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Watford £9.6m, Chingford and Woodford Green £12.2mChingford and Woodford Green: £12.2mWatford: £9.6mChingford and Woodford Green: £12.3mWatford: £9.6mChingford and Woodford Green: £11.6mWatford: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mChingford and Woodford Green is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Watford £5.4m, Chingford and Woodford Green £6.3mChingford and Woodford Green: £6.3mWatford: £5.4mChingford and Woodford Green: £6.4mWatford: £5.5mChingford and Woodford Green: £6.0mWatford: £5.2m

    £5.4m£5.5m£5.2mChingford and Woodford Green is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Watford £126.7m, Chingford and Woodford Green £117.3mChingford and Woodford Green: £117.3mWatford: £126.7mChingford and Woodford Green: £117.8mWatford: £127.2mChingford and Woodford Green: £111.3mWatford: £120.1m

    £126.7m£127.2m£120.1mWatford is higherDepends on how you count£117.3m£117.8m£111.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Watford £29.7m, Chingford and Woodford Green £29.4mChingford and Woodford Green: £29.4mWatford: £29.7mChingford and Woodford Green: £29.5mWatford: £29.9mChingford and Woodford Green: £27.8mWatford: £28.2m

    £29.7m£29.9m£28.2mWatford is higherDepends on how you count£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Watford £13.9m, Chingford and Woodford Green £16.1mChingford and Woodford Green: £16.1mWatford: £13.9mChingford and Woodford Green: £16.1mWatford: £13.9mChingford and Woodford Green: £15.2mWatford: £13.2m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.2mChingford and Woodford Green is higher£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Watford £0.83m, Chingford and Woodford Green £0.81mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.81mWatford: £0.83mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.82mWatford: £0.83mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.77mWatford: £0.78m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.78mWatford is higherDepends on how you count£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Watford £0.24m, Chingford and Woodford Green £0.44mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.44mWatford: £0.24mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.45mWatford: £0.25mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.42mWatford: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.25m£0.23mChingford and Woodford Green is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Watford £0.69m, Chingford and Woodford Green £0.61mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.61mWatford: £0.69mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.61mWatford: £0.69mChingford and Woodford Green: £0.58mWatford: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mWatford is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Watford 14,016, Chingford and Woodford Green 17,375Chingford and Woodford Green: 17,375Watford: 14,016

    14,016Chingford and Woodford Green is higher17,375

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Watford 1,554, Chingford and Woodford Green 2,205Chingford and Woodford Green: 2,205Watford: 1,554

    1,554Chingford and Woodford Green is higher2,205

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Watford 2,109, Chingford and Woodford Green 2,521Chingford and Woodford Green: 2,521Watford: 2,109

    2,109Chingford and Woodford Green is higherDepends on how you count2,521

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Watford 5,385, Chingford and Woodford Green 5,785Chingford and Woodford Green: 5,785Watford: 5,385

    5,385Chingford and Woodford Green is higher5,785

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Watford 13,100, Chingford and Woodford Green 12,237Chingford and Woodford Green: 12,237Watford: 13,100

    13,100Watford is higherDepends on how you count12,237

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Watford 1,297, Chingford and Woodford Green 1,469Chingford and Woodford Green: 1,469Watford: 1,297

    1,297Chingford and Woodford Green is higher1,469

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Watford and Chingford and Woodford Green, total
MeasureWatfordChingford and Woodford GreenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£399.3m£401.0m£378.8m£438.7m£440.6m£416.2mChingford and Woodford Green
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£178.0m£178.7m£168.8m£219.0m£220.0m£207.8mChingford and Woodford Green
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£147.0m£147.7m£139.5m£141.0m£141.6m£133.7mWatford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£159.2m£159.9m£151.0m£194.3m£195.2m£184.3mChingford and Woodford Green
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mChingford and Woodford Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m£11.8m£11.9m£11.2mChingford and Woodford Green
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.38m£0.35m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mChingford and Woodford Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m£36.6m£36.7m£34.7mChingford and Woodford Green
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mChingford and Woodford Green
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mChingford and Woodford Green
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£126.7m£127.2m£120.1m£117.3m£117.8m£111.3mWatford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m£29.4m£29.5m£27.8mWatford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m£16.1m£16.1m£15.2mChingford and Woodford Green
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m£0.81m£0.82m£0.77mWatford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.25m£0.23m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mChingford and Woodford Green
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mWatford
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,01617,375Chingford and Woodford Green
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5542,205Chingford and Woodford Green
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,1092,521Chingford and Woodford Green
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,3855,785Chingford and Woodford Green
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,10012,237Watford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,2971,469Chingford and Woodford Green

Sources

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

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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.
  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.
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