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Weald of Kent and Forest of Dean

100,068 and 94,516 residents (mid-2024).

Weald of Kent is higher than Forest of Dean on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Weald of Kent is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Forest of Dean 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

Weald of Kent Forest of Dean

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Weald of Kent £4,564, Forest of Dean £4,768Forest of Dean: £4,768Weald of Kent: £4,564Forest of Dean: £4,789Weald of Kent: £4,583Forest of Dean: £4,523Weald of Kent: £4,329

    £4,564£4,583£4,329Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£4,768£4,789£4,523

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Weald of Kent £12,428, Forest of Dean £12,587Forest of Dean: £12,587Weald of Kent: £12,428Forest of Dean: £12,640Weald of Kent: £12,481Forest of Dean: £11,939Weald of Kent: £11,788

    £12,428£12,481£11,788Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£12,587£12,640£11,939

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Weald of Kent £1,682, Forest of Dean £1,740Forest of Dean: £1,740Weald of Kent: £1,682Forest of Dean: £1,747Weald of Kent: £1,689Forest of Dean: £1,650Weald of Kent: £1,596

    £1,682£1,689£1,596Forest of Dean is higher£1,740£1,747£1,650

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Weald of Kent £11,462, Forest of Dean £11,553Forest of Dean: £11,553Weald of Kent: £11,462Forest of Dean: £11,602Weald of Kent: £11,511Forest of Dean: £10,958Weald of Kent: £10,872

    £11,462£11,511£10,872Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£11,553£11,602£10,958

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Weald of Kent £302, Forest of Dean £346Forest of Dean: £346Weald of Kent: £302Forest of Dean: £347Weald of Kent: £303Forest of Dean: £328Weald of Kent: £286

    £302£303£286Forest of Dean is higher£346£347£328

  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: Weald of Kent £646, Forest of Dean £667Forest of Dean: £667Weald of Kent: £646Forest of Dean: £670Weald of Kent: £648Forest of Dean: £632Weald of Kent: £612

    £646£648£612Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£667£670£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: Weald of Kent £18, Forest of Dean £22Forest of Dean: £22Weald of Kent: £18Forest of Dean: £22Weald of Kent: £18Forest of Dean: £21Weald of Kent: £17

    £18£18£17Forest of Dean is higher£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Weald of Kent £322, Forest of Dean £397Forest of Dean: £397Weald of Kent: £322Forest of Dean: £398Weald of Kent: £323Forest of Dean: £376Weald of Kent: £305

    £322£323£305Forest of Dean is higher£397£398£376

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Weald of Kent £134, Forest of Dean £115Forest of Dean: £115Weald of Kent: £134Forest of Dean: £116Weald of Kent: £135Forest of Dean: £109Weald of Kent: £127

    £134£135£127Weald of Kent is higher£115£116£109

  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: Weald of Kent £117, Forest of Dean £102Forest of Dean: £102Weald of Kent: £117Forest of Dean: £103Weald of Kent: £117Forest of Dean: £97Weald of Kent: £111

    £117£117£111Weald of Kent is higher£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Weald of Kent £1,344, Forest of Dean £1,321Forest of Dean: £1,321Weald of Kent: £1,344Forest of Dean: £1,327Weald of Kent: £1,350Forest of Dean: £1,253Weald of Kent: £1,275

    £1,344£1,350£1,275Weald of Kent is higherDepends on how you count£1,321£1,327£1,253

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Weald of Kent £141, Forest of Dean £173Forest of Dean: £173Weald of Kent: £141Forest of Dean: £174Weald of Kent: £142Forest of Dean: £164Weald of Kent: £134

    £141£142£134Forest of Dean is higher£173£174£164

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Weald of Kent £207, Forest of Dean £305Forest of Dean: £305Weald of Kent: £207Forest of Dean: £306Weald of Kent: £208Forest of Dean: £289Weald of Kent: £197

    £207£208£197Forest of Dean is higher£305£306£289

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Weald of Kent £6.64, Forest of Dean £6.88Forest of Dean: £6.88Weald of Kent: £6.64Forest of Dean: £6.91Weald of Kent: £6.67Forest of Dean: £6.53Weald of Kent: £6.30

    £6.64£6.67£6.30Forest of Dean is higher£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Weald of Kent £7.12, Forest of Dean £4.42Forest of Dean: £4.42Weald of Kent: £7.12Forest of Dean: £4.44Weald of Kent: £7.15Forest of Dean: £4.19Weald of Kent: £6.75

    £7.12£7.15£6.75Weald of Kent is higher£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Weald of Kent £9.90, Forest of Dean £5.17Forest of Dean: £5.17Weald of Kent: £9.90Forest of Dean: £5.19Weald of Kent: £9.94Forest of Dean: £4.90Weald of Kent: £9.39

    £9.90£9.94£9.39Weald of Kent is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Weald of Kent 1,005.6, Forest of Dean 1,022.2Forest of Dean: 1,022.2Weald of Kent: 1,005.6

    1,005.6Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count1,022.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Weald of Kent 70.8, Forest of Dean 80.3Forest of Dean: 80.3Weald of Kent: 70.8

    70.8Forest of Dean is higher80.3

  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: Weald of Kent 133.1, Forest of Dean 138.7Forest of Dean: 138.7Weald of Kent: 133.1

    133.1Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count138.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Weald of Kent 50.4, Forest of Dean 58.6Forest of Dean: 58.6Weald of Kent: 50.4

    50.4Forest of Dean is higher58.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Weald of Kent 142.6, Forest of Dean 159.2Forest of Dean: 159.2Weald of Kent: 142.6

    142.6Forest of Dean is higher159.2

  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: Weald of Kent 27.4, Forest of Dean 22.6Forest of Dean: 22.6Weald of Kent: 27.4

    27.4Weald of Kent is higher22.6

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Weald of Kent and Forest of Dean, per person in the age group
MeasureWeald of KentForest of DeanHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,564£4,583£4,329£4,768£4,789£4,523Forest of Dean
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,428£12,481£11,788£12,587£12,640£11,939Forest of Dean
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,682£1,689£1,596£1,740£1,747£1,650Forest of Dean
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,462£11,511£10,872£11,553£11,602£10,958Forest of Dean
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£302£303£286£346£347£328Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£646£648£612£667£670£632Forest of Dean
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£22£22£21Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£322£323£305£397£398£376Forest of Dean
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£115£116£109Weald of Kent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£117£111£102£103£97Weald of Kent
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,344£1,350£1,275£1,321£1,327£1,253Weald of Kent
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£173£174£164Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£207£208£197£305£306£289Forest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.64£6.67£6.30£6.88£6.91£6.53Forest of Dean
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.12£7.15£6.75£4.42£4.44£4.19Weald of Kent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.90£9.94£9.39£5.17£5.19£4.90Weald of Kent
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.61,022.2Forest of Dean
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202670.880.3Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.1138.7Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202650.458.6Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.6159.2Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.422.6Weald of Kent

Per resident

Weald of Kent is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Forest of Dean on 17. 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

Weald of Kent Forest of Dean

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Weald of Kent £4,564, Forest of Dean £4,768Forest of Dean: £4,768Weald of Kent: £4,564Forest of Dean: £4,789Weald of Kent: £4,583Forest of Dean: £4,523Weald of Kent: £4,329

    £4,564£4,583£4,329Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£4,768£4,789£4,523

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Weald of Kent £3,004, Forest of Dean £3,067Forest of Dean: £3,067Weald of Kent: £3,004Forest of Dean: £3,080Weald of Kent: £3,017Forest of Dean: £2,909Weald of Kent: £2,849

    £3,004£3,017£2,849Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£3,067£3,080£2,909

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Weald of Kent £952, Forest of Dean £1,011Forest of Dean: £1,011Weald of Kent: £952Forest of Dean: £1,016Weald of Kent: £956Forest of Dean: £959Weald of Kent: £903

    £952£956£903Forest of Dean is higher£1,011£1,016£959

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Weald of Kent £2,771, Forest of Dean £2,815Forest of Dean: £2,815Weald of Kent: £2,771Forest of Dean: £2,827Weald of Kent: £2,782Forest of Dean: £2,670Weald of Kent: £2,628

    £2,771£2,782£2,628Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£2,815£2,827£2,670

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Weald of Kent £73, Forest of Dean £84Forest of Dean: £84Weald of Kent: £73Forest of Dean: £85Weald of Kent: £73Forest of Dean: £80Weald of Kent: £69

    £73£73£69Forest of Dean is higher£84£85£80

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Weald of Kent £156, Forest of Dean £162Forest of Dean: £162Weald of Kent: £156Forest of Dean: £163Weald of Kent: £157Forest of Dean: £154Weald of Kent: £148

    £156£157£148Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£162£163£154

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Weald of Kent £4.41, Forest of Dean £5.27Forest of Dean: £5.27Weald of Kent: £4.41Forest of Dean: £5.29Weald of Kent: £4.43Forest of Dean: £5.00Weald of Kent: £4.18

    £4.41£4.43£4.18Forest of Dean is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Weald of Kent £322, Forest of Dean £397Forest of Dean: £397Weald of Kent: £322Forest of Dean: £398Weald of Kent: £323Forest of Dean: £376Weald of Kent: £305

    £322£323£305Forest of Dean is higher£397£398£376

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Weald of Kent £134, Forest of Dean £115Forest of Dean: £115Weald of Kent: £134Forest of Dean: £116Weald of Kent: £135Forest of Dean: £109Weald of Kent: £127

    £134£135£127Weald of Kent is higher£115£116£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Weald of Kent £66, Forest of Dean £60Forest of Dean: £60Weald of Kent: £66Forest of Dean: £60Weald of Kent: £66Forest of Dean: £57Weald of Kent: £63

    £66£66£63Weald of Kent is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Weald of Kent £761, Forest of Dean £768Forest of Dean: £768Weald of Kent: £761Forest of Dean: £771Weald of Kent: £764Forest of Dean: £729Weald of Kent: £722

    £761£764£722Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count£768£771£729

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Weald of Kent £141, Forest of Dean £173Forest of Dean: £173Weald of Kent: £141Forest of Dean: £174Weald of Kent: £142Forest of Dean: £164Weald of Kent: £134

    £141£142£134Forest of Dean is higher£173£174£164

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Weald of Kent £117, Forest of Dean £177Forest of Dean: £177Weald of Kent: £117Forest of Dean: £178Weald of Kent: £118Forest of Dean: £168Weald of Kent: £111

    £117£118£111Forest of Dean is higher£177£178£168

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Weald of Kent £3.76, Forest of Dean £4.01Forest of Dean: £4.01Weald of Kent: £3.76Forest of Dean: £4.02Weald of Kent: £3.78Forest of Dean: £3.80Weald of Kent: £3.57

    £3.76£3.78£3.57Forest of Dean is higher£4.01£4.02£3.80

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Weald of Kent £4.03, Forest of Dean £2.56Forest of Dean: £2.56Weald of Kent: £4.03Forest of Dean: £2.57Weald of Kent: £4.04Forest of Dean: £2.43Weald of Kent: £3.82

    £4.03£4.04£3.82Weald of Kent is higher£2.56£2.57£2.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Weald of Kent £9.90, Forest of Dean £5.17Forest of Dean: £5.17Weald of Kent: £9.90Forest of Dean: £5.19Weald of Kent: £9.94Forest of Dean: £4.90Weald of Kent: £9.39

    £9.90£9.94£9.39Weald of Kent is higher£5.17£5.19£4.90

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Weald of Kent 243.1, Forest of Dean 249.1Forest of Dean: 249.1Weald of Kent: 243.1

    243.1Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count249.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Weald of Kent 17.1, Forest of Dean 19.6Forest of Dean: 19.6Weald of Kent: 17.1

    17.1Forest of Dean is higher19.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Weald of Kent 32.2, Forest of Dean 33.8Forest of Dean: 33.8Weald of Kent: 32.2

    32.2Forest of Dean is higherDepends on how you count33.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Weald of Kent 50.4, Forest of Dean 58.6Forest of Dean: 58.6Weald of Kent: 50.4

    50.4Forest of Dean is higher58.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Weald of Kent 80.7, Forest of Dean 92.6Forest of Dean: 92.6Weald of Kent: 80.7

    80.7Forest of Dean is higher92.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Weald of Kent 15.5, Forest of Dean 13.2Forest of Dean: 13.2Weald of Kent: 15.5

    15.5Weald of Kent is higher13.2

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Weald of Kent and Forest of Dean, per resident
MeasureWeald of KentForest of DeanHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,564£4,583£4,329£4,768£4,789£4,523Forest of Dean
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,004£3,017£2,849£3,067£3,080£2,909Forest of Dean
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£952£956£903£1,011£1,016£959Forest of Dean
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,771£2,782£2,628£2,815£2,827£2,670Forest of Dean
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£84£85£80Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£162£163£154Forest of Dean
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.41£4.43£4.18£5.27£5.29£5.00Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£322£323£305£397£398£376Forest of Dean
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£127£115£116£109Weald of Kent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£66£66£63£60£60£57Weald of Kent
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£761£764£722£768£771£729Forest of Dean
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£173£174£164Forest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£177£178£168Forest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.76£3.78£3.57£4.01£4.02£3.80Forest of Dean
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82£2.56£2.57£2.43Weald of Kent
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.90£9.94£9.39£5.17£5.19£4.90Weald of Kent
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026243.1249.1Forest of Dean
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.119.6Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.233.8Forest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202650.458.6Forest of Dean
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.792.6Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.513.2Weald of Kent

Total

Weald of Kent is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Forest of Dean on 10. 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

Weald of Kent Forest of Dean

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Weald of Kent £456.7m, Forest of Dean £450.7mForest of Dean: £450.7mWeald of Kent: £456.7mForest of Dean: £452.6mWeald of Kent: £458.6mForest of Dean: £427.5mWeald of Kent: £433.2m

    £456.7m£458.6m£433.2mWeald of Kent is higherDepends on how you count£450.7m£452.6m£427.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Weald of Kent £300.6m, Forest of Dean £289.9mForest of Dean: £289.9mWeald of Kent: £300.6mForest of Dean: £291.1mWeald of Kent: £301.9mForest of Dean: £274.9mWeald of Kent: £285.1m

    £300.6m£301.9m£285.1mWeald of Kent is higherDepends on how you count£289.9m£291.1m£274.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Weald of Kent £95.3m, Forest of Dean £95.6mForest of Dean: £95.6mWeald of Kent: £95.3mForest of Dean: £96.0mWeald of Kent: £95.7mForest of Dean: £90.7mWeald of Kent: £90.4m

    £95.3m£95.7m£90.4mForest of Dean is higher£95.6m£96.0m£90.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Weald of Kent £277.2m, Forest of Dean £266.0mForest of Dean: £266.0mWeald of Kent: £277.2mForest of Dean: £267.2mWeald of Kent: £278.4mForest of Dean: £252.4mWeald of Kent: £263.0m

    £277.2m£278.4m£263.0mWeald of Kent is higherDepends on how you count£266.0m£267.2m£252.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Weald of Kent £7.3m, Forest of Dean £8.0mForest of Dean: £8.0mWeald of Kent: £7.3mForest of Dean: £8.0mWeald of Kent: £7.3mForest of Dean: £7.6mWeald of Kent: £6.9m

    £7.3m£7.3m£6.9mForest of Dean is higher£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Weald of Kent £15.6m, Forest of Dean £15.4mForest of Dean: £15.4mWeald of Kent: £15.6mForest of Dean: £15.4mWeald of Kent: £15.7mForest of Dean: £14.6mWeald of Kent: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mWeald of Kent is higherDepends on how you count£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Weald of Kent £0.44m, Forest of Dean £0.50mForest of Dean: £0.50mWeald of Kent: £0.44mForest of Dean: £0.50mWeald of Kent: £0.44mForest of Dean: £0.47mWeald of Kent: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mForest of Dean is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Weald of Kent £32.2m, Forest of Dean £37.5mForest of Dean: £37.5mWeald of Kent: £32.2mForest of Dean: £37.7mWeald of Kent: £32.3mForest of Dean: £35.6mWeald of Kent: £30.5m

    £32.2m£32.3m£30.5mForest of Dean is higher£37.5m£37.7m£35.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Weald of Kent £13.4m, Forest of Dean £10.9mForest of Dean: £10.9mWeald of Kent: £13.4mForest of Dean: £10.9mWeald of Kent: £13.5mForest of Dean: £10.3mWeald of Kent: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mWeald of Kent is higher£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Weald of Kent £6.6m, Forest of Dean £5.6mForest of Dean: £5.6mWeald of Kent: £6.6mForest of Dean: £5.7mWeald of Kent: £6.7mForest of Dean: £5.3mWeald of Kent: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.7m£6.3mWeald of Kent is higher£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Weald of Kent £76.1m, Forest of Dean £72.6mForest of Dean: £72.6mWeald of Kent: £76.1mForest of Dean: £72.9mWeald of Kent: £76.5mForest of Dean: £68.9mWeald of Kent: £72.2m

    £76.1m£76.5m£72.2mWeald of Kent is higherDepends on how you count£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Weald of Kent £14.2m, Forest of Dean £16.3mForest of Dean: £16.3mWeald of Kent: £14.2mForest of Dean: £16.4mWeald of Kent: £14.2mForest of Dean: £15.5mWeald of Kent: £13.4m

    £14.2m£14.2m£13.4mForest of Dean is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Weald of Kent £11.8m, Forest of Dean £16.7mForest of Dean: £16.7mWeald of Kent: £11.8mForest of Dean: £16.8mWeald of Kent: £11.8mForest of Dean: £15.9mWeald of Kent: £11.1m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.1mForest of Dean is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Weald of Kent £0.38m, Forest of Dean £0.38mForest of Dean: £0.38mWeald of Kent: £0.38mForest of Dean: £0.38mWeald of Kent: £0.38mForest of Dean: £0.36mWeald of Kent: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mForest of Dean is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Weald of Kent £0.40m, Forest of Dean £0.24mForest of Dean: £0.24mWeald of Kent: £0.40mForest of Dean: £0.24mWeald of Kent: £0.40mForest of Dean: £0.23mWeald of Kent: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mWeald of Kent is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Weald of Kent £0.99m, Forest of Dean £0.49mForest of Dean: £0.49mWeald of Kent: £0.99mForest of Dean: £0.49mWeald of Kent: £0.99mForest of Dean: £0.46mWeald of Kent: £0.94m

    £0.99m£0.99m£0.94mWeald of Kent is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Weald of Kent 24,324, Forest of Dean 23,539Forest of Dean: 23,539Weald of Kent: 24,324

    24,324Weald of Kent is higherDepends on how you count23,539

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Weald of Kent 1,713, Forest of Dean 1,850Forest of Dean: 1,850Weald of Kent: 1,713

    1,713Forest of Dean is higher1,850

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Weald of Kent 3,219, Forest of Dean 3,195Forest of Dean: 3,195Weald of Kent: 3,219

    3,219Weald of Kent is higherDepends on how you count3,195

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Weald of Kent 5,041, Forest of Dean 5,540Forest of Dean: 5,540Weald of Kent: 5,041

    5,041Forest of Dean is higher5,540

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Weald of Kent 8,078, Forest of Dean 8,748Forest of Dean: 8,748Weald of Kent: 8,078

    8,078Forest of Dean is higher8,748

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Weald of Kent 1,551, Forest of Dean 1,243Forest of Dean: 1,243Weald of Kent: 1,551

    1,551Weald of Kent is higher1,243

Show the numbers
Weald of Kent and Forest of Dean, total
MeasureWeald of KentForest of DeanHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£456.7m£458.6m£433.2m£450.7m£452.6m£427.5mWeald of Kent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£300.6m£301.9m£285.1m£289.9m£291.1m£274.9mWeald of Kent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£95.3m£95.7m£90.4m£95.6m£96.0m£90.7mForest of Dean
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£277.2m£278.4m£263.0m£266.0m£267.2m£252.4mWeald of Kent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m£8.0m£8.0m£7.6mForest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£15.4m£15.4m£14.6mWeald of Kent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mForest of Dean
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.2m£32.3m£30.5m£37.5m£37.7m£35.6mForest of Dean
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£10.9m£10.9m£10.3mWeald of Kent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.7m£6.3m£5.6m£5.7m£5.3mWeald of Kent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£76.1m£76.5m£72.2m£72.6m£72.9m£68.9mWeald of Kent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mForest of Dean
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.1m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mForest of Dean
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mForest of Dean
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mWeald of Kent
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.99m£0.99m£0.94m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mWeald of Kent
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,32423,539Weald of Kent
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7131,850Forest of Dean
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2193,195Weald of Kent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,0415,540Forest of Dean
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,0788,748Forest of Dean
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5511,243Weald of Kent

Sources

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

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