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Woking and Epping Forest

105,679 and 104,747 residents (mid-2024).

Woking is higher than Epping Forest on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Woking is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest 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

Woking Epping Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Woking £3,455, Epping Forest £3,905Epping Forest: £3,905Woking: £3,455Epping Forest: £3,922Woking: £3,470Epping Forest: £3,704Woking: £3,277

    £3,455£3,470£3,277Epping Forest is higher£3,905£3,922£3,704

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Woking £12,795, Epping Forest £12,817Epping Forest: £12,817Woking: £12,795Epping Forest: £12,872Woking: £12,849Epping Forest: £12,158Woking: £12,137

    £12,795£12,849£12,137Epping Forest is higher£12,817£12,872£12,158

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £1,352, Epping Forest £1,627Epping Forest: £1,627Woking: £1,352Epping Forest: £1,634Woking: £1,358Epping Forest: £1,544Woking: £1,282

    £1,352£1,358£1,282Epping Forest is higher£1,627£1,634£1,544

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Woking £11,726, Epping Forest £11,539Epping Forest: £11,539Woking: £11,726Epping Forest: £11,588Woking: £11,776Epping Forest: £10,945Woking: £11,122

    £11,726£11,776£11,122Woking is higherDepends on how you count£11,539£11,588£10,945

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Woking £387, Epping Forest £501Epping Forest: £501Woking: £387Epping Forest: £503Woking: £389Epping Forest: £475Woking: £367

    £387£389£367Epping Forest is higher£501£503£475

  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: Woking £664, Epping Forest £751Epping Forest: £751Woking: £664Epping Forest: £755Woking: £666Epping Forest: £713Woking: £629

    £664£666£629Epping Forest is higher£751£755£713

  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: Woking £18, Epping Forest £26Epping Forest: £26Woking: £18Epping Forest: £26Woking: £18Epping Forest: £25Woking: £17

    £18£18£17Epping Forest is higher£26£26£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £233, Epping Forest £309Epping Forest: £309Woking: £233Epping Forest: £310Woking: £234Epping Forest: £293Woking: £221

    £233£234£221Epping Forest is higher£309£310£293

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £117, Epping Forest £97Epping Forest: £97Woking: £117Epping Forest: £98Woking: £117Epping Forest: £92Woking: £111

    £117£117£111Woking is higher£97£98£92

  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: Woking £71, Epping Forest £81Epping Forest: £81Woking: £71Epping Forest: £81Woking: £71Epping Forest: £77Woking: £67

    £71£71£67Epping Forest is higher£81£81£77

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £1,098, Epping Forest £1,325Epping Forest: £1,325Woking: £1,098Epping Forest: £1,331Woking: £1,102Epping Forest: £1,257Woking: £1,041

    £1,098£1,102£1,041Epping Forest is higher£1,325£1,331£1,257

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Woking £178, Epping Forest £178Epping Forest: £178Woking: £178Epping Forest: £178Woking: £179Epping Forest: £169Woking: £169

    £178£179£169Woking is higher£178£178£169

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £172, Epping Forest £207Epping Forest: £207Woking: £172Epping Forest: £208Woking: £173Epping Forest: £196Woking: £163

    £172£173£163Epping Forest is higher£207£208£196

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £7.70, Epping Forest £8.64Epping Forest: £8.64Woking: £7.70Epping Forest: £8.68Woking: £7.73Epping Forest: £8.20Woking: £7.30

    £7.70£7.73£7.30Epping Forest is higher£8.64£8.68£8.20

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Woking £3.38, Epping Forest £5.52Epping Forest: £5.52Woking: £3.38Epping Forest: £5.55Woking: £3.40Epping Forest: £5.24Woking: £3.21

    £3.38£3.40£3.21Epping Forest is higher£5.52£5.55£5.24

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Woking £7.03, Epping Forest £5.96Epping Forest: £5.96Woking: £7.03Epping Forest: £5.98Woking: £7.06Epping Forest: £5.65Woking: £6.67

    £7.03£7.06£6.67Woking is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Woking 998.2, Epping Forest 996.3Epping Forest: 996.3Woking: 998.2

    998.2Woking is higherDepends on how you count996.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Woking 73.0, Epping Forest 104.3Epping Forest: 104.3Woking: 73.0

    73.0Epping Forest is higher104.3

  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: Woking 138.6, Epping Forest 160.4Epping Forest: 160.4Woking: 138.6

    138.6Epping Forest is higher160.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Woking 35.7, Epping Forest 48.3Epping Forest: 48.3Woking: 35.7

    35.7Epping Forest is higher48.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Woking 121.7, Epping Forest 139.5Epping Forest: 139.5Woking: 121.7

    121.7Epping Forest is higher139.5

  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: Woking 16.1, Epping Forest 18.7Epping Forest: 18.7Woking: 16.1

    16.1Epping Forest is higher18.7

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Woking and Epping Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureWokingEpping ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,455£3,470£3,277£3,905£3,922£3,704Epping Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,795£12,849£12,137£12,817£12,872£12,158Epping Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,352£1,358£1,282£1,627£1,634£1,544Epping Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,726£11,776£11,122£11,539£11,588£10,945Woking
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£387£389£367£501£503£475Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£664£666£629£751£755£713Epping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£26£26£25Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£309£310£293Epping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£97£98£92Woking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£71£71£67£81£81£77Epping Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,098£1,102£1,041£1,325£1,331£1,257Epping Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£178£178£169Woking
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£173£163£207£208£196Epping Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.70£7.73£7.30£8.64£8.68£8.20Epping Forest
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.38£3.40£3.21£5.52£5.55£5.24Epping Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£5.96£5.98£5.65Woking
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026998.2996.3Woking
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202673.0104.3Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026138.6160.4Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.748.3Epping Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026121.7139.5Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.118.7Epping Forest

Per resident

Woking is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest 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

Woking Epping Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Woking £3,455, Epping Forest £3,905Epping Forest: £3,905Woking: £3,455Epping Forest: £3,922Woking: £3,470Epping Forest: £3,704Woking: £3,277

    £3,455£3,470£3,277Epping Forest is higher£3,905£3,922£3,704

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Woking £2,065, Epping Forest £2,306Epping Forest: £2,306Woking: £2,065Epping Forest: £2,316Woking: £2,074Epping Forest: £2,188Woking: £1,959

    £2,065£2,074£1,959Epping Forest is higher£2,306£2,316£2,188

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Woking £855, Epping Forest £1,009Epping Forest: £1,009Woking: £855Epping Forest: £1,014Woking: £858Epping Forest: £957Woking: £811

    £855£858£811Epping Forest is higher£1,009£1,014£957

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Woking £1,892, Epping Forest £2,076Epping Forest: £2,076Woking: £1,892Epping Forest: £2,085Woking: £1,901Epping Forest: £1,969Woking: £1,795

    £1,892£1,901£1,795Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,076£2,085£1,969

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Woking £63, Epping Forest £90Epping Forest: £90Woking: £63Epping Forest: £91Woking: £63Epping Forest: £86Woking: £59

    £63£63£59Epping Forest is higher£90£91£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £107, Epping Forest £135Epping Forest: £135Woking: £107Epping Forest: £136Woking: £108Epping Forest: £128Woking: £102

    £107£108£102Epping Forest is higher£135£136£128

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Woking £2.95, Epping Forest £4.70Epping Forest: £4.70Woking: £2.95Epping Forest: £4.72Woking: £2.96Epping Forest: £4.46Woking: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80Epping Forest is higher£4.70£4.72£4.46

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £233, Epping Forest £309Epping Forest: £309Woking: £233Epping Forest: £310Woking: £234Epping Forest: £293Woking: £221

    £233£234£221Epping Forest is higher£309£310£293

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Woking £117, Epping Forest £97Epping Forest: £97Woking: £117Epping Forest: £98Woking: £117Epping Forest: £92Woking: £111

    £117£117£111Woking is higher£97£98£92

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Woking £45, Epping Forest £50Epping Forest: £50Woking: £45Epping Forest: £50Woking: £45Epping Forest: £48Woking: £43

    £45£45£43Epping Forest is higher£50£50£48

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Woking £694, Epping Forest £822Epping Forest: £822Woking: £694Epping Forest: £825Woking: £697Epping Forest: £780Woking: £658

    £694£697£658Epping Forest is higher£822£825£780

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Woking £178, Epping Forest £178Epping Forest: £178Woking: £178Epping Forest: £178Woking: £179Epping Forest: £169Woking: £169

    £178£179£169Woking is higher£178£178£169

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Woking £109, Epping Forest £128Epping Forest: £128Woking: £109Epping Forest: £129Woking: £109Epping Forest: £122Woking: £103

    £109£109£103Epping Forest is higher£128£129£122

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Woking £4.86, Epping Forest £5.37Epping Forest: £5.37Woking: £4.86Epping Forest: £5.39Woking: £4.88Epping Forest: £5.09Woking: £4.61

    £4.86£4.88£4.61Epping Forest is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Woking £2.14, Epping Forest £3.43Epping Forest: £3.43Woking: £2.14Epping Forest: £3.44Woking: £2.15Epping Forest: £3.25Woking: £2.03

    £2.14£2.15£2.03Epping Forest is higher£3.43£3.44£3.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Woking £7.03, Epping Forest £5.96Epping Forest: £5.96Woking: £7.03Epping Forest: £5.98Woking: £7.06Epping Forest: £5.65Woking: £6.67

    £7.03£7.06£6.67Woking is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Woking 161.1, Epping Forest 179.3Epping Forest: 179.3Woking: 161.1

    161.1Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count179.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Woking 11.8, Epping Forest 18.8Epping Forest: 18.8Woking: 11.8

    11.8Epping Forest is higher18.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Woking 22.4, Epping Forest 28.9Epping Forest: 28.9Woking: 22.4

    22.4Epping Forest is higher28.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Woking 35.7, Epping Forest 48.3Epping Forest: 48.3Woking: 35.7

    35.7Epping Forest is higher48.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Woking 77.0, Epping Forest 86.5Epping Forest: 86.5Woking: 77.0

    77.0Epping Forest is higher86.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Woking 10.2, Epping Forest 11.6Epping Forest: 11.6Woking: 10.2

    10.2Epping Forest is higher11.6

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Woking and Epping Forest, per resident
MeasureWokingEpping ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,455£3,470£3,277£3,905£3,922£3,704Epping Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,065£2,074£1,959£2,306£2,316£2,188Epping Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£855£858£811£1,009£1,014£957Epping Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,892£1,901£1,795£2,076£2,085£1,969Epping Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£63£59£90£91£86Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£135£136£128Epping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£4.70£4.72£4.46Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£309£310£293Epping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£97£98£92Woking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£45£45£43£50£50£48Epping Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£694£697£658£822£825£780Epping Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£178£178£169Woking
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103£128£129£122Epping Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.86£4.88£4.61£5.37£5.39£5.09Epping Forest
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.14£2.15£2.03£3.43£3.44£3.25Epping Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.67£5.96£5.98£5.65Woking
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026161.1179.3Epping Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.818.8Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.428.9Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.748.3Epping Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.086.5Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.211.6Epping Forest

Total

Woking is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest 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

Woking Epping Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Woking £365.1m, Epping Forest £409.1mEpping Forest: £409.1mWoking: £365.1mEpping Forest: £410.8mWoking: £366.7mEpping Forest: £388.0mWoking: £346.3m

    £365.1m£366.7m£346.3mEpping Forest is higher£409.1m£410.8m£388.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Woking £218.2m, Epping Forest £241.6mEpping Forest: £241.6mWoking: £218.2mEpping Forest: £242.6mWoking: £219.2mEpping Forest: £229.1mWoking: £207.0m

    £218.2m£219.2m£207.0mEpping Forest is higher£241.6m£242.6m£229.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Woking £90.3m, Epping Forest £105.7mEpping Forest: £105.7mWoking: £90.3mEpping Forest: £106.2mWoking: £90.7mEpping Forest: £100.3mWoking: £85.7m

    £90.3m£90.7m£85.7mEpping Forest is higher£105.7m£106.2m£100.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Woking £200.0m, Epping Forest £217.5mEpping Forest: £217.5mWoking: £200.0mEpping Forest: £218.4mWoking: £200.8mEpping Forest: £206.3mWoking: £189.7m

    £200.0m£200.8m£189.7mEpping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£217.5m£218.4m£206.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Woking £6.6m, Epping Forest £9.4mEpping Forest: £9.4mWoking: £6.6mEpping Forest: £9.5mWoking: £6.6mEpping Forest: £9.0mWoking: £6.3m

    £6.6m£6.6m£6.3mEpping Forest is higher£9.4m£9.5m£9.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Woking £11.3m, Epping Forest £14.2mEpping Forest: £14.2mWoking: £11.3mEpping Forest: £14.2mWoking: £11.4mEpping Forest: £13.4mWoking: £10.7m

    £11.3m£11.4m£10.7mEpping Forest is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Woking £0.31m, Epping Forest £0.49mEpping Forest: £0.49mWoking: £0.31mEpping Forest: £0.49mWoking: £0.31mEpping Forest: £0.47mWoking: £0.30m

    £0.31m£0.31m£0.30mEpping Forest is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Woking £24.6m, Epping Forest £32.3mEpping Forest: £32.3mWoking: £24.6mEpping Forest: £32.5mWoking: £24.7mEpping Forest: £30.7mWoking: £23.4m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.4mEpping Forest is higher£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Woking £12.4m, Epping Forest £10.2mEpping Forest: £10.2mWoking: £12.4mEpping Forest: £10.2mWoking: £12.4mEpping Forest: £9.7mWoking: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mWoking is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Woking £4.7m, Epping Forest £5.3mEpping Forest: £5.3mWoking: £4.7mEpping Forest: £5.3mWoking: £4.8mEpping Forest: £5.0mWoking: £4.5m

    £4.7m£4.8m£4.5mEpping Forest is higher£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Woking £73.3m, Epping Forest £86.1mEpping Forest: £86.1mWoking: £73.3mEpping Forest: £86.5mWoking: £73.6mEpping Forest: £81.7mWoking: £69.6m

    £73.3m£73.6m£69.6mEpping Forest is higher£86.1m£86.5m£81.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Woking £18.8m, Epping Forest £18.6mEpping Forest: £18.6mWoking: £18.8mEpping Forest: £18.7mWoking: £18.9mEpping Forest: £17.7mWoking: £17.9m

    £18.8m£18.9m£17.9mWoking is higher£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Woking £11.5m, Epping Forest £13.5mEpping Forest: £13.5mWoking: £11.5mEpping Forest: £13.5mWoking: £11.5mEpping Forest: £12.8mWoking: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.5m£10.9mEpping Forest is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Woking £0.51m, Epping Forest £0.56mEpping Forest: £0.56mWoking: £0.51mEpping Forest: £0.56mWoking: £0.52mEpping Forest: £0.53mWoking: £0.49m

    £0.51m£0.52m£0.49mEpping Forest is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Woking £0.23m, Epping Forest £0.36mEpping Forest: £0.36mWoking: £0.23mEpping Forest: £0.36mWoking: £0.23mEpping Forest: £0.34mWoking: £0.21m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.21mEpping Forest is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Woking £0.74m, Epping Forest £0.62mEpping Forest: £0.62mWoking: £0.74mEpping Forest: £0.63mWoking: £0.75mEpping Forest: £0.59mWoking: £0.71m

    £0.74m£0.75m£0.71mWoking is higher£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Woking 17,025, Epping Forest 18,778Epping Forest: 18,778Woking: 17,025

    17,025Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count18,778

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Woking 1,245, Epping Forest 1,966Epping Forest: 1,966Woking: 1,245

    1,245Epping Forest is higher1,966

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Woking 2,364, Epping Forest 3,023Epping Forest: 3,023Woking: 2,364

    2,364Epping Forest is higher3,023

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Woking 3,774, Epping Forest 5,054Epping Forest: 5,054Woking: 3,774

    3,774Epping Forest is higher5,054

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Woking 8,132, Epping Forest 9,060Epping Forest: 9,060Woking: 8,132

    8,132Epping Forest is higher9,060

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Woking 1,076, Epping Forest 1,216Epping Forest: 1,216Woking: 1,076

    1,076Epping Forest is higher1,216

Show the numbers
Woking and Epping Forest, total
MeasureWokingEpping ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£365.1m£366.7m£346.3m£409.1m£410.8m£388.0mEpping Forest
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£218.2m£219.2m£207.0m£241.6m£242.6m£229.1mEpping Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£90.3m£90.7m£85.7m£105.7m£106.2m£100.3mEpping Forest
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£200.0m£200.8m£189.7m£217.5m£218.4m£206.3mEpping Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.6m£6.6m£6.3m£9.4m£9.5m£9.0mEpping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m£14.2m£14.2m£13.4mEpping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mEpping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m£32.3m£32.5m£30.7mEpping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£10.2m£10.2m£9.7mWoking
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.8m£4.5m£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mEpping Forest
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.3m£73.6m£69.6m£86.1m£86.5m£81.7mEpping Forest
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m£18.6m£18.7m£17.7mWoking
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mEpping Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mEpping Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.21m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mEpping Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.75m£0.71m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mWoking
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,02518,778Epping Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,2451,966Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3643,023Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,7745,054Epping Forest
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,1329,060Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0761,216Epping Forest

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.
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