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Bristol, City of and Reading

494,225 and 182,809 residents (mid-2024).

Bristol, City of is higher than Reading on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 6 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

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

Bristol, City of Reading

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £3,653, Reading £3,289Reading: £3,289Bristol, City of: £3,653Reading: £3,303Bristol, City of: £3,669Reading: £3,120Bristol, City of: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Bristol, City of is higher£3,289£3,303£3,120

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of £13,026, Reading £12,426Reading: £12,426Bristol, City of: £13,026Reading: £12,479Bristol, City of: £13,081Reading: £11,786Bristol, City of: £12,356

    £13,026£13,081£12,356Bristol, City of is higher£12,426£12,479£11,786

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £1,816, Reading £1,764Reading: £1,764Bristol, City of: £1,816Reading: £1,772Bristol, City of: £1,823Reading: £1,673Bristol, City of: £1,722

    £1,816£1,823£1,722Bristol, City of is higher£1,764£1,772£1,673

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of £11,594, Reading £10,862Reading: £10,862Bristol, City of: £11,594Reading: £10,909Bristol, City of: £11,643Reading: £10,303Bristol, City of: £10,997

    £11,594£11,643£10,997Bristol, City of is higher£10,862£10,909£10,303

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of £654, Reading £921Reading: £921Bristol, City of: £654Reading: £925Bristol, City of: £657Reading: £874Bristol, City of: £620

    £654£657£620Reading is higherDepends on how you count£921£925£874

  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: Bristol, City of £744, Reading £606Reading: £606Bristol, City of: £744Reading: £608Bristol, City of: £748Reading: £575Bristol, City of: £706

    £744£748£706Bristol, City of is higher£606£608£575

  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: Bristol, City of £34, Reading £36Reading: £36Bristol, City of: £34Reading: £36Bristol, City of: £34Reading: £34Bristol, City of: £32

    £34£34£32Reading is higherDepends on how you count£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £437, Reading £279Reading: £279Bristol, City of: £437Reading: £280Bristol, City of: £439Reading: £265Bristol, City of: £414

    £437£439£414Bristol, City of is higher£279£280£265

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £106, Reading £113Reading: £113Bristol, City of: £106Reading: £113Bristol, City of: £106Reading: £107Bristol, City of: £100

    £106£106£100Reading is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

  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: Bristol, City of £78, Reading £75Reading: £75Bristol, City of: £78Reading: £75Bristol, City of: £78Reading: £71Bristol, City of: £74

    £78£78£74Bristol, City of is higher£75£75£71

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £1,419, Reading £1,505Reading: £1,505Bristol, City of: £1,419Reading: £1,512Bristol, City of: £1,425Reading: £1,428Bristol, City of: £1,346

    £1,419£1,425£1,346Reading is higherDepends on how you count£1,505£1,512£1,428

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bristol, City of £270, Reading £250Reading: £250Bristol, City of: £270Reading: £251Bristol, City of: £271Reading: £237Bristol, City of: £256

    £270£271£256Bristol, City of is higher£250£251£237

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £306, Reading £171Reading: £171Bristol, City of: £306Reading: £172Bristol, City of: £307Reading: £162Bristol, City of: £290

    £306£307£290Bristol, City of is higher£171£172£162

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £6.38, Reading £8.93Reading: £8.93Bristol, City of: £6.38Reading: £8.97Bristol, City of: £6.41Reading: £8.47Bristol, City of: £6.05

    £6.38£6.41£6.05Reading is higherDepends on how you count£8.93£8.97£8.47

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of £6.94, Reading £4.39Reading: £4.39Bristol, City of: £6.94Reading: £4.40Bristol, City of: £6.97Reading: £4.16Bristol, City of: £6.58

    £6.94£6.97£6.58Bristol, City of is higher£4.39£4.40£4.16

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £5.76, Reading £4.84Reading: £4.84Bristol, City of: £5.76Reading: £4.86Bristol, City of: £5.78Reading: £4.59Bristol, City of: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Bristol, City of is higher£4.84£4.86£4.59

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of 1,024.9, Reading 963.7Reading: 963.7Bristol, City of: 1,024.9

    1,024.9Bristol, City of is higher963.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bristol, City of 133.8, Reading 144.5Reading: 144.5Bristol, City of: 133.8

    133.8Reading is higherDepends on how you count144.5

  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: Bristol, City of 149.8, Reading 128.6Reading: 128.6Bristol, City of: 149.8

    149.8Bristol, City of is higher128.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 64.1, Reading 43.5Reading: 43.5Bristol, City of: 64.1

    64.1Bristol, City of is higher43.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bristol, City of 167.3, Reading 162.6Reading: 162.6Bristol, City of: 167.3

    167.3Bristol, City of is higher162.6

  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: Bristol, City of 17.2, Reading 16.7Reading: 16.7Bristol, City of: 17.2

    17.2Bristol, City of is higher16.7

Show the numbers
Bristol, City of and Reading, per person in the age group
MeasureBristol, City ofReadingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£3,289£3,303£3,120Bristol, City of
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,026£13,081£12,356£12,426£12,479£11,786Bristol, City of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,816£1,823£1,722£1,764£1,772£1,673Bristol, City of
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,594£11,643£10,997£10,862£10,909£10,303Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£654£657£620£921£925£874Reading
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£744£748£706£606£608£575Bristol, City of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£36£36£34Reading
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£414£279£280£265Bristol, City of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£113£113£107Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£75£75£71Bristol, City of
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346£1,505£1,512£1,428Reading
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£270£271£256£250£251£237Bristol, City of
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£306£307£290£171£172£162Bristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.38£6.41£6.05£8.93£8.97£8.47Reading
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58£4.39£4.40£4.16Bristol, City of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£4.84£4.86£4.59Bristol, City of
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.9963.7Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.8144.5Reading
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.8128.6Bristol, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.143.5Bristol, City of
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026167.3162.6Bristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.216.7Bristol, City of

Per resident

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

Bristol, City of Reading

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £3,653, Reading £3,289Reading: £3,289Bristol, City of: £3,653Reading: £3,303Bristol, City of: £3,669Reading: £3,120Bristol, City of: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Bristol, City of is higher£3,289£3,303£3,120

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,545, Reading £1,418Reading: £1,418Bristol, City of: £1,545Reading: £1,424Bristol, City of: £1,551Reading: £1,345Bristol, City of: £1,465

    £1,545£1,551£1,465Bristol, City of is higher£1,418£1,424£1,345

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,290, Reading £1,225Reading: £1,225Bristol, City of: £1,290Reading: £1,230Bristol, City of: £1,295Reading: £1,162Bristol, City of: £1,223

    £1,290£1,295£1,223Bristol, City of is higher£1,225£1,230£1,162

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,375, Reading £1,239Reading: £1,239Bristol, City of: £1,375Reading: £1,245Bristol, City of: £1,381Reading: £1,176Bristol, City of: £1,304

    £1,375£1,381£1,304Bristol, City of is higher£1,239£1,245£1,176

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bristol, City of £78, Reading £105Reading: £105Bristol, City of: £78Reading: £106Bristol, City of: £78Reading: £100Bristol, City of: £74

    £78£78£74Reading is higherDepends on how you count£105£106£100

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £88, Reading £69Reading: £69Bristol, City of: £88Reading: £69Bristol, City of: £89Reading: £66Bristol, City of: £84

    £88£89£84Bristol, City of is higher£69£69£66

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £4.02, Reading £4.14Reading: £4.14Bristol, City of: £4.02Reading: £4.16Bristol, City of: £4.03Reading: £3.93Bristol, City of: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81Reading is higherDepends on how you count£4.14£4.16£3.93

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £437, Reading £279Reading: £279Bristol, City of: £437Reading: £280Bristol, City of: £439Reading: £265Bristol, City of: £414

    £437£439£414Bristol, City of is higher£279£280£265

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £106, Reading £113Reading: £113Bristol, City of: £106Reading: £113Bristol, City of: £106Reading: £107Bristol, City of: £100

    £106£106£100Reading is higherDepends on how you count£113£113£107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bristol, City of £55, Reading £52Reading: £52Bristol, City of: £55Reading: £52Bristol, City of: £55Reading: £49Bristol, City of: £52

    £55£55£52Bristol, City of is higher£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bristol, City of £1,008, Reading £1,045Reading: £1,045Bristol, City of: £1,008Reading: £1,049Bristol, City of: £1,012Reading: £991Bristol, City of: £956

    £1,008£1,012£956Reading is higherDepends on how you count£1,045£1,049£991

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bristol, City of £270, Reading £250Reading: £250Bristol, City of: £270Reading: £251Bristol, City of: £271Reading: £237Bristol, City of: £256

    £270£271£256Bristol, City of is higher£250£251£237

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bristol, City of £217, Reading £119Reading: £119Bristol, City of: £217Reading: £119Bristol, City of: £218Reading: £113Bristol, City of: £206

    £217£218£206Bristol, City of is higher£119£119£113

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bristol, City of £4.52, Reading £6.20Reading: £6.20Bristol, City of: £4.52Reading: £6.23Bristol, City of: £4.54Reading: £5.88Bristol, City of: £4.29

    £4.52£4.54£4.29Reading is higherDepends on how you count£6.20£6.23£5.88

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bristol, City of £4.92, Reading £3.05Reading: £3.05Bristol, City of: £4.92Reading: £3.06Bristol, City of: £4.94Reading: £2.89Bristol, City of: £4.67

    £4.92£4.94£4.67Bristol, City of is higher£3.05£3.06£2.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bristol, City of £5.76, Reading £4.84Reading: £4.84Bristol, City of: £5.76Reading: £4.86Bristol, City of: £5.78Reading: £4.59Bristol, City of: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46Bristol, City of is higher£4.84£4.86£4.59

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 121.6, Reading 110.0Reading: 110.0Bristol, City of: 121.6

    121.6Bristol, City of is higher110.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 15.9, Reading 16.5Reading: 16.5Bristol, City of: 15.9

    15.9Reading is higherDepends on how you count16.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 17.8, Reading 14.7Reading: 14.7Bristol, City of: 17.8

    17.8Bristol, City of is higher14.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 64.1, Reading 43.5Reading: 43.5Bristol, City of: 64.1

    64.1Bristol, City of is higher43.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 118.9, Reading 112.9Reading: 112.9Bristol, City of: 118.9

    118.9Bristol, City of is higher112.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bristol, City of 12.2, Reading 11.6Reading: 11.6Bristol, City of: 12.2

    12.2Bristol, City of is higher11.6

Show the numbers
Bristol, City of and Reading, per resident
MeasureBristol, City ofReadingHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£3,289£3,303£3,120Bristol, City of
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,545£1,551£1,465£1,418£1,424£1,345Bristol, City of
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,290£1,295£1,223£1,225£1,230£1,162Bristol, City of
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,375£1,381£1,304£1,239£1,245£1,176Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74£105£106£100Reading
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84£69£69£66Bristol, City of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£4.14£4.16£3.93Reading
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£414£279£280£265Bristol, City of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100£113£113£107Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£52£52£49Bristol, City of
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,008£1,012£956£1,045£1,049£991Reading
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£270£271£256£250£251£237Bristol, City of
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£217£218£206£119£119£113Bristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29£6.20£6.23£5.88Reading
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67£3.05£3.06£2.89Bristol, City of
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£4.84£4.86£4.59Bristol, City of
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026121.6110.0Bristol, City of
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.916.5Reading
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.814.7Bristol, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.143.5Bristol, City of
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026118.9112.9Bristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.211.6Bristol, City of

Total

Bristol, City of is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Reading on 0. 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

Bristol, City of Reading

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bristol, City of £1.8bn, Reading £601.3mReading: £601.3mBristol, City of: £1.8bnReading: £603.8mBristol, City of: £1.8bnReading: £570.3mBristol, City of: £1.7bn

    £1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnBristol, City of is higher£601.3m£603.8m£570.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bristol, City of £763.5m, Reading £259.2mReading: £259.2mBristol, City of: £763.5mReading: £260.3mBristol, City of: £766.8mReading: £245.9mBristol, City of: £724.2m

    £763.5m£766.8m£724.2mBristol, City of is higher£259.2m£260.3m£245.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bristol, City of £637.4m, Reading £223.9mReading: £223.9mBristol, City of: £637.4mReading: £224.8mBristol, City of: £640.1mReading: £212.3mBristol, City of: £604.6m

    £637.4m£640.1m£604.6mBristol, City of is higher£223.9m£224.8m£212.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bristol, City of £679.6m, Reading £226.6mReading: £226.6mBristol, City of: £679.6mReading: £227.6mBristol, City of: £682.5mReading: £214.9mBristol, City of: £644.6m

    £679.6m£682.5m£644.6mBristol, City of is higher£226.6m£227.6m£214.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bristol, City of £38.3m, Reading £19.2mReading: £19.2mBristol, City of: £38.3mReading: £19.3mBristol, City of: £38.5mReading: £18.2mBristol, City of: £36.4m

    £38.3m£38.5m£36.4mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of £43.6m, Reading £12.6mReading: £12.6mBristol, City of: £43.6mReading: £12.7mBristol, City of: £43.8mReading: £12.0mBristol, City of: £41.4m

    £43.6m£43.8m£41.4mBristol, City of is higher£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bristol, City of £2.0m, Reading £0.76mReading: £0.76mBristol, City of: £2.0mReading: £0.76mBristol, City of: £2.0mReading: £0.72mBristol, City of: £1.9m

    £2.0m£2.0m£1.9mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of £215.9m, Reading £51.0mReading: £51.0mBristol, City of: £215.9mReading: £51.3mBristol, City of: £216.9mReading: £48.4mBristol, City of: £204.8m

    £215.9m£216.9m£204.8mBristol, City of is higher£51.0m£51.3m£48.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of £52.3m, Reading £20.7mReading: £20.7mBristol, City of: £52.3mReading: £20.7mBristol, City of: £52.6mReading: £19.6mBristol, City of: £49.7m

    £52.3m£52.6m£49.7mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£20.7m£20.7m£19.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bristol, City of £27.2m, Reading £9.5mReading: £9.5mBristol, City of: £27.2mReading: £9.5mBristol, City of: £27.3mReading: £9.0mBristol, City of: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mBristol, City of is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bristol, City of £498.1m, Reading £191.0mReading: £191.0mBristol, City of: £498.1mReading: £191.8mBristol, City of: £500.2mReading: £181.2mBristol, City of: £472.5m

    £498.1m£500.2m£472.5mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£191.0m£191.8m£181.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bristol, City of £133.4m, Reading £45.6mReading: £45.6mBristol, City of: £133.4mReading: £45.8mBristol, City of: £134.0mReading: £43.3mBristol, City of: £126.5m

    £133.4m£134.0m£126.5mBristol, City of is higher£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bristol, City of £107.4m, Reading £21.7mReading: £21.7mBristol, City of: £107.4mReading: £21.8mBristol, City of: £107.8mReading: £20.6mBristol, City of: £101.9m

    £107.4m£107.8m£101.9mBristol, City of is higher£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bristol, City of £2.2m, Reading £1.1mReading: £1.1mBristol, City of: £2.2mReading: £1.1mBristol, City of: £2.2mReading: £1.1mBristol, City of: £2.1m

    £2.2m£2.2m£2.1mBristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bristol, City of £2.4m, Reading £0.56mReading: £0.56mBristol, City of: £2.4mReading: £0.56mBristol, City of: £2.4mReading: £0.53mBristol, City of: £2.3m

    £2.4m£2.4m£2.3mBristol, City of is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bristol, City of £2.8m, Reading £0.88mReading: £0.88mBristol, City of: £2.8mReading: £0.89mBristol, City of: £2.9mReading: £0.84mBristol, City of: £2.7m

    £2.8m£2.9m£2.7mBristol, City of is higher£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bristol, City of 60,077, Reading 20,103Reading: 20,103Bristol, City of: 60,077

    60,077Bristol, City of is higher20,103

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bristol, City of 7,840, Reading 3,015Reading: 3,015Bristol, City of: 7,840

    7,840Bristol, City of is higherDepends on how you count3,015

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of 8,779, Reading 2,682Reading: 2,682Bristol, City of: 8,779

    8,779Bristol, City of is higher2,682

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bristol, City of 31,700, Reading 7,952Reading: 7,952Bristol, City of: 31,700

    31,700Bristol, City of is higher7,952

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bristol, City of 58,737, Reading 20,634Reading: 20,634Bristol, City of: 58,737

    58,737Bristol, City of is higher20,634

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bristol, City of 6,038, Reading 2,122Reading: 2,122Bristol, City of: 6,038

    6,038Bristol, City of is higher2,122

Show the numbers
Bristol, City of and Reading, total
MeasureBristol, City ofReadingHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn£601.3m£603.8m£570.3mBristol, City of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£763.5m£766.8m£724.2m£259.2m£260.3m£245.9mBristol, City of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£637.4m£640.1m£604.6m£223.9m£224.8m£212.3mBristol, City of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£679.6m£682.5m£644.6m£226.6m£227.6m£214.9mBristol, City of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£38.3m£38.5m£36.4m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mBristol, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mBristol, City of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mBristol, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£215.9m£216.9m£204.8m£51.0m£51.3m£48.4mBristol, City of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.3m£52.6m£49.7m£20.7m£20.7m£19.6mBristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mBristol, City of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£498.1m£500.2m£472.5m£191.0m£191.8m£181.2mBristol, City of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£133.4m£134.0m£126.5m£45.6m£45.8m£43.3mBristol, City of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.9m£21.7m£21.8m£20.6mBristol, City of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m£1.1mBristol, City of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mBristol, City of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mBristol, City of
State Pensiontotal, March 202660,07720,103Bristol, City of
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,8403,015Bristol, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,7792,682Bristol, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202631,7007,952Bristol, City of
Universal Credittotal, May 202658,73720,634Bristol, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,0382,122Bristol, City of

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.