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Thurrock and Crawley

181,287 and 123,758 residents (mid-2024).

Thurrock is higher than Crawley on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Thurrock is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Crawley 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

Thurrock Crawley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thurrock £3,696, Crawley £3,738Crawley: £3,738Thurrock: £3,696Crawley: £3,754Thurrock: £3,711Crawley: £3,546Thurrock: £3,506

    £3,696£3,711£3,506Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£3,738£3,754£3,546

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Thurrock £13,114, Crawley £13,044Crawley: £13,044Thurrock: £13,114Crawley: £13,099Thurrock: £13,170Crawley: £12,373Thurrock: £12,440

    £13,114£13,170£12,440Thurrock is higher£13,044£13,099£12,373

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Thurrock £2,123, Crawley £2,106Crawley: £2,106Thurrock: £2,123Crawley: £2,115Thurrock: £2,132Crawley: £1,998Thurrock: £2,013

    £2,123£2,132£2,013Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count£2,106£2,115£1,998

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Thurrock £11,620, Crawley £11,682Crawley: £11,682Thurrock: £11,620Crawley: £11,731Thurrock: £11,669Crawley: £11,081Thurrock: £11,022

    £11,620£11,669£11,022Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£11,682£11,731£11,081

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Thurrock £618, Crawley £648Crawley: £648Thurrock: £618Crawley: £650Thurrock: £620Crawley: £614Thurrock: £586

    £618£620£586Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£648£650£614

  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: Thurrock £845, Crawley £685Crawley: £685Thurrock: £845Crawley: £688Thurrock: £848Crawley: £649Thurrock: £801

    £845£848£801Thurrock is higher£685£688£649

  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: Thurrock £33, Crawley £30Crawley: £30Thurrock: £33Crawley: £30Thurrock: £33Crawley: £28Thurrock: £31

    £33£33£31Thurrock is higher£30£30£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thurrock £359, Crawley £353Crawley: £353Thurrock: £359Crawley: £354Thurrock: £361Crawley: £335Thurrock: £341

    £359£361£341Thurrock is higher£353£354£335

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thurrock £141, Crawley £127Crawley: £127Thurrock: £141Crawley: £127Thurrock: £142Crawley: £120Thurrock: £134

    £141£142£134Thurrock is higher£127£127£120

  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: Thurrock £113, Crawley £91Crawley: £91Thurrock: £113Crawley: £91Thurrock: £114Crawley: £86Thurrock: £107

    £113£114£107Thurrock is higher£91£91£86

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Thurrock £1,814, Crawley £1,783Crawley: £1,783Thurrock: £1,814Crawley: £1,790Thurrock: £1,822Crawley: £1,691Thurrock: £1,721

    £1,814£1,822£1,721Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count£1,783£1,790£1,691

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thurrock £160, Crawley £230Crawley: £230Thurrock: £160Crawley: £231Thurrock: £160Crawley: £218Thurrock: £151

    £160£160£151Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thurrock £185, Crawley £219Crawley: £219Thurrock: £185Crawley: £220Thurrock: £186Crawley: £208Thurrock: £176

    £185£186£176Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£219£220£208

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Thurrock £5.50, Crawley £8.11Crawley: £8.11Thurrock: £5.50Crawley: £8.14Thurrock: £5.53Crawley: £7.69Thurrock: £5.22

    £5.50£5.53£5.22Crawley is higher£8.11£8.14£7.69

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Thurrock £4.86, Crawley £5.27Crawley: £5.27Thurrock: £4.86Crawley: £5.29Thurrock: £4.88Crawley: £5.00Thurrock: £4.61

    £4.86£4.88£4.61Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£5.27£5.29£5.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thurrock £5.46, Crawley £6.25Crawley: £6.25Thurrock: £5.46Crawley: £6.28Thurrock: £5.48Crawley: £5.93Thurrock: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£6.25£6.28£5.93

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Thurrock 1,020.4, Crawley 1,020.8Crawley: 1,020.8Thurrock: 1,020.4

    1,020.4Crawley is higherDepends on how you count1,020.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Thurrock 131.8, Crawley 115.6Crawley: 115.6Thurrock: 131.8

    131.8Thurrock is higher115.6

  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: Thurrock 175.5, Crawley 143.0Crawley: 143.0Thurrock: 175.5

    175.5Thurrock is higher143.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thurrock 57.1, Crawley 53.8Crawley: 53.8Thurrock: 57.1

    57.1Thurrock is higher53.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Thurrock 187.3, Crawley 199.9Crawley: 199.9Thurrock: 187.3

    187.3Crawley is higherDepends on how you count199.9

  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: Thurrock 25.3, Crawley 20.7Crawley: 20.7Thurrock: 25.3

    25.3Thurrock is higher20.7

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Thurrock and Crawley, per person in the age group
MeasureThurrockCrawleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,696£3,711£3,506£3,738£3,754£3,546Crawley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,114£13,170£12,440£13,044£13,099£12,373Thurrock
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,123£2,132£2,013£2,106£2,115£1,998Thurrock
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,620£11,669£11,022£11,682£11,731£11,081Crawley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£618£620£586£648£650£614Crawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£845£848£801£685£688£649Thurrock
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£30£30£28Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£359£361£341£353£354£335Thurrock
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£127£127£120Thurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£113£114£107£91£91£86Thurrock
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,814£1,822£1,721£1,783£1,790£1,691Thurrock
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£160£151£230£231£218Crawley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£176£219£220£208Crawley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22£8.11£8.14£7.69Crawley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.86£4.88£4.61£5.27£5.29£5.00Crawley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,020.41,020.8Crawley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026131.8115.6Thurrock
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026175.5143.0Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.153.8Thurrock
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026187.3199.9Crawley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.320.7Thurrock

Per resident

Thurrock is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Crawley 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

Thurrock Crawley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Thurrock £3,696, Crawley £3,738Crawley: £3,738Thurrock: £3,696Crawley: £3,754Thurrock: £3,711Crawley: £3,546Thurrock: £3,506

    £3,696£3,711£3,506Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£3,738£3,754£3,546

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Thurrock £1,669, Crawley £1,641Crawley: £1,641Thurrock: £1,669Crawley: £1,648Thurrock: £1,676Crawley: £1,556Thurrock: £1,583

    £1,669£1,676£1,583Thurrock is higher£1,641£1,648£1,556

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Thurrock £1,361, Crawley £1,381Crawley: £1,381Thurrock: £1,361Crawley: £1,387Thurrock: £1,367Crawley: £1,310Thurrock: £1,291

    £1,361£1,367£1,291Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£1,381£1,387£1,310

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Thurrock £1,479, Crawley £1,469Crawley: £1,469Thurrock: £1,479Crawley: £1,476Thurrock: £1,485Crawley: £1,394Thurrock: £1,402

    £1,479£1,485£1,402Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count£1,469£1,476£1,394

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Thurrock £79, Crawley £81Crawley: £81Thurrock: £79Crawley: £82Thurrock: £79Crawley: £77Thurrock: £75

    £79£79£75Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£81£82£77

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Thurrock £107, Crawley £86Crawley: £86Thurrock: £107Crawley: £86Thurrock: £108Crawley: £82Thurrock: £102

    £107£108£102Thurrock is higher£86£86£82

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Thurrock £4.14, Crawley £3.75Crawley: £3.75Thurrock: £4.14Crawley: £3.77Thurrock: £4.16Crawley: £3.56Thurrock: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Thurrock is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Thurrock £359, Crawley £353Crawley: £353Thurrock: £359Crawley: £354Thurrock: £361Crawley: £335Thurrock: £341

    £359£361£341Thurrock is higher£353£354£335

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Thurrock £141, Crawley £127Crawley: £127Thurrock: £141Crawley: £127Thurrock: £142Crawley: £120Thurrock: £134

    £141£142£134Thurrock is higher£127£127£120

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Thurrock £72, Crawley £60Crawley: £60Thurrock: £72Crawley: £60Thurrock: £73Crawley: £57Thurrock: £69

    £72£73£69Thurrock is higher£60£60£57

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Thurrock £1,163, Crawley £1,169Crawley: £1,169Thurrock: £1,163Crawley: £1,174Thurrock: £1,168Crawley: £1,109Thurrock: £1,103

    £1,163£1,168£1,103Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£1,169£1,174£1,109

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Thurrock £160, Crawley £230Crawley: £230Thurrock: £160Crawley: £231Thurrock: £160Crawley: £218Thurrock: £151

    £160£160£151Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Thurrock £119, Crawley £144Crawley: £144Thurrock: £119Crawley: £144Thurrock: £119Crawley: £136Thurrock: £113

    £119£119£113Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£144£144£136

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Thurrock £3.53, Crawley £5.31Crawley: £5.31Thurrock: £3.53Crawley: £5.34Thurrock: £3.55Crawley: £5.04Thurrock: £3.35

    £3.53£3.55£3.35Crawley is higher£5.31£5.34£5.04

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Thurrock £3.12, Crawley £3.46Crawley: £3.46Thurrock: £3.12Crawley: £3.47Thurrock: £3.13Crawley: £3.28Thurrock: £2.96

    £3.12£3.13£2.96Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£3.46£3.47£3.28

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Thurrock £5.46, Crawley £6.25Crawley: £6.25Thurrock: £5.46Crawley: £6.28Thurrock: £5.48Crawley: £5.93Thurrock: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18Crawley is higherDepends on how you count£6.25£6.28£5.93

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Thurrock 129.8, Crawley 128.4Crawley: 128.4Thurrock: 129.8

    129.8Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count128.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thurrock 16.8, Crawley 14.5Crawley: 14.5Thurrock: 16.8

    16.8Thurrock is higher14.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thurrock 22.3, Crawley 18.0Crawley: 18.0Thurrock: 22.3

    22.3Thurrock is higher18.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thurrock 57.1, Crawley 53.8Crawley: 53.8Thurrock: 57.1

    57.1Thurrock is higher53.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Thurrock 120.1, Crawley 131.1Crawley: 131.1Thurrock: 120.1

    120.1Crawley is higherDepends on how you count131.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Thurrock 16.2, Crawley 13.5Crawley: 13.5Thurrock: 16.2

    16.2Thurrock is higher13.5

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Thurrock and Crawley, per resident
MeasureThurrockCrawleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,696£3,711£3,506£3,738£3,754£3,546Crawley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,669£1,676£1,583£1,641£1,648£1,556Thurrock
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,361£1,367£1,291£1,381£1,387£1,310Crawley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,479£1,485£1,402£1,469£1,476£1,394Thurrock
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£81£82£77Crawley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£108£102£86£86£82Thurrock
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£3.75£3.77£3.56Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£359£361£341£353£354£335Thurrock
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£127£127£120Thurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£72£73£69£60£60£57Thurrock
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,103£1,169£1,174£1,109Crawley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£160£160£151£230£231£218Crawley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£119£119£113£144£144£136Crawley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.53£3.55£3.35£5.31£5.34£5.04Crawley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.12£3.13£2.96£3.46£3.47£3.28Crawley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£6.25£6.28£5.93Crawley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026129.8128.4Thurrock
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.814.5Thurrock
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.318.0Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.153.8Thurrock
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026120.1131.1Crawley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.213.5Thurrock

Total

Thurrock is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Crawley on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Thurrock Crawley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Thurrock £670.0m, Crawley £462.6mCrawley: £462.6mThurrock: £670.0mCrawley: £464.6mThurrock: £672.8mCrawley: £438.8mThurrock: £635.5m

    £670.0m£672.8m£635.5mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Thurrock £302.5m, Crawley £203.1mCrawley: £203.1mThurrock: £302.5mCrawley: £203.9mThurrock: £303.8mCrawley: £192.6mThurrock: £287.0m

    £302.5m£303.8m£287.0mThurrock is higher£203.1m£203.9m£192.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Thurrock £246.7m, Crawley £171.0mCrawley: £171.0mThurrock: £246.7mCrawley: £171.7mThurrock: £247.8mCrawley: £162.2mThurrock: £234.0m

    £246.7m£247.8m£234.0mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£171.0m£171.7m£162.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Thurrock £268.0m, Crawley £181.9mCrawley: £181.9mThurrock: £268.0mCrawley: £182.6mThurrock: £269.2mCrawley: £172.5mThurrock: £254.3m

    £268.0m£269.2m£254.3mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£181.9m£182.6m£172.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Thurrock £14.2m, Crawley £10.1mCrawley: £10.1mThurrock: £14.2mCrawley: £10.1mThurrock: £14.3mCrawley: £9.6mThurrock: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thurrock £19.5m, Crawley £10.7mCrawley: £10.7mThurrock: £19.5mCrawley: £10.7mThurrock: £19.6mCrawley: £10.1mThurrock: £18.5m

    £19.5m£19.6m£18.5mThurrock is higher£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Thurrock £0.75m, Crawley £0.46mCrawley: £0.46mThurrock: £0.75mCrawley: £0.47mThurrock: £0.75mCrawley: £0.44mThurrock: £0.71m

    £0.75m£0.75m£0.71mThurrock is higher£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thurrock £65.2m, Crawley £43.7mCrawley: £43.7mThurrock: £65.2mCrawley: £43.9mThurrock: £65.4mCrawley: £41.4mThurrock: £61.8m

    £65.2m£65.4m£61.8mThurrock is higher£43.7m£43.9m£41.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Thurrock £25.6m, Crawley £15.7mCrawley: £15.7mThurrock: £25.6mCrawley: £15.8mThurrock: £25.7mCrawley: £14.9mThurrock: £24.3m

    £25.6m£25.7m£24.3mThurrock is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thurrock £13.1m, Crawley £7.4mCrawley: £7.4mThurrock: £13.1mCrawley: £7.4mThurrock: £13.2mCrawley: £7.0mThurrock: £12.5m

    £13.1m£13.2m£12.5mThurrock is higher£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Thurrock £210.8m, Crawley £144.7mCrawley: £144.7mThurrock: £210.8mCrawley: £145.3mThurrock: £211.7mCrawley: £137.3mThurrock: £200.0m

    £210.8m£211.7m£200.0mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£144.7m£145.3m£137.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Thurrock £29.0m, Crawley £28.5mCrawley: £28.5mThurrock: £29.0mCrawley: £28.6mThurrock: £29.1mCrawley: £27.0mThurrock: £27.5m

    £29.0m£29.1m£27.5mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Thurrock £21.5m, Crawley £17.8mCrawley: £17.8mThurrock: £21.5mCrawley: £17.9mThurrock: £21.6mCrawley: £16.9mThurrock: £20.4m

    £21.5m£21.6m£20.4mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Thurrock £0.64m, Crawley £0.66mCrawley: £0.66mThurrock: £0.64mCrawley: £0.66mThurrock: £0.64mCrawley: £0.62mThurrock: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mCrawley is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Thurrock £0.57m, Crawley £0.43mCrawley: £0.43mThurrock: £0.57mCrawley: £0.43mThurrock: £0.57mCrawley: £0.41mThurrock: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Thurrock £0.99m, Crawley £0.77mCrawley: £0.77mThurrock: £0.99mCrawley: £0.78mThurrock: £0.99mCrawley: £0.73mThurrock: £0.94m

    £0.99m£0.99m£0.94mThurrock is higherDepends on how you count£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Thurrock 23,539, Crawley 15,892Crawley: 15,892Thurrock: 23,539

    23,539Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count15,892

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Thurrock 3,041, Crawley 1,800Crawley: 1,800Thurrock: 3,041

    3,041Thurrock is higher1,800

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Thurrock 4,049, Crawley 2,226Crawley: 2,226Thurrock: 4,049

    4,049Thurrock is higher2,226

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Thurrock 10,359, Crawley 6,659Crawley: 6,659Thurrock: 10,359

    10,359Thurrock is higher6,659

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Thurrock 21,774, Crawley 16,230Crawley: 16,230Thurrock: 21,774

    21,774Thurrock is higherDepends on how you count16,230

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Thurrock 2,941, Crawley 1,676Crawley: 1,676Thurrock: 2,941

    2,941Thurrock is higher1,676

Show the numbers
Thurrock and Crawley, total
MeasureThurrockCrawleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£670.0m£672.8m£635.5m£462.6m£464.6m£438.8mThurrock
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£302.5m£303.8m£287.0m£203.1m£203.9m£192.6mThurrock
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£246.7m£247.8m£234.0m£171.0m£171.7m£162.2mThurrock
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£268.0m£269.2m£254.3m£181.9m£182.6m£172.5mThurrock
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mThurrock
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m£10.7m£10.7m£10.1mThurrock
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m£0.46m£0.47m£0.44mThurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.2m£65.4m£61.8m£43.7m£43.9m£41.4mThurrock
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mThurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mThurrock
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£210.8m£211.7m£200.0m£144.7m£145.3m£137.3mThurrock
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mThurrock
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mThurrock
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mCrawley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mThurrock
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.99m£0.99m£0.94m£0.77m£0.78m£0.73mThurrock
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,53915,892Thurrock
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0411,800Thurrock
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,0492,226Thurrock
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,3596,659Thurrock
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,77416,230Thurrock
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,9411,676Thurrock

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.
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