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Medway and Enfield

291,691 and 331,421 residents (mid-2024).

Medway is higher than Enfield on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Medway is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Enfield on 15. 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

Medway Enfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Medway £4,253, Enfield £5,397Enfield: £5,397Medway: £4,253Enfield: £5,420Medway: £4,271Enfield: £5,120Medway: £4,034

    £4,253£4,271£4,034Enfield is higher£5,397£5,420£5,120

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Medway £13,035, Enfield £12,846Enfield: £12,846Medway: £13,035Enfield: £12,901Medway: £13,091Enfield: £12,185Medway: £12,365

    £13,035£13,091£12,365Medway is higher£12,846£12,901£12,185

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Medway £2,262, Enfield £3,997Enfield: £3,997Medway: £2,262Enfield: £4,014Medway: £2,271Enfield: £3,791Medway: £2,145

    £2,262£2,271£2,145Enfield is higher£3,997£4,014£3,791

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Medway £11,769, Enfield £10,716Enfield: £10,716Medway: £11,769Enfield: £10,762Medway: £11,819Enfield: £10,165Medway: £11,163

    £11,769£11,819£11,163Medway is higher£10,716£10,762£10,165

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Medway £469, Enfield £1,237Enfield: £1,237Medway: £469Enfield: £1,242Medway: £471Enfield: £1,173Medway: £445

    £469£471£445Enfield is higher£1,237£1,242£1,173

  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: Medway £770, Enfield £847Enfield: £847Medway: £770Enfield: £850Medway: £773Enfield: £803Medway: £730

    £770£773£730Enfield is higherDepends on how you count£847£850£803

  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: Medway £28, Enfield £47Enfield: £47Medway: £28Enfield: £47Medway: £28Enfield: £44Medway: £26

    £28£28£26Enfield is higher£47£47£44

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Medway £448, Enfield £437Enfield: £437Medway: £448Enfield: £439Medway: £450Enfield: £415Medway: £425

    £448£450£425Medway is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£415

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Medway £153, Enfield £126Enfield: £126Medway: £153Enfield: £126Medway: £154Enfield: £119Medway: £145

    £153£154£145Medway is higher£126£126£119

  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: Medway £136, Enfield £150Enfield: £150Medway: £136Enfield: £150Medway: £137Enfield: £142Medway: £129

    £136£137£129Enfield is higher£150£150£142

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Medway £1,854, Enfield £3,547Enfield: £3,547Medway: £1,854Enfield: £3,562Medway: £1,862Enfield: £3,365Medway: £1,759

    £1,854£1,862£1,759Enfield is higher£3,547£3,562£3,365

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Medway £204, Enfield £505Enfield: £505Medway: £204Enfield: £508Medway: £205Enfield: £479Medway: £194

    £204£205£194Enfield is higher£505£508£479

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Medway £256, Enfield £283Enfield: £283Medway: £256Enfield: £284Medway: £258Enfield: £268Medway: £243

    £256£258£243Enfield is higher£283£284£268

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Medway £5.89, Enfield £8.83Enfield: £8.83Medway: £5.89Enfield: £8.87Medway: £5.92Enfield: £8.38Medway: £5.59

    £5.89£5.92£5.59Enfield is higher£8.83£8.87£8.38

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Medway £8.70, Enfield £8.32Enfield: £8.32Medway: £8.70Enfield: £8.35Medway: £8.73Enfield: £7.89Medway: £8.25

    £8.70£8.73£8.25Medway is higherDepends on how you count£8.32£8.35£7.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Medway £5.32, Enfield £5.18Enfield: £5.18Medway: £5.32Enfield: £5.20Medway: £5.35Enfield: £4.91Medway: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Medway is higherDepends on how you count£5.18£5.20£4.91

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Medway 1,028.7, Enfield 1,002.6Enfield: 1,002.6Medway: 1,028.7

    1,028.7Medway is higher1,002.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Medway 110.1, Enfield 192.5Enfield: 192.5Medway: 110.1

    110.1Enfield is higher192.5

  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: Medway 166.6, Enfield 173.4Enfield: 173.4Medway: 166.6

    166.6Enfield is higherDepends on how you count173.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Medway 69.2, Enfield 70.5Enfield: 70.5Medway: 69.2

    69.2Enfield is higher70.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Medway 199.6, Enfield 295.5Enfield: 295.5Medway: 199.6

    199.6Enfield is higher295.5

  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: Medway 30.0, Enfield 35.5Enfield: 35.5Medway: 30.0

    30.0Enfield is higher35.5

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Medway and Enfield, per person in the age group
MeasureMedwayEnfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,253£4,271£4,034£5,397£5,420£5,120Enfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,035£13,091£12,365£12,846£12,901£12,185Medway
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,262£2,271£2,145£3,997£4,014£3,791Enfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,769£11,819£11,163£10,716£10,762£10,165Medway
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£469£471£445£1,237£1,242£1,173Enfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£770£773£730£847£850£803Enfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26£47£47£44Enfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£437£439£415Medway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£126£126£119Medway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£136£137£129£150£150£142Enfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,854£1,862£1,759£3,547£3,562£3,365Enfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£194£505£508£479Enfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£256£258£243£283£284£268Enfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.89£5.92£5.59£8.83£8.87£8.38Enfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.70£8.73£8.25£8.32£8.35£7.89Medway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£5.18£5.20£4.91Medway
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.71,002.6Medway
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.1192.5Enfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.6173.4Enfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.270.5Enfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026199.6295.5Enfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.035.5Enfield

Per resident

Medway is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Enfield on 13. 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

Medway Enfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Medway £4,253, Enfield £5,397Enfield: £5,397Medway: £4,253Enfield: £5,420Medway: £4,271Enfield: £5,120Medway: £4,034

    £4,253£4,271£4,034Enfield is higher£5,397£5,420£5,120

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Medway £2,023, Enfield £1,749Enfield: £1,749Medway: £2,023Enfield: £1,756Medway: £2,031Enfield: £1,659Medway: £1,919

    £2,023£2,031£1,919Medway is higher£1,749£1,756£1,659

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Medway £1,420, Enfield £2,575Enfield: £2,575Medway: £1,420Enfield: £2,586Medway: £1,426Enfield: £2,442Medway: £1,347

    £1,420£1,426£1,347Enfield is higher£2,575£2,586£2,442

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Medway £1,826, Enfield £1,459Enfield: £1,459Medway: £1,826Enfield: £1,465Medway: £1,834Enfield: £1,384Medway: £1,732

    £1,826£1,834£1,732Medway is higher£1,459£1,465£1,384

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Medway £73, Enfield £168Enfield: £168Medway: £73Enfield: £169Medway: £73Enfield: £160Medway: £69

    £73£73£69Enfield is higher£168£169£160

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Medway £119, Enfield £115Enfield: £115Medway: £119Enfield: £116Medway: £120Enfield: £109Medway: £113

    £119£120£113Medway is higherDepends on how you count£115£116£109

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Medway £4.30, Enfield £6.35Enfield: £6.35Medway: £4.30Enfield: £6.37Medway: £4.32Enfield: £6.02Medway: £4.08

    £4.30£4.32£4.08Enfield is higher£6.35£6.37£6.02

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Medway £448, Enfield £437Enfield: £437Medway: £448Enfield: £439Medway: £450Enfield: £415Medway: £425

    £448£450£425Medway is higherDepends on how you count£437£439£415

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Medway £153, Enfield £126Enfield: £126Medway: £153Enfield: £126Medway: £154Enfield: £119Medway: £145

    £153£154£145Medway is higher£126£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Medway £86, Enfield £96Enfield: £96Medway: £86Enfield: £97Medway: £86Enfield: £91Medway: £81

    £86£86£81Enfield is higher£96£97£91

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Medway £1,164, Enfield £2,285Enfield: £2,285Medway: £1,164Enfield: £2,295Medway: £1,169Enfield: £2,168Medway: £1,104

    £1,164£1,169£1,104Enfield is higher£2,285£2,295£2,168

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Medway £204, Enfield £505Enfield: £505Medway: £204Enfield: £508Medway: £205Enfield: £479Medway: £194

    £204£205£194Enfield is higher£505£508£479

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Medway £161, Enfield £182Enfield: £182Medway: £161Enfield: £183Medway: £162Enfield: £173Medway: £153

    £161£162£153Enfield is higher£182£183£173

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Medway £3.70, Enfield £5.69Enfield: £5.69Medway: £3.70Enfield: £5.72Medway: £3.72Enfield: £5.40Medway: £3.51

    £3.70£3.72£3.51Enfield is higher£5.69£5.72£5.40

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Medway £5.46, Enfield £5.37Enfield: £5.37Medway: £5.46Enfield: £5.39Medway: £5.48Enfield: £5.09Medway: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18Medway is higherDepends on how you count£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Medway £5.32, Enfield £5.18Enfield: £5.18Medway: £5.32Enfield: £5.20Medway: £5.35Enfield: £4.91Medway: £5.05

    £5.32£5.35£5.05Medway is higherDepends on how you count£5.18£5.20£4.91

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Medway 159.6, Enfield 136.5Enfield: 136.5Medway: 159.6

    159.6Medway is higher136.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Medway 17.1, Enfield 26.2Enfield: 26.2Medway: 17.1

    17.1Enfield is higher26.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Medway 25.9, Enfield 23.6Enfield: 23.6Medway: 25.9

    25.9Medway is higherDepends on how you count23.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Medway 69.2, Enfield 70.5Enfield: 70.5Medway: 69.2

    69.2Enfield is higher70.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Medway 125.3, Enfield 190.3Enfield: 190.3Medway: 125.3

    125.3Enfield is higher190.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Medway 18.8, Enfield 22.8Enfield: 22.8Medway: 18.8

    18.8Enfield is higher22.8

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Medway and Enfield, per resident
MeasureMedwayEnfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,253£4,271£4,034£5,397£5,420£5,120Enfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,023£2,031£1,919£1,749£1,756£1,659Medway
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,420£1,426£1,347£2,575£2,586£2,442Enfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,826£1,834£1,732£1,459£1,465£1,384Medway
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69£168£169£160Enfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£115£116£109Medway
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.30£4.32£4.08£6.35£6.37£6.02Enfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£448£450£425£437£439£415Medway
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£126£126£119Medway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£96£97£91Enfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,164£1,169£1,104£2,285£2,295£2,168Enfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£204£205£194£505£508£479Enfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£182£183£173Enfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.70£3.72£3.51£5.69£5.72£5.40Enfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£5.37£5.39£5.09Medway
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05£5.18£5.20£4.91Medway
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026159.6136.5Medway
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.126.2Enfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.923.6Medway
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.270.5Enfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026125.3190.3Enfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.822.8Enfield

Total

Medway is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Enfield on 18. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Medway Enfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Medway £1.2bn, Enfield £1.8bnEnfield: £1.8bnMedway: £1.2bnEnfield: £1.8bnMedway: £1.2bnEnfield: £1.7bnMedway: £1.2bn

    £1.2bnEnfield is higher£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Medway £590.0m, Enfield £579.6mEnfield: £579.6mMedway: £590.0mEnfield: £582.1mMedway: £592.5mEnfield: £549.8mMedway: £559.7m

    £590.0m£592.5m£559.7mMedway is higher£579.6m£582.1m£549.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Medway £414.1m, Enfield £853.3mEnfield: £853.3mMedway: £414.1mEnfield: £857.0mMedway: £415.8mEnfield: £809.4mMedway: £392.8m

    £414.1m£415.8m£392.8mEnfield is higher£853.3m£857.0m£809.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Medway £532.7m, Enfield £483.5mEnfield: £483.5mMedway: £532.7mEnfield: £485.5mMedway: £534.9mEnfield: £458.6mMedway: £505.3m

    £532.7m£534.9m£505.3mMedway is higher£483.5m£485.5m£458.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Medway £21.2m, Enfield £55.8mEnfield: £55.8mMedway: £21.2mEnfield: £56.0mMedway: £21.3mEnfield: £52.9mMedway: £20.2m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.2mEnfield is higher£55.8m£56.0m£52.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Medway £34.8m, Enfield £38.2mEnfield: £38.2mMedway: £34.8mEnfield: £38.4mMedway: £35.0mEnfield: £36.2mMedway: £33.0m

    £34.8m£35.0m£33.0mEnfield is higherDepends on how you count£38.2m£38.4m£36.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Medway £1.3m, Enfield £2.1mEnfield: £2.1mMedway: £1.3mEnfield: £2.1mMedway: £1.3mEnfield: £2.0mMedway: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mEnfield is higher£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Medway £130.6m, Enfield £145.0mEnfield: £145.0mMedway: £130.6mEnfield: £145.6mMedway: £131.2mEnfield: £137.5mMedway: £123.9m

    £130.6m£131.2m£123.9mEnfield is higherDepends on how you count£145.0m£145.6m£137.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Medway £44.6m, Enfield £41.6mEnfield: £41.6mMedway: £44.6mEnfield: £41.8mMedway: £44.8mEnfield: £39.5mMedway: £42.3m

    £44.6m£44.8m£42.3mMedway is higher£41.6m£41.8m£39.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Medway £25.0m, Enfield £31.9mEnfield: £31.9mMedway: £25.0mEnfield: £32.1mMedway: £25.1mEnfield: £30.3mMedway: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mEnfield is higher£31.9m£32.1m£30.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Medway £339.5m, Enfield £757.3mEnfield: £757.3mMedway: £339.5mEnfield: £760.6mMedway: £340.9mEnfield: £718.4mMedway: £322.0m

    £339.5m£340.9m£322.0mEnfield is higher£757.3m£760.6m£718.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Medway £59.6m, Enfield £167.5mEnfield: £167.5mMedway: £59.6mEnfield: £168.2mMedway: £59.9mEnfield: £158.9mMedway: £56.5m

    £59.6m£59.9m£56.5mEnfield is higher£167.5m£168.2m£158.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Medway £46.9m, Enfield £60.4mEnfield: £60.4mMedway: £46.9mEnfield: £60.7mMedway: £47.1mEnfield: £57.3mMedway: £44.5m

    £46.9m£47.1m£44.5mEnfield is higher£60.4m£60.7m£57.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Medway £1.1m, Enfield £1.9mEnfield: £1.9mMedway: £1.1mEnfield: £1.9mMedway: £1.1mEnfield: £1.8mMedway: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mEnfield is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Medway £1.6m, Enfield £1.8mEnfield: £1.8mMedway: £1.6mEnfield: £1.8mMedway: £1.6mEnfield: £1.7mMedway: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mEnfield is higherDepends on how you count£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Medway £1.6m, Enfield £1.7mEnfield: £1.7mMedway: £1.6mEnfield: £1.7mMedway: £1.6mEnfield: £1.6mMedway: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mEnfield is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Medway 46,562, Enfield 45,235Enfield: 45,235Medway: 46,562

    46,562Medway is higher45,235

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Medway 4,984, Enfield 8,687Enfield: 8,687Medway: 4,984

    4,984Enfield is higher8,687

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Medway 7,539, Enfield 7,824Enfield: 7,824Medway: 7,539

    7,539Enfield is higherDepends on how you count7,824

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Medway 20,189, Enfield 23,352Enfield: 23,352Medway: 20,189

    20,189Enfield is higher23,352

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Medway 36,543, Enfield 63,083Enfield: 63,083Medway: 36,543

    36,543Enfield is higher63,083

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Medway 5,483, Enfield 7,571Enfield: 7,571Medway: 5,483

    5,483Enfield is higher7,571

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Medway and Enfield, total
MeasureMedwayEnfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bnEnfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£590.0m£592.5m£559.7m£579.6m£582.1m£549.8mMedway
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£414.1m£415.8m£392.8m£853.3m£857.0m£809.4mEnfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£532.7m£534.9m£505.3m£483.5m£485.5m£458.6mMedway
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.2m£55.8m£56.0m£52.9mEnfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.8m£35.0m£33.0m£38.2m£38.4m£36.2mEnfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mEnfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£130.6m£131.2m£123.9m£145.0m£145.6m£137.5mEnfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m£41.6m£41.8m£39.5mMedway
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£31.9m£32.1m£30.3mEnfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£339.5m£340.9m£322.0m£757.3m£760.6m£718.4mEnfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£59.6m£59.9m£56.5m£167.5m£168.2m£158.9mEnfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£46.9m£47.1m£44.5m£60.4m£60.7m£57.3mEnfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mEnfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mEnfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mEnfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202646,56245,235Medway
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,9848,687Enfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,5397,824Enfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202620,18923,352Enfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,54363,083Enfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,4837,571Enfield

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.
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  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.