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Bracknell Forest and Trafford
Bracknell Forest is higher than Trafford on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.
On 4 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.
Per person in the age group
Bracknell Forest is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Trafford 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
Bracknell Forest Trafford
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,268£3,282£3,100Trafford is higher£3,929£3,945£3,726
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,839£12,894£12,178Trafford is higher£12,956£13,011£12,290
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,278£1,284£1,212Trafford is higher£1,651£1,658£1,566
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,822£11,872£11,213Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,735£11,785£11,131
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£397£399£376Trafford is higher£474£476£450
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£601£603£570Trafford is higher£720£723£683
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£20£20£19Trafford is higher£27£27£25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£246£247£233Trafford is higher£394£396£374
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£116£116£110Trafford is higher£121£122£115
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£61£62£58Trafford is higher£86£86£81
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,060£1,064£1,005Trafford is higher£1,280£1,286£1,215
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£143£135Trafford is higher£215£216£204
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£146£146£138Trafford is higher£271£273£257
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.91£8.95£8.45Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£8.73£8.77£8.28
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.56£2.57£2.43Trafford is higher£5.32£5.35£5.05
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.51£7.54£7.12Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£7.47£7.51£7.09
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,017.2Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,014.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
78.8Trafford is higher104.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
126.4Trafford is higher151.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
38.6Trafford is higher58.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
121.4Trafford is higher148.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
13.8Trafford is higher18.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bracknell Forest | Trafford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,268£3,282£3,100 | £3,929£3,945£3,726 | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,839£12,894£12,178 | £12,956£13,011£12,290 | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,278£1,284£1,212 | £1,651£1,658£1,566 | Trafford |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,822£11,872£11,213 | £11,735£11,785£11,131 | Bracknell Forest |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £397£399£376 | £474£476£450 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £601£603£570 | £720£723£683 | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £20£20£19 | £27£27£25 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £246£247£233 | £394£396£374 | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £116£116£110 | £121£122£115 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £61£62£58 | £86£86£81 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,060£1,064£1,005 | £1,280£1,286£1,215 | Trafford |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£143£135 | £215£216£204 | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £146£146£138 | £271£273£257 | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.91£8.95£8.45 | £8.73£8.77£8.28 | Bracknell Forest |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.56£2.57£2.43 | £5.32£5.35£5.05 | Trafford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.51£7.54£7.12 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | Bracknell Forest |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,017.2 | 1,014.6 | Bracknell Forest |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 78.8 | 104.7 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 126.4 | 151.2 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 38.6 | 58.3 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 121.4 | 148.4 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 13.8 | 18.5 | Trafford |
Per resident
Bracknell Forest is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Trafford on 20. 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
Bracknell Forest Trafford
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,268£3,282£3,100Trafford is higher£3,929£3,945£3,726
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,933£1,942£1,834Trafford is higher£2,175£2,184£2,063
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£823£826£781Trafford is higher£1,016£1,020£963
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,780£1,788£1,688Trafford is higherDepends on how you count£1,970£1,978£1,869
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£60£60£57Trafford is higher£80£80£76
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£90£91£86Trafford is higher£121£121£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.03£3.04£2.87Trafford is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£246£247£233Trafford is higher£394£396£374
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£116£116£110Trafford is higher£121£122£115
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£40£40£37Trafford is higher£53£53£50
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£682£685£647Trafford is higher£788£791£747
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£143£143£135Trafford is higher£215£216£204
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£94£94£89Trafford is higher£167£168£158
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.74£5.76£5.44Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5.37£5.39£5.09
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.64£1.65£1.56Trafford is higher£3.28£3.29£3.11
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.51£7.54£7.12Bracknell Forest is higherDepends on how you count£7.47£7.51£7.09
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
153.2Trafford is higherDepends on how you count170.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.9Trafford is higher17.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.0Trafford is higher25.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
38.6Trafford is higher58.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
78.2Trafford is higher91.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
8.9Trafford is higher11.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bracknell Forest | Trafford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,268£3,282£3,100 | £3,929£3,945£3,726 | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,933£1,942£1,834 | £2,175£2,184£2,063 | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £823£826£781 | £1,016£1,020£963 | Trafford |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,780£1,788£1,688 | £1,970£1,978£1,869 | Trafford |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £60£60£57 | £80£80£76 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £90£91£86 | £121£121£115 | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.03£3.04£2.87 | £4.51£4.53£4.28 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £246£247£233 | £394£396£374 | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £116£116£110 | £121£122£115 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £40£40£37 | £53£53£50 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £682£685£647 | £788£791£747 | Trafford |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £143£143£135 | £215£216£204 | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £94£94£89 | £167£168£158 | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | £5.37£5.39£5.09 | Bracknell Forest |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.64£1.65£1.56 | £3.28£3.29£3.11 | Trafford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.51£7.54£7.12 | £7.47£7.51£7.09 | Bracknell Forest |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 153.2 | 170.3 | Trafford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.9 | 17.6 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.0 | 25.4 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 38.6 | 58.3 | Trafford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 78.2 | 91.3 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 8.9 | 11.4 | Trafford |
Total
Bracknell Forest is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Trafford on 22. 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
Bracknell Forest Trafford
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£426.5m£428.4m£404.6mTrafford is higher£941.4m£945.4m£892.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£252.3m£253.4m£239.3mTrafford is higher£521.2m£523.4m£494.3m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£107.4m£107.9m£101.9mTrafford is higher£243.4m£244.4m£230.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£232.3m£233.3m£220.4mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£472.0m£474.0m£447.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mTrafford is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.8m£11.9m£11.2mTrafford is higher£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.40m£0.37mTrafford is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£32.1m£32.2m£30.5mTrafford is higher£94.4m£94.8m£89.6m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mTrafford is higher£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£5.2m£5.2m£4.9mTrafford is higher£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£89.0m£89.4m£84.5mTrafford is higher£188.7m£189.5m£179.0m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£18.6m£18.7m£17.7mTrafford is higher£51.6m£51.8m£49.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mTrafford is higher£40.0m£40.2m£37.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.75m£0.75m£0.71mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.22m£0.22m£0.20mTrafford is higher£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.98m£0.98m£0.93mTrafford is higherDepends on how you count£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,988Trafford is higherDepends on how you count40,814
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,548Trafford is higher4,211
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,484Trafford is higher6,080
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
5,036Trafford is higher13,977
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
10,202Trafford is higher21,867
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,162Trafford is higher2,730
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bracknell Forest | Trafford | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £426.5m£428.4m£404.6m | £941.4m£945.4m£892.9m | Trafford |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £252.3m£253.4m£239.3m | £521.2m£523.4m£494.3m | Trafford |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £107.4m£107.9m£101.9m | £243.4m£244.4m£230.9m | Trafford |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £232.3m£233.3m£220.4m | £472.0m£474.0m£447.8m | Trafford |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.8m£7.8m£7.4m | £19.1m£19.2m£18.1m | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.8m£11.9m£11.2m | £29.0m£29.1m£27.5m | Trafford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.40m£0.37m | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £32.1m£32.2m£30.5m | £94.4m£94.8m£89.6m | Trafford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.1m£15.2m£14.3m | £29.0m£29.1m£27.5m | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £5.2m£5.2m£4.9m | £12.6m£12.7m£12.0m | Trafford |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £89.0m£89.4m£84.5m | £188.7m£189.5m£179.0m | Trafford |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £18.6m£18.7m£17.7m | £51.6m£51.8m£49.0m | Trafford |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £12.2m£12.3m£11.6m | £40.0m£40.2m£37.9m | Trafford |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.75m£0.75m£0.71m | £1.3m£1.3m£1.2m | Trafford |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.22m£0.22m£0.20m | £0.78m£0.79m£0.74m | Trafford |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.98m£0.98m£0.93m | £1.8m£1.8m£1.7m | Trafford |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,988 | 40,814 | Trafford |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,548 | 4,211 | Trafford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,484 | 6,080 | Trafford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 5,036 | 13,977 | Trafford |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 10,202 | 21,867 | Trafford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,162 | 2,730 | Trafford |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.