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Reading and Rushmoor

182,809 and 105,444 residents (mid-2024).

Reading is higher than Rushmoor on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 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

Reading is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Rushmoor on 7. 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

Reading Rushmoor

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading £3,289, Rushmoor £3,412Rushmoor: £3,412Reading: £3,289Rushmoor: £3,426Reading: £3,303Rushmoor: £3,236Reading: £3,120

    £3,289£3,303£3,120Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£3,412£3,426£3,236

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Reading £12,426, Rushmoor £12,182Rushmoor: £12,182Reading: £12,426Rushmoor: £12,233Reading: £12,479Rushmoor: £11,555Reading: £11,786

    £12,426£12,479£11,786Reading is higherDepends on how you count£12,182£12,233£11,555

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £1,764, Rushmoor £1,533Rushmoor: £1,533Reading: £1,764Rushmoor: £1,539Reading: £1,772Rushmoor: £1,454Reading: £1,673

    £1,764£1,772£1,673Reading is higher£1,533£1,539£1,454

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Reading £10,862, Rushmoor £10,301Rushmoor: £10,301Reading: £10,862Rushmoor: £10,345Reading: £10,909Rushmoor: £9,771Reading: £10,303

    £10,862£10,909£10,303Reading is higherDepends on how you count£10,301£10,345£9,771

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading £921, Rushmoor £1,281Rushmoor: £1,281Reading: £921Rushmoor: £1,286Reading: £925Rushmoor: £1,215Reading: £874

    £921£925£874Rushmoor is higher£1,281£1,286£1,215

  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: Reading £606, Rushmoor £560Rushmoor: £560Reading: £606Rushmoor: £562Reading: £608Rushmoor: £531Reading: £575

    £606£608£575Reading is higherDepends on how you count£560£562£531

  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: Reading £36, Rushmoor £39Rushmoor: £39Reading: £36Rushmoor: £39Reading: £36Rushmoor: £37Reading: £34

    £36£36£34Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £279, Rushmoor £277Rushmoor: £277Reading: £279Rushmoor: £278Reading: £280Rushmoor: £263Reading: £265

    £279£280£265Reading is higher£277£278£263

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £113, Rushmoor £121Rushmoor: £121Reading: £113Rushmoor: £122Reading: £113Rushmoor: £115Reading: £107

    £113£113£107Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

  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: Reading £75, Rushmoor £69Rushmoor: £69Reading: £75Rushmoor: £69Reading: £75Rushmoor: £65Reading: £71

    £75£75£71Reading is higher£69£69£65

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £1,505, Rushmoor £1,248Rushmoor: £1,248Reading: £1,505Rushmoor: £1,253Reading: £1,512Rushmoor: £1,184Reading: £1,428

    £1,505£1,512£1,428Reading is higher£1,248£1,253£1,184

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading £250, Rushmoor £239Rushmoor: £239Reading: £250Rushmoor: £240Reading: £251Rushmoor: £227Reading: £237

    £250£251£237Reading is higher£239£240£227

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £171, Rushmoor £205Rushmoor: £205Reading: £171Rushmoor: £206Reading: £172Rushmoor: £195Reading: £162

    £171£172£162Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£205£206£195

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £8.93, Rushmoor £7.21Rushmoor: £7.21Reading: £8.93Rushmoor: £7.24Reading: £8.97Rushmoor: £6.84Reading: £8.47

    £8.93£8.97£8.47Reading is higher£7.21£7.24£6.84

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £4.39, Rushmoor £3.15Rushmoor: £3.15Reading: £4.39Rushmoor: £3.17Reading: £4.40Rushmoor: £2.99Reading: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Reading is higher£3.15£3.17£2.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading £4.84, Rushmoor £6.56Rushmoor: £6.56Reading: £4.84Rushmoor: £6.59Reading: £4.86Rushmoor: £6.22Reading: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£6.56£6.59£6.22

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading 963.7, Rushmoor 914.0Rushmoor: 914.0Reading: 963.7

    963.7Reading is higherDepends on how you count914.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading 144.5, Rushmoor 160.5Rushmoor: 160.5Reading: 144.5

    144.5Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count160.5

  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: Reading 128.6, Rushmoor 122.8Rushmoor: 122.8Reading: 128.6

    128.6Reading is higherDepends on how you count122.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading 43.5, Rushmoor 43.4Rushmoor: 43.4Reading: 43.5

    43.5Reading is higher43.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Reading 162.6, Rushmoor 139.6Rushmoor: 139.6Reading: 162.6

    162.6Reading is higher139.6

  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: Reading 16.7, Rushmoor 14.8Rushmoor: 14.8Reading: 16.7

    16.7Reading is higher14.8

Show the numbers
Reading and Rushmoor, per person in the age group
MeasureReadingRushmoorHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,289£3,303£3,120£3,412£3,426£3,236Rushmoor
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,426£12,479£11,786£12,182£12,233£11,555Reading
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,764£1,772£1,673£1,533£1,539£1,454Reading
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,862£10,909£10,303£10,301£10,345£9,771Reading
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£921£925£874£1,281£1,286£1,215Rushmoor
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£575£560£562£531Reading
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£39£39£37Rushmoor
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£279£280£265£277£278£263Reading
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£121£122£115Rushmoor
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£75£75£71£69£69£65Reading
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,505£1,512£1,428£1,248£1,253£1,184Reading
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£239£240£227Reading
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£171£172£162£205£206£195Rushmoor
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.93£8.97£8.47£7.21£7.24£6.84Reading
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£3.15£3.17£2.99Reading
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£6.56£6.59£6.22Rushmoor
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026963.7914.0Reading
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.5160.5Rushmoor
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.6122.8Reading
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.543.4Reading
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026162.6139.6Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.714.8Reading

Per resident

Reading is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Rushmoor on 12. 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

Reading Rushmoor

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading £3,289, Rushmoor £3,412Rushmoor: £3,412Reading: £3,289Rushmoor: £3,426Reading: £3,303Rushmoor: £3,236Reading: £3,120

    £3,289£3,303£3,120Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£3,412£3,426£3,236

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading £1,418, Rushmoor £1,755Rushmoor: £1,755Reading: £1,418Rushmoor: £1,762Reading: £1,424Rushmoor: £1,665Reading: £1,345

    £1,418£1,424£1,345Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£1,755£1,762£1,665

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading £1,225, Rushmoor £1,013Rushmoor: £1,013Reading: £1,225Rushmoor: £1,017Reading: £1,230Rushmoor: £961Reading: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Reading is higher£1,013£1,017£961

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading £1,239, Rushmoor £1,484Rushmoor: £1,484Reading: £1,239Rushmoor: £1,490Reading: £1,245Rushmoor: £1,408Reading: £1,176

    £1,239£1,245£1,176Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£1,484£1,490£1,408

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading £105, Rushmoor £185Rushmoor: £185Reading: £105Rushmoor: £185Reading: £106Rushmoor: £175Reading: £100

    £105£106£100Rushmoor is higher£185£185£175

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £69, Rushmoor £81Rushmoor: £81Reading: £69Rushmoor: £81Reading: £69Rushmoor: £77Reading: £66

    £69£69£66Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£81£81£77

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Reading £4.14, Rushmoor £5.65Rushmoor: £5.65Reading: £4.14Rushmoor: £5.67Reading: £4.16Rushmoor: £5.36Reading: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£5.65£5.67£5.36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £279, Rushmoor £277Rushmoor: £277Reading: £279Rushmoor: £278Reading: £280Rushmoor: £263Reading: £265

    £279£280£265Reading is higher£277£278£263

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £113, Rushmoor £121Rushmoor: £121Reading: £113Rushmoor: £122Reading: £113Rushmoor: £115Reading: £107

    £113£113£107Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Reading £52, Rushmoor £46Rushmoor: £46Reading: £52Rushmoor: £46Reading: £52Rushmoor: £43Reading: £49

    £52£52£49Reading is higher£46£46£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading £1,045, Rushmoor £825Rushmoor: £825Reading: £1,045Rushmoor: £828Reading: £1,049Rushmoor: £782Reading: £991

    £1,045£1,049£991Reading is higher£825£828£782

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading £250, Rushmoor £239Rushmoor: £239Reading: £250Rushmoor: £240Reading: £251Rushmoor: £227Reading: £237

    £250£251£237Reading is higher£239£240£227

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading £119, Rushmoor £136Rushmoor: £136Reading: £119Rushmoor: £136Reading: £119Rushmoor: £129Reading: £113

    £119£119£113Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£136£136£129

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading £6.20, Rushmoor £4.77Rushmoor: £4.77Reading: £6.20Rushmoor: £4.79Reading: £6.23Rushmoor: £4.52Reading: £5.88

    £6.20£6.23£5.88Reading is higher£4.77£4.79£4.52

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading £3.05, Rushmoor £2.09Rushmoor: £2.09Reading: £3.05Rushmoor: £2.10Reading: £3.06Rushmoor: £1.98Reading: £2.89

    £3.05£3.06£2.89Reading is higher£2.09£2.10£1.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading £4.84, Rushmoor £6.56Rushmoor: £6.56Reading: £4.84Rushmoor: £6.59Reading: £4.86Rushmoor: £6.22Reading: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count£6.56£6.59£6.22

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading 110.0, Rushmoor 131.7Rushmoor: 131.7Reading: 110.0

    110.0Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count131.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading 16.5, Rushmoor 23.1Rushmoor: 23.1Reading: 16.5

    16.5Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count23.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading 14.7, Rushmoor 17.7Rushmoor: 17.7Reading: 14.7

    14.7Rushmoor is higherDepends on how you count17.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading 43.5, Rushmoor 43.4Rushmoor: 43.4Reading: 43.5

    43.5Reading is higher43.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading 112.9, Rushmoor 92.2Rushmoor: 92.2Reading: 112.9

    112.9Reading is higher92.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading 11.6, Rushmoor 9.8Rushmoor: 9.8Reading: 11.6

    11.6Reading is higher9.8

Show the numbers
Reading and Rushmoor, per resident
MeasureReadingRushmoorHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,289£3,303£3,120£3,412£3,426£3,236Rushmoor
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,418£1,424£1,345£1,755£1,762£1,665Rushmoor
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,013£1,017£961Reading
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,239£1,245£1,176£1,484£1,490£1,408Rushmoor
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£185£185£175Rushmoor
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£69£66£81£81£77Rushmoor
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£5.65£5.67£5.36Rushmoor
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£279£280£265£277£278£263Reading
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£121£122£115Rushmoor
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£46£46£43Reading
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,045£1,049£991£825£828£782Reading
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£239£240£227Reading
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£119£119£113£136£136£129Rushmoor
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.20£6.23£5.88£4.77£4.79£4.52Reading
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.05£3.06£2.89£2.09£2.10£1.98Reading
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£6.56£6.59£6.22Rushmoor
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026110.0131.7Rushmoor
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.523.1Rushmoor
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.717.7Rushmoor
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.543.4Reading
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.992.2Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.69.8Reading

Total

Reading is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Rushmoor 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

Reading Rushmoor

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading £601.3m, Rushmoor £359.7mRushmoor: £359.7mReading: £601.3mRushmoor: £361.3mReading: £603.8mRushmoor: £341.2mReading: £570.3m

    £601.3m£603.8m£570.3mReading is higherDepends on how you count£359.7m£361.3m£341.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading £259.2m, Rushmoor £185.1mRushmoor: £185.1mReading: £259.2mRushmoor: £185.8mReading: £260.3mRushmoor: £175.5mReading: £245.9m

    £259.2m£260.3m£245.9mReading is higherDepends on how you count£185.1m£185.8m£175.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading £223.9m, Rushmoor £106.8mRushmoor: £106.8mReading: £223.9mRushmoor: £107.3mReading: £224.8mRushmoor: £101.3mReading: £212.3m

    £223.9m£224.8m£212.3mReading is higher£106.8m£107.3m£101.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading £226.6m, Rushmoor £156.5mRushmoor: £156.5mReading: £226.6mRushmoor: £157.2mReading: £227.6mRushmoor: £148.4mReading: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.6m£214.9mReading is higherDepends on how you count£156.5m£157.2m£148.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading £19.2m, Rushmoor £19.5mRushmoor: £19.5mReading: £19.2mRushmoor: £19.5mReading: £19.3mRushmoor: £18.5mReading: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mRushmoor is higher£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading £12.6m, Rushmoor £8.5mRushmoor: £8.5mReading: £12.6mRushmoor: £8.5mReading: £12.7mRushmoor: £8.1mReading: £12.0m

    £12.6m£12.7m£12.0mReading is higherDepends on how you count£8.5m£8.5m£8.1m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Reading £0.76m, Rushmoor £0.60mRushmoor: £0.60mReading: £0.76mRushmoor: £0.60mReading: £0.76mRushmoor: £0.56mReading: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mReading is higherDepends on how you count£0.60m£0.60m£0.56m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading £51.0m, Rushmoor £29.2mRushmoor: £29.2mReading: £51.0mRushmoor: £29.3mReading: £51.3mRushmoor: £27.7mReading: £48.4m

    £51.0m£51.3m£48.4mReading is higher£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Reading £20.7m, Rushmoor £12.8mRushmoor: £12.8mReading: £20.7mRushmoor: £12.9mReading: £20.7mRushmoor: £12.1mReading: £19.6m

    £20.7m£20.7m£19.6mReading is higherDepends on how you count£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading £9.5m, Rushmoor £4.8mRushmoor: £4.8mReading: £9.5mRushmoor: £4.8mReading: £9.5mRushmoor: £4.6mReading: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mReading is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading £191.0m, Rushmoor £87.0mRushmoor: £87.0mReading: £191.0mRushmoor: £87.3mReading: £191.8mRushmoor: £82.5mReading: £181.2m

    £191.0m£191.8m£181.2mReading is higher£87.0m£87.3m£82.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading £45.6m, Rushmoor £25.2mRushmoor: £25.2mReading: £45.6mRushmoor: £25.3mReading: £45.8mRushmoor: £23.9mReading: £43.3m

    £45.6m£45.8m£43.3mReading is higher£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading £21.7m, Rushmoor £14.3mRushmoor: £14.3mReading: £21.7mRushmoor: £14.4mReading: £21.8mRushmoor: £13.6mReading: £20.6m

    £21.7m£21.8m£20.6mReading is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading £1.1m, Rushmoor £0.50mRushmoor: £0.50mReading: £1.1mRushmoor: £0.50mReading: £1.1mRushmoor: £0.48mReading: £1.1m

    £1.1mReading is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading £0.56m, Rushmoor £0.22mRushmoor: £0.22mReading: £0.56mRushmoor: £0.22mReading: £0.56mRushmoor: £0.21mReading: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mReading is higher£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading £0.88m, Rushmoor £0.69mRushmoor: £0.69mReading: £0.88mRushmoor: £0.69mReading: £0.89mRushmoor: £0.66mReading: £0.84m

    £0.88m£0.89m£0.84mReading is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading 20,103, Rushmoor 13,884Rushmoor: 13,884Reading: 20,103

    20,103Reading is higherDepends on how you count13,884

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading 3,015, Rushmoor 2,438Rushmoor: 2,438Reading: 3,015

    3,015Reading is higherDepends on how you count2,438

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading 2,682, Rushmoor 1,866Rushmoor: 1,866Reading: 2,682

    2,682Reading is higherDepends on how you count1,866

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading 7,952, Rushmoor 4,576Rushmoor: 4,576Reading: 7,952

    7,952Reading is higher4,576

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading 20,634, Rushmoor 9,725Rushmoor: 9,725Reading: 20,634

    20,634Reading is higher9,725

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading 2,122, Rushmoor 1,031Rushmoor: 1,031Reading: 2,122

    2,122Reading is higher1,031

Show the numbers
Reading and Rushmoor, total
MeasureReadingRushmoorHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£601.3m£603.8m£570.3m£359.7m£361.3m£341.2mReading
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£259.2m£260.3m£245.9m£185.1m£185.8m£175.5mReading
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.9m£224.8m£212.3m£106.8m£107.3m£101.3mReading
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.6m£214.9m£156.5m£157.2m£148.4mReading
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£19.5m£19.5m£18.5mRushmoor
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m£8.5m£8.5m£8.1mReading
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£0.60m£0.60m£0.56mReading
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.0m£51.3m£48.4m£29.2m£29.3m£27.7mReading
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.7m£19.6m£12.8m£12.9m£12.1mReading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£4.8m£4.8m£4.6mReading
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£191.0m£191.8m£181.2m£87.0m£87.3m£82.5mReading
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m£25.2m£25.3m£23.9mReading
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mReading
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mReading
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.22m£0.22m£0.21mReading
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mReading
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,10313,884Reading
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0152,438Reading
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6821,866Reading
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,9524,576Reading
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,6349,725Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1221,031Reading

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.