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Reading and Harrow

182,809 and 270,987 residents (mid-2024).

Reading is higher than Harrow on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 9 of 22 measures, and Harrow 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

Reading Harrow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading £3,289, Harrow £3,835Harrow: £3,835Reading: £3,289Harrow: £3,852Reading: £3,303Harrow: £3,638Reading: £3,120

    £3,289£3,303£3,120Harrow is higher£3,835£3,852£3,638

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Reading £12,426, Harrow £12,222Harrow: £12,222Reading: £12,426Harrow: £12,275Reading: £12,479Harrow: £11,594Reading: £11,786

    £12,426£12,479£11,786Reading is higherDepends on how you count£12,222£12,275£11,594

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £1,764, Harrow £2,117Harrow: £2,117Reading: £1,764Harrow: £2,126Reading: £1,772Harrow: £2,008Reading: £1,673

    £1,764£1,772£1,673Harrow is higher£2,117£2,126£2,008

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Reading £10,862, Harrow £10,332Harrow: £10,332Reading: £10,862Harrow: £10,376Reading: £10,909Harrow: £9,800Reading: £10,303

    £10,862£10,909£10,303Reading is higherDepends on how you count£10,332£10,376£9,800

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading £921, Harrow £1,145Harrow: £1,145Reading: £921Harrow: £1,150Reading: £925Harrow: £1,086Reading: £874

    £921£925£874Harrow is higher£1,145£1,150£1,086

  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, Harrow £709Harrow: £709Reading: £606Harrow: £712Reading: £608Harrow: £672Reading: £575

    £606£608£575Harrow is higher£709£712£672

  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, Harrow £37Harrow: £37Reading: £36Harrow: £37Reading: £36Harrow: £35Reading: £34

    £36£36£34Harrow is higher£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £279, Harrow £261Harrow: £261Reading: £279Harrow: £262Reading: £280Harrow: £248Reading: £265

    £279£280£265Reading is higherDepends on how you count£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £113, Harrow £89Harrow: £89Reading: £113Harrow: £90Reading: £113Harrow: £85Reading: £107

    £113£113£107Reading is higherDepends on how you count£89£90£85

  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, Harrow £87Harrow: £87Reading: £75Harrow: £87Reading: £75Harrow: £82Reading: £71

    £75£75£71Harrow is higher£87£87£82

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £1,505, Harrow £1,851Harrow: £1,851Reading: £1,505Harrow: £1,859Reading: £1,512Harrow: £1,755Reading: £1,428

    £1,505£1,512£1,428Harrow is higher£1,851£1,859£1,755

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading £250, Harrow £294Harrow: £294Reading: £250Harrow: £295Reading: £251Harrow: £279Reading: £237

    £250£251£237Harrow is higher£294£295£279

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £171, Harrow £169Harrow: £169Reading: £171Harrow: £170Reading: £172Harrow: £160Reading: £162

    £171£172£162Reading is higherDepends on how you count£169£170£160

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £8.93, Harrow £7.71Harrow: £7.71Reading: £8.93Harrow: £7.74Reading: £8.97Harrow: £7.31Reading: £8.47

    £8.93£8.97£8.47Reading is higherDepends on how you count£7.71£7.74£7.31

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £4.39, Harrow £2.80Harrow: £2.80Reading: £4.39Harrow: £2.82Reading: £4.40Harrow: £2.66Reading: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Reading is higher£2.80£2.82£2.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading £4.84, Harrow £6.54Harrow: £6.54Reading: £4.84Harrow: £6.56Reading: £4.86Harrow: £6.20Reading: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Harrow is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

  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, Harrow 966.4Harrow: 966.4Reading: 963.7

    963.7Harrow is higher966.4

  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, Harrow 143.3Harrow: 143.3Reading: 144.5

    144.5Reading is higherDepends on how you count143.3

  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, Harrow 145.9Harrow: 145.9Reading: 128.6

    128.6Harrow is higher145.9

  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, Harrow 41.4Harrow: 41.4Reading: 43.5

    43.5Reading is higherDepends on how you count41.4

  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, Harrow 174.8Harrow: 174.8Reading: 162.6

    162.6Harrow is higher174.8

  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, Harrow 20.2Harrow: 20.2Reading: 16.7

    16.7Harrow is higher20.2

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Reading and Harrow, per person in the age group
MeasureReadingHarrowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,289£3,303£3,120£3,835£3,852£3,638Harrow
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,426£12,479£11,786£12,222£12,275£11,594Reading
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,764£1,772£1,673£2,117£2,126£2,008Harrow
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,862£10,909£10,303£10,332£10,376£9,800Reading
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£921£925£874£1,145£1,150£1,086Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£575£709£712£672Harrow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£37£37£35Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£279£280£265£261£262£248Reading
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£89£90£85Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£75£75£71£87£87£82Harrow
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,505£1,512£1,428£1,851£1,859£1,755Harrow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£294£295£279Harrow
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£171£172£162£169£170£160Reading
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.93£8.97£8.47£7.71£7.74£7.31Reading
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£2.80£2.82£2.66Reading
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£6.54£6.56£6.20Harrow
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026963.7966.4Harrow
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.5143.3Reading
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.6145.9Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.541.4Reading
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026162.6174.8Harrow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.720.2Harrow

Per resident

Reading is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Harrow on 16. 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 Harrow

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading £3,289, Harrow £3,835Harrow: £3,835Reading: £3,289Harrow: £3,852Reading: £3,303Harrow: £3,638Reading: £3,120

    £3,289£3,303£3,120Harrow is higher£3,835£3,852£3,638

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading £1,418, Harrow £1,808Harrow: £1,808Reading: £1,418Harrow: £1,816Reading: £1,424Harrow: £1,715Reading: £1,345

    £1,418£1,424£1,345Harrow is higherDepends on how you count£1,808£1,816£1,715

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading £1,225, Harrow £1,376Harrow: £1,376Reading: £1,225Harrow: £1,382Reading: £1,230Harrow: £1,306Reading: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Harrow is higher£1,376£1,382£1,306

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading £1,239, Harrow £1,529Harrow: £1,529Reading: £1,239Harrow: £1,535Reading: £1,245Harrow: £1,450Reading: £1,176

    £1,239£1,245£1,176Harrow is higherDepends on how you count£1,529£1,535£1,450

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading £105, Harrow £169Harrow: £169Reading: £105Harrow: £170Reading: £106Harrow: £161Reading: £100

    £105£106£100Harrow is higher£169£170£161

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £69, Harrow £105Harrow: £105Reading: £69Harrow: £105Reading: £69Harrow: £99Reading: £66

    £69£69£66Harrow is higher£105£105£99

  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, Harrow £5.48Harrow: £5.48Reading: £4.14Harrow: £5.51Reading: £4.16Harrow: £5.20Reading: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Harrow is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £279, Harrow £261Harrow: £261Reading: £279Harrow: £262Reading: £280Harrow: £248Reading: £265

    £279£280£265Reading is higherDepends on how you count£261£262£248

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £113, Harrow £89Harrow: £89Reading: £113Harrow: £90Reading: £113Harrow: £85Reading: £107

    £113£113£107Reading is higherDepends on how you count£89£90£85

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Reading £52, Harrow £56Harrow: £56Reading: £52Harrow: £57Reading: £52Harrow: £53Reading: £49

    £52£52£49Harrow is higher£56£57£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading £1,045, Harrow £1,203Harrow: £1,203Reading: £1,045Harrow: £1,209Reading: £1,049Harrow: £1,142Reading: £991

    £1,045£1,049£991Harrow is higher£1,203£1,209£1,142

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading £250, Harrow £294Harrow: £294Reading: £250Harrow: £295Reading: £251Harrow: £279Reading: £237

    £250£251£237Harrow is higher£294£295£279

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading £119, Harrow £110Harrow: £110Reading: £119Harrow: £110Reading: £119Harrow: £104Reading: £113

    £119£119£113Reading is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading £6.20, Harrow £5.01Harrow: £5.01Reading: £6.20Harrow: £5.03Reading: £6.23Harrow: £4.75Reading: £5.88

    £6.20£6.23£5.88Reading is higherDepends on how you count£5.01£5.03£4.75

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading £3.05, Harrow £1.82Harrow: £1.82Reading: £3.05Harrow: £1.83Reading: £3.06Harrow: £1.73Reading: £2.89

    £3.05£3.06£2.89Reading is higher£1.82£1.83£1.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading £4.84, Harrow £6.54Harrow: £6.54Reading: £4.84Harrow: £6.56Reading: £4.86Harrow: £6.20Reading: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Harrow is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading 110.0, Harrow 143.0Harrow: 143.0Reading: 110.0

    110.0Harrow is higher143.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading 16.5, Harrow 21.2Harrow: 21.2Reading: 16.5

    16.5Harrow is higherDepends on how you count21.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading 14.7, Harrow 21.6Harrow: 21.6Reading: 14.7

    14.7Harrow is higher21.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading 43.5, Harrow 41.4Harrow: 41.4Reading: 43.5

    43.5Reading is higherDepends on how you count41.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading 112.9, Harrow 113.7Harrow: 113.7Reading: 112.9

    112.9Harrow is higher113.7

  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, Harrow 13.1Harrow: 13.1Reading: 11.6

    11.6Harrow is higher13.1

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Reading and Harrow, per resident
MeasureReadingHarrowHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,289£3,303£3,120£3,835£3,852£3,638Harrow
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,418£1,424£1,345£1,808£1,816£1,715Harrow
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,376£1,382£1,306Harrow
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,239£1,245£1,176£1,529£1,535£1,450Harrow
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£169£170£161Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£69£66£105£105£99Harrow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£5.48£5.51£5.20Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£279£280£265£261£262£248Reading
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£89£90£85Reading
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£56£57£53Harrow
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,045£1,049£991£1,203£1,209£1,142Harrow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£294£295£279Harrow
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£119£119£113£110£110£104Reading
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.20£6.23£5.88£5.01£5.03£4.75Reading
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.05£3.06£2.89£1.82£1.83£1.73Reading
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£6.54£6.56£6.20Harrow
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026110.0143.0Harrow
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.521.2Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.721.6Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.541.4Reading
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.9113.7Harrow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.613.1Harrow

Total

Reading is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Harrow on 21. 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 Harrow

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading £601.3m, Harrow £1.0bnHarrow: £1.0bnReading: £601.3mHarrow: £1.0bnReading: £603.8mHarrow: £985.8mReading: £570.3m

    £601.3m£603.8m£570.3mHarrow is higher£1.0bn£1.0bn£985.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading £259.2m, Harrow £490.0mHarrow: £490.0mReading: £259.2mHarrow: £492.1mReading: £260.3mHarrow: £464.8mReading: £245.9m

    £259.2m£260.3m£245.9mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£490.0m£492.1m£464.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading £223.9m, Harrow £373.0mHarrow: £373.0mReading: £223.9mHarrow: £374.6mReading: £224.8mHarrow: £353.8mReading: £212.3m

    £223.9m£224.8m£212.3mHarrow is higher£373.0m£374.6m£353.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading £226.6m, Harrow £414.2mHarrow: £414.2mReading: £226.6mHarrow: £416.0mReading: £227.6mHarrow: £392.9mReading: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.6m£214.9mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£414.2m£416.0m£392.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading £19.2m, Harrow £45.9mHarrow: £45.9mReading: £19.2mHarrow: £46.1mReading: £19.3mHarrow: £43.5mReading: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mHarrow is higher£45.9m£46.1m£43.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading £12.6m, Harrow £28.4mHarrow: £28.4mReading: £12.6mHarrow: £28.5mReading: £12.7mHarrow: £26.9mReading: £12.0m

    £12.6m£12.7m£12.0mHarrow is higher£28.4m£28.5m£26.9m

  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, Harrow £1.5mHarrow: £1.5mReading: £0.76mHarrow: £1.5mReading: £0.76mHarrow: £1.4mReading: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mHarrow is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading £51.0m, Harrow £70.7mHarrow: £70.7mReading: £51.0mHarrow: £71.0mReading: £51.3mHarrow: £67.1mReading: £48.4m

    £51.0m£51.3m£48.4mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£70.7m£71.0m£67.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Reading £20.7m, Harrow £24.2mHarrow: £24.2mReading: £20.7mHarrow: £24.3mReading: £20.7mHarrow: £22.9mReading: £19.6m

    £20.7m£20.7m£19.6mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading £9.5m, Harrow £15.3mHarrow: £15.3mReading: £9.5mHarrow: £15.3mReading: £9.5mHarrow: £14.5mReading: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mHarrow is higher£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading £191.0m, Harrow £326.1mHarrow: £326.1mReading: £191.0mHarrow: £327.5mReading: £191.8mHarrow: £309.3mReading: £181.2m

    £191.0m£191.8m£181.2mHarrow is higher£326.1m£327.5m£309.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading £45.6m, Harrow £79.6mHarrow: £79.6mReading: £45.6mHarrow: £80.0mReading: £45.8mHarrow: £75.5mReading: £43.3m

    £45.6m£45.8m£43.3mHarrow is higher£79.6m£80.0m£75.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading £21.7m, Harrow £29.8mHarrow: £29.8mReading: £21.7mHarrow: £29.9mReading: £21.8mHarrow: £28.2mReading: £20.6m

    £21.7m£21.8m£20.6mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£29.8m£29.9m£28.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading £1.1m, Harrow £1.4mHarrow: £1.4mReading: £1.1mHarrow: £1.4mReading: £1.1mHarrow: £1.3mReading: £1.1m

    £1.1mHarrow is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading £0.56m, Harrow £0.49mHarrow: £0.49mReading: £0.56mHarrow: £0.50mReading: £0.56mHarrow: £0.47mReading: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mReading is higher£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading £0.88m, Harrow £1.8mHarrow: £1.8mReading: £0.88mHarrow: £1.8mReading: £0.89mHarrow: £1.7mReading: £0.84m

    £0.88m£0.89m£0.84mHarrow is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading 20,103, Harrow 38,744Harrow: 38,744Reading: 20,103

    20,103Harrow is higher38,744

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading 3,015, Harrow 5,744Harrow: 5,744Reading: 3,015

    3,015Harrow is higherDepends on how you count5,744

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading 2,682, Harrow 5,849Harrow: 5,849Reading: 2,682

    2,682Harrow is higher5,849

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading 7,952, Harrow 11,208Harrow: 11,208Reading: 7,952

    7,952Harrow is higherDepends on how you count11,208

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading 20,634, Harrow 30,804Harrow: 30,804Reading: 20,634

    20,634Harrow is higher30,804

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading 2,122, Harrow 3,550Harrow: 3,550Reading: 2,122

    2,122Harrow is higher3,550

Show the numbers
Reading and Harrow, total
MeasureReadingHarrowHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£601.3m£603.8m£570.3m£1.0bn£1.0bn£985.8mHarrow
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£259.2m£260.3m£245.9m£490.0m£492.1m£464.8mHarrow
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.9m£224.8m£212.3m£373.0m£374.6m£353.8mHarrow
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.6m£214.9m£414.2m£416.0m£392.9mHarrow
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£45.9m£46.1m£43.5mHarrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m£28.4m£28.5m£26.9mHarrow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mHarrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.0m£51.3m£48.4m£70.7m£71.0m£67.1mHarrow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.7m£19.6m£24.2m£24.3m£22.9mHarrow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£15.3m£15.3m£14.5mHarrow
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£191.0m£191.8m£181.2m£326.1m£327.5m£309.3mHarrow
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m£79.6m£80.0m£75.5mHarrow
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m£29.8m£29.9m£28.2mHarrow
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mHarrow
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.49m£0.50m£0.47mReading
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mHarrow
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,10338,744Harrow
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0155,744Harrow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6825,849Harrow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,95211,208Harrow
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,63430,804Harrow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1223,550Harrow

Sources

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

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