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Reading and Hillingdon

182,809 and 327,886 residents (mid-2024).

Reading is higher than Hillingdon on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 0 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 2 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 2 of 22 measures, and Hillingdon 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

Reading Hillingdon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading £3,289, Hillingdon £3,670Hillingdon: £3,670Reading: £3,289Hillingdon: £3,686Reading: £3,303Hillingdon: £3,481Reading: £3,120

    £3,289£3,303£3,120Hillingdon is higher£3,670£3,686£3,481

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Reading £12,426, Hillingdon £12,708Hillingdon: £12,708Reading: £12,426Hillingdon: £12,763Reading: £12,479Hillingdon: £12,054Reading: £11,786

    £12,426£12,479£11,786Hillingdon is higher£12,708£12,763£12,054

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £1,764, Hillingdon £2,131Hillingdon: £2,131Reading: £1,764Hillingdon: £2,140Reading: £1,772Hillingdon: £2,021Reading: £1,673

    £1,764£1,772£1,673Hillingdon is higher£2,131£2,140£2,021

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Reading £10,862, Hillingdon £10,948Hillingdon: £10,948Reading: £10,862Hillingdon: £10,994Reading: £10,909Hillingdon: £10,385Reading: £10,303

    £10,862£10,909£10,303Hillingdon is higher£10,948£10,994£10,385

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Reading £921, Hillingdon £984Hillingdon: £984Reading: £921Hillingdon: £989Reading: £925Hillingdon: £934Reading: £874

    £921£925£874Hillingdon is higher£984£989£934

  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, Hillingdon £741Hillingdon: £741Reading: £606Hillingdon: £744Reading: £608Hillingdon: £703Reading: £575

    £606£608£575Hillingdon is higher£741£744£703

  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, Hillingdon £35Hillingdon: £35Reading: £36Hillingdon: £35Reading: £36Hillingdon: £33Reading: £34

    £36£36£34Reading is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £279, Hillingdon £295Hillingdon: £295Reading: £279Hillingdon: £296Reading: £280Hillingdon: £279Reading: £265

    £279£280£265Hillingdon is higher£295£296£279

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

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

    £113£113£107Hillingdon is higher£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, Hillingdon £95Hillingdon: £95Reading: £75Hillingdon: £95Reading: £75Hillingdon: £90Reading: £71

    £75£75£71Hillingdon is higher£95£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £1,505, Hillingdon £1,839Hillingdon: £1,839Reading: £1,505Hillingdon: £1,847Reading: £1,512Hillingdon: £1,744Reading: £1,428

    £1,505£1,512£1,428Hillingdon is higher£1,839£1,847£1,744

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading £250, Hillingdon £258Hillingdon: £258Reading: £250Hillingdon: £259Reading: £251Hillingdon: £245Reading: £237

    £250£251£237Hillingdon is higher£258£259£245

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £171, Hillingdon £183Hillingdon: £183Reading: £171Hillingdon: £183Reading: £172Hillingdon: £173Reading: £162

    £171£172£162Hillingdon is higher£183£183£173

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £8.93, Hillingdon £9.44Hillingdon: £9.44Reading: £8.93Hillingdon: £9.48Reading: £8.97Hillingdon: £8.95Reading: £8.47

    £8.93£8.97£8.47Hillingdon is higher£9.44£9.48£8.95

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Reading £4.39, Hillingdon £5.45Hillingdon: £5.45Reading: £4.39Hillingdon: £5.47Reading: £4.40Hillingdon: £5.17Reading: £4.16

    £4.39£4.40£4.16Hillingdon is higher£5.45£5.47£5.17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading £4.84, Hillingdon £6.29Hillingdon: £6.29Reading: £4.84Hillingdon: £6.32Reading: £4.86Hillingdon: £5.97Reading: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Hillingdon is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  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, Hillingdon 981.1Hillingdon: 981.1Reading: 963.7

    963.7Hillingdon is higher981.1

  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, Hillingdon 141.6Hillingdon: 141.6Reading: 144.5

    144.5Reading is higherDepends on how you count141.6

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Reading 128.6, Hillingdon 150.7Hillingdon: 150.7Reading: 128.6

    128.6Hillingdon is higher150.7

  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, Hillingdon 47.1Hillingdon: 47.1Reading: 43.5

    43.5Hillingdon is higher47.1

  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, Hillingdon 183.0Hillingdon: 183.0Reading: 162.6

    162.6Hillingdon is higher183.0

  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, Hillingdon 21.7Hillingdon: 21.7Reading: 16.7

    16.7Hillingdon is higher21.7

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Reading and Hillingdon, per person in the age group
MeasureReadingHillingdonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,289£3,303£3,120£3,670£3,686£3,481Hillingdon
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,426£12,479£11,786£12,708£12,763£12,054Hillingdon
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,764£1,772£1,673£2,131£2,140£2,021Hillingdon
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,862£10,909£10,303£10,948£10,994£10,385Hillingdon
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£921£925£874£984£989£934Hillingdon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£606£608£575£741£744£703Hillingdon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£35£35£33Reading
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£279£280£265£295£296£279Hillingdon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£121£122£115Hillingdon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£75£75£71£95£95£90Hillingdon
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,505£1,512£1,428£1,839£1,847£1,744Hillingdon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£258£259£245Hillingdon
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£171£172£162£183£183£173Hillingdon
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.93£8.97£8.47£9.44£9.48£8.95Hillingdon
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16£5.45£5.47£5.17Hillingdon
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£6.29£6.32£5.97Hillingdon
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026963.7981.1Hillingdon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.5141.6Reading
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.6150.7Hillingdon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.547.1Hillingdon
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026162.6183.0Hillingdon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.721.7Hillingdon

Per resident

Reading is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Hillingdon 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

Reading Hillingdon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Reading £3,289, Hillingdon £3,670Hillingdon: £3,670Reading: £3,289Hillingdon: £3,686Reading: £3,303Hillingdon: £3,481Reading: £3,120

    £3,289£3,303£3,120Hillingdon is higher£3,670£3,686£3,481

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Reading £1,418, Hillingdon £1,568Hillingdon: £1,568Reading: £1,418Hillingdon: £1,575Reading: £1,424Hillingdon: £1,488Reading: £1,345

    £1,418£1,424£1,345Hillingdon is higher£1,568£1,575£1,488

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Reading £1,225, Hillingdon £1,421Hillingdon: £1,421Reading: £1,225Hillingdon: £1,428Reading: £1,230Hillingdon: £1,348Reading: £1,162

    £1,225£1,230£1,162Hillingdon is higher£1,421£1,428£1,348

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Reading £1,239, Hillingdon £1,351Hillingdon: £1,351Reading: £1,239Hillingdon: £1,357Reading: £1,245Hillingdon: £1,282Reading: £1,176

    £1,239£1,245£1,176Hillingdon is higher£1,351£1,357£1,282

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Reading £105, Hillingdon £121Hillingdon: £121Reading: £105Hillingdon: £122Reading: £106Hillingdon: £115Reading: £100

    £105£106£100Hillingdon is higher£121£122£115

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £69, Hillingdon £91Hillingdon: £91Reading: £69Hillingdon: £92Reading: £69Hillingdon: £87Reading: £66

    £69£69£66Hillingdon is higher£91£92£87

  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, Hillingdon £4.35Hillingdon: £4.35Reading: £4.14Hillingdon: £4.37Reading: £4.16Hillingdon: £4.13Reading: £3.93

    £4.14£4.16£3.93Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£4.35£4.37£4.13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Reading £279, Hillingdon £295Hillingdon: £295Reading: £279Hillingdon: £296Reading: £280Hillingdon: £279Reading: £265

    £279£280£265Hillingdon is higher£295£296£279

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

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

    £113£113£107Hillingdon is higher£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, Hillingdon £63Hillingdon: £63Reading: £52Hillingdon: £63Reading: £52Hillingdon: £60Reading: £49

    £52£52£49Hillingdon is higher£63£63£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Reading £1,045, Hillingdon £1,227Hillingdon: £1,227Reading: £1,045Hillingdon: £1,232Reading: £1,049Hillingdon: £1,164Reading: £991

    £1,045£1,049£991Hillingdon is higher£1,227£1,232£1,164

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Reading £250, Hillingdon £258Hillingdon: £258Reading: £250Hillingdon: £259Reading: £251Hillingdon: £245Reading: £237

    £250£251£237Hillingdon is higher£258£259£245

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Reading £119, Hillingdon £122Hillingdon: £122Reading: £119Hillingdon: £122Reading: £119Hillingdon: £116Reading: £113

    £119£119£113Hillingdon is higher£122£122£116

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Reading £6.20, Hillingdon £6.29Hillingdon: £6.29Reading: £6.20Hillingdon: £6.32Reading: £6.23Hillingdon: £5.97Reading: £5.88

    £6.20£6.23£5.88Hillingdon is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Reading £3.05, Hillingdon £3.64Hillingdon: £3.64Reading: £3.05Hillingdon: £3.65Reading: £3.06Hillingdon: £3.45Reading: £2.89

    £3.05£3.06£2.89Hillingdon is higher£3.64£3.65£3.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Reading £4.84, Hillingdon £6.29Hillingdon: £6.29Reading: £4.84Hillingdon: £6.32Reading: £4.86Hillingdon: £5.97Reading: £4.59

    £4.84£4.86£4.59Hillingdon is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Reading 110.0, Hillingdon 121.1Hillingdon: 121.1Reading: 110.0

    110.0Hillingdon is higher121.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading 16.5, Hillingdon 17.5Hillingdon: 17.5Reading: 16.5

    16.5Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading 14.7, Hillingdon 18.6Hillingdon: 18.6Reading: 14.7

    14.7Hillingdon is higher18.6

  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, Hillingdon 47.1Hillingdon: 47.1Reading: 43.5

    43.5Hillingdon is higher47.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Reading 112.9, Hillingdon 122.1Hillingdon: 122.1Reading: 112.9

    112.9Hillingdon is higher122.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Reading 11.6, Hillingdon 14.5Hillingdon: 14.5Reading: 11.6

    11.6Hillingdon is higher14.5

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Reading and Hillingdon, per resident
MeasureReadingHillingdonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,289£3,303£3,120£3,670£3,686£3,481Hillingdon
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,418£1,424£1,345£1,568£1,575£1,488Hillingdon
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,225£1,230£1,162£1,421£1,428£1,348Hillingdon
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,239£1,245£1,176£1,351£1,357£1,282Hillingdon
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£106£100£121£122£115Hillingdon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£69£66£91£92£87Hillingdon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.14£4.16£3.93£4.35£4.37£4.13Hillingdon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£279£280£265£295£296£279Hillingdon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£121£122£115Hillingdon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£63£63£60Hillingdon
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,045£1,049£991£1,227£1,232£1,164Hillingdon
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£250£251£237£258£259£245Hillingdon
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£119£119£113£122£122£116Hillingdon
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.20£6.23£5.88£6.29£6.32£5.97Hillingdon
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.05£3.06£2.89£3.64£3.65£3.45Hillingdon
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59£6.29£6.32£5.97Hillingdon
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026110.0121.1Hillingdon
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.517.5Hillingdon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.718.6Hillingdon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.547.1Hillingdon
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.9122.1Hillingdon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.614.5Hillingdon

Total

Reading is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Hillingdon 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

Reading Hillingdon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Reading £601.3m, Hillingdon £1.2bnHillingdon: £1.2bnReading: £601.3mHillingdon: £1.2bnReading: £603.8mHillingdon: £1.1bnReading: £570.3m

    £601.3m£603.8m£570.3mHillingdon is higher£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Reading £259.2m, Hillingdon £514.2mHillingdon: £514.2mReading: £259.2mHillingdon: £516.4mReading: £260.3mHillingdon: £487.8mReading: £245.9m

    £259.2m£260.3m£245.9mHillingdon is higher£514.2m£516.4m£487.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Reading £223.9m, Hillingdon £466.1mHillingdon: £466.1mReading: £223.9mHillingdon: £468.1mReading: £224.8mHillingdon: £442.1mReading: £212.3m

    £223.9m£224.8m£212.3mHillingdon is higher£466.1m£468.1m£442.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Reading £226.6m, Hillingdon £443.0mHillingdon: £443.0mReading: £226.6mHillingdon: £444.9mReading: £227.6mHillingdon: £420.2mReading: £214.9m

    £226.6m£227.6m£214.9mHillingdon is higher£443.0m£444.9m£420.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Reading £19.2m, Hillingdon £39.8mHillingdon: £39.8mReading: £19.2mHillingdon: £40.0mReading: £19.3mHillingdon: £37.8mReading: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mHillingdon is higher£39.8m£40.0m£37.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading £12.6m, Hillingdon £30.0mHillingdon: £30.0mReading: £12.6mHillingdon: £30.1mReading: £12.7mHillingdon: £28.4mReading: £12.0m

    £12.6m£12.7m£12.0mHillingdon is higher£30.0m£30.1m£28.4m

  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, Hillingdon £1.4mHillingdon: £1.4mReading: £0.76mHillingdon: £1.4mReading: £0.76mHillingdon: £1.4mReading: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mHillingdon is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading £51.0m, Hillingdon £96.6mHillingdon: £96.6mReading: £51.0mHillingdon: £97.0mReading: £51.3mHillingdon: £91.6mReading: £48.4m

    £51.0m£51.3m£48.4mHillingdon is higher£96.6m£97.0m£91.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Reading £20.7m, Hillingdon £39.8mHillingdon: £39.8mReading: £20.7mHillingdon: £39.9mReading: £20.7mHillingdon: £37.7mReading: £19.6m

    £20.7m£20.7m£19.6mHillingdon is higher£39.8m£39.9m£37.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading £9.5m, Hillingdon £20.7mHillingdon: £20.7mReading: £9.5mHillingdon: £20.8mReading: £9.5mHillingdon: £19.6mReading: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mHillingdon is higher£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Reading £191.0m, Hillingdon £402.2mHillingdon: £402.2mReading: £191.0mHillingdon: £403.9mReading: £191.8mHillingdon: £381.5mReading: £181.2m

    £191.0m£191.8m£181.2mHillingdon is higher£402.2m£403.9m£381.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Reading £45.6m, Hillingdon £84.7mHillingdon: £84.7mReading: £45.6mHillingdon: £85.0mReading: £45.8mHillingdon: £80.3mReading: £43.3m

    £45.6m£45.8m£43.3mHillingdon is higher£84.7m£85.0m£80.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Reading £21.7m, Hillingdon £39.9mHillingdon: £39.9mReading: £21.7mHillingdon: £40.1mReading: £21.8mHillingdon: £37.9mReading: £20.6m

    £21.7m£21.8m£20.6mHillingdon is higher£39.9m£40.1m£37.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Reading £1.1m, Hillingdon £2.1mHillingdon: £2.1mReading: £1.1mHillingdon: £2.1mReading: £1.1mHillingdon: £2.0mReading: £1.1m

    £1.1mHillingdon is higher£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Reading £0.56m, Hillingdon £1.2mHillingdon: £1.2mReading: £0.56mHillingdon: £1.2mReading: £0.56mHillingdon: £1.1mReading: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mHillingdon is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Reading £0.88m, Hillingdon £2.1mHillingdon: £2.1mReading: £0.88mHillingdon: £2.1mReading: £0.89mHillingdon: £2.0mReading: £0.84m

    £0.88m£0.89m£0.84mHillingdon is higher£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Reading 20,103, Hillingdon 39,698Hillingdon: 39,698Reading: 20,103

    20,103Hillingdon is higher39,698

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Reading 3,015, Hillingdon 5,728Hillingdon: 5,728Reading: 3,015

    3,015Hillingdon is higherDepends on how you count5,728

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Reading 2,682, Hillingdon 6,098Hillingdon: 6,098Reading: 2,682

    2,682Hillingdon is higher6,098

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Reading 7,952, Hillingdon 15,449Hillingdon: 15,449Reading: 7,952

    7,952Hillingdon is higher15,449

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Reading 20,634, Hillingdon 40,027Hillingdon: 40,027Reading: 20,634

    20,634Hillingdon is higher40,027

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Reading 2,122, Hillingdon 4,740Hillingdon: 4,740Reading: 2,122

    2,122Hillingdon is higher4,740

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Reading and Hillingdon, total
MeasureReadingHillingdonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£601.3m£603.8m£570.3m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnHillingdon
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£259.2m£260.3m£245.9m£514.2m£516.4m£487.8mHillingdon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.9m£224.8m£212.3m£466.1m£468.1m£442.1mHillingdon
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£226.6m£227.6m£214.9m£443.0m£444.9m£420.2mHillingdon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£39.8m£40.0m£37.8mHillingdon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m£30.0m£30.1m£28.4mHillingdon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£1.4mHillingdon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.0m£51.3m£48.4m£96.6m£97.0m£91.6mHillingdon
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.7m£20.7m£19.6m£39.8m£39.9m£37.7mHillingdon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£20.7m£20.8m£19.6mHillingdon
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£191.0m£191.8m£181.2m£402.2m£403.9m£381.5mHillingdon
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m£84.7m£85.0m£80.3mHillingdon
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m£39.9m£40.1m£37.9mHillingdon
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mHillingdon
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mHillingdon
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m£2.1m£2.1m£2.0mHillingdon
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,10339,698Hillingdon
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,0155,728Hillingdon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6826,098Hillingdon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,95215,449Hillingdon
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,63440,027Hillingdon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1224,740Hillingdon

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.