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Wokingham and Richmond upon Thames

187,433 and 196,975 residents (mid-2024).

Wokingham is higher than Richmond upon Thames on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 5 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Wokingham is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Richmond upon Thames on 15. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wokingham Richmond upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wokingham £3,027, Richmond upon Thames £3,379Richmond upon Thames: £3,379Wokingham: £3,027Richmond upon Thames: £3,393Wokingham: £3,040Richmond upon Thames: £3,205Wokingham: £2,871

    £3,027£3,040£2,871Richmond upon Thames is higher£3,379£3,393£3,205

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wokingham £12,647, Richmond upon Thames £12,433Richmond upon Thames: £12,433Wokingham: £12,647Richmond upon Thames: £12,486Wokingham: £12,701Richmond upon Thames: £11,793Wokingham: £11,996

    £12,647£12,701£11,996Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count£12,433£12,486£11,793

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wokingham £938, Richmond upon Thames £1,335Richmond upon Thames: £1,335Wokingham: £938Richmond upon Thames: £1,340Wokingham: £942Richmond upon Thames: £1,266Wokingham: £890

    £938£942£890Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,335£1,340£1,266

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wokingham £11,885, Richmond upon Thames £11,462Richmond upon Thames: £11,462Wokingham: £11,885Richmond upon Thames: £11,510Wokingham: £11,935Richmond upon Thames: £10,872Wokingham: £11,273

    £11,885£11,935£11,273Wokingham is higher£11,462£11,510£10,872

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wokingham £220, Richmond upon Thames £509Richmond upon Thames: £509Wokingham: £220Richmond upon Thames: £511Wokingham: £221Richmond upon Thames: £483Wokingham: £209

    £220£221£209Richmond upon Thames is higher£509£511£483

  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: Wokingham £530, Richmond upon Thames £441Richmond upon Thames: £441Wokingham: £530Richmond upon Thames: £443Wokingham: £532Richmond upon Thames: £418Wokingham: £503

    £530£532£503Wokingham is higher£441£443£418

  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: Wokingham £12, Richmond upon Thames £21Richmond upon Thames: £21Wokingham: £12Richmond upon Thames: £21Wokingham: £12Richmond upon Thames: £20Wokingham: £12

    £12Richmond upon Thames is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wokingham £178, Richmond upon Thames £215Richmond upon Thames: £215Wokingham: £178Richmond upon Thames: £216Wokingham: £179Richmond upon Thames: £204Wokingham: £169

    £178£179£169Richmond upon Thames is higher£215£216£204

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wokingham £96, Richmond upon Thames £71Richmond upon Thames: £71Wokingham: £96Richmond upon Thames: £71Wokingham: £96Richmond upon Thames: £67Wokingham: £91

    £96£96£91Wokingham is higher£71£71£67

  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: Wokingham £50, Richmond upon Thames £51Richmond upon Thames: £51Wokingham: £50Richmond upon Thames: £51Wokingham: £50Richmond upon Thames: £48Wokingham: £48

    £50£50£48Richmond upon Thames is higher£51£51£48

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wokingham £772, Richmond upon Thames £1,107Richmond upon Thames: £1,107Wokingham: £772Richmond upon Thames: £1,112Wokingham: £775Richmond upon Thames: £1,050Wokingham: £732

    £772£775£732Richmond upon Thames is higher£1,107£1,112£1,050

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wokingham £86, Richmond upon Thames £239Richmond upon Thames: £239Wokingham: £86Richmond upon Thames: £240Wokingham: £87Richmond upon Thames: £227Wokingham: £82

    £86£87£82Richmond upon Thames 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: Wokingham £106, Richmond upon Thames £163Richmond upon Thames: £163Wokingham: £106Richmond upon Thames: £164Wokingham: £106Richmond upon Thames: £155Wokingham: £100

    £106£106£100Richmond upon Thames is higher£163£164£155

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wokingham £8.59, Richmond upon Thames £9.87Richmond upon Thames: £9.87Wokingham: £8.59Richmond upon Thames: £9.91Wokingham: £8.63Richmond upon Thames: £9.36Wokingham: £8.15

    £8.59£8.63£8.15Richmond upon Thames is higher£9.87£9.91£9.36

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wokingham £1.42, Richmond upon Thames £2.94Richmond upon Thames: £2.94Wokingham: £1.42Richmond upon Thames: £2.95Wokingham: £1.43Richmond upon Thames: £2.79Wokingham: £1.35

    £1.42£1.43£1.35Richmond upon Thames is higher£2.94£2.95£2.79

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wokingham £5.57, Richmond upon Thames £5.94Richmond upon Thames: £5.94Wokingham: £5.57Richmond upon Thames: £5.96Wokingham: £5.59Richmond upon Thames: £5.63Wokingham: £5.28

    £5.57£5.59£5.28Richmond upon Thames is higher£5.94£5.96£5.63

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wokingham 1,006.8, Richmond upon Thames 996.4Richmond upon Thames: 996.4Wokingham: 1,006.8

    1,006.8Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count996.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wokingham 47.8, Richmond upon Thames 86.7Richmond upon Thames: 86.7Wokingham: 47.8

    47.8Richmond upon Thames is higher86.7

  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: Wokingham 110.7, Richmond upon Thames 93.0Richmond upon Thames: 93.0Wokingham: 110.7

    110.7Wokingham is higher93.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wokingham 28.2, Richmond upon Thames 32.5Richmond upon Thames: 32.5Wokingham: 28.2

    28.2Richmond upon Thames is higher32.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wokingham 84.3, Richmond upon Thames 101.9Richmond upon Thames: 101.9Wokingham: 84.3

    84.3Richmond upon Thames is higher101.9

  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: Wokingham 12.0, Richmond upon Thames 11.1Richmond upon Thames: 11.1Wokingham: 12.0

    12.0Wokingham is higher11.1

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Wokingham and Richmond upon Thames, per person in the age group
MeasureWokinghamRichmond upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,027£3,040£2,871£3,379£3,393£3,205Richmond upon Thames
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,647£12,701£11,996£12,433£12,486£11,793Wokingham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£938£942£890£1,335£1,340£1,266Richmond upon Thames
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,885£11,935£11,273£11,462£11,510£10,872Wokingham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£220£221£209£509£511£483Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£530£532£503£441£443£418Wokingham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12£21£21£20Richmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£215£216£204Richmond upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£71£71£67Wokingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£50£50£48£51£51£48Richmond upon Thames
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£772£775£732£1,107£1,112£1,050Richmond upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£239£240£227Richmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£106£106£100£163£164£155Richmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.59£8.63£8.15£9.87£9.91£9.36Richmond upon Thames
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.42£1.43£1.35£2.94£2.95£2.79Richmond upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£5.94£5.96£5.63Richmond upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.8996.4Wokingham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202647.886.7Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.793.0Wokingham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202628.232.5Richmond upon Thames
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202684.3101.9Richmond upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.011.1Wokingham

Per resident

Wokingham is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Richmond upon Thames on 15. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wokingham Richmond upon Thames

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wokingham £3,027, Richmond upon Thames £3,379Richmond upon Thames: £3,379Wokingham: £3,027Richmond upon Thames: £3,393Wokingham: £3,040Richmond upon Thames: £3,205Wokingham: £2,871

    £3,027£3,040£2,871Richmond upon Thames is higher£3,379£3,393£3,205

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wokingham £2,081, Richmond upon Thames £2,002Richmond upon Thames: £2,002Wokingham: £2,081Richmond upon Thames: £2,010Wokingham: £2,090Richmond upon Thames: £1,899Wokingham: £1,974

    £2,081£2,090£1,974Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count£2,002£2,010£1,899

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wokingham £580, Richmond upon Thames £846Richmond upon Thames: £846Wokingham: £580Richmond upon Thames: £850Wokingham: £582Richmond upon Thames: £803Wokingham: £550

    £580£582£550Richmond upon Thames is higher£846£850£803

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wokingham £1,956, Richmond upon Thames £1,845Richmond upon Thames: £1,845Wokingham: £1,956Richmond upon Thames: £1,853Wokingham: £1,964Richmond upon Thames: £1,751Wokingham: £1,855

    £1,956£1,964£1,855Wokingham is higher£1,845£1,853£1,751

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wokingham £36, Richmond upon Thames £82Richmond upon Thames: £82Wokingham: £36Richmond upon Thames: £82Wokingham: £36Richmond upon Thames: £78Wokingham: £34

    £36£36£34Richmond upon Thames is higher£82£82£78

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wokingham £87, Richmond upon Thames £71Richmond upon Thames: £71Wokingham: £87Richmond upon Thames: £71Wokingham: £88Richmond upon Thames: £67Wokingham: £83

    £87£88£83Wokingham is higher£71£71£67

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wokingham £2.03, Richmond upon Thames £3.43Richmond upon Thames: £3.43Wokingham: £2.03Richmond upon Thames: £3.44Wokingham: £2.04Richmond upon Thames: £3.25Wokingham: £1.93

    £2.03£2.04£1.93Richmond upon Thames is higher£3.43£3.44£3.25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wokingham £178, Richmond upon Thames £215Richmond upon Thames: £215Wokingham: £178Richmond upon Thames: £216Wokingham: £179Richmond upon Thames: £204Wokingham: £169

    £178£179£169Richmond upon Thames is higher£215£216£204

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wokingham £96, Richmond upon Thames £71Richmond upon Thames: £71Wokingham: £96Richmond upon Thames: £71Wokingham: £96Richmond upon Thames: £67Wokingham: £91

    £96£96£91Wokingham is higher£71£71£67

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wokingham £31, Richmond upon Thames £32Richmond upon Thames: £32Wokingham: £31Richmond upon Thames: £33Wokingham: £31Richmond upon Thames: £31Wokingham: £29

    £31£31£29Richmond upon Thames is higher£32£33£31

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wokingham £477, Richmond upon Thames £702Richmond upon Thames: £702Wokingham: £477Richmond upon Thames: £705Wokingham: £479Richmond upon Thames: £666Wokingham: £453

    £477£479£453Richmond upon Thames is higher£702£705£666

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wokingham £86, Richmond upon Thames £239Richmond upon Thames: £239Wokingham: £86Richmond upon Thames: £240Wokingham: £87Richmond upon Thames: £227Wokingham: £82

    £86£87£82Richmond upon Thames is higher£239£240£227

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wokingham £65, Richmond upon Thames £104Richmond upon Thames: £104Wokingham: £65Richmond upon Thames: £104Wokingham: £66Richmond upon Thames: £98Wokingham: £62

    £65£66£62Richmond upon Thames is higher£104£104£98

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wokingham £5.31, Richmond upon Thames £6.26Richmond upon Thames: £6.26Wokingham: £5.31Richmond upon Thames: £6.29Wokingham: £5.34Richmond upon Thames: £5.94Wokingham: £5.04

    £5.31£5.34£5.04Richmond upon Thames is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wokingham £0.89, Richmond upon Thames £1.87Richmond upon Thames: £1.87Wokingham: £0.89Richmond upon Thames: £1.87Wokingham: £0.89Richmond upon Thames: £1.77Wokingham: £0.84

    £0.89£0.89£0.84Richmond upon Thames is higher£1.87£1.87£1.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wokingham £5.57, Richmond upon Thames £5.94Richmond upon Thames: £5.94Wokingham: £5.57Richmond upon Thames: £5.96Wokingham: £5.59Richmond upon Thames: £5.63Wokingham: £5.28

    £5.57£5.59£5.28Richmond upon Thames is higher£5.94£5.96£5.63

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wokingham 165.7, Richmond upon Thames 160.4Richmond upon Thames: 160.4Wokingham: 165.7

    165.7Wokingham is higherDepends on how you count160.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wokingham 7.9, Richmond upon Thames 14.0Richmond upon Thames: 14.0Wokingham: 7.9

    7.9Richmond upon Thames is higher14.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wokingham 18.2, Richmond upon Thames 15.0Richmond upon Thames: 15.0Wokingham: 18.2

    18.2Wokingham is higher15.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wokingham 28.2, Richmond upon Thames 32.5Richmond upon Thames: 32.5Wokingham: 28.2

    28.2Richmond upon Thames is higher32.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wokingham 52.1, Richmond upon Thames 64.6Richmond upon Thames: 64.6Wokingham: 52.1

    52.1Richmond upon Thames is higher64.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wokingham 7.4, Richmond upon Thames 7.1Richmond upon Thames: 7.1Wokingham: 7.4

    7.4Wokingham is higher7.1

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Wokingham and Richmond upon Thames, per resident
MeasureWokinghamRichmond upon ThamesHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,027£3,040£2,871£3,379£3,393£3,205Richmond upon Thames
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,081£2,090£1,974£2,002£2,010£1,899Wokingham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£580£582£550£846£850£803Richmond upon Thames
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,956£1,964£1,855£1,845£1,853£1,751Wokingham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£36£36£34£82£82£78Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£88£83£71£71£67Wokingham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.03£2.04£1.93£3.43£3.44£3.25Richmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£215£216£204Richmond upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91£71£71£67Wokingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£32£33£31Richmond upon Thames
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£477£479£453£702£705£666Richmond upon Thames
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£239£240£227Richmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62£104£104£98Richmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.31£5.34£5.04£6.26£6.29£5.94Richmond upon Thames
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£0.89£0.89£0.84£1.87£1.87£1.77Richmond upon Thames
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28£5.94£5.96£5.63Richmond upon Thames
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026165.7160.4Wokingham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 20267.914.0Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.215.0Wokingham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202628.232.5Richmond upon Thames
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202652.164.6Richmond upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.47.1Wokingham

Total

Wokingham is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Richmond upon Thames on 17. 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

Wokingham Richmond upon Thames

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wokingham £567.3m, Richmond upon Thames £665.6mRichmond upon Thames: £665.6mWokingham: £567.3mRichmond upon Thames: £668.4mWokingham: £569.7mRichmond upon Thames: £631.3mWokingham: £538.1m

    £567.3m£569.7m£538.1mRichmond upon Thames is higher£665.6m£668.4m£631.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wokingham £390.1m, Richmond upon Thames £394.3mRichmond upon Thames: £394.3mWokingham: £390.1mRichmond upon Thames: £396.0mWokingham: £391.8mRichmond upon Thames: £374.0mWokingham: £370.0m

    £390.1m£391.8m£370.0mRichmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wokingham £108.7m, Richmond upon Thames £166.7mRichmond upon Thames: £166.7mWokingham: £108.7mRichmond upon Thames: £167.4mWokingham: £109.2mRichmond upon Thames: £158.1mWokingham: £103.1m

    £108.7m£109.2m£103.1mRichmond upon Thames is higher£166.7m£167.4m£158.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wokingham £366.6m, Richmond upon Thames £363.5mRichmond upon Thames: £363.5mWokingham: £366.6mRichmond upon Thames: £365.1mWokingham: £368.2mRichmond upon Thames: £344.8mWokingham: £347.7m

    £366.6m£368.2m£347.7mWokingham is higher£363.5m£365.1m£344.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wokingham £6.8m, Richmond upon Thames £16.2mRichmond upon Thames: £16.2mWokingham: £6.8mRichmond upon Thames: £16.2mWokingham: £6.8mRichmond upon Thames: £15.3mWokingham: £6.4m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.4mRichmond upon Thames is higher£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wokingham £16.3m, Richmond upon Thames £14.0mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mWokingham: £16.3mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mWokingham: £16.4mRichmond upon Thames: £13.3mWokingham: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mWokingham is higher£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wokingham £0.38m, Richmond upon Thames £0.68mRichmond upon Thames: £0.68mWokingham: £0.38mRichmond upon Thames: £0.68mWokingham: £0.38mRichmond upon Thames: £0.64mWokingham: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mRichmond upon Thames is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wokingham £33.4m, Richmond upon Thames £42.3mRichmond upon Thames: £42.3mWokingham: £33.4mRichmond upon Thames: £42.5mWokingham: £33.5mRichmond upon Thames: £40.2mWokingham: £31.6m

    £33.4m£33.5m£31.6mRichmond upon Thames is higher£42.3m£42.5m£40.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wokingham £17.9m, Richmond upon Thames £14.0mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mWokingham: £17.9mRichmond upon Thames: £14.0mWokingham: £18.0mRichmond upon Thames: £13.2mWokingham: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mWokingham is higher£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wokingham £5.8m, Richmond upon Thames £6.4mRichmond upon Thames: £6.4mWokingham: £5.8mRichmond upon Thames: £6.4mWokingham: £5.8mRichmond upon Thames: £6.1mWokingham: £5.5m

    £5.8m£5.8m£5.5mRichmond upon Thames is higher£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wokingham £89.5m, Richmond upon Thames £138.3mRichmond upon Thames: £138.3mWokingham: £89.5mRichmond upon Thames: £138.9mWokingham: £89.8mRichmond upon Thames: £131.2mWokingham: £84.9m

    £89.5m£89.8m£84.9mRichmond upon Thames is higher£138.3m£138.9m£131.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wokingham £16.2m, Richmond upon Thames £47.1mRichmond upon Thames: £47.1mWokingham: £16.2mRichmond upon Thames: £47.3mWokingham: £16.3mRichmond upon Thames: £44.7mWokingham: £15.4m

    £16.2m£16.3m£15.4mRichmond upon Thames is higher£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wokingham £12.3m, Richmond upon Thames £20.4mRichmond upon Thames: £20.4mWokingham: £12.3mRichmond upon Thames: £20.5mWokingham: £12.3mRichmond upon Thames: £19.3mWokingham: £11.6m

    £12.3m£12.3m£11.6mRichmond upon Thames is higher£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wokingham £1.00m, Richmond upon Thames £1.2mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mWokingham: £1.00mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mWokingham: £1.0mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mWokingham: £0.94m

    £1.00m£1.0m£0.94mRichmond upon Thames is higher£1.2m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wokingham £0.17m, Richmond upon Thames £0.37mRichmond upon Thames: £0.37mWokingham: £0.17mRichmond upon Thames: £0.37mWokingham: £0.17mRichmond upon Thames: £0.35mWokingham: £0.16m

    £0.17m£0.17m£0.16mRichmond upon Thames is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wokingham £1.0m, Richmond upon Thames £1.2mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mWokingham: £1.0mRichmond upon Thames: £1.2mWokingham: £1.0mRichmond upon Thames: £1.1mWokingham: £0.99m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.99mRichmond upon Thames is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wokingham 31,055, Richmond upon Thames 31,602Richmond upon Thames: 31,602Wokingham: 31,055

    31,055Richmond upon Thames is higherDepends on how you count31,602

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wokingham 1,475, Richmond upon Thames 2,750Richmond upon Thames: 2,750Wokingham: 1,475

    1,475Richmond upon Thames is higher2,750

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wokingham 3,413, Richmond upon Thames 2,949Richmond upon Thames: 2,949Wokingham: 3,413

    3,413Wokingham is higher2,949

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wokingham 5,282, Richmond upon Thames 6,403Richmond upon Thames: 6,403Wokingham: 5,282

    5,282Richmond upon Thames is higher6,403

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wokingham 9,766, Richmond upon Thames 12,724Richmond upon Thames: 12,724Wokingham: 9,766

    9,766Richmond upon Thames is higher12,724

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wokingham 1,392, Richmond upon Thames 1,390Richmond upon Thames: 1,390Wokingham: 1,392

    1,392Wokingham is higher1,390

Show the numbers
Wokingham and Richmond upon Thames, total
MeasureWokinghamRichmond upon ThamesHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£567.3m£569.7m£538.1m£665.6m£668.4m£631.3mRichmond upon Thames
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£390.1m£391.8m£370.0m£394.3m£396.0m£374.0mRichmond upon Thames
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£108.7m£109.2m£103.1m£166.7m£167.4m£158.1mRichmond upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£366.6m£368.2m£347.7m£363.5m£365.1m£344.8mWokingham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£16.2m£16.2m£15.3mRichmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£14.0m£14.0m£13.3mWokingham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mRichmond upon Thames
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.5m£31.6m£42.3m£42.5m£40.2mRichmond upon Thames
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£14.0m£14.0m£13.2mWokingham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m£6.4m£6.4m£6.1mRichmond upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£89.5m£89.8m£84.9m£138.3m£138.9m£131.2mRichmond upon Thames
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m£47.1m£47.3m£44.7mRichmond upon Thames
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m£20.4m£20.5m£19.3mRichmond upon Thames
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.00m£1.0m£0.94m£1.2mRichmond upon Thames
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mRichmond upon Thames
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mRichmond upon Thames
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,05531,602Richmond upon Thames
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4752,750Richmond upon Thames
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,4132,949Wokingham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2826,403Richmond upon Thames
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,76612,724Richmond upon Thames
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3921,390Wokingham

Sources

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

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  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.
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