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Central Bedfordshire and Epping Forest

316,062 and 137,184 residents (mid-2024).

Central Bedfordshire is higher than Epping Forest on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 20 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

Central Bedfordshire is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest on 18. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Central Bedfordshire Epping Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £3,653, Epping Forest £4,015Epping Forest: £4,015Central Bedfordshire: £3,653Epping Forest: £4,032Central Bedfordshire: £3,669Epping Forest: £3,808Central Bedfordshire: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4,015£4,032£3,808

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire £12,823, Epping Forest £12,866Epping Forest: £12,866Central Bedfordshire: £12,823Epping Forest: £12,921Central Bedfordshire: £12,878Epping Forest: £12,204Central Bedfordshire: £12,164

    £12,823£12,878£12,164Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,866£12,921£12,204

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £1,460, Epping Forest £1,594Epping Forest: £1,594Central Bedfordshire: £1,460Epping Forest: £1,600Central Bedfordshire: £1,466Epping Forest: £1,512Central Bedfordshire: £1,384

    £1,460£1,466£1,384Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,594£1,600£1,512

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire £11,951, Epping Forest £11,648Epping Forest: £11,648Central Bedfordshire: £11,951Epping Forest: £11,698Central Bedfordshire: £12,002Epping Forest: £11,049Central Bedfordshire: £11,336

    £11,951£12,002£11,336Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,648£11,698£11,049

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire £278, Epping Forest £458Epping Forest: £458Central Bedfordshire: £278Epping Forest: £460Central Bedfordshire: £280Epping Forest: £435Central Bedfordshire: £264

    £278£280£264Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£458£460£435

  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: Central Bedfordshire £577, Epping Forest £735Epping Forest: £735Central Bedfordshire: £577Epping Forest: £739Central Bedfordshire: £579Epping Forest: £698Central Bedfordshire: £547

    £577£579£547Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£735£739£698

  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: Central Bedfordshire £18, Epping Forest £25Epping Forest: £25Central Bedfordshire: £18Epping Forest: £25Central Bedfordshire: £18Epping Forest: £23Central Bedfordshire: £17

    £18£18£17Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £282, Epping Forest £304Epping Forest: £304Central Bedfordshire: £282Epping Forest: £306Central Bedfordshire: £283Epping Forest: £289Central Bedfordshire: £267

    £282£283£267Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£304£306£289

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £123, Epping Forest £100Epping Forest: £100Central Bedfordshire: £123Epping Forest: £100Central Bedfordshire: £124Epping Forest: £95Central Bedfordshire: £117

    £123£124£117Central Bedfordshire is higher£100£100£95

  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: Central Bedfordshire £81, Epping Forest £86Epping Forest: £86Central Bedfordshire: £81Epping Forest: £86Central Bedfordshire: £81Epping Forest: £81Central Bedfordshire: £76

    £81£81£76Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £1,183, Epping Forest £1,296Epping Forest: £1,296Central Bedfordshire: £1,183Epping Forest: £1,302Central Bedfordshire: £1,188Epping Forest: £1,230Central Bedfordshire: £1,122

    £1,183£1,188£1,122Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£1,296£1,302£1,230

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £139, Epping Forest £165Epping Forest: £165Central Bedfordshire: £139Epping Forest: £165Central Bedfordshire: £139Epping Forest: £156Central Bedfordshire: £132

    £139£139£132Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£165£165£156

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £183, Epping Forest £198Epping Forest: £198Central Bedfordshire: £183Epping Forest: £199Central Bedfordshire: £184Epping Forest: £188Central Bedfordshire: £174

    £183£184£174Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£198£199£188

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £8.72, Epping Forest £8.08Epping Forest: £8.08Central Bedfordshire: £8.72Epping Forest: £8.11Central Bedfordshire: £8.76Epping Forest: £7.66Central Bedfordshire: £8.27

    £8.72£8.76£8.27Central Bedfordshire is higher£8.08£8.11£7.66

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £4.66, Epping Forest £5.49Epping Forest: £5.49Central Bedfordshire: £4.66Epping Forest: £5.52Central Bedfordshire: £4.68Epping Forest: £5.21Central Bedfordshire: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£5.49£5.52£5.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £4.80, Epping Forest £6.77Epping Forest: £6.77Central Bedfordshire: £4.80Epping Forest: £6.80Central Bedfordshire: £4.82Epping Forest: £6.42Central Bedfordshire: £4.55

    £4.80£4.82£4.55Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£6.77£6.80£6.42

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire 1,027.4, Epping Forest 1,006.6Epping Forest: 1,006.6Central Bedfordshire: 1,027.4

    1,027.4Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,006.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire 71.0, Epping Forest 96.8Epping Forest: 96.8Central Bedfordshire: 71.0

    71.0Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count96.8

  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: Central Bedfordshire 126.4, Epping Forest 158.1Epping Forest: 158.1Central Bedfordshire: 126.4

    126.4Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count158.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 45.3, Epping Forest 48.1Epping Forest: 48.1Central Bedfordshire: 45.3

    45.3Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count48.1

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire 132.4, Epping Forest 136.6Epping Forest: 136.6Central Bedfordshire: 132.4

    132.4Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count136.6

  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: Central Bedfordshire 18.5, Epping Forest 20.1Epping Forest: 20.1Central Bedfordshire: 18.5

    18.5Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count20.1

Show the numbers
Central Bedfordshire and Epping Forest, per person in the age group
MeasureCentral BedfordshireEpping ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£4,015£4,032£3,808Epping Forest
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,823£12,878£12,164£12,866£12,921£12,204Epping Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,460£1,466£1,384£1,594£1,600£1,512Epping Forest
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,951£12,002£11,336£11,648£11,698£11,049Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£278£280£264£458£460£435Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£579£547£735£739£698Epping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£25£25£23Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£304£306£289Epping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£100£100£95Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£76£86£86£81Epping Forest
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,183£1,188£1,122£1,296£1,302£1,230Epping Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£165£165£156Epping Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£183£184£174£198£199£188Epping Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.72£8.76£8.27£8.08£8.11£7.66Central Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£5.49£5.52£5.21Epping Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.80£4.82£4.55£6.77£6.80£6.42Epping Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,027.41,006.6Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.096.8Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.4158.1Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.348.1Epping Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026132.4136.6Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.520.1Epping Forest

Per resident

Central Bedfordshire is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest 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

Central Bedfordshire Epping Forest

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £3,653, Epping Forest £4,015Epping Forest: £4,015Central Bedfordshire: £3,653Epping Forest: £4,032Central Bedfordshire: £3,669Epping Forest: £3,808Central Bedfordshire: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4,015£4,032£3,808

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £2,200, Epping Forest £2,463Epping Forest: £2,463Central Bedfordshire: £2,200Epping Forest: £2,473Central Bedfordshire: £2,209Epping Forest: £2,336Central Bedfordshire: £2,087

    £2,200£2,209£2,087Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,463£2,473£2,336

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £905, Epping Forest £976Epping Forest: £976Central Bedfordshire: £905Epping Forest: £981Central Bedfordshire: £908Epping Forest: £926Central Bedfordshire: £858

    £905£908£858Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£976£981£926

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £2,050, Epping Forest £2,230Epping Forest: £2,230Central Bedfordshire: £2,050Epping Forest: £2,239Central Bedfordshire: £2,059Epping Forest: £2,115Central Bedfordshire: £1,945

    £2,050£2,059£1,945Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£2,230£2,239£2,115

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £48, Epping Forest £88Epping Forest: £88Central Bedfordshire: £48Epping Forest: £88Central Bedfordshire: £48Epping Forest: £83Central Bedfordshire: £45

    £48£48£45Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£88£88£83

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £99, Epping Forest £141Epping Forest: £141Central Bedfordshire: £99Epping Forest: £141Central Bedfordshire: £99Epping Forest: £134Central Bedfordshire: £94

    £99£99£94Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£141£141£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £3.04, Epping Forest £4.72Epping Forest: £4.72Central Bedfordshire: £3.04Epping Forest: £4.74Central Bedfordshire: £3.05Epping Forest: £4.48Central Bedfordshire: £2.88

    £3.04£3.05£2.88Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £282, Epping Forest £304Epping Forest: £304Central Bedfordshire: £282Epping Forest: £306Central Bedfordshire: £283Epping Forest: £289Central Bedfordshire: £267

    £282£283£267Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£304£306£289

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £123, Epping Forest £100Epping Forest: £100Central Bedfordshire: £123Epping Forest: £100Central Bedfordshire: £124Epping Forest: £95Central Bedfordshire: £117

    £123£124£117Central Bedfordshire is higher£100£100£95

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £50, Epping Forest £53Epping Forest: £53Central Bedfordshire: £50Epping Forest: £53Central Bedfordshire: £50Epping Forest: £50Central Bedfordshire: £47

    £50£50£47Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £733, Epping Forest £794Epping Forest: £794Central Bedfordshire: £733Epping Forest: £798Central Bedfordshire: £736Epping Forest: £754Central Bedfordshire: £695

    £733£736£695Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£794£798£754

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £139, Epping Forest £165Epping Forest: £165Central Bedfordshire: £139Epping Forest: £165Central Bedfordshire: £139Epping Forest: £156Central Bedfordshire: £132

    £139£139£132Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£165£165£156

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £113, Epping Forest £121Epping Forest: £121Central Bedfordshire: £113Epping Forest: £122Central Bedfordshire: £114Epping Forest: £115Central Bedfordshire: £108

    £113£114£108Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £5.41, Epping Forest £4.95Epping Forest: £4.95Central Bedfordshire: £5.41Epping Forest: £4.98Central Bedfordshire: £5.43Epping Forest: £4.70Central Bedfordshire: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Central Bedfordshire is higher£4.95£4.98£4.70

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £2.89, Epping Forest £3.36Epping Forest: £3.36Central Bedfordshire: £2.89Epping Forest: £3.38Central Bedfordshire: £2.90Epping Forest: £3.19Central Bedfordshire: £2.74

    £2.89£2.90£2.74Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£3.36£3.38£3.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £4.80, Epping Forest £6.77Epping Forest: £6.77Central Bedfordshire: £4.80Epping Forest: £6.80Central Bedfordshire: £4.82Epping Forest: £6.42Central Bedfordshire: £4.55

    £4.80£4.82£4.55Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count£6.77£6.80£6.42

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 176.3, Epping Forest 192.7Epping Forest: 192.7Central Bedfordshire: 176.3

    176.3Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count192.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 12.2, Epping Forest 18.5Epping Forest: 18.5Central Bedfordshire: 12.2

    12.2Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count18.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 21.7, Epping Forest 30.3Epping Forest: 30.3Central Bedfordshire: 21.7

    21.7Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 45.3, Epping Forest 48.1Epping Forest: 48.1Central Bedfordshire: 45.3

    45.3Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count48.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 82.1, Epping Forest 83.7Epping Forest: 83.7Central Bedfordshire: 82.1

    82.1Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count83.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 11.5, Epping Forest 12.3Epping Forest: 12.3Central Bedfordshire: 11.5

    11.5Epping Forest is higherDepends on how you count12.3

Show the numbers
Central Bedfordshire and Epping Forest, per resident
MeasureCentral BedfordshireEpping ForestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£4,015£4,032£3,808Epping Forest
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,200£2,209£2,087£2,463£2,473£2,336Epping Forest
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£905£908£858£976£981£926Epping Forest
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,050£2,059£1,945£2,230£2,239£2,115Epping Forest
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£48£48£45£88£88£83Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£141£141£134Epping Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.04£3.05£2.88£4.72£4.74£4.48Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£304£306£289Epping Forest
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£100£100£95Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£50£47£53£53£50Epping Forest
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£733£736£695£794£798£754Epping Forest
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£165£165£156Epping Forest
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£113£114£108£121£122£115Epping Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£4.95£4.98£4.70Central Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74£3.36£3.38£3.19Epping Forest
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.80£4.82£4.55£6.77£6.80£6.42Epping Forest
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026176.3192.7Epping Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.218.5Epping Forest
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.730.3Epping Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.348.1Epping Forest
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.183.7Epping Forest
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.512.3Epping Forest

Total

Central Bedfordshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Epping Forest on 0. 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

Central Bedfordshire Epping Forest

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £1.2bn, Epping Forest £550.7mEpping Forest: £550.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.2bnEpping Forest: £553.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.2bnEpping Forest: £522.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£550.7m£553.1m£522.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £695.3m, Epping Forest £337.8mEpping Forest: £337.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £695.3mEpping Forest: £339.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £698.3mEpping Forest: £320.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £659.5m

    £695.3m£698.3m£659.5mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£337.8m£339.3m£320.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £285.9m, Epping Forest £134.0mEpping Forest: £134.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £285.9mEpping Forest: £134.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £287.1mEpping Forest: £127.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £271.2m

    £285.9m£287.1m£271.2mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£134.0m£134.5m£127.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Central Bedfordshire £648.0m, Epping Forest £305.9mEpping Forest: £305.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £648.0mEpping Forest: £307.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £650.8mEpping Forest: £290.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £614.6m

    £648.0m£650.8m£614.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£305.9m£307.2m£290.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire £15.1m, Epping Forest £12.0mEpping Forest: £12.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.1mEpping Forest: £12.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.2mEpping Forest: £11.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £31.3m, Epping Forest £19.3mEpping Forest: £19.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £31.3mEpping Forest: £19.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £31.4mEpping Forest: £18.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £29.7m

    £31.3m£31.4m£29.7mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £0.96m, Epping Forest £0.65mEpping Forest: £0.65mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.96mEpping Forest: £0.65mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.96mEpping Forest: £0.61mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.96m£0.91mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £89.0m, Epping Forest £41.8mEpping Forest: £41.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £89.0mEpping Forest: £41.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £89.4mEpping Forest: £39.6mCentral Bedfordshire: £84.4m

    £89.0m£89.4m£84.4mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£41.8m£41.9m£39.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £39.0m, Epping Forest £13.7mEpping Forest: £13.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £39.0mEpping Forest: £13.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £39.2mEpping Forest: £13.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £37.0m

    £39.0m£39.2m£37.0mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £15.8m, Epping Forest £7.2mEpping Forest: £7.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.8mEpping Forest: £7.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.9mEpping Forest: £6.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire £231.7m, Epping Forest £109.0mEpping Forest: £109.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £231.7mEpping Forest: £109.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £232.6mEpping Forest: £103.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £219.7m

    £231.7m£232.6m£219.7mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£109.0m£109.4m£103.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Central Bedfordshire £43.9m, Epping Forest £22.6mEpping Forest: £22.6mCentral Bedfordshire: £43.9mEpping Forest: £22.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £44.1mEpping Forest: £21.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £41.6m

    £43.9m£44.1m£41.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Central Bedfordshire £35.8m, Epping Forest £16.6mEpping Forest: £16.6mCentral Bedfordshire: £35.8mEpping Forest: £16.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £36.0mEpping Forest: £15.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £34.0m

    £35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Central Bedfordshire £1.7m, Epping Forest £0.68mEpping Forest: £0.68mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.7mEpping Forest: £0.68mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.7mEpping Forest: £0.64mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Central Bedfordshire £0.91m, Epping Forest £0.46mEpping Forest: £0.46mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.91mEpping Forest: £0.46mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.92mEpping Forest: £0.44mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.87m

    £0.91m£0.92m£0.87mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £1.5m, Epping Forest £0.93mEpping Forest: £0.93mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.5mEpping Forest: £0.93mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.5mEpping Forest: £0.88mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Central Bedfordshire 55,708, Epping Forest 26,431Epping Forest: 26,431Central Bedfordshire: 55,708

    55,708Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count26,431

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire 3,847, Epping Forest 2,541Epping Forest: 2,541Central Bedfordshire: 3,847

    3,847Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count2,541

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire 6,854, Epping Forest 4,151Epping Forest: 4,151Central Bedfordshire: 6,854

    6,854Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count4,151

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire 14,324, Epping Forest 6,599Epping Forest: 6,599Central Bedfordshire: 14,324

    14,324Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count6,599

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire 25,933, Epping Forest 11,483Epping Forest: 11,483Central Bedfordshire: 25,933

    25,933Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count11,483

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire 3,626, Epping Forest 1,691Epping Forest: 1,691Central Bedfordshire: 3,626

    3,626Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,691

Show the numbers
Central Bedfordshire and Epping Forest, total
MeasureCentral BedfordshireEpping ForestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£550.7m£553.1m£522.4mCentral Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£695.3m£698.3m£659.5m£337.8m£339.3m£320.5mCentral Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.9m£287.1m£271.2m£134.0m£134.5m£127.1mCentral Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£648.0m£650.8m£614.6m£305.9m£307.2m£290.1mCentral Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m£12.0m£12.1m£11.4mCentral Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.3m£31.4m£29.7m£19.3m£19.4m£18.3mCentral Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mCentral Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.0m£89.4m£84.4m£41.8m£41.9m£39.6mCentral Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mCentral Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mCentral Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£231.7m£232.6m£219.7m£109.0m£109.4m£103.4mCentral Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m£22.6m£22.7m£21.4mCentral Bedfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mCentral Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mCentral Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m£0.46m£0.46m£0.44mCentral Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.93m£0.93m£0.88mCentral Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202655,70826,431Central Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8472,541Central Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,8544,151Central Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,3246,599Central Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202625,93311,483Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6261,691Central Bedfordshire

Sources

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

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