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Central Bedfordshire and Sevenoaks

316,062 and 122,650 residents (mid-2024).

Central Bedfordshire is higher than Sevenoaks on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 16 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 11 of 22 measures, and Sevenoaks on 11. 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 Sevenoaks

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £3,653, Sevenoaks £4,094Sevenoaks: £4,094Central Bedfordshire: £3,653Sevenoaks: £4,111Central Bedfordshire: £3,669Sevenoaks: £3,883Central Bedfordshire: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£4,094£4,111£3,883

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire £12,823, Sevenoaks £12,805Sevenoaks: £12,805Central Bedfordshire: £12,823Sevenoaks: £12,860Central Bedfordshire: £12,878Sevenoaks: £12,146Central Bedfordshire: £12,164

    £12,823£12,878£12,164Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£12,805£12,860£12,146

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £1,460, Sevenoaks £1,427Sevenoaks: £1,427Central Bedfordshire: £1,460Sevenoaks: £1,433Central Bedfordshire: £1,466Sevenoaks: £1,354Central Bedfordshire: £1,384

    £1,460£1,466£1,384Central Bedfordshire is higher£1,427£1,433£1,354

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire £11,951, Sevenoaks £11,785Sevenoaks: £11,785Central Bedfordshire: £11,951Sevenoaks: £11,836Central Bedfordshire: £12,002Sevenoaks: £11,179Central Bedfordshire: £11,336

    £11,951£12,002£11,336Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,785£11,836£11,179

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Central Bedfordshire £278, Sevenoaks £303Sevenoaks: £303Central Bedfordshire: £278Sevenoaks: £304Central Bedfordshire: £280Sevenoaks: £287Central Bedfordshire: £264

    £278£280£264Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£303£304£287

  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, Sevenoaks £700Sevenoaks: £700Central Bedfordshire: £577Sevenoaks: £703Central Bedfordshire: £579Sevenoaks: £664Central Bedfordshire: £547

    £577£579£547Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£700£703£664

  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, Sevenoaks £17Sevenoaks: £17Central Bedfordshire: £18Sevenoaks: £18Central Bedfordshire: £18Sevenoaks: £17Central Bedfordshire: £17

    £18£18£17Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£17£18£17

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £282, Sevenoaks £282Sevenoaks: £282Central Bedfordshire: £282Sevenoaks: £283Central Bedfordshire: £283Sevenoaks: £268Central Bedfordshire: £267

    £282£283£267Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£282£283£268

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £123, Sevenoaks £134Sevenoaks: £134Central Bedfordshire: £123Sevenoaks: £135Central Bedfordshire: £124Sevenoaks: £128Central Bedfordshire: £117

    £123£124£117Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£134£135£128

  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, Sevenoaks £95Sevenoaks: £95Central Bedfordshire: £81Sevenoaks: £96Central Bedfordshire: £81Sevenoaks: £91Central Bedfordshire: £76

    £81£81£76Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£95£96£91

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £1,183, Sevenoaks £1,140Sevenoaks: £1,140Central Bedfordshire: £1,183Sevenoaks: £1,144Central Bedfordshire: £1,188Sevenoaks: £1,081Central Bedfordshire: £1,122

    £1,183£1,188£1,122Central Bedfordshire is higher£1,140£1,144£1,081

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £139, Sevenoaks £145Sevenoaks: £145Central Bedfordshire: £139Sevenoaks: £145Central Bedfordshire: £139Sevenoaks: £137Central Bedfordshire: £132

    £139£139£132Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£145£145£137

  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, Sevenoaks £181Sevenoaks: £181Central Bedfordshire: £183Sevenoaks: £181Central Bedfordshire: £184Sevenoaks: £171Central Bedfordshire: £174

    £183£184£174Central Bedfordshire is higher£181£181£171

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £8.72, Sevenoaks £6.31Sevenoaks: £6.31Central Bedfordshire: £8.72Sevenoaks: £6.34Central Bedfordshire: £8.76Sevenoaks: £5.99Central Bedfordshire: £8.27

    £8.72£8.76£8.27Central Bedfordshire is higher£6.31£6.34£5.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Central Bedfordshire £4.66, Sevenoaks £5.27Sevenoaks: £5.27Central Bedfordshire: £4.66Sevenoaks: £5.29Central Bedfordshire: £4.68Sevenoaks: £5.00Central Bedfordshire: £4.42

    £4.66£4.68£4.42Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£5.27£5.29£5.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £4.80, Sevenoaks £5.57Sevenoaks: £5.57Central Bedfordshire: £4.80Sevenoaks: £5.59Central Bedfordshire: £4.82Sevenoaks: £5.28Central Bedfordshire: £4.55

    £4.80£4.82£4.55Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£5.57£5.59£5.28

  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, Sevenoaks 996.4Sevenoaks: 996.4Central Bedfordshire: 1,027.4

    1,027.4Central Bedfordshire 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: Central Bedfordshire 71.0, Sevenoaks 68.7Sevenoaks: 68.7Central Bedfordshire: 71.0

    71.0Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count68.7

  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: Central Bedfordshire 126.4, Sevenoaks 140.7Sevenoaks: 140.7Central Bedfordshire: 126.4

    126.4Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count140.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 45.3, Sevenoaks 44.1Sevenoaks: 44.1Central Bedfordshire: 45.3

    45.3Central Bedfordshire is higher44.1

  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, Sevenoaks 119.4Sevenoaks: 119.4Central Bedfordshire: 132.4

    132.4Central Bedfordshire is higher119.4

  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, Sevenoaks 21.6Sevenoaks: 21.6Central Bedfordshire: 18.5

    18.5Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count21.6

Show the numbers
Central Bedfordshire and Sevenoaks, per person in the age group
MeasureCentral BedfordshireSevenoaksHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£4,094£4,111£3,883Sevenoaks
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,823£12,878£12,164£12,805£12,860£12,146Central Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,460£1,466£1,384£1,427£1,433£1,354Central Bedfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,951£12,002£11,336£11,785£11,836£11,179Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£278£280£264£303£304£287Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£579£547£700£703£664Sevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£17£18£17Central Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£282£283£268Sevenoaks
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£134£135£128Sevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£76£95£96£91Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,183£1,188£1,122£1,140£1,144£1,081Central Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£145£145£137Sevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£183£184£174£181£181£171Central Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.72£8.76£8.27£6.31£6.34£5.99Central Bedfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42£5.27£5.29£5.00Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.80£4.82£4.55£5.57£5.59£5.28Sevenoaks
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,027.4996.4Central Bedfordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.068.7Central Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.4140.7Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.344.1Central Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026132.4119.4Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.521.6Sevenoaks

Per resident

Central Bedfordshire is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Sevenoaks 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

Central Bedfordshire Sevenoaks

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £3,653, Sevenoaks £4,094Sevenoaks: £4,094Central Bedfordshire: £3,653Sevenoaks: £4,111Central Bedfordshire: £3,669Sevenoaks: £3,883Central Bedfordshire: £3,465

    £3,653£3,669£3,465Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£4,094£4,111£3,883

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £2,200, Sevenoaks £2,695Sevenoaks: £2,695Central Bedfordshire: £2,200Sevenoaks: £2,706Central Bedfordshire: £2,209Sevenoaks: £2,556Central Bedfordshire: £2,087

    £2,200£2,209£2,087Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£2,695£2,706£2,556

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £905, Sevenoaks £832Sevenoaks: £832Central Bedfordshire: £905Sevenoaks: £836Central Bedfordshire: £908Sevenoaks: £789Central Bedfordshire: £858

    £905£908£858Central Bedfordshire is higher£832£836£789

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £2,050, Sevenoaks £2,480Sevenoaks: £2,480Central Bedfordshire: £2,050Sevenoaks: £2,491Central Bedfordshire: £2,059Sevenoaks: £2,352Central Bedfordshire: £1,945

    £2,050£2,059£1,945Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£2,480£2,491£2,352

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £48, Sevenoaks £64Sevenoaks: £64Central Bedfordshire: £48Sevenoaks: £64Central Bedfordshire: £48Sevenoaks: £60Central Bedfordshire: £45

    £48£48£45Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£64£64£60

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £99, Sevenoaks £147Sevenoaks: £147Central Bedfordshire: £99Sevenoaks: £148Central Bedfordshire: £99Sevenoaks: £140Central Bedfordshire: £94

    £99£99£94Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£147£148£140

  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, Sevenoaks £3.67Sevenoaks: £3.67Central Bedfordshire: £3.04Sevenoaks: £3.68Central Bedfordshire: £3.05Sevenoaks: £3.48Central Bedfordshire: £2.88

    £3.04£3.05£2.88Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£3.67£3.68£3.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £282, Sevenoaks £282Sevenoaks: £282Central Bedfordshire: £282Sevenoaks: £283Central Bedfordshire: £283Sevenoaks: £268Central Bedfordshire: £267

    £282£283£267Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£282£283£268

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £123, Sevenoaks £134Sevenoaks: £134Central Bedfordshire: £123Sevenoaks: £135Central Bedfordshire: £124Sevenoaks: £128Central Bedfordshire: £117

    £123£124£117Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£134£135£128

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £50, Sevenoaks £56Sevenoaks: £56Central Bedfordshire: £50Sevenoaks: £56Central Bedfordshire: £50Sevenoaks: £53Central Bedfordshire: £47

    £50£50£47Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£56£56£53

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £733, Sevenoaks £665Sevenoaks: £665Central Bedfordshire: £733Sevenoaks: £667Central Bedfordshire: £736Sevenoaks: £630Central Bedfordshire: £695

    £733£736£695Central Bedfordshire is higher£665£667£630

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £139, Sevenoaks £145Sevenoaks: £145Central Bedfordshire: £139Sevenoaks: £145Central Bedfordshire: £139Sevenoaks: £137Central Bedfordshire: £132

    £139£139£132Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£145£145£137

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £113, Sevenoaks £105Sevenoaks: £105Central Bedfordshire: £113Sevenoaks: £106Central Bedfordshire: £114Sevenoaks: £100Central Bedfordshire: £108

    £113£114£108Central Bedfordshire is higher£105£106£100

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £5.41, Sevenoaks £3.69Sevenoaks: £3.69Central Bedfordshire: £5.41Sevenoaks: £3.71Central Bedfordshire: £5.43Sevenoaks: £3.50Central Bedfordshire: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Central Bedfordshire is higher£3.69£3.71£3.50

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £2.89, Sevenoaks £3.07Sevenoaks: £3.07Central Bedfordshire: £2.89Sevenoaks: £3.08Central Bedfordshire: £2.90Sevenoaks: £2.91Central Bedfordshire: £2.74

    £2.89£2.90£2.74Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£3.07£3.08£2.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Central Bedfordshire £4.80, Sevenoaks £5.57Sevenoaks: £5.57Central Bedfordshire: £4.80Sevenoaks: £5.59Central Bedfordshire: £4.82Sevenoaks: £5.28Central Bedfordshire: £4.55

    £4.80£4.82£4.55Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count£5.57£5.59£5.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 176.3, Sevenoaks 209.7Sevenoaks: 209.7Central Bedfordshire: 176.3

    176.3Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count209.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 12.2, Sevenoaks 14.5Sevenoaks: 14.5Central Bedfordshire: 12.2

    12.2Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count14.5

  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, Sevenoaks 29.6Sevenoaks: 29.6Central Bedfordshire: 21.7

    21.7Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count29.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 45.3, Sevenoaks 44.1Sevenoaks: 44.1Central Bedfordshire: 45.3

    45.3Central Bedfordshire is higher44.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 82.1, Sevenoaks 69.6Sevenoaks: 69.6Central Bedfordshire: 82.1

    82.1Central Bedfordshire is higher69.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Central Bedfordshire 11.5, Sevenoaks 12.6Sevenoaks: 12.6Central Bedfordshire: 11.5

    11.5Sevenoaks is higherDepends on how you count12.6

Show the numbers
Central Bedfordshire and Sevenoaks, per resident
MeasureCentral BedfordshireSevenoaksHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465£4,094£4,111£3,883Sevenoaks
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,200£2,209£2,087£2,695£2,706£2,556Sevenoaks
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£905£908£858£832£836£789Central Bedfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,050£2,059£1,945£2,480£2,491£2,352Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£48£48£45£64£64£60Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94£147£148£140Sevenoaks
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.04£3.05£2.88£3.67£3.68£3.48Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£282£283£268Sevenoaks
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£134£135£128Sevenoaks
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£50£47£56£56£53Sevenoaks
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£733£736£695£665£667£630Central Bedfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£145£145£137Sevenoaks
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£113£114£108£105£106£100Central Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£3.69£3.71£3.50Central Bedfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74£3.07£3.08£2.91Sevenoaks
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.80£4.82£4.55£5.57£5.59£5.28Sevenoaks
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026176.3209.7Sevenoaks
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.214.5Sevenoaks
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.729.6Sevenoaks
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.344.1Central Bedfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.169.6Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.512.6Sevenoaks

Total

Central Bedfordshire is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Sevenoaks 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 Sevenoaks

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £1.2bn, Sevenoaks £502.1mSevenoaks: £502.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.2bnSevenoaks: £504.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.2bnSevenoaks: £476.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.1bn

    £1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£502.1m£504.2m£476.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £695.3m, Sevenoaks £330.5mSevenoaks: £330.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £695.3mSevenoaks: £331.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £698.3mSevenoaks: £313.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £659.5m

    £695.3m£698.3m£659.5mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£330.5m£331.9m£313.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £285.9m, Sevenoaks £102.1mSevenoaks: £102.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £285.9mSevenoaks: £102.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £287.1mSevenoaks: £96.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £271.2m

    £285.9m£287.1m£271.2mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£102.1m£102.5m£96.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Central Bedfordshire £648.0m, Sevenoaks £304.2mSevenoaks: £304.2mCentral Bedfordshire: £648.0mSevenoaks: £305.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £650.8mSevenoaks: £288.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £614.6m

    £648.0m£650.8m£614.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£304.2m£305.5m£288.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire £15.1m, Sevenoaks £7.8mSevenoaks: £7.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.1mSevenoaks: £7.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.2mSevenoaks: £7.4mCentral Bedfordshire: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.3mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.8m£7.9m£7.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £31.3m, Sevenoaks £18.1mSevenoaks: £18.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £31.3mSevenoaks: £18.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £31.4mSevenoaks: £17.1mCentral Bedfordshire: £29.7m

    £31.3m£31.4m£29.7mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m

  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, Sevenoaks £0.45mSevenoaks: £0.45mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.96mSevenoaks: £0.45mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.96mSevenoaks: £0.43mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.91m

    £0.96m£0.96m£0.91mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £89.0m, Sevenoaks £34.6mSevenoaks: £34.6mCentral Bedfordshire: £89.0mSevenoaks: £34.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £89.4mSevenoaks: £32.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £84.4m

    £89.0m£89.4m£84.4mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £39.0m, Sevenoaks £16.5mSevenoaks: £16.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £39.0mSevenoaks: £16.6mCentral Bedfordshire: £39.2mSevenoaks: £15.6mCentral Bedfordshire: £37.0m

    £39.0m£39.2m£37.0mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire £15.8m, Sevenoaks £6.8mSevenoaks: £6.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.8mSevenoaks: £6.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.9mSevenoaks: £6.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £15.0m

    £15.8m£15.9m£15.0mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£6.8m£6.9m£6.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire £231.7m, Sevenoaks £81.5mSevenoaks: £81.5mCentral Bedfordshire: £231.7mSevenoaks: £81.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £232.6mSevenoaks: £77.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £219.7m

    £231.7m£232.6m£219.7mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£81.5m£81.9m£77.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Central Bedfordshire £43.9m, Sevenoaks £17.7mSevenoaks: £17.7mCentral Bedfordshire: £43.9mSevenoaks: £17.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £44.1mSevenoaks: £16.8mCentral Bedfordshire: £41.6m

    £43.9m£44.1m£41.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Central Bedfordshire £35.8m, Sevenoaks £12.9mSevenoaks: £12.9mCentral Bedfordshire: £35.8mSevenoaks: £13.0mCentral Bedfordshire: £36.0mSevenoaks: £12.3mCentral Bedfordshire: £34.0m

    £35.8m£36.0m£34.0mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Central Bedfordshire £1.7m, Sevenoaks £0.45mSevenoaks: £0.45mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.7mSevenoaks: £0.45mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.7mSevenoaks: £0.43mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.6m

    £1.7m£1.7m£1.6mCentral Bedfordshire is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Central Bedfordshire £0.91m, Sevenoaks £0.38mSevenoaks: £0.38mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.91mSevenoaks: £0.38mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.92mSevenoaks: £0.36mCentral Bedfordshire: £0.87m

    £0.91m£0.92m£0.87mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Central Bedfordshire £1.5m, Sevenoaks £0.68mSevenoaks: £0.68mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.5mSevenoaks: £0.69mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.5mSevenoaks: £0.65mCentral Bedfordshire: £1.4m

    £1.5m£1.5m£1.4mCentral Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Central Bedfordshire 55,708, Sevenoaks 25,717Sevenoaks: 25,717Central Bedfordshire: 55,708

    55,708Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count25,717

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire 3,847, Sevenoaks 1,772Sevenoaks: 1,772Central Bedfordshire: 3,847

    3,847Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,772

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire 6,854, Sevenoaks 3,631Sevenoaks: 3,631Central Bedfordshire: 6,854

    6,854Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,631

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire 14,324, Sevenoaks 5,404Sevenoaks: 5,404Central Bedfordshire: 14,324

    14,324Central Bedfordshire is higher5,404

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Central Bedfordshire 25,933, Sevenoaks 8,540Sevenoaks: 8,540Central Bedfordshire: 25,933

    25,933Central Bedfordshire is higher8,540

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Central Bedfordshire 3,626, Sevenoaks 1,547Sevenoaks: 1,547Central Bedfordshire: 3,626

    3,626Central Bedfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,547

Show the numbers
Central Bedfordshire and Sevenoaks, total
MeasureCentral BedfordshireSevenoaksHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn£502.1m£504.2m£476.2mCentral Bedfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£695.3m£698.3m£659.5m£330.5m£331.9m£313.5mCentral Bedfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.9m£287.1m£271.2m£102.1m£102.5m£96.8mCentral Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£648.0m£650.8m£614.6m£304.2m£305.5m£288.5mCentral Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m£7.8m£7.9m£7.4mCentral Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.3m£31.4m£29.7m£18.1m£18.1m£17.1mCentral Bedfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mCentral Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.0m£89.4m£84.4m£34.6m£34.7m£32.8mCentral Bedfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m£16.5m£16.6m£15.6mCentral Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m£6.8m£6.9m£6.5mCentral Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£231.7m£232.6m£219.7m£81.5m£81.9m£77.3mCentral Bedfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mCentral Bedfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mCentral Bedfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mCentral Bedfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mCentral Bedfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m£0.68m£0.69m£0.65mCentral Bedfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202655,70825,717Central Bedfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,8471,772Central Bedfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,8543,631Central Bedfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,3245,404Central Bedfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 202625,9338,540Central Bedfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,6261,547Central Bedfordshire

Sources

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

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