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Cambridge and Camden

151,666 and 220,558 residents (mid-2024).

Cambridge is higher than Camden on 2 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 2 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Cambridge is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Camden 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

Cambridge Camden

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,584, Camden £4,365Camden: £4,365Cambridge: £2,584Camden: £4,384Cambridge: £2,595Camden: £4,140Cambridge: £2,451

    £2,584£2,595£2,451Camden is higher£4,365£4,384£4,140

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £11,933, Camden £13,069Camden: £13,069Cambridge: £11,933Camden: £13,124Cambridge: £11,984Camden: £12,396Cambridge: £11,319

    £11,933£11,984£11,319Camden is higher£13,069£13,124£12,396

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £1,064, Camden £2,272Camden: £2,272Cambridge: £1,064Camden: £2,282Cambridge: £1,068Camden: £2,155Cambridge: £1,009

    £1,064£1,068£1,009Camden is higher£2,272£2,282£2,155

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £10,889, Camden £10,626Camden: £10,626Cambridge: £10,889Camden: £10,671Cambridge: £10,936Camden: £10,079Cambridge: £10,329

    £10,889£10,936£10,329Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£10,626£10,671£10,079

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Cambridge £490, Camden £1,669Camden: £1,669Cambridge: £490Camden: £1,676Cambridge: £492Camden: £1,583Cambridge: £465

    £490£492£465Camden is higher£1,669£1,676£1,583

  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: Cambridge £530, Camden £709Camden: £709Cambridge: £530Camden: £712Cambridge: £532Camden: £673Cambridge: £503

    £530£532£503Camden is higher£709£712£673

  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: Cambridge £24, Camden £64Camden: £64Cambridge: £24Camden: £65Cambridge: £24Camden: £61Cambridge: £23

    £24£24£23Camden is higher£64£65£61

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £245, Camden £442Camden: £442Cambridge: £245Camden: £443Cambridge: £246Camden: £419Cambridge: £233

    £245£246£233Camden is higher£442£443£419

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Camden £112Camden: £112Cambridge: £56Camden: £112Cambridge: £56Camden: £106Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Camden is higher£112£112£106

  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: Cambridge £41, Camden £97Camden: £97Cambridge: £41Camden: £98Cambridge: £41Camden: £92Cambridge: £39

    £41£41£39Camden is higher£97£98£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £840, Camden £1,782Camden: £1,782Cambridge: £840Camden: £1,789Cambridge: £844Camden: £1,690Cambridge: £797

    £840£844£797Camden is higher£1,782£1,789£1,690

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £195, Camden £655Camden: £655Cambridge: £195Camden: £658Cambridge: £196Camden: £621Cambridge: £185

    £195£196£185Camden is higher£655£658£621

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £175, Camden £375Camden: £375Cambridge: £175Camden: £376Cambridge: £175Camden: £356Cambridge: £166

    £175£175£166Camden is higher£375£376£356

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £5.43, Camden £8.20Camden: £8.20Cambridge: £5.43Camden: £8.24Cambridge: £5.45Camden: £7.78Cambridge: £5.15

    £5.43£5.45£5.15Camden is higher£8.20£8.24£7.78

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Cambridge £2.38, Camden £10Camden: £10Cambridge: £2.38Camden: £10Cambridge: £2.39Camden: £9.50Cambridge: £2.26

    £2.38£2.39£2.26Camden is higher£10£10£9.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.75, Camden £3.44Camden: £3.44Cambridge: £3.75Camden: £3.45Cambridge: £3.77Camden: £3.26Cambridge: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£3.44£3.45£3.26

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 956.3, Camden 992.1Camden: 992.1Cambridge: 956.3

    956.3Camden is higher992.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Cambridge 97.5, Camden 265.1Camden: 265.1Cambridge: 97.5

    97.5Camden is higher265.1

  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: Cambridge 110.8, Camden 142.0Camden: 142.0Cambridge: 110.8

    110.8Camden is higher142.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 36.1, Camden 65.2Camden: 65.2Cambridge: 36.1

    36.1Camden is higher65.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Cambridge 95.6, Camden 181.1Camden: 181.1Cambridge: 95.6

    95.6Camden is higher181.1

  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: Cambridge 9.2, Camden 21.9Camden: 21.9Cambridge: 9.2

    9.2Camden is higher21.9

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Cambridge and Camden, per person in the age group
MeasureCambridgeCamdenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,584£2,595£2,451£4,365£4,384£4,140Camden
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,933£11,984£11,319£13,069£13,124£12,396Camden
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,064£1,068£1,009£2,272£2,282£2,155Camden
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,889£10,936£10,329£10,626£10,671£10,079Cambridge
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465£1,669£1,676£1,583Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£530£532£503£709£712£673Camden
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23£64£65£61Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£245£246£233£442£443£419Camden
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£112£112£106Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£41£39£97£98£92Camden
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£840£844£797£1,782£1,789£1,690Camden
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£655£658£621Camden
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£175£175£166£375£376£356Camden
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.43£5.45£5.15£8.20£8.24£7.78Camden
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.38£2.39£2.26£10£10£9.50Camden
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£3.44£3.45£3.26Cambridge
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026956.3992.1Camden
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202697.5265.1Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.8142.0Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.165.2Camden
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202695.6181.1Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.221.9Camden

Per resident

Cambridge is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Camden on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Cambridge Camden

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Cambridge £2,584, Camden £4,365Camden: £4,365Cambridge: £2,584Camden: £4,384Cambridge: £2,595Camden: £4,140Cambridge: £2,451

    £2,584£2,595£2,451Camden is higher£4,365£4,384£4,140

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Cambridge £1,291, Camden £1,464Camden: £1,464Cambridge: £1,291Camden: £1,470Cambridge: £1,297Camden: £1,389Cambridge: £1,225

    £1,291£1,297£1,225Camden is higher£1,464£1,470£1,389

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Cambridge £793, Camden £1,689Camden: £1,689Cambridge: £793Camden: £1,696Cambridge: £796Camden: £1,602Cambridge: £752

    £793£796£752Camden is higher£1,689£1,696£1,602

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Cambridge £1,178, Camden £1,190Camden: £1,190Cambridge: £1,178Camden: £1,196Cambridge: £1,183Camden: £1,129Cambridge: £1,118

    £1,178£1,183£1,118Camden is higherDepends on how you count£1,190£1,196£1,129

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Cambridge £53, Camden £187Camden: £187Cambridge: £53Camden: £188Cambridge: £53Camden: £177Cambridge: £50

    £53£53£50Camden is higher£187£188£177

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £57, Camden £79Camden: £79Cambridge: £57Camden: £80Cambridge: £58Camden: £75Cambridge: £54

    £57£58£54Camden is higher£79£80£75

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Cambridge £2.57, Camden £7.21Camden: £7.21Cambridge: £2.57Camden: £7.24Cambridge: £2.58Camden: £6.84Cambridge: £2.44

    £2.57£2.58£2.44Camden is higher£7.21£7.24£6.84

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £245, Camden £442Camden: £442Cambridge: £245Camden: £443Cambridge: £246Camden: £419Cambridge: £233

    £245£246£233Camden is higher£442£443£419

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Cambridge £56, Camden £112Camden: £112Cambridge: £56Camden: £112Cambridge: £56Camden: £106Cambridge: £53

    £56£56£53Camden is higher£112£112£106

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Cambridge £31, Camden £72Camden: £72Cambridge: £31Camden: £73Cambridge: £31Camden: £69Cambridge: £29

    £31£31£29Camden is higher£72£73£69

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Cambridge £626, Camden £1,325Camden: £1,325Cambridge: £626Camden: £1,330Cambridge: £629Camden: £1,256Cambridge: £594

    £626£629£594Camden is higher£1,325£1,330£1,256

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Cambridge £195, Camden £655Camden: £655Cambridge: £195Camden: £658Cambridge: £196Camden: £621Cambridge: £185

    £195£196£185Camden is higher£655£658£621

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £130, Camden £279Camden: £279Cambridge: £130Camden: £280Cambridge: £131Camden: £264Cambridge: £123

    £130£131£123Camden is higher£279£280£264

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Cambridge £4.05, Camden £6.09Camden: £6.09Cambridge: £4.05Camden: £6.12Cambridge: £4.07Camden: £5.78Cambridge: £3.84

    £4.05£4.07£3.84Camden is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Cambridge £1.77, Camden £7.44Camden: £7.44Cambridge: £1.77Camden: £7.47Cambridge: £1.78Camden: £7.06Cambridge: £1.68

    £1.77£1.78£1.68Camden is higher£7.44£7.47£7.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Cambridge £3.75, Camden £3.44Camden: £3.44Cambridge: £3.75Camden: £3.45Cambridge: £3.77Camden: £3.26Cambridge: £3.56

    £3.75£3.77£3.56Cambridge is higherDepends on how you count£3.44£3.45£3.26

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 103.5, Camden 111.2Camden: 111.2Cambridge: 103.5

    103.5Camden is higher111.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 10.6, Camden 29.7Camden: 29.7Cambridge: 10.6

    10.6Camden is higher29.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 12.0, Camden 15.9Camden: 15.9Cambridge: 12.0

    12.0Camden is higher15.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 36.1, Camden 65.2Camden: 65.2Cambridge: 36.1

    36.1Camden is higher65.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 71.3, Camden 134.7Camden: 134.7Cambridge: 71.3

    71.3Camden is higher134.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Cambridge 6.8, Camden 16.3Camden: 16.3Cambridge: 6.8

    6.8Camden is higher16.3

Show the numbers
Cambridge and Camden, per resident
MeasureCambridgeCamdenHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,584£2,595£2,451£4,365£4,384£4,140Camden
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,291£1,297£1,225£1,464£1,470£1,389Camden
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£793£796£752£1,689£1,696£1,602Camden
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,178£1,183£1,118£1,190£1,196£1,129Camden
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£187£188£177Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£57£58£54£79£80£75Camden
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.57£2.58£2.44£7.21£7.24£6.84Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£245£246£233£442£443£419Camden
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53£112£112£106Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29£72£73£69Camden
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£626£629£594£1,325£1,330£1,256Camden
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£655£658£621Camden
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£279£280£264Camden
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.05£4.07£3.84£6.09£6.12£5.78Camden
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.77£1.78£1.68£7.44£7.47£7.06Camden
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56£3.44£3.45£3.26Cambridge
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026103.5111.2Camden
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.629.7Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.015.9Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202636.165.2Camden
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.3134.7Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.816.3Camden

Total

Cambridge is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Camden on 22. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Cambridge Camden

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Cambridge £392.0m, Camden £962.7mCamden: £962.7mCambridge: £392.0mCamden: £966.8mCambridge: £393.6mCamden: £913.2mCambridge: £371.8m

    £392.0m£393.6m£371.8mCamden is higher£962.7m£966.8m£913.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Cambridge £195.8m, Camden £322.9mCamden: £322.9mCambridge: £195.8mCamden: £324.3mCambridge: £196.7mCamden: £306.3mCambridge: £185.7m

    £195.8m£196.7m£185.7mCamden is higher£322.9m£324.3m£306.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Cambridge £120.3m, Camden £372.6mCamden: £372.6mCambridge: £120.3mCamden: £374.2mCambridge: £120.8mCamden: £353.4mCambridge: £114.1m

    £120.3m£120.8m£114.1mCamden is higher£372.6m£374.2m£353.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Cambridge £178.7m, Camden £262.6mCamden: £262.6mCambridge: £178.7mCamden: £263.7mCambridge: £179.5mCamden: £249.1mCambridge: £169.5m

    £178.7m£179.5m£169.5mCamden is higherDepends on how you count£262.6m£263.7m£249.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge £8.0m, Camden £41.2mCamden: £41.2mCambridge: £8.0mCamden: £41.4mCambridge: £8.1mCamden: £39.1mCambridge: £7.6m

    £8.0m£8.1m£7.6mCamden is higher£41.2m£41.4m£39.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £8.7m, Camden £17.5mCamden: £17.5mCambridge: £8.7mCamden: £17.6mCambridge: £8.7mCamden: £16.6mCambridge: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.3mCamden is higher£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Cambridge £0.39m, Camden £1.6mCamden: £1.6mCambridge: £0.39mCamden: £1.6mCambridge: £0.39mCamden: £1.5mCambridge: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mCamden is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £37.2m, Camden £97.4mCamden: £97.4mCambridge: £37.2mCamden: £97.8mCambridge: £37.4mCamden: £92.4mCambridge: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mCamden is higher£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Cambridge £8.5m, Camden £24.6mCamden: £24.6mCambridge: £8.5mCamden: £24.8mCambridge: £8.5mCamden: £23.4mCambridge: £8.0m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.0mCamden is higher£24.6m£24.8m£23.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge £4.7m, Camden £16.0mCamden: £16.0mCambridge: £4.7mCamden: £16.0mCambridge: £4.7mCamden: £15.1mCambridge: £4.4m

    £4.7m£4.7m£4.4mCamden is higher£16.0m£16.0m£15.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge £95.0m, Camden £292.1mCamden: £292.1mCambridge: £95.0mCamden: £293.4mCambridge: £95.4mCamden: £277.1mCambridge: £90.1m

    £95.0m£95.4m£90.1mCamden is higher£292.1m£293.4m£277.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Cambridge £29.6m, Camden £144.4mCamden: £144.4mCambridge: £29.6mCamden: £145.0mCambridge: £29.8mCamden: £137.0mCambridge: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.8m£28.1mCamden is higher£144.4m£145.0m£137.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Cambridge £19.7m, Camden £61.5mCamden: £61.5mCambridge: £19.7mCamden: £61.7mCambridge: £19.8mCamden: £58.3mCambridge: £18.7m

    £19.7m£19.8m£18.7mCamden is higher£61.5m£61.7m£58.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Cambridge £0.61m, Camden £1.3mCamden: £1.3mCambridge: £0.61mCamden: £1.4mCambridge: £0.62mCamden: £1.3mCambridge: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mCamden is higher£1.3m£1.4m£1.3m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Cambridge £0.27m, Camden £1.6mCamden: £1.6mCambridge: £0.27mCamden: £1.6mCambridge: £0.27mCamden: £1.6mCambridge: £0.25m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.25mCamden is higher£1.6m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Cambridge £0.57m, Camden £0.76mCamden: £0.76mCambridge: £0.57mCamden: £0.76mCambridge: £0.57mCamden: £0.72mCambridge: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mCamden is higherDepends on how you count£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Cambridge 15,692, Camden 24,516Camden: 24,516Cambridge: 15,692

    15,692Camden is higher24,516

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Cambridge 1,600, Camden 6,551Camden: 6,551Cambridge: 1,600

    1,600Camden is higher6,551

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 1,818, Camden 3,508Camden: 3,508Cambridge: 1,818

    1,818Camden is higher3,508

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Cambridge 5,479, Camden 14,376Camden: 14,376Cambridge: 5,479

    5,479Camden is higher14,376

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Cambridge 10,812, Camden 29,699Camden: 29,699Cambridge: 10,812

    10,812Camden is higher29,699

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Cambridge 1,034, Camden 3,585Camden: 3,585Cambridge: 1,034

    1,034Camden is higher3,585

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Cambridge and Camden, total
MeasureCambridgeCamdenHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£392.0m£393.6m£371.8m£962.7m£966.8m£913.2mCamden
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.8m£196.7m£185.7m£322.9m£324.3m£306.3mCamden
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m£372.6m£374.2m£353.4mCamden
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m£262.6m£263.7m£249.1mCamden
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m£41.2m£41.4m£39.1mCamden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mCamden
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mCamden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£97.4m£97.8m£92.4mCamden
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m£24.6m£24.8m£23.4mCamden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m£16.0m£16.0m£15.1mCamden
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.0m£95.4m£90.1m£292.1m£293.4m£277.1mCamden
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m£144.4m£145.0m£137.0mCamden
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m£61.5m£61.7m£58.3mCamden
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£1.3m£1.4m£1.3mCamden
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m£1.6mCamden
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mCamden
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,69224,516Camden
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,6006,551Camden
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,8183,508Camden
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,47914,376Camden
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,81229,699Camden
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0343,585Camden

Sources

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

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