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Braintree and Chelmsford

163,745 and 188,328 residents (mid-2024).

Braintree is higher than Chelmsford on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Braintree is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Chelmsford on 7. 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

Braintree Chelmsford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,166, Chelmsford £3,860Chelmsford: £3,860Braintree: £4,166Chelmsford: £3,877Braintree: £4,183Chelmsford: £3,662Braintree: £3,951

    £4,166£4,183£3,951Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£3,860£3,877£3,662

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £12,451, Chelmsford £12,922Chelmsford: £12,922Braintree: £12,451Chelmsford: £12,977Braintree: £12,504Chelmsford: £12,257Braintree: £11,811

    £12,451£12,504£11,811Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£12,922£12,977£12,257

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,713, Chelmsford £1,439Chelmsford: £1,439Braintree: £1,713Chelmsford: £1,445Braintree: £1,720Chelmsford: £1,365Braintree: £1,625

    £1,713£1,720£1,625Braintree is higher£1,439£1,445£1,365

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £11,512, Chelmsford £12,018Chelmsford: £12,018Braintree: £11,512Chelmsford: £12,069Braintree: £11,561Chelmsford: £11,399Braintree: £10,920

    £11,512£11,561£10,920Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£12,018£12,069£11,399

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £300, Chelmsford £298Chelmsford: £298Braintree: £300Chelmsford: £300Braintree: £301Chelmsford: £283Braintree: £284

    £300£301£284Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£298£300£283

  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: Braintree £619, Chelmsford £589Chelmsford: £589Braintree: £619Chelmsford: £591Braintree: £622Chelmsford: £559Braintree: £587

    £619£622£587Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£589£591£559

  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: Braintree £20, Chelmsford £17Chelmsford: £17Braintree: £20Chelmsford: £17Braintree: £21Chelmsford: £16Braintree: £19

    £20£21£19Braintree is higher£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £346, Chelmsford £288Chelmsford: £288Braintree: £346Chelmsford: £289Braintree: £347Chelmsford: £273Braintree: £328

    £346£347£328Braintree is higher£288£289£273

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £148, Chelmsford £113Chelmsford: £113Braintree: £148Chelmsford: £114Braintree: £148Chelmsford: £108Braintree: £140

    £148£148£140Braintree is higher£113£114£108

  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: Braintree £106, Chelmsford £79Chelmsford: £79Braintree: £106Chelmsford: £80Braintree: £106Chelmsford: £75Braintree: £100

    £106£106£100Braintree is higher£79£80£75

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,388, Chelmsford £1,154Chelmsford: £1,154Braintree: £1,388Chelmsford: £1,159Braintree: £1,394Chelmsford: £1,095Braintree: £1,317

    £1,388£1,394£1,317Braintree is higher£1,154£1,159£1,095

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £155, Chelmsford £197Chelmsford: £197Braintree: £155Chelmsford: £198Braintree: £155Chelmsford: £187Braintree: £147

    £155£155£147Chelmsford is higher£197£198£187

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £209, Chelmsford £193Chelmsford: £193Braintree: £209Chelmsford: £193Braintree: £210Chelmsford: £183Braintree: £198

    £209£210£198Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£193£193£183

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £5.53, Chelmsford £7.88Chelmsford: £7.88Braintree: £5.53Chelmsford: £7.91Braintree: £5.56Chelmsford: £7.47Braintree: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Chelmsford is higher£7.88£7.91£7.47

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £4.51, Chelmsford £4.62Chelmsford: £4.62Braintree: £4.51Chelmsford: £4.64Braintree: £4.53Chelmsford: £4.38Braintree: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Chelmsford is higher£4.62£4.64£4.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.60, Chelmsford £6.63Chelmsford: £6.63Braintree: £6.60Chelmsford: £6.66Braintree: £6.63Chelmsford: £6.29Braintree: £6.26

    £6.60£6.63£6.26Chelmsford is higher£6.63£6.66£6.29

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Braintree 993.0, Chelmsford 1,019.2Chelmsford: 1,019.2Braintree: 993.0

    993.0Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count1,019.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Braintree 78.9, Chelmsford 68.6Chelmsford: 68.6Braintree: 78.9

    78.9Braintree is higher68.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Braintree 139.6, Chelmsford 127.5Chelmsford: 127.5Braintree: 139.6

    139.6Braintree is higher127.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 54.8, Chelmsford 45.3Chelmsford: 45.3Braintree: 54.8

    54.8Braintree is higher45.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Braintree 154.9, Chelmsford 127.2Chelmsford: 127.2Braintree: 154.9

    154.9Braintree is higher127.2

  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: Braintree 24.1, Chelmsford 17.8Chelmsford: 17.8Braintree: 24.1

    24.1Braintree is higher17.8

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Braintree and Chelmsford, per person in the age group
MeasureBraintreeChelmsfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,166£4,183£3,951£3,860£3,877£3,662Braintree
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,451£12,504£11,811£12,922£12,977£12,257Chelmsford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,713£1,720£1,625£1,439£1,445£1,365Braintree
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,512£11,561£10,920£12,018£12,069£11,399Chelmsford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£300£301£284£298£300£283Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£619£622£587£589£591£559Braintree
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£21£19£17£17£16Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£346£347£328£288£289£273Braintree
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£113£114£108Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£106£106£100£79£80£75Braintree
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,388£1,394£1,317£1,154£1,159£1,095Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£155£147£197£198£187Chelmsford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£209£210£198£193£193£183Braintree
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£7.88£7.91£7.47Chelmsford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£4.62£4.64£4.38Chelmsford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.26£6.63£6.66£6.29Chelmsford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026993.01,019.2Chelmsford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.968.6Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.6127.5Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.845.3Braintree
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.9127.2Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.117.8Braintree

Per resident

Braintree is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Chelmsford on 4. 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

Braintree Chelmsford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,166, Chelmsford £3,860Chelmsford: £3,860Braintree: £4,166Chelmsford: £3,877Braintree: £4,183Chelmsford: £3,662Braintree: £3,951

    £4,166£4,183£3,951Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£3,860£3,877£3,662

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Braintree £2,468, Chelmsford £2,365Chelmsford: £2,365Braintree: £2,468Chelmsford: £2,375Braintree: £2,479Chelmsford: £2,243Braintree: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£2,365£2,375£2,243

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Braintree £1,043, Chelmsford £890Chelmsford: £890Braintree: £1,043Chelmsford: £894Braintree: £1,047Chelmsford: £845Braintree: £989

    £1,043£1,047£989Braintree is higher£890£894£845

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Braintree £2,282, Chelmsford £2,199Chelmsford: £2,199Braintree: £2,282Chelmsford: £2,209Braintree: £2,292Chelmsford: £2,086Braintree: £2,165

    £2,282£2,292£2,165Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£2,199£2,209£2,086

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Braintree £59, Chelmsford £55Chelmsford: £55Braintree: £59Chelmsford: £55Braintree: £60Chelmsford: £52Braintree: £56

    £59£60£56Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £123, Chelmsford £108Chelmsford: £108Braintree: £123Chelmsford: £108Braintree: £123Chelmsford: £102Braintree: £116

    £123£123£116Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£108£108£102

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Braintree £4.06, Chelmsford £3.17Chelmsford: £3.17Braintree: £4.06Chelmsford: £3.19Braintree: £4.08Chelmsford: £3.01Braintree: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Braintree is higher£3.17£3.19£3.01

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £346, Chelmsford £288Chelmsford: £288Braintree: £346Chelmsford: £289Braintree: £347Chelmsford: £273Braintree: £328

    £346£347£328Braintree is higher£288£289£273

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £148, Chelmsford £113Chelmsford: £113Braintree: £148Chelmsford: £114Braintree: £148Chelmsford: £108Braintree: £140

    £148£148£140Braintree is higher£113£114£108

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Braintree £64, Chelmsford £49Chelmsford: £49Braintree: £64Chelmsford: £49Braintree: £65Chelmsford: £47Braintree: £61

    £64£65£61Braintree is higher£49£49£47

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Braintree £845, Chelmsford £714Chelmsford: £714Braintree: £845Chelmsford: £717Braintree: £849Chelmsford: £678Braintree: £801

    £845£849£801Braintree is higher£714£717£678

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £155, Chelmsford £197Chelmsford: £197Braintree: £155Chelmsford: £198Braintree: £155Chelmsford: £187Braintree: £147

    £155£155£147Chelmsford is higher£197£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Braintree £127, Chelmsford £119Chelmsford: £119Braintree: £127Chelmsford: £120Braintree: £128Chelmsford: £113Braintree: £121

    £127£128£121Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Braintree £3.36, Chelmsford £4.87Chelmsford: £4.87Braintree: £3.36Chelmsford: £4.89Braintree: £3.38Chelmsford: £4.62Braintree: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Chelmsford is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Braintree £2.75, Chelmsford £2.86Chelmsford: £2.86Braintree: £2.75Chelmsford: £2.87Braintree: £2.76Chelmsford: £2.71Braintree: £2.61

    £2.75£2.76£2.61Chelmsford is higher£2.86£2.87£2.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.60, Chelmsford £6.63Chelmsford: £6.63Braintree: £6.60Chelmsford: £6.66Braintree: £6.63Chelmsford: £6.29Braintree: £6.26

    £6.60£6.63£6.26Chelmsford is higher£6.63£6.66£6.29

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 196.9, Chelmsford 186.5Chelmsford: 186.5Braintree: 196.9

    196.9Braintree is higherDepends on how you count186.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 15.7, Chelmsford 12.6Chelmsford: 12.6Braintree: 15.7

    15.7Braintree is higher12.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 27.7, Chelmsford 23.3Chelmsford: 23.3Braintree: 27.7

    27.7Braintree is higher23.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 54.8, Chelmsford 45.3Chelmsford: 45.3Braintree: 54.8

    54.8Braintree is higher45.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 94.3, Chelmsford 78.7Chelmsford: 78.7Braintree: 94.3

    94.3Braintree is higher78.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 14.7, Chelmsford 11.0Chelmsford: 11.0Braintree: 14.7

    14.7Braintree is higher11.0

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Braintree and Chelmsford, per resident
MeasureBraintreeChelmsfordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,166£4,183£3,951£3,860£3,877£3,662Braintree
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,365£2,375£2,243Braintree
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,043£1,047£989£890£894£845Braintree
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,282£2,292£2,165£2,199£2,209£2,086Braintree
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£55£55£52Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£108£108£102Braintree
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.17£3.19£3.01Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£346£347£328£288£289£273Braintree
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£113£114£108Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£64£65£61£49£49£47Braintree
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£845£849£801£714£717£678Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£155£147£197£198£187Chelmsford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£119£120£113Braintree
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£4.87£4.89£4.62Chelmsford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.75£2.76£2.61£2.86£2.87£2.71Chelmsford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.26£6.63£6.66£6.29Chelmsford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026196.9186.5Braintree
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.712.6Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.723.3Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.845.3Braintree
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.378.7Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.711.0Braintree

Total

Braintree is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Chelmsford 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

Braintree Chelmsford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Braintree £682.1m, Chelmsford £727.0mChelmsford: £727.0mBraintree: £682.1mChelmsford: £730.1mBraintree: £685.0mChelmsford: £689.6mBraintree: £647.0m

    £682.1m£685.0m£647.0mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£727.0m£730.1m£689.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Braintree £404.2m, Chelmsford £445.4mChelmsford: £445.4mBraintree: £404.2mChelmsford: £447.3mBraintree: £405.9mChelmsford: £422.5mBraintree: £383.4m

    £404.2m£405.9m£383.4mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£445.4m£447.3m£422.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Braintree £170.7m, Chelmsford £167.7mChelmsford: £167.7mBraintree: £170.7mChelmsford: £168.4mBraintree: £171.4mChelmsford: £159.1mBraintree: £161.9m

    £170.7m£171.4m£161.9mBraintree is higher£167.7m£168.4m£159.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Braintree £373.7m, Chelmsford £414.2mChelmsford: £414.2mBraintree: £373.7mChelmsford: £416.0mBraintree: £375.3mChelmsford: £392.9mBraintree: £354.4m

    £373.7m£375.3m£354.4mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£414.2m£416.0m£392.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree £9.7m, Chelmsford £10.3mChelmsford: £10.3mBraintree: £9.7mChelmsford: £10.3mBraintree: £9.8mChelmsford: £9.8mBraintree: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.8m£9.2mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree £20.1m, Chelmsford £20.3mChelmsford: £20.3mBraintree: £20.1mChelmsford: £20.4mBraintree: £20.2mChelmsford: £19.3mBraintree: £19.1m

    £20.1m£20.2m£19.1mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Braintree £0.66m, Chelmsford £0.60mChelmsford: £0.60mBraintree: £0.66mChelmsford: £0.60mBraintree: £0.67mChelmsford: £0.57mBraintree: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mBraintree is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree £56.6m, Chelmsford £54.2mChelmsford: £54.2mBraintree: £56.6mChelmsford: £54.5mBraintree: £56.9mChelmsford: £51.4mBraintree: £53.7m

    £56.6m£56.9m£53.7mBraintree is higher£54.2m£54.5m£51.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Braintree £24.2m, Chelmsford £21.4mChelmsford: £21.4mBraintree: £24.2mChelmsford: £21.5mBraintree: £24.3mChelmsford: £20.3mBraintree: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mBraintree is higher£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree £10.5m, Chelmsford £9.3mChelmsford: £9.3mBraintree: £10.5mChelmsford: £9.3mBraintree: £10.6mChelmsford: £8.8mBraintree: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mBraintree is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree £138.4m, Chelmsford £134.5mChelmsford: £134.5mBraintree: £138.4mChelmsford: £135.1mBraintree: £138.9mChelmsford: £127.6mBraintree: £131.2m

    £138.4m£138.9m£131.2mBraintree is higher£134.5m£135.1m£127.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Braintree £25.3m, Chelmsford £37.1mChelmsford: £37.1mBraintree: £25.3mChelmsford: £37.3mBraintree: £25.5mChelmsford: £35.2mBraintree: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.5m£24.0mChelmsford is higher£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Braintree £20.8m, Chelmsford £22.4mChelmsford: £22.4mBraintree: £20.8mChelmsford: £22.5mBraintree: £20.9mChelmsford: £21.3mBraintree: £19.8m

    £20.8m£20.9m£19.8mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Braintree £0.55m, Chelmsford £0.92mChelmsford: £0.92mBraintree: £0.55mChelmsford: £0.92mBraintree: £0.55mChelmsford: £0.87mBraintree: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mChelmsford is higher£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Braintree £0.45m, Chelmsford £0.54mChelmsford: £0.54mBraintree: £0.45mChelmsford: £0.54mBraintree: £0.45mChelmsford: £0.51mBraintree: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mChelmsford is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Braintree £1.1m, Chelmsford £1.2mChelmsford: £1.2mBraintree: £1.1mChelmsford: £1.3mBraintree: £1.1mChelmsford: £1.2mBraintree: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mChelmsford is higher£1.2m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Braintree 32,233, Chelmsford 35,127Chelmsford: 35,127Braintree: 32,233

    32,233Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count35,127

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree 2,562, Chelmsford 2,363Chelmsford: 2,363Braintree: 2,562

    2,562Braintree is higher2,363

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree 4,530, Chelmsford 4,394Chelmsford: 4,394Braintree: 4,530

    4,530Braintree is higher4,394

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree 8,969, Chelmsford 8,538Chelmsford: 8,538Braintree: 8,969

    8,969Braintree is higher8,538

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree 15,439, Chelmsford 14,827Chelmsford: 14,827Braintree: 15,439

    15,439Braintree is higher14,827

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree 2,402, Chelmsford 2,074Chelmsford: 2,074Braintree: 2,402

    2,402Braintree is higher2,074

Show the numbers
Braintree and Chelmsford, total
MeasureBraintreeChelmsfordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£682.1m£685.0m£647.0m£727.0m£730.1m£689.6mChelmsford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£404.2m£405.9m£383.4m£445.4m£447.3m£422.5mChelmsford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£170.7m£171.4m£161.9m£167.7m£168.4m£159.1mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£373.7m£375.3m£354.4m£414.2m£416.0m£392.9mChelmsford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mChelmsford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m£20.3m£20.4m£19.3mChelmsford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mBraintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.6m£56.9m£53.7m£54.2m£54.5m£51.4mBraintree
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mBraintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mBraintree
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£138.4m£138.9m£131.2m£134.5m£135.1m£127.6mBraintree
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m£37.1m£37.3m£35.2mChelmsford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m£22.4m£22.5m£21.3mChelmsford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.92m£0.92m£0.87mChelmsford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChelmsford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£1.2m£1.3m£1.2mChelmsford
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,23335,127Chelmsford
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5622,363Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5304,394Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,9698,538Braintree
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,43914,827Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4022,074Braintree

Sources

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

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  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.
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