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Braintree and Colchester

163,745 and 199,730 residents (mid-2024).

Braintree is higher than Colchester on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 5 of 22 measures, and Colchester on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Braintree Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,166, Colchester £4,006Colchester: £4,006Braintree: £4,166Colchester: £4,023Braintree: £4,183Colchester: £3,800Braintree: £3,951

    £4,166£4,183£3,951Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£4,006£4,023£3,800

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £12,451, Colchester £12,836Colchester: £12,836Braintree: £12,451Colchester: £12,891Braintree: £12,504Colchester: £12,175Braintree: £11,811

    £12,451£12,504£11,811Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£12,836£12,891£12,175

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,713, Colchester £1,742Colchester: £1,742Braintree: £1,713Colchester: £1,750Braintree: £1,720Colchester: £1,653Braintree: £1,625

    £1,713£1,720£1,625Colchester is higher£1,742£1,750£1,653

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £11,512, Colchester £11,610Colchester: £11,610Braintree: £11,512Colchester: £11,659Braintree: £11,561Colchester: £11,013Braintree: £10,920

    £11,512£11,561£10,920Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£11,610£11,659£11,013

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £300, Colchester £390Colchester: £390Braintree: £300Colchester: £391Braintree: £301Colchester: £370Braintree: £284

    £300£301£284Colchester is higher£390£391£370

  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, Colchester £815Colchester: £815Braintree: £619Colchester: £818Braintree: £622Colchester: £773Braintree: £587

    £619£622£587Colchester is higher£815£818£773

  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, Colchester £22Colchester: £22Braintree: £20Colchester: £22Braintree: £21Colchester: £20Braintree: £19

    £20£21£19Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £346, Colchester £364Colchester: £364Braintree: £346Colchester: £366Braintree: £347Colchester: £345Braintree: £328

    £346£347£328Colchester is higher£364£366£345

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £148, Colchester £153Colchester: £153Braintree: £148Colchester: £153Braintree: £148Colchester: £145Braintree: £140

    £148£148£140Colchester is higher£153£153£145

  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, Colchester £97Colchester: £97Braintree: £106Colchester: £98Braintree: £106Colchester: £92Braintree: £100

    £106£106£100Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£97£98£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,388, Colchester £1,388Colchester: £1,388Braintree: £1,388Colchester: £1,394Braintree: £1,394Colchester: £1,317Braintree: £1,317

    £1,388£1,394£1,317Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£1,388£1,394£1,317

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £155, Colchester £190Colchester: £190Braintree: £155Colchester: £191Braintree: £155Colchester: £180Braintree: £147

    £155£155£147Colchester is higher£190£191£180

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £209, Colchester £243Colchester: £243Braintree: £209Colchester: £244Braintree: £210Colchester: £231Braintree: £198

    £209£210£198Colchester is higher£243£244£231

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £5.53, Colchester £7.93Colchester: £7.93Braintree: £5.53Colchester: £7.96Braintree: £5.56Colchester: £7.52Braintree: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Colchester is higher£7.93£7.96£7.52

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £4.51, Colchester £5.75Colchester: £5.75Braintree: £4.51Colchester: £5.77Braintree: £4.53Colchester: £5.45Braintree: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Colchester is higher£5.75£5.77£5.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.60, Colchester £3.77Colchester: £3.77Braintree: £6.60Colchester: £3.79Braintree: £6.63Colchester: £3.58Braintree: £6.26

    £6.60£6.63£6.26Braintree is higher£3.77£3.79£3.58

  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, Colchester 1,005.5Colchester: 1,005.5Braintree: 993.0

    993.0Colchester is higherDepends on how you count1,005.5

  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, Colchester 87.4Colchester: 87.4Braintree: 78.9

    78.9Colchester is higherDepends on how you count87.4

  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, Colchester 165.9Colchester: 165.9Braintree: 139.6

    139.6Colchester is higher165.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 54.8, Colchester 57.0Colchester: 57.0Braintree: 54.8

    54.8Colchester is higher57.0

  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, Colchester 158.6Colchester: 158.6Braintree: 154.9

    154.9Colchester is higher158.6

  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: Braintree 24.1, Colchester 21.7Colchester: 21.7Braintree: 24.1

    24.1Braintree is higherDepends on how you count21.7

Show the numbers
Braintree and Colchester, per person in the age group
MeasureBraintreeColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,166£4,183£3,951£4,006£4,023£3,800Braintree
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,451£12,504£11,811£12,836£12,891£12,175Colchester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,713£1,720£1,625£1,742£1,750£1,653Colchester
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,512£11,561£10,920£11,610£11,659£11,013Colchester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£300£301£284£390£391£370Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£619£622£587£815£818£773Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£21£19£22£22£20Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£346£347£328£364£366£345Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£153£153£145Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£106£106£100£97£98£92Braintree
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,388£1,394£1,317£1,388£1,394£1,317Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£155£147£190£191£180Colchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£209£210£198£243£244£231Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£7.93£7.96£7.52Colchester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£5.75£5.77£5.45Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.26£3.77£3.79£3.58Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026993.01,005.5Colchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.987.4Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.6165.9Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.857.0Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.9158.6Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.121.7Braintree

Per resident

Braintree is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Colchester on 13. 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 Colchester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,166, Colchester £4,006Colchester: £4,006Braintree: £4,166Colchester: £4,023Braintree: £4,183Colchester: £3,800Braintree: £3,951

    £4,166£4,183£3,951Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£4,006£4,023£3,800

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Braintree £2,468, Colchester £2,198Colchester: £2,198Braintree: £2,468Colchester: £2,208Braintree: £2,479Colchester: £2,085Braintree: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£2,198£2,208£2,085

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Braintree £1,043, Colchester £1,097Colchester: £1,097Braintree: £1,043Colchester: £1,102Braintree: £1,047Colchester: £1,041Braintree: £989

    £1,043£1,047£989Colchester is higher£1,097£1,102£1,041

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Braintree £2,282, Colchester £1,988Colchester: £1,988Braintree: £2,282Colchester: £1,997Braintree: £2,292Colchester: £1,886Braintree: £2,165

    £2,282£2,292£2,165Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£1,988£1,997£1,886

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Braintree £59, Colchester £67Colchester: £67Braintree: £59Colchester: £67Braintree: £60Colchester: £63Braintree: £56

    £59£60£56Colchester is higher£67£67£63

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £123, Colchester £139Colchester: £139Braintree: £123Colchester: £140Braintree: £123Colchester: £132Braintree: £116

    £123£123£116Colchester is higher£139£140£132

  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, Colchester £3.70Colchester: £3.70Braintree: £4.06Colchester: £3.72Braintree: £4.08Colchester: £3.51Braintree: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£3.70£3.72£3.51

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £346, Colchester £364Colchester: £364Braintree: £346Colchester: £366Braintree: £347Colchester: £345Braintree: £328

    £346£347£328Colchester is higher£364£366£345

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £148, Colchester £153Colchester: £153Braintree: £148Colchester: £153Braintree: £148Colchester: £145Braintree: £140

    £148£148£140Colchester is higher£153£153£145

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Braintree £64, Colchester £61Colchester: £61Braintree: £64Colchester: £61Braintree: £65Colchester: £58Braintree: £61

    £64£65£61Braintree is higherDepends on how you count£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Braintree £845, Colchester £874Colchester: £874Braintree: £845Colchester: £878Braintree: £849Colchester: £829Braintree: £801

    £845£849£801Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£874£878£829

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £155, Colchester £190Colchester: £190Braintree: £155Colchester: £191Braintree: £155Colchester: £180Braintree: £147

    £155£155£147Colchester is higher£190£191£180

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Braintree £127, Colchester £153Colchester: £153Braintree: £127Colchester: £154Braintree: £128Colchester: £145Braintree: £121

    £127£128£121Colchester is higher£153£154£145

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Braintree £3.36, Colchester £4.99Colchester: £4.99Braintree: £3.36Colchester: £5.01Braintree: £3.38Colchester: £4.73Braintree: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Colchester is higher£4.99£5.01£4.73

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Braintree £2.75, Colchester £3.62Colchester: £3.62Braintree: £2.75Colchester: £3.63Braintree: £2.76Colchester: £3.43Braintree: £2.61

    £2.75£2.76£2.61Colchester is higher£3.62£3.63£3.43

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.60, Colchester £3.77Colchester: £3.77Braintree: £6.60Colchester: £3.79Braintree: £6.63Colchester: £3.58Braintree: £6.26

    £6.60£6.63£6.26Braintree is higher£3.77£3.79£3.58

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 196.9, Colchester 172.2Colchester: 172.2Braintree: 196.9

    196.9Braintree is higherDepends on how you count172.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 15.7, Colchester 15.0Colchester: 15.0Braintree: 15.7

    15.7Braintree is higherDepends on how you count15.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 27.7, Colchester 28.4Colchester: 28.4Braintree: 27.7

    27.7Colchester is higher28.4

  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, Colchester 57.0Colchester: 57.0Braintree: 54.8

    54.8Colchester is higher57.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 94.3, Colchester 99.9Colchester: 99.9Braintree: 94.3

    94.3Colchester is higher99.9

  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, Colchester 13.7Colchester: 13.7Braintree: 14.7

    14.7Braintree is higherDepends on how you count13.7

Show the numbers
Braintree and Colchester, per resident
MeasureBraintreeColchesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,166£4,183£3,951£4,006£4,023£3,800Braintree
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,198£2,208£2,085Braintree
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,043£1,047£989£1,097£1,102£1,041Colchester
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,282£2,292£2,165£1,988£1,997£1,886Braintree
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£67£67£63Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£139£140£132Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.70£3.72£3.51Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£346£347£328£364£366£345Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£153£153£145Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£64£65£61£61£61£58Braintree
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£845£849£801£874£878£829Colchester
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£155£147£190£191£180Colchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£153£154£145Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£4.99£5.01£4.73Colchester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.75£2.76£2.61£3.62£3.63£3.43Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.26£3.77£3.79£3.58Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026196.9172.2Braintree
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.715.0Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.728.4Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.857.0Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.399.9Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.713.7Braintree

Total

Braintree is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Colchester 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

Braintree Colchester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Braintree £682.1m, Colchester £800.1mColchester: £800.1mBraintree: £682.1mColchester: £803.5mBraintree: £685.0mColchester: £758.9mBraintree: £647.0m

    £682.1m£685.0m£647.0mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£800.1m£803.5m£758.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Braintree £404.2m, Colchester £439.1mColchester: £439.1mBraintree: £404.2mColchester: £440.9mBraintree: £405.9mColchester: £416.5mBraintree: £383.4m

    £404.2m£405.9m£383.4mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£439.1m£440.9m£416.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Braintree £170.7m, Colchester £219.1mColchester: £219.1mBraintree: £170.7mColchester: £220.1mBraintree: £171.4mColchester: £207.9mBraintree: £161.9m

    £170.7m£171.4m£161.9mColchester is higher£219.1m£220.1m£207.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Braintree £373.7m, Colchester £397.1mColchester: £397.1mBraintree: £373.7mColchester: £398.8mBraintree: £375.3mColchester: £376.7mBraintree: £354.4m

    £373.7m£375.3m£354.4mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£397.1m£398.8m£376.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree £9.7m, Colchester £13.3mColchester: £13.3mBraintree: £9.7mColchester: £13.4mBraintree: £9.8mColchester: £12.6mBraintree: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.8m£9.2mColchester is higher£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree £20.1m, Colchester £27.9mColchester: £27.9mBraintree: £20.1mColchester: £28.0mBraintree: £20.2mColchester: £26.4mBraintree: £19.1m

    £20.1m£20.2m£19.1mColchester is higher£27.9m£28.0m£26.4m

  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, Colchester £0.74mColchester: £0.74mBraintree: £0.66mColchester: £0.74mBraintree: £0.67mColchester: £0.70mBraintree: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree £56.6m, Colchester £72.7mColchester: £72.7mBraintree: £56.6mColchester: £73.0mBraintree: £56.9mColchester: £69.0mBraintree: £53.7m

    £56.6m£56.9m£53.7mColchester is higher£72.7m£73.0m£69.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Braintree £24.2m, Colchester £30.5mColchester: £30.5mBraintree: £24.2mColchester: £30.6mBraintree: £24.3mColchester: £28.9mBraintree: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mColchester is higher£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree £10.5m, Colchester £12.2mColchester: £12.2mBraintree: £10.5mColchester: £12.3mBraintree: £10.6mColchester: £11.6mBraintree: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree £138.4m, Colchester £174.6mColchester: £174.6mBraintree: £138.4mColchester: £175.4mBraintree: £138.9mColchester: £165.6mBraintree: £131.2m

    £138.4m£138.9m£131.2mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£174.6m£175.4m£165.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Braintree £25.3m, Colchester £37.9mColchester: £37.9mBraintree: £25.3mColchester: £38.1mBraintree: £25.5mColchester: £36.0mBraintree: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.5m£24.0mColchester is higher£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Braintree £20.8m, Colchester £30.6mColchester: £30.6mBraintree: £20.8mColchester: £30.7mBraintree: £20.9mColchester: £29.0mBraintree: £19.8m

    £20.8m£20.9m£19.8mColchester is higher£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Braintree £0.55m, Colchester £1.00mColchester: £1.00mBraintree: £0.55mColchester: £1.0mBraintree: £0.55mColchester: £0.95mBraintree: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mColchester is higher£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Braintree £0.45m, Colchester £0.72mColchester: £0.72mBraintree: £0.45mColchester: £0.73mBraintree: £0.45mColchester: £0.69mBraintree: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mColchester is higher£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Braintree £1.1m, Colchester £0.75mColchester: £0.75mBraintree: £1.1mColchester: £0.76mBraintree: £1.1mColchester: £0.72mBraintree: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mBraintree is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.72m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Braintree 32,233, Colchester 34,395Colchester: 34,395Braintree: 32,233

    32,233Colchester is higherDepends on how you count34,395

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree 2,562, Colchester 2,989Colchester: 2,989Braintree: 2,562

    2,562Colchester is higherDepends on how you count2,989

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree 4,530, Colchester 5,675Colchester: 5,675Braintree: 4,530

    4,530Colchester is higher5,675

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree 8,969, Colchester 11,389Colchester: 11,389Braintree: 8,969

    8,969Colchester is higher11,389

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree 15,439, Colchester 19,955Colchester: 19,955Braintree: 15,439

    15,439Colchester is higher19,955

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree 2,402, Colchester 2,735Colchester: 2,735Braintree: 2,402

    2,402Colchester is higherDepends on how you count2,735

Show the numbers
Braintree and Colchester, total
MeasureBraintreeColchesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£682.1m£685.0m£647.0m£800.1m£803.5m£758.9mColchester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£404.2m£405.9m£383.4m£439.1m£440.9m£416.5mColchester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£170.7m£171.4m£161.9m£219.1m£220.1m£207.9mColchester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£373.7m£375.3m£354.4m£397.1m£398.8m£376.7mColchester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mColchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m£27.9m£28.0m£26.4mColchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mColchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.6m£56.9m£53.7m£72.7m£73.0m£69.0mColchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£30.5m£30.6m£28.9mColchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mColchester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£138.4m£138.9m£131.2m£174.6m£175.4m£165.6mColchester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m£37.9m£38.1m£36.0mColchester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m£30.6m£30.7m£29.0mColchester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£1.00m£1.0m£0.95mColchester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mColchester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.75m£0.76m£0.72mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,23334,395Colchester
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5622,989Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5305,675Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,96911,389Colchester
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,43919,955Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4022,735Colchester

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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