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Braintree and Chorley

163,745 and 120,579 residents (mid-2024).

Braintree is higher than Chorley on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 21 of 22 in total.

On 12 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 9 of 22 measures, and Chorley 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 Chorley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,166, Chorley £4,252Chorley: £4,252Braintree: £4,166Chorley: £4,270Braintree: £4,183Chorley: £4,033Braintree: £3,951

    £4,166£4,183£3,951Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,270£4,033

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £12,451, Chorley £12,616Chorley: £12,616Braintree: £12,451Chorley: £12,670Braintree: £12,504Chorley: £11,967Braintree: £11,811

    £12,451£12,504£11,811Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£12,616£12,670£11,967

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,713, Chorley £1,634Chorley: £1,634Braintree: £1,713Chorley: £1,641Braintree: £1,720Chorley: £1,550Braintree: £1,625

    £1,713£1,720£1,625Braintree is higher£1,634£1,641£1,550

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £11,512, Chorley £11,625Chorley: £11,625Braintree: £11,512Chorley: £11,674Braintree: £11,561Chorley: £11,027Braintree: £10,920

    £11,512£11,561£10,920Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£11,625£11,674£11,027

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £300, Chorley £302Chorley: £302Braintree: £300Chorley: £303Braintree: £301Chorley: £286Braintree: £284

    £300£301£284Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£302£303£286

  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, Chorley £668Chorley: £668Braintree: £619Chorley: £671Braintree: £622Chorley: £634Braintree: £587

    £619£622£587Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£668£671£634

  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, Chorley £21Chorley: £21Braintree: £20Chorley: £21Braintree: £21Chorley: £20Braintree: £19

    £20£21£19Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £346, Chorley £440Chorley: £440Braintree: £346Chorley: £441Braintree: £347Chorley: £417Braintree: £328

    £346£347£328Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£440£441£417

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £148, Chorley £120Chorley: £120Braintree: £148Chorley: £120Braintree: £148Chorley: £113Braintree: £140

    £148£148£140Braintree is higher£120£120£113

  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, Chorley £89Chorley: £89Braintree: £106Chorley: £90Braintree: £106Chorley: £85Braintree: £100

    £106£106£100Braintree is higher£89£90£85

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,388, Chorley £1,223Chorley: £1,223Braintree: £1,388Chorley: £1,228Braintree: £1,394Chorley: £1,160Braintree: £1,317

    £1,388£1,394£1,317Braintree is higher£1,223£1,228£1,160

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £155, Chorley £172Chorley: £172Braintree: £155Chorley: £173Braintree: £155Chorley: £163Braintree: £147

    £155£155£147Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £209, Chorley £313Chorley: £313Braintree: £209Chorley: £314Braintree: £210Chorley: £297Braintree: £198

    £209£210£198Chorley is higher£313£314£297

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £5.53, Chorley £5.42Chorley: £5.42Braintree: £5.53Chorley: £5.44Braintree: £5.56Chorley: £5.14Braintree: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Braintree is higher£5.42£5.44£5.14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £4.51, Chorley £3.85Chorley: £3.85Braintree: £4.51Chorley: £3.86Braintree: £4.53Chorley: £3.65Braintree: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Braintree is higher£3.85£3.86£3.65

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.60, Chorley £6.38Chorley: £6.38Braintree: £6.60Chorley: £6.41Braintree: £6.63Chorley: £6.05Braintree: £6.26

    £6.60£6.63£6.26Braintree is higher£6.38£6.41£6.05

  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, Chorley 1,009.0Chorley: 1,009.0Braintree: 993.0

    993.0Chorley is higherDepends on how you count1,009.0

  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, Chorley 83.4Chorley: 83.4Braintree: 78.9

    78.9Chorley is higherDepends on how you count83.4

  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, Chorley 143.8Chorley: 143.8Braintree: 139.6

    139.6Chorley is higherDepends on how you count143.8

  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, Chorley 65.6Chorley: 65.6Braintree: 54.8

    54.8Chorley is higherDepends on how you count65.6

  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, Chorley 153.0Chorley: 153.0Braintree: 154.9

    154.9Braintree is higher153.0

  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, Chorley 19.9Chorley: 19.9Braintree: 24.1

    24.1Braintree is higher19.9

Show the numbers
Braintree and Chorley, per person in the age group
MeasureBraintreeChorleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,166£4,183£3,951£4,252£4,270£4,033Chorley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,451£12,504£11,811£12,616£12,670£11,967Chorley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,713£1,720£1,625£1,634£1,641£1,550Braintree
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,512£11,561£10,920£11,625£11,674£11,027Chorley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£300£301£284£302£303£286Chorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£619£622£587£668£671£634Chorley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£21£19£21£21£20Chorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£346£347£328£440£441£417Chorley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£120£120£113Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£106£106£100£89£90£85Braintree
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,388£1,394£1,317£1,223£1,228£1,160Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£155£147£172£173£163Chorley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£209£210£198£313£314£297Chorley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£5.42£5.44£5.14Braintree
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£3.85£3.86£3.65Braintree
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.26£6.38£6.41£6.05Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026993.01,009.0Chorley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.983.4Chorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.6143.8Chorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.865.6Chorley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.9153.0Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.119.9Braintree

Per resident

Braintree is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Chorley 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 Chorley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,166, Chorley £4,252Chorley: £4,252Braintree: £4,166Chorley: £4,270Braintree: £4,183Chorley: £4,033Braintree: £3,951

    £4,166£4,183£3,951Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£4,252£4,270£4,033

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Braintree £2,468, Chorley £2,510Chorley: £2,510Braintree: £2,468Chorley: £2,521Braintree: £2,479Chorley: £2,381Braintree: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£2,510£2,521£2,381

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Braintree £1,043, Chorley £1,004Chorley: £1,004Braintree: £1,043Chorley: £1,008Braintree: £1,047Chorley: £952Braintree: £989

    £1,043£1,047£989Braintree is higher£1,004£1,008£952

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Braintree £2,282, Chorley £2,313Chorley: £2,313Braintree: £2,282Chorley: £2,323Braintree: £2,292Chorley: £2,194Braintree: £2,165

    £2,282£2,292£2,165Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£2,313£2,323£2,194

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Braintree £59, Chorley £60Chorley: £60Braintree: £59Chorley: £60Braintree: £60Chorley: £57Braintree: £56

    £59£60£56Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£60£60£57

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £123, Chorley £133Chorley: £133Braintree: £123Chorley: £134Braintree: £123Chorley: £126Braintree: £116

    £123£123£116Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£133£134£126

  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, Chorley £4.15Chorley: £4.15Braintree: £4.06Chorley: £4.17Braintree: £4.08Chorley: £3.94Braintree: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£4.15£4.17£3.94

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £346, Chorley £440Chorley: £440Braintree: £346Chorley: £441Braintree: £347Chorley: £417Braintree: £328

    £346£347£328Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£440£441£417

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £148, Chorley £120Chorley: £120Braintree: £148Chorley: £120Braintree: £148Chorley: £113Braintree: £140

    £148£148£140Braintree is higher£120£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Braintree £64, Chorley £55Chorley: £55Braintree: £64Chorley: £55Braintree: £65Chorley: £52Braintree: £61

    £64£65£61Braintree is higher£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Braintree £845, Chorley £751Chorley: £751Braintree: £845Chorley: £754Braintree: £849Chorley: £712Braintree: £801

    £845£849£801Braintree is higher£751£754£712

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £155, Chorley £172Chorley: £172Braintree: £155Chorley: £173Braintree: £155Chorley: £163Braintree: £147

    £155£155£147Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£172£173£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Braintree £127, Chorley £192Chorley: £192Braintree: £127Chorley: £193Braintree: £128Chorley: £182Braintree: £121

    £127£128£121Chorley is higher£192£193£182

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Braintree £3.36, Chorley £3.33Chorley: £3.33Braintree: £3.36Chorley: £3.35Braintree: £3.38Chorley: £3.16Braintree: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Braintree is higher£3.33£3.35£3.16

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Braintree £2.75, Chorley £2.36Chorley: £2.36Braintree: £2.75Chorley: £2.37Braintree: £2.76Chorley: £2.24Braintree: £2.61

    £2.75£2.76£2.61Braintree is higher£2.36£2.37£2.24

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.60, Chorley £6.38Chorley: £6.38Braintree: £6.60Chorley: £6.41Braintree: £6.63Chorley: £6.05Braintree: £6.26

    £6.60£6.63£6.26Braintree is higher£6.38£6.41£6.05

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 196.9, Chorley 200.8Chorley: 200.8Braintree: 196.9

    196.9Chorley is higherDepends on how you count200.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 15.7, Chorley 16.6Chorley: 16.6Braintree: 15.7

    15.7Chorley is higherDepends on how you count16.6

  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, Chorley 28.6Chorley: 28.6Braintree: 27.7

    27.7Chorley is higherDepends on how you count28.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 54.8, Chorley 65.6Chorley: 65.6Braintree: 54.8

    54.8Chorley is higherDepends on how you count65.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 94.3, Chorley 94.0Chorley: 94.0Braintree: 94.3

    94.3Braintree is higher94.0

  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, Chorley 12.2Chorley: 12.2Braintree: 14.7

    14.7Braintree is higher12.2

Show the numbers
Braintree and Chorley, per resident
MeasureBraintreeChorleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,166£4,183£3,951£4,252£4,270£4,033Chorley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,510£2,521£2,381Chorley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,043£1,047£989£1,004£1,008£952Braintree
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,282£2,292£2,165£2,313£2,323£2,194Chorley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£60£60£57Chorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£133£134£126Chorley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£4.15£4.17£3.94Chorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£346£347£328£440£441£417Chorley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£120£120£113Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£64£65£61£55£55£52Braintree
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£845£849£801£751£754£712Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£155£147£172£173£163Chorley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£192£193£182Chorley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£3.33£3.35£3.16Braintree
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.75£2.76£2.61£2.36£2.37£2.24Braintree
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.26£6.38£6.41£6.05Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026196.9200.8Chorley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.716.6Chorley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.728.6Chorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.865.6Chorley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.394.0Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.712.2Braintree

Total

Braintree is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Chorley on 1. 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 Chorley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Braintree £682.1m, Chorley £512.7mChorley: £512.7mBraintree: £682.1mChorley: £514.9mBraintree: £685.0mChorley: £486.3mBraintree: £647.0m

    £682.1m£685.0m£647.0mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£512.7m£514.9m£486.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Braintree £404.2m, Chorley £302.7mChorley: £302.7mBraintree: £404.2mChorley: £304.0mBraintree: £405.9mChorley: £287.1mBraintree: £383.4m

    £404.2m£405.9m£383.4mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£302.7m£304.0m£287.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Braintree £170.7m, Chorley £121.0mChorley: £121.0mBraintree: £170.7mChorley: £121.5mBraintree: £171.4mChorley: £114.8mBraintree: £161.9m

    £170.7m£171.4m£161.9mBraintree is higher£121.0m£121.5m£114.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Braintree £373.7m, Chorley £278.9mChorley: £278.9mBraintree: £373.7mChorley: £280.1mBraintree: £375.3mChorley: £264.6mBraintree: £354.4m

    £373.7m£375.3m£354.4mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£278.9m£280.1m£264.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree £9.7m, Chorley £7.2mChorley: £7.2mBraintree: £9.7mChorley: £7.3mBraintree: £9.8mChorley: £6.9mBraintree: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.8m£9.2mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree £20.1m, Chorley £16.0mChorley: £16.0mBraintree: £20.1mChorley: £16.1mBraintree: £20.2mChorley: £15.2mBraintree: £19.1m

    £20.1m£20.2m£19.1mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m

  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, Chorley £0.50mChorley: £0.50mBraintree: £0.66mChorley: £0.50mBraintree: £0.67mChorley: £0.48mBraintree: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree £56.6m, Chorley £53.0mChorley: £53.0mBraintree: £56.6mChorley: £53.2mBraintree: £56.9mChorley: £50.3mBraintree: £53.7m

    £56.6m£56.9m£53.7mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£53.0m£53.2m£50.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Braintree £24.2m, Chorley £14.4mChorley: £14.4mBraintree: £24.2mChorley: £14.5mBraintree: £24.3mChorley: £13.7mBraintree: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mBraintree is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree £10.5m, Chorley £6.6mChorley: £6.6mBraintree: £10.5mChorley: £6.6mBraintree: £10.6mChorley: £6.3mBraintree: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mBraintree is higher£6.6m£6.6m£6.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree £138.4m, Chorley £90.5mChorley: £90.5mBraintree: £138.4mChorley: £90.9mBraintree: £138.9mChorley: £85.9mBraintree: £131.2m

    £138.4m£138.9m£131.2mBraintree is higher£90.5m£90.9m£85.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Braintree £25.3m, Chorley £20.8mChorley: £20.8mBraintree: £25.3mChorley: £20.8mBraintree: £25.5mChorley: £19.7mBraintree: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.5m£24.0mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£20.8m£20.8m£19.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Braintree £20.8m, Chorley £23.2mChorley: £23.2mBraintree: £20.8mChorley: £23.3mBraintree: £20.9mChorley: £22.0mBraintree: £19.8m

    £20.8m£20.9m£19.8mChorley is higher£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Braintree £0.55m, Chorley £0.40mChorley: £0.40mBraintree: £0.55mChorley: £0.40mBraintree: £0.55mChorley: £0.38mBraintree: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mBraintree is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Braintree £0.45m, Chorley £0.28mChorley: £0.28mBraintree: £0.45mChorley: £0.29mBraintree: £0.45mChorley: £0.27mBraintree: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mBraintree is higher£0.28m£0.29m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Braintree £1.1m, Chorley £0.77mChorley: £0.77mBraintree: £1.1mChorley: £0.77mBraintree: £1.1mChorley: £0.73mBraintree: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mBraintree is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Braintree 32,233, Chorley 24,210Chorley: 24,210Braintree: 32,233

    32,233Braintree is higherDepends on how you count24,210

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree 2,562, Chorley 2,001Chorley: 2,001Braintree: 2,562

    2,562Braintree is higherDepends on how you count2,001

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree 4,530, Chorley 3,450Chorley: 3,450Braintree: 4,530

    4,530Braintree is higherDepends on how you count3,450

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree 8,969, Chorley 7,909Chorley: 7,909Braintree: 8,969

    8,969Braintree is higherDepends on how you count7,909

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree 15,439, Chorley 11,329Chorley: 11,329Braintree: 15,439

    15,439Braintree is higher11,329

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree 2,402, Chorley 1,471Chorley: 1,471Braintree: 2,402

    2,402Braintree is higher1,471

Show the numbers
Braintree and Chorley, total
MeasureBraintreeChorleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£682.1m£685.0m£647.0m£512.7m£514.9m£486.3mBraintree
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£404.2m£405.9m£383.4m£302.7m£304.0m£287.1mBraintree
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£170.7m£171.4m£161.9m£121.0m£121.5m£114.8mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£373.7m£375.3m£354.4m£278.9m£280.1m£264.6mBraintree
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mBraintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m£16.0m£16.1m£15.2mBraintree
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.50m£0.50m£0.48mBraintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.6m£56.9m£53.7m£53.0m£53.2m£50.3mBraintree
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mBraintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£6.6m£6.6m£6.3mBraintree
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£138.4m£138.9m£131.2m£90.5m£90.9m£85.9mBraintree
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m£20.8m£20.8m£19.7mBraintree
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m£23.2m£23.3m£22.0mChorley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mBraintree
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.28m£0.29m£0.27mBraintree
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,23324,210Braintree
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5622,001Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5303,450Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,9697,909Braintree
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,43911,329Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4021,471Braintree

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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