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Braintree and Stafford

163,745 and 141,610 residents (mid-2024).

Braintree is higher than Stafford on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 20 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Braintree is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Stafford on 10. 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 Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,166, Stafford £4,308Stafford: £4,308Braintree: £4,166Stafford: £4,327Braintree: £4,183Stafford: £4,087Braintree: £3,951

    £4,166£4,183£3,951Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£4,308£4,327£4,087

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £12,451, Stafford £12,595Stafford: £12,595Braintree: £12,451Stafford: £12,649Braintree: £12,504Stafford: £11,947Braintree: £11,811

    £12,451£12,504£11,811Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£12,595£12,649£11,947

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,713, Stafford £1,487Stafford: £1,487Braintree: £1,713Stafford: £1,494Braintree: £1,720Stafford: £1,411Braintree: £1,625

    £1,713£1,720£1,625Braintree is higher£1,487£1,494£1,411

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £11,512, Stafford £11,653Stafford: £11,653Braintree: £11,512Stafford: £11,703Braintree: £11,561Stafford: £11,054Braintree: £10,920

    £11,512£11,561£10,920Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£11,653£11,703£11,054

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Braintree £300, Stafford £251Stafford: £251Braintree: £300Stafford: £252Braintree: £301Stafford: £238Braintree: £284

    £300£301£284Braintree is higher£251£252£238

  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, Stafford £674Stafford: £674Braintree: £619Stafford: £677Braintree: £622Stafford: £639Braintree: £587

    £619£622£587Stafford is higher£674£677£639

  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, Stafford £17Stafford: £17Braintree: £20Stafford: £17Braintree: £21Stafford: £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, Stafford £387Stafford: £387Braintree: £346Stafford: £389Braintree: £347Stafford: £368Braintree: £328

    £346£347£328Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£387£389£368

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £148, Stafford £99Stafford: £99Braintree: £148Stafford: £100Braintree: £148Stafford: £94Braintree: £140

    £148£148£140Braintree is higher£99£100£94

  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, Stafford £89Stafford: £89Braintree: £106Stafford: £89Braintree: £106Stafford: £84Braintree: £100

    £106£106£100Braintree is higher£89£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £1,388, Stafford £1,126Stafford: £1,126Braintree: £1,388Stafford: £1,131Braintree: £1,394Stafford: £1,068Braintree: £1,317

    £1,388£1,394£1,317Braintree is higher£1,126£1,131£1,068

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £155, Stafford £139Stafford: £139Braintree: £155Stafford: £140Braintree: £155Stafford: £132Braintree: £147

    £155£155£147Braintree is higher£139£140£132

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £209, Stafford £261Stafford: £261Braintree: £209Stafford: £263Braintree: £210Stafford: £248Braintree: £198

    £209£210£198Stafford is higher£261£263£248

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £5.53, Stafford £5.90Stafford: £5.90Braintree: £5.53Stafford: £5.93Braintree: £5.56Stafford: £5.60Braintree: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£5.90£5.93£5.60

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Braintree £4.51, Stafford £4.78Stafford: £4.78Braintree: £4.51Stafford: £4.80Braintree: £4.53Stafford: £4.53Braintree: £4.28

    £4.51£4.53£4.28Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£4.78£4.80£4.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.60, Stafford £6.57Stafford: £6.57Braintree: £6.60Stafford: £6.60Braintree: £6.63Stafford: £6.23Braintree: £6.26

    £6.60£6.63£6.26Braintree is higher£6.57£6.60£6.23

  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, Stafford 1,006.3Stafford: 1,006.3Braintree: 993.0

    993.0Stafford is higherDepends on how you count1,006.3

  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, Stafford 64.6Stafford: 64.6Braintree: 78.9

    78.9Braintree is higher64.6

  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, Stafford 139.1Stafford: 139.1Braintree: 139.6

    139.6Braintree is higherDepends on how you count139.1

  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, Stafford 56.1Stafford: 56.1Braintree: 54.8

    54.8Stafford is higherDepends on how you count56.1

  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, Stafford 143.1Stafford: 143.1Braintree: 154.9

    154.9Braintree is higher143.1

  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: Braintree 24.1, Stafford 19.9Stafford: 19.9Braintree: 24.1

    24.1Braintree is higher19.9

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Braintree and Stafford, per person in the age group
MeasureBraintreeStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,166£4,183£3,951£4,308£4,327£4,087Stafford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,451£12,504£11,811£12,595£12,649£11,947Stafford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,713£1,720£1,625£1,487£1,494£1,411Braintree
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,512£11,561£10,920£11,653£11,703£11,054Stafford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£300£301£284£251£252£238Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£619£622£587£674£677£639Stafford
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£387£389£368Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£99£100£94Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£106£106£100£89£89£84Braintree
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,388£1,394£1,317£1,126£1,131£1,068Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£155£147£139£140£132Braintree
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£209£210£198£261£263£248Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£5.90£5.93£5.60Stafford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28£4.78£4.80£4.53Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.26£6.57£6.60£6.23Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026993.01,006.3Stafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.964.6Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.6139.1Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.856.1Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.9143.1Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.119.9Braintree

Per resident

Braintree is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Stafford 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 Stafford

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Braintree £4,166, Stafford £4,308Stafford: £4,308Braintree: £4,166Stafford: £4,327Braintree: £4,183Stafford: £4,087Braintree: £3,951

    £4,166£4,183£3,951Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£4,308£4,327£4,087

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Braintree £2,468, Stafford £2,785Stafford: £2,785Braintree: £2,468Stafford: £2,796Braintree: £2,479Stafford: £2,641Braintree: £2,341

    £2,468£2,479£2,341Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£2,785£2,796£2,641

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Braintree £1,043, Stafford £891Stafford: £891Braintree: £1,043Stafford: £895Braintree: £1,047Stafford: £845Braintree: £989

    £1,043£1,047£989Braintree is higher£891£895£845

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Braintree £2,282, Stafford £2,576Stafford: £2,576Braintree: £2,282Stafford: £2,587Braintree: £2,292Stafford: £2,444Braintree: £2,165

    £2,282£2,292£2,165Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£2,576£2,587£2,444

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Braintree £59, Stafford £55Stafford: £55Braintree: £59Stafford: £56Braintree: £60Stafford: £53Braintree: £56

    £59£60£56Braintree is higher£55£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £123, Stafford £149Stafford: £149Braintree: £123Stafford: £150Braintree: £123Stafford: £141Braintree: £116

    £123£123£116Stafford is higher£149£150£141

  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, Stafford £3.75Stafford: £3.75Braintree: £4.06Stafford: £3.77Braintree: £4.08Stafford: £3.56Braintree: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Braintree is higher£3.75£3.77£3.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £346, Stafford £387Stafford: £387Braintree: £346Stafford: £389Braintree: £347Stafford: £368Braintree: £328

    £346£347£328Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£387£389£368

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Braintree £148, Stafford £99Stafford: £99Braintree: £148Stafford: £100Braintree: £148Stafford: £94Braintree: £140

    £148£148£140Braintree is higher£99£100£94

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Braintree £64, Stafford £53Stafford: £53Braintree: £64Stafford: £54Braintree: £65Stafford: £51Braintree: £61

    £64£65£61Braintree is higher£53£54£51

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Braintree £845, Stafford £675Stafford: £675Braintree: £845Stafford: £678Braintree: £849Stafford: £640Braintree: £801

    £845£849£801Braintree is higher£675£678£640

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Braintree £155, Stafford £139Stafford: £139Braintree: £155Stafford: £140Braintree: £155Stafford: £132Braintree: £147

    £155£155£147Braintree is higher£139£140£132

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Braintree £127, Stafford £157Stafford: £157Braintree: £127Stafford: £157Braintree: £128Stafford: £149Braintree: £121

    £127£128£121Stafford is higher£157£157£149

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Braintree £3.36, Stafford £3.53Stafford: £3.53Braintree: £3.36Stafford: £3.55Braintree: £3.38Stafford: £3.35Braintree: £3.19

    £3.36£3.38£3.19Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£3.53£3.55£3.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

    £2.75£2.76£2.61Stafford is higherDepends on how you count£2.86£2.87£2.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Braintree £6.60, Stafford £6.57Stafford: £6.57Braintree: £6.60Stafford: £6.60Braintree: £6.63Stafford: £6.23Braintree: £6.26

    £6.60£6.63£6.26Braintree is higher£6.57£6.60£6.23

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 196.9, Stafford 222.5Stafford: 222.5Braintree: 196.9

    196.9Stafford is higherDepends on how you count222.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 15.7, Stafford 14.3Stafford: 14.3Braintree: 15.7

    15.7Braintree is higher14.3

  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, Stafford 30.8Stafford: 30.8Braintree: 27.7

    27.7Stafford is higherDepends on how you count30.8

  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, Stafford 56.1Stafford: 56.1Braintree: 54.8

    54.8Stafford is higherDepends on how you count56.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Braintree 94.3, Stafford 85.7Stafford: 85.7Braintree: 94.3

    94.3Braintree is higher85.7

  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, Stafford 11.9Stafford: 11.9Braintree: 14.7

    14.7Braintree is higher11.9

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Braintree and Stafford, per resident
MeasureBraintreeStaffordHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,166£4,183£3,951£4,308£4,327£4,087Stafford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,468£2,479£2,341£2,785£2,796£2,641Stafford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,043£1,047£989£891£895£845Braintree
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,282£2,292£2,165£2,576£2,587£2,444Stafford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56£55£56£53Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116£149£150£141Stafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£3.75£3.77£3.56Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£346£347£328£387£389£368Stafford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£99£100£94Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£64£65£61£53£54£51Braintree
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£845£849£801£675£678£640Braintree
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£155£147£139£140£132Braintree
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£127£128£121£157£157£149Stafford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.36£3.38£3.19£3.53£3.55£3.35Stafford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.75£2.76£2.61£2.86£2.87£2.71Stafford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.60£6.63£6.26£6.57£6.60£6.23Braintree
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026196.9222.5Stafford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.714.3Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.730.8Stafford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.856.1Stafford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.385.7Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.711.9Braintree

Total

Braintree is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Stafford on 2. 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 Stafford

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Braintree £682.1m, Stafford £610.1mStafford: £610.1mBraintree: £682.1mStafford: £612.7mBraintree: £685.0mStafford: £578.7mBraintree: £647.0m

    £682.1m£685.0m£647.0mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£610.1m£612.7m£578.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Braintree £404.2m, Stafford £394.3mStafford: £394.3mBraintree: £404.2mStafford: £396.0mBraintree: £405.9mStafford: £374.0mBraintree: £383.4m

    £404.2m£405.9m£383.4mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Braintree £170.7m, Stafford £126.2mStafford: £126.2mBraintree: £170.7mStafford: £126.7mBraintree: £171.4mStafford: £119.7mBraintree: £161.9m

    £170.7m£171.4m£161.9mBraintree is higher£126.2m£126.7m£119.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Braintree £373.7m, Stafford £364.8mStafford: £364.8mBraintree: £373.7mStafford: £366.4mBraintree: £375.3mStafford: £346.1mBraintree: £354.4m

    £373.7m£375.3m£354.4mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£364.8m£366.4m£346.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree £9.7m, Stafford £7.9mStafford: £7.9mBraintree: £9.7mStafford: £7.9mBraintree: £9.8mStafford: £7.5mBraintree: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.8m£9.2mBraintree is higher£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree £20.1m, Stafford £21.1mStafford: £21.1mBraintree: £20.1mStafford: £21.2mBraintree: £20.2mStafford: £20.0mBraintree: £19.1m

    £20.1m£20.2m£19.1mStafford is higher£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m

  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, Stafford £0.53mStafford: £0.53mBraintree: £0.66mStafford: £0.53mBraintree: £0.67mStafford: £0.50mBraintree: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mBraintree is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree £56.6m, Stafford £54.9mStafford: £54.9mBraintree: £56.6mStafford: £55.1mBraintree: £56.9mStafford: £52.0mBraintree: £53.7m

    £56.6m£56.9m£53.7mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£54.9m£55.1m£52.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Braintree £24.2m, Stafford £14.1mStafford: £14.1mBraintree: £24.2mStafford: £14.1mBraintree: £24.3mStafford: £13.3mBraintree: £22.9m

    £24.2m£24.3m£22.9mBraintree is higher£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree £10.5m, Stafford £7.5mStafford: £7.5mBraintree: £10.5mStafford: £7.6mBraintree: £10.6mStafford: £7.2mBraintree: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mBraintree is higher£7.5m£7.6m£7.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree £138.4m, Stafford £95.6mStafford: £95.6mBraintree: £138.4mStafford: £96.0mBraintree: £138.9mStafford: £90.6mBraintree: £131.2m

    £138.4m£138.9m£131.2mBraintree is higher£95.6m£96.0m£90.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Braintree £25.3m, Stafford £19.7mStafford: £19.7mBraintree: £25.3mStafford: £19.8mBraintree: £25.5mStafford: £18.7mBraintree: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.5m£24.0mBraintree is higher£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Braintree £20.8m, Stafford £22.2mStafford: £22.2mBraintree: £20.8mStafford: £22.3mBraintree: £20.9mStafford: £21.0mBraintree: £19.8m

    £20.8m£20.9m£19.8mStafford is higher£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Braintree £0.55m, Stafford £0.50mStafford: £0.50mBraintree: £0.55mStafford: £0.50mBraintree: £0.55mStafford: £0.47mBraintree: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Braintree £0.45m, Stafford £0.41mStafford: £0.41mBraintree: £0.45mStafford: £0.41mBraintree: £0.45mStafford: £0.38mBraintree: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mBraintree is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Braintree £1.1m, Stafford £0.93mStafford: £0.93mBraintree: £1.1mStafford: £0.93mBraintree: £1.1mStafford: £0.88mBraintree: £1.0m

    £1.1m£1.1m£1.0mBraintree is higher£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Braintree 32,233, Stafford 31,504Stafford: 31,504Braintree: 32,233

    32,233Braintree is higherDepends on how you count31,504

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Braintree 2,562, Stafford 2,022Stafford: 2,022Braintree: 2,562

    2,562Braintree is higher2,022

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Braintree 4,530, Stafford 4,356Stafford: 4,356Braintree: 4,530

    4,530Braintree is higherDepends on how you count4,356

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Braintree 8,969, Stafford 7,937Stafford: 7,937Braintree: 8,969

    8,969Braintree is higherDepends on how you count7,937

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Braintree 15,439, Stafford 12,142Stafford: 12,142Braintree: 15,439

    15,439Braintree is higher12,142

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Braintree 2,402, Stafford 1,690Stafford: 1,690Braintree: 2,402

    2,402Braintree is higher1,690

Show the numbers
Braintree and Stafford, total
MeasureBraintreeStaffordHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£682.1m£685.0m£647.0m£610.1m£612.7m£578.7mBraintree
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£404.2m£405.9m£383.4m£394.3m£396.0m£374.0mBraintree
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£170.7m£171.4m£161.9m£126.2m£126.7m£119.7mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£373.7m£375.3m£354.4m£364.8m£366.4m£346.1mBraintree
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m£7.9m£7.9m£7.5mBraintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m£21.1m£21.2m£20.0mStafford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mBraintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.6m£56.9m£53.7m£54.9m£55.1m£52.0mBraintree
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m£14.1m£14.1m£13.3mBraintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£7.5m£7.6m£7.2mBraintree
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£138.4m£138.9m£131.2m£95.6m£96.0m£90.6mBraintree
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m£19.7m£19.8m£18.7mBraintree
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m£22.2m£22.3m£21.0mStafford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mBraintree
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.41m£0.41m£0.38mBraintree
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m£0.93m£0.93m£0.88mBraintree
State Pensiontotal, March 202632,23331,504Braintree
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5622,022Braintree
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5304,356Braintree
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,9697,937Braintree
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,43912,142Braintree
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4021,690Braintree

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.
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  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.