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Brentwood and Hart

78,959 and 103,031 residents (mid-2024).

Brentwood is higher than Hart on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 9 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

Brentwood is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Hart 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

Brentwood Hart

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brentwood £3,723, Hart £3,449Hart: £3,449Brentwood: £3,723Hart: £3,464Brentwood: £3,739Hart: £3,272Brentwood: £3,532

    £3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,449£3,464£3,272

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Brentwood £12,849, Hart £12,651Hart: £12,651Brentwood: £12,849Hart: £12,705Brentwood: £12,904Hart: £12,000Brentwood: £12,188

    £12,849£12,904£12,188Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,651£12,705£12,000

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £1,271, Hart £981Hart: £981Brentwood: £1,271Hart: £985Brentwood: £1,277Hart: £930Brentwood: £1,206

    £1,271£1,277£1,206Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£981£985£930

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Brentwood £11,789, Hart £11,907Hart: £11,907Brentwood: £11,789Hart: £11,958Brentwood: £11,839Hart: £11,295Brentwood: £11,183

    £11,789£11,839£11,183Hart is higher£11,907£11,958£11,295

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Brentwood £334, Hart £213Hart: £213Brentwood: £334Hart: £214Brentwood: £335Hart: £202Brentwood: £316

    £334£335£316Brentwood is higher£213£214£202

  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: Brentwood £708, Hart £519Hart: £519Brentwood: £708Hart: £521Brentwood: £711Hart: £492Brentwood: £671

    £708£711£671Brentwood is higher£519£521£492

  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: Brentwood £19, Hart £12Hart: £12Brentwood: £19Hart: £12Brentwood: £19Hart: £11Brentwood: £18

    £19£19£18Brentwood is higher£12£12£11

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £254, Hart £184Hart: £184Brentwood: £254Hart: £185Brentwood: £255Hart: £175Brentwood: £241

    £254£255£241Brentwood is higher£184£185£175

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £93, Hart £91Hart: £91Brentwood: £93Hart: £91Brentwood: £94Hart: £86Brentwood: £89

    £93£94£89Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£91£91£86

  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: Brentwood £72, Hart £53Hart: £53Brentwood: £72Hart: £54Brentwood: £72Hart: £51Brentwood: £68

    £72£72£68Brentwood is higher£53£54£51

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £1,039, Hart £807Hart: £807Brentwood: £1,039Hart: £810Brentwood: £1,044Hart: £765Brentwood: £986

    £1,039£1,044£986Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£807£810£765

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brentwood £122, Hart £96Hart: £96Brentwood: £122Hart: £97Brentwood: £122Hart: £91Brentwood: £115

    £122£122£115Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£96£97£91

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £150, Hart £111Hart: £111Brentwood: £150Hart: £112Brentwood: £150Hart: £106Brentwood: £142

    £150£150£142Brentwood is higher£111£112£106

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £7.91, Hart £8.12Hart: £8.12Brentwood: £7.91Hart: £8.15Brentwood: £7.94Hart: £7.70Brentwood: £7.50

    £7.91£7.94£7.50Hart is higher£8.12£8.15£7.70

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £2.56, Hart £1.19Hart: £1.19Brentwood: £2.56Hart: £1.20Brentwood: £2.57Hart: £1.13Brentwood: £2.43

    £2.56£2.57£2.43Brentwood is higher£1.19£1.20£1.13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brentwood £5.97, Hart £8.99Hart: £8.99Brentwood: £5.97Hart: £9.03Brentwood: £5.99Hart: £8.53Brentwood: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Hart is higher£8.99£9.03£8.53

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Brentwood 1,007.5, Hart 1,008.9Hart: 1,008.9Brentwood: 1,007.5

    1,007.5Hart is higher1,008.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Brentwood 74.2, Hart 47.9Hart: 47.9Brentwood: 74.2

    74.2Brentwood is higher47.9

  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: Brentwood 144.9, Hart 113.3Hart: 113.3Brentwood: 144.9

    144.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count113.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 39.7, Hart 29.0Hart: 29.0Brentwood: 39.7

    39.7Brentwood is higher29.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Brentwood 107.4, Hart 86.8Hart: 86.8Brentwood: 107.4

    107.4Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count86.8

  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: Brentwood 16.3, Hart 13.1Hart: 13.1Brentwood: 16.3

    16.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count13.1

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Brentwood and Hart, per person in the age group
MeasureBrentwoodHartHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,723£3,739£3,532£3,449£3,464£3,272Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,849£12,904£12,188£12,651£12,705£12,000Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,271£1,277£1,206£981£985£930Brentwood
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,789£11,839£11,183£11,907£11,958£11,295Hart
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£334£335£316£213£214£202Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£708£711£671£519£521£492Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£12£12£11Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£254£255£241£184£185£175Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£91£91£86Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£72£72£68£53£54£51Brentwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,039£1,044£986£807£810£765Brentwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£96£97£91Brentwood
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£150£142£111£112£106Brentwood
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.91£7.94£7.50£8.12£8.15£7.70Hart
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.56£2.57£2.43£1.19£1.20£1.13Brentwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£8.99£9.03£8.53Hart
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.51,008.9Hart
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202674.247.9Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.9113.3Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.729.0Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026107.486.8Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.313.1Brentwood

Per resident

Brentwood is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Hart 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

Brentwood Hart

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brentwood £3,723, Hart £3,449Hart: £3,449Brentwood: £3,723Hart: £3,464Brentwood: £3,739Hart: £3,272Brentwood: £3,532

    £3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,449£3,464£3,272

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Brentwood £2,475, Hart £2,473Hart: £2,473Brentwood: £2,475Hart: £2,483Brentwood: £2,485Hart: £2,346Brentwood: £2,347

    £2,475£2,485£2,347Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,473£2,483£2,346

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Brentwood £773, Hart £596Hart: £596Brentwood: £773Hart: £598Brentwood: £777Hart: £565Brentwood: £734

    £773£777£734Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£596£598£565

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Brentwood £2,271, Hart £2,327Hart: £2,327Brentwood: £2,271Hart: £2,337Brentwood: £2,280Hart: £2,208Brentwood: £2,154

    £2,271£2,280£2,154Hart is higher£2,327£2,337£2,208

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Brentwood £64, Hart £42Hart: £42Brentwood: £64Hart: £42Brentwood: £65Hart: £40Brentwood: £61

    £64£65£61Brentwood is higher£42£42£40

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £136, Hart £101Hart: £101Brentwood: £136Hart: £102Brentwood: £137Hart: £96Brentwood: £129

    £136£137£129Brentwood is higher£101£102£96

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Brentwood £3.62, Hart £2.34Hart: £2.34Brentwood: £3.62Hart: £2.35Brentwood: £3.63Hart: £2.22Brentwood: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Brentwood is higher£2.34£2.35£2.22

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £254, Hart £184Hart: £184Brentwood: £254Hart: £185Brentwood: £255Hart: £175Brentwood: £241

    £254£255£241Brentwood is higher£184£185£175

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £93, Hart £91Hart: £91Brentwood: £93Hart: £91Brentwood: £94Hart: £86Brentwood: £89

    £93£94£89Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£91£91£86

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Brentwood £44, Hart £32Hart: £32Brentwood: £44Hart: £33Brentwood: £44Hart: £31Brentwood: £42

    £44£44£42Brentwood is higher£32£33£31

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Brentwood £632, Hart £490Hart: £490Brentwood: £632Hart: £492Brentwood: £635Hart: £465Brentwood: £600

    £632£635£600Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£490£492£465

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brentwood £122, Hart £96Hart: £96Brentwood: £122Hart: £97Brentwood: £122Hart: £91Brentwood: £115

    £122£122£115Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£96£97£91

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Brentwood £91, Hart £68Hart: £68Brentwood: £91Hart: £68Brentwood: £91Hart: £64Brentwood: £86

    £91£91£86Brentwood is higher£68£68£64

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Brentwood £4.81, Hart £4.93Hart: £4.93Brentwood: £4.81Hart: £4.95Brentwood: £4.83Hart: £4.68Brentwood: £4.56

    £4.81£4.83£4.56Hart is higher£4.93£4.95£4.68

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Brentwood £1.56, Hart £0.73Hart: £0.73Brentwood: £1.56Hart: £0.73Brentwood: £1.57Hart: £0.69Brentwood: £1.48

    £1.56£1.57£1.48Brentwood is higher£0.73£0.73£0.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brentwood £5.97, Hart £8.99Hart: £8.99Brentwood: £5.97Hart: £9.03Brentwood: £5.99Hart: £8.53Brentwood: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Hart is higher£8.99£9.03£8.53

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 194.0, Hart 197.2Hart: 197.2Brentwood: 194.0

    194.0Hart is higher197.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 14.3, Hart 9.4Hart: 9.4Brentwood: 14.3

    14.3Brentwood is higher9.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 27.9, Hart 22.1Hart: 22.1Brentwood: 27.9

    27.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count22.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 39.7, Hart 29.0Hart: 29.0Brentwood: 39.7

    39.7Brentwood is higher29.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 65.3, Hart 52.7Hart: 52.7Brentwood: 65.3

    65.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count52.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 9.9, Hart 7.9Hart: 7.9Brentwood: 9.9

    9.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count7.9

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Brentwood and Hart, per resident
MeasureBrentwoodHartHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,723£3,739£3,532£3,449£3,464£3,272Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,475£2,485£2,347£2,473£2,483£2,346Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£773£777£734£596£598£565Brentwood
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,271£2,280£2,154£2,327£2,337£2,208Hart
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£64£65£61£42£42£40Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£101£102£96Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£2.34£2.35£2.22Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£254£255£241£184£185£175Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£91£91£86Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£44£42£32£33£31Brentwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£632£635£600£490£492£465Brentwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£96£97£91Brentwood
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£68£68£64Brentwood
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56£4.93£4.95£4.68Hart
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.56£1.57£1.48£0.73£0.73£0.69Brentwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£8.99£9.03£8.53Hart
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026194.0197.2Hart
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.39.4Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.922.1Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.729.0Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202665.352.7Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.97.9Brentwood

Total

Brentwood is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Hart 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

Brentwood Hart

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Brentwood £294.0m, Hart £355.4mHart: £355.4mBrentwood: £294.0mHart: £356.9mBrentwood: £295.3mHart: £337.1mBrentwood: £278.9m

    £294.0m£295.3m£278.9mHart is higherDepends on how you count£355.4m£356.9m£337.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Brentwood £195.4m, Hart £254.8mHart: £254.8mBrentwood: £195.4mHart: £255.9mBrentwood: £196.2mHart: £241.7mBrentwood: £185.3m

    £195.4m£196.2m£185.3mHart is higherDepends on how you count£254.8m£255.9m£241.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Brentwood £61.1m, Hart £61.4mHart: £61.4mBrentwood: £61.1mHart: £61.6mBrentwood: £61.3mHart: £58.2mBrentwood: £57.9m

    £61.1m£61.3m£57.9mHart is higherDepends on how you count£61.4m£61.6m£58.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Brentwood £179.3m, Hart £239.8mHart: £239.8mBrentwood: £179.3mHart: £240.8mBrentwood: £180.0mHart: £227.5mBrentwood: £170.1m

    £179.3m£180.0m£170.1mHart is higher£239.8m£240.8m£227.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Brentwood £5.1m, Hart £4.3mHart: £4.3mBrentwood: £5.1mHart: £4.3mBrentwood: £5.1mHart: £4.1mBrentwood: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mBrentwood is higher£4.3m£4.3m£4.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brentwood £10.8m, Hart £10.4mHart: £10.4mBrentwood: £10.8mHart: £10.5mBrentwood: £10.8mHart: £9.9mBrentwood: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mBrentwood is higher£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Brentwood £0.29m, Hart £0.24mHart: £0.24mBrentwood: £0.29mHart: £0.24mBrentwood: £0.29mHart: £0.23mBrentwood: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mBrentwood is higher£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brentwood £20.1m, Hart £19.0mHart: £19.0mBrentwood: £20.1mHart: £19.1mBrentwood: £20.2mHart: £18.0mBrentwood: £19.1m

    £20.1m£20.2m£19.1mBrentwood is higher£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Brentwood £7.4m, Hart £9.4mHart: £9.4mBrentwood: £7.4mHart: £9.4mBrentwood: £7.4mHart: £8.9mBrentwood: £7.0m

    £7.4m£7.4m£7.0mHart is higherDepends on how you count£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brentwood £3.5m, Hart £3.3mHart: £3.3mBrentwood: £3.5mHart: £3.4mBrentwood: £3.5mHart: £3.2mBrentwood: £3.3m

    £3.5m£3.5m£3.3mBrentwood is higher£3.3m£3.4m£3.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Brentwood £49.9m, Hart £50.5mHart: £50.5mBrentwood: £49.9mHart: £50.7mBrentwood: £50.1mHart: £47.9mBrentwood: £47.3m

    £49.9m£50.1m£47.3mHart is higherDepends on how you count£50.5m£50.7m£47.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Brentwood £9.6m, Hart £9.9mHart: £9.9mBrentwood: £9.6mHart: £10.0mBrentwood: £9.6mHart: £9.4mBrentwood: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mHart is higherDepends on how you count£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Brentwood £7.2m, Hart £7.0mHart: £7.0mBrentwood: £7.2mHart: £7.0mBrentwood: £7.2mHart: £6.6mBrentwood: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mBrentwood is higher£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Brentwood £0.38m, Hart £0.51mHart: £0.51mBrentwood: £0.38mHart: £0.51mBrentwood: £0.38mHart: £0.48mBrentwood: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mHart is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Brentwood £0.12m, Hart £0.07mHart: £0.07mBrentwood: £0.12mHart: £0.08mBrentwood: £0.12mHart: £0.07mBrentwood: £0.12m

    £0.12mBrentwood is higher£0.07m£0.08m£0.07m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Brentwood £0.47m, Hart £0.93mHart: £0.93mBrentwood: £0.47mHart: £0.93mBrentwood: £0.47mHart: £0.88mBrentwood: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mHart is higher£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Brentwood 15,321, Hart 20,317Hart: 20,317Brentwood: 15,321

    15,321Hart is higher20,317

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Brentwood 1,128, Hart 965Hart: 965Brentwood: 1,128

    1,128Brentwood is higher965

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brentwood 2,204, Hart 2,281Hart: 2,281Brentwood: 2,204

    2,204Hart is higherDepends on how you count2,281

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brentwood 3,138, Hart 2,983Hart: 2,983Brentwood: 3,138

    3,138Brentwood is higher2,983

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Brentwood 5,159, Hart 5,430Hart: 5,430Brentwood: 5,159

    5,159Hart is higherDepends on how you count5,430

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brentwood 784, Hart 818Hart: 818Brentwood: 784

    784Hart is higherDepends on how you count818

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Brentwood and Hart, total
MeasureBrentwoodHartHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£294.0m£295.3m£278.9m£355.4m£356.9m£337.1mHart
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.4m£196.2m£185.3m£254.8m£255.9m£241.7mHart
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m£61.4m£61.6m£58.2mHart
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£179.3m£180.0m£170.1m£239.8m£240.8m£227.5mHart
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£4.3m£4.3m£4.1mBrentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£10.4m£10.5m£9.9mBrentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mBrentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m£19.0m£19.1m£18.0mBrentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m£9.4m£9.4m£8.9mHart
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.5m£3.5m£3.3m£3.3m£3.4m£3.2mBrentwood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m£50.5m£50.7m£47.9mHart
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£9.9m£10.0m£9.4mHart
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£7.0m£7.0m£6.6mBrentwood
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mHart
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.12m£0.07m£0.08m£0.07mBrentwood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.93m£0.93m£0.88mHart
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,32120,317Hart
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,128965Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2042,281Hart
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,1382,983Brentwood
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,1595,430Hart
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026784818Hart

Sources

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

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