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Brentwood and North Hertfordshire

78,959 and 136,818 residents (mid-2024).

Brentwood is higher than North Hertfordshire on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 0 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 8 of 22 measures, and North Hertfordshire on 14. 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 North Hertfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brentwood £3,723, North Hertfordshire £3,933North Hertfordshire: £3,933Brentwood: £3,723North Hertfordshire: £3,950Brentwood: £3,739North Hertfordshire: £3,730Brentwood: £3,532

    £3,723£3,739£3,532North Hertfordshire is higher£3,933£3,950£3,730

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Brentwood £12,849, North Hertfordshire £12,802North Hertfordshire: £12,802Brentwood: £12,849North Hertfordshire: £12,857Brentwood: £12,904North Hertfordshire: £12,144Brentwood: £12,188

    £12,849£12,904£12,188Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,802£12,857£12,144

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £1,271, North Hertfordshire £1,477North Hertfordshire: £1,477Brentwood: £1,271North Hertfordshire: £1,483Brentwood: £1,277North Hertfordshire: £1,401Brentwood: £1,206

    £1,271£1,277£1,206North Hertfordshire is higher£1,477£1,483£1,401

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Brentwood £11,789, North Hertfordshire £11,852North Hertfordshire: £11,852Brentwood: £11,789North Hertfordshire: £11,903Brentwood: £11,839North Hertfordshire: £11,242Brentwood: £11,183

    £11,789£11,839£11,183North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£11,852£11,903£11,242

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Brentwood £334, North Hertfordshire £299North Hertfordshire: £299Brentwood: £334North Hertfordshire: £300Brentwood: £335North Hertfordshire: £284Brentwood: £316

    £334£335£316Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£299£300£284

  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, North Hertfordshire £632North Hertfordshire: £632Brentwood: £708North Hertfordshire: £635Brentwood: £711North Hertfordshire: £600Brentwood: £671

    £708£711£671Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£632£635£600

  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, North Hertfordshire £19North Hertfordshire: £19Brentwood: £19North Hertfordshire: £19Brentwood: £19North Hertfordshire: £18Brentwood: £18

    £19£19£18Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £254, North Hertfordshire £290North Hertfordshire: £290Brentwood: £254North Hertfordshire: £292Brentwood: £255North Hertfordshire: £275Brentwood: £241

    £254£255£241North Hertfordshire is higher£290£292£275

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £93, North Hertfordshire £133North Hertfordshire: £133Brentwood: £93North Hertfordshire: £133Brentwood: £94North Hertfordshire: £126Brentwood: £89

    £93£94£89North Hertfordshire is higher£133£133£126

  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, North Hertfordshire £85North Hertfordshire: £85Brentwood: £72North Hertfordshire: £85Brentwood: £72North Hertfordshire: £81Brentwood: £68

    £72£72£68North Hertfordshire is higher£85£85£81

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £1,039, North Hertfordshire £1,178North Hertfordshire: £1,178Brentwood: £1,039North Hertfordshire: £1,183Brentwood: £1,044North Hertfordshire: £1,117Brentwood: £986

    £1,039£1,044£986North Hertfordshire is higher£1,178£1,183£1,117

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brentwood £122, North Hertfordshire £172North Hertfordshire: £172Brentwood: £122North Hertfordshire: £173Brentwood: £122North Hertfordshire: £163Brentwood: £115

    £122£122£115North Hertfordshire is higher£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: Brentwood £150, North Hertfordshire £200North Hertfordshire: £200Brentwood: £150North Hertfordshire: £201Brentwood: £150North Hertfordshire: £190Brentwood: £142

    £150£150£142North Hertfordshire is higher£200£201£190

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £7.91, North Hertfordshire £9.08North Hertfordshire: £9.08Brentwood: £7.91North Hertfordshire: £9.12Brentwood: £7.94North Hertfordshire: £8.61Brentwood: £7.50

    £7.91£7.94£7.50North Hertfordshire is higher£9.08£9.12£8.61

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £2.56, North Hertfordshire £4.90North Hertfordshire: £4.90Brentwood: £2.56North Hertfordshire: £4.92Brentwood: £2.57North Hertfordshire: £4.65Brentwood: £2.43

    £2.56£2.57£2.43North Hertfordshire is higher£4.90£4.92£4.65

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brentwood £5.97, North Hertfordshire £4.56North Hertfordshire: £4.56Brentwood: £5.97North Hertfordshire: £4.58Brentwood: £5.99North Hertfordshire: £4.33Brentwood: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£4.56£4.58£4.33

  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, North Hertfordshire 1,003.3North Hertfordshire: 1,003.3Brentwood: 1,007.5

    1,007.5Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count1,003.3

  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, North Hertfordshire 73.8North Hertfordshire: 73.8Brentwood: 74.2

    74.2Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count73.8

  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, North Hertfordshire 132.5North Hertfordshire: 132.5Brentwood: 144.9

    144.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count132.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 39.7, North Hertfordshire 44.4North Hertfordshire: 44.4Brentwood: 39.7

    39.7North Hertfordshire is higher44.4

  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, North Hertfordshire 128.9North Hertfordshire: 128.9Brentwood: 107.4

    107.4North Hertfordshire is higher128.9

  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, North Hertfordshire 18.2North Hertfordshire: 18.2Brentwood: 16.3

    16.3North Hertfordshire is higher18.2

Show the numbers
Brentwood and North Hertfordshire, per person in the age group
MeasureBrentwoodNorth HertfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,723£3,739£3,532£3,933£3,950£3,730North Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,849£12,904£12,188£12,802£12,857£12,144Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,271£1,277£1,206£1,477£1,483£1,401North Hertfordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,789£11,839£11,183£11,852£11,903£11,242North Hertfordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£334£335£316£299£300£284Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£708£711£671£632£635£600Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£19£19£18Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£254£255£241£290£292£275North Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£133£133£126North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£72£72£68£85£85£81North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,039£1,044£986£1,178£1,183£1,117North Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£172£173£163North Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£150£142£200£201£190North Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.91£7.94£7.50£9.08£9.12£8.61North Hertfordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.56£2.57£2.43£4.90£4.92£4.65North Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£4.56£4.58£4.33Brentwood
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.51,003.3Brentwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202674.273.8Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.9132.5Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.744.4North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026107.4128.9North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.318.2North Hertfordshire

Per resident

Brentwood is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and North Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brentwood £3,723, North Hertfordshire £3,933North Hertfordshire: £3,933Brentwood: £3,723North Hertfordshire: £3,950Brentwood: £3,739North Hertfordshire: £3,730Brentwood: £3,532

    £3,723£3,739£3,532North Hertfordshire is higher£3,933£3,950£3,730

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Brentwood £2,475, North Hertfordshire £2,431North Hertfordshire: £2,431Brentwood: £2,475North Hertfordshire: £2,441Brentwood: £2,485North Hertfordshire: £2,306Brentwood: £2,347

    £2,475£2,485£2,347Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,431£2,441£2,306

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Brentwood £773, North Hertfordshire £902North Hertfordshire: £902Brentwood: £773North Hertfordshire: £906Brentwood: £777North Hertfordshire: £856Brentwood: £734

    £773£777£734North Hertfordshire is higher£902£906£856

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Brentwood £2,271, North Hertfordshire £2,250North Hertfordshire: £2,250Brentwood: £2,271North Hertfordshire: £2,260Brentwood: £2,280North Hertfordshire: £2,135Brentwood: £2,154

    £2,271£2,280£2,154Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,250£2,260£2,135

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Brentwood £64, North Hertfordshire £57North Hertfordshire: £57Brentwood: £64North Hertfordshire: £57Brentwood: £65North Hertfordshire: £54Brentwood: £61

    £64£65£61Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £136, North Hertfordshire £120North Hertfordshire: £120Brentwood: £136North Hertfordshire: £121Brentwood: £137North Hertfordshire: £114Brentwood: £129

    £136£137£129Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£120£121£114

  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, North Hertfordshire £3.56North Hertfordshire: £3.56Brentwood: £3.62North Hertfordshire: £3.58Brentwood: £3.63North Hertfordshire: £3.38Brentwood: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3.56£3.58£3.38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £254, North Hertfordshire £290North Hertfordshire: £290Brentwood: £254North Hertfordshire: £292Brentwood: £255North Hertfordshire: £275Brentwood: £241

    £254£255£241North Hertfordshire is higher£290£292£275

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £93, North Hertfordshire £133North Hertfordshire: £133Brentwood: £93North Hertfordshire: £133Brentwood: £94North Hertfordshire: £126Brentwood: £89

    £93£94£89North Hertfordshire is higher£133£133£126

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Brentwood £44, North Hertfordshire £52North Hertfordshire: £52Brentwood: £44North Hertfordshire: £52Brentwood: £44North Hertfordshire: £49Brentwood: £42

    £44£44£42North Hertfordshire is higher£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Brentwood £632, North Hertfordshire £720North Hertfordshire: £720Brentwood: £632North Hertfordshire: £723Brentwood: £635North Hertfordshire: £683Brentwood: £600

    £632£635£600North Hertfordshire is higher£720£723£683

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brentwood £122, North Hertfordshire £172North Hertfordshire: £172Brentwood: £122North Hertfordshire: £173Brentwood: £122North Hertfordshire: £163Brentwood: £115

    £122£122£115North Hertfordshire is higher£172£173£163

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Brentwood £91, North Hertfordshire £122North Hertfordshire: £122Brentwood: £91North Hertfordshire: £123Brentwood: £91North Hertfordshire: £116Brentwood: £86

    £91£91£86North Hertfordshire is higher£122£123£116

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Brentwood £4.81, North Hertfordshire £5.55North Hertfordshire: £5.55Brentwood: £4.81North Hertfordshire: £5.57Brentwood: £4.83North Hertfordshire: £5.26Brentwood: £4.56

    £4.81£4.83£4.56North Hertfordshire is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Brentwood £1.56, North Hertfordshire £2.99North Hertfordshire: £2.99Brentwood: £1.56North Hertfordshire: £3.01Brentwood: £1.57North Hertfordshire: £2.84Brentwood: £1.48

    £1.56£1.57£1.48North Hertfordshire is higher£2.99£3.01£2.84

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brentwood £5.97, North Hertfordshire £4.56North Hertfordshire: £4.56Brentwood: £5.97North Hertfordshire: £4.58Brentwood: £5.99North Hertfordshire: £4.33Brentwood: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£4.56£4.58£4.33

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 194.0, North Hertfordshire 190.5North Hertfordshire: 190.5Brentwood: 194.0

    194.0Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count190.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 14.3, North Hertfordshire 14.0North Hertfordshire: 14.0Brentwood: 14.3

    14.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count14.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 27.9, North Hertfordshire 25.2North Hertfordshire: 25.2Brentwood: 27.9

    27.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count25.2

  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, North Hertfordshire 44.4North Hertfordshire: 44.4Brentwood: 39.7

    39.7North Hertfordshire is higher44.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 65.3, North Hertfordshire 78.8North Hertfordshire: 78.8Brentwood: 65.3

    65.3North Hertfordshire is higher78.8

  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, North Hertfordshire 11.1North Hertfordshire: 11.1Brentwood: 9.9

    9.9North Hertfordshire is higher11.1

Show the numbers
Brentwood and North Hertfordshire, per resident
MeasureBrentwoodNorth HertfordshireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,723£3,739£3,532£3,933£3,950£3,730North Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,475£2,485£2,347£2,431£2,441£2,306Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£773£777£734£902£906£856North Hertfordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,271£2,280£2,154£2,250£2,260£2,135Brentwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£64£65£61£57£57£54Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£120£121£114Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£3.56£3.58£3.38Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£254£255£241£290£292£275North Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£133£133£126North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£44£42£52£52£49North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£632£635£600£720£723£683North Hertfordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£172£173£163North Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£122£123£116North Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56£5.55£5.57£5.26North Hertfordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.56£1.57£1.48£2.99£3.01£2.84North Hertfordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£4.56£4.58£4.33Brentwood
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026194.0190.5Brentwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.314.0Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.925.2Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.744.4North Hertfordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202665.378.8North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.911.1North Hertfordshire

Total

Brentwood is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and North Hertfordshire on 22. 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 North Hertfordshire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Brentwood £294.0m, North Hertfordshire £538.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £538.1mBrentwood: £294.0mNorth Hertfordshire: £540.4mBrentwood: £295.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £510.4mBrentwood: £278.9m

    £294.0m£295.3m£278.9mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£538.1m£540.4m£510.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Brentwood £195.4m, North Hertfordshire £332.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £332.6mBrentwood: £195.4mNorth Hertfordshire: £334.0mBrentwood: £196.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £315.5mBrentwood: £185.3m

    £195.4m£196.2m£185.3mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£332.6m£334.0m£315.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Brentwood £61.1m, North Hertfordshire £123.5mNorth Hertfordshire: £123.5mBrentwood: £61.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £124.0mBrentwood: £61.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £117.1mBrentwood: £57.9m

    £61.1m£61.3m£57.9mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£123.5m£124.0m£117.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Brentwood £179.3m, North Hertfordshire £307.9mNorth Hertfordshire: £307.9mBrentwood: £179.3mNorth Hertfordshire: £309.2mBrentwood: £180.0mNorth Hertfordshire: £292.0mBrentwood: £170.1m

    £179.3m£180.0m£170.1mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£307.9m£309.2m£292.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Brentwood £5.1m, North Hertfordshire £7.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.8mBrentwood: £5.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.8mBrentwood: £5.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.4mBrentwood: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brentwood £10.8m, North Hertfordshire £16.4mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.4mBrentwood: £10.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.5mBrentwood: £10.8mNorth Hertfordshire: £15.6mBrentwood: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£16.4m£16.5m£15.6m

  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, North Hertfordshire £0.49mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.49mBrentwood: £0.29mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.49mBrentwood: £0.29mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.46mBrentwood: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brentwood £20.1m, North Hertfordshire £39.7mNorth Hertfordshire: £39.7mBrentwood: £20.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £39.9mBrentwood: £20.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £37.7mBrentwood: £19.1m

    £20.1m£20.2m£19.1mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£39.7m£39.9m£37.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Brentwood £7.4m, North Hertfordshire £18.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £18.1mBrentwood: £7.4mNorth Hertfordshire: £18.2mBrentwood: £7.4mNorth Hertfordshire: £17.2mBrentwood: £7.0m

    £7.4m£7.4m£7.0mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brentwood £3.5m, North Hertfordshire £7.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.1mBrentwood: £3.5mNorth Hertfordshire: £7.1mBrentwood: £3.5mNorth Hertfordshire: £6.7mBrentwood: £3.3m

    £3.5m£3.5m£3.3mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Brentwood £49.9m, North Hertfordshire £98.5mNorth Hertfordshire: £98.5mBrentwood: £49.9mNorth Hertfordshire: £98.9mBrentwood: £50.1mNorth Hertfordshire: £93.4mBrentwood: £47.3m

    £49.9m£50.1m£47.3mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£98.5m£98.9m£93.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Brentwood £9.6m, North Hertfordshire £23.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £23.6mBrentwood: £9.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £23.7mBrentwood: £9.6mNorth Hertfordshire: £22.3mBrentwood: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£23.6m£23.7m£22.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Brentwood £7.2m, North Hertfordshire £16.7mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.7mBrentwood: £7.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £16.8mBrentwood: £7.2mNorth Hertfordshire: £15.9mBrentwood: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Brentwood £0.38m, North Hertfordshire £0.76mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.76mBrentwood: £0.38mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.76mBrentwood: £0.38mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.72mBrentwood: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Brentwood £0.12m, North Hertfordshire £0.41mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.41mBrentwood: £0.12mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.41mBrentwood: £0.12mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.39mBrentwood: £0.12m

    £0.12mNorth Hertfordshire is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Brentwood £0.47m, North Hertfordshire £0.63mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.63mBrentwood: £0.47mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.63mBrentwood: £0.47mNorth Hertfordshire: £0.59mBrentwood: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mNorth Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Brentwood 15,321, North Hertfordshire 26,062North Hertfordshire: 26,062Brentwood: 15,321

    15,321North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count26,062

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Brentwood 1,128, North Hertfordshire 1,916North Hertfordshire: 1,916Brentwood: 1,128

    1,128North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count1,916

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brentwood 2,204, North Hertfordshire 3,441North Hertfordshire: 3,441Brentwood: 2,204

    2,204North Hertfordshire is higherDepends on how you count3,441

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brentwood 3,138, North Hertfordshire 6,078North Hertfordshire: 6,078Brentwood: 3,138

    3,138North Hertfordshire is higher6,078

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Brentwood 5,159, North Hertfordshire 10,777North Hertfordshire: 10,777Brentwood: 5,159

    5,159North Hertfordshire is higher10,777

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brentwood 784, North Hertfordshire 1,522North Hertfordshire: 1,522Brentwood: 784

    784North Hertfordshire is higher1,522

Show the numbers
Brentwood and North Hertfordshire, total
MeasureBrentwoodNorth HertfordshireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£294.0m£295.3m£278.9m£538.1m£540.4m£510.4mNorth Hertfordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.4m£196.2m£185.3m£332.6m£334.0m£315.5mNorth Hertfordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m£123.5m£124.0m£117.1mNorth Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£179.3m£180.0m£170.1m£307.9m£309.2m£292.0mNorth Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£7.8m£7.8m£7.4mNorth Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£16.4m£16.5m£15.6mNorth Hertfordshire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mNorth Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m£39.7m£39.9m£37.7mNorth Hertfordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m£18.1m£18.2m£17.2mNorth Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.5m£3.5m£3.3m£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mNorth Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m£98.5m£98.9m£93.4mNorth Hertfordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£23.6m£23.7m£22.3mNorth Hertfordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£16.7m£16.8m£15.9mNorth Hertfordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mNorth Hertfordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.12m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mNorth Hertfordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mNorth Hertfordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,32126,062North Hertfordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1281,916North Hertfordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2043,441North Hertfordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,1386,078North Hertfordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,15910,777North Hertfordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267841,522North Hertfordshire

Sources

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

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  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.
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