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Brentwood and Mole Valley
Brentwood is higher than Mole Valley on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.
On 11 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.
Per person in the age group
Brentwood is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Mole Valley on 6. 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 Mole Valley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,723£3,739£3,532Mole Valley is higher£4,138£4,155£3,925
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,849£12,904£12,188Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,564£12,617£11,917
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,271£1,277£1,206Brentwood is higher£1,182£1,188£1,122
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,789£11,839£11,183Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£11,766£11,816£11,160
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£334£335£316Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£248£249£235
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£708£711£671Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£537£540£510
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£19£19£18Brentwood is higher£13£13£12
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£254£255£241Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£226
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£89Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£93£94£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£72£72£68Brentwood is higher£65£65£61
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,039£1,044£986Brentwood is higher£917£921£870
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£115Mole Valley is higher£175£176£166
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£150£150£142Mole Valley is higher£190£190£180
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.91£7.94£7.50Mole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£7.97£8.00£7.56
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2.56£2.57£2.43Mole Valley is higher£2.85£2.86£2.70
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.97£5.99£5.66Mole Valley is higher£7.04£7.07£6.68
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,007.5Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count998.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
74.2Brentwood is higher52.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
144.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count115.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
39.7Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count36.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
107.4Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count102.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
16.3Brentwood is higher14.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Brentwood | Mole Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,723£3,739£3,532 | £4,138£4,155£3,925 | Mole Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,849£12,904£12,188 | £12,564£12,617£11,917 | Brentwood |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,271£1,277£1,206 | £1,182£1,188£1,122 | Brentwood |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,789£11,839£11,183 | £11,766£11,816£11,160 | Brentwood |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £334£335£316 | £248£249£235 | Brentwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £708£711£671 | £537£540£510 | Brentwood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £19£19£18 | £13£13£12 | Brentwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £254£255£241 | £238£239£226 | Brentwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£89 | £93£94£88 | Brentwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £72£72£68 | £65£65£61 | Brentwood |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,039£1,044£986 | £917£921£870 | Brentwood |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£115 | £175£176£166 | Mole Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £150£150£142 | £190£190£180 | Mole Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.91£7.94£7.50 | £7.97£8.00£7.56 | Mole Valley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2.56£2.57£2.43 | £2.85£2.86£2.70 | Mole Valley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.97£5.99£5.66 | £7.04£7.07£6.68 | Mole Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,007.5 | 998.3 | Brentwood |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 74.2 | 52.5 | Brentwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 144.9 | 115.0 | Brentwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 39.7 | 36.6 | Brentwood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 107.4 | 102.5 | Brentwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 16.3 | 14.1 | Brentwood |
Per resident
Brentwood is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Mole Valley on 8. 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 Mole Valley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,723£3,739£3,532Mole Valley is higher£4,138£4,155£3,925
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,475£2,485£2,347Mole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,936£2,949£2,785
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£773£777£734Brentwood is higher£688£691£653
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,271£2,280£2,154Mole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,750£2,762£2,608
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£64£65£61Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£58£58£55
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£126£126£119
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.62£3.63£3.43Brentwood is higher£3.03£3.04£2.87
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£254£255£241Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£238£239£226
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£93£94£89Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£93£94£88
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£44£44£42Brentwood is higher£38£38£36
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£632£635£600Brentwood is higher£534£536£506
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£122£122£115Mole Valley is higher£175£176£166
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£91£91£86Mole Valley is higher£110£111£105
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.81£4.83£4.56Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£4.64£4.66£4.40
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£1.56£1.57£1.48Mole Valley is higher£1.66£1.66£1.57
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.97£5.99£5.66Mole Valley is higher£7.04£7.07£6.68
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
194.0Mole Valley is higherDepends on how you count233.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
14.3Brentwood is higher12.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count26.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
39.7Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count36.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
65.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count59.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
9.9Brentwood is higher8.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Brentwood | Mole Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,723£3,739£3,532 | £4,138£4,155£3,925 | Mole Valley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,475£2,485£2,347 | £2,936£2,949£2,785 | Mole Valley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £773£777£734 | £688£691£653 | Brentwood |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,271£2,280£2,154 | £2,750£2,762£2,608 | Mole Valley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £64£65£61 | £58£58£55 | Brentwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £126£126£119 | Brentwood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.62£3.63£3.43 | £3.03£3.04£2.87 | Brentwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £254£255£241 | £238£239£226 | Brentwood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £93£94£89 | £93£94£88 | Brentwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £44£44£42 | £38£38£36 | Brentwood |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £632£635£600 | £534£536£506 | Brentwood |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £122£122£115 | £175£176£166 | Mole Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £91£91£86 | £110£111£105 | Mole Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.81£4.83£4.56 | £4.64£4.66£4.40 | Brentwood |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £1.56£1.57£1.48 | £1.66£1.66£1.57 | Mole Valley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.97£5.99£5.66 | £7.04£7.07£6.68 | Mole Valley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 194.0 | 233.3 | Mole Valley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 14.3 | 12.3 | Brentwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.9 | 26.9 | Brentwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 39.7 | 36.6 | Brentwood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 65.3 | 59.6 | Brentwood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 9.9 | 8.2 | Brentwood |
Total
Brentwood is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Mole Valley on 16. 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 Mole Valley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£294.0m£295.3m£278.9mMole Valley is higher£366.4m£367.9m£347.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£195.4m£196.2m£185.3mMole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£260.0m£261.1m£246.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£61.1m£61.3m£57.9mBrentwood is higher£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£179.3m£180.0m£170.1mMole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£243.5m£244.5m£231.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£5.1m£5.1m£4.8mMole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.8m£10.8m£10.2mMole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.29m£0.29m£0.27mBrentwood is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.1m£20.2m£19.1mMole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£7.4m£7.4m£7.0mMole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£3.5m£3.5m£3.3mBrentwood is higher£3.3m£3.3m£3.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£49.9m£50.1m£47.3mBrentwood is higher£47.3m£47.5m£44.8m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mMole Valley is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£7.2m£7.2m£6.8mMole Valley is higher£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mMole Valley is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.12mMole Valley is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mMole Valley is higher£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
15,321Mole Valley is higherDepends on how you count20,659
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,128Brentwood is higher1,086
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,204Mole Valley is higherDepends on how you count2,380
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
3,138Mole Valley is higherDepends on how you count3,239
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
5,159Mole Valley is higherDepends on how you count5,280
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
784Brentwood is higher726
Show the numbers
| Measure | Brentwood | Mole Valley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £294.0m£295.3m£278.9m | £366.4m£367.9m£347.5m | Mole Valley |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £195.4m£196.2m£185.3m | £260.0m£261.1m£246.6m | Mole Valley |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £61.1m£61.3m£57.9m | £60.9m£61.2m£57.8m | Brentwood |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £179.3m£180.0m£170.1m | £243.5m£244.5m£231.0m | Mole Valley |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £5.1m£5.1m£4.8m | £5.1m£5.1m£4.9m | Mole Valley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.8m£10.8m£10.2m | £11.1m£11.2m£10.5m | Mole Valley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.29m£0.29m£0.27m | £0.27m£0.27m£0.25m | Brentwood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.1m£20.2m£19.1m | £21.1m£21.2m£20.0m | Mole Valley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £7.4m£7.4m£7.0m | £8.3m£8.3m£7.8m | Mole Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £3.5m£3.5m£3.3m | £3.3m£3.3m£3.2m | Brentwood |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £49.9m£50.1m£47.3m | £47.3m£47.5m£44.8m | Brentwood |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £9.6m£9.6m£9.1m | £15.5m£15.6m£14.7m | Mole Valley |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £7.2m£7.2m£6.8m | £9.8m£9.8m£9.3m | Mole Valley |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.38m£0.38m£0.36m | £0.41m£0.41m£0.39m | Mole Valley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.12m | £0.15m£0.15m£0.14m | Mole Valley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.47m£0.47m£0.45m | £0.62m£0.63m£0.59m | Mole Valley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 15,321 | 20,659 | Mole Valley |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,128 | 1,086 | Brentwood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,204 | 2,380 | Mole Valley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 3,138 | 3,239 | Mole Valley |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 5,159 | 5,280 | Mole Valley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 784 | 726 | Brentwood |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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