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Brentwood and Surrey Heath

78,959 and 94,276 residents (mid-2024).

Brentwood is higher than Surrey Heath on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 12 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Brentwood is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Surrey Heath on 3. 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 Surrey Heath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brentwood £3,723, Surrey Heath £3,517Surrey Heath: £3,517Brentwood: £3,723Surrey Heath: £3,532Brentwood: £3,739Surrey Heath: £3,336Brentwood: £3,532

    £3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,517£3,532£3,336

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Brentwood £12,849, Surrey Heath £12,402Surrey Heath: £12,402Brentwood: £12,849Surrey Heath: £12,455Brentwood: £12,904Surrey Heath: £11,764Brentwood: £12,188

    £12,849£12,904£12,188Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£12,402£12,455£11,764

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £1,271, Surrey Heath £1,108Surrey Heath: £1,108Brentwood: £1,271Surrey Heath: £1,112Brentwood: £1,277Surrey Heath: £1,051Brentwood: £1,206

    £1,271£1,277£1,206Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£1,108£1,112£1,051

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Brentwood £11,789, Surrey Heath £11,512Surrey Heath: £11,512Brentwood: £11,789Surrey Heath: £11,561Brentwood: £11,839Surrey Heath: £10,919Brentwood: £11,183

    £11,789£11,839£11,183Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£11,512£11,561£10,919

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Brentwood £334, Surrey Heath £289Surrey Heath: £289Brentwood: £334Surrey Heath: £290Brentwood: £335Surrey Heath: £274Brentwood: £316

    £334£335£316Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£289£290£274

  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, Surrey Heath £588Surrey Heath: £588Brentwood: £708Surrey Heath: £591Brentwood: £711Surrey Heath: £558Brentwood: £671

    £708£711£671Brentwood is higher£588£591£558

  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, Surrey Heath £14Surrey Heath: £14Brentwood: £19Surrey Heath: £14Brentwood: £19Surrey Heath: £13Brentwood: £18

    £19£19£18Brentwood is higher£14£14£13

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £254, Surrey Heath £211Surrey Heath: £211Brentwood: £254Surrey Heath: £212Brentwood: £255Surrey Heath: £200Brentwood: £241

    £254£255£241Brentwood is higher£211£212£200

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £93, Surrey Heath £99Surrey Heath: £99Brentwood: £93Surrey Heath: £99Brentwood: £94Surrey Heath: £94Brentwood: £89

    £93£94£89Surrey Heath is higher£99£99£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: Brentwood £72, Surrey Heath £58Surrey Heath: £58Brentwood: £72Surrey Heath: £58Brentwood: £72Surrey Heath: £55Brentwood: £68

    £72£72£68Brentwood is higher£58£58£55

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £1,039, Surrey Heath £883Surrey Heath: £883Brentwood: £1,039Surrey Heath: £887Brentwood: £1,044Surrey Heath: £837Brentwood: £986

    £1,039£1,044£986Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£883£887£837

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brentwood £122, Surrey Heath £118Surrey Heath: £118Brentwood: £122Surrey Heath: £118Brentwood: £122Surrey Heath: £112Brentwood: £115

    £122£122£115Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£118£118£112

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £150, Surrey Heath £157Surrey Heath: £157Brentwood: £150Surrey Heath: £158Brentwood: £150Surrey Heath: £149Brentwood: £142

    £150£150£142Surrey Heath is higher£157£158£149

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £7.91, Surrey Heath £7.62Surrey Heath: £7.62Brentwood: £7.91Surrey Heath: £7.65Brentwood: £7.94Surrey Heath: £7.23Brentwood: £7.50

    £7.91£7.94£7.50Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£7.62£7.65£7.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Brentwood £2.56, Surrey Heath £1.90Surrey Heath: £1.90Brentwood: £2.56Surrey Heath: £1.91Brentwood: £2.57Surrey Heath: £1.80Brentwood: £2.43

    £2.56£2.57£2.43Brentwood is higher£1.90£1.91£1.80

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brentwood £5.97, Surrey Heath £6.20Surrey Heath: £6.20Brentwood: £5.97Surrey Heath: £6.23Brentwood: £5.99Surrey Heath: £5.88Brentwood: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Surrey Heath is higher£6.20£6.23£5.88

  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, Surrey Heath 973.5Surrey Heath: 973.5Brentwood: 1,007.5

    1,007.5Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count973.5

  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, Surrey Heath 56.8Surrey Heath: 56.8Brentwood: 74.2

    74.2Brentwood is higher56.8

  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, Surrey Heath 121.9Surrey Heath: 121.9Brentwood: 144.9

    144.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count121.9

  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, Surrey Heath 32.3Surrey Heath: 32.3Brentwood: 39.7

    39.7Brentwood is higher32.3

  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, Surrey Heath 99.4Surrey Heath: 99.4Brentwood: 107.4

    107.4Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count99.4

  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, Surrey Heath 13.6Surrey Heath: 13.6Brentwood: 16.3

    16.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count13.6

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Brentwood and Surrey Heath, per person in the age group
MeasureBrentwoodSurrey HeathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,723£3,739£3,532£3,517£3,532£3,336Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,849£12,904£12,188£12,402£12,455£11,764Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,271£1,277£1,206£1,108£1,112£1,051Brentwood
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,789£11,839£11,183£11,512£11,561£10,919Brentwood
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£334£335£316£289£290£274Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£708£711£671£588£591£558Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£14£14£13Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£254£255£241£211£212£200Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£99£99£94Surrey Heath
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£72£72£68£58£58£55Brentwood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,039£1,044£986£883£887£837Brentwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£118£118£112Brentwood
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£150£150£142£157£158£149Surrey Heath
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.91£7.94£7.50£7.62£7.65£7.23Brentwood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.56£2.57£2.43£1.90£1.91£1.80Brentwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£6.20£6.23£5.88Surrey Heath
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.5973.5Brentwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202674.256.8Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.9121.9Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.732.3Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026107.499.4Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.313.6Brentwood

Per resident

Brentwood is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Surrey Heath on 3. 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 Surrey Heath

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Brentwood £3,723, Surrey Heath £3,517Surrey Heath: £3,517Brentwood: £3,723Surrey Heath: £3,532Brentwood: £3,739Surrey Heath: £3,336Brentwood: £3,532

    £3,723£3,739£3,532Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£3,517£3,532£3,336

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Brentwood £2,475, Surrey Heath £2,404Surrey Heath: £2,404Brentwood: £2,475Surrey Heath: £2,414Brentwood: £2,485Surrey Heath: £2,280Brentwood: £2,347

    £2,475£2,485£2,347Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,404£2,414£2,280

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Brentwood £773, Surrey Heath £680Surrey Heath: £680Brentwood: £773Surrey Heath: £683Brentwood: £777Surrey Heath: £645Brentwood: £734

    £773£777£734Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£680£683£645

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Brentwood £2,271, Surrey Heath £2,231Surrey Heath: £2,231Brentwood: £2,271Surrey Heath: £2,241Brentwood: £2,280Surrey Heath: £2,116Brentwood: £2,154

    £2,271£2,280£2,154Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£2,231£2,241£2,116

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Brentwood £64, Surrey Heath £56Surrey Heath: £56Brentwood: £64Surrey Heath: £56Brentwood: £65Surrey Heath: £53Brentwood: £61

    £64£65£61Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£56£56£53

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £136, Surrey Heath £114Surrey Heath: £114Brentwood: £136Surrey Heath: £114Brentwood: £137Surrey Heath: £108Brentwood: £129

    £136£137£129Brentwood is higher£114£114£108

  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, Surrey Heath £2.66Surrey Heath: £2.66Brentwood: £3.62Surrey Heath: £2.67Brentwood: £3.63Surrey Heath: £2.52Brentwood: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Brentwood is higher£2.66£2.67£2.52

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £254, Surrey Heath £211Surrey Heath: £211Brentwood: £254Surrey Heath: £212Brentwood: £255Surrey Heath: £200Brentwood: £241

    £254£255£241Brentwood is higher£211£212£200

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Brentwood £93, Surrey Heath £99Surrey Heath: £99Brentwood: £93Surrey Heath: £99Brentwood: £94Surrey Heath: £94Brentwood: £89

    £93£94£89Surrey Heath is higher£99£99£94

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Brentwood £44, Surrey Heath £36Surrey Heath: £36Brentwood: £44Surrey Heath: £36Brentwood: £44Surrey Heath: £34Brentwood: £42

    £44£44£42Brentwood is higher£36£36£34

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Brentwood £632, Surrey Heath £542Surrey Heath: £542Brentwood: £632Surrey Heath: £544Brentwood: £635Surrey Heath: £514Brentwood: £600

    £632£635£600Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£542£544£514

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Brentwood £122, Surrey Heath £118Surrey Heath: £118Brentwood: £122Surrey Heath: £118Brentwood: £122Surrey Heath: £112Brentwood: £115

    £122£122£115Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£118£118£112

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Brentwood £91, Surrey Heath £96Surrey Heath: £96Brentwood: £91Surrey Heath: £97Brentwood: £91Surrey Heath: £91Brentwood: £86

    £91£91£86Surrey Heath is higher£96£97£91

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Brentwood £4.81, Surrey Heath £4.67Surrey Heath: £4.67Brentwood: £4.81Surrey Heath: £4.69Brentwood: £4.83Surrey Heath: £4.43Brentwood: £4.56

    £4.81£4.83£4.56Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count£4.67£4.69£4.43

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Brentwood £1.56, Surrey Heath £1.16Surrey Heath: £1.16Brentwood: £1.56Surrey Heath: £1.16Brentwood: £1.57Surrey Heath: £1.10Brentwood: £1.48

    £1.56£1.57£1.48Brentwood is higher£1.16£1.16£1.10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Brentwood £5.97, Surrey Heath £6.20Surrey Heath: £6.20Brentwood: £5.97Surrey Heath: £6.23Brentwood: £5.99Surrey Heath: £5.88Brentwood: £5.66

    £5.97£5.99£5.66Surrey Heath is higher£6.20£6.23£5.88

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 194.0, Surrey Heath 188.7Surrey Heath: 188.7Brentwood: 194.0

    194.0Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count188.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 14.3, Surrey Heath 11.0Surrey Heath: 11.0Brentwood: 14.3

    14.3Brentwood is higher11.0

  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, Surrey Heath 23.6Surrey Heath: 23.6Brentwood: 27.9

    27.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count23.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 39.7, Surrey Heath 32.3Surrey Heath: 32.3Brentwood: 39.7

    39.7Brentwood is higher32.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 65.3, Surrey Heath 61.0Surrey Heath: 61.0Brentwood: 65.3

    65.3Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count61.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Brentwood 9.9, Surrey Heath 8.3Surrey Heath: 8.3Brentwood: 9.9

    9.9Brentwood is higherDepends on how you count8.3

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Brentwood and Surrey Heath, per resident
MeasureBrentwoodSurrey HeathHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,723£3,739£3,532£3,517£3,532£3,336Brentwood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,475£2,485£2,347£2,404£2,414£2,280Brentwood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£773£777£734£680£683£645Brentwood
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,271£2,280£2,154£2,231£2,241£2,116Brentwood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£64£65£61£56£56£53Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£114£114£108Brentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£2.66£2.67£2.52Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£254£255£241£211£212£200Brentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£94£89£99£99£94Surrey Heath
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£44£42£36£36£34Brentwood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£632£635£600£542£544£514Brentwood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£122£122£115£118£118£112Brentwood
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£96£97£91Surrey Heath
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56£4.67£4.69£4.43Brentwood
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.56£1.57£1.48£1.16£1.16£1.10Brentwood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.97£5.99£5.66£6.20£6.23£5.88Surrey Heath
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026194.0188.7Brentwood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.311.0Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.923.6Brentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202639.732.3Brentwood
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202665.361.0Brentwood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.98.3Brentwood

Total

Brentwood is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Surrey Heath on 15. 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 Surrey Heath

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Brentwood £294.0m, Surrey Heath £331.6mSurrey Heath: £331.6mBrentwood: £294.0mSurrey Heath: £333.0mBrentwood: £295.3mSurrey Heath: £314.5mBrentwood: £278.9m

    £294.0m£295.3m£278.9mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£331.6m£333.0m£314.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Brentwood £195.4m, Surrey Heath £226.6mSurrey Heath: £226.6mBrentwood: £195.4mSurrey Heath: £227.6mBrentwood: £196.2mSurrey Heath: £215.0mBrentwood: £185.3m

    £195.4m£196.2m£185.3mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£226.6m£227.6m£215.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Brentwood £61.1m, Surrey Heath £64.1mSurrey Heath: £64.1mBrentwood: £61.1mSurrey Heath: £64.3mBrentwood: £61.3mSurrey Heath: £60.8mBrentwood: £57.9m

    £61.1m£61.3m£57.9mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£64.1m£64.3m£60.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Brentwood £179.3m, Surrey Heath £210.4mSurrey Heath: £210.4mBrentwood: £179.3mSurrey Heath: £211.2mBrentwood: £180.0mSurrey Heath: £199.5mBrentwood: £170.1m

    £179.3m£180.0m£170.1mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£210.4m£211.2m£199.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Brentwood £5.1m, Surrey Heath £5.3mSurrey Heath: £5.3mBrentwood: £5.1mSurrey Heath: £5.3mBrentwood: £5.1mSurrey Heath: £5.0mBrentwood: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brentwood £10.8m, Surrey Heath £10.7mSurrey Heath: £10.7mBrentwood: £10.8mSurrey Heath: £10.8mBrentwood: £10.8mSurrey Heath: £10.2mBrentwood: £10.2m

    £10.8m£10.8m£10.2mBrentwood is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m

  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, Surrey Heath £0.25mSurrey Heath: £0.25mBrentwood: £0.29mSurrey Heath: £0.25mBrentwood: £0.29mSurrey Heath: £0.24mBrentwood: £0.27m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.27mBrentwood is higher£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brentwood £20.1m, Surrey Heath £19.9mSurrey Heath: £19.9mBrentwood: £20.1mSurrey Heath: £20.0mBrentwood: £20.2mSurrey Heath: £18.9mBrentwood: £19.1m

    £20.1m£20.2m£19.1mBrentwood is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Brentwood £7.4m, Surrey Heath £9.3mSurrey Heath: £9.3mBrentwood: £7.4mSurrey Heath: £9.4mBrentwood: £7.4mSurrey Heath: £8.8mBrentwood: £7.0m

    £7.4m£7.4m£7.0mSurrey Heath is higher£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brentwood £3.5m, Surrey Heath £3.4mSurrey Heath: £3.4mBrentwood: £3.5mSurrey Heath: £3.4mBrentwood: £3.5mSurrey Heath: £3.2mBrentwood: £3.3m

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Brentwood £49.9m, Surrey Heath £51.1mSurrey Heath: £51.1mBrentwood: £49.9mSurrey Heath: £51.3mBrentwood: £50.1mSurrey Heath: £48.4mBrentwood: £47.3m

    £49.9m£50.1m£47.3mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Brentwood £9.6m, Surrey Heath £11.1mSurrey Heath: £11.1mBrentwood: £9.6mSurrey Heath: £11.2mBrentwood: £9.6mSurrey Heath: £10.5mBrentwood: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Brentwood £7.2m, Surrey Heath £9.1mSurrey Heath: £9.1mBrentwood: £7.2mSurrey Heath: £9.1mBrentwood: £7.2mSurrey Heath: £8.6mBrentwood: £6.8m

    £7.2m£7.2m£6.8mSurrey Heath is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Brentwood £0.38m, Surrey Heath £0.44mSurrey Heath: £0.44mBrentwood: £0.38mSurrey Heath: £0.44mBrentwood: £0.38mSurrey Heath: £0.42mBrentwood: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mSurrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Brentwood £0.12m, Surrey Heath £0.11mSurrey Heath: £0.11mBrentwood: £0.12mSurrey Heath: £0.11mBrentwood: £0.12mSurrey Heath: £0.10mBrentwood: £0.12m

    £0.12mBrentwood is higher£0.11m£0.11m£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Brentwood £0.47m, Surrey Heath £0.58mSurrey Heath: £0.58mBrentwood: £0.47mSurrey Heath: £0.59mBrentwood: £0.47mSurrey Heath: £0.55mBrentwood: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mSurrey Heath is higher£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Brentwood 15,321, Surrey Heath 17,788Surrey Heath: 17,788Brentwood: 15,321

    15,321Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count17,788

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Brentwood 1,128, Surrey Heath 1,038Surrey Heath: 1,038Brentwood: 1,128

    1,128Brentwood is higher1,038

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Brentwood 2,204, Surrey Heath 2,227Surrey Heath: 2,227Brentwood: 2,204

    2,204Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count2,227

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Brentwood 3,138, Surrey Heath 3,043Surrey Heath: 3,043Brentwood: 3,138

    3,138Brentwood is higher3,043

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Brentwood 5,159, Surrey Heath 5,748Surrey Heath: 5,748Brentwood: 5,159

    5,159Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count5,748

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Brentwood 784, Surrey Heath 786Surrey Heath: 786Brentwood: 784

    784Surrey Heath is higherDepends on how you count786

Show the numbers
Brentwood and Surrey Heath, total
MeasureBrentwoodSurrey HeathHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£294.0m£295.3m£278.9m£331.6m£333.0m£314.5mSurrey Heath
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.4m£196.2m£185.3m£226.6m£227.6m£215.0mSurrey Heath
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£61.1m£61.3m£57.9m£64.1m£64.3m£60.8mSurrey Heath
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£179.3m£180.0m£170.1m£210.4m£211.2m£199.5mSurrey Heath
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£5.3m£5.3m£5.0mSurrey Heath
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m£10.7m£10.8m£10.2mBrentwood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m£0.25m£0.25m£0.24mBrentwood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m£19.9m£20.0m£18.9mBrentwood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m£9.3m£9.4m£8.8mSurrey Heath
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.5m£3.5m£3.3m£3.4m£3.4m£3.2mBrentwood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m£51.1m£51.3m£48.4mSurrey Heath
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£11.1m£11.2m£10.5mSurrey Heath
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mSurrey Heath
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mSurrey Heath
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.12m£0.11m£0.11m£0.10mBrentwood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mSurrey Heath
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,32117,788Surrey Heath
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,1281,038Brentwood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,2042,227Surrey Heath
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,1383,043Brentwood
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,1595,748Surrey Heath
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026784786Surrey Heath

Sources

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

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