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Chelmsford and Basingstoke and Deane

188,328 and 192,965 residents (mid-2024).

Chelmsford is higher than Basingstoke and Deane on 16 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Chelmsford is higher on 16 of 21 measures, and Basingstoke and Deane on 5. 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

Chelmsford Basingstoke and Deane

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £3,860, Basingstoke and Deane £3,569Basingstoke and Deane: £3,569Chelmsford: £3,860Basingstoke and Deane: £3,584Chelmsford: £3,877Basingstoke and Deane: £3,385Chelmsford: £3,662

    £3,860£3,877£3,662Chelmsford is higher£3,569£3,584£3,385

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chelmsford £12,922, Basingstoke and Deane £12,473Basingstoke and Deane: £12,473Chelmsford: £12,922Basingstoke and Deane: £12,526Chelmsford: £12,977Basingstoke and Deane: £11,831Chelmsford: £12,257

    £12,922£12,977£12,257Chelmsford is higher£12,473£12,526£11,831

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £1,439, Basingstoke and Deane £1,423Basingstoke and Deane: £1,423Chelmsford: £1,439Basingstoke and Deane: £1,429Chelmsford: £1,445Basingstoke and Deane: £1,350Chelmsford: £1,365

    £1,439£1,445£1,365Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£1,423£1,429£1,350

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chelmsford £12,018, Basingstoke and Deane £11,558Basingstoke and Deane: £11,558Chelmsford: £12,018Basingstoke and Deane: £11,607Chelmsford: £12,069Basingstoke and Deane: £10,963Chelmsford: £11,399

    £12,018£12,069£11,399Chelmsford is higher£11,558£11,607£10,963

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chelmsford £298, Basingstoke and Deane £334Basingstoke and Deane: £334Chelmsford: £298Basingstoke and Deane: £335Chelmsford: £300Basingstoke and Deane: £317Chelmsford: £283

    £298£300£283Basingstoke and Deane is higher£334£335£317

  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: Chelmsford £589, Basingstoke and Deane £564Basingstoke and Deane: £564Chelmsford: £589Basingstoke and Deane: £566Chelmsford: £591Basingstoke and Deane: £535Chelmsford: £559

    £589£591£559Chelmsford is higher£564£566£535

  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: Chelmsford £17, Basingstoke and Deane £17Basingstoke and Deane: £17Chelmsford: £17Basingstoke and Deane: £17Chelmsford: £17Basingstoke and Deane: £16Chelmsford: £16

    £17£17£16No difference to show£17£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £288, Basingstoke and Deane £283Basingstoke and Deane: £283Chelmsford: £288Basingstoke and Deane: £284Chelmsford: £289Basingstoke and Deane: £268Chelmsford: £273

    £288£289£273Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£283£284£268

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £113, Basingstoke and Deane £115Basingstoke and Deane: £115Chelmsford: £113Basingstoke and Deane: £115Chelmsford: £114Basingstoke and Deane: £109Chelmsford: £108

    £113£114£108Basingstoke and Deane is higher£115£115£109

  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: Chelmsford £79, Basingstoke and Deane £71Basingstoke and Deane: £71Chelmsford: £79Basingstoke and Deane: £71Chelmsford: £80Basingstoke and Deane: £67Chelmsford: £75

    £79£80£75Chelmsford is higher£71£71£67

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £1,154, Basingstoke and Deane £1,165Basingstoke and Deane: £1,165Chelmsford: £1,154Basingstoke and Deane: £1,169Chelmsford: £1,159Basingstoke and Deane: £1,105Chelmsford: £1,095

    £1,154£1,159£1,095Basingstoke and Deane is higher£1,165£1,169£1,105

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chelmsford £197, Basingstoke and Deane £154Basingstoke and Deane: £154Chelmsford: £197Basingstoke and Deane: £154Chelmsford: £198Basingstoke and Deane: £146Chelmsford: £187

    £197£198£187Chelmsford is higher£154£154£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £193, Basingstoke and Deane £177Basingstoke and Deane: £177Chelmsford: £193Basingstoke and Deane: £177Chelmsford: £193Basingstoke and Deane: £167Chelmsford: £183

    £193£193£183Chelmsford is higher£177£177£167

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £7.88, Basingstoke and Deane £7.81Basingstoke and Deane: £7.81Chelmsford: £7.88Basingstoke and Deane: £7.85Chelmsford: £7.91Basingstoke and Deane: £7.41Chelmsford: £7.47

    £7.88£7.91£7.47Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£7.81£7.85£7.41

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £4.62, Basingstoke and Deane £3.47Basingstoke and Deane: £3.47Chelmsford: £4.62Basingstoke and Deane: £3.48Chelmsford: £4.64Basingstoke and Deane: £3.29Chelmsford: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38Chelmsford is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £6.63, Basingstoke and Deane £5.60Basingstoke and Deane: £5.60Chelmsford: £6.63Basingstoke and Deane: £5.62Chelmsford: £6.66Basingstoke and Deane: £5.31Chelmsford: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Chelmsford is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chelmsford 1,019.2, Basingstoke and Deane 998.3Basingstoke and Deane: 998.3Chelmsford: 1,019.2

    1,019.2Chelmsford is higher998.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chelmsford 68.6, Basingstoke and Deane 69.1Basingstoke and Deane: 69.1Chelmsford: 68.6

    68.6Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count69.1

  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: Chelmsford 127.5, Basingstoke and Deane 121.7Basingstoke and Deane: 121.7Chelmsford: 127.5

    127.5Chelmsford is higher121.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 45.3, Basingstoke and Deane 43.4Basingstoke and Deane: 43.4Chelmsford: 45.3

    45.3Chelmsford is higher43.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford 127.2, Basingstoke and Deane 132.1Basingstoke and Deane: 132.1Chelmsford: 127.2

    127.2Basingstoke and Deane is higher132.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford 17.8, Basingstoke and Deane 15.9Basingstoke and Deane: 15.9Chelmsford: 17.8

    17.8Chelmsford is higher15.9

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Chelmsford and Basingstoke and Deane, per person in the age group
MeasureChelmsfordBasingstoke and DeaneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,860£3,877£3,662£3,569£3,584£3,385Chelmsford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,922£12,977£12,257£12,473£12,526£11,831Chelmsford
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,439£1,445£1,365£1,423£1,429£1,350Chelmsford
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,018£12,069£11,399£11,558£11,607£10,963Chelmsford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£298£300£283£334£335£317Basingstoke and Deane
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£589£591£559£564£566£535Chelmsford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£17£17£16
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£288£289£273£283£284£268Chelmsford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£108£115£115£109Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£79£80£75£71£71£67Chelmsford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,154£1,159£1,095£1,165£1,169£1,105Basingstoke and Deane
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£154£154£146Chelmsford
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£193£193£183£177£177£167Chelmsford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.88£7.91£7.47£7.81£7.85£7.41Chelmsford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£3.47£3.48£3.29Chelmsford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£5.60£5.62£5.31Chelmsford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.2998.3Chelmsford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.669.1Basingstoke and Deane
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.5121.7Chelmsford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.343.4Chelmsford
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.2132.1Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.815.9Chelmsford

Per resident

Chelmsford is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Basingstoke and Deane 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

Chelmsford Basingstoke and Deane

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £3,860, Basingstoke and Deane £3,569Basingstoke and Deane: £3,569Chelmsford: £3,860Basingstoke and Deane: £3,584Chelmsford: £3,877Basingstoke and Deane: £3,385Chelmsford: £3,662

    £3,860£3,877£3,662Chelmsford is higher£3,569£3,584£3,385

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £2,365, Basingstoke and Deane £2,113Basingstoke and Deane: £2,113Chelmsford: £2,365Basingstoke and Deane: £2,122Chelmsford: £2,375Basingstoke and Deane: £2,004Chelmsford: £2,243

    £2,365£2,375£2,243Chelmsford is higher£2,113£2,122£2,004

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £890, Basingstoke and Deane £900Basingstoke and Deane: £900Chelmsford: £890Basingstoke and Deane: £903Chelmsford: £894Basingstoke and Deane: £853Chelmsford: £845

    £890£894£845Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£900£903£853

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chelmsford £2,199, Basingstoke and Deane £1,958Basingstoke and Deane: £1,958Chelmsford: £2,199Basingstoke and Deane: £1,966Chelmsford: £2,209Basingstoke and Deane: £1,857Chelmsford: £2,086

    £2,199£2,209£2,086Chelmsford is higher£1,958£1,966£1,857

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chelmsford £55, Basingstoke and Deane £57Basingstoke and Deane: £57Chelmsford: £55Basingstoke and Deane: £57Chelmsford: £55Basingstoke and Deane: £54Chelmsford: £52

    £55£55£52Basingstoke and Deane is higher£57£57£54

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £108, Basingstoke and Deane £95Basingstoke and Deane: £95Chelmsford: £108Basingstoke and Deane: £96Chelmsford: £108Basingstoke and Deane: £91Chelmsford: £102

    £108£108£102Chelmsford is higher£95£96£91

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £3.17, Basingstoke and Deane £2.94Basingstoke and Deane: £2.94Chelmsford: £3.17Basingstoke and Deane: £2.95Chelmsford: £3.19Basingstoke and Deane: £2.79Chelmsford: £3.01

    £3.17£3.19£3.01Chelmsford is higher£2.94£2.95£2.79

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £288, Basingstoke and Deane £283Basingstoke and Deane: £283Chelmsford: £288Basingstoke and Deane: £284Chelmsford: £289Basingstoke and Deane: £268Chelmsford: £273

    £288£289£273Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£283£284£268

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £113, Basingstoke and Deane £115Basingstoke and Deane: £115Chelmsford: £113Basingstoke and Deane: £115Chelmsford: £114Basingstoke and Deane: £109Chelmsford: £108

    £113£114£108Basingstoke and Deane is higher£115£115£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £49, Basingstoke and Deane £45Basingstoke and Deane: £45Chelmsford: £49Basingstoke and Deane: £45Chelmsford: £49Basingstoke and Deane: £43Chelmsford: £47

    £49£49£47Chelmsford is higher£45£45£43

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chelmsford £714, Basingstoke and Deane £736Basingstoke and Deane: £736Chelmsford: £714Basingstoke and Deane: £739Chelmsford: £717Basingstoke and Deane: £698Chelmsford: £678

    £714£717£678Basingstoke and Deane is higher£736£739£698

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chelmsford £197, Basingstoke and Deane £154Basingstoke and Deane: £154Chelmsford: £197Basingstoke and Deane: £154Chelmsford: £198Basingstoke and Deane: £146Chelmsford: £187

    £197£198£187Chelmsford is higher£154£154£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chelmsford £119, Basingstoke and Deane £112Basingstoke and Deane: £112Chelmsford: £119Basingstoke and Deane: £112Chelmsford: £120Basingstoke and Deane: £106Chelmsford: £113

    £119£120£113Chelmsford is higher£112£112£106

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chelmsford £4.87, Basingstoke and Deane £4.94Basingstoke and Deane: £4.94Chelmsford: £4.87Basingstoke and Deane: £4.97Chelmsford: £4.89Basingstoke and Deane: £4.69Chelmsford: £4.62

    £4.87£4.89£4.62Basingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£4.94£4.97£4.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chelmsford £2.86, Basingstoke and Deane £2.19Basingstoke and Deane: £2.19Chelmsford: £2.86Basingstoke and Deane: £2.20Chelmsford: £2.87Basingstoke and Deane: £2.08Chelmsford: £2.71

    £2.86£2.87£2.71Chelmsford is higher£2.19£2.20£2.08

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £6.63, Basingstoke and Deane £5.60Basingstoke and Deane: £5.60Chelmsford: £6.63Basingstoke and Deane: £5.62Chelmsford: £6.66Basingstoke and Deane: £5.31Chelmsford: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Chelmsford is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 186.5, Basingstoke and Deane 169.1Basingstoke and Deane: 169.1Chelmsford: 186.5

    186.5Chelmsford is higher169.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 12.6, Basingstoke and Deane 11.7Basingstoke and Deane: 11.7Chelmsford: 12.6

    12.6Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count11.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 23.3, Basingstoke and Deane 20.6Basingstoke and Deane: 20.6Chelmsford: 23.3

    23.3Chelmsford is higher20.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 45.3, Basingstoke and Deane 43.4Basingstoke and Deane: 43.4Chelmsford: 45.3

    45.3Chelmsford is higher43.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 78.7, Basingstoke and Deane 83.5Basingstoke and Deane: 83.5Chelmsford: 78.7

    78.7Basingstoke and Deane is higher83.5

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 11.0, Basingstoke and Deane 10.0Basingstoke and Deane: 10.0Chelmsford: 11.0

    11.0Chelmsford is higher10.0

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Chelmsford and Basingstoke and Deane, per resident
MeasureChelmsfordBasingstoke and DeaneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,860£3,877£3,662£3,569£3,584£3,385Chelmsford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,365£2,375£2,243£2,113£2,122£2,004Chelmsford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£890£894£845£900£903£853Basingstoke and Deane
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,199£2,209£2,086£1,958£1,966£1,857Chelmsford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£57£57£54Basingstoke and Deane
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£95£96£91Chelmsford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.17£3.19£3.01£2.94£2.95£2.79Chelmsford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£288£289£273£283£284£268Chelmsford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£108£115£115£109Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£47£45£45£43Chelmsford
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£714£717£678£736£739£698Basingstoke and Deane
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£154£154£146Chelmsford
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£112£112£106Chelmsford
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.87£4.89£4.62£4.94£4.97£4.69Basingstoke and Deane
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.86£2.87£2.71£2.19£2.20£2.08Chelmsford
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£5.60£5.62£5.31Chelmsford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026186.5169.1Chelmsford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.611.7Chelmsford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.320.6Chelmsford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.343.4Chelmsford
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.783.5Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.010.0Chelmsford

Total

Chelmsford is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Basingstoke and Deane on 7. 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

Chelmsford Basingstoke and Deane

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chelmsford £727.0m, Basingstoke and Deane £688.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £688.7mChelmsford: £727.0mBasingstoke and Deane: £691.6mChelmsford: £730.1mBasingstoke and Deane: £653.2mChelmsford: £689.6m

    £727.0m£730.1m£689.6mChelmsford is higher£688.7m£691.6m£653.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chelmsford £445.4m, Basingstoke and Deane £407.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £407.7mChelmsford: £445.4mBasingstoke and Deane: £409.4mChelmsford: £447.3mBasingstoke and Deane: £386.7mChelmsford: £422.5m

    £445.4m£447.3m£422.5mChelmsford is higher£407.7m£409.4m£386.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chelmsford £167.7m, Basingstoke and Deane £173.6mBasingstoke and Deane: £173.6mChelmsford: £167.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £174.3mChelmsford: £168.4mBasingstoke and Deane: £164.7mChelmsford: £159.1m

    £167.7m£168.4m£159.1mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£173.6m£174.3m£164.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chelmsford £414.2m, Basingstoke and Deane £377.8mBasingstoke and Deane: £377.8mChelmsford: £414.2mBasingstoke and Deane: £379.4mChelmsford: £416.0mBasingstoke and Deane: £358.3mChelmsford: £392.9m

    £414.2m£416.0m£392.9mChelmsford is higher£377.8m£379.4m£358.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chelmsford £10.3m, Basingstoke and Deane £10.9mBasingstoke and Deane: £10.9mChelmsford: £10.3mBasingstoke and Deane: £11.0mChelmsford: £10.3mBasingstoke and Deane: £10.3mChelmsford: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mBasingstoke and Deane is higher£10.9m£11.0m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford £20.3m, Basingstoke and Deane £18.4mBasingstoke and Deane: £18.4mChelmsford: £20.3mBasingstoke and Deane: £18.5mChelmsford: £20.4mBasingstoke and Deane: £17.5mChelmsford: £19.3m

    £20.3m£20.4m£19.3mChelmsford is higher£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Chelmsford £0.60m, Basingstoke and Deane £0.57mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.57mChelmsford: £0.60mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.57mChelmsford: £0.60mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.54mChelmsford: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mChelmsford is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford £54.2m, Basingstoke and Deane £54.6mBasingstoke and Deane: £54.6mChelmsford: £54.2mBasingstoke and Deane: £54.8mChelmsford: £54.5mBasingstoke and Deane: £51.8mChelmsford: £51.4m

    £54.2m£54.5m£51.4mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford £21.4m, Basingstoke and Deane £22.1mBasingstoke and Deane: £22.1mChelmsford: £21.4mBasingstoke and Deane: £22.2mChelmsford: £21.5mBasingstoke and Deane: £21.0mChelmsford: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.5m£20.3mBasingstoke and Deane is higher£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chelmsford £9.3m, Basingstoke and Deane £8.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £8.7mChelmsford: £9.3mBasingstoke and Deane: £8.7mChelmsford: £9.3mBasingstoke and Deane: £8.2mChelmsford: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mChelmsford is higher£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chelmsford £134.5m, Basingstoke and Deane £142.0mBasingstoke and Deane: £142.0mChelmsford: £134.5mBasingstoke and Deane: £142.6mChelmsford: £135.1mBasingstoke and Deane: £134.7mChelmsford: £127.6m

    £134.5m£135.1m£127.6mBasingstoke and Deane is higher£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chelmsford £37.1m, Basingstoke and Deane £29.7mBasingstoke and Deane: £29.7mChelmsford: £37.1mBasingstoke and Deane: £29.8mChelmsford: £37.3mBasingstoke and Deane: £28.1mChelmsford: £35.2m

    £37.1m£37.3m£35.2mChelmsford is higher£29.7m£29.8m£28.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chelmsford £22.4m, Basingstoke and Deane £21.5mBasingstoke and Deane: £21.5mChelmsford: £22.4mBasingstoke and Deane: £21.6mChelmsford: £22.5mBasingstoke and Deane: £20.4mChelmsford: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mChelmsford is higher£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chelmsford £0.92m, Basingstoke and Deane £0.95mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.95mChelmsford: £0.92mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.96mChelmsford: £0.92mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.90mChelmsford: £0.87m

    £0.92m£0.92m£0.87mBasingstoke and Deane is higherDepends on how you count£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chelmsford £0.54m, Basingstoke and Deane £0.42mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.42mChelmsford: £0.54mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.42mChelmsford: £0.54mBasingstoke and Deane: £0.40mChelmsford: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChelmsford is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chelmsford £1.2m, Basingstoke and Deane £1.1mBasingstoke and Deane: £1.1mChelmsford: £1.2mBasingstoke and Deane: £1.1mChelmsford: £1.3mBasingstoke and Deane: £1.0mChelmsford: £1.2m

    £1.2m£1.3m£1.2mChelmsford is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chelmsford 35,127, Basingstoke and Deane 32,627Basingstoke and Deane: 32,627Chelmsford: 35,127

    35,127Chelmsford is higher32,627

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chelmsford 2,363, Basingstoke and Deane 2,259Basingstoke and Deane: 2,259Chelmsford: 2,363

    2,363Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count2,259

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford 4,394, Basingstoke and Deane 3,978Basingstoke and Deane: 3,978Chelmsford: 4,394

    4,394Chelmsford is higher3,978

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford 8,538, Basingstoke and Deane 8,370Basingstoke and Deane: 8,370Chelmsford: 8,538

    8,538Chelmsford is higher8,370

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chelmsford 14,827, Basingstoke and Deane 16,110Basingstoke and Deane: 16,110Chelmsford: 14,827

    14,827Basingstoke and Deane is higher16,110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chelmsford 2,074, Basingstoke and Deane 1,937Basingstoke and Deane: 1,937Chelmsford: 2,074

    2,074Chelmsford is higher1,937

Show the numbers
Chelmsford and Basingstoke and Deane, total
MeasureChelmsfordBasingstoke and DeaneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£727.0m£730.1m£689.6m£688.7m£691.6m£653.2mChelmsford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£445.4m£447.3m£422.5m£407.7m£409.4m£386.7mChelmsford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£167.7m£168.4m£159.1m£173.6m£174.3m£164.7mBasingstoke and Deane
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£414.2m£416.0m£392.9m£377.8m£379.4m£358.3mChelmsford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£10.9m£11.0m£10.3mBasingstoke and Deane
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m£18.4m£18.5m£17.5mChelmsford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mChelmsford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.2m£54.5m£51.4m£54.6m£54.8m£51.8mBasingstoke and Deane
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mBasingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£8.7m£8.7m£8.2mChelmsford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£134.5m£135.1m£127.6m£142.0m£142.6m£134.7mBasingstoke and Deane
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m£29.7m£29.8m£28.1mChelmsford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mChelmsford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m£0.95m£0.96m£0.90mBasingstoke and Deane
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mChelmsford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.3m£1.2m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mChelmsford
State Pensiontotal, March 202635,12732,627Chelmsford
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3632,259Chelmsford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3943,978Chelmsford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5388,370Chelmsford
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,82716,110Basingstoke and Deane
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0741,937Chelmsford

Sources

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

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