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Chelmsford and Tandridge
Chelmsford is higher than Tandridge on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.
On 10 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
Chelmsford is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Tandridge on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Chelmsford Tandridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,860£3,877£3,662Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£3,991£4,008£3,786
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,922£12,977£12,257Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£12,760£12,814£12,104
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,439£1,445£1,365Chelmsford is higher£1,431£1,437£1,357
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,018£12,069£11,399Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£11,869£11,919£11,258
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£298£300£283Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£273£274£259
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£589£591£559Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£604£606£573
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£17£17£16Chelmsford is higher£15£15£14
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£288£289£273Chelmsford is higher£260£261£247
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£113£114£108Chelmsford is higher£113£114£108
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£79£80£75Chelmsford is higher£71£71£67
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,154£1,159£1,095Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£1,159£1,164£1,100
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Chelmsford is higher£156£157£148
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£193£193£183Chelmsford is higher£190£191£180
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.88£7.91£7.47Chelmsford is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£4.62£4.64£4.38Chelmsford is higher£3.97£3.99£3.77
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.63£6.66£6.29Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£9.52£9.56£9.03
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,019.2Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count1,004.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
68.6Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count61.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
127.5Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count125.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
45.3Chelmsford is higher40.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
127.2Chelmsford is higher118.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
17.8Chelmsford is higher16.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chelmsford | Tandridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,860£3,877£3,662 | £3,991£4,008£3,786 | Tandridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,922£12,977£12,257 | £12,760£12,814£12,104 | Chelmsford |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,439£1,445£1,365 | £1,431£1,437£1,357 | Chelmsford |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,018£12,069£11,399 | £11,869£11,919£11,258 | Chelmsford |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £298£300£283 | £273£274£259 | Chelmsford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £589£591£559 | £604£606£573 | Tandridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £17£17£16 | £15£15£14 | Chelmsford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £288£289£273 | £260£261£247 | Chelmsford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £113£114£108 | £113£114£108 | Chelmsford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £79£80£75 | £71£71£67 | Chelmsford |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,154£1,159£1,095 | £1,159£1,164£1,100 | Tandridge |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £156£157£148 | Chelmsford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £193£193£183 | £190£191£180 | Chelmsford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.88£7.91£7.47 | £6.37£6.39£6.04 | Chelmsford |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £4.62£4.64£4.38 | £3.97£3.99£3.77 | Chelmsford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.63£6.66£6.29 | £9.52£9.56£9.03 | Tandridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,019.2 | 1,004.9 | Chelmsford |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 68.6 | 61.7 | Chelmsford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 127.5 | 125.4 | Chelmsford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 45.3 | 40.0 | Chelmsford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 127.2 | 118.3 | Chelmsford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 17.8 | 16.9 | Chelmsford |
Per resident
Chelmsford is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Tandridge on 9. 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 Tandridge
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3,860£3,877£3,662Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£3,991£4,008£3,786
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,365£2,375£2,243Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£890£894£845Chelmsford is higher£851£855£807
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,199£2,209£2,086Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,419£2,429£2,295
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£55£55£52Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£56£56£53
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£108£108£102Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£123£124£117
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£3.17£3.19£3.01Chelmsford is higher£3.02£3.03£2.86
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£288£289£273Chelmsford is higher£260£261£247
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£113£114£108Chelmsford is higher£113£114£108
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£49£49£47Chelmsford is higher£42£42£40
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£714£717£678Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£690£693£654
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Chelmsford is higher£156£157£148
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£119£120£113Chelmsford is higher£113£114£107
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.87£4.89£4.62Chelmsford is higher£3.78£3.80£3.59
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£2.86£2.87£2.71Chelmsford is higher£2.36£2.37£2.24
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.63£6.66£6.29Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count£9.52£9.56£9.03
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
186.5Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count204.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
12.6Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count12.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.3Tandridge is higherDepends on how you count25.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
45.3Chelmsford is higher40.0
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
78.7Chelmsford is higher70.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
11.0Chelmsford is higher10.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Chelmsford | Tandridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3,860£3,877£3,662 | £3,991£4,008£3,786 | Tandridge |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,365£2,375£2,243 | £2,601£2,612£2,467 | Tandridge |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £890£894£845 | £851£855£807 | Chelmsford |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,199£2,209£2,086 | £2,419£2,429£2,295 | Tandridge |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £55£55£52 | £56£56£53 | Tandridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £108£108£102 | £123£124£117 | Tandridge |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £3.17£3.19£3.01 | £3.02£3.03£2.86 | Chelmsford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £288£289£273 | £260£261£247 | Chelmsford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £113£114£108 | £113£114£108 | Chelmsford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £49£49£47 | £42£42£40 | Chelmsford |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £714£717£678 | £690£693£654 | Chelmsford |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £156£157£148 | Chelmsford |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £119£120£113 | £113£114£107 | Chelmsford |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.87£4.89£4.62 | £3.78£3.80£3.59 | Chelmsford |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £2.86£2.87£2.71 | £2.36£2.37£2.24 | Chelmsford |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.63£6.66£6.29 | £9.52£9.56£9.03 | Tandridge |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 186.5 | 204.8 | Tandridge |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 12.6 | 12.6 | Tandridge |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.3 | 25.6 | Tandridge |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 45.3 | 40.0 | Chelmsford |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 78.7 | 70.4 | Chelmsford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 11.0 | 10.0 | Chelmsford |
Total
Chelmsford is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Tandridge on 0. 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 Tandridge
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£727.0m£730.1m£689.6mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£359.4m£361.0m£341.0m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£445.4m£447.3m£422.5mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£167.7m£168.4m£159.1mChelmsford is higher£76.7m£77.0m£72.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£414.2m£416.0m£392.9mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£217.9m£218.8m£206.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.3m£10.3m£9.8mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£20.3m£20.4m£19.3mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mChelmsford is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£54.2m£54.5m£51.4mChelmsford is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mChelmsford is higher£10.2m£10.3m£9.7m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.3m£9.3m£8.8mChelmsford is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£134.5m£135.1m£127.6mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£62.1m£62.4m£58.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£37.1m£37.3m£35.2mChelmsford is higher£14.1m£14.1m£13.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£22.4m£22.5m£21.3mChelmsford is higher£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.92m£0.92m£0.87mChelmsford is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChelmsford is higher£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£1.2m£1.3m£1.2mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
35,127Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count18,445
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,363Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count1,132
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,394Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count2,301
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,538Chelmsford is higher3,598
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
14,827Chelmsford is higher6,337
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,074Chelmsford is higher903
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| Measure | Chelmsford | Tandridge | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £727.0m£730.1m£689.6m | £359.4m£361.0m£341.0m | Chelmsford |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £445.4m£447.3m£422.5m | £234.2m£235.2m£222.2m | Chelmsford |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £167.7m£168.4m£159.1m | £76.7m£77.0m£72.7m | Chelmsford |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £414.2m£416.0m£392.9m | £217.9m£218.8m£206.6m | Chelmsford |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.3m£10.3m£9.8m | £5.0m£5.0m£4.8m | Chelmsford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £20.3m£20.4m£19.3m | £11.1m£11.1m£10.5m | Chelmsford |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.60m£0.60m£0.57m | £0.27m£0.27m£0.26m | Chelmsford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £54.2m£54.5m£51.4m | £23.4m£23.5m£22.2m | Chelmsford |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £21.4m£21.5m£20.3m | £10.2m£10.3m£9.7m | Chelmsford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.3m£9.3m£8.8m | £3.8m£3.8m£3.6m | Chelmsford |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £134.5m£135.1m£127.6m | £62.1m£62.4m£58.9m | Chelmsford |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £37.1m£37.3m£35.2m | £14.1m£14.1m£13.4m | Chelmsford |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £22.4m£22.5m£21.3m | £10.2m£10.2m£9.7m | Chelmsford |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.92m£0.92m£0.87m | £0.34m£0.34m£0.32m | Chelmsford |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | £0.21m£0.21m£0.20m | Chelmsford |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £1.2m£1.3m£1.2m | £0.86m£0.86m£0.81m | Chelmsford |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 35,127 | 18,445 | Chelmsford |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,363 | 1,132 | Chelmsford |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,394 | 2,301 | Chelmsford |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,538 | 3,598 | Chelmsford |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 14,827 | 6,337 | Chelmsford |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,074 | 903 | Chelmsford |
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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