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Chelmsford and Welwyn Hatfield

188,328 and 123,051 residents (mid-2024).

Chelmsford is higher than Welwyn Hatfield on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 17 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 7 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield 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

Chelmsford Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £3,860, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Chelmsford: £3,860Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Chelmsford: £3,877Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Chelmsford: £3,662

    £3,860£3,877£3,662Chelmsford is higher£3,820£3,837£3,624

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chelmsford £12,922, Welwyn Hatfield £12,992Welwyn Hatfield: £12,992Chelmsford: £12,922Welwyn Hatfield: £13,047Chelmsford: £12,977Welwyn Hatfield: £12,323Chelmsford: £12,257

    £12,922£12,977£12,257Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,992£13,047£12,323

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £1,439, Welwyn Hatfield £1,725Welwyn Hatfield: £1,725Chelmsford: £1,439Welwyn Hatfield: £1,733Chelmsford: £1,445Welwyn Hatfield: £1,636Chelmsford: £1,365

    £1,439£1,445£1,365Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,725£1,733£1,636

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chelmsford £12,018, Welwyn Hatfield £11,842Welwyn Hatfield: £11,842Chelmsford: £12,018Welwyn Hatfield: £11,892Chelmsford: £12,069Welwyn Hatfield: £11,232Chelmsford: £11,399

    £12,018£12,069£11,399Chelmsford is higher£11,842£11,892£11,232

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chelmsford £298, Welwyn Hatfield £411Welwyn Hatfield: £411Chelmsford: £298Welwyn Hatfield: £412Chelmsford: £300Welwyn Hatfield: £390Chelmsford: £283

    £298£300£283Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£411£412£390

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £717Welwyn Hatfield: £717Chelmsford: £589Welwyn Hatfield: £721Chelmsford: £591Welwyn Hatfield: £681Chelmsford: £559

    £589£591£559Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£717£721£681

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £22Welwyn Hatfield: £22Chelmsford: £17Welwyn Hatfield: £22Chelmsford: £17Welwyn Hatfield: £21Chelmsford: £16

    £17£17£16Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £288, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Chelmsford: £288Welwyn Hatfield: £337Chelmsford: £289Welwyn Hatfield: £319Chelmsford: £273

    £288£289£273Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £113, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Chelmsford: £113Welwyn Hatfield: £117Chelmsford: £114Welwyn Hatfield: £110Chelmsford: £108

    £113£114£108Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £78Welwyn Hatfield: £78Chelmsford: £79Welwyn Hatfield: £78Chelmsford: £80Welwyn Hatfield: £74Chelmsford: £75

    £79£80£75Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£78£78£74

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £1,154, Welwyn Hatfield £1,425Welwyn Hatfield: £1,425Chelmsford: £1,154Welwyn Hatfield: £1,431Chelmsford: £1,159Welwyn Hatfield: £1,352Chelmsford: £1,095

    £1,154£1,159£1,095Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,425£1,431£1,352

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chelmsford £197, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Chelmsford: £197Welwyn Hatfield: £257Chelmsford: £198Welwyn Hatfield: £243Chelmsford: £187

    £197£198£187Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £193, Welwyn Hatfield £210Welwyn Hatfield: £210Chelmsford: £193Welwyn Hatfield: £211Chelmsford: £193Welwyn Hatfield: £199Chelmsford: £183

    £193£193£183Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£210£211£199

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £7.88, Welwyn Hatfield £6.88Welwyn Hatfield: £6.88Chelmsford: £7.88Welwyn Hatfield: £6.91Chelmsford: £7.91Welwyn Hatfield: £6.53Chelmsford: £7.47

    £7.88£7.91£7.47Chelmsford is higher£6.88£6.91£6.53

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chelmsford £4.62, Welwyn Hatfield £4.83Welwyn Hatfield: £4.83Chelmsford: £4.62Welwyn Hatfield: £4.85Chelmsford: £4.64Welwyn Hatfield: £4.58Chelmsford: £4.38

    £4.62£4.64£4.38Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£4.83£4.85£4.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £6.63, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Chelmsford: £6.63Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Chelmsford: £6.66Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Chelmsford: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Chelmsford is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 1,010.0Welwyn Hatfield: 1,010.0Chelmsford: 1,019.2

    1,019.2Chelmsford is higher1,010.0

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 87.3Welwyn Hatfield: 87.3Chelmsford: 68.6

    68.6Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count87.3

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 147.8Welwyn Hatfield: 147.8Chelmsford: 127.5

    127.5Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count147.8

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Chelmsford: 45.3

    45.3Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count51.4

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 152.7Welwyn Hatfield: 152.7Chelmsford: 127.2

    127.2Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count152.7

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 17.5Welwyn Hatfield: 17.5Chelmsford: 17.8

    17.8Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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Chelmsford and Welwyn Hatfield, per person in the age group
MeasureChelmsfordWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,860£3,877£3,662£3,820£3,837£3,624Chelmsford
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,922£12,977£12,257£12,992£13,047£12,323Welwyn Hatfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,439£1,445£1,365£1,725£1,733£1,636Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,018£12,069£11,399£11,842£11,892£11,232Chelmsford
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£298£300£283£411£412£390Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£589£591£559£717£721£681Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£22£22£21Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£288£289£273£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£108£116£117£110Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£79£80£75£78£78£74Chelmsford
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,154£1,159£1,095£1,425£1,431£1,352Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£193£193£183£210£211£199Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.88£7.91£7.47£6.88£6.91£6.53Chelmsford
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38£4.83£4.85£4.58Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£5.78£5.80£5.48Chelmsford
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.21,010.0Chelmsford
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.687.3Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.5147.8Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.351.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.2152.7Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.817.5Chelmsford

Per resident

Chelmsford is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield 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

Chelmsford Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £3,860, Welwyn Hatfield £3,820Welwyn Hatfield: £3,820Chelmsford: £3,860Welwyn Hatfield: £3,837Chelmsford: £3,877Welwyn Hatfield: £3,624Chelmsford: £3,662

    £3,860£3,877£3,662Chelmsford is higher£3,820£3,837£3,624

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £2,365, Welwyn Hatfield £1,976Welwyn Hatfield: £1,976Chelmsford: £2,365Welwyn Hatfield: £1,984Chelmsford: £2,375Welwyn Hatfield: £1,874Chelmsford: £2,243

    £2,365£2,375£2,243Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£1,976£1,984£1,874

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £890, Welwyn Hatfield £1,130Welwyn Hatfield: £1,130Chelmsford: £890Welwyn Hatfield: £1,135Chelmsford: £894Welwyn Hatfield: £1,072Chelmsford: £845

    £890£894£845Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,130£1,135£1,072

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chelmsford £2,199, Welwyn Hatfield £1,801Welwyn Hatfield: £1,801Chelmsford: £2,199Welwyn Hatfield: £1,809Chelmsford: £2,209Welwyn Hatfield: £1,708Chelmsford: £2,086

    £2,199£2,209£2,086Chelmsford is higher£1,801£1,809£1,708

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chelmsford £55, Welwyn Hatfield £62Welwyn Hatfield: £62Chelmsford: £55Welwyn Hatfield: £63Chelmsford: £55Welwyn Hatfield: £59Chelmsford: £52

    £55£55£52Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £108, Welwyn Hatfield £109Welwyn Hatfield: £109Chelmsford: £108Welwyn Hatfield: £110Chelmsford: £108Welwyn Hatfield: £104Chelmsford: £102

    £108£108£102Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£109£110£104

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £3.32Welwyn Hatfield: £3.32Chelmsford: £3.17Welwyn Hatfield: £3.34Chelmsford: £3.19Welwyn Hatfield: £3.15Chelmsford: £3.01

    £3.17£3.19£3.01Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.32£3.34£3.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £288, Welwyn Hatfield £336Welwyn Hatfield: £336Chelmsford: £288Welwyn Hatfield: £337Chelmsford: £289Welwyn Hatfield: £319Chelmsford: £273

    £288£289£273Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£336£337£319

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £113, Welwyn Hatfield £116Welwyn Hatfield: £116Chelmsford: £113Welwyn Hatfield: £117Chelmsford: £114Welwyn Hatfield: £110Chelmsford: £108

    £113£114£108Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£116£117£110

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chelmsford £49, Welwyn Hatfield £51Welwyn Hatfield: £51Chelmsford: £49Welwyn Hatfield: £51Chelmsford: £49Welwyn Hatfield: £49Chelmsford: £47

    £49£49£47Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£51£51£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chelmsford £714, Welwyn Hatfield £934Welwyn Hatfield: £934Chelmsford: £714Welwyn Hatfield: £938Chelmsford: £717Welwyn Hatfield: £886Chelmsford: £678

    £714£717£678Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£934£938£886

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chelmsford £197, Welwyn Hatfield £256Welwyn Hatfield: £256Chelmsford: £197Welwyn Hatfield: £257Chelmsford: £198Welwyn Hatfield: £243Chelmsford: £187

    £197£198£187Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£256£257£243

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chelmsford £119, Welwyn Hatfield £138Welwyn Hatfield: £138Chelmsford: £119Welwyn Hatfield: £138Chelmsford: £120Welwyn Hatfield: £131Chelmsford: £113

    £119£120£113Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£138£138£131

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chelmsford £4.87, Welwyn Hatfield £4.51Welwyn Hatfield: £4.51Chelmsford: £4.87Welwyn Hatfield: £4.53Chelmsford: £4.89Welwyn Hatfield: £4.28Chelmsford: £4.62

    £4.87£4.89£4.62Chelmsford is higher£4.51£4.53£4.28

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chelmsford £2.86, Welwyn Hatfield £3.16Welwyn Hatfield: £3.16Chelmsford: £2.86Welwyn Hatfield: £3.18Chelmsford: £2.87Welwyn Hatfield: £3.00Chelmsford: £2.71

    £2.86£2.87£2.71Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.16£3.18£3.00

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chelmsford £6.63, Welwyn Hatfield £5.78Welwyn Hatfield: £5.78Chelmsford: £6.63Welwyn Hatfield: £5.80Chelmsford: £6.66Welwyn Hatfield: £5.48Chelmsford: £6.29

    £6.63£6.66£6.29Chelmsford is higher£5.78£5.80£5.48

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 186.5, Welwyn Hatfield 153.6Welwyn Hatfield: 153.6Chelmsford: 186.5

    186.5Chelmsford is higher153.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 12.6, Welwyn Hatfield 13.3Welwyn Hatfield: 13.3Chelmsford: 12.6

    12.6Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count13.3

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 22.5Welwyn Hatfield: 22.5Chelmsford: 23.3

    23.3Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count22.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 45.3, Welwyn Hatfield 51.4Welwyn Hatfield: 51.4Chelmsford: 45.3

    45.3Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count51.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chelmsford 78.7, Welwyn Hatfield 100.1Welwyn Hatfield: 100.1Chelmsford: 78.7

    78.7Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count100.1

  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, Welwyn Hatfield 11.4Welwyn Hatfield: 11.4Chelmsford: 11.0

    11.0Welwyn Hatfield is higherDepends on how you count11.4

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Chelmsford and Welwyn Hatfield, per resident
MeasureChelmsfordWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,860£3,877£3,662£3,820£3,837£3,624Chelmsford
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,365£2,375£2,243£1,976£1,984£1,874Chelmsford
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£890£894£845£1,130£1,135£1,072Welwyn Hatfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,199£2,209£2,086£1,801£1,809£1,708Chelmsford
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£62£63£59Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£108£102£109£110£104Welwyn Hatfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.17£3.19£3.01£3.32£3.34£3.15Welwyn Hatfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£288£289£273£336£337£319Welwyn Hatfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£108£116£117£110Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£47£51£51£49Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£714£717£678£934£938£886Welwyn Hatfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£256£257£243Welwyn Hatfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£138£138£131Welwyn Hatfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.87£4.89£4.62£4.51£4.53£4.28Chelmsford
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.86£2.87£2.71£3.16£3.18£3.00Welwyn Hatfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29£5.78£5.80£5.48Chelmsford
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026186.5153.6Chelmsford
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.613.3Welwyn Hatfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.322.5Chelmsford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.351.4Welwyn Hatfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.7100.1Welwyn Hatfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.011.4Welwyn Hatfield

Total

Chelmsford is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Welwyn Hatfield 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 Welwyn Hatfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chelmsford £727.0m, Welwyn Hatfield £470.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £470.1mChelmsford: £727.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £472.1mChelmsford: £730.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £445.9mChelmsford: £689.6m

    £727.0m£730.1m£689.6mChelmsford is higher£470.1m£472.1m£445.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chelmsford £445.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £243.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £243.2mChelmsford: £445.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £244.2mChelmsford: £447.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £230.6mChelmsford: £422.5m

    £445.4m£447.3m£422.5mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chelmsford £167.7m, Welwyn Hatfield £139.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.1mChelmsford: £167.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £139.7mChelmsford: £168.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £131.9mChelmsford: £159.1m

    £167.7m£168.4m£159.1mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£139.1m£139.7m£131.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chelmsford £414.2m, Welwyn Hatfield £221.6mWelwyn Hatfield: £221.6mChelmsford: £414.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £222.6mChelmsford: £416.0mWelwyn Hatfield: £210.2mChelmsford: £392.9m

    £414.2m£416.0m£392.9mChelmsford is higher£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chelmsford £10.3m, Welwyn Hatfield £7.7mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mChelmsford: £10.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.7mChelmsford: £10.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £7.3mChelmsford: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford £20.3m, Welwyn Hatfield £13.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.4mChelmsford: £20.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mChelmsford: £20.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £12.7mChelmsford: £19.3m

    £20.3m£20.4m£19.3mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m

  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, Welwyn Hatfield £0.41mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mChelmsford: £0.60mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.41mChelmsford: £0.60mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mChelmsford: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford £54.2m, Welwyn Hatfield £41.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.3mChelmsford: £54.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £41.5mChelmsford: £54.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £39.2mChelmsford: £51.4m

    £54.2m£54.5m£51.4mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford £21.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £14.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mChelmsford: £21.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £14.3mChelmsford: £21.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £13.5mChelmsford: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.5m£20.3mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chelmsford £9.3m, Welwyn Hatfield £6.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mChelmsford: £9.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.3mChelmsford: £9.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £6.0mChelmsford: £8.8m

    £9.3m£9.3m£8.8mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£6.3m£6.3m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chelmsford £134.5m, Welwyn Hatfield £114.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £114.9mChelmsford: £134.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £115.4mChelmsford: £135.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £109.0mChelmsford: £127.6m

    £134.5m£135.1m£127.6mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£114.9m£115.4m£109.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chelmsford £37.1m, Welwyn Hatfield £31.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.5mChelmsford: £37.1mWelwyn Hatfield: £31.7mChelmsford: £37.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £29.9mChelmsford: £35.2m

    £37.1m£37.3m£35.2mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chelmsford £22.4m, Welwyn Hatfield £16.9mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.9mChelmsford: £22.4mWelwyn Hatfield: £17.0mChelmsford: £22.5mWelwyn Hatfield: £16.1mChelmsford: £21.3m

    £22.4m£22.5m£21.3mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chelmsford £0.92m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.55mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.55mChelmsford: £0.92mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.56mChelmsford: £0.92mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.53mChelmsford: £0.87m

    £0.92m£0.92m£0.87mChelmsford is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chelmsford £0.54m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.39mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mChelmsford: £0.54mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.39mChelmsford: £0.54mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.37mChelmsford: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mChelmsford is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chelmsford £1.2m, Welwyn Hatfield £0.71mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mChelmsford: £1.2mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.71mChelmsford: £1.3mWelwyn Hatfield: £0.67mChelmsford: £1.2m

    £1.2m£1.3m£1.2mChelmsford is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chelmsford 35,127, Welwyn Hatfield 18,904Welwyn Hatfield: 18,904Chelmsford: 35,127

    35,127Chelmsford is higher18,904

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chelmsford 2,363, Welwyn Hatfield 1,633Welwyn Hatfield: 1,633Chelmsford: 2,363

    2,363Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count1,633

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford 4,394, Welwyn Hatfield 2,767Welwyn Hatfield: 2,767Chelmsford: 4,394

    4,394Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count2,767

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chelmsford 8,538, Welwyn Hatfield 6,328Welwyn Hatfield: 6,328Chelmsford: 8,538

    8,538Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count6,328

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chelmsford 14,827, Welwyn Hatfield 12,313Welwyn Hatfield: 12,313Chelmsford: 14,827

    14,827Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count12,313

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chelmsford 2,074, Welwyn Hatfield 1,408Welwyn Hatfield: 1,408Chelmsford: 2,074

    2,074Chelmsford is higherDepends on how you count1,408

Show the numbers
Chelmsford and Welwyn Hatfield, total
MeasureChelmsfordWelwyn HatfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£727.0m£730.1m£689.6m£470.1m£472.1m£445.9mChelmsford
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£445.4m£447.3m£422.5m£243.2m£244.2m£230.6mChelmsford
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£167.7m£168.4m£159.1m£139.1m£139.7m£131.9mChelmsford
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£414.2m£416.0m£392.9m£221.6m£222.6m£210.2mChelmsford
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£7.7m£7.7m£7.3mChelmsford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m£13.4m£13.5m£12.7mChelmsford
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mChelmsford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.2m£54.5m£51.4m£41.3m£41.5m£39.2mChelmsford
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mChelmsford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m£6.3m£6.3m£6.0mChelmsford
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£134.5m£135.1m£127.6m£114.9m£115.4m£109.0mChelmsford
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mChelmsford
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mChelmsford
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mChelmsford
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mChelmsford
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.3m£1.2m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mChelmsford
State Pensiontotal, March 202635,12718,904Chelmsford
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3631,633Chelmsford
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,3942,767Chelmsford
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5386,328Chelmsford
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,82712,313Chelmsford
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0741,408Chelmsford

Sources

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

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