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Colchester and Maidstone

199,730 and 189,189 residents (mid-2024).

Colchester is higher than Maidstone on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 21 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Colchester is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Maidstone 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

Colchester Maidstone

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Colchester £4,006, Maidstone £3,977Maidstone: £3,977Colchester: £4,006Maidstone: £3,994Colchester: £4,023Maidstone: £3,772Colchester: £3,800

    £4,006£4,023£3,800Colchester is higher£3,977£3,994£3,772

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Colchester £12,836, Maidstone £12,613Maidstone: £12,613Colchester: £12,836Maidstone: £12,667Colchester: £12,891Maidstone: £11,964Colchester: £12,175

    £12,836£12,891£12,175Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£12,613£12,667£11,964

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £1,742, Maidstone £1,785Maidstone: £1,785Colchester: £1,742Maidstone: £1,793Colchester: £1,750Maidstone: £1,693Colchester: £1,653

    £1,742£1,750£1,653Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£1,785£1,793£1,693

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Colchester £11,610, Maidstone £11,521Maidstone: £11,521Colchester: £11,610Maidstone: £11,570Colchester: £11,659Maidstone: £10,928Colchester: £11,013

    £11,610£11,659£11,013Colchester is higherDepends on how you count£11,521£11,570£10,928

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Colchester £390, Maidstone £395Maidstone: £395Colchester: £390Maidstone: £396Colchester: £391Maidstone: £374Colchester: £370

    £390£391£370Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£395£396£374

  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: Colchester £815, Maidstone £677Maidstone: £677Colchester: £815Maidstone: £679Colchester: £818Maidstone: £642Colchester: £773

    £815£818£773Colchester is higher£677£679£642

  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: Colchester £22, Maidstone £21Maidstone: £21Colchester: £22Maidstone: £21Colchester: £22Maidstone: £20Colchester: £20

    £22£22£20Colchester is higher£21£21£20

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £364, Maidstone £331Maidstone: £331Colchester: £364Maidstone: £333Colchester: £366Maidstone: £314Colchester: £345

    £364£366£345Colchester is higher£331£333£314

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £153, Maidstone £128Maidstone: £128Colchester: £153Maidstone: £128Colchester: £153Maidstone: £121Colchester: £145

    £153£153£145Colchester is higher£128£128£121

  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: Colchester £97, Maidstone £102Maidstone: £102Colchester: £97Maidstone: £103Colchester: £98Maidstone: £97Colchester: £92

    £97£98£92Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£102£103£97

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £1,388, Maidstone £1,452Maidstone: £1,452Colchester: £1,388Maidstone: £1,458Colchester: £1,394Maidstone: £1,377Colchester: £1,317

    £1,388£1,394£1,317Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£1,452£1,458£1,377

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Colchester £190, Maidstone £159Maidstone: £159Colchester: £190Maidstone: £160Colchester: £191Maidstone: £151Colchester: £180

    £190£191£180Colchester is higher£159£160£151

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £243, Maidstone £219Maidstone: £219Colchester: £243Maidstone: £220Colchester: £244Maidstone: £208Colchester: £231

    £243£244£231Colchester is higher£219£220£208

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £7.93, Maidstone £6.53Maidstone: £6.53Colchester: £7.93Maidstone: £6.55Colchester: £7.96Maidstone: £6.19Colchester: £7.52

    £7.93£7.96£7.52Colchester is higher£6.53£6.55£6.19

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Colchester £5.75, Maidstone £5.37Maidstone: £5.37Colchester: £5.75Maidstone: £5.39Colchester: £5.77Maidstone: £5.09Colchester: £5.45

    £5.75£5.77£5.45Colchester is higher£5.37£5.39£5.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Colchester £3.77, Maidstone £8.03Maidstone: £8.03Colchester: £3.77Maidstone: £8.07Colchester: £3.79Maidstone: £7.62Colchester: £3.58

    £3.77£3.79£3.58Maidstone is higher£8.03£8.07£7.62

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Colchester 1,005.5, Maidstone 998.8Maidstone: 998.8Colchester: 1,005.5

    1,005.5Colchester is higherDepends on how you count998.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Colchester 87.4, Maidstone 83.7Maidstone: 83.7Colchester: 87.4

    87.4Colchester is higher83.7

  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: Colchester 165.9, Maidstone 141.5Maidstone: 141.5Colchester: 165.9

    165.9Colchester is higher141.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 57.0, Maidstone 52.0Maidstone: 52.0Colchester: 57.0

    57.0Colchester is higher52.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Colchester 158.6, Maidstone 158.9Maidstone: 158.9Colchester: 158.6

    158.6Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count158.9

  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: Colchester 21.7, Maidstone 23.5Maidstone: 23.5Colchester: 21.7

    21.7Maidstone is higher23.5

Show the numbers
Colchester and Maidstone, per person in the age group
MeasureColchesterMaidstoneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,006£4,023£3,800£3,977£3,994£3,772Colchester
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,836£12,891£12,175£12,613£12,667£11,964Colchester
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,742£1,750£1,653£1,785£1,793£1,693Maidstone
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,610£11,659£11,013£11,521£11,570£10,928Colchester
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£390£391£370£395£396£374Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£815£818£773£677£679£642Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£20£21£21£20Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£364£366£345£331£333£314Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£153£145£128£128£121Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£97£98£92£102£103£97Maidstone
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,388£1,394£1,317£1,452£1,458£1,377Maidstone
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£159£160£151Colchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£243£244£231£219£220£208Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52£6.53£6.55£6.19Colchester
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.75£5.77£5.45£5.37£5.39£5.09Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.77£3.79£3.58£8.03£8.07£7.62Maidstone
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.5998.8Colchester
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.483.7Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026165.9141.5Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.052.0Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026158.6158.9Maidstone
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.723.5Maidstone

Per resident

Colchester is higher on 12 of 21 measures, and Maidstone 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

Colchester Maidstone

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Colchester £4,006, Maidstone £3,977Maidstone: £3,977Colchester: £4,006Maidstone: £3,994Colchester: £4,023Maidstone: £3,772Colchester: £3,800

    £4,006£4,023£3,800Colchester is higher£3,977£3,994£3,772

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Colchester £2,198, Maidstone £2,250Maidstone: £2,250Colchester: £2,198Maidstone: £2,259Colchester: £2,208Maidstone: £2,134Colchester: £2,085

    £2,198£2,208£2,085Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£2,250£2,259£2,134

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Colchester £1,097, Maidstone £1,101Maidstone: £1,101Colchester: £1,097Maidstone: £1,106Colchester: £1,102Maidstone: £1,045Colchester: £1,041

    £1,097£1,102£1,041Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£1,101£1,106£1,045

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Colchester £1,988, Maidstone £2,055Maidstone: £2,055Colchester: £1,988Maidstone: £2,064Colchester: £1,997Maidstone: £1,949Colchester: £1,886

    £1,988£1,997£1,886Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£2,055£2,064£1,949

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Colchester £67, Maidstone £70Maidstone: £70Colchester: £67Maidstone: £71Colchester: £67Maidstone: £67Colchester: £63

    £67£67£63Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£70£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £139, Maidstone £121Maidstone: £121Colchester: £139Maidstone: £121Colchester: £140Maidstone: £114Colchester: £132

    £139£140£132Colchester is higher£121£121£114

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Colchester £3.70, Maidstone £3.70Maidstone: £3.70Colchester: £3.70Maidstone: £3.72Colchester: £3.72Maidstone: £3.51Colchester: £3.51

    £3.70£3.72£3.51No difference to show£3.70£3.72£3.51

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £364, Maidstone £331Maidstone: £331Colchester: £364Maidstone: £333Colchester: £366Maidstone: £314Colchester: £345

    £364£366£345Colchester is higher£331£333£314

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Colchester £153, Maidstone £128Maidstone: £128Colchester: £153Maidstone: £128Colchester: £153Maidstone: £121Colchester: £145

    £153£153£145Colchester is higher£128£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Colchester £61, Maidstone £63Maidstone: £63Colchester: £61Maidstone: £63Colchester: £61Maidstone: £60Colchester: £58

    £61£61£58Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£63£63£60

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Colchester £874, Maidstone £896Maidstone: £896Colchester: £874Maidstone: £899Colchester: £878Maidstone: £849Colchester: £829

    £874£878£829Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count£896£899£849

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Colchester £190, Maidstone £159Maidstone: £159Colchester: £190Maidstone: £160Colchester: £191Maidstone: £151Colchester: £180

    £190£191£180Colchester is higher£159£160£151

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Colchester £153, Maidstone £135Maidstone: £135Colchester: £153Maidstone: £136Colchester: £154Maidstone: £128Colchester: £145

    £153£154£145Colchester is higher£135£136£128

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Colchester £4.99, Maidstone £4.03Maidstone: £4.03Colchester: £4.99Maidstone: £4.04Colchester: £5.01Maidstone: £3.82Colchester: £4.73

    £4.99£5.01£4.73Colchester is higher£4.03£4.04£3.82

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Colchester £3.62, Maidstone £3.31Maidstone: £3.31Colchester: £3.62Maidstone: £3.32Colchester: £3.63Maidstone: £3.14Colchester: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Colchester is higher£3.31£3.32£3.14

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Colchester £3.77, Maidstone £8.03Maidstone: £8.03Colchester: £3.77Maidstone: £8.07Colchester: £3.79Maidstone: £7.62Colchester: £3.58

    £3.77£3.79£3.58Maidstone is higher£8.03£8.07£7.62

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 172.2, Maidstone 178.1Maidstone: 178.1Colchester: 172.2

    172.2Maidstone is higherDepends on how you count178.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 15.0, Maidstone 14.9Maidstone: 14.9Colchester: 15.0

    15.0Colchester is higher14.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 28.4, Maidstone 25.2Maidstone: 25.2Colchester: 28.4

    28.4Colchester is higher25.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 57.0, Maidstone 52.0Maidstone: 52.0Colchester: 57.0

    57.0Colchester is higher52.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 99.9, Maidstone 98.0Maidstone: 98.0Colchester: 99.9

    99.9Colchester is higherDepends on how you count98.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colchester 13.7, Maidstone 14.5Maidstone: 14.5Colchester: 13.7

    13.7Maidstone is higher14.5

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Colchester and Maidstone, per resident
MeasureColchesterMaidstoneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,006£4,023£3,800£3,977£3,994£3,772Colchester
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,198£2,208£2,085£2,250£2,259£2,134Maidstone
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,097£1,102£1,041£1,101£1,106£1,045Maidstone
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,988£1,997£1,886£2,055£2,064£1,949Maidstone
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£67£67£63£70£71£67Maidstone
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£121£121£114Colchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.70£3.72£3.51£3.70£3.72£3.51
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£364£366£345£331£333£314Colchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£153£145£128£128£121Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£63£63£60Maidstone
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£874£878£829£896£899£849Maidstone
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£190£191£180£159£160£151Colchester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£153£154£145£135£136£128Colchester
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.99£5.01£4.73£4.03£4.04£3.82Colchester
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£3.31£3.32£3.14Colchester
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.77£3.79£3.58£8.03£8.07£7.62Maidstone
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026172.2178.1Maidstone
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.014.9Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.425.2Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.052.0Colchester
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202699.998.0Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.714.5Maidstone

Total

Colchester is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Maidstone on 2. 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

Colchester Maidstone

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Colchester £800.1m, Maidstone £752.4mMaidstone: £752.4mColchester: £800.1mMaidstone: £755.6mColchester: £803.5mMaidstone: £713.7mColchester: £758.9m

    £800.1m£803.5m£758.9mColchester is higher£752.4m£755.6m£713.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Colchester £439.1m, Maidstone £425.6mMaidstone: £425.6mColchester: £439.1mMaidstone: £427.4mColchester: £440.9mMaidstone: £403.7mColchester: £416.5m

    £439.1m£440.9m£416.5mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£425.6m£427.4m£403.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Colchester £219.1m, Maidstone £208.4mMaidstone: £208.4mColchester: £219.1mMaidstone: £209.3mColchester: £220.1mMaidstone: £197.6mColchester: £207.9m

    £219.1m£220.1m£207.9mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£208.4m£209.3m£197.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Colchester £397.1m, Maidstone £388.8mMaidstone: £388.8mColchester: £397.1mMaidstone: £390.4mColchester: £398.8mMaidstone: £368.7mColchester: £376.7m

    £397.1m£398.8m£376.7mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£388.8m£390.4m£368.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Colchester £13.3m, Maidstone £13.3mMaidstone: £13.3mColchester: £13.3mMaidstone: £13.4mColchester: £13.4mMaidstone: £12.6mColchester: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.4m£12.6mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Colchester £27.9m, Maidstone £22.8mMaidstone: £22.8mColchester: £27.9mMaidstone: £22.9mColchester: £28.0mMaidstone: £21.7mColchester: £26.4m

    £27.9m£28.0m£26.4mColchester is higher£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Colchester £0.74m, Maidstone £0.70mMaidstone: £0.70mColchester: £0.74mMaidstone: £0.70mColchester: £0.74mMaidstone: £0.66mColchester: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mColchester is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Colchester £72.7m, Maidstone £62.7mMaidstone: £62.7mColchester: £72.7mMaidstone: £62.9mColchester: £73.0mMaidstone: £59.4mColchester: £69.0m

    £72.7m£73.0m£69.0mColchester is higher£62.7m£62.9m£59.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Colchester £30.5m, Maidstone £24.1mMaidstone: £24.1mColchester: £30.5mMaidstone: £24.2mColchester: £30.6mMaidstone: £22.9mColchester: £28.9m

    £30.5m£30.6m£28.9mColchester is higher£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Colchester £12.2m, Maidstone £11.9mMaidstone: £11.9mColchester: £12.2mMaidstone: £12.0mColchester: £12.3mMaidstone: £11.3mColchester: £11.6m

    £12.2m£12.3m£11.6mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Colchester £174.6m, Maidstone £169.4mMaidstone: £169.4mColchester: £174.6mMaidstone: £170.1mColchester: £175.4mMaidstone: £160.7mColchester: £165.6m

    £174.6m£175.4m£165.6mColchester is higherDepends on how you count£169.4m£170.1m£160.7m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Colchester £37.9m, Maidstone £30.1mMaidstone: £30.1mColchester: £37.9mMaidstone: £30.2mColchester: £38.1mMaidstone: £28.6mColchester: £36.0m

    £37.9m£38.1m£36.0mColchester is higher£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Colchester £30.6m, Maidstone £25.6mMaidstone: £25.6mColchester: £30.6mMaidstone: £25.7mColchester: £30.7mMaidstone: £24.3mColchester: £29.0m

    £30.6m£30.7m£29.0mColchester is higher£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Colchester £1.00m, Maidstone £0.76mMaidstone: £0.76mColchester: £1.00mMaidstone: £0.76mColchester: £1.0mMaidstone: £0.72mColchester: £0.95m

    £1.00m£1.0m£0.95mColchester is higher£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Colchester £0.72m, Maidstone £0.63mMaidstone: £0.63mColchester: £0.72mMaidstone: £0.63mColchester: £0.73mMaidstone: £0.59mColchester: £0.69m

    £0.72m£0.73m£0.69mColchester is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Colchester £0.75m, Maidstone £1.5mMaidstone: £1.5mColchester: £0.75mMaidstone: £1.5mColchester: £0.76mMaidstone: £1.4mColchester: £0.72m

    £0.75m£0.76m£0.72mMaidstone is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Colchester 34,395, Maidstone 33,700Maidstone: 33,700Colchester: 34,395

    34,395Colchester is higherDepends on how you count33,700

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Colchester 2,989, Maidstone 2,824Maidstone: 2,824Colchester: 2,989

    2,989Colchester is higher2,824

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Colchester 5,675, Maidstone 4,775Maidstone: 4,775Colchester: 5,675

    5,675Colchester is higher4,775

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Colchester 11,389, Maidstone 9,832Maidstone: 9,832Colchester: 11,389

    11,389Colchester is higher9,832

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Colchester 19,955, Maidstone 18,543Maidstone: 18,543Colchester: 19,955

    19,955Colchester is higherDepends on how you count18,543

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Colchester 2,735, Maidstone 2,737Maidstone: 2,737Colchester: 2,735

    2,735Maidstone is higher2,737

Show the numbers
Colchester and Maidstone, total
MeasureColchesterMaidstoneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£800.1m£803.5m£758.9m£752.4m£755.6m£713.7mColchester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£439.1m£440.9m£416.5m£425.6m£427.4m£403.7mColchester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£219.1m£220.1m£207.9m£208.4m£209.3m£197.6mColchester
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£397.1m£398.8m£376.7m£388.8m£390.4m£368.7mColchester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m£13.3m£13.4m£12.6mColchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.9m£28.0m£26.4m£22.8m£22.9m£21.7mColchester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mColchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£72.7m£73.0m£69.0m£62.7m£62.9m£59.4mColchester
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m£24.1m£24.2m£22.9mColchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mColchester
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£174.6m£175.4m£165.6m£169.4m£170.1m£160.7mColchester
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m£30.1m£30.2m£28.6mColchester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m£25.6m£25.7m£24.3mColchester
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mColchester
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m£0.63m£0.63m£0.59mColchester
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.76m£0.72m£1.5m£1.5m£1.4mMaidstone
State Pensiontotal, March 202634,39533,700Colchester
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,9892,824Colchester
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,6754,775Colchester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,3899,832Colchester
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,95518,543Colchester
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,7352,737Maidstone

Sources

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

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  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
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