Compare local authorities · East of England and East Midlands
Harlow and Derby
Harlow is higher than Derby on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 2 of 22 per resident and 0 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.
Per person in the age group
Harlow is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Derby on 14. 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
Harlow Derby
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,114£4,131£3,902Derby is higher£4,489£4,508£4,258
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,271£13,328£12,588Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£12,585£12,638£11,937
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,430£2,440£2,305Derby is higher£2,498£2,509£2,370
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,848£11,899£11,239Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£11,117£11,164£10,545
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£571£574£542Derby is higher£643£645£610
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£818£821£776Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£792£795£751
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£33£33£32Derby is higher£34£34£32
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£415£416£393Derby is higher£547£549£519
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£141£141£133Derby is higher£145£145£137
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£109£109£103Derby is higher£167£167£158
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,075£2,084£1,968Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£1,966£1,975£1,865
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£216£217£205Derby is higher£260£261£247
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£233£234£221Derby is higher£349£351£331
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.31£7.34£6.93Derby is higher£7.55£7.58£7.16
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.35£5.37£5.07Derby is higher£8.50£8.53£8.06
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£6.17£6.19£5.85
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,033.0Harlow is higherDepends on how you count994.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
133.9Harlow is higherDepends on how you count131.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
181.4Harlow is higherDepends on how you count165.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
65.1Derby is higher79.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
218.4Derby is higher238.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
25.0Derby is higher37.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Harlow | Derby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,114£4,131£3,902 | £4,489£4,508£4,258 | Derby |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,271£13,328£12,588 | £12,585£12,638£11,937 | Harlow |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,430£2,440£2,305 | £2,498£2,509£2,370 | Derby |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,848£11,899£11,239 | £11,117£11,164£10,545 | Harlow |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £571£574£542 | £643£645£610 | Derby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £818£821£776 | £792£795£751 | Harlow |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £33£33£32 | £34£34£32 | Derby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £415£416£393 | £547£549£519 | Derby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £141£141£133 | £145£145£137 | Derby |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £109£109£103 | £167£167£158 | Derby |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,075£2,084£1,968 | £1,966£1,975£1,865 | Harlow |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £216£217£205 | £260£261£247 | Derby |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £233£234£221 | £349£351£331 | Derby |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.31£7.34£6.93 | £7.55£7.58£7.16 | Derby |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | £8.50£8.53£8.06 | Derby |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.73£7.76£7.33 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | Harlow |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,033.0 | 994.2 | Harlow |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 133.9 | 131.0 | Harlow |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 181.4 | 165.9 | Harlow |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 65.1 | 79.7 | Derby |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 218.4 | 238.4 | Derby |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 25.0 | 37.2 | Derby |
Per resident
Harlow is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Derby on 20. 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
Harlow Derby
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,114£4,131£3,902Derby is higher£4,489£4,508£4,258
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,788£1,796£1,696Derby is higherDepends on how you count£1,931£1,940£1,832
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,546£1,553£1,467Derby is higher£1,600£1,606£1,517
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,597£1,603£1,514Derby is higherDepends on how you count£1,706£1,713£1,618
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£77£77£73Derby is higher£99£99£94
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£110£111£105Derby is higherDepends on how you count£121£122£115
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£4.48£4.50£4.25Derby is higher£5.14£5.17£4.88
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£415£416£393Derby is higher£547£549£519
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£141£141£133Derby is higher£145£145£137
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£69£70£66Derby is higher£107£107£101
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,321£1,326£1,253Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£1,259£1,264£1,194
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£216£217£205Derby is higher£260£261£247
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£148£149£141Derby is higher£224£225£212
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.65£4.67£4.41Derby is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.41£3.42£3.23Derby is higher£5.44£5.46£5.16
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£6.17£6.19£5.85
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
139.2Derby is higherDepends on how you count152.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.0Derby is higherDepends on how you count20.1
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.5Derby is higherDepends on how you count25.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
65.1Derby is higher79.7
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
139.0Derby is higher152.7
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
15.9Derby is higher23.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Harlow | Derby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,114£4,131£3,902 | £4,489£4,508£4,258 | Derby |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,788£1,796£1,696 | £1,931£1,940£1,832 | Derby |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,546£1,553£1,467 | £1,600£1,606£1,517 | Derby |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,597£1,603£1,514 | £1,706£1,713£1,618 | Derby |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £77£77£73 | £99£99£94 | Derby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £110£111£105 | £121£122£115 | Derby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £4.48£4.50£4.25 | £5.14£5.17£4.88 | Derby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £415£416£393 | £547£549£519 | Derby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £141£141£133 | £145£145£137 | Derby |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £69£70£66 | £107£107£101 | Derby |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,321£1,326£1,253 | £1,259£1,264£1,194 | Harlow |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £216£217£205 | £260£261£247 | Derby |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £148£149£141 | £224£225£212 | Derby |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.65£4.67£4.41 | £4.83£4.85£4.58 | Derby |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.41£3.42£3.23 | £5.44£5.46£5.16 | Derby |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.73£7.76£7.33 | £6.17£6.19£5.85 | Harlow |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 139.2 | 152.6 | Derby |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.0 | 20.1 | Derby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.5 | 25.5 | Derby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 65.1 | 79.7 | Derby |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 139.0 | 152.7 | Derby |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 15.9 | 23.8 | Derby |
Total
Harlow is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Derby on 22. 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
Harlow Derby
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£403.7m£405.4m£382.9mDerby is higher£1.2bn
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£175.5m£176.2m£166.5mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£528.6m£530.8m£501.4m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£151.7m£152.4m£143.9mDerby is higher£437.7m£439.6m£415.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£156.7m£157.3m£148.6mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£7.6m£7.6m£7.2mDerby is higher£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£33.2m£33.4m£31.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mDerby is higher£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£40.7m£40.9m£38.6mDerby is higher£149.6m£150.3m£141.9m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.8m£13.8m£13.1mDerby is higher£39.6m£39.8m£37.6m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£6.8m£6.8m£6.5mDerby is higher£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£129.6m£130.1m£122.9mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£344.5m£346.0m£326.8m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mDerby is higher£71.2m£71.5m£67.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£14.5m£14.6m£13.8mDerby is higher£61.2m£61.5m£58.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.46m£0.46m£0.43mDerby is higher£1.3m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.33m£0.34m£0.32mDerby is higher£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.76m£0.76m£0.72mDerby is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
13,659Derby is higherDepends on how you count41,755
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
1,770Derby is higherDepends on how you count5,502
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,399Derby is higherDepends on how you count6,969
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
6,385Derby is higher21,822
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,641Derby is higher41,778
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,560Derby is higher6,514
Show the numbers
| Measure | Harlow | Derby | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £403.7m£405.4m£382.9m | £1.2bn | Derby |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £175.5m£176.2m£166.5m | £528.6m£530.8m£501.4m | Derby |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £151.7m£152.4m£143.9m | £437.7m£439.6m£415.2m | Derby |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £156.7m£157.3m£148.6m | £466.9m£468.9m£442.9m | Derby |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £7.6m£7.6m£7.2m | £27.0m£27.1m£25.6m | Derby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.8m£10.9m£10.3m | £33.2m£33.4m£31.5m | Derby |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.44m£0.44m£0.42m | £1.4m£1.4m£1.3m | Derby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £40.7m£40.9m£38.6m | £149.6m£150.3m£141.9m | Derby |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.8m£13.8m£13.1m | £39.6m£39.8m£37.6m | Derby |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £6.8m£6.8m£6.5m | £29.2m£29.3m£27.7m | Derby |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £129.6m£130.1m£122.9m | £344.5m£346.0m£326.8m | Derby |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £21.2m£21.3m£20.1m | £71.2m£71.5m£67.6m | Derby |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £14.5m£14.6m£13.8m | £61.2m£61.5m£58.1m | Derby |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.46m£0.46m£0.43m | £1.3m | Derby |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.33m£0.34m£0.32m | £1.5m£1.5m£1.4m | Derby |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.76m£0.76m£0.72m | £1.7m£1.7m£1.6m | Derby |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 13,659 | 41,755 | Derby |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 1,770 | 5,502 | Derby |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,399 | 6,969 | Derby |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 6,385 | 21,822 | Derby |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,641 | 41,778 | Derby |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,560 | 6,514 | Derby |
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.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.