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Harlow and Stevenage

98,130 and 91,234 residents (mid-2024).

Harlow is higher than Stevenage on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Harlow is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Stevenage 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

Harlow Stevenage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harlow £4,114, Stevenage £4,112Stevenage: £4,112Harlow: £4,114Stevenage: £4,130Harlow: £4,131Stevenage: £3,901Harlow: £3,902

    £4,114£4,131£3,902Harlow is higher£4,112£4,130£3,901

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £13,271, Stevenage £13,039Stevenage: £13,039Harlow: £13,271Stevenage: £13,095Harlow: £13,328Stevenage: £12,368Harlow: £12,588

    £13,271£13,328£12,588Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£13,039£13,095£12,368

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £2,430, Stevenage £2,074Stevenage: £2,074Harlow: £2,430Stevenage: £2,082Harlow: £2,440Stevenage: £1,967Harlow: £2,305

    £2,430£2,440£2,305Harlow is higher£2,074£2,082£1,967

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £11,848, Stevenage £11,748Stevenage: £11,748Harlow: £11,848Stevenage: £11,798Harlow: £11,899Stevenage: £11,144Harlow: £11,239

    £11,848£11,899£11,239Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£11,748£11,798£11,144

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harlow £571, Stevenage £479Stevenage: £479Harlow: £571Stevenage: £481Harlow: £574Stevenage: £454Harlow: £542

    £571£574£542Harlow is higher£479£481£454

  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: Harlow £818, Stevenage £784Stevenage: £784Harlow: £818Stevenage: £788Harlow: £821Stevenage: £744Harlow: £776

    £818£821£776Harlow is higherDepends on how you count£784£788£744

  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: Harlow £33, Stevenage £27Stevenage: £27Harlow: £33Stevenage: £28Harlow: £33Stevenage: £26Harlow: £32

    £33£33£32Harlow is higher£27£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £415, Stevenage £418Stevenage: £418Harlow: £415Stevenage: £420Harlow: £416Stevenage: £397Harlow: £393

    £415£416£393Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£418£420£397

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £141, Stevenage £190Stevenage: £190Harlow: £141Stevenage: £190Harlow: £141Stevenage: £180Harlow: £133

    £141£141£133Stevenage is higher£190£190£180

  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: Harlow £109, Stevenage £123Stevenage: £123Harlow: £109Stevenage: £124Harlow: £109Stevenage: £117Harlow: £103

    £109£109£103Stevenage is higher£123£124£117

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £2,075, Stevenage £1,645Stevenage: £1,645Harlow: £2,075Stevenage: £1,652Harlow: £2,084Stevenage: £1,560Harlow: £1,968

    £2,075£2,084£1,968Harlow is higher£1,645£1,652£1,560

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harlow £216, Stevenage £243Stevenage: £243Harlow: £216Stevenage: £244Harlow: £217Stevenage: £230Harlow: £205

    £216£217£205Stevenage is higher£243£244£230

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £233, Stevenage £289Stevenage: £289Harlow: £233Stevenage: £290Harlow: £234Stevenage: £274Harlow: £221

    £233£234£221Stevenage is higher£289£290£274

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £7.31, Stevenage £8.20Stevenage: £8.20Harlow: £7.31Stevenage: £8.24Harlow: £7.34Stevenage: £7.78Harlow: £6.93

    £7.31£7.34£6.93Stevenage is higher£8.20£8.24£7.78

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harlow £5.35, Stevenage £7.75Stevenage: £7.75Harlow: £5.35Stevenage: £7.78Harlow: £5.37Stevenage: £7.35Harlow: £5.07

    £5.35£5.37£5.07Stevenage is higher£7.75£7.78£7.35

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harlow £7.73, Stevenage £5.72Stevenage: £5.72Harlow: £7.73Stevenage: £5.75Harlow: £7.76Stevenage: £5.43Harlow: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harlow 1,033.0, Stevenage 1,018.4Stevenage: 1,018.4Harlow: 1,033.0

    1,033.0Harlow is higherDepends on how you count1,018.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harlow 133.9, Stevenage 109.9Stevenage: 109.9Harlow: 133.9

    133.9Harlow is higher109.9

  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: Harlow 181.4, Stevenage 162.2Stevenage: 162.2Harlow: 181.4

    181.4Harlow is higher162.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 65.1, Stevenage 65.2Stevenage: 65.2Harlow: 65.1

    65.1Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count65.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Harlow 218.4, Stevenage 189.5Stevenage: 189.5Harlow: 218.4

    218.4Harlow is higher189.5

  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: Harlow 25.0, Stevenage 27.0Stevenage: 27.0Harlow: 25.0

    25.0Stevenage is higher27.0

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Harlow and Stevenage, per person in the age group
MeasureHarlowStevenageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,114£4,131£3,902£4,112£4,130£3,901Harlow
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,271£13,328£12,588£13,039£13,095£12,368Harlow
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,430£2,440£2,305£2,074£2,082£1,967Harlow
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,848£11,899£11,239£11,748£11,798£11,144Harlow
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£571£574£542£479£481£454Harlow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£818£821£776£784£788£744Harlow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£27£28£26Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£415£416£393£418£420£397Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£190£190£180Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103£123£124£117Stevenage
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,075£2,084£1,968£1,645£1,652£1,560Harlow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£243£244£230Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£233£234£221£289£290£274Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.31£7.34£6.93£8.20£8.24£7.78Stevenage
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07£7.75£7.78£7.35Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33£5.72£5.75£5.43Harlow
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,033.01,018.4Harlow
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.9109.9Harlow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.4162.2Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.165.2Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026218.4189.5Harlow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.027.0Stevenage

Per resident

Harlow is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 13. 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 Stevenage

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harlow £4,114, Stevenage £4,112Stevenage: £4,112Harlow: £4,114Stevenage: £4,130Harlow: £4,131Stevenage: £3,901Harlow: £3,902

    £4,114£4,131£3,902Harlow is higher£4,112£4,130£3,901

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harlow £1,788, Stevenage £1,924Stevenage: £1,924Harlow: £1,788Stevenage: £1,932Harlow: £1,796Stevenage: £1,825Harlow: £1,696

    £1,788£1,796£1,696Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,924£1,932£1,825

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harlow £1,546, Stevenage £1,332Stevenage: £1,332Harlow: £1,546Stevenage: £1,338Harlow: £1,553Stevenage: £1,263Harlow: £1,467

    £1,546£1,553£1,467Harlow is higher£1,332£1,338£1,263

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harlow £1,597, Stevenage £1,734Stevenage: £1,734Harlow: £1,597Stevenage: £1,741Harlow: £1,603Stevenage: £1,644Harlow: £1,514

    £1,597£1,603£1,514Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£1,734£1,741£1,644

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harlow £77, Stevenage £71Stevenage: £71Harlow: £77Stevenage: £71Harlow: £77Stevenage: £67Harlow: £73

    £77£77£73Harlow is higher£71£71£67

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £110, Stevenage £116Stevenage: £116Harlow: £110Stevenage: £116Harlow: £111Stevenage: £110Harlow: £105

    £110£111£105Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£116£116£110

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Harlow £4.48, Stevenage £4.06Stevenage: £4.06Harlow: £4.48Stevenage: £4.08Harlow: £4.50Stevenage: £3.85Harlow: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Harlow is higher£4.06£4.08£3.85

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £415, Stevenage £418Stevenage: £418Harlow: £415Stevenage: £420Harlow: £416Stevenage: £397Harlow: £393

    £415£416£393Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count£418£420£397

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harlow £141, Stevenage £190Stevenage: £190Harlow: £141Stevenage: £190Harlow: £141Stevenage: £180Harlow: £133

    £141£141£133Stevenage is higher£190£190£180

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harlow £69, Stevenage £79Stevenage: £79Harlow: £69Stevenage: £80Harlow: £70Stevenage: £75Harlow: £66

    £69£70£66Stevenage is higher£79£80£75

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harlow £1,321, Stevenage £1,057Stevenage: £1,057Harlow: £1,321Stevenage: £1,061Harlow: £1,326Stevenage: £1,002Harlow: £1,253

    £1,321£1,326£1,253Harlow is higher£1,057£1,061£1,002

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harlow £216, Stevenage £243Stevenage: £243Harlow: £216Stevenage: £244Harlow: £217Stevenage: £230Harlow: £205

    £216£217£205Stevenage is higher£243£244£230

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harlow £148, Stevenage £186Stevenage: £186Harlow: £148Stevenage: £187Harlow: £149Stevenage: £176Harlow: £141

    £148£149£141Stevenage is higher£186£187£176

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harlow £4.65, Stevenage £5.27Stevenage: £5.27Harlow: £4.65Stevenage: £5.29Harlow: £4.67Stevenage: £5.00Harlow: £4.41

    £4.65£4.67£4.41Stevenage is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harlow £3.41, Stevenage £4.98Stevenage: £4.98Harlow: £3.41Stevenage: £5.00Harlow: £3.42Stevenage: £4.72Harlow: £3.23

    £3.41£3.42£3.23Stevenage is higher£4.98£5.00£4.72

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harlow £7.73, Stevenage £5.72Stevenage: £5.72Harlow: £7.73Stevenage: £5.75Harlow: £7.76Stevenage: £5.43Harlow: £7.33

    £7.73£7.76£7.33Harlow is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 139.2, Stevenage 150.3Stevenage: 150.3Harlow: 139.2

    139.2Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count150.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 18.0, Stevenage 16.2Stevenage: 16.2Harlow: 18.0

    18.0Harlow is higher16.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 24.5, Stevenage 23.9Stevenage: 23.9Harlow: 24.5

    24.5Harlow is higher23.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 65.1, Stevenage 65.2Stevenage: 65.2Harlow: 65.1

    65.1Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count65.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 139.0, Stevenage 121.7Stevenage: 121.7Harlow: 139.0

    139.0Harlow is higher121.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harlow 15.9, Stevenage 17.4Stevenage: 17.4Harlow: 15.9

    15.9Stevenage is higher17.4

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Harlow and Stevenage, per resident
MeasureHarlowStevenageHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,114£4,131£3,902£4,112£4,130£3,901Harlow
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,788£1,796£1,696£1,924£1,932£1,825Stevenage
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,546£1,553£1,467£1,332£1,338£1,263Harlow
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,597£1,603£1,514£1,734£1,741£1,644Stevenage
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£71£71£67Harlow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£116£116£110Stevenage
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£4.06£4.08£3.85Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£415£416£393£418£420£397Stevenage
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£141£133£190£190£180Stevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£69£70£66£79£80£75Stevenage
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,321£1,326£1,253£1,057£1,061£1,002Harlow
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£216£217£205£243£244£230Stevenage
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£148£149£141£186£187£176Stevenage
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.65£4.67£4.41£5.27£5.29£5.00Stevenage
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.41£3.42£3.23£4.98£5.00£4.72Stevenage
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.73£7.76£7.33£5.72£5.75£5.43Harlow
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026139.2150.3Stevenage
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.016.2Harlow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.523.9Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202665.165.2Stevenage
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026139.0121.7Harlow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.917.4Stevenage

Total

Harlow is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Stevenage on 10. 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 Stevenage

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harlow £403.7m, Stevenage £375.2mStevenage: £375.2mHarlow: £403.7mStevenage: £376.8mHarlow: £405.4mStevenage: £355.9mHarlow: £382.9m

    £403.7m£405.4m£382.9mHarlow is higher£375.2m£376.8m£355.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harlow £175.5m, Stevenage £175.5mStevenage: £175.5mHarlow: £175.5mStevenage: £176.3mHarlow: £176.2mStevenage: £166.5mHarlow: £166.5m

    £175.5m£176.2m£166.5mStevenage is higherDepends on how you count£175.5m£176.3m£166.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harlow £151.7m, Stevenage £121.5mStevenage: £121.5mHarlow: £151.7mStevenage: £122.0mHarlow: £152.4mStevenage: £115.3mHarlow: £143.9m

    £151.7m£152.4m£143.9mHarlow is higher£121.5m£122.0m£115.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harlow £156.7m, Stevenage £158.2mStevenage: £158.2mHarlow: £156.7mStevenage: £158.8mHarlow: £157.3mStevenage: £150.0mHarlow: £148.6m

    £156.7m£157.3m£148.6mStevenage is higherDepends on how you count£158.2m£158.8m£150.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harlow £7.6m, Stevenage £6.4mStevenage: £6.4mHarlow: £7.6mStevenage: £6.5mHarlow: £7.6mStevenage: £6.1mHarlow: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.6m£7.2mHarlow is higher£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harlow £10.8m, Stevenage £10.6mStevenage: £10.6mHarlow: £10.8mStevenage: £10.6mHarlow: £10.9mStevenage: £10.0mHarlow: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mHarlow is higherDepends on how you count£10.6m£10.6m£10.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Harlow £0.44m, Stevenage £0.37mStevenage: £0.37mHarlow: £0.44mStevenage: £0.37mHarlow: £0.44mStevenage: £0.35mHarlow: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mHarlow is higher£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harlow £40.7m, Stevenage £38.2mStevenage: £38.2mHarlow: £40.7mStevenage: £38.3mHarlow: £40.9mStevenage: £36.2mHarlow: £38.6m

    £40.7m£40.9m£38.6mHarlow is higherDepends on how you count£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harlow £13.8m, Stevenage £17.3mStevenage: £17.3mHarlow: £13.8mStevenage: £17.4mHarlow: £13.8mStevenage: £16.4mHarlow: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.8m£13.1mStevenage is higher£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harlow £6.8m, Stevenage £7.2mStevenage: £7.2mHarlow: £6.8mStevenage: £7.3mHarlow: £6.8mStevenage: £6.9mHarlow: £6.5m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.5mStevenage is higher£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harlow £129.6m, Stevenage £96.4mStevenage: £96.4mHarlow: £129.6mStevenage: £96.8mHarlow: £130.1mStevenage: £91.4mHarlow: £122.9m

    £129.6m£130.1m£122.9mHarlow is higher£96.4m£96.8m£91.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harlow £21.2m, Stevenage £22.1mStevenage: £22.1mHarlow: £21.2mStevenage: £22.2mHarlow: £21.3mStevenage: £21.0mHarlow: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mStevenage is higher£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harlow £14.5m, Stevenage £17.0mStevenage: £17.0mHarlow: £14.5mStevenage: £17.0mHarlow: £14.6mStevenage: £16.1mHarlow: £13.8m

    £14.5m£14.6m£13.8mStevenage is higher£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harlow £0.46m, Stevenage £0.48mStevenage: £0.48mHarlow: £0.46mStevenage: £0.48mHarlow: £0.46mStevenage: £0.46mHarlow: £0.43m

    £0.46m£0.46m£0.43mStevenage is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harlow £0.33m, Stevenage £0.45mStevenage: £0.45mHarlow: £0.33mStevenage: £0.46mHarlow: £0.34mStevenage: £0.43mHarlow: £0.32m

    £0.33m£0.34m£0.32mStevenage is higher£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harlow £0.76m, Stevenage £0.52mStevenage: £0.52mHarlow: £0.76mStevenage: £0.52mHarlow: £0.76mStevenage: £0.50mHarlow: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.76m£0.72mHarlow is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.50m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harlow 13,659, Stevenage 13,710Stevenage: 13,710Harlow: 13,659

    13,659Stevenage is higherDepends on how you count13,710

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harlow 1,770, Stevenage 1,479Stevenage: 1,479Harlow: 1,770

    1,770Harlow is higher1,479

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harlow 2,399, Stevenage 2,183Stevenage: 2,183Harlow: 2,399

    2,399Harlow is higher2,183

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harlow 6,385, Stevenage 5,945Stevenage: 5,945Harlow: 6,385

    6,385Harlow is higherDepends on how you count5,945

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harlow 13,641, Stevenage 11,107Stevenage: 11,107Harlow: 13,641

    13,641Harlow is higher11,107

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harlow 1,560, Stevenage 1,584Stevenage: 1,584Harlow: 1,560

    1,560Stevenage is higher1,584

Show the numbers
Harlow and Stevenage, total
MeasureHarlowStevenageHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£403.7m£405.4m£382.9m£375.2m£376.8m£355.9mHarlow
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.5m£176.2m£166.5m£175.5m£176.3m£166.5mStevenage
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£151.7m£152.4m£143.9m£121.5m£122.0m£115.3mHarlow
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£156.7m£157.3m£148.6m£158.2m£158.8m£150.0mStevenage
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m£6.4m£6.5m£6.1mHarlow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£10.6m£10.6m£10.0mHarlow
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mHarlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.7m£40.9m£38.6m£38.2m£38.3m£36.2mHarlow
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mStevenage
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.5m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mStevenage
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£129.6m£130.1m£122.9m£96.4m£96.8m£91.4mHarlow
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£22.1m£22.2m£21.0mStevenage
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m£17.0m£17.0m£16.1mStevenage
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mStevenage
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.34m£0.32m£0.45m£0.46m£0.43mStevenage
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m£0.52m£0.52m£0.50mHarlow
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,65913,710Stevenage
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7701,479Harlow
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3992,183Harlow
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,3855,945Harlow
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,64111,107Harlow
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5601,584Stevenage

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.
  10. 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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